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'U'H AS 44 HOUSES:
IFC Coordinates Campus Fraternitie
By HARRY PERLSTADT
The Interfraternity Council
swelled to 44 members this past,
year when two colonies were given
fraternity status.
pledging fraternities has also in-
creased during the past school
year. Of the 1655 men who rushed,.
approximately 903 pledged various
fraternities. "The most important
part of rushing is going to see as
many houses as possible," Jon
Trost, '61, president of the Inter-
fraternity Council said.r
IFC is the coordinating organi-
zation for the fraternities at the
University. IFC is composed of a
legislative branch called the Fra-
ternity Presidents Assembly, and
the executive branch known as the
Executive Committee. The FPA is
a meeting of all 44 fraternity
presidents where legislation con-
cerning the fraternity system is
passed.
Executive Council
The Executive Council is made
up of IFC officers, district repre-
sentatives, and three alumni mem-
bers. The officers of IFC are Jon
Trost, president; Howard Mueller,
executive vice - president; Gary
Slaughter, administrative vice-
president; Charles Matthews,
treasurer and John Richards, sec-
retary.
The district representatives are
elected from the five geographical
areas into which the system is
divided. The president of the fra-
ternities in a district meet in the
spring and elect one of their num-
ber to the executive committee,
The executive committee also
acts as the judiciary for the sys-
tem, hearing rushing and hazing,
violations. This year a judiciary
subcommittee was formed to han-
dle various petitions, reports and
minor judicial matters.
IFC a Bond
Although each house in the sys-
tem is uniquely different, stressing
the athletic, social or scholarship!
aspect of the University, they are
bonded together through the IFC
and the common problems whichs
arise in group living.I
All of the fraternity houses are
owned by the Alumni Corporation
of their respective fraternity. The
fraternity rents the house from its
Alumni Corporation, and it is this
group, along with the national or-
ganization, which the University
recognizes.
Generally two or three of the
chapter officers are members of
their Alumni Corporation. Any
major house repairs or additions
must go through this corpora-
tion.
Students Run House
The fraternity house is run by
the student members. The three
most important people in this;
operation are the treasurer, the
house manager and the steward.
They hire and fire the house help,
the kitchen staff and the porter.
The steward is responsible for
buying the food and often doesl
this through the Fraternity Buy-
ers Association, a student group
which buys food wholesale for3
affiliated houses. Other monetary;
matters are decided by the house'
as a whole.
Coirok BoUasts
With Portia over the doorway
and Venus in the hall, Martha
Cook building is undoubtedly the
center of more legends and myths
than any other dormitory on cam-
pus.
For example, it is a firmly-
enriched conviction of the major-
ity of the students-male and fe-
male-that Martha Cook residents
all maintain an average of 4.0 or
better. Needless to say, this is not
only completely false, it's im-
possible.
But while the building's grade
point average may not be quite
that spectacular, Martha Cook
does have many distinctive fea-
tures and offers a kind of group
living very unlike that of other
women's dormitories.
Martha Cook is not a part of
the University Residence Halls
system. Though its residents aref
subject to the campus rules gov-
erning women, it is under the con-
trol of a separate board of gover-
nors,"established by William Wil-
son Cook, '80, who built the dor-
mitory in 1915 in honor of his
mother.
Since Martha Cook building res-
idents number never more than
160, are all upperclasswomen or
graduate studentg, and have each
made application for residency,
they are a more close, friendly
group than the residents of the
larger dormitories. Acceptance for
residency is based on a combina-
tion of activities, scholarship and
individuality of contribution to the
building.
Aside from the chapter :
dent and these personnel,
fraternity has a social chat
who plans the parties whic:
held about once a week.
An athletic chairman guide
house through the Intrac
sports schedule. He is oftei
ferred to as the house Jock
The fraternity usually me(
its chapter room. This room
entered by pledges until the
initiated into the frate
Chapter meetings are forma
involve the secret rituals o
fraternity.
House meetings are of a
informal nature and held
often.
Pledges Help
Fraternity pledges work al
the house caring for the
painting, or doing other j
improvements. The IFC has
cracking down on pledge h
and illegal rushing procec
The Junior IFC, compose
pledge classe presidents, hol
annual Help Week, during
the fraternity and sorority pl
work at the University's fre,
camp.
Last year IFC was aware
trophy for the second most
standing large fraternity s
in the country by the Na
Interfraternity Council.
IFC adopted a resolution
last year concerning discri:
tory membership practices '
was similar to resolutions p
by the University Regents an
Student Government Coune
A pledge orientation prc
was formed on an experin
basis and will be enlarged thl
To Reexamine Rush
IFC is planning to reexami
rushing system this autumn.
the formal rush, IFC hopes ti
mote a large open rush,
those men who have not pl
may have a chance to visit
houses, and those houses
have not found as many i
pledge as they would like, wi
have a chance to meet more
Bettering the relationshi
tween the fraternity men an
University community is an
area in which IFC will work
semester.
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