Is This Legal?

minDyG · #1 03-14-2007, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CZAXOTerp

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Well if you are on a campus w/ chatper houses it's pretty easy to determine where many of the members live. I remember when my initiation class moved into the house and they went over all of these safety measures - like not having a key chain w/ letters on it, that has the house keys on it. People posting all of this info are really putting themselves at risk.

Is it common to have keys to your house? We just had a code that we put in the back door to the house that only initiated sisters were told. Even if you don't have your letters on a keychain, if someone who knows what organization you're in finds your keys, it wouldn't be too dificult to break in to the house. I know the same could be said of living anywhere but that's putting more than just yourself at risk--that's a whole houseful of girls (or guys).

CZAXOTerp · #2 03-14-2007, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by minDyG

Is it common to have keys to your house? We just had a code that we put in the back door to the house that only initiated sisters were told. Even if you don't have your letters on a keychain, if someone who knows what organization you're in finds your keys, it wouldn't be too dificult to break in to the house. I know the same could be said of living anywhere but that's putting more than just yourself at risk--that's a whole houseful of girls (or guys).

I am an alum, but last time I checked the front door had a key- not a code. I believe that one house had a code and it became an issue because other ppl could learn it and no one ever answered their front door.

AlphaFrog · #3 03-14-2007, 08:25 AM

We had keys for our house. We also had the "no ASA" keychains rule.

AlphaFrog · #4 03-14-2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ΑΓΔSquirrel10

We have to swipe our student ID card to get in the front, and there is a code for the back that only the sisters who live in the house know about. Your card has to be programmed for the house.

Does the whole chapter have their cards programmed to get it, or just those who live in the house?

Our chapter, only sisters who lived in the house got a key.

WVU alpha phi · #5 03-14-2007, 05:37 PM

Our house doors lock automatically when they're closed. Only in-house girls have a key. We also have the "no Alpha Phi memorabilia" on our keychains rule if you live in the house.

33girl · #6 03-15-2007, 10:44 AM

This key thing is making me feel old and sad.

We never thought of having a "no ASA keychains" rule - as a matter of fact, I think we were encouraged to have them, that way if someone found our keys they would know where to return them. The thought of someone breaking into our house never crossed our mind.

CZAXOTerp · #7 03-15-2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

This key thing is making me feel old and sad.

We never thought of having a "no ASA keychains" rule - as a matter of fact, I think we were encouraged to have them, that way if someone found our keys they would know where to return them. The thought of someone breaking into our house never crossed our mind.

I am older- we had this rule in the mid-late 90's- but my campus was also in a semi-urban area and not the safest place.

also getting back to the whole myspace/facebook topic- there is a whole article on this in the latest issue of the Lyre. It boils down to the this- that members shouldn't put anything on their profile that they don't want to be public information and also makes the statement don't put anything in your profile that you wouldn't want your mother/grandmother to see.
Both very good points.

AlexMack · #8 03-15-2007, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by minDyG

Is it common to have keys to your house? We just had a code that we put in the back door to the house that only initiated sisters were told. Even if you don't have your letters on a keychain, if someone who knows what organization you're in finds your keys, it wouldn't be too dificult to break in to the house. I know the same could be said of living anywhere but that's putting more than just yourself at risk--that's a whole houseful of girls (or guys).

That's what we have, hence I have no way of getting in the house. It was even worse for New Member meetings which I was inevitably late for, because I'd have to call the house phone to be let in when there was no one downstairs, which there typically wasn't. The code was changed every semester.