After a weekend of parties and another fast approaching, the effectiveness of the Interfraternity Council's new liability policies received mixed reviews from the Greek community and other fraternity party revelers.

"Now, even if you're not going to drink, it's hard to get into a party," said Lela Glikes (sophomore-hotel, restaurant and institutional management).

But Glikes and others said people are "getting around" the list and carding rules. Sorority members also said the policies have erased their "permanent-guest" status.

The new policies require carding at the door and limit the number of guests allowed at parties. Both policies are intended to "limit liability and create a more responsible atmosphere at social functions," according to an IFC statement.

The carding policy requires fraternities holding social functions to stamp the hands of party-goers who are 21 or older.

Members are not required to check for stamped hands before serving alcohol to guests at the bar because that measure is unenforceable, IFC president Tom Lynch said.

Brian Kredo, IFC's board of control chairman, said the carding policy, designed to eliminate underage drinking at fraternities, will be evaluated later in the semester for effectiveness.

But some students have already begun questioning the effectiveness.

Colleen Finnegan of Alpha Phi sorority, 410 Wolf Hall, said the new policies were not followed at the parties she attended.

However, Kim Kottmeyer, president of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, 403 Stone Hall, said while the policies were followed at the parties she attended, students still found ways to drink.

Some believe that stricter fraternity policies will lead to more problems with drinking in the dorms and apartments. But Dan Fisher, rush chairman of Theta Xi fraternity, 425 Locust Lane, said the policy encourages people who go to fraternity parties to dance and meet people rather than drink.

The other new policy limits the number of guests at social functions to 300 or five times the membership of a fraternity, whichever amount is larger. This policy directly affects sorority members who used to be on permanent guest lists at all fraternities.

While many have complained about the policy, it limits liability and has enough support within IFC to remain in place, Kredo said.

The number of parties sorority members have been able to attend have been reduced, Finnegan said. The policies seem to give fraternity members control of sorority members' social lives, she said.

But Jennifer Hultman, a pledge of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, 108 Haller Hall, said she welcomed the changes because they encourage more direct interaction between members of fraternities and sororities.

The list policy has actually helped one student's social life.

Ankur Gupta (freshman-pre-med) said he has an easier time getting on fraternity lists because the new policy does not specify the sex of guests.

Fraternity members say consistent enforcement is another issue they must deal with so the policies will be effective. As chairman of the IFC board of control, Kredo said he plans to enforce the policies consistently.

IFC enforces all social function policies through a system of house checkers and a hearing board. The house checkers visit all registered social functions each day and report any violations of IFC policy, Kredo said.

Fraternities are required to register all events at which half of their membership is present and alcohol is publicly accessible. Failure to register social functions is also a violation of IFC policy but is enforced by informal reporting.

This past weekend about twelve parties were registered and checked, Kredo said. Only one house violated the policies and will soon go before the hearing board, Kredo said.

Penalties for door policy violations include administrative warnings and social probation. An administrative warning puts the fraternity on probation for a given period of time. If a fraternity violates a policy during that time a more serious penalty will than be imposed.

Social probation prohibits the fraternity from engaging in social functions for a specified period of time, Kredo said.