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IFC is good for a number of reasons (our IFC just got itself into shape, so I'm starting to see these)
1) Like you said, a unified Greek front, which not only looks good to administration, but also to the student body in general. Rushees will get a good feeling if the fraternities are helping each other out, not trash talking each other (or at least keeping trash talking to a minimum)
2) New Ideas: Whether it's mixer ideas, philanthropies, or even operational ideas (collectind dues, rules enforcement, etc.), you can really pick up some good ideas from other chapters on campus; find out what works for some chapters, what doesn't work for others.
3) Rush help - when you can get IFC events together, and have all fraternities participating, that's that many more people (and that much more money) you can use towards making the events that much better.
Granted, this all depends on the chapters on campus and the quality of leaders elected to IFC. If you have a lot of fighting within the Greek system, or IFC e-boards that aren't motivated, you're back at square one.
Collin
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