Spring Break
The Daily OrangeIFC restricts open fraternity parties
By Amy Potenza
Posted: 9/8/05, 10:52 PM EST Section: News
This past weekend, Syracuse University's campus was alive and jumping at all hours of the night with hundreds of students flocking down Comstock Avenue and Walnut Place searching for a fraternity party to attend.
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."
Greek administrators are now enforcing these accountability issues over a very short amount of time.
"There are continuing series and changes in greek life, in terms of administrators," said Brandon Fierro of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. "Under certain situations, some social events are OK, but then they will go back on their decisions, and that is not fair to those who it affects most."
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."
The IFC is drafting a letter that will be sent to SU students regarding these new policies in order to prevent potentially dangerous situations.
"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. "This is not only about parties, but this has a very large effect on our day-to-day lives, philanthropy and socializing."
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."
Greek administrators are now enforcing these accountability issues over a very short amount of time.
"There are continuing series and changes in greek life, in terms of administrators," said Brandon Fierro of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. "Under certain situations, some social events are OK, but then they will go back on their decisions, and that is not fair to those who it affects most."
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."
The IFC is drafting a letter that will be sent to SU students regarding these new policies in order to prevent potentially dangerous situations.
"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. "This is not only about parties, but this has a very large effect on our day-to-day lives, philanthropy and socializing."
