Fraternity members indicted in student death

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Either way, whether they are a registered Oganization or a psuedo group using Greek Letters, this throws a bad light on everyone no matter who it is.

People have blinders when it comes to Greeks. They have Greek Letters and screw up, than all Greeks must do the same no matter what.

Actually no one has given much of any thought about the event around here until the indictment information was released.

[jaynu]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

whoever gave them up should be stripped of membership

An active house was herassed by authority for over a year.... what do you expect for them to do in that predicament? If anything, you have to think about the people that gave themselves up, perhaps hoping for a less severe punishment.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by jaynu

An active house was herassed by authority for over a year.... what do you expect for them to do in that predicament? If anything, you have to think about the people that gave themselves up, perhaps hoping for a less severe punishment.

From Dec 19th new story:
Dec. 19, 2006, 10:54PM
Charges don't keep frat from partying
Austin group's actions following Houston teen's drinking death surprise officials

By ROBERT CROWE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4411723.html

[srmom]

My guess would be that they will hit up the parent's home owner's policies.

Umbrella coverage is a must with teenage boys, not from the hazing aspect, but from all the other stupid things they can do.

[socialite]

Damn, some people are just stupid about things.

And as noble as the family trys to put it, i seriously doubt a 4.2 million dollar settlement is so 'people will know not to do it again...' It almost makes me sick to think that in the wake of their son's death all they could think was "let's sue their ass for all they're worth"...

NOT that i am in any way justifying the lack of care the brothers in this fraternity gave him.

[L.O.C.K.]

My question is, how would the settlement have turned out if the fraternity had insurance? Would they be solely responsible for the 4.2 million and the members wouldn't pay?

If so, then the fraternity as a whole does better not having insurance it looks like.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by L.O.C.K.

My question is, how would the settlement have turned out if the fraternity had insurance? Would they be solely responsible for the 4.2 million and the members wouldn't pay?

If so, then the fraternity as a whole does better not having insurance it looks like.

I can't imagine an insurance company would give a policy to a fraternity that didn't have very clear stipulations for coverage (isn't that what lead to all the uptick in risk management policies?). So if something happened but the insurance company could show the members were acting in conflict with the coverage stipulations (which I can only imagine would be true in any case that involved heavy/illegal alcohol usage, hazing, etc.), they wouldn't pay anyway and the members would still be on the hook. (at least that's my take on it based on what I know about liability coverage)

[SWTXBelle]

Don't most universities require some sort of insurance?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

I can't imagine an insurance company would give a policy to a fraternity that didn't have very clear stipulations for coverage (isn't that what lead to all the uptick in risk management policies?). So if something happened but the insurance company could show the members were acting in conflict with the coverage stipulations (which I can only imagine would be true in any case that involved heavy/illegal alcohol usage, hazing, etc.), they wouldn't pay anyway and the members would still be on the hook. (at least that's my take on it based on what I know about liability coverage)

That is my understanding of it also.