Student Life at UB -- Inter Fraternity Council -- University at Buffalo Archives

The Inter Fraternity Council (IFC), in its earlier days, was the integrating body guiding all the fraternities at the University. Its purpose was "to maintain high standards of fraternity life and inter-fraternity relationships, and to cooperate with the University authorities in their effort to maintain the highest social and scholastic standards."

The IFC still exists today and acts as the governing body for the social fraternities on the University campus.

Inter Fraternity Council, 1963
First row: R. Lohr, G. Brown, F. Alessi, L. Hankin, P. Greenlaw
Second row: M. Shapiro, R. Helenbrook, J. Glaser, D. Mauer, T. Rothman, S. Bard, J. Fincher
Third row: R. Zack, G. Hiller, J. Titus, W. Rozen, A. Falk, D. Smith, D. Prior, G. Ridley

Inter Fraternity Council Prayer (1960s)

Bless us, O God, not only for the good deeds we do, but for the good deeds we plan to do.

Bless us, O God, not only for the kind words we say, but for the kind words we plan to say!

Make each of us, O God, worthy to stand in Thy sight, and to labor beside each other.

For the University which strengthens our minds, for the fraternity system which unites us, and

For the faith which helps guide us, we thank Thee, our God and our Father.

Amen!