NIC Resolution
Resolution on Addressing the Misuse of Alcohol
Whereas, North-American Interfraternity Conference member fraternities strive to provide a value-based setting for the development of lifelong friendships, scholarship, leadership skills and a commitment to community service; and
Whereas, membership in these fraternities should be a privilege conditioned on a commitment to high standards of conduct and personal responsibility; and
Whereas, the misuse of alcohol by college students is at an extremely serious level that detracts from the mission of higher education and does damage to the students themselves; and
Whereas, problems such as the misuse of alcohol that involve the entire campus community can be addressed successfully only with the commitment of the colleges and universities and surrounding communities to recognize and to address these problems; and
Whereas, the North-American Interfraternity Conference is addressing these issues with efforts such as Select 2000, the joint NPC-NIC Task Force on Substance Free Housing and Our Chapter, Our Choice; and
Whereas, a college living environment that is free of alcohol can be cleaner, safer and more conducive to learning and healthy personal development than an environment in which alcohol is present, as has been demonstrated by a growing number of fraternity chapter facilities; therefore
Be it Resolved, that the North-American Interfraternity Conference strongly encourages its member fraternities to pursue alcohol-free chapter facilities, especially at campuses where the host institutions commit themselves to support such an initiative, or other programs designed to address the misuse of alcohol, and commits the NIC to support its members in this effort; and
Be it Further Resolved, that the North-American Interfraternity Conference requests and will actively seek the cooperation, support, staff involvement and resource commitment from institutions of higher education in this effort.
This resolution was unanimously approved by the House of Delegates of the North-American Interfraternity Conference on December 6, 1997.