Group may be in violation
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity’s gathering Friday was referred to the Interfraternity Council.
The Interfraternity Council may look into whether a gathering held at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house Friday night would be considered an unauthorized function.
Police responded to the fraternity house gathering early Saturday morning. According to the fraternity’s vice president, David Eldridge, officers approached the house gates at about 1:30 a.m. to check into a possible “unauthorized fraternity party” they had learned about.
Eldridge, a kinesiology senior, said he and three other members spoke with the officers about Greek regulations and told police they believed the gathering would not be considered an unauthorized function.
“I didn’t know that was a party,” he said.
According to the Greek Alcohol Policy, a function is defined as a gathering of people that meets one of many specifications: the gathering must be either sponsored, planned, funded or promoted by the organization; occur on the organization’s property; have a significant number of the organization’s members present — generally 50 percent; is endorsed by members; is discussed in any form at the organization’s meeting; is publicized as the group’s event; or could be “construed by a reasonable person as the organization’s function.”
The short version:
"Where two or three are gathered together - there will also be a fifth."
