Brehm meets Delts

In her first meeting with a greek organization, Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm spoke with members of the Delta Tau Delta Wednesday on variety of issues. Topics ranged from the current state of the country and the University to issues concerning the campus and student body.\nThe informal question-and-answer session began shortly after dinner. The meeting lasted a little more than an hour, and enabled members of the house to speak about issues concerning them both as students and as members of the greek system.\nBrehm began the session by introducing herself and explaining her role as both chancellor and vice president for academic affairs.\nHer first role, she said, as chancellor is to serve as chief executive officer for the Bloomington campus, with her main duties being to maintain the welfare of campus. Her role as vice president for academic affairs, as she said, is more of a coordination role.\n"It's absolutely necessary to attain as much money as possible … It's going to be difficult to do," Brehm said. "Funding for public education in the state of Indiana is closely based around a head count.\n"In order to get more money you have to increase enrollment. We're not going to do that."\nIU President Myles Brand's State of the University address Tuesday echoed Brehm comments Wednesday.\nBrand called for more financial cooperation between the state's universities and the state's government.\nBrehm also spoke on the current state of the nation, and on her thoughts on what the biggest event for campus will be.\n"We're all living in a period of uncertainty. I think the next event will be international. It will most likely be some kind of response to what happened two weeks ago," Brehm said. "The whole campus will have to adjust.\nBrehm also expressed concern for the greek system, and recent alcohol-related offenses at IU. She told the Delts to break the mold.\n"Fraternities have gotten a bad reputation for drinking. But I think the nationals have done well in stepping up and cracking down when needed," Brehm said. "It's a good effect. It's responsible.\n"Everytime you engage in philanthropy or other charitable events, you break that stereotype," she said.\n Senior Matt Laviolette, president of Delta Tau Delta, said he was pleased to have the chancellor be introduced to members of the student body.\n"This was a great opportunity for the greek community to introduce Chancellor Brehm to members of the student body…to get peoples thoughts with issues concerning the campus and the community, and to learn a little of her background," Laviolette said. "She is a very persevering woman. We're happy to have her here."\nThe installation ceremony for Brehm will occur 4 p.m. Oct. 10 at the IU Auditorium. All of campus is invited to attend. It will be the first installation of a chancellor at this campus.\n"We're proud to have her as part of campus," Joe Matthews, Delta Tau Delta public relations chair said.