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of beer and hard liquor available. y lolatmg .1 number of
rules in the greek system'* current by-laws
This may ( hang**
The University administration and national fraternity
and sorority chapters am fori mg the greek system to
shape up A proposed policy would further enfon e the
prohibition of underage drinking hv immediately putting
one chapter, which was found to he in violation, on pro
bat ion
'll just seems real obvious to everyone that the greek
system has turned a blind eye to underage drinking
said Elaine Green. I 'Diversity associate dean of students
It is frankly a situation where group law s and what \
normal are out of sym
The greek sy stem's current polii y prohibits minors
those younger than li 1 in Oregon from consuming
alcohol at functions, in accordance yyith stale layy How
ever, no rules exist that dii late how this polii y should
he followed, which is one of the proposal's aims
And because the policy is not stringently followed, the
University administration is pushing the greek sy stem to
gel tougher.
Green said one; of (lit* University s aim crus came after
the school received a number of phone calls from par
mils say ing their son or daughter had a "bad experience"
at a greek function.
Although the University doesn't own tin* i hnpters'
houses or their property, the greek system does have an
obligation to the University because the greek system
receives student funds and lists of im oming freshmen
that are used for fall rush, said Galley Anderson, presi
dent of the University I’anhellenii Council, the sorori
ties' governing body.
A national fraternity and sorority movement to help
the greeks' image is also tr\ mg to eliminate underage
drinking in the greek system, she said
Anderson said although the old rules were not always
followed, the new ones will be. so the greeks will not
be pressured, she said.
The new draft of the policy would require one of three
alcohol-related options for greek functions
• Hire an accredited Oregon Liquor Control Commis
sion server who will be responsible for diet king the
identification of all invited guests, members and pledges
before dispensing alcohol in the designated area, whit h
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is where alcoholic beverage* are stored and monitored
In the server
Under this option, an OI.(X-« attired i ash kir is also n
choice People at the function could use money to pur
< hnse alt ohol at the function, similar to a real bar
• The bring-vour-own-boveroge plan will soon In- used
bv the sororities and is one of the new options for the
entire gn<ek system Members from both the partii ipat
mg fraternity and sorority would lie responsible for pur
i basing and bringing their own alcohol
The HYOH polii \ would make fraternities and soror
ities be i realise and take the emphasis off ah ohol (at
functions)." said Todd
Pin keblish president
of the Interfratermtv
(Committee, the frater
nilies' governing boils
‘I’ve seen a lot of
proposals, all of
which sound fine.
The trick is that it
has to be
something that
the presidents
believe in/
Anderson said the
current policy will last
through spring term,
but the sororities have
opted to syviti h to the
bring-sour-own best-r
age polii v next term
Three forms of this
option are mandated
1'he lirst requires
students at the fiim
lion to have a photo
identification card i re
Student Conduct Committee
chairman
Peter Gilkey,
ated through lh«* t in
versitv's student
identifh ation system that would uulu ato whether the
person w as of legal drinking age
The second is a bailee system, in whit h the bailee
(server) is one representative front the participating fra
ternitv and one from the sorority, (with of whom have to
lie at least -M \ ears of age The Unices distribute the oil o
hoi to those in their re spot live i liapler, all ol w horn also
have to he J1
The third form follows putting initials on the person's
stored beverages The person's II) is then chocked to
ensure the person owns the ah ohol and is more than -M
years of age These people must also wear a wristband
indieating that they are more than 'Jt 1 vears of age
• A i reate-vour own judu inl-polit v would also be
mandated under the new rules The proposed plan
would have to lie submitted two weeks prior to the funt ■
lion and Iw approved hv the greek system's I’ribunal
Hoard
A major i hange proposed in tin* overall greek system's
rules is the punishment dealt to the fraternilv or sorori
ty if any of the three options are violated.
The i urrent polo v's punishment for violation of its
rules is the minimum penalty of the loss of one social
him lion and the maximum penalty of one term of so< in I
probation for a i hapter
Hut the proposed pole \ is mm h more harsh The min
imum penalty would la1 a $200 fine, and the maximum
(xmalty would txt losing three soi ial functions that term,
in addition to the $200 fine
\ loiattons would uu hide underage drinking, yvhit h
will also t»> monitored h\ Trihunal Hoard representatives
present at film turns Distribution of alcohol to minors
not 2 I and offering alt oliol outside of the designated area
are other violations
I tie final version ot the overall policy must'lie
approv ed by the I 'Diversity Student l out I in I t mum It lee.
itliu h ret) it ires and approves revisions and ■ hanges mi
the greek system's rules ever v v ear Hie i mu ml t tee vv ill
meet today at -t p m to tlisi uss the final polo y drafted
In tfie greek leaders
Peter l.i lke\. the i ominittee s i li.iirin.m sum tin* issue
lh.il would looked .it most i loxely ix lilt' penalties
given (or ,i v i ol.it ion of lint now polii v I fit said I In- t on
din I i omtnillt‘1' ix working together w iili greek loaders
on iho polit v. rather than lulling them wti.il In do
(ulknv said tint now rulrx. though, inuxi t dourly define
how ihf t tenuities would he implemented In-t .luxe there
wax an issue of liability w ith greek funi lions l-'or mam
pin, lint I hmersily i ould possibly In- legally- In-Id respon
sible (or inpiriitx lh.il happen .il .i greek fuiu lion. In- said
"You and I both know that mutilations without sain
lions urn no good." In- sold I'm- sunn a lol of propox
alx. all of whit h sound fint* 1 In- irn k is I hoi il lias to In
something that I lit* presidents In-lieve in
Anderson, a member of I he Ihiiversiiv’s Alpha Phi
i luiplt-r. saul slut wax surprised In the t ommittee's
appart-nl htllltls off attitude w hen the many greek lead
erx met with the t ondtu I i omnuttee late last term
< .reen. of the dean of students of fit e. whit h at lx ax a
lfniversily /greek x\ stem liaison, xaul the new proposals
have met little resistant e ext ept (rom the more "Iradi
lional" people
People sav that’s what t ollegn life is all aliout. she
said
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