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Controlled Parties

Bob Fisher, president of the
IFC, began the meeting by saying
that it is a rule of the University
that fraternity parties must be
"controlled and closed" and that it
is the responsibility of the Governing
Board to see that this standard
is met. He pointed out that it was a
responsibility of the Governing
Board, specifically, and not of the
IFC as a whole.

"The job of the Governing
Board is to act in the best interests
of fraternities - both individually
and as a system, both for their
present and their future interests.

"The Governing Board feels that
the concept of uniformed and
trained doormen, the concept of
some continuity and conformity of
party management, and the concept
of a fraternity are, patrolled and
safe for brothers and their dates,
are all good for the fraternity
system for the present and the
future," Mr. Fisher said.

The Governing Board's general
reaction to the complaints about
Link Security and its operation on
Midwinters Weekend were expressed
by IFC vice-president Artie
Freidman, who said that the complaints
had come out of a lack of
information concerning the Link
System.