Executive Board Position Descriptions

President

The President is the primary person in charge of the Interfraternity Council (IFC). He presides over all meetings and acts as the liaison between the IFC and all other organizations at Lafayette College. The president works in conjunction with the administration, faculty, and the Panhellenic Council in order to coordinate better Greek affairs. In addition, he helps guide the other executive officers in their efforts to improve the Greek system at Lafayette College.

Vice President of Operations

The Vice President of Operations is the IFC’s second in command, taking over for the President when he is not present.  The VPO’s responsibilities include taking attendance, as recording meeting minutes at each IFC meeting. In addition, the VPO is also responsibilities for coordinating the finances of the organization, and working with the Fraternity and Sorority Life Advisor to obtain resources required for IFC events. 

Vice President of Recruitment

The Vice President of Recruitment is primarily in charge of the recruitment events aimed at potential new members throughout the year.  He is in charge of coordinating campus-wide recruitment events and overseeing the organization and publicity of individual house recruitment opportunities.  He is also the primary contact for the non-Greek affiliated students will question about recruiting.

Vice President of Public Relations

The Vice President of Public Relations promotes all IFC sponsored and co-sponsored events in a positive manner. To do this successfully, he works with the Lafayette College newspaper, radio station, and with local media. He acts as a liaison between the IFC and other student organizations in an effort to establish effective communication with other leaders on campus. In addition, he promotes the positive aspects of fraternity life to independent students on campus.

Vice President of Scholarship

The Vice President of Scholarship oversees academic excellence in the Fraternity community. He is in charge of creating programming for all fraternities that is aimed at improving the cumulative house GPA’s of each chapter. They meet regularly with the Academic and Scholarship chairs of each chapter in the council to discuss the progress of their chapter as well as present any resources that might assist them. The VP of Scholarship is also responsible for running the judicial proceedings of the council.

Vice President of Accountability

The Vice President of Accountability is responsible for maintaining and updating the organization’s bylaws to reflect the goals of the institution. The position is charged with ensuring all chapters are following the bylaws of both the IFC and North American Interfraternity Council.

Vice President of DEI 

The Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ensures that every fraternity commits making everyone feels welcome throughout all of greek life. They meet regularly with their counterpart on the Panhellenic Council to organize events and workshops designed to engage both fraternities and sororities in discourse surrounding social justice issues. They focus on making fraternal organizations an inclusive space for all marginalized identities including people of color, LGBTQ people, disabled people, and people of differing religious backgrounds.