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Hazing and Alcohol Program
This information is taken from the
Monmouth College Scots Guide-the Student Handbook
Hazing
Hazing is a
practice of some organizations that is inevitably damaging to individuals and
the campus community. National agencies condemn hazing, as do all responsible
persons. Monmouth College will act against any individual or campus
organization guilty of hazing.
The College has
adopted the definition of hazing established by the Fraternity Executives
Association and applies this definition to individuals and all groups: Hazing
is any action taken or situation created intentionally, whether on or off
(fraternity) premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort,
embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule. Such activities and situations
include paddling in any form; creation of excessive fatigue; physical and
psychological shocks; quests, treasure hunts, road trips, or any other such
activities carried on outside the confines of the house; wearing of apparel in
public that is conspicuous and not normally in good taste; engaging in public
stunts and buffoonery; morally degrading or humiliating games and activities;
late work sessions which interfere with scholastic activities; and any other
activities which are not consistent with fraternal law, ritual, or policy or
the regulations and policies of the educational institution.
Alcohol
Laws on
Drinking
First,
the College draws the attention of its members to the Illinois laws on
drinking, particularly to these statutes:
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"Any
person to whom the sale, gift or delivery of any alcoholic liquor is
prohibited because of age shall not purchase or accept as a gift such
alcoholic liquor.
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No person shall
transfer, alter, or deface an identification card, use the identification
card of another, carry or use a false identification, or obtain an
identification card by means of false information.
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No person shall
purchase, accept delivery of, or have possession of alcoholic liquor in
violation of this section.
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The consumption of
alcoholic liquor by any person less than 21 years of age is forbidden.
Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor.
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Every person who is
injured in person or property by any intoxicated person has a right of
action in his own name, severally or jointly, against any person who, by
selling or giving alcoholic liquor, causes the intoxication of such a
person.
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The State provides
penalties for offenders up to one year in jail and a fine of $1000."
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The College will
expect to discipline members who, on or in the immediate vicinity of the
campus, violate State law.
The College’s
Alcohol Policy
We seek
to educate our students, consistent with State laws, to understand the use and
abuse of alcoholic beverages. Providing an environment where students can
accept privileges as well as responsibilities in the use of alcohol is an
extension of our educational role in giving guidance to the learning processes
outside the classroom.
Thus the College provides educational programs,
individual and group counseling, testing and referral information. The
maintenance of an environment supportive of students depends on each member of
the College’s extended community - faculty, students, staff, parents, alumni,
and guests - exercising responsible behavior as well as holding other members
of the community responsible for their behavior.
In all instances
and for all occasions, the College expects those members who are of legal age
and above who choose to use alcohol to observe the principle of moderation.
The College will expect to deal in an appropriate manner with a member who
drinks excessively.
The College
reserves the right to change a student’s housing assignment when a student is
thought to need greater supervision or is a negative
influence on other students. Indeed, the College reserves the right to require
treatment, suspend or expel a student whose capacity to work has been eroded
by excessive drinking.
Regulations on the Use of Alcohol
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No
person under-age may posses or consume alcoholic beverages on College
property. Members of the College and visitors are particularly warned
against making alcoholic beverages available to a person who is under age.
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alcoholic beverages in his or her room, a room of another member of legal
age, or in an approved social area.
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There can be no consumption of alcoholic beverages or the carrying of open
containers in halls of residence or houses, in public rooms, or in any
College building and public places except as approved in paragraph two and
seven.
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Alcoholic beverages may not be consumed or carried in open containers
outdoors on the campus.
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Athletic teams and other groups traveling under the College’s aegis must
abide by the College’s regulations.
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No
organization may include in its budget funds for the purchase
of alcoholic beverages.
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No
organization may demand from its member’s monies for the purchase of
alcoholic beverages.
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A
living group may petition the Office of Student Affairs at the beginning of
each semester to establish that persons of legal age may consume alcoholic
beverages in a lounge or social room. Such a petition must carry the
signatures of three-fourths or more of the membership. In assessing the
petition, the Office of Student Affairs will consider the prior behavior of
the petitioning group.
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Parties and other social events at which alcohol is available may be open
only to members of the hall, house, or to specifically invited guests. Food
and non- alcoholic beverages must be made available when alcohol is present.
Sponsors of social events where alcohol is present must clearly define the
length of the events and provide adequate supervision in the form of
chaperones or social hosts. Advertising of alcohol related events are
strictly prohibited.
Kegs are not permitted on campus.
For more
information call 309-457-2114 or email Michelle
Merritt-Gilbert at
mmerritt@monm.edu.
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