Last night, members of the Interfraternity Council (IFC) voted to reform their recently passed social policy.

More than 3/4 of those present at the IFC presidents' meeting voted in favor of amendments.

These changes included more lenient bartending regulations, changes in allowed frequency of social events per week and an explicitly stated stance on hard liquor at large parties.

Stephen Hulick, vice president of standards, said that the executive board of the council had anticipated making these amendments.

"We've had some complaints," he said. "We decided to pass the policy first and then amend so that we would have something working for those two weeks."

The new policy states that "if alcohol is being distributed by a chapter member, that member must be initiated, at least 18 years old, and must be TIPS trained." This is a change to policy that formerly restricted alcohol distribution to brothers who were at least 21 years old.

Previously, the number of social functions had been limited to three per week. The amended version of the policy allows four per week provided that the events do not take place more than three days per week.

In addition, the amended policy states "absolutely no liquor (hard alcohol) will be served" in a "closed function."

Hulick said that he feels that the new, amended social policy will be in place for at least a year.

"Everyone on the executive board took into account a lot of what presidents said," Hulick said. "Generally, now everyone is excited and very happy with the outcome."