The activities and involvement described above are only a sample of the leadership opportunities that greek life can offer. The Dean of Students Office sponsored the greek leaders retreat mentioned above during which we continued to assess our status and pursue the principles set forth three years ago at a similar conference: leadership, innovation, fortitude, and evolution. The new IFC E-Board has wasted no time in learning the ropes and is working as hard as ever to continually live up to those four principles and become a model greek system in the process.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was just the first exhibition of the importance of community relations to the IFC this semester. Last semester brought problems between Institute organizations and the surrounding community to the forefront. Our vice president of philanthropy has many ideas and is instituting them in an effort to give back directly to the Troy community. Focusing on campus issues, specifically women’s issues, the IFC has already agreed to help run V-Day and the White Ribbon Campaign. Rather than women asking men to agree to help stop violence against women, greek men will be working in the Union from February 18-28, handing out white ribbons to all those who agree to help in the continued fight. Please stop in and show your support.