Sunday, April 15, 2007

The Interfraternity Council's Impact on Community Service


The North-American Interfraternity Council (IFC) has been representing fraternities on college campuses since 1909. Information on the group can be found at http://www.umaine.edu/greek/councils/IFC.htm, on the University of Maine’s Greek Life website. There one can find that the IFC serves 66 fraternities on more than 800 college campuses in the United States and Canada.
At the University of Maine the IFC manages 14 fraternities. The IFC holds weekly meeting with fraternities making sure they represent the standards expected of fraternities at the University. Among the standards that the IFC promotes among fraternities is that they must strive to “protect the health and safety of all members of the community.” The IFC annually hands out rewards for the fraternities that show the most dedication to serving the community, and encourage every fraternity and sorority on campus to involve themselves with the community as much as possible.

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