OFSA director leaves U.

Tricia Phaup, director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, left the University June 30. Scott Reikofski, assistant director of student life activities and facilities, was appointed acting director for one year. Phaup said she left her position in order to pursue another job -- working in a private hospital with geriatric patients. "I am totally switching fields so it will bring about a lot of new opportunities for me and push me in directions I have not been pushed in before," she said. She added that leaving the University will be difficult for her. "I have been here for seven years now, and I have made a lot of great friends," she said. Phaup served as the principal advisor to the BiCultural InterGreek Council, the InterFraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council. She also worked actively with members of the Greek Alumni Council, as well as with many national fraternity and sorority chapters. "Her responsibilities range from helping to sponsor different on-campus events to working through any of the issues and concerns that come up as part of the work with the different student groups," Vice Provost for University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum said. Associate Vice Provost for University Life Larry Moneta said Reikofski is committed to the same issues. Before coming to the University two years ago, Reikofski had "a strong background in student group advising and the fraternity and sorority world," Moneta said. "I hope that he will be able to sustain all of the really good things that Tricia started while we take the time to contemplate the future," he added. Reikofski said he wants to focus on the degree of segmentation among the three Greek umbrella organizations. "I want to see them continue to grow together and come together as a system, but still maintain them by recognizing their structural differences and the different needs that they have," he said. And Reikofski said he feels "really good" about being appointed to this position. "I guess I look at it as a vote of confidence at what I was able to do here," he said. He added that he would be interested in taking on the job on a permanent basis. "I see this as a chance to step up to a director's level at the University and sort of audition for the part," he said. But Moneta said his department has not even begun to think about who the permanent director will be. "We are going to await the continued efforts for the University's long range direction for undergraduate education before doing anything," he said. "We want to make sure that [who] we bring in is really consistent with all of their undergraduate initiatives." During Phaup's tenure, the Greek system experienced many changes. In 1993, a strict Bring Your Own Beer alcohol policy was instituted, and has been modified several times since then. And in 1994, the Delta Delta Delta sorority became the first sorority in the University's history to be located on Locust Walk. The Greek system also saw the addition of the Pi Beta Phi and Lambda Upsilon Lambda sororities, and the loss of the Kappa Delta sorority. In addition, the Pi Kappa Alpha, Theta Xi, Psi Upsilon and Phi Kappa Sigma fraternities have left campus.