University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Mien Brook Allen Brook MAC ATTACK: Dude Martin, business junior compiles the results of an IFC poll on fraternity donations to charities. HOW ABOUT NEXT TUESDAY? President Chris Bragg, finance senior, speaks with a contact as he organizes the holiday food drive in December. HARD AT WORK: Scott Wilder, director of the IFC finds himself constantly busy preparing agendas for meetings with national consultants from other fraternity chapters. Interfraternity Council 527

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INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL New director ai for improving imag A change in the leadership of the Interfraternity Council brought about several reforms in IFC policy. Scott Wilder, newly appointed director of the IFC, said, It ' s always bothered me that people say that fraternities are just social clubs, we do a lot more than just that. Measures were being taken to change the fraternity members ' party animal image and to inform the public that they were also en- thusiastically involved in many activities that benefitted the community. For example, fra- ternities, sororities and other groups formed a service organization to help out the older citizens of Austin. Activities planned by this new group included a casino night for the elderly and a holiday canned food drive for the underpriv- ileged, sponsored by the IFC. Also, according to a poll taken by the IFC, fraternities raised almost $50,000 for charity. One of the upgrading measures proposed was a new system where the University ' s Office of the Registrar provided each fraternity house with its members ' cumulative grade point av- KNOW YOUR LIMIT: Many fraternities encouraged responsible drinking at their functions as a result of a new IFC policy. erage. These were to be reported by each of their fraternities to their respective national sponsors. The averages were then used to recognize fra- ternities with superior GPAs and to set mini- mum standards. Wilder said, Someone might say that join- ing a fraternity might hurt my GPA. With this new system, the fraternity would have a concrete way of keeping tabs on their members ' GPA and would be notified and be able to take action against failing grades. Another improvement was the active par- ticipation of fraternities in Alcohol Awareness Week. Greek groups began promoting respon- sible drinking by encouraging a designated driv- er system and cab vouchers for guests unable to drive. A number of fraternities show interest in purchasing breath analyzers. Also, the IFC ruled to penalize organizations which violated the dry (alcohol-free) rush week rule with a fine of $100. by Arpana Sathe OFFICERS: FRONT ROW: Edmond Levi Martin, Timothy George Karpos, John ViUere Rareshide, Christopher Clay Bragg BACK ROW: Terrance Levan Mc- Cann, Larry C. Tookcr. 526 Interfraternity Council

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Me the (mxr . , or., may ip v soppn fot lit rsi Peter Rene STRATEGY: David King, liberal arts freshman and Sigma Phi Epsilon member, listens to the game plan before the Greek-Independent game on April 5. SUP- PORT: Friends of Independent Victor Schmidlkofer, mechanical engineering junior, offer encouragement during the game. SPIRIT: Greek fans join in The Eyes of Texas played by the Longhorn Alumni Band. 528 Greeks