We, the members of fraternities at Stevens Institute of Technology, realize the need to strengthen the fraternity system, and in order to secure a greater unity in our aims and objectives and to establish an effective regulation of InterFraternity affairs, do hereby establish and subscribe to this Constitution.

There shall be a society consisting of undergraduate students who, believe in the principles of the Fraternity system and self government, ordain and constitute the InterFraternity Council of Stevens Institute of Technology, which shall hereinafter be referred to in this constitution as the IFC.

The IFC at Stevens Institute of Technology, an entity directed to address the needs of the member fraternities, shall operate as a model organization whose sole purpose is to self govern, to educate, and to promote a true sense of community.

The IFC shall function as a legislative, administrative, and judicial body. Its objectives shall be, but not limited to: providing an organization which promotes intellectual and social interactions within and among fraternities, coordinates the operations and represents the Stevens Institute of Technology fraternity system.

Section 1. General Membership

A.   The IFC shall consist of the undergraduate representatives of the Stevens Institute of Technology chapters of the following Greek letter, social fraternities:

 

Alpha Sigma Phi                                                                                 Theta Xi

Beta Theta Pi                                                                                     Phi Sigma Kappa

Chi Phi                                                                                                Delta Tau Delta

Sigma Nu                                                                                            Chi Psi

 

B.   Any men’s fraternity chapter or colony affiliated with a general fraternity is eligible for membership in the IFC. (In no way shall this be construed to include the various business and professional, scholastic, service, or other Greek Letter organizations, not by nature of constitution men’s general fraternities.)

 

C.  There shall be four classes of membership: regular, provisional, academic probationary, and probationary.

1. A regular member of the InterFraternity Council is any chapter recognized by Stevens as a fraternity, which meets the minimum standards set forth in Article VI of the Council’s By-Laws.

2. A provisional member is any group or colony to whom the InterFraternity Council extends membership.

The general organization of the IFC shall consist of the Executive Committee, the Judicial Board, and such committees as may be authorized and controlled by the IFC. The legislative council shall be composed of IFC representatives delegated by the fraternities in good standing.

Section 1. Board of IFC Representatives

A.  Each fraternity man must be a member of their fraternity for at least two full semesters before being eligible to be elected an 

     IFC Representative. Representatives will be the only voting members of IFC and shall have one vote each.

B.  The IFC President will vote only in the case of a tie.

C.  A quorum shall consist of representation from two-thirds of the legislative council.

D.  If the representative is unable to attend a meeting, he must designate an alternate representative.

E.  All Executive appointments made by the President shall come from the men in IFC regular member fraternities.

Section 2. Officers and Committee Chairs

A.  The Executive Committee of the IFC shall consist of:

1. President

2. Vice-President

3. Judicial & Risk Management Officer

4. Treasurer

5. Secretary

B.  The duties of the officers shall be as described in the By-Laws of the IFC.

C.  The procedure for elections shall be as described in the By-Laws of the IFC.

D.  The Administrative Committee of the IFC shall consist of:

6. Director of Standards

7. Director of Academics

8. Director of Recruitment

9. Director of Public Relations

10. Philanthropy Chair

11. Social Chair

12. Communications Chair

13. Member Development Chair

14. SGA Representative

E.  The duties of the Administrative Committee heads shall be as described in an attachment to the By-Laws of the IFC.

Section 3. The Standing Committees of the IFC shall be:

Scholarship

Standards

Public Relations

Recruitment

Social

Philanthropy

Communications

SGA Representative

Member Development

Section 4. Honor Board Clause

A.  Any member running for office must make public any prior or pending Honor Board violations.

Section 1. The procedure and frequency of IFC meeting shall be as described in the By-Laws of this organization.

Section 2. Quorum

A.  No official business may be conducted without quorum. A quorum is defines as two-thirds (2/3) of the voting membership of the IFC.

Section 3. Undefined Points

The IFC shall hold and execute such powers as delegated to and as accepted by the IFC from the member fraternities and the Stevens Institute of Technology. These powers shall consist of, but not be limited to:

Section 1. An existing social fraternity who wishes to affiliate with the IFC must submit a formal and written request to the IFC and the Office of Student Life requesting provisionary membership status.

Section 2. The Greek Council shall issue an invitation to the petitioning fraternity to become a provisionary member once the petitioning group has met the requirements for provisionary status in Article VIII of the IFC By-Laws.

Section 3. The process for admitting a new fraternity to the IFC is defined in Article VIII of the IFC By-Laws.

Section 1. The By-Laws of the IFC Constitution shall be considered as a part of this Constitution, save that their amendment shall require a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote and shall be tabled for one week.

Section 2. No By-Laws shall supersede this Constitution.

Section 1. Referendum:  Amendments shall become effective upon a four-fifths (4/5) affirmative vote of the IFC.

The Greek President’s Council (GPC) must be notified of all changes to the Constitution at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

Section 1. The IFC Executive Committee shall maintain all rules, regulations, and procedures relating to the administration and clarification of the By-Laws as an attachment to this Constitution.

Section 2. The legislative body of the IFC may, by majority vote, require the alteration or elimination of any attachment.

Section 1. Any questions on the interpretation of this Constitution or By-Laws, shall be reviewed by the Vice-President and his committees.

Section 2. The interpretation rendered by the Vice-President’s Committee on the Constitution can only be superseded by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the IFC.

Section 1. This Constitution shall supersede all previous Constitutions of the IFC.

Section 2. This Constitution shall take effect upon the ratification of three-fourths (3/4) of all active fraternity member presidents.