about two weeks ago a fraternity on campus was busted for an underage party. attending this party were 3 sororities (my own included) and 2 other fraternities. now, when the police came in they stormed the place like we were selling cocaine to grade schoolers.. i'm talking flashlights in the windows, undercover police, FIFTEEN CRUISERS, mobile police unit (that big winnebago type thing with the huge satellite dish on top of it), the paddy wagon, the whole sha-bang. they even blocked the street off so no one could drive down it. before anyone could leave the party they made us give our school IDs, and if you didn't have that, your license. anyone who didnt' have either was going to be arrested. when i was leaving i asked for a breathalyzer because i was NOT drinking. i was sober that night, i had not had even a sip of alcohol. i was refused, the officer stated she "wasn't interested" in whether or not i was drinking. a few brothers were arrested, they lost their house, and it is rumored that they lost their charter.
i got a letter the other day that told me thursday we have a mass hearing regarding this issue. 374 IDs were taken, about 250 were under 21. only the under 21 people must attend this hearing. we are being charged with "underage consumption of alcoholic beverages" and also "underage being in the presence of alcoholic beverages". because i was denied a breathalyzer i am very upset, but that is not my point... on the letter it stated that the "minimum sanction" would be parental notification AND a substance abuse program. pratenal notification- no big deal. i do not, however, have time for this stupid program...
we, as a greek community, are not recognized on campus, and we are very discriminated against. if a police officer sees you wearing letters he will follow you until you enter a building or are far enough away from campus that he doesn't think it is his problem anymore. we even recieved a lettera couple years back stating if you are caught drinking wearing letters you would be arrested on scene!
the problem is all the GLOs wear letters on thursdays. should we wear them? should we not? should we all wear pin attire? is it fair that i should be worring about wearing letters? should i contest my punishment because i was sober and denied a breathalyzer?
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