Though DePauw first-years may not yet be allowed on Greek property, they've managed to make their own fun, and they're taking that fun to the roofs.
Last Friday, 40-45 first-years gathered on the roof of Longden Hall for a non-University sanctioned party. At around 11:30 p.m., Public Safety arrived and the rooftop hang-out was quickly broken up.
"It had been going on for a while when my friends and I got there," first-year Sarah Wilson said.
Though resident assistants (RAs) and Public Safety disciplined some party attendees, many, including Wilson, left before the punishments were doled out.
"Some people got in trouble, but most of the people who were there didn't," Wilson said.
According to an email from Angie Nally, director of Public Safety, Public Safety officials were called in to help with the situation.
"The Officers and [Campus Living and Community Development] staff gathered information and referrals to Community Standards were made," she said. "No State citations for alcohol law violations were issued and no one was transported to the hospital."
Those who hosted the party, however, were not let off so lightly.
"We have hearings, and like four different charges," said first-year Eddie Gable, one of the three roommates whose window was used for roof-access.
Wilson said that access to the roof was arranged through the use of a second floor Longden Hall window.
"You just climbed through the window and got onto the roof," he added.
Gable said he had gone out on the roof a few times before last Friday.
"We got the idea to put a few chairs out there. We got a table and a couple blow up pools and some Christmas lights, just for decoration," he said.
Wilson estimated that when she arrived there were around 30 people on the roof. At its most, there were around 45 people on the roof at once, according to Gable.
"I thought it was fun," Wilson added. "It was kind of short-lived, but fun."