Greeks Challenging the University to Meet with Them Before Moratorium Announced
One of the most troubling aspects of a possible upcoming alcohol moratorium is that it will come at a time when IFC houses have been effectively self-policing themselves to avoid alcohol violations. Furthermore, the University has not met with the Greek Community in a meaningful way to discuss the areas where student efforts are still lacking, so that we can continue to improve under our own accord, in order to prevent a University crackdown. IFC Exec Pres Sam Endicott has now made a very smart move, and encouraged Greeks to write to the campus authorities involved in this decision, challenging them to meet with the Greek Community before they make any drastic moves.

Below is the text of the e-mail. The e-mail does not say, but I believe that list goes to Dean Kenney, Vice Chancellor Genaro Padilla, and staff in the Office of Student Life. [I'll update this post once I get the details of who is on the e-mail list.] Finally, if you are a member of a Greek house and have not received this e-mail, please ask your chapter President to forward the e-mail to your membership. The E-mail:

The IFC Executives wrote a letter to Vice Chancellor Genaro Padilla last Thursday requesting a meeting with him. It was the IFC Executives' hope that the Vice Chancellor would meet with Greek leadership before any decisions on moving forward with a possible Greek wide alcohol moratorium was implemented. Unfortunately, the Vice Chancellor has not responded to the letter and the Dean of Students, Karen Kenney, has alluded to the possibility of a moratorium being put into place as early as next week.

Therefore, I am requesting that you and every member of your chapter send an email to: moratorium [at] lists.berkeley.edu, demanding that before the University makes such an important decision regarding our community, that the administration first meets with Greek leadership to discuss alternative solutions. It would be hard to stop the moratorium once announced, so please have every member in your chapter send an email to moratorium [at] lists.berkeley.edu with their comments on this before Monday morning.
Thank you for ensuring that our voice as a community is heard.

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