Frat caught serving alcohol

Two fraternities were found in violation of the InterFraternity Council's "Bring Your Own Beer" policy this weekend amidst complaints that alumni monitors acted unfairly. Pi Kappa Phi and Zeta Psi were caught by monitors serving alcohol at parties Thursday. IFC sources said the remaining six chapters holding "large" events had relative success with BYOB. "We had a meeting this afternoon, [and] our general feeling was that this weekend was a lot like we expected," said IFC President David Treat, a College junior. "We expected some groups to comply more than others." But some fraternity members said the monitors were overzealous -- given that this was the first weekend since the new policy took effect. "At Pi Kap they individually counted the number of beers behind the counter, and then the number of people at the counter," said College senior Ryan Heil, Social Chair and Risk Management Officer for Delta Psi. "I personally witnessed them arrive at Zeta Psi before the starting time." Treat said the Graduate Alumni Council and the IFC are still working on the specifics of the implementation of monitoring. "Anytime you introduce a new policy, it takes awhile for it to get implemented fully," said IFC Judicial Manager Josh Gottheimer, a College sophomore. But Sigma Phi Epsilon Secretary and Wharton sophomore Tim Lash said the tough standards are necessary. "I believe that they might have seemed overzealous, but the policy will fail unless there is strict monitoring," Lash said. IFC executive board members said Thursday they expected some violations during the first weekend. The success largely depended on cooperation from the University community, they said. Sigma Phi Epsilon reported last night its BYOB event this weekend was a success -- and that students cooperated with the policy. "I think our guests thought they had a fine time," Lash said. Others said students were less than cooperative. "The amount of pressure [the monitors] put on fraternities this weekend and the amount of sanctioning is completely inequitable with the level of participation that the fraternities got from students," Heil said. Reports from monitors will be forwarded to the Greek Peer Judicial Board. Chapters could be placed on social probation for as much as three months. Pi Kappa Phi President Dave Robbins, a Wharton sophomore, refused to comment on the monitors' findings. Representatives for Zeta Psi were unavailable for comment last night.

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