According to Lambda Pi's five-fold pledge, members who use alcohol during initiation ceremonies will be expelled from the fraternity. Delayed rush is not enough to deter students from drinking excessive amounts of alcohol at greek events, Demetras said. With this pledge, each member of Lambda Pi knows exactly what is expected of him. Under the pledge, forcing or requiring a person to drink is strictly prohibited. Lambda Pi members must seek medical aid for someone who may have alcohol poisoning.
Members also have a duty to prevent other members who have consumed alcohol from driving.
Along with Demetras, six other Lambda Pi members presented their signed pledges to Chico State University President Manuel Esteban on April 27. If anything is to be done about the drinking problem, it must come primarily from the students themselves. Mike Strand, an alumnus of Lambda Pi and the author of the fraternity's recent pledge, said he suggested the oath as part of a project the fraternity's alumni association had undertaken to re-establish the organization on campus. Due to lack of interest, the fraternity temporarily dissolved in 1999. The house will become a condition of the pledge, Strand said.