I am writing in response to Tom Burr’s Oct. 9 letter “IFC’s Tailgate letter misses the point,” which is in turn a response to the Interfraternity Council’s open letter to the Duke community published as an advertisement in The Chronicle Oct. 7. As a fraternity member, I feel that it is important to state that these views are my own and are not intended to represent anyone else.
The only problem with Tailgate is that people keep cooking up problems with Tailgate. Tailgate is fine. If, like Tom Burr, you do not enjoy Tailgate, then I highly recommend that you not go. More importantly though, I, like Burr, was offended by the IFC’s letter, but for the opposite reason. As the representatives for greek life on campus—for the engine that drives the social machinery of our University—the IFC should take a stronger stand against those who would seek to needlessly regulate harmless behavior.
How silly is it to apologize publicly for people sitting in the back of a truck as if it were some kind of sin? By making this apology the IFC has once again set itself as an agent of the University against its members, not as an advocate for its members against overregulation. Grow a backbone, IFC, and make me proud to be greek on Duke’s campus.
David Mlaver
Trinity ’10
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