Dress code to reduce risk?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by scoobis

We've just moved into this new house and are working on managing the risk

Was this house a "the only thing available" type thing or a bargain basement deal or what? Because it doesn't sound like the yard-crashers just thought of that concept yesterday. Were there students in it before you?

[violetpretty]

Even if you do change your dress code, what are you going to do if the same sketchy people come by dressed in a polo and khakis?

IMO, anyone who doesn't have their bedroom doors locked during a party can't complain if any of their property was stolen.

A guest list/showing a student ID with security is the way to go. This is standard at my school for registered parties. I don't know what your school's social policy is like, but if your chapter is having unregistered (illegal) parties, you can't very well hire security and expect not to get caught.

[scoobis]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Was this house a "the only thing available" type thing or a bargain basement deal or what? Because it doesn't sound like the yard-crashers just thought of that concept yesterday. Were there students in it before you?

Since we're a young chapter we have little alumni involvement and very little financial contribution because our alumni are just starting families so we had to negotiate moving from our old house that held 10 guys to this new one that houses over thirty. The house rent has had fraternities in it since the 70's but over the past few years they've only lasted two years or so because of drug problems and FIGHTS. The fraternity before us was known as a fighter house but i feel it is is the house itself. (alot of people call it a curse) but since it is the first house on fraternity row it's the first place all the random people are going to stop on their drunken walks down the row. Also alot of people that aren't college students and like to start these fights dont even know that the old fighter fraternity moved out and think we're the same people.

We've created a new risk management protocol over a long meeting on sunday and i think we can resolve this problem.