Get Herald RSSDavid Greene, vice president for campus life and student services, wrote an e-mail to Brown undergraduates Sunday night addressing "troubling incidents" that occurred "during or following student organized events" this weekend.
Greene wrote that University policies concerning parties and events sponsored by student groups will be reconsidered in light of physical altercations and medical emergencies at on-campus events Friday and Saturday.
Greene did not explicitly refer to Sex Power God, the Queer Alliance-sponsored dance in Sayles Hall Saturday night, but "a huge number" of students required Emergency Medical Services attention for intoxication at the event, said Amy Sanderson, a Brown EMS supervisor.
Raf Flores '08, a member of the Queer Alliance's executive board, said the volume of EMS calls was considerably higher than previous years. "This was highest like ever - it was quite high," he said.
The University has specific safety and training procedures for parties at which alcohol is served. "That these problems occurred at events where alcohol was not served suggests the need to examine the climate for social events, their means of promotion, the practices regarding admission to them, and the culture of 'pre-parties,' which can lead to serious health consequences," Green wrote.
Flores said many party-goers felt they had to be inebriated to comfortably attend the event.
Sex Power God did not serve alcohol, and Flores said that to his knowledge attendees did not consume alcohol or drugs at the event. But he said many were intoxicated upon entering the party. "Pre-gaming obviously was a problem," he said.
Flores said event organizers did not prevent students who were obviously under the influence of drugs or alcohol from entering the party. "What regulated the party was solely the ticket - if you had a ticket you could get in, if you didn't, you couldn't come in," he said.
Joshua Teitelbaum '08, the president of the Queer Alliance and an organizer of Sex Power God, declined to comment.
Greene's e-mail also referred to a Friday night event that "ended with a series of altercations" on the Main Green, followed by an incident in which shots were fired. No injuries were reported, and those involved in the shooting were unaffiliated with the University, according to a preliminary Department of Public Safety report. DPS and the Providence Police Department are investigating that incident.
Greene wrote that the Office of Student Life and the Student Activities Office will work with DPS to review policies for student-organized social events to ensure the safety of all participants.
Greene could not be reached for comment Sunday night.
Flores said members of the Queer Alliance will discuss the event and its ramifications for the community with administrators within the next few days. "We'll probably just be talking about how to promote, the kinds of promotion, what our posters portray, what they suggest and the messages we're sending to students - promiscuity, alcohol, et cetera," he said.
Sanderson said Providence emergency services assisted in providing medical attention to intoxicated students Saturday. Though Sanderson was not on duty Saturday night, she said the volume of calls "was not uncharacteristic of Sex Power God."
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