"We would all be better-served," Steen said, "to spend our time and energy on solutions and improvements than dealing with unnecessary diversions that accomplish nothing but rancor and cause negative public impressions for everyone involved." "It is time for IFC to stand up and realize that things need to change."ĭave Steen, a 1971 graduate and president of the Kansas Fraternity Landlords League, said he remains puzzled by the actions of two administrators he says are whispering in Girod’s ear and abasing fraternity life.
"These problems have been occurring all throughout the nation and they are not what fraternity men are supposed to live by," said Kyle Svoboda, Sigma Nu president. IFC has developed a new strategy to improve health and wellness through education programs, recruitment evaluation, chapter advisers and yearly reviews.
Chancellor Douglas Girod issued a statement asking IFC to work with others in creating a safer environment, then eluded contact with the fraternity community.įraternity members recognize they need to address problems with hazing and substance abuse, which have warranted sanctions against two fraternities this school year. The university has been mostly silent on the issue, ignoring interview requests while maintaining an assertion the activities freeze was self-imposed. "We have had zero trust or collaboration for the last four years." "This one incident has brought the problem into the limelight," said Nick Reddell, a 2005 graduate and housing incorporation president for Phi Kappa Psi. The policy banned unsupervised pledge activities and alcohol, arousing panic in the fraternity community on the eve of spring break and undermining any remaining confidence in KU decision-makers. University of Kansas officials first approached fraternity leaders about imposing a freeze on social activities in January, then pursued investigations into their fraternities when they refused.Īdministrators eventually strong-armed several interim Interfraternity Council members into pretending the freeze was their idea, only to have the plot unravel four days later in a revolt led by fraternity presidents and alumni.
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