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Originally posted by UNLDelt
What the article is really addressing (but fails to clairify) is that Fraternities are being held responsible for OFF CAMPUS parties thrown by their individual members at their own homes and their own discretion with no support of the operations of the chapter. We as chapters cannot control every aspect of every members life. The link between individual party and Fraternity responsibility is made by authorities by saying:
"__# members of your Fraternity were participating in the off-campus function where minors were drinking (another individual decision). Therefore it was a 'chapter function'."
Even if there was NO chapter MONEY, PLANNING, SANCTIONING (mention in a meeting or notify through official chapter lines of communication), or RESOURCES going to this private, individual, party.
So to answer your question, by using the same logic used to link fraternities, sororities are indeed breaking the rules by "being there and participating" You are right, legally it matters whose house it is, and who paid. But again, those are individual decisions and those individuals should recieve punishments for disorderly household, or procureing or whatever by law.
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I get what the thread was about... the off campus housing thing... I was just throwing my two cents in as well...
The reason my two cents doesn't have to do with off-campus parties is because, here, the police do not question or arrest anyone at a party unless they have alcohol (or something else illegal) in their possession. (So this means the cops have to SEE you with it... you put it down, you're in the clear. Crazy, huh?) Therefore, there never is any association to Greeks with off campus parties because people other than the homeowner are rarely ever arrested or even talked to by the police... regardless of whether or not they are in a fraternity or sorority. Obviously they cannot make a list of chapter members when they don't know anyone's names or if they're even Greek. (Assuming no one attends with XYZ printed on their ass, in which case, they're an idiot.) Also, I believe every fraternity governed by IFC (the majority of fraternities on our campus) has on campus housing... which most members live in. That alone nearly makes the off-campus discussion obsolete (to Mizzou) as most members, and therefore most parties, are on campus.
This reply is STILL probably missing the mark... just thought I'd explain why my post was different!
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