Five Towson Sororities on Probation (Alcohol)

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by greekandproud

There has been a blatant disregard for the rules of recruitment on this campus. All Rec Chairs are given a copy of Towson's Rush rules and they are then take those rules to their chapters and make sure everyone understands. It plainly states that Rush is Dry. The Rho Chis are told not to drink, they KNOW they are not supposed to drink. The Rho Chi's form my chapter told me they were told no tot drink at training. Those who are guilty they knew the where wrong, and they are mad they finally got caught. However, our Rho Chi's also mentioned that the training was a joke and not much was accomplished.

Again, this unsatisfactory training just shows that the PanHel at Towson is extremely weak and in need of a strong, RESPONSIBLY leader. The fact that this kind of tradition had gone on for this long is sad. And if you really need to drink, at least be smart about it. Holding beer cans while on the field at bid day just isn't a smart move.


Many of the greeks here were furious with the chapter that was rumored to be the "rat". Everyone ranted about how an adviser turned in pictures and got everyone in trouble. I think the key word here is ADVISER. Yes, the adviser is part of the sorority and represents the organization, and a sorority should take responsibility for the actions their organization commit. However, this was a huge, monumental stance that the collegiate members had no say in. This was something that would effect the sisters and not the advisers. While their chapter adviser felt it was necessary, this was something that should have been cleared with the chapter, and after talking to some of the sisters of the "rat" sorority, it is clear to me that they had no idea what was going on or what happened. The adviser should have gone to the other chapter advisers first, and discussed the matter with the whole exec board to let them decide what should have been done. The collegiate sisters weren't even paying attention to the alcohol on bid day. All the sisters were greeting their new pledge class which i have heard was the biggest they had in years. They didn't have time to worry about who was breaking what rule.

I have been saying the whole time that there is a problem with the Panhellenic system at Towson. There is a poor example passed down from year to year and condoned by the panhellenic adviser.

As for the comments about the "rat" adviser....it's her job to report these actions. She has a responsibility to act. This does not include discussing it with the collegiate members and letting this behavior go on! You say you want things to change...it takes someone acting instead of wishing to actually make changes.

"Something of Value," a Panhellenic program, came to Towson and reviewed what was going on. There recommendations should be inacted in full, but I know they wont.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

As for the comments about the "rat" adviser....it's her job to report these actions. She has a responsibility to act. This does not include discussing it with the collegiate members and letting this behavior go on! You say you want things to change...it takes someone acting instead of wishing to actually make changes.

I think what g & p meant was that knowing the climate of the campus, the advisor should have given the chapter a heads up and let them know she was reporting it, so they would be more prepared for any backlash that came their way. (The behavior - drinking at bid day - was already over & done with.) From his/her post, it sounds like the collegians were getting ragged on and they didn't even know why. I don't think g & p meant the advisor shouldn't have reported it.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by greekandproud

What i understood from the report of that program, Towson is doing well and we need more panhel joint events...even tho all the presidents said that we were swamped with mandatory panhel events with extremely short notice and getting fined when we can't produce the girls. There was no mention of the problems with hazing or drinking. There were SMALL tid bits about the lack of knowledge about Recruitment rules, but not enough to actually have the Greek Advisor think about doing anything. Not enough to meet what i thought was necessary. It is obvious that Recruitment here needs help if we have 54 Rho Chis for 270-something rushees.

However, i could be slightly confused about the actual findings of the report because the results were not ever fully made clear to me.

And i agree with you Angel, nothing will probably be done until someone steps it up like the advisor who reported all the bid day drama.

Actually, the Something of Value report did have quite a few recommendations regarding the drinking culture and hazing on campus. If you didn't get the full report (I just read it today!) PM me and I'll send it to you.