Newly elected Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Jim Freeman '97 pledged to continue strengthening the Greek system while working to eliminate its shortcomings. CFSC elections were held last night.
Martin Dengler '97 is the new CFSC vice president, Jake O'Shea '97 was elected programming liaison, Kevin McCart '97 became treasurer and the new secretary is Henry Rosevear '98.
Freeman, a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity and a lacrosse player, wrote in an electronic-mail message that the goal of the CFSC for 1996 is "to strengthen the attributes of the system that the class of 1996 were successful in developing before us, while working to lessen the shortcomings that inevitably exist."
In an interview with The Dartmouth after the election, Freeman said he thinks many people focus on the negative aspects of the Greek system, so the CFS system's positive activities need to be continued and publicized.
Freeman said more than 1,600 people at the College are involved in Greek organizations, and "the potential to move such a large population towards positive ends both within the Dartmouth community and beyond is incredibly great."
Freeman said he plans to meet with Dean of the College Lee Pelton soon and said he is interested to see what sort of vision the administration has for the Greek system.
Outgoing President Matt Raben '96 said he thinks Freeman will do well as CFSC president.
"He is hard working, energetic and very bright," Raben said. "He has the respect of his peers and he can gain the respect of administrators."
Freeman served as interim president of the CFSC last summer term.
Dengler, a brother in Bones Gate fraternity, declined to comment. He said Freeman should speak on behalf of the CFSC.
O'Shea, a brother in Sigma Nu fraternity, said he plans to "put solid effort into organizing CFS system-wide programming" and sponsor CFS-wide events.
He also said he wants to eliminate failures to meet the new programming standard by making sure everyone understands it.
O'Shea said the issue of diversity is "taboo," and he wants to bring it into the open in CFS programming.
O'Shea served as programming chair for Sigma Nu for two terms before his election as a CFSC officer. He has also served on the CFSC committee on diversity and programming.
McCart and Rosevear could not be reached for comment.
