Northwestern Dancefloor Disaster

Oh no she did-n't...?
College On the Record has this account of the "Prep Party" at Northwestern.

Both parties had their fair share of beer, body heat and bad R&B, but Sig Ep takes the cake for controversy. The prep party got broken up around 1 a.m. but at least the stage didn't collapse this time. Although reports are coming in of another type of instability happening on the dancefloor...

It's a tale as old as time: the freshman blonde from Bobb trying to impress the senior frat brother by... going down on him? In the middle of the dancefloor?? Surrounded by the sweaty, drunken underage crowds???

There is more, including a rumor of video (sadly, not provided). It defies further comment.

Northwestern OTR: Dancefloor Disaster at the Northwestern Sig Ep Prep Party

What's the connection?

Three articles. How are they related and how does it affect SigEp? Comments encouraged.

First story: Dead Drunk
Drinking games prove deadly to college kids - Addictions- msnbc.com

On the morning after the house party on Johnson Street, Jenna Foellmi and several other twentysomethings lay sprawled on the beds and couches. When a friend reached out to wake her, Foellmi was cold to the touch.

The friend's screams woke up the others still asleep in the house.
[...]
Exactly how much Jenna drank that night isn't clear. The coroner did not release her blood-alcohol level, saying only that it was "not compatible with life."

This is your brain after a "21-for-21" session: ---------. Any questions?

Second Story: Review This!
PRINCETON REVIEW, TOP PARTY SCHOOLS: Princeton Review ranks top party schools of 2008 -- chicagotribune.com

Freshman Allison Belanger, a journalism and political science major, said she's only been on campus for a few weeks but already has had no problem finding a party.

"All I have to do is leave the dorm," said Belanger, 17. "A lot of people study hard and party hard."
[...]
"The fact that we have three national championships in two years is probably a major contributing factor," spokesman Steve Orlando said. "We know our students like to have a good time."
[...]
Florida also came in first this year in the categories of students who study the least and students who pack the stadiums.

At least the Administration is on board with Florida's reputation. As a Tennessee grad I'm chagrined to be bested by the Gators in anything, especially since we were "only" 18th. (Practically a Sunday school class, in comparison.) Here is the list. Is your school there? Are there any schools on the list that don't have a SigEp chapter? Coincidence?

Story Three: Beer Pong - the Wii experience
Finally: Beer Pong Comes to the Wii - AppScout

Available for WiiWare, the game is the first installment of the company's new Frat Party series. Pong Toss is pretty much like it sounds. Users toss ping-pong balls into keg cups. It's a bit like that recently released competitive-eating WiiWare, only instead of projectile vomiting, users can unlock such hidden features as virtual cirrhosis and walks of shame.
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Look for the hazing game early next year.

Well, at least you won't have the health department condemn the basement when the party is over.

Police Beat - Extra! More Frat Boy stuff!

From the University of Arizona.

An officer reported to a drug paraphernalia call at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house, 1420 N. Vine Ave., at 9:02 a.m. Friday.

The house director found a large bong while changing locks to the rooms.

The bong, standing four feet tall in the left rear corner of the room, had a strong odor of marijuana coming from it and had several pieces of residue in the bong water.

It was photographed and placed into evidence.

No charges were filed.

Refresh my memory... when exactly did Cheech and Chong join the fraternity???

Police Beat - Extra!

Hitman Party Game Encourages Binge Drinking

New Video Sent to Fraternities on Campus

If our jobs [Greek advisors] are not difficult enough, now major corporations are contributing to the binge drinking.Arriving at you campus soon, addressed to your fraternities, is the Hitman video game party in a box. It is a drinking game kit from Fox Marketing.

The kit includes a Hitman ps2 video gamet-shirts for prizeshitman score cards10 beer tumblersand 1 shot glass

The letter that comes with the kit reads as follows:

Hello Fraternity Brother,
Beer Pong? Playing PS2 games in between classes? Here is taking it to the next level: HITMAN video Game party in a box.
Make your own video "drinking" game competition with your fraternity brothers with this Hitman Video Game Party in a box!

The following is included: Hitman ps2 video gamet-shirts for prizeshitman score cards10 beer tumblersand 1 shot glassPop the video game in, keep score of you and your bros, and drink the night away to agent 47 with your beer tumblers and shot glassesIf you've played the video game before the score cards should be pretty self explanatory.

If you haven't then find someone who has and have them kick off the party.Hitman hits theatres November 21st