The KU Panhellenic Association boycott of Jayhawk Catering will continue this semester, association president Christina Strubbe said.

The ban started last semester after the catering company did not meet certain standards set by University of Kansas sororities.

The largest complaints were security, sales to minors, transportation and a failure to limit attendants to those on the guest list, Strubbe, Leawood junior, said.

Now under new ownership, the catering business wants to reclaim the business they once had, said Andy Zens, new owner of Jayhawk Catering.

“We need their business back, and we plan on addressing their concerns,” Zens, Mequon, Wi., junior, said.

The complaints started coming in last semester from a lot of the sororities, said Morgan Mcbee, last year’s president of Panhellenic. Drinking-related accidents have led to lawsuits against sororities on other campuses, she said.

“We heard a lot of different things from the sororities,” said Mcbee, Dallas senior. “We did not want someone to get hurt, because that kind of thing has happened a lot in the recent past.”

The organization boycotted the business because the business did not police the procedures as well as the organization would have liked.

“We had a meeting with the old owners after the initial decision to boycott,” Mcbee said. “But after we finally got their proposal we did not feel they could adequately meet our needs.”

This semester most of the Jayhawk Catering staff is new, Zens said.

He said he hoped that the new management can overcome the problems. He plans on meeting with Panhellenic leaders after he drafts a new proposal that should answer their questions and calm their fears, but the effort may not be enough.

“I really can’t see Panhellenic going back to Jayhawk catering,” Strubbe said. “However, the issue really comes down to the vote by the sororities, I can just bring up the issue.”

Zens said he would present his proposal to Panhellenic executive board to the association within the month.

After the beginning of the boycott, the association moved functions to other local businesses such as bars and clubs. Strubbe and other Panhellenic leaders have been pleased with the change.

“We don’t have any intention of going back to Jayhawk catering,” Strubbe said. “The places we hold functions at now work well and no one has had any complaints.”