To the members of the IFC community:
As spring recruitment begins, we are excited to welcome a new group of men into our community and want to reaffirm our commitment to making fraternity life accessible to all students. We have come to recognize that one important facet of this is minimizing the financial burden fraternity life places on its members. Any student who is deserving of membership in our community should not be restricted because of financial reasons.
Because of this, we are excited to announce a constitutional change that provides for the establishment of an IFC-wide scholarship for students with financial need. Any member of our community is eligible to receive this scholarship, and the scholarship application is designed to be as inclusive as possible for community members.
The application can be found here: https://goo.gl/oixNTe
If you have any questions about the application or the scholarship itself, do not hesitate to reach out to Julian Gerez, IFC Vice-President for Standards, at juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu.
Though we hope that this scholarship can provide support for members of our community, we recognize that this is not a complete solution. The IFC executive board is committed to working with chapter presidents, treasurers and rules committees to work on the implementation of individualized scholarships for each chapter, increased transparency for dues, and the reassessment of chapter costs in order to continue to increase financial accessibility.
These initiatives, along with the new scholarship, are necessary steps that we’re taking to enhance our efforts to make the IFC community more welcoming for all students.
Interfraternally,
Will Altabef, IFC President
Julian Gerez, IFC Vice-President for Standards
Jacob Kerr, IFC Vice-President for Administration
