Measures disassociate Greeks with alcohol
By Cami Swanson
Emerald Reporter
People have long associated
the Greek system with parties,
beer, drugs and more parties. In
an effort to change this impres
sion, several Greek members
said the system is enforcing
rules regarding alcohol con
sumption and enrolling
members in "impact" training
However, efforts to control
the alcohol problem leave some
people unconvinced.
According to Oregon Liquor
Control Commission inspector
Gary Sandstrom, many of the
tailgaters at Autzen Stadium
before and after home football
games are fraternity-sponsored,
which contributes to the bad
image.
But Interfraternity Council
representative Adam Kennedy
doesn't believe that the Creeks
are primarily responsible for the
alcohol problems present on
campus.
"I don't think it's a problem
just with the Creeks. I think the
dorms have a problem with this
just as well. The Creeks have
mado a conscious effort to com
bat the problem," he said.
|eri Koleno, who organized
an alcohol awareness program
at her sorority. Delta Delta
Delta, agreed with Kennedy.
The parties "are more visi
ble," Koleno said. "They hap
pen every weekend. People look
at the Creek system and blow it
out of proportion."
This weekend, fit) pledges
from the Greek system, along
with 20 dorm residents, will go
through an impact training pro
gram with Michael Leeds,
who is speaking on alcohol
awareness today as part of the
University's Wellness Week.
The three-day training con
sists of in-depth discussions
about relationships and
lifestyles and how they arts af
fected by alcohol and drugs.
Participants in the training
have commented on the effect
the program has had on their
lives.
"I went through Impact and
ended up changing my major.”
Sigma Ghi President Dave
Tangvald said. Tangvald. who
switched from a business to a
physiology major, said he has
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on the list is taste enjoyment.
Other reasons include stress
faced by new students, escaping
stress from exams and getting
drunk for the sake of getting
drunk.
There is a heavy risk that
alcoholic habits begun in col
lege will carry over into post
graduate life.
People often think after they
get out of college, they will
leave their heavy drinking
behind and transform to respon
sible sobriety, according to Edel
Davenport, a substance abuse
counselor at the Student Health
Center.
"It's not that easy to just turn
around and drop that," Daven
port said.
In addition, a person who
spends their college career
drinking heavily may eventual
ly suffer social costs in the
future. Students who drink to
excess often do not develop
healthy pastimes they can enjoy
after graduating
"Alcohol gets in the way of
developing meaningful ways of
dealing with people." Daven
port said.
Depression and alcoholism
are often intertwining problems
with one often leading to the
other. People come into the
counseling center because of
depression, and later the real
problem turns out to be
alcoholism.
Davenport, who has worked
at the counseling center since
last December, said alcoholism
is “quite a prevelant problem,"
on the campus.
After University counseling,
students with acute drinking
problems am often referred to
Serenity Lane, a private local
drug and alcohol abuse treat
ment center. According to Jerry
Schmidt, Serenity Lane
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ing to intensive detoxification
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Teatment includes films and
lectures as well as one-on-one
and group counseling
While counseling centers and
treatment clinics treat the in
dividual problem drinker, other
agencies must deal with the
uglier side of alcohol's effects
Members of Campus Security
remember the night two years
ago when a small riot broke out
in Bean Dormitory. Thu inci
dent involved rock throwing,
injuring a Kugene police officer
and resulted in two arrests and
numerous citations
Alcohol plays a big part in
campus crime, said (lampus
Security official Susan Hunter.
Incidents requiring police
response follow the weekend
drinking pattern "Things starl
up around nine or ten, and
don't cool down until four in
the morning," Hunter said
Last spring alcohol overin
dulgrnce had tragic effects
when a University student fell
to his death while walking on
the third floor ledge of a dor
mitory. His blood-alcohol level
registered at 2.2 percent.
The goal of Alcohol
Awareness Week is definitly to
make a student think about
what they are risking if they
drink heavily and often.
Organizers behind this week's
effort stress they are promoting
responsible drinking. "Alcohol
awareness does not translate in
to abstention," said Dorow.
"We feel there's been a
change in our schools." Dorow
said, of the effect his program
and ones similar may be having.
since attended the training
several morn times.
The ASUO provided the
$3,000 in funding for this
weekend's impact training,
which is targeted at freshmen.
"The reason behind choosing
our first year students is that
we'd like some sort of stability,
to set a good t>ase for these
guys," Kennedy said. "I think
it's a good idea to 1st exposed to
this now."
Last lanuary. the Greek
system designed a set of rules
that required each functioning
fraternity and sorority to sign a
social contract before each
party.
The contract states that $75
worth of food and alternative
beverages must be made
available at each party and that
t*>er cannot be served after 1
a m. Two members of each
house also must remain sober
and make sure no one gets too
drunk.
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