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Shannon Gives
Rules Control
To IFC Board

President Shannon has approved
a request by the Committee on
Fraternities that allows the
Governing Board of the
Inter-Fraternity Council control
over female visitation in social
fraternities.

Mr. Shannon granted the IFC
Governing Board this power with
the following provisions: that the
Governing Board will act upon any
reports of violations coming to its
attention regardless of source; that
the fraternities, as a whole, and
particularly their officers, will be
responsible for proper enforcement;
that the visitation hours may not
be extended beyond those set by
the Governing Board; and that this
authority may be withdrawn by the
President or his representative for
due cause.

Previous Responsibility

Prior to this, the 3-3-3
Committee has been responsible
for making all parietal rules for
fraternities. That committee is
composed of three students, three
faculty members, and three
administrators. The Governing
Board of the IFC is composed
entirely of students.

They have already established
new, and longer, visitation hours
for the fraternities. Ed Hayes,
president of the IFC, pointed out
that enforcement of these new
hours is the responsibility of
members, guests, and visitors of
each house. He said that if
fraternities do not enforce the new
rules President Shannon can
withdraw the Governing Board's
authority in this area.

Under the new rules, which go
into effect immediately, girls may
be in any part of a fraternity house
from 8 a.m. to 4 a.m. They must be
out of each house from 4 a.m. to 8
a.m. Prior to this, girls could only
be in the common areas of each
house. Fraternities are expected,
Mr. Hayes said, to maintain
standards of good conduct at all
times.

Fraternity Benefit

Mr. Hayes said of the new hours,
"I think that this will be very
beneficial for fraternities. I think
the IFC and the fraternity system
have come a long way in effectively
executing their responsibilities. This
has been demonstrated by this
delegation of the authority to make
visitation rules."

Mr. Hayes said that the second
semester rush program that was
held in Newcomb Hall Monday
night attracted 150 to 200 students
who were interested in joining a
fraternity. Fraternities and colonies on
the Grounds was represented at the
session.

Successful Meeting

Ken Oder, Chairman of the
IFC's Rush Board called it "very
successful."

There will be a meeting
tomorrow night at 8 in the IFC
offices of all house presidents and
social chairmen to discuss the new
visitation rules and the security
plans for this weekend.