Nominations

Nominations for all positions are open for the IFC. To nominate someone, send e-mail to Joe Llano. Here is a list of the descriptions for each position:

Executive Committee

A. President

1. The President shall represent IFC before Administration, faculty, Board of Trustees, Panhellenic Council, and any other organization of the Institute as necessary.
2. The President of the IFC shall be the administrative head of IFC, and shall preside over all meetings of the IFC and the executive board.
3. The President shall make appointments necessary for the administration of the affairs of IFC, upon consultation with the executive board.
4. Appoint all non-elected chairmen with the approval of the IFC executive board.
5. Manage the interactions between all member chapters and solve any problems or conflicts that may arise.
6. Act in the best interest of, and represent the IFC and fraternity system at all times.

B. Vice President

1. The vice president of the IFC shall be chairman of the administrative committee.
2. Will act as counsel to the president and to assist him in planning, adopting, and executing the policies and programs of the IFC.
3. Decide on all questions of parliamentary procedure and be well versed on the IFC Constitution and Bylaws.
4. Act as guardian of the IFC Constitution and Bylaws.

C. Judicial and Risk Management Officer

1. Act as chairman of the IFC Judicial Committee.
2. Maintain the IFC Judicial Files and complete all necessary correspondence to National Organizations, Stevens, and the Community that pertains to Judicial matters.
3. Take an active role in educating all fraternity men on Risk Management Policies by direct contact with the chapters and through Member Development programming.
4. Identify areas of risk in the Greek community and take measures to correct them.

D. Secretary

1. Record accurately, and file in the IFC office, the minutes of each IFC meeting, Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and Greek Presidents' Council meetings.
2. Duplicate and distribute the minutes of the IFC meetings to the IFC Representatives no later than the following meeting.
3. Maintain membership lists of all fraternities and to check attendance and accept written excuses for absences at all IFC meetings.
4. Conduct all IFC correspondence with the fraternities, administration, faculty, Greek Presidents' Council and other campus or non-campus organizations as directed by the president.

E. Treasurer

1. The treasurer of IFC shall work with the executive board of IFC in developing an annual budget for IFC.
2. Supervise the finances of IFC. He shall keep accurate, up-to-date financial records of all IFC business.
3. Be responsible for the proper assessment and collection of all dues, fees, and fines.
4. Work closely with any committee concerned with the disbursement of all IFC funds.
5. Be responsible for monitoring the financial status of all chapters with relation to IFC matters, shall set prompt schedules of payment, and shall notify the IFC President when a chapter is financially delinquent.

Administrative Committee

A. Director of Standards

1. Act as an assistant to the Judicial Chairman in matters concerning judicial proceedings.
2. Serve as chairman of the IFC Standards Committee.
3. Distribute and collect Minimum Standards Forms at the beginning of each semester and convene the Standards Committee within the first 5 weeks of each semester.
4. Take an active role in helping member fraternities exceed all Minimum Standards for Membership.

B. Director of Academics

1. Serve as chairman of the IFC Scholarship Committee.
2. Convene the scholarship committee within the first 5 weeks of each semester.
3. Actively promote high academic achievement by all IFC member organizations.

C. Director of Recruitment

1. Direct, plan, coordinate, and publicize all functions and activities relating to Rush.
2. Report all rush violations to the IFJB.
3. Direct, along with the full knowledge and cooperation of the IFC Executive Committee, the creation and enforcement of all rules regarding Rush.
4. Maintain and revise all Rush Rules located in the attachment section of these bylaws.
5. Consult regularly with chapter officials regarding rules, procedures, guidelines, and organization of Rush activities.

D. Director of Public Relations

1. Produce all necessary press releases and public relations materials.
2. Produce all necessary publications and advertisements for the IFC.

E. Philanthropy Chair

1. The philanthropy chairman shall coordinate at least one all-fraternity philanthropic event each term.

F. Social Chair

1. The social chairman of IFC shall be responsible for the coordination and execution of any all-fraternity or all-Greek social events.
2. To coordinate an annual Greek Weekend in the spring, including an all-Greek chapter and awards ceremony.
3. Assist the rush committee in the planning of all fraternity rush events.
4. Cooperate with the Greek Council and Panhellenic Council social committees in all appropriate matters.

G. Communications Chair

1. Maintain the IFC World Wide Web Homepage.
2. Act as a resource to all fraternities regarding the World Wide Web.
3. Act as a liason between fraternities and the Stevens Computer Center regarding any matters that relate to IFC networking.

H. Member Development Chair

1. Direct and organize all IFC programming which is aimed at educating and bettering all fraternity men, associates, and advisors.
2. Educate all IFC members in areas of health, leadership, hazing, and risk management.
3. Seek new topics, informative speakers, and activities to improve the Greek System.

I. SGA Representative

1. Attend all Student Government Association meetings and report all relevant information at all IFC meetings.
2. Take measure to improve relations between IFC fraternities and the Institute.

Greek Week

Greek Week is scheduled for December 1st through 4th. More information regarding the events of Greek Week will be posted soon.

News Update

Greek Events

A new section has been added to the IFC site called "Greek Events." This is where you can go to look up some of the many registered events that are put on by the Greek Community here at Stevens.

National Interfraternity Conference

Chapter Presidents, IFC Executive and Administrative Directors, & Fraternal Members,

There will be a Member Services Consultant visiting Stevens from the National Interfraternity Conference on Friday, August 27th through Sunday, August 29th. He will be the facilitator of two MAJOR issues that concern the longevity of our fraternal community as a whole. The itinerary for the weekend will be as follows:

Itinerary:

Friday, August 27th
7 PM - Meeting with Chapter Presidents and IFC Executive Council

Saturday, August 28
1 PM - Adjusting to Deferred Rush

Goals:
1. Methods of promoting Greek Life at Stevens
2. Recruitment Training (nuts and bolts)
3. A Designed Recruitment Program for the semester
4. Recruiting as a community

Sunday, August 29
1 PM - Legal Liability Seminar: Risk Management
3 PM - Meeting with the IFC Executive Council

The IFC consultant will be available throughout the weekend for individual meetings. If you or your chapter committee heads would like to have a meeting with the consultant to discuss any issue concerning Greek life or chapter programming, (i.e. chapter academic programming, methods of risk reduction, new member education, public relations..) you can request a timeslot with the consultant through myself or any member of the IFC Executive Council.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, August 24 with an approximate head count from your house to jllano@stevens-tech.edu

Fraternally,
Joe Llano
IFC President

Going Greek

A new section has been added to the IFC site. It's called "Going Greek," and it's a place for people who are interested in getting information about Greek Life.

Greek Net - Project Underway

A message from Chris Hose about the networking of Greek Houses on Castle Point Terrace:

New Site Design

The IFC web site has been redone with a new look.