U. of Florida Investigating Alleged Damages at Sorority Event

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by exlurker

In a written statement, the sorority's national president said the UF chapter is prohibited from holding social events that include alcohol while her staff investigates the complaint. "These actions do not represent the high ideals of our 109-year-old sisterhood," Zeta Tau Alpha National President Laura Ladewig Mauro said.

Aren't all official NPC sorority social events supposed to be without alcohol????

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

Aren't all official NPC sorority social events supposed to be without alcohol????

As I understood the NPC policy - and I have a feeling I do not really know it - the *no alcohol* policy applied to events where the NPC chapter might be a host. But if there was a third party vendor, then it could be acceptable (i.e. formals, mixers etc.) depending on the particular NPC organization's policies. As such, I took the sanctions to mean that the chapter could not participate in any event - even with a third party vendor - where alcohol might be present.

[rebecca_sigma3]

Originally Posted by TSteven

As I understood the NPC policy - and I have a feeling I do not really know it - the *no alcohol* policy applied to events where the NPC chapter might be a host. But if there was a third party vendor, then it could be acceptable (i.e. formals, mixers etc.) depending on the particular NPC organization's policies. As such, I took the sanctions to mean that the chapter could not participate in any event - even with a third party vendor - where alcohol might be present.

If the event had been sponsored by the University's Panhellenic Association, then per NPC procedures, the event is alcohol free. However, in this siutation, it actually depends on the individual group's Risk Management policies. For Tri Sigma, as long as we follow our social event policies (3rd party vendor, licensed bartender, security, etc.), chapters are allowed to have alcohol at social events.