![]() ![]() €œThe problem is outsiders, the people who don’t know the rules,†he said.Īll sanctioned fraternity parties must adhere to the IFC guidelines and national risk management guidelines of the Fraternal Information & Programming Group. Those who do not are given a big ‘X’ on their fist. ![]() If legal, the person receives an arm bank. He said partygoers must clear a checkpoint. The second time, we tell them to go into the house or leave.â€Ĭ&C works about 150 parties a year, including events in Auburn and Tuscaloosa, Burke said.Ĭhecking IDs at the door is an important part of the job, he said. When you break the rules, you have to leave. “But we are here to make sure nobody gets hurt and that they have a good time. €œMost people see security guards as idiots who beat people up when things go bad,†said Anthony Burke, who heads C&C. Repeated attempts to reach Finz failed.Īnother company, C&C Security of Birmingham, worked a recent Sigma Chi party and plans to expand full time into the Auburn area. Locally, the team of FBL Security, headed by Daniel Finz, has been the preferred choice of many Greek organizations, Kittle said. Each party must have a hired security team in place to check IDs, make sure people attending the party are on the guest list and help prevent dangerous situations. “That’s what the majority of non-Greeks see, parties.â€įraternity parties are legendary, from John Belushi modeling a toga in “Animal House†to the boys of Lamda Lamda Lamda getting down with the Omega Mu’s in “Revenge of the Nerds.â€īut there are rules in an effort to ensure the parties are safe. €œThere’s a lot more to life than the parties,†said Bradford Stewart, president of the Interfraternity Council. They also donated 35,000 to 40,000 hours in community service, he said. That stuff, people don’t hear about.â€Īccording to Bo Mantooth, advisor to the Auburn Interfraternity Council, fraternities at Auburn raised between $175,000 and $200,000 last year for local charities. We (Sigma Chi) raised $12,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network. €œThe first thing the media hears is when something goes wrong,†said Caudill, a bio-medical science from Franklin, Tenn. Will Caudill, president of Sigma Chi, thinks the rap against fraternities is unfair. Kittle estimated a little less than a quarter of all males at Auburn are involved in a fraternity. The university’s response to the incidents included counseling, probation, health behavior assessments and restitution.īy contrast, the university reported 60 such incidents last year involving non-Greeks. None involved actions taking place at an actual party. Four involved hazing, two theft, two disorderly conduct, one possession of drug-related paraphernalia, one vandalism and one DUI. Jim Hardin, director of Judicial Affairs at Auburn, reported 11 fraternity-related offenses that required disciplinary action in 2008. … All of that community service work you do, your image, gone.†But the entire fraternity gets painted by the same broad brush. Those who do those sort of things represent a small subset of a large group. ‘Don’t play beer pong in your front yard, take pictures of yourselves and put it on the Internet.’ ![]() €œWe tell them, ‘The public holds the weapon, you hold the ammunition.’ The guys completely own their image. “The common generalization is that all fraternity men are thugs. €œPeople believe fraternities are evil, therefore they must always be evil,†said Paul Kittle, director of the Office of Greek Life at Auburn. The Auburn freshman hasn’t returned to school. Taylor Jones is still recovering from serious injuries received during a January altercation at a Sigma Phi Epsilon party. The Auburn Police Division has not said whether the driver, Scott Leighton, 19, also a Delta Sigma Phi brother, was drinking. The Delta Sigma Phi brother had a blood-alcohol level of 0.76, according to a coroner’s report. Richard Hamrick’s visit to a 2005 Sigma Nu party at Auburn left him with brain swelling and a 10-day stay in a Columbus hospital.Īndrew Jackson Thurmond IV, 18, of Birmingham, was killed in September in a car wreck west of Auburn. ![]()
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