The Interfraternity Council’s stipulation against fraternity members having floats judged in annual greek homecoming games is not in violation of any Student Association rules, said Gregg Bliss, SA vice president.

IFC is an SA recognized organization and is subject to SA laws, said Amber Mullins, Campus Activities Board promotion coordinator for homecoming.

According to SA laws, every student is allowed to participate in university activities, including homecoming, Mullins said. However, IFC is only restricting greeks from having their floats judged, not from participating in the parade, she said.

Mullins said IFC should not be allowed to forbid greeks to enter floats to be judged. She said she had wanted to appeal IFC’s decision to the SA Supreme Court but decided against an appeal because IFC is not in violation of any laws.

Jeff Cufaude, activities adviser for University Programming and Activities, said IFC passed a policy last year not to have floats judged, and this homecoming is a continuation of that policy. Bliss said the decision came from an internal IFC vote.

IFC President Tom Zur said, “Every house didn’t want to do floats (for competition).”

A problem arose last year with spending too much time and money on the floats, Zur said. Some houses were spending between $300 and $1,000 on decorating floats, he said.

“We are here to be students,” Zur said. “There are more productive ways to spend the money in the community.”

Mullins said she knows people in NIU residence halls who spent about $300 on their floats last year. She said the greeks should be able to spend a comparable amount.

Greek houses still are able to build a float for the homecoming parade, Zur said. But, he said, “Let’s face it. Floats are nice for a day, then they are destroyed.”

Instead of decorating floats, greek houses can decorate cars to ride in the parade, Zur said.

IFC wants maximum participation in homecoming events, Zur said. He said that without the competition of the floats, the greeks can “join in the true spirit of homecoming.”

Mullins said there are two categories for homecoming activities, greeks and non-greeks. This year, three floats from the residence halls are in the homecoming parade, she said. The homecoming parade will continue without the greeks, she said.