Many activities and organizations at Iowa State are student run, but

there is always someone there making sure things are running

smoothly and everything is going according to plan.

These supervisors are not there to tell students how to do things,

but rather for assistance when things get a little crazy.

When Brian Tenclinger left in July as director of greek affairs, Alisa

Frandsen stepped in as interim director of greek affairs.

A search for a new director will start next spring, and will replace

Frandsen next July, she said.

Frandsen said she has a little apprehension about having only

one year to make an impact as director. At the same time, she

said, she plans on covering a lot of ground in one year.

A former ISU graduate student, Frandsen graduated last May with

a degree in higher education. While she was here, Frandsen was

actively involved in greek and leadership activities with her sorority,

Delta Delta Delta, and other activities.

Frandsen mainly will be working with the chapter presidents of all

the fraternities and sororities troubleshooting any problems that

might arise. She also works with the Interfraternity, Panhellenic

and National Panhellenic Councils. She acts as the

communication link among the sororities and fraternities at Iowa

State and each house’s national chapter headquarters.

Two graduate students, Robert Aschentrop of the Panhellenic

Council and Todd Foley of IFC, help Frandsen with her duties.

They are the people who interact between the greek community

and Frandsen.

“It is a great opportunity to work one on one with student leaders at

Iowa State,” Frandsen said. She said she enjoys working with the

students and is continually amazed at what they can do.

Interfraternity Council President Andrew Wrightsman said he

hopes Frandsen brings new ideas to old issues in the greek

community.

“I hope to see her bring new light and opinions to issues that have

been hard in the past or continuing issues” Wrightsman said.

“She brings a lot of new experience to the job, and I see her being

open and honest with the greek community.”

Frandsen said she would like to work toward finding out what

people in the Ames community, as well as other communities,

think of the ISU greek community. The Office of Greek Affairs is a

place for the various governmental chairs of sororities and

fraternities to go to with questions, and Frandsen wants to make

sure they know that it is always available.

The ISU greek community has a lot to offer, and Frandsen said

she hopes to help continue and expand the benefits over the next

year. She wants to help the greek community define what the

various sororities and fraternities offer when people are looking to

become a member.

“I want to continue the success [the greek community] has in

developing strong leadership skills and improving academics,”

Frandsen said.