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Reported by: Lauren Trager, KARK 4 News Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 @09:20pm CDT Officials are cracking down on
fraternity parties at One reportedly had a blood alcohol
level almost five times the legal limit. Greek life,
for many college students, is an integral part of their school experience, a
way to make friends and serve the community, but at It’s Thursday, party night at "When two people underage,
especially, go to the hospital because they are way too drunk, then that's a
problem," said Josh Briggs, editor of the The party at the Sig Eps house still
advertised on Facebook has now become the center of controversy here and
officials say it’s time for a crackdown. "There will be no open parties
on our campus ever again, period," said Dean of Students Chad Fielding. Fielding says the Sig Eps are facing
sanctions. But he's enforcing policy for all social organizations now-no open
invitations to parties with alcohol. And fraternities and sororities here
must now follow strict national guidelines-a policy in place at colleges across
the country but one that often isn’t enforced. "Our Greeks have to work on
their image on campus, their image in the community, their community service,
basically everything they are supposed to be about," Fielding said. The president of this fraternity
couldn't be reached for comment and no one answered the door at the house Thursday.
Students, though, have mixed
reactions about whether tougher rules will actually take. "I think all Greeks are going
to look at this and say hey we can not mess up, so I think it’s going to work
out good," Briggs said. "Kids are going to be kids. I
think the crackdown would be nice if it’s enforced but there's only so much
that they can do and only so much the students are willing to do," said
student Anna Seams. "They can try, but it’s not
going to happen,” said student Antonia Leak.
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