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Originally posted by Little E
It's not really a moot point because we all know how much underage drinking goes on.
When I pledged we were told we were required by sorority bylaws that we had to follow state, local and college laws/policies or we could be depledged. I doubt that this was made up and would bet that other orgs have the same type of clause. You can be released for illegal activity, underage drinking is illegal.
I have to say that I think in the (very) long list of things that are considered hazing, this is a minor item. I don't see anything wrong with telling pledges that they can't drink from Noon sunday till 5pm thurs. What else are they gonna do? Study, bond w/actives while sober? I know people take things to far, but asking people to refrain from excess can help create healthy habits in my opinion. I do wonder how many of the chapters that don't allow drinking for a period of the pledge program have had drinking problems.
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You missed my point.
Yes, we have to follow "state, local & college laws" - that has been in our bylaws as long as I can remember. The reason it was written that way was due to different drinking ages in diffferent states & countries. Obviously if you are under 21 in the USA you shouldn't be drinking, whether you're a sister or a pledge. That's what I meant by saying the point was moot - if you're at Bama where the whole pledge class is 18 year old freshmen it's kind of like telling a man with no legs not to run too fast.
The thing is, if you are 21, and have a drink on your way home from whatever pledge activity you were at, you aren't breaking any of those laws. It's wrong to tell you you're not allowed to do something that is perfectly legal for you, ON YOUR OWN TIME.
This is anything BUT a minor item, as it says "hey, once you sign your bid, your free time is no longer your own." That's a very slippery slope. It leads to things like that no television garbage in the original post.
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