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STATEMENTS ABOUT THE STAND TAKEN ON THE SUBJECT OF DRINKING
AND THE POSSESSION OF LIQUOR IN FRATERNITY HOUSES BY EACH
ONE OF THE NATIONAL FRATERNITIES WITH CHAPTERS LOCATED AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

The majority of the national fraternities follow the lead of the institutions in which they
have chapters thereby letting each institution set its own standard. Although there are individual
variations, this policy may be stated as follows:

In other words, the institution decides on its rules and the national fraternity exerts every effort
possible to see that these rules are observed by its chapter at that institution.

The national fraternities represented at the University which follow the above principle or
policy are: Beta Theta Pi, Chi Phi, Delta Psi (St. Anthony Hall), Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, Phi
Epsilon Pi, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Delta Chi,
Zeta Psi.

Phi Delta Theta

"The General Statutes of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity" states, in part, as follows: "Every
chapter occupying a chapter house must adopt strict rules for the government thereof, which shall,
among other things, prohibit all gambling, use or presence of intoxicating liquors and other forms of
vice in the chapter house."

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

"House Rules. Gambling, harboring immoral persons, and use of intoxicating liquor as a beverage,
in a Chapter house or hall of the Fraternity, or at any banquet or event held in the name or under the
auspices of the Fraternity, or any Chapter or alumni organization thereof, are forbidden."

Sigma Chi

"Sigma Chi has in its Constitution a prohibition against bringing liquor into the chapter
house or the consuming of the same therein. This prohibition is for the use of liquor in the house at
any time and for any occasion."

Sigma Nu

Statutes, Chapter VIII, Section 9:

"First. The value of character and the honor of a good name being cherished, the chapter shall
forbid any form of gambling, the use of intoxicating liquors, the presence of any degraded persons or the
utterance of any language which is filthy, obscene or ungodly.

"Fifth. Suspension shall be the minimum penalty in case of violation of these Chapter House
Rules."

Theta Chi

"Our fraternity has a definite national ban against use of intoxicating liquors in the fraternity
chapter houses either by individuals as individuals or for planned entertainment."

Zeta Beta Tau

"The Zeta Beta Tau National Fraternity prohibits drinking in chapter houses."

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Fraternities who have not furnished information on this subject are: Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha
Tau Omega, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Phi (St. Elmo Hall), Phi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha.

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Dean Newman suggested to the Visitors that it would be most effective if a joint agreement
could be arrived at with the Interfraternity Council and he expressed the hope that negotiations might
continue.

The Visitors, after a mature consideration of the problem, concluded unanimously that it was
incumbent upon them to establish a code governing the operations of the fraternities. They expressed
the belief that the proposals of the Interfraternity Council were not suitable in that the hours for
entertainment would interfere with studying in the fraternity houses and further that the lack of chaperones
when young ladies were being entertained at late hours, was undesirable.

After consideration of the Interfraternity Council plan, the Board amended their rules to read
as follows:

(1) Fraternity houses shall be conducted in an orderly and gentlemanly manner.

(2) Women are to be entertained in living and recreation rooms only.

(3) No women shall be permitted in fraternity houses on Monday through Friday before 3:00 P.M.
nor after 8:00 P.M. under any circumstances.

(4) No women shall be permitted in fraternity houses on Saturday and Sunday before 11:00 A.M.
nor after 8:00 P.M. under any circumstances.

(5) With the proviso that on Friday and Saturday nights women shall be permitted in fraternity
houses until 1:00 A.M. if chaperones approved by the Dean of Students are present.

(6) The officers of each fraternity shall be held responsible for enforcing these rules.

It was understood that there would be no publication of the rules until they could be presented
to the Interfraternity Council by the President who was asked by the Visitors to thank the Council for
their suggestions.