welcome to the greek leadership retreat ! january 9 – 11, 2008
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Welcome to the Greek Leadership Retreat ! January 9 – 11, 2008. 1. Introductions & Expectations Gena Runnion Director of Greek Life. 2. Greek Leadership Retreat 2008. “If You Don’t Take Care of Your Own Business, Someone Else Will Take Care of It for You!”. Expectations for the Retreat. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Greek Leadership Retreat 2008
“If You Don’t Take Care of Your
Own Business, Someone ElseWill Take Care of It for You!”
Expectations for the Retreat
• Be on time• Offer your opinions and suggestions• Ask questions• Get to know one another - you’ll be
seeing each other a lot this year!• HAVE FUN!
Expectations for the Year
• Attend Fraternity Council or Sorority Council & other mandated events
• Communicate openly with FC & SC and the Office of Greek Life
• Address questions or concerns in a timely manner before getting even more frustrated
• Turn in paperwork on time• Return phone calls & e-mails in a timely
manner• Schedule meetings with office staff• Be honest
Issues and Trends
Issues (High Risk Times)
• Tailgating• Social Events• Bid Day• Probate Shows• Big Sister/Big
Brother Revelation• Formal Pledging• Initiation
Trends• Heightened public
awareness & accountability
• Calls from parents, relatives, community
• Anonymous reporting• Greater legal
accountability• 0% tolerance for
hazing
Office of Greek LifeOffice of Greek Life
Gena RunnionDirector of Greek Life
•Supervise staffing & operation of Greek Village•Advise Sorority & Fraternity Councils•Advise 33 nationally affiliated fraternities & sororities•Serve as primary contact for alumni volunteers & inter/national organizations
Lavina ChandlerBilling Coordinator &
Administrative Assistant
•Oversee financial aspects of over 30 accounts•Coordinate daily office operations•Develop & maintain Greek databases, including grade rosters•Process hiring & payroll paperworkDavid Ruda
Coordinator for Greek Housing
•Coordinate academic & retention efforts•Provide emergency on-call system for the GV•Oversee maintenance, fire safety, & common grounds for the GV•Oversee student discipline referral process
Erica LakeAssociate Director for Greek Programming
•Coordinate all programming •Oversee marketing & public relations efforts•Develop & facilitate training & education•Provide & facilitate leadership education•Coordinate community service & philanthropic activities•Advise Dance Marathon
House DirectorsAlpha Chi OmegaAlpha Delta PiAlpha Tau Omega Chi OmegaChi PsiDelta Delta DeltaDelta ZetaGamma Phi BetaKappa AlphaKappa DeltaKappa Kappa GammaKappa SigmaLambda Chi AlphaPi Kappa PhiSigma Alpha EpsilonSigma ChiSigna NuSigma Phi Epsilon Zeta Tau Alpha
Graduate Assistants
Rachel Edington
Rachel Marsh
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Scholarship
• All sorority average is consistently above the all women’s average
• Fraternity average is comparable to all men average
• Scholarship Luncheon (April 10, Capstone Conference Center, 12:30 pm)
• Academic Interventions with chapters below a 2.5 GPA
• Creating Academic Responsibility Initiative
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Leadership
• Greek Leadership Retreat (presidents)• Sigma Series (executive officers)
(Feb. 8, Russell House Ballroom, 2 – 6 pm)
• SLDC (chapter members) (Feb. 2, Russell House)
• Fraternal Values Seminar (Mar. 21, 2 – 6 pm Location TBD)
• LEAD Retreat (Council Officers) (May 7 &8)
• Greek Camp, Alpha Series
• Order of Omega Awards (April 15, Capstone, 5:30 pm) – Mandatory Packets are due 2/29 at 4 pm
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Service
• Dance Marathon (Feb. 22 & 23, Strom Thurmond Center)
• Carolina/Clemson Blood Drive (Nov.12 -16, Russell House Ballroom)
• Chapter Philanthropy and Service Projects*It is very important to report all service hours and money raised on the Greek Life website!
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Resources
• Secrets to preparing for job interviews• Greek Anti-Hazing Hotline Opens• Mentoring Program Pairs Collegians and
Alumnae• High-tech Brotherhood• How to Best Use Your Image• How to Cope During a Crisis• How to run a meeting
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Develop a program that the Greek community could sponsor?
Develop a program that your chapter could sponsor?
What would you do?Who would be involved? When would it occur?Where would it be located?How much money would you need?
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“It’s better to be one who is told to wait, than one who waits to be told.”
Decide what to do.
Then take action.
Taking action may seem risky – but doing nothing is a bigger risk!
So I am a Millennial…What is the Big Deal?
How to Become a Successful Millennial Leader.
Rachel EdingtonRachel Edington
Graduate Assistant
Office of Greek Life
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What is a Millennial?
I-PodsCell Phones
LaptopsLaptops
Text MessagingText MessagingRap MusicRap Music
FacebookFacebook
InternetInternet
Web Results 1 - 10 of about 321,000 for Millennial Students. (0.17 seconds)
Generation Y “ I want to be rich in famous”
Fantasy Sports
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Who are we?
• Described as the most racially and ethically diverse in the nation’s history
• Born 1981-2002• College Years: 2000-2020• Over 78 million Americans (largest generation
ever)• Majority Female• Technologically Adept• Wealthiest generation of young consumers
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What do we value?
• High level of trust to authority• Have goals to pursue similar careers as their
peers• Admire heroes of integrity• Are committed to institution/organization• Feel rewards are for meaningful work• Family• Education• Success• Religion
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How are we described?
PracticalAchievers
Team PlayersHigh academic standards
Intruding parental roleConventional values
Bland pop cultureFocus on social science, politics
Rising community serviceIssues of class and culture
Big question: “How do we build it?”
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We are described as
“ Leaders and Advocates of Change”…..
BUT our generation has challenges
So how do I overcome challenges and lead my “Millennial Chapter”
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