It remains unclear why Athens-Clarke County Police presence did not stop members of Alpha Delta Pi from vomiting and urinating on Campus Transit buses Friday night.

The women chartered nine buses to transport them to their formal in Greensboro. According to ACC Police Maj. Carter Green, the standard fee to rent an officer is $30 per hour per officer.

Officers working off duty have certain guidelines they must follow, said Green, and one is to not check IDs.

It is partially for liability reasons and also because the establishment is expected to handle any alcohol distribution on its own, Green said.

However, if an officer sees someone breaking the law, they are expected to handle the situation as if they were on duty, he said.

Green said he did not know the details of what happened on the buses on Friday or why no police report was filed.

When renting a bus from the University, a “charter bus service request” must be mailed or faxed to Campus Transit two working days before the desired departure date. Alpha Delta Pi did not give that kind of notification.

“On Thursday, they called us in a panic situation,” said Ron Hamlin, manager of campus transit.

“Because of the urgency of the situation, we didn’t follow all of our own policies. We were trying to be the good guys.”

Campus Transit also assumes passengers are aware of its policies, which are listed on its Web site, he said. No open containers of food or beverage are allowed on the buses.

“It comes down to safety issues for everyone on the bus,” Hamlin said.

After the incident, University of Georgia Campus Transit decided to no longer rent buses to Greeks for the remainder of the semester.

Alpha Delta Pi was charged for the additional time it took drivers to clean their buses.

The sorority’s members refused to comment as of press time Wednesday.