In the wake of former IFC President Abe Gitterman's resignation Friday, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) Executive Board will accept nominations tomorrow for a new leader.
The IFC accepted Gitterman's resignation of the IFC president post on Friday, Mattison Ford, IFC vice president for communications, wrote in an e-mail.
The presidents of the 47 member fraternities of the IFC will assemble tomorrow night to nominate a new president of the IFC.
"Abe Gitterman served the Interfraternity Council with enthusiasm and a deep sense of commitment. On behalf of the [47] member fraternities of the Interfraternity Council, we would like to thank him for his service and to wish him all the best in his future endeavors," Ford (senior-finance) wrote.
Ford; Kelsey Gingrich, IFC executive vice president; and Tyler Meves, IFC vice president for standards, said they did not know why Gitterman chose to resign.
"After we delivered the formal charges to him, he still said he was going through with the impeachment process," Meves said. "Then Friday, he said he was formally resigning, but I'm not sure what his motivation was behind it."
Meves (junior-finance) said Gitterman sent him an e-mail stating his formal resignation and that if the IFC needed any more documentation to let him know. Meves added that Gitterman wished the IFC the best in the future.
Gitterman (senior-political science, history, and crime, law and justice) confirmed his resignation Friday in an-email. As of press time yesterday, he did not return calls or an e-mail for comment on the decision.
Gitterman's actions came into question after he sent out two e-mails about three weeks ago to IFC members forbidding them from speaking to the media without the consent of the Executive Board.
Gingrich sent an e-mail to chapter presidents informing them of Gitterman's decision and the process of electing a new president.
Gingrich (senior-electrical engineering), who obtained acting power as president after Gitterman's rights as president and his membership to the IFC Executive Board were suspended last week, wrote that he would accept a nomination for president.
Gingrich added that nominations will be open to any IFC member. If a board member is elected president, nominations for his position will also be opened up, he said.
Elections will be held next week unless there is a motion to expedite the process, Gingrich said.
An impeachment trial was scheduled for tomorrow, and Gingrich said the IFC Executive Board was in the midst of preparing for the trial when they received the news of Gitterman's resignation.
"We deeply regret that the action that we took to seek Abe's resignation was necessary, but we believe that if each of you would have had an opportunity to see and hear the evidence that we were prepared to present, you would have understood and supported this action," Gingrich wrote in the e-mail that he sent to chapter presidents.
Meves said he was relieved that the IFC would not have to go through with a trial.
"I feel like it's the best situation for everyone," he said. "I do wish Abe the best of luck. There are no ill feelings from our side, and I hope there are none from his."
