The Interfraternity Council is looking for a new vice president for the risk management position after Michael Pilshaw resigned last Friday.

Pilshaw, who was a member of Phi Kappa Theta, cited several reason, including IFC control and biases, for his resignation.

Pilshaw, Lawrence junior, said he could not carry out risk management responsibilities after the IFC expelled his fraternity March 7.

Any decision he made had to be approved through the IFC executive board, and he said he was unable to truly do his job.

“People on the IFC thought I would hold a grudge to other houses if they were to get in trouble,” Pilshaw said.

Scott Shorten, IFC president and Stilwell junior, said he wanted Pilshaw to keep the IFC in the loop with any fines or other reprimands he assigned to other fraternities.

He did not think the situation would lead to his resignation.

“Certainly it was a surprise,” Shorten said. “Given all the circumstances, I think he did the most honorable thing by stepping down.”

Phi Kappa Theta, 1111 W. 11th St., was expelled from the University after having an unregistered party on Feb. 19.

Pilshaw said there were other factors that contributed to his decision.

He said he felt the IFC was bias toward bigger houses on campus.

“It just seems a lot tougher for smaller houses to get recognized on campus,” Pilshaw said.

Pilshaw said even though his position on the IFC was not the same after the incident, he understood why the IFC expelled the 35-member fraternity.

“I think it was still the proper decision,” Pilshaw said.

However the board did not spend enough time considering Phi Kappa Theta’s appeals, he said.

The IFC holds all chapters responsible for all IFC policies, Shorten said.

“I find it absurd to think that any chapter would be dealt with differently for any reasons,” he said.

He said the executive board spent almost two hours making the decision when the fraternity appealed.

“We realized the magnitude of the decision,” Shorten said. “We didn’t skim over it without spending due time on it.”

IFC officials said a replacement would be chosen in the next two weeks, and would serve a half-term until November 2005.