Section 1: There shall be a moratorium on alcohol in the individual houses of member chapters beginning on a day to be determined by the IFC Executive Board and extending until the official closing of rush.
Subsection 1: The moratorium covers any sponsored events by alumni or parent groups, exchanges, open or invite parties of any kind, whether on or off-campus grounds.
Subsection 2: Any event that may create a spectacle of any sort involving a chapter or a residence must be cleared with the IFC President and the IFC Vice-President of Rush at least seven (7) days prior to the event.
Section 2: Women may not be present in the individual houses or on the properties of member chapters during the hours that the IFC Executive Board specifies as open rush.
Subsection 1: No fraternity may bus or coordinate transportation for women to any of their recruitment events throughout moratorium.
Subsection 2: No fraternity may provide alcohol or make alcohol accessible to women at any of their recruitment events throughout moratorium.
Section 3: The IFC Executive Board will be required to present detailed information of official recruitment schedules to member chapters no later than a week prior to fraternity forum.
Subsection 1: The IFC Vice-President Rush will hold a meeting with all member chapters’ rush chairmen to discuss rush policies and expectations at least one week before rush starts.
Section 4: No chapter or member of any IFC member fraternity may schedule an event, hinder, or otherwise discourage rushee attendance at IFC sponsored events listed on the IFC rush calendar.
Subsection 1: Every fraternity must register their rush events with IFC by submitting a list to the Vice-President of Rush. Once this list has been submitted, fraternities must notify the Vice-President of Rush at least twelve (12) hours prior to any additional activities that are not listed on the schedule.
Section 5: No member of any member chapter may offer a rushee any type of alcoholic beverage at any location throughout the rush period.
Subsection 1: No fraternity may host a rush event at an establishment whose primary purpose is the selling and distributing of alcohol. (No venue where over 50% of the profit come from sales of alcohol, specifically bars.)
Section 6: All chapters are responsible for the conduct of guests during their recruitment events throughout moratorium.
Subsection 1: All guests to fraternity events must abide by the moratorium policies outlined in Addendum II, Article II of the IFC By-Laws.
Section 7: Advertisements during moratorium and rush or at any time when the purpose of the advertisement is to compel interest in joining the advertised fraternity must be in good taste. Pictures containing alcohol or drugs will not be permitted.
Subsection 1: Rush advertisements cannot promote illegal rush activities, unlawful campus policies, degrade other Chapters, conflict with IFC rush events, or negatively represent aspects of the greek community which will be determined at the discretion of the IFCJB.
Section 8: The Bid Process
Subsection 1: Member chapters may not offer nor promise a bid to a rushee prior to the official bid time established by the Executive Board.
Subsection 2: Member fraternities shall be required to explain the bid process to potential new members before extending a bid. A bid is defined as, “An invitation to become a pledge/associate member at one particular fraternity.” Member fraternities must describe the options that a rushee has when offered a bid: ACCEPT– Become a pledge/associate member of that particular fraternity. HOLD – Allow yourself more time to make a decision. DECLINE – Refuse the bid and continue the rush process. Indicate that a rushee may only accept one bid.
Subsection 4: Acceptance of a bid is defined by the signature of the rushee on IFC bid sheet, which must be submitted to the IFC at the conclusion of each night of bidding. The list will be distributed to all fraternities within one week of the conclusion of the formal rush period. Once a bid sheet has been signed, no other fraternity may extend a bid or continue rushing that individual.
Subsection 5: Continuous open bidding will be permitted for all. When a man accepts an invitation to join a fraternity, the Vice-President of Rush must be notified in writing within 48 hours of the offering.
Subsection 6: For a period of 21 days, commencing on the last day of IFC rush, any man offered an invitation to join by a fraternity must be registered to rush by the Vice-President of Rush. A fraternity will be levied a fine of $50 for (a) offering an invitation of membership to an unregistered man, or (b) allowing an unregistered man to take part in any member education activities.
Section 9: Fraternities will not be permitted to close rush prematurely. All member fraternities must remain open for the duration of the rush period defined by the IFC Executive Board.
Section 10: An official pledge/associate class roster must be submitted to the IFC Vice-President of Rush no later than 12 o’clock noon on the day following the conclusion of rush.
Section 11: The IFC Executive Board or any Executive Officer of a member chapter may make complaints of rush violations against another member chapter.
Subsection 1: Complaints must be filed on an official complaint form and presented to the IFC Executive Vice-President of Judicial Affairs before bid night.
Subsection 2: Refer to Addendum I (IFC Judicial Board) for clarification of the judicial process.
Subsection 3: In order for an investigation of an alleged rush violation to be launched, the complaining party must submit their name and telephone number to ensure the legitimacy of the charges. This will ensure testimony at the meeting of the Judicial Board. In addition, IFC Officers have the right to investigate complaints at their own discretion.
Section 12: Throughout moratorium the IFC Executive Board will monitor every chapter in order to ensure that recruitment policies are followed.
Subsection 1: The IFC Executive Board will conduct a walk-thru through each fraternity house as many times as they deem sufficient
Subsection 2: The IFC will randomly visit each fraternity’s rush event throughout the week. Each house is subject to as many inspections as the IFC Executive Board deems sufficient throughout rush in order to ensure recruitment policies are being followed by each chapter. All visits to fraternity events will be assigned on a random basis and will not be chosen until immediately before departure to the respective events.
Subsection 3: Any violations noted by the IFC Executive Board will be sent as a report immediately to the Executive Vice-President of Judicial Affairs.