Interfraternity Council

Recruitment 2018

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What is IFC?

IFC: Interfraternity Council; IFC governs 8 fraternities as well as one interest group at UNA. IFC strives to maintain the standards in the IFC bylaws, as well as encourage positive inter-fraternal relations. IFC organizations include Alpha Tau Omega (AtO), Delta Chi (Ax), Kappa Sigma (Ke), Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), Lambda Sigma Phi (aeI), Pi Kappa Alpha (nkA), Sigma Alpha Epsilon (eAE), Sigma Chi (ex), and Tau Kappa Epsilon (tkE). IFC Executive Board: President- Zac Majors VP of Recruitment- Matt Hachtel VP of Judicial- Scott Griffin VP of Administration- Sam Wood VP of Scholarship- Trevor Gibbons VP of Public Relations- Austin Smith VP of Philanthropy- Joshua Haggerty Programming Chairman- Sean Gillman Advisor- Ashley Christman

More about IFC… Terms: What does that mean?? recruitment- when a fraternity seeks someone out to join rush- to actively seek membership into a certain fraternity potential new member (PNM)- someone who is seeking membership into a fraternity or to whom a fraternity wishes to offer membership legacy- a relative of a legacy was in a certain fraternity, i.e. John’s grandfather was a Sigma Nu; John is a Sigma Nu legacy bid- an offer of membership into a fraternity new member- one who has accepted a bid into a certain fraternity, this person is not initiated and does not know ritual ritual- the habits unique to each fraternity whether on a national or local scale; ritual is unknown to non-members of each fraternity new member period- the extent of time a new member spends associated with a fraternity, while not yet initiated; some organizations call this pledgeship initiation- the culmination of new member period; this signifies that a new member has all rights of a Brother in the fraternity; this often includes the learning of ritual brother- an initiated chapter member of a fraternity badge- piece of jewelry initiated members wear to signify their membership and values of the fraternity

Come See IFC: SOAR Late Night Snack Date: Mondays of SOAR

June 4, 11, 18; July 9, 16, 23 Time: 10:30 pm- whenever Location: Olive Hall lobby

Join IFC, CPH, NPC, and IGC for food and refreshments in a meet-and-greet/hang session with fun and games. IFC Kickball Date: Monday August 20 Time: 2pm- 4pm Join IFC for some fun in the sun before classes start up. Register at bit.ly/IFCKickball ! If you have any questions, contact Matt Hachtel—mhachtel@una.edu, (901) 8964710. Connect with IFC:

www.una.edu/IFC IFC@una.edu bit.ly/UNAforIFC

@UNA_IFC @UNA_IFC

AtOAlpha Tau Omega

Nicknames: ATO, Alpha Taus, Taus Founded: September 11, 1865; Virginia Military Institute Chartered at UNA: January 30, 1974 Colors: Azure Blue and Old Gold Philanthropy: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention GPA Requirement: 2.75 Contact: Charlie Gordon, Recruitment Officer, cgordon4@una.edu, (256) 436-8080; Jason Sparks, President, (256) 443-0642,jsparks@una.eduAdditional info: currently have a 5-year winning streak for Step Singoverall award; over 13,000 service hours in the 2017-2018 academicyear; highest GPA among all IFC organizations at 3.235 as of Fall 2018

AtO Recruitment Events: Hoops at the House

(June 5, 12, 19; July 10, 17, 24; 5:30-7:30 pm; ATO House, 625 N Locust St.) Point Mallard Trip

(June 23; July 28; contact for times; Point Mallard, 2901 Point Mallard Drive) Kayaking

(Monday, September 3; contact for times; McFarland Park, 200 Jim Spain Drive)

Connect with AtO: www.ato.org /UNAATO

@UNA_ATO @UNA_ATO

AxDelta Chi

Nicknames: D-Chi Founded: October 13, 1890; Cornell University Chartered at UNA: September 25, 2010 Colors: Red and Buff Philanthropy: The V Foundation for Cancer Research GPA Requirement: 2.7 Contact: Seth Jacobs, (334) 524-0570, sjacobs1@una.edu Additional Info: Brother GPA 3.13 in Fall 2017; 10 service hours required per member; annual events include Jimmy V Legend’s Week, Founder’s Day Formal, Christmas Clothing and Toy Drive; $1,700+ raised Spring 2018

Ax Recruitment Events: Ultimate Frisbee

(Monday, August 27, 6pm; Band Practice Field, across from Mattielou Hall) Bowling

(Wednesday, August 29, 6pm; Lauderdale Lanes) Cookout at McFarland

(August 30, 5:30pm; pavilion at McFarland Park, 200 Jim Spain Drive)

Connect with Ax: www.deltachi.org /DChiUNA

@DChiUNA @DChiUNA

KeKappa Sigma

Nicknames: Kappa Sig Founded: December 10, 1869; University of Virginia Chartered at UNA: May 4, 1974 Colors: Scarlet, White, Emerald Green Philanthropy: Fisher House Foundation GPA Requirement: 2.7 Contact: Matthew Wood, (256) 777-7680 Additional Info:

