University Seeking Greek Advisor
Rob Maneson, former Greek Advisor in the Office of Student Life left his position last semester and a replacement is being sought. Ideally they wanted someone for the beginning of the spring semester, but it looks like they won't have anyone hired until mid-February at the earliest.

OSL is encouraging students to take part in the process by helping to interview prospective replacements. [I say we hire the pizza delivery guy who applied last time they needed to fill the position.]

The Greek Advisors, with their ability to influence Greek policy, are some of the most important employees working out of OSL. For those of us who remember the moratorium, having a Greek Advisor committed to respecting Greek independence is a necessity. Greeks are not only a sizable percentage of the student population, but they also provide the infrastructure for a lot of the social environment at Berkeley.

I haven't received any indication of Birgeneau's feelings toward fraternities and sororities, and his benign neglect seems preferable to the (mild) hostility that Berdahl was rumored to have toward the Greek system.

On a purely personal note, I got to know Rob while he was here, and my interactions with him were always characterized by extreme competence and genuine concern for Greeks at Berkeley. I hope his replacement is able to serve as ably as he did.
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