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Show Michigan IFC Sights Frat Discrimination -i-:u : Hu.acanr t-r, a fratprnitv svstem which is necessary to a fraternity system operating within the framework of a public university," it said. The council has not yet decided on what penalty, if any, it will hand down in the case, but under IFC bylaws, it is empowered em-powered to withdraw recognition from Trigon if it chooses to. If such action were taken, the group could no longer participate parti-cipate in IFC-organized rush, fraternity intramural in-tramural athletics, or receive other privileges privil-eges coexistent with IFC membership.- NO DECISION will be taken, however, until after spring semester rush. Even if the IFC withdraws recognition from Trigon, it would still retain student government recognition as a student organization. The student government couldMnitiale its own action against the fraternity if it chose to, however. Trigon is a campus fraternity with no national affiliations. MichiLA?B(3 (cPS)The University of Commit? In,terfraternity Council Executive guilty of fUnd a camPus fraternity Son. Practicing, religious discrimna- lch'JLmarks first time the againstH' has taken 1udical action bet ftatertit"'"81'011 006 f its mem" mIiefotntr!1meut' the IFC executive com- f bating Irtru80,11 Fraternity guilty '"embet ft 7 by-law which prohibits ''in the sp .ermties from discriminating of race IT of members on the basis 8in' or 'ancestry0 eed' religion' national ori- the ious discrwEMENT said found relig-quirment relig-quirment nf' Ttmn to exist "in the re-Pective re-Pective initil gon Maternity that prostates pros-tates repeat a vow which may be, repugnant to persons of many religious faiths " "Despite the contention of Trigon that its mandatory vow is not intended to be discriminatory in nature," the statemen continued, "the Executive Committee has found that the wording of the ritual required re-quired committment to religious convictions convic-tions which are unacceptable to many students stu-dents attending the University of Michigan and thus has the effect of discriminating on religious grounds." "THE EXECUTIVE Committee recognizes that Trigon, in its attempt to integrate a strong religious background into a socia fraternity, does indeed nurture a spiritual ethical development" which is not incom-' incom-' patible with the principles of the Jnterfra-ternity Jnterfra-ternity Council or of Michigan fraternities, however, in this attempt Trigon has violated vio-lated an Interfraternity Council Bylaw |
