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Originally posted by James
IFCs PanHells and Greek Councils are generally such sell outs.
I swear one of the worst thing that National Organizations don't do is not have serious training for their chapter officers on how to handle IFCs etc.
They surrender so many rights and basically become the lapdogs of the administration.
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I would agree that this may be true on many campuses; however, this 'policy' was driven by the Murray State chapters and their alumni.
I have family and high school friends who attended Murray State and many still live in Murray. Heck their children are now joining GLOs. As such, I am somewhat familiar with what is going on there.
First off, Murray State is very Greek friendly. Little of the "we versus them" attitude that happens on other campuses. Also, many of the current administration is Greek. Including MSU's President and many of the Board of Regents. Most having initiated at MSU. And many serve on their chapters alumni boards/housing corporation etc. Most/all chapters have a very strong alumni base.
Second, almost all negative issues/incidents that surfaced around fraternity parties usually centered around non fraternity men. With out getting into a much longer history of Greek life at Murray State, suffice to say that there has been a history of open parties. And a historical good relationship between Greeks and independents as well as between the campus and the local community. All involved would like to have these good relationships continue.
I would like to add that when these negative incidents happened, the administration would come down on the individual(s) responsible (usually non Greek) and *not* the chapter. Blame was laid where it belonged.
Thirdly, with more issues happening locally, and also on a national level, (as we are unfortunately all aware), the chapters and their alumni felt that *they* needed to be proactive and protect the chapters. (i.e. liability issues etc.)
As such, this 'policy' originated from the IFC (chapters) with little to no input by the Murray State administration. *Except*, perhaps, input by fraternity alumni who are also part of the MSU administration.
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