Theme House Consortium Chairman, Ian Eletz believes that Student Forum should be looking for more clubs like the proposed Forum to give funding to. There is so much positive energy coming out of the Symposium, that they should receive funding. The purpose of The Forum is to hold intellectual discussions and interact with other student s views. The intended plan for The Forum is to hold inclusive events open to the whole campus. If there were to be exclusive events, then other non-funded groups have a legitimate argument against the forming of the new group.
Conflict arises when fraternities and sororities argue that theme houses are receiving funding.
The Forum may seem as a front for the theme house, supporting the house. But, members of Greek organizations can form clubs too, as long as the club is open to the entire campus. Ten people interested in the same thing can build a club that will be funded by the school. The house can host the meetings, but the club would be a separate organization. The Symposium house manager, Avrum Joffe says, The house and the club are two separate entities.