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Path Two The second path the fraternity system could take is a renewal of the historic partnership with IU and restoration of self-governance. This is the path I recommend as I feel it is the best way to restore the balance in the relationship with the university. It happens to align with the views of the late President Herman B Wells who spoke on end about avoiding a paternalistic relationship with the Greek system and the leadership skills to be learned in fraternities through self-governance. He also felt that working with the fraternities proved far more effective than working against them. There are many ways to restore the historic partnership between the university and the chapters. If you want an example of how this might work, look again to Alabama. The university’s partnership with its fraternity chapters has allowed their Greek system and the university as a whole to grow exponentially. This isn’t due to having high numbers of Greek life staff (I think they have as much staffing as IU) but rather the support the university gives to its Greek system. The university views the fraternities and sororities as a critical housing component and a way to keep upperclassman near campus and out of far flung apartments. The university issues bonds to loan the money to the fraternities and sororities at a low interest rate and the chapters then pay the university back. In exchange, the Greek system goes out of its way to support all aspects of the campus. The chapters buy block tickets to football games and attend the games dressed in coats and ties. The chapters also help with university admissions. All the Greek councils helped to organize out of state recruitment drives for the university. The fraternity and sorority system also hosts a sort of open house for parents and students who visit the campus. What could such a partnership look like at IU? Well, you could partner with the Kelley School of Business to host students and their families during Kelley Direct Admit Day. Those invited are among the highest potential target students for the university and helping ensure more of those students enroll would be a major boon for IU. Hosting out of state gatherings would be a big help for admissions. You could also coordinate some of event with admissions for Red Carpet days. In southern chapters, fraternities serve as the major sports boosters, which is something IU could use right now. Last year, IU spent $50mm on football stadium renovations, yet attendance was down 7%. The fraternities could help with this if properly engaged. There are probably a multitude of other ways you could be of use that I haven’t thought of given the sheer amount of manpower you have.