Here’s one we missed from a few weeks ago:Frat Recruiter Lives It Up, Old School Style « The Scarlet Project
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Sigma Phi Epsilon recruitment chairman, Alex Allemang, was arrested shortly after 3:00am on Thursday, July 17th–running naked through a north Lincoln neighborhod! Allemang, who was apparently celebrating his 21st [...]
Three articles. How are they related and how does it affect SigEp? Comments encouraged.
First story: Dead DrunkDrinking games prove deadly to college kids - Addictions- msnbc.com
On the morning after the house party on Johnson Street, Jenna Foellmi and several other twentysomethings lay sprawled on the beds and couches. When a friend reached out to wake [...]
Family Reaches settlement in pledge’s deathAssociated Press
Proceeds from a $4.2 million settlement of a lawsuit against a fraternity will be used to educate fraternity and sorority members about the dangers of binge drinking.
The family of a University of Texas student — Jack Phoummarath (FOO’-mah-rahth) — who died of alcohol poisoning after a fraternity binge-drinking party [...]
Summer freshmen banned from fratsBy Adam Clark and Sara Williams
In an effort to boost fraternity recruitment, Director of Greek Life and Advancement Roy Baker and the IFC have developed a new policy aimed at keeping all non-greek freshmen from partaking in social events at fraternities this summer.
In an e-mail sent Wednesday, Baker instructed [...]
Man sues over fall from UW fraternityBy AMY ROLPH, P-I REPORTER
A University of Washington graduate who fell from a fourth-floor fraternity-house window three years ago filed a lawsuit against the fraternity earlier this month, claiming that the fall stemmed from a culture that promotes alcohol consumption coupled with a dangerous sleeping environment.
Erik Anderson, a freshman [...]
Pi Kappa Phi at Florida was accused of physical hazing rituals involving hours of physical activity and consumption of large quantities of alcohol. They did not dispute the charges, and lost their on-campus house, cannot recruit new members, and cannot participate in philanthropies.
UF senior Lyle Long was president of the fraternity when the incidents took [...]
Stephen Yeargin passed along this notice from the Nashville “Tennessean.” Coming as it does on the heels of the Texas Announcement you have to wonder if this is the start of a trend toward more restrictive campuses.
State colleges and universities will have to notify parents of students who are disciplined for alcohol or drug violations.
Gov. [...]
Parents hopeful law will prevent deathsBy Enrique Rangel A-J AUSTIN BUREAU
AUSTIN - Mark and Freada Warren will never forget what happened that morning of Sept. 14, 2002.
The couple’s son, Clay Warren, a freshman at Texas Tech, and two school friends were returning from a fraternity function in Amarillo when a parent’s worst nightmare happened. [...]
Two SDSU Frats Are Outsed for ViolationsAlcohol, hazing incidents are citedBy Sherry Saavedra
COLLEGE AREA – Greek life may be somewhat diminished at San Diego State University this fall.
Two fraternities, Lambda Chi Alpha and Delta Sigma Phi, were expelled yesterday for alcohol and hazing violations, respectively, just as two other fraternities are on interim suspension resulting [...]
In the UK they don’t exactly know what fraternities are good for. And they seem to be missing a bit in translation - as Churchill said: “The USA and the UK are two countries separated by a common language.”
The ability of young Americans to drink alcohol in a social setting and remain civilised is usually [...]
