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Chad,
I am a member of the IFC Executive Council at Iowa State University. At Iowa State we currently have 4 social greek councils, Interfraternity Council (IFC), Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC), National Pan-hellenic Council (NPHC), and the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC). The IFC is composed of 29 men's fraternities, many of which are NIC affiliated, but there is also a local fraternity, and at least three non-NIC affiliated national fraternities. The CPC is composed of 17 women's sororities, most of which are NPC affiliated. The NPHC is composed of 4 fraternities and sororities who are all affiliated with the NPHC. The MGC is composed of 3 fraternities and sororities who are multiculturally based. Other organizations such as the professional GLOs are not part of our councils.
Now, our campus does not have a Phi Mu Alpha chapter, so I don't know where your org would fit in at ISU, but I think that you do have a right to be pissed. From your explanation, it seems that the administration stepped in with their own ideas of how things should work. I take it that the Greek Council was working well? There is no reason that your council could not include all organizations in your community. The administration likely looked into the Greek Communities at other Universities and Colleges and found this new setup that looked "right" to them.
I hope that your campus figures out what is right for your campus. I would suggest that you go to the other Greek Council member organizations and request their support and unify.
Interfraternally,
DUKyleXY
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