InterFraternity Council records

Collection

Identifier: 04.IFC

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The InterFraternity Council (IFC) collection contains information on member affiliation forms, conduct codes, constitution, hazing, job position descriptions, correspondence information, meeting minutes, publications, and statistics from winter of 1997. The collection is arranged alphabetically.

The constitution, conduct and policies note series includes conduct codes, drug guidelines, constitution, hazing policies, and job descriptions. The meeting minutes series in divided into chronological files that date from 2001-2002, 2003, 2005-2006. The publications series includes books and pamphlets, clippings, flyers and publications.

Records date from 1935 to 2009 with the bulk of the information from 1980 to 2000.

Dates

1967 - 2006
Majority of material found within 1997 - 2006

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Administrative History

The InterFraternity Council (IFC) was officially established in 1910. Its purpose is to unite and organize national fraternities who exist on the same college campuses. InterFraternity Council has two representatives from each fraternity attend meetings, during which they will make important decisions regarding topics such as hazing, binge drinking at parties, and Greek Week. InterFraternity Council strives to promote cooperation between each of the different fraternities.

Eastern Michigan University's InterFraternity Council includes EMU's one local fraternity, Arm of Honor, despite the rule that states only national fraternities are involved in IFC.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (1 archive box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The InterFraternity Council (IFC) was officially established in 1910. Its purpose is to unite and organize national fraternities who exist on the same college campuses. InterFraternity Council strives to promote cooperation between each of the different fraternities, by having two representatives from each fraternity on campus. Arm of Honor, Eastern Michigan University's local fraternity, is included in the InterFraternity Council. This collection is arranged alphabetically. The constitution, conduct and policies, meeting minutes, and publications information are further subdivided. Records date from 1935 to 2009 with the bulk of the information from 1980 to 2000.

Arrangement of materials

The collection is arranged into three series: 1. Constitution, Conduct and Policies includes information on the InterFraternity Council affiliation forms, conduct codes, drug guidelines, constitution, hazing policy, job descriptions and winter 1997 descriptions; 2. Meeting Minutes which contains meeting minutes from 2001 until 2006; 3. Publications which contains booklets and pamphlets, clippings, flyers and publications, information and correspondence.