GLC lifts ban on freshmen at fall Greek parties
Greek Leadership Council members last night announced the end of a longstanding policy barring first-year students from registered events at Greek houses during the Fall term. Under the new policy, which goes into effect today, individual houses will be granted the authority to decide whether they will admit freshmen to registered Fall term parties. The policy change, which was made during last week's meeting of the GLC, was announced by Eric Powers '02, President of the Interfraternity Council, and Chanel Frazier '03, President of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, at last night's Student Assembly meeting. Powers said that the change had been discussed for months, both under the CFSC, which the GLC replaced, and by the current Greek leadership. "I would say that there was criticism about the previous policy from the administration and students alike, that it was unnecessary and that it was unfairly enforced," Powers said. In changing the policy, Powers said, the GLC was simply acknowledging the realities of the Greek system.