Slip 'n Slide Parties--a Really Bad Idea

[Kevin]

It's Summer and a slip 'n slide party might sound like a great idea. Fun, cheap, etc. The trouble is, it's not safe and should generally be avoided. These things are not made for adults.

Last Spring, at TCU, the University became aware that their chapter of Beta Theta Pi was planning on having a massive slip & slide party. Upon learning this, they shut the event down citing safety hazards. The student paper ran this story:

http://www.tcu360.com/campus/2012/04...enge-cancelled

Apparently, the student newspaper didn't understand the risk involved, nor did the fraternity. Slip and slides for adults are simply not safe according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml93/93076.html

There is an unacceptable risk associated with these things for adults and recently (as we discussed in another thread) a young man was nearly made a quadriplegic and suffered permanent nerve damage at a fraternity slip and slide party costing that fraternity's liability policy $7.2 million dollars.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/18...nst-fraternity