All men who join
a fraternity at Whitman College also become members of the Whitman College
Interfraternity Council. By uniting together under one common organization,
the fraternities are able to create a climate of unity and support among
the four groups.
The Interfraternity
Council is led by the Executive Officers, comprised of men elected from
each of the four fraternities. The Executive Officers meets weekly throughout
the academic year to plan activities and conduct business that is of
mutual concern to the fraternities. Faculty speakers, education lectures,
social functions, Greek Week and membership recruitment are just a few
of the many activities that the Interfraternity Council coordinates.
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Officers | Constitution
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Interfraternity
Council Officers
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President | Faculty Relations
| IFC Relations | Secretary/Treasurer
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| Greek Events | Rush Coordinator
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President:
Chase Cooper
coopercc@whitman.edu
The President shall:
Preside over all meetings and related activities; act in an executive capacity in all matters affecting the Council as a whole; set the meeting times and agenda; make proposals, such as the slate and other IFC initiatives, as well as communicate votes and IFC decisions to the chapter presidents; be a liaison between Panhellenic and the IFC; represent the fraternity system to the College administration including, but not limited to, the President, Dean of Students, and Greek Advisor; attend regularly scheduled Greek Leaders meetings; meet regularly with the Greek Advisor; lead in conducting rush with the Vice-President, Greek Events, and Community Relations officers; distribute the IFC constitution to all new chapter presidents and members of the IFC; guide the Council in setting goals and taking initiatives that feature clear metrics for success; be a signatory on the IFC bank account; own and update the IFC listserv.
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Vice-President: Gareth Olds
oldsge@whitman.edu
The Vice-President shall:
Represent the fraternity system to the faculty and staff of the College including, but not limited to, the Dean of Faculty, Director and Associate Director of Security, and Residence Life staff; write a memo to faculty each semester detailing Greek achievements and accolades; maintain a relationship with Security by meeting with them at least once to update fraternity and IFC contact information; serve as a contact for security in the event of an emergency; investigate and report to the Council on conduct violations reported by the Greek Advisor, Residence Life staff, security personnel, or any member of any fraternity; preside at meetings in the absence of the president; aid in conducting rush with the President, Greek Events, and Community Relations officers.
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Treasurer:
David Wallace
wallacdc@whitman.edu
The Treasurer shall:
Keep records of ALL transactions and be responsible for all financial matters involving the IFC; be a signatory on the IFC bank account; assess and collect fees, penalties, and dues as per IFC by-laws; pay the salaries of the IFC; serve as the IFC Representative in the ASWC Congress and fulfill the duties in its by-laws which include:
1) keeping an updated constitution on file with the Director of Student
Activities, 2) attending budget manager training as required by ASWC, 3) submitting a Recognition Update Form once per semester by the deadline, 4) attending and acting as a Greek issues advocate at ALL ASWC Joint Sessions and senate or committee meetings as necessary, and 5) submitting a budget request form in the spring and attending budget committee meeting hearings if necessary with the goal of getting as much support for Greek activities as possible.
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Greek Relations: Matt Morris-Rosenfeld
morrism@whitman.edu
The Greek Relations delegate shall:
Conduct a Social Circus at the beginning of each semester in coordination with the Panhellenic President (or designated officer) and all fraternity/sorority social chairs. Traditionally, 1) each house is given one black-out day where no other group may have a function, 2) changes to the calendar must be requested one week in advance and approved by the Greek Relations Delegate, 3) the final calendar must be made public and distributed, be it physically or electronically, to all chapter presidents.
Maintain a social listserv that includes all Greek social chairs as well as any other relevant individuals; review function themes and have the power to recommend appropriate sanction to the IFC if the delegate disapproves for any reason; educate social chairs and the fraternity system on risk and alcohol management techniques. (i.e., training bartenders) as well as issues of sexual misconduct; aid and encourage the fraternities to implement these techniques and take an active, as opposed to passive or reactive, role in addressing extant issues; schedule and facilitate at least TWO dry all-Greek functions at each of the houses during the year, preferably one per semester.
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Greek
Events/Extermal Rush Coordinator: Curt Lindley
lindlecj@whitman.edu
The Greek Events/External
Rush Coordinator works with the Panhellenic Vice President to plan
the spring Greek Week program. He is also responsible for organizing
the IFC presentations in the residence halls and patrols of the fraternity
houses.
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Faculty
Relations/Publications Coordinator: Clint Collier
collierc@whitman.edu
The Faculty Relations/Publications
Coordinator is responsible for coordinating two faculty lectures each
semester and is responsible for the Rush post card and handbook.
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Interfraternity
Council Constitution
Click here
to access the IFC Constitution.
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