NIC Resolution
Resolution on the Misuse of Alcohol by College Students
WHEREAS , on December 6, 1997, the House of Delegates of the North-American Interfraternity Conference unanimously approved a Resolution addressing the Misuse of Alcohol by college students; and
WHEREAS , an Alcohol Advisory Committee was appointed to study the issue of alcohol misuse and to develop possible plans to address the misuse of alcohol; and
WHEREAS , an Alcohol Summit was held on October 23-24, 1998 at which action plans were developed by the thirty attending member fraternities addressing the key issues of confronting under-aged drinking, combating the perception of entertainment based organizations, and encouraging the development of partnerships with our host institutions and alcohol education programs and resources such as TIPS Program, BACCHUS/GAMMA, FACE, Century Council, and Prevention Research Institute: therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the National Interfraternity Conference continue to focus its efforts and resources on programs designed to address the misuse of alcohol by college and high school students; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the National Interfraternity Conference seek to collaborate with NPC and NPHC to engage the members' of the Presidents' Leadership Group, a team of college presidents organized by the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention, and other interested college presidents with the assistance of Greek affiliated alumni and alumnae to further the objective of forming a partnership to develop programs designed to address the misuse of alcohol by college students; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the National Interfraternity Conference encourages its member fraternities to continue to focus on their principles, objectives and standards as ritual and value-based organizations.
Adopted by vote of the 1998 House of Delegates