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What would IU provide the chapters in exchange? For one the restoration of IFC’s self-governance. Individuals are far more likely to comply with rules when they have a part in setting them. More than that, who has more expertize with the problems of IU’s fraternity system than the fraternities’ own members? You wouldn’t have someone lead troops into battle who had no practical military experience and whose only military knowledge was from watching Saving Private Ryan. It would probably a better choice to utilize the skills of an experienced surgeon if in need of medical assistance than relying on someone whose only medical knowledge was derived from Gray’s Anatomy (the TV show not the textbook). For some reason, instead of letting those who witness fraternity problems first hand address them, authority is given to people who have little experience in our chapters. For example, the Vision for the Ideal Greek community, which laid out most of the new Greek policy initiatives at IU, was written with very little IFC chapter participation. Though the IFC chapters are the ones most impacted by the policies, only 2 of the 45 members of the team were members of IFC fraternities. It is likely less than 10 of the policy makers had ever set foot in a fraternity at IU. The problem with trying to restore self-governance is that you are trying to turn the tide that has been going towards heavy handed regulation at IU for decades. While in loco parentis was repealed for most of the campus in the 1960s, today’s fraternity men have less freedom now than they did half a century ago. How would one go about starting this process to begin to turn the tide back towards self-governance? I would recommend beginning by making a statement and adding a preamble to the IFC Constitution. The statement would simply be to clarify the rights and authority of the council. It could be something as simple as saying “The InterFraternity Council of Indiana University, established in 1909 as the Men’s Pan Hellenic Council, is a self-selecting membership organization. Since its formation, the council has retained the right to include or expel a chapter regardless of an organization’s status or recognition with the university”. I would also pass a regulation stating that “Unless a chapter is suspended by 2/3rd majority vote by the IFC Presidents Council or its by majority vote of an IFC appointed judicial board, a chapter is still deemed to be recognized and a member of the IFC.” This is not claiming any new rights, simply affirming the authority that the council has had for over a century. This is a matter of defense not defiance. The second step would be the establishment of a full and independent IFC governed judicial board. The key here is making it known that no fraternity man should vote for any IUSG ticket that does not make restoration of this disciplinary authority priority one.