Fraternity Life at Penn

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All potential recruits are required to sign up for recruitment before the end of Open Rush, which is over on Friday, January 14. Please register by midnight on that date. The sooner, the better - as we provide updates about IFC events and rush schedules.

 

The final open rush schedule will be posted shortly in this post. Check back soon for updates.

 

January 12, 2010

Adelphi Society
Sushi and Haikus
5-7 pm | Golkin Room, Houston Hall

Alpha Chi Rho
Hemo’s
7-9 pm | 128 South 36th Street

Alpha Epsilon Pi
Battle of South Street: Jim’s vs. Lorenzo’s
6-8 pm | 4035 Walnut Street

Beta Theta Pi
Buffalo Wild Wings
6-8 pm | 3900 Spruce Street

Delta Phi
Greek Lady
6-8 pm | 3627 Locust Walk

Delta Upsilon
The Dirty South – Crown Fried Chicken
6-8 pm | 3829 Walnut Street

Kappa Sigma
Lorenzo’s Pizza
7-9 pm | 3706 Locust Walk

Lambda Chi Alpha
Chipotle
7-9 pm | 128 S. 39th Street

Phi Delta Theta
Tony Luke’s Cheesesteaks
7-9 pm | 3700 Locust Walk

Phi Gamma Delta
Chick-Fil-A
6-8 pm | 3619 Locust Walk

Phi Kappa Psi
Burger King and Crown Fried Chicken
6-8 pm | 3934 Spruce Street

Pi Kappa Alpha
Don Memo’s Tacos
6-8pm | 3916 Spruce Street 

Pi Kappa Phi
Pat’s vs. Geno’s
7-9 pm | 4040 Walnut Street

Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Hooter’s Wing Night
8-10 pm | 3908 Spruce Street

Sigma Alpha Mu
Jim’s Steaks
6-8 pm | 3817 Walnut Street

Sigma Chi
Lorenzo’s and Moriarty’s
7-9 pm | 3809 Locust Walk

Sigma Nu
Lorenzo’s and Jim’s
6-8 pm | 3819 Walnut Street

Sigma Phi Epsilon
Chick-fil-A
8-10 pm | 4028 Walnut Street

Sigma Pi
White Castle
7-9 pm | 4027 Walnut Street

Tau Epsilon Phi
Chipotle
7-9 pm | 3805 Walnut Street

Zeta Beta Tau
Chipotle
6-8 pm | 235 South 39th Street


January 13, 2010

Adelphi Society
Cupcakes & Jerky
5-7 pm | Golkin Room, Houston Hall

Beta Theta Pi
Hoagie Night
7-9 pm | 3900 Spruce Street

Delta Kappa Epsilon
Pat’s vs. Geno’s
7-9 pm | 39th and Spruce

Delta Phi
Pizza and Wings
6-8 pm | 3627 Locust Walk

Delta Upsilon
Taste Of Asia – Empire Garden
6-8 pm | 3829 Walnut Street

Kappa Alpha Society
Five Guys
7-9 pm | 124 South 39th Street

Kappa Sigma
Moriarty’s Wings
7-9 pm | 3706 Locust Walk

Lambda Chi Alpha
Greek Lady
7-9 pm | 128 S. 39th Street

Phi Delta Theta
Chick-Fil A
7-9 pm | 3700 Locust Walk

Phi Kappa Psi
Baby Blue Ribs and Mac & Cheese
6-8 pm | 3934 Spruce Street

Pi Kappa Alpha
Greek Lady 
6-8 pm | 3916 Spruce Street 

Pi Kappa Phi
Ed’s Pizza and Wings
7-9 pm | 4040 Walnut Street

Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Greek Lady
8-10 pm | 3908 Spruce Street

Sigma Alpha Mu
Frankling Fountain Milkshakes
7-9 pm | 3817 Walnut Street

Sigma Chi
Five Guys Burgers
7-9 pm | 3809 Locust Walk

Sigma Nu
Chipotle
6-8 pm | 3819 Walnut Street

Sigma Phi Epsilon
Dippin’ Dots
7-9 pm | 4028 Walnut Street

Sigma Pi
Popeye’s
7-9 pm | 4027 Walnut Street

St. Anthony's Hall
Allegro's Pizza 
7-9pm | 3637 Locust Walk

Tau Epsilon Phi
Potbelly’s
7-9 pm | 3805 Walnut Street

Theta Xi
Battle of the Cheeseteaks
7-9p m | 4013 Pine Street

Zeta Beta Tau
Hemo’s
6-8 pm | 235 South 39th Street

January 14, 2010

Adelphi Society
Casino Madness
5-7 pm | Golkin Room, Houston Hall

Alpha Chi Rho
Baby Blue BBQ
7-9 pm | 128 South 36th Street

Alpha Epsilon Pi
Chipotle
6:30-8:30 pm | 4035 Walnut Street

Delta Kappa Epsilon
Wing Eating Contest
7-9 pm | 39th and Spruce

Kappa Alpha Society
Jim’s vs. Lorenzo’s
7-9 pm | 124 South 39th Street

Phi Gamma Delta
Don Memo’s Tacos
6-8 pm | 3619 Locust Walk

St. Anthony's Hall
Jimmy John's 
7-9pm | 3637 Locust Walk

Theta Xi
Bro-B-Q
7-9 pm | 4013 Pine Street

Please contact Jake Ferber (ferberj@seas.upenn.edu) with questions

 

