Who ARE WE?
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) is the student group that helps run and support fraternities on campus. Here’s what it does in simple terms:
Organizes and runs fraternity formal and informal recruitment for interested students.
Sets standards, rules, and policies to ensure the safety of chapters and their members, as well as compliance with university policies.
Teaches leadership skills and runs education programs for members.
Organizes council-wide charity events and community service opportunities.
Acts as the liaison between the university, national fraternity groups, and the recognized fraternities on campus.
Overall, the IFC gives fraternities the rules, resources, and help they need to improve student life on campus.
General info
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The Interfraternity Council is a student-led governing body that represents and advocates for fraternities recognized by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Serving as the primary liaison between campus administration and chapter leadership, the IFC facilitates communication, upholds shared standards, coordinates recruitment and educational programming, and supports member chapters in fostering leadership, accountability, and community engagement.
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The Interfraternity Council works alongside the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life (OSFL) at the University of Tennessee. The OSFL staff serve as advisors to our executive committee.
We partner with the campus multicultural councils to support each other, programming collaborative events, and working together to strengthen and uplift our community as a whole.
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IFC holds elections in the late fall via a slating process. The slate consists of representatives from each chapter, where a previous IFC executive member can be chosen for their chapter’s representative. If there is no IFC executive member for that chapter, that chapter can elect any of their members to represent them for the slate.
The slate will vote as a whole on each position, where the chapter presidents can veto a slate decision if decided. If a decision is veto’ed, the slate will pick another applicant.
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Growth through leadership, self-governance and accountability, brotherhood and community, and service to self and others
“The vision of Interfraternity Council is to facilitate a thriving, inclusive fraternity community at the University of Tennessee that inspires leadership, fosters lifelong brotherhood, and positively impacts our campus, community, and beyond.”
The Interfraternity Council at the University of Tennessee exists to serve and support its member fraternities as a model governing body grounded in leadership, accountability, brotherhood, and service. We aim to help men develop as leaders, support self-governance, build a strong, unified fraternity community, encourage lifelong service, and foster personal growth. By living these values in our decisions and actions each day, we advance the purpose of fraternity and work toward the future we envision.
