University of Virginia Library

Unjust Publicity

Dear Sir:

The article in Wednesday's
edition of The Cavalier Daily
concerning the conviction of
Mark Varner created unjust
publicity for the fraternities on
the Grounds.

The Judiciary Committee
apparently believes that this
type of incident, as discussed
in the article, is commonplace
in the fraternity area. In
reality, this type of incident is
rare and, to my knowledge, has
not been repeated. It seems
unfair to blame, and then to
warn the whole fraternity
system of the University for
one isolated incident on the
part of one individual.

In addition, the
Inter-Fraternity Council has
yet to receive any type of
official warning from the
Judiciary Committee. I hope
that in the future, better
coordination between peoples
or organizations involved will
be used.

Hugh D. Carter
President I.F.C.