Sad News: Passing of a UF (FL) Delta Delta Delta Member

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Why is it that only her sorority can have an educational event about this if they want to? Her family certainly can authorize a focus on prevention. It's no different than family members of drowning victims going on a crusade to prevent children from drowning in swimming pools. Your judgement is being clouded by the sorority/alcohol involvement.

Whaaaaaaat? I didn't say that. I personally think it's too soon for anyone, sorority, family, school, you name it, to turn this woman's death into a crusade of any sort. It's unfeeling to the many people in her life who are all grieving in different ways.

Originally Posted by 33girl

IF it comes out that drinking truly was why she passed away, and IF the family or the sorority wants to do some sort of alcohol awareness thing a few months down the line, have at it. But right now? No. It's tacky, unfeeling and tasteless.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Whaaaaaaat? I didn't say that. I personally think it's too soon for anyone, sorority, family, school, you name it, to turn this woman's death into a crusade of any sort. It's unfeeling to the many people in her life who are all grieving in different ways.

I stand corrected...I was scanning the post and just saw sorority. I disagree about timing. Not to mention, these are articles not obituaries. The journalists reporting about this can include anything they want in order to bring some sense of connection with the community or campus environment. You frequently see tie-ins on articles about murders/rape case discussing how people can make themselves more safe. I don't see how this event is any different. The article I highlighted actually doesn't preach the ills of binge drinking, it just discusses how to make sure your friends are safe if they over do it. No condemnation. Just prevention.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

You frequently see tie-ins on articles about murders/rape case discussing how people can make themselves more safe.

The difference is - these articles were written before the toxicology report was even final. It's just being assumed that sorority girl, spring break, was at a party where alcohol was served = she drank too much and died because of it. Not cool. There are many other factors that could have conceivably contributed to her death.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by 33girl

The difference is - these articles were written before the toxicology report was even final. It's just being assumed that sorority girl, spring break, was at a party where alcohol was served = she drank too much and died because of it. Not cool. There are many other factors that could have conceivably contributed to her death.

And they didn't say that was they cause of her death, either.

[33girl]

No, they just brought up that she watched a TV show about death by alcohol poisoning. The attitude is pretty clearly displayed.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by 33girl

No, they just brought up that she watched a TV show about death by alcohol poisoning. The attitude is pretty clearly displayed.

But she was drinking that night. The point is that if you are drinking with friends and a friend doesn't look well, don't leave them alone to sleep it off. Even if the cause of her death wasn't alcohol intoxication, she may have been saved if someone had noticed she had stopped breathing for whatever reason and called 911. All likelihood is that it was alcohol intoxication, but for what it's worth, most causes of death for a young woman drinking alcohol are preventable. And this comes from someone who was saved by the quick thinking of sisters who didn't leave me alone when I was probably suffering from alcohol poisoning. I had at least blacked out and fallen out of a car. Freshmen make lots of mistakes. It happens. The key is to not potentiate those mistakes into fatal ones.