Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association of the University of Kentucky

Greek Risk Reduction Guidelines

In planning and implementing social events, members of the University of Kentucky Greek community are bound by a number of laws, regulations and policies concerning alcohol and other risk-related issues. The Commonwealth of Kentucky, the University and each international fraternity/sorority have implemented policies and programs that impact directly upon Greek-sponsored social events. The responsibility for compliance with these policies and the subsequent liability for negligence rest solely on each individual chapter.

In no event may council funds be used for the purchase of alcohol for individual chapter or council events.

Chapter events must be planned well in advance in order to ensure compliance with national risk management policies as well as related State laws and University guidelines. Chapters co-sponsoring an event must work together to ensure compliance with the strictest national policies of the sponsoring groups. The UK Greek governing councils (IFC, PC) have created and adopted the Greek Risk Reduction Guidelines in order to assist member chapters in the planning and implementation of safer events. Chapters must meet the following requirements for chapter-sponsored events that include the consumption of alcohol:

1. At least four class days prior to the date of the event, the following information must be submitted to the appropriate governing council in 575 Patterson Office Tower:

a. A completed event planning form;

b. Duty schedules for sober door monitors, bar monitors and designated drivers.

c. A typed guest list that includes the names of all members of the sponsoring organization(s) and all non-members who have been invited to the event (if the event is closed);

d. A copy of the invitation that is being sent to non-members on the guest list (if the event is closed);

2. Alleged violations of these guidelines will be forwarded to the judicial body of the appropriate governing council as well as the international headquarters of the chapter(s) involved for further action.

3. Philanthropy events and fundraising events cannot be considered as social events with alcohol.

4. A written risk reduction plan which cites the National Risk Management Guidelines for all co-sponsoring organizations must accompany the event planning form.

5. A risk reduction meeting must be held between the sponsoring chapters, the appropriate IFC, NPC and NPHC council officers and at least one (1) of the Assistant Deans of Students for Fraternity and Sorority Affairs before each chapter sponsored and co-sponsored event.

6. All Fraternity and Sorority chapter events which involve the use of alcohol must follow the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, and National Panhellenic Council of the University of Kentucky Risk Reduction Guidelines and must be submitted to the Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Office via the Event Planning Form. The events include, but are not limited to: Formals, date parties, Alumni Events, and Off-campus house parties.