G.O.R.D. EVENTS TIMELINE  October 2005-Present: Alcohol Strategies Group, University of Colorado  April 2007: Boulder H.S. Presentation, Boulder Colorado  April 2007: ResponsibiliSKI, Arapahoe Basin Colorado  April 2007: New Sorority Member Presentation, University of Colorado  March 2007: Regis Jesuit H.S. Girls Division Presentation, Centennial Colorado  March 2007: Greek Leadership Conference, George Mason University  November 2006: BVSD Substances Peer Education, Boulder Colorado  October 2006: Greek Community Presentation, University of Oregon  September 2006: Fraternity Community Presentation, University of Illinois  September 2006: CU vs. Arizona State Football Game, University of Colorado  August 2006: First Year Student Key Chain Distribution, University of Colorado  August 2006: Chi Psi National Convention, University of South Carolina  May 2006: Sigma Pi Fraternity Presentation, University of Colorado  May 2006: Alexander Dawson H.S. Presentation, Lafayette Colorado  April 2006: ResponsibiliSKI, Arapahoe Basin Colorado  April 2006: Cherry Creek H.S. Presentation, Denver Colorado  February 2006: New Sorority Member Presentation, University of Colorado  September 2005: Alcohol Leadership Conference, University of Colorado  August 2005: First Year Student Key Chain Distribution, University of Colorado  August 2005: Chi Psi National Convention, University of North Carolina  March 2005: 'Tell Me Something I Don't Know', University of Colorado

Project Details  University of Colorado Alcohol Stategies Group BOULDER COLORADO, OCTOBER 2004 to PRESENT Alcohol Strategies meetings link communication between CU Administration, CU Faculty, and CU students. Previous to the death of Lynn “Gordie” Bailey these meetings were very poorly attended by students and student groups. Since 2004 and the creation of G.O.R.D., alcohol strategy meetings have become a triumphant depiction of a paradigm shift in the way the CU Boulder views alcohol awareness, education, and responsibility. Strategy meetings now occur frequently, and are well participated by a vast representation of CU. These meetings are currently attended by members from the CU Chancellor's office, the Residence Hall Association, Greek Life, the CU Athletic Department, the Power of One, the Panhellenic Council (CU Sorority governing council), SEMS (Student Emergency Medical Services), the Wardenburg Health Center, CU Restorative Justice, UCSU (CU student council), the Colorado Creed, and the CU Alumni Association. Over the past two years communication lines between the university have re-opened. Progressive alcohol education initiatives and research have been passed and implemented. For example, the university now has the 8 accepted signs of alcohol poisoning in every wing of every residence hall on campus. Also, CU has since adopted its own “Good Samaritan Policy”. A policy that encourages its students to call 9-1-1 when facing a possible emergency, rather than justifying inaction due to worrying about various punishments. Along with enacting standard studies on alcohol use and abuse, the alcohol strategies group has pushed to collect new data. The hope is that this progressive data may be able to give the university a more clear representation of dangerous drinking cultures that exist around American colleges. For example, beyond collecting data surrounding standard drinking habits, the group hopes to collect how many times a person “baby sits a drunk”.