Interfraternity Council (IFC)
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) is the governing body of the men's fraternity system at the University of Rhode Island.There are currently 11 men's fraternities at URI, each of which is a chapter of a national or international organization. The North-American Intefraternity Conference (NIC) is the governing body of those organizations. |
History of the NIC
The North-American Interfraternity Conference (formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) has a long and storied history as a body that has assisted fraternal organizations to work together. On November 27, 1909, 26 fraternities met to discuss critical issues facing fraternities at that time. A formal organization was completed in 1910. In 1931 the organization's name was changed from Interfraternity Conference to National Interfraternity Conference. In 1999, the leadership again changed the name to North-American Interfraternity Conference to celebrate the membership of brothers in Canada.
Today, the NIC has 64 member organizations with 5500 chapters located on 800 campuses in the United States and Canada with approximately 350,000 undergraduate members. The NIC is led by a Board of Directors comprised of 15 volunteers from member fraternities. The headquarters and professional staff are located in Indianapolis, IN.
SOURCE: www.nicindy.org
Mission of the NIC
The NIC serves to advocate the needs of its member fraternities through enrichment of the fraternity experience; advancement and growth of the fraternity community; and enhancement of the educational mission of the host institutions. The NIC is also committed to enhancing the benefits of fraternity membership. Each of the 64 member organizations has adopted basic expectations of their members and agreed to the following Nine Basic Expectations:
II. I will strive for academic achievement and practice academic integrity.
III. I will respect the dignity of all persons; therefore I will not physically, mentally, psychologically or sexually abuse or harm any human being.
IV. I will protect the health and safety of all human beings.
V. I will respect my property and the property of others; therefore, I will neither abuse nor tolerate the abuse of property.
VI. I will meet my financial obligations in a timely manner.
VII. I will neither use nor support the use of illegal drugs; I will neither misuse nor support the misuse of alcohol.
VIII. I acknowledge that a clean and attractive environment is essential to both physical and mental health; therefore, I will do all in my power to see that the chapter property is properly cleaned and maintained.
IX. I will challenge all my fraternity members to abide by these fraternal expectations and will confront those who violate them.
IFC @ URI
Constitution of the URI Interfraternity Council (211kb.pdf)
Our Purpose
The purpose of this non-profit organization shall be to promote cooperation among fraternities, to formulate rules and procedures for recruitment and new member education, to regulate interfraternity activities, and to insure cooperation between fraternities and other student organizations and the University administration.Our Mission
We, the Interfraternity Council, know that the social fraternities of the University of Rhode Island are an integral part of the University. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the fraternities to cooperate with each other and the University Administration in the promotion of intellectual, social, and moral development of our undergraduate student members. As an instrument to further these ends and to maintain a bond of friendship among the fraternities of the University of Rhode Island we have created this mission.Our Members
The 11 men's fraternities that make up the Interfraternity Council are: Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Chi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Pi, Tau Epsilon Phi, and Zeta Beta Tau.
Our Officers:
President: Phil Bowers
Vice President: Greg Welsh
Parliamentarian: Andrew Blais
Treasurer: Dylan Moore
Secretary: Eli Moger
V.P. of Philanthropy and Programming: Josh Such
V.P. of Recruitment and New Member Development: Max Moss
V.P. of Public Relations : Aaron Clarke
V.P. of Academic Affairs: Chris Kunzmann
V.P. of Risk Management: Andrew DiNonno
V.P. of Historian and Archives: Tom Sibbald
V.P. of Student Involvement: Mike Viera
Chapter Presidents
Alpha Tau Omega: Matt Smith
Beta Theta Pi: Drew Meslink
Delta Chi: Mike Dalton
Lambda Chi Alpha: Joe Badami
Phi Gamma Delta: Ryan Elsmore
Phi Kappa Psi: Mike Gencarelli
Sigma Phi Epsilon: Steve Messineo
Sigma Pi: Adriano Conceicao
Tau Epsilon Phi: Scott Barden
Zeta Beta Tau: Mike Greer
