Plan Designed to Minimize Trouble at Greek Picnic.

PHILADELPHIA -- Organizers of the city's controversial Greek Picnic are planning ahead to promote the event as safe and family-oriented in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the violence and sexual harassment alleged last year.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council, which sponsors the annual gathering of Black fraternities and sororities, has developed a plan designed to eliminate the types of incidents that marred the 1998 celebration, a 25-year Philadelphia tradition.

The July 24 event will be "a zero-tolerance zone" for unruly behavior; says Gregory Wright, president of the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Under the plan, members …