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Fraternity and Sorority Life. McDaniel College Board of Trustees Fall 2012 Retreat October 20, 2012. Reflecting on the Past. Lack of College involvement No sense of community; chapters acted as individual entities Chapters were not embracing mission and goals of Greek organizations - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Fraternity and Sorority LifeMcDaniel CollegeBoard of Trustees Fall 2012 RetreatOctober 20, 2012
Reflecting on the Past
Lack of College involvementNo sense of community; chapters acted
as individual entitiesChapters were not embracing mission
and goals of Greek organizationsDisregard for safety, policies and liabilityHazing
Local vs. National
Local organizations model presents an increased
liability to college campuses
Local groups who still exist at the College
function in the same way as National organizations
National Organizations provide resources, money, leadership programming,
advisory boards and national involvement
opportunities
Timeline 2009-10 Outside National
consultant team visited campus to evaluate Greek Life they reported a dismal Community at McDaniel
2009-10 Mandate to Underground Groups get legitimate or leave
Fall 2010 Director of Student Engagement
hired with an extensive Greek background
Evaluation of Greek Community New Member Anti-Hazing
Education begins Spring 2011
New Recruitment and Programming model introduced
Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association redefined
Panhellenic Judicial Board created
Timeline
Fall 2011 Alpha Nu Omega (Local) becomes Alpha Sigma Tau (National) Alcohol education and new fall recruitment models introduced Fraternity expansion policy written and adopted by chapters Chapters attend National Officer Academies
Spring 2012 Chapter accreditation program introduced Expansion agreements reached with three multicultural Greek-
lettered organizations OrgSync launched Chapters submitted budgets/financial plans
Fall 2012 Chapter accreditation program second phase launched with Chapters
Fraternity and Sorority Life Now
15% of current undergraduate students are Greek
Current Greek-lettered organizations on campus Panhellenic Association
Alpha Sigma Tau (Alpha Nu Omega), 2012, 45 members
Phi Mu, 1989, 50 members Phi Alpha Mu, re-started 2009, 20
members Phi Sigma Sigma, 1988, 45
members Interfraternity Council
Alpha Sigma Phi, 2001, 40 members
Alpha Gamma Tau (The Bachelors), 1924, 7 members
Phi Delta Theta, 1970, 22 members
Phi Kappa Sigma, 1999, 28 members
Fraternity and Sorority Life Now
College demographics have changed Culturally-based Greek organizations Expansion Agreements were reached for the
2012-13 academic year with: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (historically
African-American) Alpha Theta Gamma Multicultural Sorority, Inc. Omega Phi Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Recruitment Soaring
Sorority Re-cruitment
Fraternity Recruitment
01020304050607080
Spring 2010Spring 2011Spring 2012
Chapter Accreditation Program
Program fully implemented in Spring 2013, and requires a minimum 85% score to maintain recognition with campus
Chapters will be rewarded by the College for achieving minimum scores
Across the country standards programs are used to help Greek Communities publicize their good work and accomplishments.
Accreditation Program Initiatives
Scholarship Community Building
and Leadership Programming Hazing Organizational
Management
Scholarship
Minimum GPA raised to 2.5
VP Scholarship positions created on both governing councils (IFC and Panhellenic)
New member education program accountability
Academic planning required
Community Building and LeadershipChapter President monthly
meetings with OSE
Spring Greek Leadership Conference
Community service projects via Org Sync
All Chapters have over 60% membership in other student
organizations
6/8 Chapters average 5 service hours per member,
each month Over 1,000 service hours per month!
Programming
Greek 101 Education Initiative Programs occur monthly, and all 8 chapters have
met the minimum 80% required attendance
Alcohol and Risk Management All chapters are now in good standing with insurance College offers community-wide alcohol education
programs Social Event policy and registration system implemented
to match National requirements
Hazing Late 1990’s hazing laws changed due to numerous student deaths
and catastrophic injuries
How McDaniel addresses Hazing: Hazing Hotline Introduced
Anonymous hotline where students can report hazing
Anti-Hazing Programming National speakers and programs Building unity in chapters without hazing
National Hazing Prevention Week
Non-Hazing Compliance Form
Organizational Management
7/8 Chapters have active alumni advisors 8/8 Chapters submitted a FY13 budget and plan
for usage 4/8 Chapters examined FY13 dues and increased
feesNational Headquarters consultant visits now
occurringRestarting of Order of Omega (Greek Leadership
Honor Society)
Next Steps
Creation of Relationship Statement PR Campaign focused on Greek alumni to “get the
word out” Assessing needs of underrepresented student
population Examine expansion plan Increase chapter participation in Greek Housing Increase involvement of alumni in chapter
operations
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