Remember, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and undergraduate grade levels. The IFC has a strong commitment to academic excellence and will not permit anyone under a 2.50 cumulative GPA (NO EXCEPTIONS) to participate in rush or join a brotherhood. This threshold is strictly enforced by OSA/FSL (OFSA) and is a general requirement of most national fraternity organizations. Students that have barely achieved this benchmark are assigned an academic advisor to ensure the fraternal experience does not detract from a strong education in the classroom.

 

Don't forget to check out the newest member of the IFC - the Adelphi Society, which has joined the IFC as a social/literary organization and welcomes both male and female recruits. If an undergraduate woman is interested in joining a co-ed fraternity, they must also register for recruitment.

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As you may know, elections were held for the 2011 Interfraternity Council's Executive Board tonight. Please join me in congratulating the incoming council as they begin to tackle some of the ambitious goals of the IFC.

 

Harris Heyer President Zeta Psi

Bennett Mayrock JIB Manager Zeta Beta Tau

Wyatt Hilkene EVP Beta Theta Pi

Eric Heiman VP Recruitment/New Member Education   Sigma Phi Epsilon

Alex Winter VP Academics   Alpha Epsilon Pi

Robert Davis VP Strategic Implementation Psi Upsilon

Arjun Pai Community Service Sigma Chi

Mike Vigilante VP Finance Pi Kappa Phi

Nico Mihalich VP Administration Theta Xi

 

The board will begin transition efforts immediately, however they will not officially assume their roles until the beginning of February at the Interfraternity Council bid-signing ceremony. Until then, please direct all inquiries to the current IFC board.

 

On behalf to the "not-yet-outgoing" IFC board, it has been a pleasure working with the various parts of the Penn community and we look forward to strengthening these bonds in the months and years to come!

 

Thanks,

Christian Lunoe

 President of the Interfraternity Council

 

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To The Greek Community:

 

Members of the IFC and Panhellenic Councils met Tuesday night to discuss the challenges that the Greek Community will face in coming years. It is our hope that all members of UPenn Greek organizations will take a few moments to share their thoughts on the most urgent areas of undergraduate life that our councils can improve for its constituents.

 

Every five years, the IFC publishes a strategic plan. This plan is meant to outline issues that will be addressed by initiatives put in place by incoming and future council members. This year concludes the most recent five-year period, and thus, we must establish a meaningful plan for the next. To that end, we ask that leaders of our member organizations and leaders of other organizations who are either Greek themselves or have close ties to the Greek community will participate in surveys that we have recently constructed and are now ready for release. These surveys are to gauge sentiment regarding various undergraduate issues with a special emphasis on Greek life. What have you enjoyed, what needs improvement—where should we go from here? By participating in these internet surveys, you will be instrumental in shaping Greek life for years to come, from event registration and University alcohol policies to programming, philanthropy and membership benefits—your input is absolutely crucial to the process.

 

Please encourage your members to participate in these short surveys, and we look forward to your participation and collaboration in the coming months.

 

The Interfraternity Council Executive Board

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Greek Life 101: An Information Session 1:00 pm 
402 Claudia Cohen Hall (formerly Logan), 249 S. 36th Street
Come to an informal presentation with representatives of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Panhellenic Council, the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs (OFSA). Find out why the Greek system at Penn is unique and the perfect compliment to a student’s academic experience, why it produces outstanding campus leaders, the major role that fraternities and sororities play in Penn student culture and in West Philadelphia, and how Penn Greeks still manage to maintain GPAs that are on par and higher than the campus average.

 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156462067727780

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Greeks at Penn are proud and excited to announce a new and improved fall Greek Week that should be a great time for all affiliated and non-affiliated participants. Greek Week will kick off with huge blood drive coordinated by the IFC's own Loren Mead. New events included in this semester's Greek Week are sure to encourage increased participation from all members of the Penn Community.

 

Faculty Tea: What better way is there to chat with your professor outside the classroom? Come join us for an afternoon of delicious refreshments at the newly re-opened FIJI chapter house!

