The
Interfraternity Council (IFC) is an entity established to govern, guide, and address the fundamental and long-term needs of the six Greek social fraternities at the University of Nebraska - Kearney. It is a body is comprised of two delegates from every fraternity and eight executive board members. The purpose and responsibility of the executive board is to govern, educate, and promote a true sense of community between the six fraternities. In addition, IFC establishes scholarship goals, risk management
guidelines, educational programming, service opportunities, social events, and much more. The
Interfraternity Council meets on Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters at 5:30 p.m. and are held in Room 312 of the Nebraskan Student Union.
Benefits of Membership
Brotherhood
Probably the most rewarding aspect of joining fraternity life is experiencing the brotherhood of a fraternity's members. It provides the opportunity for incoming students to immediately find a close-knit group of gentlemen who are sure to become lifelong friends. At a university of 7,100+ fraternity life allows it newest members to find their niche both on the University of Nebraska - Kearney campus and in the Kearney community. In order to become an eligible member of IFC, a student needs to be enrolled full-time (12 or more credit hours per semester) at the University of Nebraska - Kearney and be a member of one of the fraternities that is a recognized chapter of the Interfraternity Council.
Leadership and Character
Character is the quality that a man possess to assume a place as a respected, mature leader in his community and in his work. The fraternity community fosters an environment for individuals to cultivate the initiative, poise, and responsibility that form the foundation of a character. As a fraternity member gains experience and gathers advice from the leaders of his fraternity, he can learn from their success and develop strong leadership qualities of his own.
Academics
A common misconception is that joining a fraternity will take away from classes and study time. In actuality, fraternities at the University of Nebraska - Kearney provide study rooms, faculty advisors or faculty fellows, and peer mentoring and tutoring to aid members in their scholastic efforts. The 400+ members of the Interfraternity Council represent a broad array of majors, this ensures that a new member will find specialized help from within their fraternity or perhaps establish a collaboration with a member in another fraternity. In addition, IFC fraternities have minimum GPA requirements that new members must maintain in order to become active members. Finally, each fraternity is ranked by GPA semesterly, providing friendly competition amongst the fraternities in IFC to further encourage academic excellence.
Campus Involvement
When a new member joins a fraternity, he immediately becomes part of an organization of unique and diverse individuals. He has the ability to cultivate lasting relationships with both brothers from his fraternity and other members of the sorority and fraternity community. Also, there is an endless array of social opportunities available to fraternity members to mix and establish networking connections with classmates, non-members of the Greek community, and university staff and faculty. Additionally, IFC fraternities have ample support and vast connections with alumni. This provides the future-minded member the chance to access an already existing network of successful people who are ready to assist in furthering a brother's career.
2013 Interfraternity Council Executive Board
Brandon C. Drozd
President
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Brandon is a junior Organizational Communication major from Genoa, Nebraska. As president, Mr. Drozd is most excited about being on IFC in order to help assist and unite the entire UNK Greek Community. He also looks forward to serving as IFC president by representing all the fraternity chapters at Ex-Officio meetings, UNK events, and at AFLV.
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Cory W. Foote
Executive Vice
President
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Pursuing a double major in sports administration and business administration, Cory is a junior from from Wayne, Nebraska. Mr. Foote's goals as executive vice president are to update the bylaws and portions of the IFC Constitution that need amendments, thoroughly educate and prepare fraternities on how to handle risk management situations, and help improve the overall Greek experience at UNK. He is the chief judicial and conduct officer for IFC. |
Mitch A. Peters
Vice President of
Administration
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Mitch is a sophomore industrial distribution major from Kearney, Nebraska. As vice president of administration, Mr. Peters is the recorder and archivist of IFC. He is also the chief financial officer of IFC. Mitch's goals are to expand his position and advocate that more of the Greek student citizenry become involved in student organizations on and off campus. |
Robert F. Carson
Vice President of
Recruitment
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Hailing from Kearney, Nebraska, Robert is a sophomore majoring in elementary education. Mr. Carson's duty as vice president of recruitment is to increase the amount of students involved and engaged with the Greek community. Additionally, he provides constructive approaches to the needs of fraternity chapters. Finally, Robert interacts with incoming male freshmen during the summer new student enrollment (NSE) sessions and tells prospective Greeks about our Greek community and what new, fun opportunities await them. |
Nicholas J. White
Vice President of
Public Relations
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Nick is a freshman sports management major from Lincoln, Nebraska. As vice president of public relations, Mr. White's goals for position are to get the word about Greek Affairs programming, social events, and philanthropies at UNK and promoting it well. |
Taylor J. Jurgens
Vice President of
Programming and
Social Events
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A sophomore from Beatrice, Nebraska, Taylor is majoring in mathematics. As vice president of programming and social events, Mr. Jurgens is tasked with planning and implementing the annual Greek Week competition in the spring and to host several other fun events.
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Aaron Kuecker
Vice President of
Community Service
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Aaron is majoring in elementary education / middle school mathematics, he is a freshman from Elkhorn, Nebraska. As vice president of community service, Mr. Kuecker provides opportunities for the Greek community to give back to the University and the Kearney community through various community service and philanthropy events.
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Joel D. Ratzlaff
Vice President of Scholarship
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Joel is a sophomore business and social sciences education major. Mr. Ratzlaff's goals for the position are to expand "Faculty of the Month" awards and possibly start "Greek of the Month" award.
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Erin F. Christensen
Advisor
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