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Kudos to IUexec alum. All credit goes to him. I "stole" this know IU would take it down. Executive Summary IU once had one of the strongest fraternity systems in the country, along with Illinois, Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Texas, Florida, Cornell and Penn State. What made IU’s Greek system strong is that it had systems of self-governance supported by great men like Herman B Wells. Things have changed. As IU’s leaders stopped supporting the Greek system, what was once a partnership for the benefit of both IU and the fraternities, has now become an adversarial relationship, to the detriment of both. Over the last 20 years, IU has seen more fraternities kicked off campus than anywhere else in the country. Between lost houses and lost rent, this has cost the fraternity system nearly $40mm. Fraternity home ownership is down to 1930s levels, completely destroying the progress made by Herman B Wells’ Indiana Plan. I am not going excuse bad behavior but not every situation requires the death penalty. IU’s punishments for its chapters are out of step with those of most campuses. Ironically, this creates less compliance and more behavioral problems as student view the process as so being biased there is no reason to attempt to comply with the rules. People feel that they are going to get kicked off anyway, so they might as well have fun. Where students participate in the disciplinary process, there are fewer disciplinary issues. This may be the reason that Herman B Wells and a few of his successors supported the student run disciplinary system for decades. I believe, as Wells did, that having students involved will make a safer and more stable Greek system. With the recent ruling on Bloomington zoning code, the relationship between IU and the chapters should completely change. What was once an obligatory relationship, is now optional. It is up for appeal but unlikely that Bloomington will win. Your IFC leadership has an opportunity that has not been available to the IFC in years. Namely, you can choose if your chapters want to remain affiliated with IU. I cannot overstate the importance of this decision. The choices you make today will impact the future of your chapters for the next 25 years! IFC and its fraternity chapters are left with three potential paths to follow.