IFC President Al Park said first-year students are allowed to attend fraternity parties only if their names appear on fraternity guest lists. Park said no guests will be served alcoholic beverages until they provide proof they are at least 21 years old. Aaron Laushway said first-year students should not attend fraternity parties. Dean of Students Robert T. Canevari said if fraternities allow first-year students into fraternity parties, administrators will file charges for rush infractions with the University Judiciary Committee. Canevari said he is dissatisfied with the IFC's position.
Disappointment is an understatement.
In April, Canevari moved the start date of formal rush to the second semester. I am sorry the IFC has left us in no other position. But Park said the fraternities will not be violating University policy because merely allowing first-year students to attend fraternity parties is not the same as recruiting students to join fraternities. But administrators said any contact between fraternity members and first-year students would constitute a violation of the FOA agreement. Park said IFC leaders disagree.