sigma chi kicked off campus?

"we live in this “PC” / Sensitive world now where everything is blown out of proportion"

Yes! We do and it is not something new. These overreactions have been going on for some time. It is time for fraternities, mine included to act accordingly. If you are going to party at your house, you have to follow the rules and if you want to be a little looser, push out to the bars, they are at least a little lenient. The hazing is effing ridiculous! You would think the "encouraged" drinking would stop because we have lost so many houses because of this bs, it is not like no one remembers. I am alumni and I am working with the University and they are trying to shove all kinds of crap (Dyad Strategies) through and this kind of thing just reinforces their side. Get your members under control! Learn how to party without getting in trouble. We have several alumni house corporations that are on your side, but you have to at least make us credible!

I do understand this - if there are rules clearly spelled out re: what is considered hazing, and your frat breaks those rules - then you are in the wrong.

Don't act as if the Sig Chi's actions(or for that matter, any of the other frats currently on probation or previously kicked out of Mizzou IFC) are "misunderstood".

If you break the rules, and you get caught, you will suffer the consequences.

It is time for the frats to clean up their act and STOP HAZING.

We also live in a world where little frat boys don't think they have to play by the rules -- and when they get caught they blame it on people being PC or overly sensitive. Well, guess what? We are sick of paying the price because of males' sense of entitlement. Rules exist for a reason and it's not just women who have to abide by them. It takes a special kind of stupid to not understand that.

I am a Sigma Chi alum, and a very ashamed and embarrassed one at that. Yes-during I-Week, they forced pledges to drink vodka straight from bottle to stomach. Called an ambulance and at least one pledge had a BAC of .4. Yes, they damned near killed a pledge, and I think we should shut the chapter down, have national sell the house/land to the university, and forbid any attempt at re-chartering....ever. Tough to say, as some of my best memories were from 1979-1983 in that very house at 500 College. We had to do some tough, stupid things, but nothing that ever endangered lives. Unity building, housework etc....nothing like what is going on now. No amount of philanthropy, good works, good grades etc can make up for endangering lives. I think the entire campus would be better without a Greek system, but know this will not be a popular opinion.

KCTiger1983,

Not true. Nationals do have insurance policies through a handful of companies. I know this because we just had a bump in our rating because of an alcohol violation. But... I could see a scenario where the rest of your post comes true if we don't see a change in attitude/behavior. Part of the problem is that the internet and YouTube give guys new ideas on how to haze. I can promise that we weren't so creative.