I am sad to report that on-campus residents have been dealt a great injustice by their voice within the residence halls, the Inter-Residence Hall Association.
The IRHA was created with the intention of providing service for the on-campus community.
But it has started a precedent of selfish and unethical spending that will ultimately hurt your on-campus college experience.
It is only fair that the approximate 7,000 on-campus residents understand what their leaders are doing with the funds that were appropriated for the residents’ entertainment and personal development.
This trail of selfishness and poor ethics began last year with the purchase of a $2,000 conference table for the IRHA workshop/office.
This table, I can assure you, was never and, never will be, intended for the residents — a notion that is in clear violation of the organization’s founding documents.
This theme continued at the Sept. 7 IRHA general body meeting.
Many of the representatives at the meeting reached a new low when they allocated hundreds of residents’ dollars in order to fund “IRHA’s Camping Trip,” the housing equivalent of a Greek woodser.
Take note that this trip was not designed to be an IRHA business retreat or an event dedicated to the residents.
No, this vacation was designed for 50 privileged friends many of whom openly take pleasure in robbing you of the money necessary to fund your programs.
As disgusted as I am to be writing this about my own organization, you should feel even sicker. Point blank,you are being robbed.
