Drinking at fraternities has become a serious problem: three students at the local Alpha Beta Zeta fraternity were admitted to a local hospital Sunday morning with alcohol poisoning.
Press Martin, from New Hampshire, Al Amalek, from Tennessee and Rob Smith, from Fairfax, were the three students admitted. Martin and Smith were released Monday morning, but Amalek is listed in critical condition.
According to the university, the three students were seen at the ABZ fraternity house and multiple witnesses confirmed they were consuming alcohol. “Based on that we are suspending the fraternity and all its activities on campus,” a university representative cited.
According to Jan Mize, a representative from the university’s public relations department, a suspension like this typically lasts for one year.
“Any fraternity in which the members have alcohol will be immediately suspended,” university president Harvey Smithville said. “A second offense within a year will result in the banning of that fraternity for five years.”
Interfraternity Council president Bart Addison agrees with the president’s stance on alcohol. “I am shocked that this incident has occurred. I believed that everyone was adhering to the University’s policy,” Addison said.
However, Addison disagrees with the president’s decision to punish the entire fraternity. “I do not believe that the entire fraternity should be held responsible for the actions of a few,” Addison added.
Because of these recent incidents, the university is considering increasing police patrols of fraternity houses on the weekends.
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