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This is an odd thread.
This is my take.
If the IFC is a Council of male greek organizations with the exception of APO, then APO should not be on it. If the IFC is just random Greek letter organizations . . . then APO fits in just fine.
However, if the DEan of sTudents put you on it . .. well there you are. And I would assume the dean of students did it for cynical reasons.
These are the basic reasons. APO is not a male exclusive social fraternity. APO doesn't have the same purpose, operations, or concerns except in the most general ways. Therefore membership in APO does not automatically grant insight into the plight of male social fraternities.
Now. That being said you might be an extraordinary leader in a general way, but we can't know that. We know you got elected but thats not necessarily a momentous thing in an intergreek council.
Unless . . . did you have to go to each organization on the council and present yourself in front of their entire membership?
Generally its not hard to make office on an intergreek council . . especially in the North East where such things are taken . . well . . less seriously by chapters.
Also, the things you are doing as the IFC president are not things the IFC are really supposed to be doing.
The IFC is like a trade organization, its not supposed to limit membership and its not supposed to regulate its members in terms of punishment. If it punishes more often than the school . . what use is it?
If self regulation just means that the IFc persecutes itself rather than have the university use sanctions . . then the IFC is pointless and should dissolve.
If anything the IFC should be an advocate for its member groups . . much like a union.
As far as the alcohol and party programs that you have instituted . . . I admire anyone that does anything they think is constructive, but surely you know that each of the National organizations have in depth social policies and programs that probably go way beyond what the seminars you are presenting?
Unless you are actually teaching people the actual mechanisms of having a party such as where they can have one, who to contact, the expenses, and all the detail work of it?
Anyway, have fun being president and good luck.
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