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by JUSTIN HERBERGER
News Reporter
The Center for Student Involvement and Leadership has appointed former graduate student Michael J. Berger as Coordinator of Fraternities.
During the two years Berger spent pursuing a master’s degree at Appalachian State University, he worked as a graduate assistant for CSIL under Assistant Director Kimberly L. Mitchell and as an intern for Greek life.
“He was great,” former CSIL Assistant Director Aaron H. Bachenheimer said. “He had a real passion for the students and a real passion for Greek life.”
After completing
his master’s degree in college student development in May 2008, Berger
left to take a position at Johnson & Wales University in
Providence, R.I., where he served as Assistant Director for Clubs and
Organizations as well as adviser for Student Media.
The
responsibility of adviser to Appalachian’s 14 Interfraternity Council
(IFC) organizations was left vacant when Bachenheimer left the
university this year to pursue further education.
In a
decision made by CSIL Director A. Jamar Banks and CSIL Associate
Director Jim L. Street, Berger was offered the position to take over
some of the responsibility handled by Bachenheimer.
“I am honestly honored,” Berger said. “I am extremely excited to be back. It feels like I haven’t even left.”
Banks said the decision to offer the position to Berger was an easy
choice not only because of his qualifications, but also because of his
previous experience working at Appalachian.
“For all
intents and purposes, he was pretty much a logical choice for our
office,” Banks said. “He was already pretty much up to speed on many of
the things that IFC was doing.”
Since
his start date Sept. 1, Berger has served as adviser for each
fraternity chapter on campus, the IFC and the IFC executive board, as
well as the Greek honors society, Order of Omega.
His
other responsibilities include coordinating the logistics of game day
tailgating on Duck Pond Field, assisting with programming within Greek
life, including Greek Week and the end-of-year Awards Banquet.
Berger will also facilitate the expansion of Phi Gamma Delta as the fraternity establishes a colony on campus this fall.
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