The Philosophy Club has a history of creating controversial fliers to advertise their meetings.

Last week there was controversy once again, when several members of fraternities and sororities became disturbed by a Philosophy Club’s flier that read, “More Fun Than A Drunken Frat Boy.” The flier was posted to announce the club’s next meeting.

Philosophy Club President Becky Mack said club members expected the negative comments when the fliers were distributed.

“Some people are offended; some people are amused,” Mack said.

After being informed about the flier by several greek members, Chris Juhl, graduate student in educational leadership and policy studies, wrote a letter of complaint on behalf of the offended fraternity members to the adviser of the Philosophy Club, Jack Davidson.

“The flier had bad [public relations] and negative portrayal,” Juhl said. “They do it to a bunch of groups.”

Mack said Juhl was clear that he was asking for an apology.

“He wanted the Philosophy Club to apologize for promoting an image that the fraternities are working hard to dispel,” Mack said.

Mack responded by saying that the club did not mean any harm.

However, about 40 men from different fraternities showed up to the Philosophy Club’s meeting last Friday to confront the members about the flier.

Mack said some of the fraternity members said they wanted to know what the Philosophy Club was about and others just showed up for the pizza, but most of them said their motivation for coming was to confront the club.

Of the 40 people who attended, about seven or eight stayed to talk about the situation, she said.

Chris Boyington, sophomore in performing arts and member of Delta Chi, 405 Hayward Ave., attended the Philosophy Club meeting Friday afternoon.

Boyington said he and other members were told by Juhl to attend the Philosophy Club meeting to find out what the club meant by the flier.

Boyington said he attended the meeting to confront the stereotypes the flier perpetuated of the greek system.

“There are all different types of fraternity members,” Boyington said. “When they’re insulting fraternities, they are insulting fraternities everywhere. We don’t want to be put into a category or stereotyped.”

Mack insisted there was no malice intended by the flier.

“Our main objective for the fliers is a reminder to people about the Philosophy Club.

“It’s not intended to attract loads of new members. It just states that there is a meeting … and a joke, sometimes good, sometimes bad,” Mack said.

Some fraternity members who attended the meeting gave the club suggestions about future fliers.

Mack said they warned the club to be careful about who they insult and how it will affect ISU and the community.

“It can be construed as a statement about humor or advertising,” Mack said. “I don’t see a reason to be insulted by advertising.”

Although Boyington said it was not classy advertising, he agreed it was effective.

“It got 40 guys to come,” he said.

Mack said the club will meet this week to discuss the decision about the apology and what kind of response they will give.

It also will decide the future of the fliers, an issue that had never been discussed before.

Boyington said he and others believe the club will not apologize to the fraternities.