"Any time [a death occurs] it reinforces negative stereotypes of fraternities," Drogin said. "It affects how the student body and administration view us."

"I can't speak about other groups on campus, but our fraternity does not force people to drink," Drogin added.

At Harvard, students and members of the administration saw Krueger's death as a warning to drinkers in general.

"I hope this tragic incident makes people think about their own behavior," said Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68.

The Administration officially responded to the incident by reiterating its policy against underage drinking.

"I think everybody's going to tighten up," Epps said.

McAfee said administrators have little power to stop underage drinking.

"I don't think policy can get to this problem," McAfee said.

The incident was discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Administrative Board, according to McAfee.

"It forces us to look at what we're telling our students in our policies," McAfee said.

"I would welcome hearing ideas from students about how we might ensure that a tragedy like this will not occur at Harvard," Lewis said.

"You can't blame it on the frats. A guy has to take personal responsibility for himself," added David S. Schultz '01, who said he does not drink.

Funeral Service Scheduled

After Krueger lost consciousness he was carried to a basement room. At an undetermined time later, another reveler called MIT police for help. When authorities arrived at 12:12 a.m. they found empty liquor bottles and fresh vomit on the floor surrounding Krueger's body.

Yesterday, the deceased's family returned to their home in Orchard Park, N. Y. A memorial service will be held this weekend; according to Burke-White, Krueger's cousin.

"If Scott's death is to mean anything, we need to look at ourselves and at the system that let it happen," Burke-White said