By Kirk Mottram and Travis DeNeal

Harvey Welch, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, criticized SIUC fraternities Wednesday at the Graduate and Professional Student Council meeting in an effort to justify the implementation of Select 2000.

My concern with fraternities is reform with fraternities, Welch said. Fraternity behavior is out of control and needs to be changed. Fraternities need to stop using alcohol in all of their activities.

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GPSC President Tim Hoerman disagrees with Welch’s analysis that alcohol is the fundamental problem consuming fraternities. Hoerman predicts fireworks in future Select 2000 debates.

It looks like there will be bloodshed, Hoerman said.

Welch also outlined four future events at the University that will affect students:a pending accreditation review of the University in 1999, the implementation of a decentralized budgeting system, adoption of the Oracle program and upcoming administrative job searches.

The Council also proposed writing a resolution concerning the University’s calendar change. In February, Chancellor Donald Beggs shortened the Christmas break by a week to move spring finals forward one week. GPSC tabled the resolution proposal in order to discuss the matter with other constituency groups.

Also, at Wednesday’s Undergraduate Student Government meeting, USG saluted First Cellular’s Main Street Pig-Out, citing it as representative of improved relations between SIUC students and the city.