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Show Editorial "Greek Drunk Two unions of University organizations should not go jut of its way to seek and reward the group that can, or will, drink the most beer. Absurd as it may seem this was the task that the Greek Week Committee, with knowledge of the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic, set for itself last Saturday. Four-member teams from University fraternities and sororities met at Storm Mountain to compete in three drinking drink-ing contests a quart chugging contest, a relay, and a half hour endurance test with a 3-ounce shot every 30 seconds. The party and contest was planned as a way of supervising super-vising drinking. It was under the supervision of one fraternity fratern-ity who assumed responsibility for checking identification and admitting as participants or spectators only those people who could prove they were at least 21 years old. Winners received points toward the Greek Week sweepstakes sweep-stakes championships. By awarding points to the heaviest drinkers, the Greek Week Committee, and ultimately IFC, did more than just encourage competition. They rewarded drinkers and penalized pen-alized non-drinkers. A beer party, under supervision and in accordance with state laws, is, in itself, acceptable. But a contest and a function whose sole purpose is to become drunk in honor of the group organized by Greeks or any other University group, is inappropriate. The Chronicle strongly urges the Greek system to reevaluate re-evaluate itself and to take more care in the selection of competitions com-petitions and projects. Jane Lobell |