Despite a concerted University effort to stem alcohol violations on campus, activities last weekend may trigger alcohol investigations of both individuals and selective living groups. Maj. Robert Dean of the Duke University Police Department said two students were taken to the emergency room and another was evaluated by Duke Rescue early Saturday morning.
"There were a lot of alcohol issues that we need to address," said Kacie Wallace, assistant dean for judicial affairs.
Because Wallace had not spoken with Dean yet, she declined to specify who she will investigate. Dean said Duke Rescue treated one student who was vomiting in Sigma Nu fraternity and another in Nottingham Dormitory. A third student, who had vomited on himself, was found on Swift Avenue and taken to the Emergency Department. Sigma Nu President Mark Davis, a senior, said the intoxicated student found in his section had been drinking on East Campus, and that fraternity members were trying to take care of him.
Despite rumors that Theta Chi fraternity was caught distributing alcohol, fraternity president John Wiemann said the organization's party was shut down at 1 a.m. Sunday morning for an entirely different reason.
"Our emergency phone in our section had been knocked off the hook multiple times but it had nothing to do with alcohol," said Wiemann, a junior. "There are no repercussions. We just have to be more careful with the emergency phones in the future."
Several selective living group presidents said student development deans visited their parties Saturday night. Upon their visit to Wayne Manor, the deans found one member distributing alcohol despite the fact that the group had canceled that night's party, said house president and senior Mihir Gandhi.
The group had canceled its party because it had posted advertisements on East Campus for its keg party -a violation of a new University policy.
"We canceled our party so we could rectify any violations we might have had," Gandhi said. "[The deans] know we're pretty serious about the fact that we don't want to violate any of the new rules." He will meet with administrators today.
Junior Dustin Kirby, president of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, denied any rumors that the fraternity is being investigated for alcohol distribution. While visiting Delta Sig's Saturday party, deans expressed concern about the number of people in the hallways, Kirby said.
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