November 17, 2003
Drinking may result in hazing charge...
Well, another fraternity is possibly in trouble for a drinking competition. But wait, it's not alcohol, but a water drinking competition.
A 21-year-old student at Southern Methodist University remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday after chugging water in an off-campus competition with fraternity members.
Yes, that's right. Water. Good ol' H20.
Excessive consumption of water can be fatal, causing pulmonary edema, a condition where water enters the lungs, and hyponatremia, a sodium imbalance brought on by excess fluid consumption.
The average person can consume up to 15 liters of water in a 24-hour period, but drinking too much, too quickly can swell brain cells and cause head pressure, said Dr. Greg Blomquist, an emergency room doctor at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
Ok, now I know this isn't a laughing matter, but this is just plain nuts. If it's not one thing, it's another. . . It just further proves to me that alcohol on campus isn't the problem, it's the admissions standards. Too many schools are admiting absolute morons and the morons that join greek orgs do stupid stuff that manages to get put into the papers.
Posted by Chris Short at November 17, 2003 08:27 PM
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Paddy Mullen
Sep 27, 2004 1:27 AM
I pledged two fraternities, neither of which worked out. I was very disapointed at the time, but now I'm happy not to be part of that type of life. I can go anywhere I want, party with anyone I want, and only have to answer to myself.
I recently posted a story about how I was expected to play paintball without a face mask as part of the pledge process in Phi Kappa Theta. I didn't play and I got in trouble for that. Here is the link
Why Firearms education is important
http://yorkpaddy.blogspot.com/2004/09/why-firearms-education-is-important.html