Chapter members, and guests, must comply with all federal, state, provincial, and local laws. No person under the legal drinking age may possess, consume, provide, sell or be provided alcoholic beverages.
Chapter members, and guests, must follow the federal law regarding illegal drugs and controlled substances. No person may possess, use, provide, distribute, sell, and/or manufacture illegal drugs or other controlled substances while on chapter premises or at any activity or event sponsored or endorsed by the chapter. A prescription drug that is not specifically prescribed to the individual consuming the drug is strictly prohibited.
Alcoholic beverages must either be: (1) provided and sold on a per-drink basis by a licensed and insured third-party vendor (e.g., restaurant, bar, caterer, etc.); or (2) brought by individual members and guests through a bring your own beverage (“BYOB”) system.
Third Party Vendor
- The third-party vendor must assume, in writing executed in the chapter name of Phi Mu Fraternity, all the responsibilities that any other purveyor of alcoholic beverages would assume in the normal course of business.
- The third-party vendor must be properly licensed by the appropriate local and state authority. This may involve both a liquor license and a temporary license to sell on the premises where the function is to be held.
- The third-party vendor must be properly insured with a minimum of $1,000,000 of general liability insurance.
BYOB
- BYOB social functions are permitted if they are compatible with the campus/university social policy.
- The alcohol that each person may bring and consume to a BYOB event is no more than: two standard drinks below 15% alcohol by volume/ABV for each hour of the planned event for each person of legal drinking age who will be consuming alcohol at this event, not to exceed six standard drinks in total for the duration of the event.
Common sources of alcohol, including bulk quantities, which are not being served by a licensed and insured third party vendor, are prohibited (i.e., amounts of alcohol greater than what a reasonable person should consume over the duration of an event).
Alcoholic beverages must not be purchased with chapter funds or funds pooled by members or guests (e.g., admission fees, cover fees, collecting funds through digital apps, etc.).
A chapter must not co-host or cosponsor, or in any way participate in, an activity or event with another group or entity that purchases or provides alcohol, illegal drugs or controlled substances.
A chapter must not co-host or cosponsor (e.g., accept direct sponsorship or financial benefit) an event with a bar, event promoter, or alcohol distributor; however, a chapter may rent a bar, restaurant, or other licensed and insured third-party vendor to host a chapter event.
Phi Mu undergraduate and alumnae chapters may host philanthropy events where alcohol is present in accordance with this policy and only at third-party vendors.
Attendance by non-members at any event where alcohol is present must be by invitation only, and the chapter must utilize a guest list system.
Attendance at events with alcohol (e.g., date parties, mixers, socials, formals, etc.) is limited to a guest-to-member ratio not to exceed 3:1 and must not exceed local fire or building code capacity.
For the following events, the capacity cannot exceed local fire or building code capacity of the host venue: Parents Events, Alumnae Events, Multi-Group Functions, Philanthropic Events.
Any event or activity related to the new member joining process (e.g., recruitment, intake, rush, etc.) must be substance free. No alcohol or drugs may be present if the event or activity is related to new member activities, meetings, or initiation into the organization, including but not limited to “bid night,” “Big/Little” events or activities, “family” events or activities, and any ritual or ceremony.
The chapter, members, or guests must not permit, encourage, coerce, glorify or participate in any activities involving the rapid consumption of alcohol, such as drinking games or an activity that involves traveling to multiple drinking locations (i.e., bar/pub crawls, etc.).
Event monitors, including one officer, are required for all events with alcohol.
Alcohol or illegal drugs, including drug-related paraphernalia, will not be brought into, stored, consumed, or served in a chapter facility, lodge, room, apartment or parking lot owned/operated/leased by Phi Mu.
The use of self-constructed pools, bodies of water, slip-and-slides, is prohibited. However, inflatables (e.g., bouncy house, slip-and-slides) can be present if secured through a licensed and insured vendor and the event is alcohol free.