Chris Assise This is Me

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1. 1. Buscout.com :: The Bradley Scout

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   Published on: 9/29/2006   Last Visited: 10/4/2006

   Inter-Fraternity Council President Chris Assise said he disagreed with the bulk of Constantino's complaints, as no one reported problems of this nature to him.
   
   However, he said IFC Director of Recruitment Chris Knuth, who refused to comment, reported complaints of recruitment counselors entering rooms while members rushed potential new ones.
   
   "While rounds are going on, recruitment counselors are supposed to be monitoring to make sure the rules are being followed," he said. "That's where this problem came in - counselors were monitoring by being in rooms. That normally wouldn't happen; they'd normally stay in the hallway."
   
   Assise said three chapters voiced complaints about the issue, but no one worried about eavesdropping initially.
   
   "They were worried it made the [potential new members] uncomfortable," he said.
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   Assise said the eavesdropping claim was the only one "even remotely grounded," and it was minor compared to other accusations.
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   However, Assise agreed that the number of greek violations and infractions has risen, but this weekend's IFC trials will determine an exact number. "We don't know if they'll be turned into violations," he said. "They might be dismissed by IFC."
   
   But Associate Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Teniell Trolian said she's surprised at how high the numbers are this semester.
   
   "Alcohol present during recruitment is the highest," she said.
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   Both Trolian and Assise continue to use the high recruitment numbers against the complaints.
   
   "The numbers speak for themselves," Trolian said. "The most successful frats have continued to add to their numbers."
   
   Assise said anyone with recruitment concerns can attend a public forum in front of the entire greek community to publicly express them. The event is slated for 9 p.m. Monday in Baker B51
   
   "If [people] are angry with the system, I encourage them to attend and bring an alternate one to the forum," he said.

2. 2. Buscout.com :: The Bradley Scout

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   Published on: 9/1/2006   Last Visited: 9/1/2006

   Chris Assise, Interfraternity Council president, said he thinks the later date will boost recruitment participation. The recruitment numbers have declined for two consecutive years.
   
   "My expectation is to start and finish with more students in the process than last year," Assise said.
   
   Assise did not give a goal for number of male recruitment participants. As of last Wednesday 179 men had registered for fall recruitment.

3. 3. Buscout.com :: The Bradley Scout

   www.buscout.com/ver5/opinionar - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/7/2006   Last Visited: 4/9/2006

   "This has been standing policy for awhile," said Interfraternity Council President Chris Assise. "The big change is the enforcement of it." Changing the policy, which has been in place since 1987, was addressed at the beginning of Fall Semester. Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Teneill Trolian said she noticed the discrepancy between the rules of the national policies and actions of its group members.
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   "First of all, we wanted to bring all the fraternities in line with national policy," Assise said. "The purpose of the national policy is to promote a safer atmosphere."
   
   Trolian said she agreed insurance played a large part in it, but ultimately students' safety is most important. "We want people to be safe and comfortable at a fraternity social function," she said.
   
   The idea met resistance from students at first.
   
   "Originally, the reactions were negative," Assise said. "The people that were speaking up, were speaking negatively." Assise said as fraternities successfully hosted parties under the new policy, the complaints lessened.
   
   "I'm surprised at the lack of problems switching over," he said.
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   However, Assise foresees few problems this enforcement could have on future recruitment.
   
   "I'm not sure what it will do to recruitment numbers next fall, but I'm optimistic," he said. Trolian said though there was friction, the timing to enforce the policy was right.
   
   "We want to be proactive, not reactive," she said. "We didn't want to wait until someone was hurt at one of our parties.
   
   At first, it was ‘If it's not broke, don't fix it,'" Trolian said. "Now students are really on board - more than I expected." Assise said he predicts similar reactions across campus as more students become aware of the policy.
   
   "I'm sure there's a negative reaction," Assise said.