Syracuse administration and IFC are starting to "Walk the Talk"
Greek life represents a large portion of the SU community. Dr. Roy Baker, associate dean of students, and Joshua McIntosh, senior associate director, are now holding all recognized fraternities more accountable to their respective national organizations' standards.
"We are asking fraternities to follow their own national policies; the national office of their organization says these things and sets these regulations," McIntosh said. "If a fraternity does not follow these rules, it is then a system of accountability with SU, the Inter-Fraternity Council and their national office."
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On Tuesday, the IFC executive board conducted a meeting with 19 chapter presidents and their delegates, where they decided fraternities can no longer host open parties.
"The party is not going to stop, but it is going to get cleaned up," said Chris VanDeWeert, IFC president and member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. "These social policies may seem drastic, but are needed to protect fraternities from violations, punishments and to protect students."
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"Administrators and the IFC are making these changes in a very sweeping manner, without the input or consulting those who it affects most," Fierro said (Brandon Fierro - Delta Kappa Epsilon). "This is not only about parties, but this has a very large effect on our day-to-day lives, philanthropy and socializing."
Wait! You mean the Greeks are gonna have to actually follow all those high-and-mighty guidelines from the Nationals? Where's the fun in that?
IFC restricts open fraternity parties - The Daily Orange - News
