As Monday's induction approaches, the Interfraternity Council's newly elected executive board is trying to sort through a few ideas -- about 300.

IFC President-elect Timothy Finn said the 11 new executive officers have held meetings with individual fraternity presidents to discuss the many "hot topics" within the Greek community.

"My main goal is to start the communication and thinking it takes to form a strong IFC," Finn said. As a result, he said the sessions have produced "hundreds of goals and ideas which need to be narrowed down to those which can be achieved in the next year."

Some major issues facing the board this year are increasing membership, improving Greeks' academic performance and creating a new alcohol policy.

"Membership is the bottom line," Finn said. "If we can effectively improve each of the other areas, then it will lead back to our membership."

Finn said it is important to try to keep pace with other universities that have adopted stricter alcohol consumption policies.

"An alcohol policy must come from the presidents," Finn said. "It must be widely supported by the body, but we have to come up with an idea soon to remain pro-active."

Last fall, IFC voted against a "Bring Your Own Bottle" policy that would have required guests 21 and older to bring their own alcoholic beverages to fraternity parties.

Finn said even though an alcohol policy may hurt for a few years, people will get used to the idea and in the future will see that they can have fun without an emphasis on alcohol. As a result, membership might increase because parents of potential members would see a Greek effort to cut back on alcohol consumption, he added.

While tackling these issues will take a lot of hard work, Finn will have the help of the board and council delegates.

Brady Semmel (junior-biology) completing his term as university relations chairman, will assume the role of administrative vice president. Semmel said he is working to strengthen the philanthropy system by being available to listen to problems of each chapter's philanthropy chairman.

Other new executives include:

-- John Nugent (junior-political science), executive vice president.

-- Kevin Mammal (junior-accounting), secretary and treasurer.

-- Greg Galdino (junior-pre-medicine), Board of Control chairman.

-- Brian Rudick (junior-history), membership chairman.

-- Joe Jorczak (sophomore-engineering), community relations chairman.

-- Jordan Robinson (junior-international politics), university relations chairman.

-- Chris Burke (junior-accounting), chapter programs chairman.

-- Jason McMurtrie (sophomore-secondary education), public relations chairman.