Being "on the list" will now be a necessity for the fraternity party-goers of Penn State because of new regulations put in place by the greek community that ban all open parties.

An official social policy for chapters of the greek community was adopted last week by the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Panhellenic Council to improve safety at the events they sponsor.

"You can't control people coming into your chapter house," said Steve Hulick, IFC vice president of standards. "You don't know who's breaking stuff, how old people are, if they're drinking. Open parties are just way too dangerous."

The new policy classifies social functions into five categories: "mixer," "closed party," "dated function," "outdoor function" and "alumni/parent function." The policy states that chapters will be permitted to register three social events per week, and only individuals whose names appear on a list will be allowed to attend these functions.

The policy is a collaboration between the two councils and their advisers, and is the first policy to regulate all fraternities and sororities with the same guidelines, said Alyse Fiori, the Panhellenic vice president of communications.

One of the major regulations of the new social policy is its ban on all "open parties," which will ease greeks' safety concerns, Fiori said.

"A lot of liability comes with open parties," she said.

The institution of the new policy will also allow the greek community to be more self reliant, Hulick said. "It will make it easier on Panhellenic and IFC to self regulate and self govern," he said. "It gave us a chance to acknowledge social atmosphere, keep it safe and enforce some rules."

Daniel Alexander, IFC social monitor chair, explained that "social monitors" will be used in enforcing the new social policy.

"They are the police officers of the social policy," he said. "They go out and check greek functions. They make sure there are no kegs and that only 21-year-olds are drinking."

Hulick explained that chapters that choose not to abide by the new policy will be subject to judicial conduct review, which will include informing national chapter advisers. "For the first time ever, I think they're actually going to follow the policy," Hulick said. "There's no gray area; there are no loop holes. Everyone will follow the policy."