Newsletter Jan-Feb 2017

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March 3, 2017

Vice President: Hayden Park Hayden a Junior with a major in Accounting and a minor in Marketing from Corinth, MS. He is a member of Pi Kappa Phi here at Mississippi State. Hayden's focus is on crafting the next generation of Greek leaders through the Emerging Greeks program.

VP of External Affairs: Grady Miller Grady is a sophomore with a major in Civil Engineering from Atlanta, GA. He is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha at Mississippi State. Grady wants focus on creating smoother communication between chapter leadership on campus.

Jan. – Feb. 2017

J.J. Weeks currently serves as the Interfraternity Council President. J.J. is a Junior Finance major from Austin, TX and also art of the local chapter of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI). He is looking forward to turning the focus back to bettering the Greek System from the ground up, starting with freshman and encouraging growth through each Greek member’s time at Mississippi State. If you need to contact him, feel free at 662.889.6170 or by email at IFC@saffairs.msstate.edu

President: J.J. Weeks

AFLV & SEIFC

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During the weekend of February 3 each of the four Greek campus: National Panhellenic Council, National Pancouncils on Hellenic Council, Multicultural Greek Council, and the Interfraternity Council traveled to Indianapolis for the Association of Fraternal and Values Conference. Leadership (AFLV) During this conference, each council was immersed throughout the weekend with numerous ways to make improvements to Fraternity and Sorority Life at MSU. Not only did each council member bring back fresh and new ideas, but each left with a better understanding of their job. Shortly after attending AFLV, the Interfraternity Council had to grow within their positons at Southeastern another opportunity Interfraternity Council (SEIFC) Conference. Each member was able to attend different leadership tracks to discuss issues with students in a similar positions from various schools across the Southeastern United States.

Adam Grubbs, a member of Pi Kappa Alpha from Saltillo, MS, served as the 2016-17 SEIFC Vice President for Vendors. He was responsible for fundraising efforts for educational programming of the conference and for funding scholarships for attendees. Grubbs previously served as the Vice President for Programming on IFC at Mississippi State.

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VP of Communications: Layton Little Layton is a Sophomore Accounting major from Starkville, MS and a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Layton hopes to increase the social media presence of IFC across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as well as creating useful information for incoming MSU Students.

2017 Greek Ritter Awards

VP of Recruitment: Kyle Holliman Kyle is a Junior Business Administration major from Tupelo, MS. He is a member of Sigma Chi. He looks forward to meeting a lot of new people, and making sure they their fit MSU. Kyle also wants to increase membership in Fraternity and Sorority Life.

VP of Programming: Anthony Daniels Anthony is a Junior Psychology major with a concentration in Pre- Nursing from Brookhaven, MS. He belongs to the local chapter of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI). He wants to program events that focuses on aspects that students struggle with here at Mississippi State University.

VP of Community Service: Jordan Rackley Jordan is a junior marketing major with a concentration in Supply Chain Management from Biloxi, MS and belongs to Phi Delta Theta i Fraternity. Jordan wants to assist with philanthropy events to have d great participation in these areas. Jordan wants to see the fraternity community to better serve the Starkville community.

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life recently recognized both chapters and individual members who have achieved excellence in several facets of Greek and University life. To be considered for an award, chapters were invited to submit for the overall excellence awards. In addition, applications chapters were invited to nominate members who they felt were deserving of recognition on an individual basis. Overall Chapter Awards Excellence in Community Service - Phi Gamma Delta Excellence in Brotherhood - Phi Delta Theta Most Improved Chapter - Phi Gamma Delta Most Improved GPA - Kappa Alpha Highest GPA - Sigma Chi Excellence in Leadership - Phi Delta Theta Excellence in Scholarship - Phi Gamma Delta Individual Member Awards New Member of the Year - Jes Miller - Phi Gamma Delta Chapter President of the Year - John Wesley Williamson - Sigma Chi Greek Hall of Fame Inductees Austin Whitten, Pi Kappa Alpha Conner Whitten, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Left Picture: Laura Turner from Kappa Delta & Jes Miller from Phi Gamma Delta.

Right Picture: Caitlin

Fournier from Phi Mu & John Wesley Williamson from Sigma Chi Fraternity

Greek Hall of Fame Inductees; (From left to right) Austin Walker from Pi Kappa Alpha, Jaelyn Lobard from Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Karis Hicks from Delta Gamma, Conner Whitten from Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Jordan Brouwer from Zeta Tau Alpha, and Jeremy Knott from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc

Spring Recruitment This spring the Interfraternity Council placed over 100 new members into various chapters at Mississippi State. These new members are now participating in a number of philanthropy and community service events across campus to raise money for their chapter’s philanthropy.

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