A new Interfraternity Council (IFC) organization is coming to campus as one of the changes new Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Dan Faill is implementing in his first year at Elon University.
Faill said in an email that Elon has decided to add a new IFC organization, but the school is still in the selection process. The finalists will be on campus the week of Oct. 19, and the presentations are open to all.
This decision comes after two IFC organizations were suspended from campus and a third had activities suspended for a portion of last year because of hazing investigations.
Faill said nothing is solidified yet, but changes in the recruitment process for IFC and Panhellenic Council (PHC) organizations are pending.
For IFC fraternities, Faill said the dates for fall recruitment have changed to end on a Monday, which he said will allow for deeper conversations with recruits.
“While no decisions have been 100 percent set in stone, we are looking to make all of the processes more valuable for the members and potential new members, in both information and conversations,” Faill said.
Faill said the change doesn’t specifically relate to National PanHellenic Council (NPHC) fraternities and sororities because “their intake process is very different from the recruitment processes.”
Faill said the PHC has unanimously voted to adopt a two-tier total system, which means the fall members — or maximum chapter size — will be adjusted by semester to account for graduating seniors and new members.
Faill, who arrived on campus in the summer to take over for Shana Plasters, the former director, said he’s been meeting with departments and directors on campus to understand the perception of fraternity and sorority life at Elon.
After hazing allegations, the Epsilon Theta chapter of Sigma Pi and the Epsilon Alpha chapter of Pi Kappa Phi each received suspensions that will last until 2017. The Lambda Lambda chapter of Kappa Sigma’s new member activities were also suspended during the spring.