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July 15, 2025 | Latest Issue
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CFSC expects safe weekend of festivities

As the kegs come rolling into campus to prepare for another Homecoming weekend, Greek leaders say they are expecting parties to be well-managed and safe, in accordance with the Trustees' emphasis on eliminating the "unsafe use and abuse of alcohol."

Traditionally, a large part of big weekends like Homecoming revolve around parties, contributing to increased alcohol violations.

"I'm really not worried about [alcohol violations this weekend]," Chris Burnett '01, the Coed Fraternity and Sorority Council events manager said. "There's definitely a heightened awareness on campus about this being a time to show we're really responsible students."

No new policies will be instituted this weekend and the CFSC expects parties to be kept under control.

"Especially in light of the Five Principles, we'll be keeping [to our limits about serving alcohol]," CFSC President Jaimie Paul '00 said.

Teddy Rice '00, president of Psi Upsilon fraternity said all houses, including his, will be strict about not serving freshmen this weekend.

Burnett said he believes Homecoming is centered around traditions like Dartmouth Night, the bonfire and the return of alumni more than alcohol and parties.

"It's always going to be an energetic and fun weekend, regardless of the presence of alcohol," he said.

President of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity Thad Glowacki '00 agreed that the focus of the weekend was not on drinking.

He said the main event of the weekend for SAE will be a speech given by Senator John McCain on Saturday before the football game.

Burnett said safety is high up on the CFSC agenda for the weekend. He emphasized that Greek houses will call Safety and Security when they need to handle a situation that seems out of control.

Safety and Security is also working to make sure the campus is safe over the weekend, increasing the number of officers on duty and the shifts to patrol the bonfire, fraternity parties and traffic locations.

"Any football weekend is a very busy weekend for us, especially with a lot of visitors," Safety and Security Sergeant Mark Lancaster said.

Burnett also said that because of the increased number of parties due to the influx of students and alumni, the amount of alcohol at each party is reduced.

Each night the CFSC is allowed to have 24 kegs. With the large demand for them, each house will be allowed three. Typically, a registered event can have a maximum of five kegs.