Greek Interests Represented In Washington

A big problem that faces many of our chapters is getting money to repair our houses. Active brothers can only afford to contribute so much money. Alumni contribute, but there is no tax incentive like with other non-profit organizations. It would be a great benefit to Greek Organizations if their donations were tax deductible. 

To try to advance this cause and others there is the Capital Fraternal Caucus whose goal is to advance the interests of Greek Organizations to the House and Senate. The current focus of the Capital Fraternal Caucus is to get, “The Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act, which would allow tax-deductible charitable contributions given to educational foundations (such as the national foundations for fraternities and sororities) to be used for improvements to housing owned and operated for the benefit of college students. The bill would make it substantially easier to raise the money needed to install critical improvements, expand housing capacity, and otherwise modernize student housing. CFC has been conducting a grassroots letter-writing campaign in support of the bill.”

What can we do to help? Go to www.cfcfacebook.com which is a Facebook application in which you can sign petitions that will be sent to your Congresspersons and Senators. There are also three other petitions to sign they are: Higher Education Reauthorization, Campus Fire Safety Right To Know Act (which was mentioned in the October Paragon), and the College Fire Prevention Act.