Ke Recruitment Events:Cornhole Cookout

(July 28; 7pm; Kappa Sigma House) Crawfish Boil

(August 11; 7pm; Kappa Sigma House) Poker and Stogies

(September 4; 9pm; Kappa Sigma House)

Connect with Ke: www.kappasigma.org /KappaSigmaUNA

@KappSigmaUNA @KappaSigmaUNA

FIJIPhi Gamma Delta

Nicknames: FIJI, Phi Gam Founded: May 1, 1848; Jefferson College Chartered at UNA: March 23, 1974 Colors: Royal Purple Philanthropy: United Service Organizations (USO) GPA Requirement: 2.5 Contact: Taylor Parker, Rush Chair, (256) 550-3911; Luke Christensen, President, (256) 443-4822, lchristensen@una.edu Additional Info:

FIJI Recruitment Events:Kayak Trip

(Saturday, June 9; contact recruitment chair for more info)Lake House Rush Event I

(Saturday, June 30; contact recruitment chair for more info) Lake House Rush Event II

(Saturday, July 28; contact recruitment chair for more info)

Connect with FIJI: www.phigam.org /Phi-Upsilon-Chapter-

www.fijiuna.com of-Phi-Gamma-Delta

@UNA_PhiGam @PhiGamUNA

aeILambda Sigma Phi

Nicknames: Lambda Sig Founded: August 9, 2000; University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa Chartered at UNA: April 23, 2017 Colors: Navy Blue, Red, Gold Philanthropy: Loaves and Fishes Food Bank GPA Requirement: 2.5 Contact: Cody Daffinson, (205) 246-5476, dafcod16@gmail.com; Nathan Brooks, (256) 612-2224, nbrooks2@una.edu Additional Info:

aeI Recruitment Events: Video Game Night

(Tuesday, August 28, 7:30-9:30pm; location TBD) Ultimate Frisbee

(Wednesday, August 29, 6:00-8:00pm; Intramural Fields) Donuts and Devo

(Thursday, August 30, 5:30-8:30pm; TBD)

Connect with aeI: www.lambdasigmaphi.com /LambdaSigmaPhi

@LambdaSig_UNA

nkAPi Kappa Alpha

Nicknames: Pike Founded: March 1, 1868; University of Virginia Chartered at UNA: March 23, 1974 Colors: Garnet and Gold Philanthropy: United Service Organizations (USO) GPA Requirement: 2.5 Contact: Brandon Hasting, (256) 426-8573 Additional Info:

nkA Recruitment Events:Move-in Cookout

(August 17, 18; 6pm; Pi Kappa Alpha House, 304 Larimore St.) College Football Kick Off

(September 1; 5pm; Pi Kappa Alpha House, 304 Larimore St.) Saturdays are For the Boys—Football and Fishing

(September 16; 3pm; McFarland Park)

Connect with nkA: www.pikes.org /PikeAt.NorthAlabama

@PikeUNA @PikeUNA

eAESigma Alpha Epsilon

Nicknames: SAE Founded: March 9, 1856; University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa Chartered at UNA: October 31, 1987 Colors: Royal Purple and Old Gold Philanthropy: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals GPA Requirement: 2.5 Contact: Randy Dumont, President, rdumont@una.edu Additional Info:

eAE Recruitment Events: Look out for upcoming events in the Fall! Check in with SAE for additional information.

Connect with eAE: www.sae.net /SAEatUNA

@SAE1856AlNu @SAE_UNA

exSigma Chi

Nicknames: Sigs, Sig Chi Founded: June 28, 1855; Miami University Ohio Chartered at UNA: April 20, 1974 Colors: Blue and Old Gold Philanthropy: Huntsman Cancer Institute GPA Requirement: 2.75 Contact: Andrew Williamson, Rush Chair, (256) 919-3798 Additional Info:

ex Recruitment Events: Cookout

(Friday, June 8; 6pm; Sigma Chi House) Blue Roof Basketball

(Friday, June 22; 6pm; Sigma Chi House) Stogies and Stories

(Friday, July 13; 6pm; Sigma Chi House)

Connect with ex: www.sigmachi.org /SigmaChiUNA

@SigmaChiUNA @SigmaChiUNA

tkETau Kappa Epsilon

Nicknames: Teke Founded: January 10, 1899; Illinois Wesleyan University Chartered at UNA: *currently interest group, i.e. not yet chartered* Colors: Cherry and Gray Philanthropy: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital GPA Requirement: 2.5 Contact: Nick Kimble at 314-546-2936 or nkimble@tke.org Additional Info: TKE is currently looking for a Founding Father class. They will be having recruitment events in the Fall along with other outreach in subsequent recruitment packets. For now, if at all interest in founding a Fraternity, please reach out to Nick.

tkE Recruitment Events: Look out for upcoming events in the Fall! Check in with TKE for additional information.

Connect with tkE: www.tke.org /Tau.Kappa.Epsilon.

Fraternity @TKE_Fraternity @TKE_Fraternity