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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Once again, the academic year at the University of Idaho opens with a near death episode on Greek row. Rest assured, I am aware of the willingness of the underage Greek members to enjoy the party atmosphere in their new homes. I do believe that personal responsibility is a significant factor in these messes. But, I am also clear that young people, often on their own for the first time in their lives, are eager to please their new “friends” and want to belong. Despite <a href="http://alphaphiidaho.com/programs/">hypocritical platitudes</a> evident on the Alpha Phi website (scroll down to the section entitled “Sisterhood/Watchcare), nobody intervened in the clearly illegal activity. Someone needs to call bullshit on the whole kit and caboodle. I am more than happy to do so. I plan to do further research and publish on V2020 what happens to the miscreants who provide the alcohol (Hint: virtually nothing) in court. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rose Huskey<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rosemary Huskey [mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 28, 2014 9:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'president@uidaho.edu'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'brittanyb@uidaho.edu'; 'counsel@uidaho.edu'<br><b>Subject:</b> Alcohol Abuse in Greek houses<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>August 28, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dr. Chuck Staben, President, University of Idaho<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Kent Nelson, General Counsel, University of Idaho <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Brittany Bowles, Greek Advisor, University of Idaho<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Good Morning President Staben, Mr. Nelson, and Ms. Bowles,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The University of Idaho has long been identified as the premier party school in the State of Idaho. Consequently, I wasn’t surprised, although deeply disappointed, to learn (via a friend’s police scanner) that an 18 year old woman (probably a pledge) was picked up August 26, at 11:02 pm from the Alpha Phi sorority house by the local ambulance service with acute alcohol poisoning. She was unconscious, in respiratory distress, and vomiting. Were you notified of the event? Have you directed a staff member (or, more effectively, done it yourself), to interview members of the Alpha Phi sorority to learn where the young woman was served alcohol? I know that over the past week sororities have been spending evenings with different fraternities in get acquainted socials. Ms. Bowles can undoubtedly inform you of the Alpha Phi’s evening schedule on August 26<sup>th</sup>. Perhaps, she attended some of the functions herself. It would not be difficult to learn what houses provided alcoholic beverages during these events. Of course, if the Alpha Phi women will not share that information, you will learn all you need to know to institute immediate sanctions on the Alpha Phi house for protecting and cooperating with illegal activities, i.e. providing or encouraging the use of alcohol by underage Greek members. In doing so you would be sending a strong message, a badly needed message, to members of the Greek system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Literally decades of an <b>old boy </b> (I use the term pointedly and accurately) network is a testimony (albeit an ugly one) to the wink and a nod administrative attitude toward alcohol abuse on Greek Row. Alcohol poisoning, life changing injury, and death <u>have not</u> increased oversight or accountability. A young U of I freshman, Joseph Widerrick, froze to death under a bridge northeast of Moscow on the coldest night of the year in January 2013. Earlier in the evening he attended a party at the SAE house and purchased alcohol provided by house members. At the time the house was under national SAE “sanctions” because of alcohol infractions, and supposedly was a “dry” house. Three months later, unfazed and certainly unpunished by the University of Idaho, the SAE house was busy rushing potential members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The then UI Greek Advisor, Matthew Kurz, explained to me in an email dated April 9, 2013 “as for sanctions levied by the University against the fraternity, there are no policies currently in place where we would have the ability to sanction the chapter” (SAE). Of course, that is simply not true. The University is under no obligation, and indeed becomes the silent partner/enabler in the behavior if administrators knowingly allow illegal activity to take place on land leased to fraternal organizations. What do you think should be the University of Idaho response for illegal activity on campus that leads to the death of a student? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I understand that following Joseph Wiederrick’s death a task force was formed to deal with (primarily) Greek alcohol abuse. Among the recommendations were changes in the Student Code of Conduct, a component that I believe Mr. Nelson authored.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>“The expansion of the jurisdiction of the Student Code of Conduct provides that disciplinary action may be taken when a student’s behavior (1) violates local ordinances or state/federal law; (2) on campus conduct that violates the Student Code of Conduct; and (3) off campus conduct that violates the Student Code of Conduct and that adversely affects the university community or the pursuit of the university’s educational mission, process, or function, as determined by the Dean of Students. A determination of whether or not behavior adversely affects the university community or pursuit of the university’s mission will be done on a case-by-case basis and will include considerations such as context of the behavior, proximity to campus, severity of the behavior, and the impact on the safety of the campus community.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.uidaho.edu/DOS/judicialaffairs/studentcodeofconduct/Code-of-Conduct-Changes">http://www.uidaho.edu/DOS/judicialaffairs/studentcodeofconduct/Code-of-Conduct-Changes</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Why is the University of Idaho continuing the failed policies of old? What is fresh or meaningful in this weakly worded claptrap? Is the word “may” deliberately chosen to provide cover or wiggle room for the Dean of Student to overlook illegal behavior and continue business as usual? Enough! More than enough!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Why won’t the University of Idaho adopt standards that offer a clear and certain response for every alcohol infraction? For example: a single case of underage drinking in any sorority or fraternity will result is a no rush policy twelve months from the date of the incident. A second illegal alcohol offense in any Greek house will result in the publication of an official University of Idaho statement placed in the major newspapers in Idaho and Washington that X fraternal organization is not recognized by the University of Idaho in the year of 20__ because of continued alcohol infractions. If there is a third infraction the University of Idaho will declare the chapter closed and unaffiliated with the University of Idaho because of the risk members pose to other UI students. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Try to imagine a University known primarily for its academic accomplishments and service to the state of Idaho - not for its continued protection of self-entitled little gits who wallow not only in alcohol but unearned privilege and entitlement. The competition between colleges and universities for student enrollment in this state is acute. You have an opportunity, Dr. Staben, to change the direction of the flagship university in the state, or, continue to watch it wreck on the shoals of alcohol abuse, student injury, and needless death. Past presidents have allowed the metaphorical bodies of students whose lives have been lost or destroyed by Greek sponsored alcohol abuse to pile up by their office doors. Do you intend to follow the well established pattern of administrators who turn a blind eye to alcohol abuse, waste tax payers dollars on worthless alcohol awareness programs, establish one pointless task force after another, fail to administer swift and certain consequences for alcohol offenses and, most shameful of all, continue to genuflect at the muddled alcohol and hazing infused memories of wealthy Greek alumni whose financial donations are apparently more important to the university than the lives of their children and grandchildren? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rose Huskey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>1738 Genesee Troy Road<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Moscow, Idaho 83843<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>