The InterFraternity Council’s Judicial Board tried a case this week concerning Phi Kappa Theta fraternity for violations of the IFC alcohol policy pertaining to spontaneous events.

The board found the fraternity guilty of violating the policy for an incident on Aug. 23, and issued the sanction of reprimand, a warning indicating that chapter’s actions were inappropriate and that subsequent infractions should not occur.

The sanction issued to the fraternity included that the fraternity have a presentation for all of its members concerning insurance and liablity.

Jeff Goldberg, Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity president, filed the incident report against Phi Kappa Theta. He said that Phi Kappa Theta held a party on Aug. 23 and charged money for people to drink. He said he filed the case because “they (Phi Kappa Theta) had a blatant offense.”

Phi Kappa Theta member Bill Keirse, also an IFC executive officer, filed a case earlier this semester against Sigma Alpha Mu for violations of the IFC Rush policy concerning alcohol, the board found the fraternity guilty.

Keirse and Phi Kappa Theta President John Martin said Goldberg filed against the fraternity, because Keirse had earlier reported Sigma Alpha Mu.

Martin said, “This kind of situation isn’t what the Judicial Board is for. It’s for major violations. This party was comparable to friends sitting around and having a keg. I didn’t think it was important enough to be brought before the Judicial Board.”

“We felt a case like this shouldn’t have been decided by the Judicial Board. By decisions like this they keep the alcohol policy from coming under scrutiny,” he added.

Goldberg said, “They got off easy. Greek Row is going to open up to open parties. I have a good feeling that the university isn’t going to let this decision ride.

“The whole purpose of Judicial Board was not to bring up every little thing. It was to bring houses together and have them work things out themselves. If they couldn’t work things out, then it would be brought to the Judicial Board,” Goldberg said.

Goldberg compared the Judicial Board to parents. “If the kids couldn’t work things out, bring it to the parents.”