Georgia Tech Interfraternity Council

Congratulations to Thomas Howell of Lambda Chi Alpha, Ben Sullivan of Delta Tau Delta, and Nicholas Keith of Phi Gamma Delta for each winning an $800 IFC scholarship for their outstanding leadership, campus involvement, and academic excellence!

This semester, the Interfraternity Council at Georgia Tech has decided to modify the prestigious Dean Dull Award in a few facets. The title and implications of “Best Fraternity on Campus” will not change. The new developments come from the addition of fiscal incentives and modification of schedule. Previously, the schedule of the Dean Dull award followed the academic year of Fall-Spring. In light of new advantages, IFC has decided to change the schedule of Dean Dull to Spring-Fall.

While some college students may drink, more and more of them drink alcohol in ways that can place them and others at risk. Alcohol can interfere with relationships, classes, and day-to-day functioning. Because of this, the early detection of a problem, or potential problem, with alcohol is a smart and responsible move. Fortunately, there is an easy way to do this.

February 21-23, IFC's 8 Exec members attended the Southeastern Interfraternity Conference at the Westin Hotel in North Atlanta along with IFC Boards from everywhere between North Texas, Ole Miss, Florida Gulf Coast, Clemson, and Louisville. The conference consisted of many keynote speakers, educational sessions, and an affiliation lunch that brought together brothers from the same fraternities on different campuses. The conference concluded with a banquet when awards were distributed to councils based on their performance in different categories, as selected by a panel of judges. Georgia Tech's IFC won 4 Awards, including Outstanding Interfraternal Relations, Outstanding Educational Programming, Outstanding Publication, and an Overall Fraternal Excellence Award that is awarded to a council who achieves 85% success in each category in which awards are given. Congratulations to our council on a fantastic 2012 year!

Applications are now open for IFC's 2013 Recruitment Committee, and can be found below. Applications are due February 18th. If selected for an interview, you will be notified by February 22nd, with interviews being held February 26th and 28th. If you have any questions, please contact IFC's Rush Chair, Corey Wesselink, at cwesselink34@gmail.com.

For IFC's Executive Council, selecting this year's committee chairmen was a very difficult task. There were over 70 extremely impressive applications submitted for only 10 positions. At the end of a lengthy, thorough selection process, the following 10 men were selected to be our newest committee chairmen.

Social Committee Chair -- Ryan Nolan, Lambda Chi Alpha
Greek Excellence Committee Chair -- Chris Mast, Tau Kappa Epsilon
Greek Neighborhood Association Committee Chair -- Devin Johnson, Delta Upsilon
Educational Programming Committee Chair -- Jackson McCann, Kappa Sigma
Homecoming Committee Chair -- Ben Murray, Phi Gamma Delta
Philanthropy Committee Chair -- Charlie de Cardenas, Delta Tau Delta
Finance Committee Chair -- Rohan Verma, Pi Kappa Phi
Scholarship Committee Chair -- John Hooie, Kappa Alpha Order
Technology Committee Chair -- Andrew Barth, Pi Kappa Phi
Public Relations Committee Chair -- Evan Trader, Pi Kappa Alpha

Committee Chairman applications are now open. They will remain open until 11:59pm on January 18. From there, interviews will be held January 22 & 24 between 7-9pm, with selections being announced shortly thereafter.

The application can be found here: http://bit.ly/XgeI3j

The available positions are as follows:

Social Committee Chair
Greek Excellence Committee Chair
Greek Neighborhood Association Committee Chair
Educational Programming Committee Chair
Homecoming Committee Chair
Philanthropy Committee Chair
Finance Committee Chair
Scholarship Committee Chair
Technology Committee Chair
Public Relations Committee Chair

Good luck!

How does the world define what it means to be a man?  What are the consequences of this definition? The Man Up initiative will explore what true masculinity is and identify what we can do to change some of the ways that masculinity has conformed. It's time to Man Up!

Come out Tuesday, November 13 to here Keith Edwards discuss masculinity and society's expectations of college men.  What masks are you wearing and what are the consequences?  Find out more in Room 100 of the College of Busines from 7-8:30PM!  

The Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity (FIJI) has won the James E. Dull Best Overall Fraternity Award, announced at the homecoming game against Brigham Young University on Saturday.

The award ranks chapters across seven categories: Scholarhip, Leadership, Philanthropy/Community Service, Intramurals, Greek Week, Homecoming, and Educational Programming.  The award takes its names from Dean James E. Dull, the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Student Emeritus.  Congratulations to the brothers of FIJI for their hard work and dedication to the ideals of greek life!