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Panhel and IFC team up for fraternity checks
Panhel members will accompany IFC on house rounds; organizations want to enforce freshman rules
By: Lauren Clark
Issue date: 10/2/07 Section: News
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The Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council have teamed up to perform temporary checks of fraternity houses for violations of IFC's freshman policy.
These teams consist of two executive members of IFC and one executive member of Panhel who will check for freshman women entering fraternity houses after hours in violation of IFC's policy regarding freshmen on greek property.
IFC President Dan Moon confirmed that freshman students were caught on greek property two weeks ago. One fraternity house has already been fined $1,000 for violating the policy. An additional house is under investigation for a violation. Moon declined comment on the fraternities in question.
Panhel will deal with freshman women violations on a case by case basis. Vice president of programming Elizabeth Tassel said although the bylaws indicate that all freshman women will be excused from recruitment if caught on fraternity property after hours, that punishment is only one possible repercussion for violation of the policy. She said Panhel wouldn't want to hold the same standards to every case because every case has a different set of circumstances.
Moon said Panhel and IFC are working together to make sure the visitation rounds run smoothly and to ensure both sexes are held accountable for violations.
Though the checks are intended to ensure freshmen are not on greek property, Tassel said the checks also serve a wider purpose.
"IFC approached us and said that most of the problems they have been having, thus far, have been with freshman [women] trying to get in their houses after hours, in which usually dangerous circumstances have been set forth," Tassel said. "We are now doing these checks just to make sure that nothing is going on that shouldn't be and they are a necessary precaution to provoke safety in the houses."
Tassel said Panhel is making the rounds with IFC on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. They are accompanying IFC on eight rounds so that each executive member of Panhel has a chance to experience chapter visitation. After every member has been on a round, Panhel will reconvene and discuss how the rounds went and whether or not they should become a permanent part of Panhel's job description.
These teams consist of two executive members of IFC and one executive member of Panhel who will check for freshman women entering fraternity houses after hours in violation of IFC's policy regarding freshmen on greek property.
IFC President Dan Moon confirmed that freshman students were caught on greek property two weeks ago. One fraternity house has already been fined $1,000 for violating the policy. An additional house is under investigation for a violation. Moon declined comment on the fraternities in question.
Panhel will deal with freshman women violations on a case by case basis. Vice president of programming Elizabeth Tassel said although the bylaws indicate that all freshman women will be excused from recruitment if caught on fraternity property after hours, that punishment is only one possible repercussion for violation of the policy. She said Panhel wouldn't want to hold the same standards to every case because every case has a different set of circumstances.
Moon said Panhel and IFC are working together to make sure the visitation rounds run smoothly and to ensure both sexes are held accountable for violations.
Though the checks are intended to ensure freshmen are not on greek property, Tassel said the checks also serve a wider purpose.
"IFC approached us and said that most of the problems they have been having, thus far, have been with freshman [women] trying to get in their houses after hours, in which usually dangerous circumstances have been set forth," Tassel said. "We are now doing these checks just to make sure that nothing is going on that shouldn't be and they are a necessary precaution to provoke safety in the houses."
Tassel said Panhel is making the rounds with IFC on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. They are accompanying IFC on eight rounds so that each executive member of Panhel has a chance to experience chapter visitation. After every member has been on a round, Panhel will reconvene and discuss how the rounds went and whether or not they should become a permanent part of Panhel's job description.
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