UF's chapter of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity is prohibited from philanthropies, intramurals and socials this semester following charges of underage drinking and marijuana possession at an unauthorized party in August.
University Police Department officers charged Pi Lambda Phi, known as Pi Lam, with a narcotics violation and referred the fraternity to UF's Division of Student Affairs instead of criminally charging individual members, according to a police report.
Officers confiscated 4.6 grams of marijuana, five pipes, three bongs and one round silver metal grinder from the house at 15 Fraternity Row, according to the report.
According to a letter from the office of student affairs to Romano Muniz, Pi Lam president, members of the fraternity must send an apology letter to UPD and host a mock party for the Interfraternity Council's approval in addition to the probation.
All of Pi Lam's members must participate in risk-management and drug-use presentations.
A majority of the fraternity's officers must participate in a police ride-along with the Gainesville Police Department or UPD, according to the letter.
Pi Lam must also restructure its judicial policies and reevaluate its house director's duties.
No alcohol is allowed in the Pi Lam house all semester, according to the letter.
Members older than 21 can have alcohol in the house starting in spring.
The chapter will be allowed to participate in chapter meetings, educational presentations, service projects and two alcohol-free events, according to the letter.
In the spring, it will be allowed to participate in intramural sports and philanthropic events.
While it awaited the office's final decision, the chapter was suspended from all chapter meetings, new member education sessions, social events and service projects.
Pi Lam was also prohibited from all fall recruitment activities since the event occurred so close to rush week.
According to the UF Interfraternity Council's bylaws, events involving alcohol are prohibited during the weeks before and during recruitment.
In an August interview, Ben Caswell, the council's president, said pre-rush parties give fraternities an unfair advantage to recruit new members.
"We want people to make decisions about a fraternity because of the merits of the fraternity, not based on a great party they went to Friday night," Caswell said.
