IFC president recall effort fails

Three weeks after the motion to impeach the Interfraternity Council president was passed, John Jaquish won the right Wednesday to keep his post when a motion to recall him failed.

The 11 fraternity delegates voted 4 to 7 to leave Jaquish in office until his term ends in November.

The IFC dedicated the entire meeting to discussing the recall motion and Lou Camera, director of student activities, assisted as parliamentarian. The meeting venue was moved from its regular roundtable setting in the University Union Capitol Room to the Redwood Room for the debate which was held in front of a crowd of approximately 60 people.

Dave Murillo, a Sigma Chi member and former IFC chief justice, led the recall effort saying Jaquish violated the IFC code of ethics for a president.

Murillo accused Jaquish of making false and misleading statements to perspective Greeks during rush and said Jaquish had a complete disregard for his IFC duties.

“This is about an individual who was sworn to uphold the constitution and I ask of you as delegates — will you accept this kind of poor leadership?” Murillo asked.

Specifically, Murillo complained that Jaquish didn’t set concrete goals for IFC this year and spoke derisively of several fraternities to perspective recruits at new student orientations.

In response, Chris Missick, IFC vice president of public affairs and ASI director of College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, read two letters praising the IFC under Jaquish’s leadership.

He also asked panel members to consider this attempted recall motion carefully, as the outcome would forever change how IFC works and is perceived.

Jaquish, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and IFC president for two years, spoke last.

He defended himself point by point on the articles of the IFC constitution brought into question and on every comment or accusation made by participants throughout the evening.

Eight out of 12 votes were needed to fulfill the two-thirds required for recall but after the secret ballots were counted, only four voted in favor.