Ideas needed

[dever860]

Originally Posted by skurfer

In the past we have invited over the women's volleyball team and women's soccer team for a little KY Twister. It's lots of fun for brothers and it gets potentials around as well. You don't have to drink, but you can order the wings. Hooters has nothing on that.

Unfortunately we live in the days of PHA, and the 5 or 10 girls rule (I can't remember which). I don't know how it is at other school but here at OSU, there can be no more then X number of sorority girls from any single house at your fraternity house at any given time. This is a PHA rule not an IFC rule, so we could care less. The sorority girls are scared to death to break it, if they do they get sanctions.

I totally respect the point of the rule and what they are trying to accomplish with it, but it makes it very hard for us when we are amicably trying to host an event with a sorority. They are currently trying to change it.

[john1082]

Originally Posted by dever860

Unfortunately we live in the days of PHA, and the 5 or 10 girls rule (I can't remember which). I don't know how it is at other school but here at OSU, there can be no more then X number of sorority girls from any single house at your fraternity house at any given time. This is a PHA rule not an IFC rule, so we could care less. The sorority girls are scared to death to break it, if they do they get sanctions.

I totally respect the point of the rule and what they are trying to accomplish with it, but it makes it very hard for us when we are amicably trying to host an event with a sorority. They are currently trying to change it.

I've never heard of a rule like that. Odd

[dever860]

Section 2. RESOLUTION GUIDELINES

• More than ten (10) women from the same chapter constitutes sponsorship of a function. If a chapter’s headquarters’ policy is stricter, the chapter must follow that policy.

Basically you have to fill out a bunch of paperwork, and get it approved by a bunch of people. It is possible to have events at a fraternity house, but its usually easier to find somewhere else to host the event then have it at your own house. Ironically enough the sororities can host as many fraternity members at their houses as they want. Red tape makes things hard. There is some other rule that says something about fraternity houses or something, I can't find it (too much work to find). Everyone tells me it exists.

[Ottor 246]

So do they have to go to the dining hall in shifts or what?

[dever860]

Originally Posted by Ottor 246

So do they have to go to the dining hall in shifts or what?

The whole rule makes no sense to me. The idea behind it I suppose is that they think if there are any more than 10 girls at any one place there is a better chance that one of the guys will try and take advantage of them? Seems to me its backwards, the more girls at any event the safer the will be. Anyone who has ever been to a TG with a sorority knows they don't let each other out of their sight. I wont even pretend to know how they think.

[PiLambda1]

Originally Posted by dever860

The whole rule makes no sense to me. The idea behind it I suppose is that they think if there are any more than 10 girls at any one place there is a better chance that one of the guys will try and take advantage of them? Seems to me its backwards, the more girls at any event the safer the will be. Anyone who has ever been to a TG with a sorority knows they don't let each other out of their sight. I wont even pretend to know how they think.

Well, I was always told that if there are more than three Lambda Chis
in one place it could be construed as a fraternity event. So, we often
had to consider well attending other functions and whether or not it
would break this rule and look like it was our event if something happened.

[Ottor 246]

Originally Posted by PiLambda1

Well, I was always told that if there are more than three Lambda Chis
in one place it could be construed as a fraternity event. So, we often
had to consider well attending other functions and whether or not it
would break this rule and look like it was our event if something happened.

I'm sure liability and not overly affectionate fraternity men is the pivotal issue here. I don't remember the number, but Lambda Chi does have a similar rule. Anytime we were in the dining hall or whatever and another brother would come in, we'd tell one of the ones who was already there to leave so we wouldn't have to file paperwork. Of course we were just kidding. Rules like this are made for good reasons, but you need to use common sense as to when they apply.

Does PHA have a police force or something? Who do these girls think is going to catch them?