 

Meet The Greeks: Representatives from every single chapter will flood Locust Walk. This opportunity is a blast from the past Greek Weeks and is a great opportunity for freshmen to become acquainted with the Greek Community and all it has to offer. 

 

Friday Volleyball Tournament: Sigma Chi has partnered up with the IFC in order to hold our athletic event this semester. They are having a volleyball tournament at their house to support the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Sign-up details are coming soon!

 

Saturday Tailgate: The IFC is coordinating the biggest, most ridiculously delicious tailgate before Penn's saturday football game against Dartmouth. Come show some Red and Blue spirit, and enjoy the pleasures of what is forecasted to be an absolutely beautiful saturday. 

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In addition to the registered wet and dry programming during NSO, the IFC is coordinating an information session for freshmen and transfer students on Sunday night (September 5, 2010) at Houston Hall's "Hall of Flags" from 9PM till 11PM. We will start the presentation around 9 and have a brief session of general Q&A followed by a "Meet the Greeks" informational time where you can have one-on-one question and answer time with current Greek students from all the fraternities on campus.

 

We will also have an area during the SAC (student activities council) fair on College Green on Monday (September 6, 2010) from 10:30AM-12:30PM. Please come visit us for information about Fraternity Life at Penn!!

 

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See our Facebook links and invite your friends!

 

The 9/5 Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115338968519630&ref=mf

 

Friend the IFC on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001536559897

 

Become a Fan of the UPenn IFC at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/UPenn-IFC/111280148930031

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The Interfraternity Council will welcome Adelphi Society as a co-ed literary interest Greek organization as well as Alpha Phi Delta, which is an Italian heritage organization.

They will be looking for founding members during the Fall of 2010. Anyone interested in this should contact:

Adelphi Society: Genevive Deutch (gdeutch@sas.upenn.edu) and Megan Schoenberg (megansch@wharton.upenn.edu)

Also see the article in the DP: http://thedp.com/article/new-co-ed-society-join-interfraternity-council

Alpha Phi Delta: Chris Mancusi (chrismancusi@yahoo.com)

Also see the article in the DP: http://thedp.com/article/ifc-approves-new-fraternity

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1. I think is what the local news has been referring to as a flash-mob, which has gotten violent in recent weeks. Even if I'm wrong, DPS wanted the news to trickle down to your chapters, so forward this along.

From: Kevin Rurak @ Division of Public Safety

Hey Guys,

The Division of Public Safety has been made aware through various sources that a large gathering of juveniles will be convening on the 40^th Street corridor later this afternoon.  DPS is working closely with the City of Philadelphia and SEPTA Police to ensure there will be an enhanced police presence in the area.

Please plan your routes away from 40^th Street this afternoon.

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Note that this is the IFC's endorsements; Panhel's endorsements are forthcoming, but we share many endorsements between the two councils.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Greek Community,

This years election season is upon us, and it is time to elect new student leaders to student government. Accordingly the IFC board has solicited applications from UA and Class Board candidates asking questions about each person's dedication to Greek life and our policies. Based on their responses and occasionally whether or not they are affiliated in a fraternity or sorority, IFC has decided to endorse the following candidates for student government. By casting your vote for these candidates, we can be sure that Greek policy is at the forefront of University agenda in the UA and help fellow Greeks cultivate their leadership skills in class board positions. 

You may note some fraternities or sororities are represented several times on these endorsements, but this is a reflections of the candidates who turned in the IFC application and is as objective as possible. IFC will only endorse an application submitting candidate, and therefore some positions have been omitted from endorsements.

Vote at https://medley.isc-seo.upenn.edu/studentElections/jsp/fast.do

Undergraduate Assembly (and Class Representatives)
Position	Endorsement	Greek Affiliation/Notes
President	Matt Amalfitano	Phi Kappa Sigma (Skulls)
Vice President	Mark Pan
College Representative (In order of preference by year)	(2011) Adam Bloch	Sigma Alpha Epsilon
	(2011) Alec Webley
	(2011) Emerson Brooking	N/A
	(2012) Ariella Chivil	Alpha Phi
	(2013) Andrew Jakubowski	Sigma Alpha Mu
	(2013) Jake Shuster	Phi Kappa Sigma (Skulls)
Wharton Representative	(2013) Hunter Horsely	Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Engineering Representative	(2011) Deepak Prabhaka	Sigma Alpha Mu
Speaker	(2011) Alec Webley
Class Boards
Position	Endorsement	Greek Affiliation/Notes
2013 President	Jonathan Youshaei	Sigma Alpha Epsilon
2013 VP Finance	Zeke Sexauer	N/A
2012 VP Finance	Ariella Chivil	Alpha Phi
2011 President	Sim Sims	Sigma Alpha Epsilon
2011 VP Internal (WRITE IN)	Eric Morris	Beta Theta Pi

To vote, log in with your PennKey and password at the following link:

https://medley.isc-seo.upenn.edu/studentElections/jsp/fast.do

Voting will end at 5pm on Friday, Mar 26th.

