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Brantley names Alcohol Review Committee
International President Carl Brantley, acting on a
motion adopted at the June
2005 meeting of the Arch Chapter, has appointed a
nine-person Alcohol Review Committee to study the
Fraternity’s existing alcohol resolutions and polices,
and to make recommendations to the Arch Chapter
and Undergraduate Council regarding future policies
and educational efforts.
Travis O.
Rockey (Florida, 1973), international
treasurer of Delta Tau Delta, has been named
chairman of the committee. Also serving are:
- Geof Brown (Maryland, 1999), vice president of
alcohol education initiatives for the North-American
Interfraternity Conference.
- Dr. Linda Clinton, director of counseling at Texas
A&M University-Commerce.
- Garth Eberhart (Wabash, 1992), assistant
executive vice president of Delta Tau Delta.
- Dr. Tom Huddleston (Texas A&M-Commerce,
1962), vice president of marketing, communications
and admissions at the University of Central Florida,
and former international president of Delta Tau
Delta.
- Jack Kreman (Nebraska-Kearney, 2004), second-
year chapter leadership consultant for Delta Tau
Delta.
- Greg Peoples (Allegheny, 1973), university
ombudsman, Eastern Michigan University, and Delta
Tau Delta’s director of academic affairs.
- Andy Robison, chief operating officer for Theta
Chi Fraternity, and former member of the Greek
affairs staffs at Purdue, Georgia Tech and New
Hampshire.
- Chuck Safris (Iowa State, 1963), president of the
Western Plains Division and long-time house
corporation treasurer for Gamma Pi Chapter at Iowa
State.
Additional members, including undergraduate
members, may be added to the committee at a
future date.
“This work is critically important to the future of the
Fraternity and I am pleased to have such a strong
cross section of people working on this committee,”
Brantley said. “It is my expectation the committee
will make a thorough examination of where Delta Tau
Delta is on the subjects of alcohol education,
responsible alcohol consumption, and the use of
alcohol in our living environments.
“Certainly, there is a strong need for Delta Tau Delta
to continue to take a leadership role on these very
challenging issues within the interfraternal movement
and with our campus partners.”
Rockey said the committee is to make a preliminary
report to the Arch Chapter and Undergraduate
Council in January 2006 and issue a final report at
the July 2006 Arch Chapter and Undergraduate
Council meeting. The focus of its work will be:
- To examine current Fraternity policies, examine
their effectiveness, and make recommendations for
appropriate changes, regarding:
- the Fraternity’s Member Responsibility Guidelines
in clearly outlining the Fraternity’s expectations on
individual behavior;
- the annual requirement for chapters to submit the
alcohol venue form on the use of alcohol in our living
environments and at Delt-sponsored functions.
- To develop and recommend strategies for
appropriate use of alcohol by our members.
- To recommend strategies for the use of alcohol in
our living environments.
- To offer recommendations on whether the
Fraternity should continue to provide alcohol
education within the undergraduate Delt experience,
and if so, what message and delivery mechanisms are
the most beneficial.
Rockey said the committee will seek to engage in
active dialogue in the coming months with the many
stakeholders involved with Delta Tau Delta. Those
include undergraduate members and officers, chapter
advisors, house corporation officers, parents,
student affairs professionals, campus health and
wellness professionals, law enforcement officials, and
professional staffers and alumni volunteers from other
fraternal organizations.
While the Arch Chapter and Undergraduate Council
have made minor revisions to the Member
Responsibility Guidelines in recent years, the work of
the Alcohol Review Committee will be the most
in-depth study of the Fraternity’s alcohol policies
since
the late 1990s.
“Issues related to alcohol are societal and cultural,
complex and far reaching,” Rockey said. “The more
we know, the more we realize we do not know.
"In the last seven years, a number of fraternities
have examined this issue and developed new policies
and programs to deal with alcohol-related concerns. I
hope our committee can learn from them as well as
the many other stakeholder groups in developing
policies and programs consistent with the Mission and
Values of Delta Tau Delta.”
Rockey encourages members throughout the
Fraternity to submit input for the committee’s
review. He may be reached via e-mail.
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