Alpha Delta Pi Ethical Analysis

Christmas is a time full of beautiful decorations that cover houses with lights, wreaths, and tacky Santa Clauses. It seems nowadays everyone decorates for the holiday season, even universities Greek life. One night last year during holiday season, a member of Alpha Delta Pi decided to play a practical joke on the fraternity boys who were trying to be festive. A group of girls decided to sneak out late, and steal a Christmas reef. A harmless prank that was supposed to be nothing more than funny. Not everyone saw it as an innocent stunt, which caused her to find herself sitting face to face with Kathryn Trent in a standards hearing.
Sororities have always had strict rules that can have serious consequences if broken. They manage to have precise system in place where someone is appointed to make sure rules are enforced. In the Alpha Delta Pi house, we call this person the Director of Standards and Ethics, or Kathryn Trent. Her positon in the house entitles her to manage the wellness …show more content…
The outcome of standards hearing can reflect some possible outcomes of attending court in the real judicial system, but not the same severity. In a standards hearing, if the rule broken is serious enough, a member of the chapter can be put on a probation agreement. There are different forms of this agreement, for example, academic probation can lead to being banned from social events, until you make the grade mark the house requires. The probation agreement, if not broken, can be resolved and nothing needs to result from it. However, there are instances where the agreement is broken, which in that case can result in a formal standards hearing, meaning a new hearing, and then possible cancellation of their membership in this house. Just as being sent to court in the judicial system can put you on probation, misconduct in Greek life can also find you on a form of