Please forward this to your listservers and friends immediately. Cast your vote now so you don't forget!


https://medley.isc-seo.upenn.edu/studentElections/jsp/fast.do

Voting will end at 5pm on Friday, Mar 26th.

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Fellow Greek leaders and members:

           Only in the past week has it come to our attention that various administrative offices within the University appear to be actively pursuing this mandatory live-in GA proposal. This proposal was handed down to the IFC/Panhellenic Council with little if any consultation with Greek community leaders, which will be most directly affected by the proposal. While we acknowledge that some houses have requested GAs or have agreed to a limited program as a condition in an Agreement of Responsibility, we feel that applying this policy to the entire Greek community would be deeply problematic. We do not believe the proposal achieves the goals the Greek community and the University share for the fraternity and sorority system. Furthermore, we feel that the administration has not fully consulted the student leaders who best understand the foundations and internal dynamics of Greek organizations. 

            After two nights of Greek “Town Hall” meetings and long discussions, the executive boards of the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council (under the guidance of UA Chairman AlecWebley) began pursuing different avenues in order to express the Penn community’s deep concern with regards to installing live-in advisors at chapter houses. Fortunately the University has been very receptive to our worries. The Office of the President assisted the leaders of the Greek Councils in contacting various administrative branches of Penn.

            It was not until the Councils’ meeting with VPUL this afternoon that we were able to get a better understanding of the current situation. According to Dr. Ajay Nair, a previously scheduled meeting for this evening to discuss live-in graduate advisors at Greek houses has now been canceled until this matter is sufficiently resolved. The office reaffirmed their aim to include students as well as faculty and administration in the decision making process with regards to this and any other future policy decision that would affect us.

            Currently VPUL has no long term plans for the implementation of live-in graduate advisors in our chapter houses. There are certain instances where an agreement has been made between national fraternity offices and OFSA where a GA is required, but Greek houses around Penn overall will continue to enjoy the freedom of choice. The IFC will work with chapters to ensure that this is on a temporary basis and does not serve as a precedent for a policy to blanket the rest of the Greek community without our consent. It is important, however, to recognize the underlying rationale for such a program and strive to achieve the University’s goals through improved programming. To that end, the Greek Councils will be working in conjunction with OFSA and VPUL in order to dedicate the necessary resources to this large aspect of student life.

            While the Councils feel that we made significant progress in opening the channels of communication to dispel any rumors about this proposed policy and bring Greek leadership to the discussion, it is important for fraternities and sororities to work even harder to set an example for the rest of the Penn community. Our sovereignty relies on the amount of responsibility and initiative we take for the Greek community’s actions.

            As an additional note, today’s stride towards an improved relationship between the Greek community and Penn administration would not be possible without the help of Alec Webley, Jeff Fronek and the executive boards of the Greek Councils and the presidents from each fraternity and sorority at Penn. I would also like to send my gratitude to Dr. Scott Reikofski, Dr. Ajay Nair and Leah Popowich for their continued support of our councils. Thank you all for your help.

Cheers,

Christian Lunoe

President, Interfraternity Council

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            It is with great pleasure that the Interfraternity Council can report that through combined efforts with Penn Medicine and the Junto Society, we were able to raise over $14,000 for Haiti relief aid.

            On Saturday, February 13, 2010 the Interfraternity Council co-organized a 3 versus 3 basketball tournament and happy hour with student groups (both undergraduate and graduate) from across the University. Money was raised through tournament registration fees, a raffle, sponsorships and cover charge for the happy hour.

            All proceeds will go to CARE, one of the world's largest private international humanitarian organizations, committed to helping families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty.  It has been a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty.  Currently they have more than 150 staff in Haiti distributing water purification packets, food and other lifesaving aid to survivors.

For more information and coverage of the tournment, please visit:

http://thedp.com/article/basketball-tourney-raise-funds-haiti-sat

http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/junto/index.htm

We also would like to thank our sponsors:

Executive Sponsors:

Susquehanna International Group of Companies (SIG) www.sig.com

Principal Sponsors:

Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin www.hangley.com 

Robert Mongeluzzi

Associate Sponsors:

New PIG - www.newpig.com

Donna Edbrill

The Pudlin Family

Other Sponsors:

The Sliz www.sliz.com

Creative Life Insurance Solutions

UPENN Sprint Football www.pennathletics.com/

Kaplan PreTest www.kaptest.com

Sports Specialties www.bnssi.com

UPenn Law Review

Nike

Judy and Hank Shrager

Bernard Lopez

Meredith Theis

Neil and Helene Gold

David Lopez

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