At the core of fraternity brotherhood are empathy, respect justice and love. Antithetical to these principles, racism and other prejudices on campus and in society stem from hate and intolerance.  As fraternity men, we are compelled to understand our privilege and use our positions on campus to help create more justice and fairness for all. Our leaders must acknowledge that many of our organizations’ history includes injustices and exclusivity. We must work to eliminate all forms of racism, hate and intolerance as we work to create a more inclusive community moving forward. 

When fraternities unite around shared aspirational values, we are a tremendously powerful platform to foster a better world. Progress in this area only happens when all levels are committed to change and demonstrate that by consistent action. We will continue to see progress is being made as more of our brotherhoods are forged with men from different backgrounds filled with empathy, respect, justice and love. Attempts to abolish fraternities won’t fix racism on campus or in society. Rather, it will likely make our campus communities more divided and vulnerable to hate and intolerance. The members of the North American Interfraternity Conference are committed to leveraging our collective brotherhood to improve society. In addition to previous positions and resources, our conference has committed to: 

• Working with all umbrella associations to better coordinate efforts and find more opportunities to build a stronger future. 

• Working closely with all regional educational associations, the NIC and AFLV will launch resources for fraternities to better equip our members to use their fraternity as a platform for improving society. 

• Empowering this task force to bring forward recommendations for new Conference Standards, policies and protocols in the area of belonging and inclusion. 

We welcome your input as we move forward. Please simply email us with your insights into how fraternities can improve in this area. Also, please make sure to report all instances of hate, intolerance and racism to our intern/national member fraternities if it happens within one of their chapters.