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2019-2020AnnualReport
TheOfficeofFraternityandSororityLife
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
• OfficeofFraternityandSororityLife………………………………………………………………………..…3• Overview…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4• DepartmentalCoreObjectives
o EducationandPreventionSuccessandDevelopment……………………………………..........6o RetentionandGrowth…..…................................................................................................................14o CommunityDevelopmentandEngagement……………………………………………….............18o OfficeManagement…………………………………………………………………………………...………20
• UtilizationData.……………….……………………….………….…………………………………………….……21• PlansfortheFuture………………………………………………………………………………………………....22• StaffExcellence………………………………………………………………………………………………………..25• ChapterStatus…………………………………………………………………………………………………………27• OrganizationExcellence…………………………………………………………….....………………………….28• EDIPlan………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….31• SemesterReports……………………………………………………………………………………………………33
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OFFICEOFFRATERNITYANDSORORITYLIFE
MISSIONSTATEMENT:ThemissionofthefraternityandsororitycommunityattheUniversityofUtahistoprovidememberslifelongopportunitiesforgrowthandprofessionaldevelopmentbyfosteringidealsofleadership,academicexcellence,service,philanthropy,socialresponsibility,andinterculturalawareness,whileforgingalegacyoffriendship,leadership,andloyaltytotheUniversityofUtah.FRATERNITYANDSORORITYLIFELEADERSHIP:Fall2019:JessTuruc,DirectorofFraternityandSororityLifeRyanMiller,AssistantDirectorofFraternityandSororityLifeJennaPagoaga,FraternityandSororityLifeProgramManagerWalkerNasser,InterfraternityPresidentKimDavison,PanhellenicPresidentSpring2020:JessTuruc,DirectorofFraternityandSororityLifeRyanMiller,AssistantDirectorofFraternityandSororityLifeJennaPagoaga,FraternityandSororityLifeProgramManagerMihirPimpale,InterfraternityPresidentLaurenShapiro,PanhellenicPresidentMEMBERCHAPTERS:MEN’SFRATERNITIESAlphaTauOmegaBetaThetaPiDeltaSigmaPhiKappaSigmaOmegaDeltaPhiPhiDeltaThetaPiKappaAlphaSigmaChiSigmaNuSigmaPhiEpsilonTriangle
WOMEN’SFRATERNITIES/SORORITIESAlphaChiOmegaAlphaPhiChiOmegaDeltaGammaKappaDeltaChiKappaKappaGammaPiBetaPhi
OVERVIEW
Thisisanoverviewandreflectionofthe2019-2020academicyear.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• AcademicSuccesso FraternityandSororitymemberscontinuetoexcelintheclassroomthroughoutthe
academicyearattainingacommunityFall2019GPAof3.24(vs.All-StudentGPAof3.15)andacommunitySpring2020GPAof3.54(vs.All-StudentGPAof3.47).AllofourchaptersendedtheSpring2020semesterbeingabovea3.0GPA.
• LeadershipDevelopment:o Createdand/oradjustedprogrammingbasedonstudentfeedbackandlocal/national
trends:§ HostedoursecondSophomoreLeadershipRetreattoengageandfurtherthe
educationofsophomoresinthecommunity.§ SelectedandtrainedofficersfortheinauguralGreekProgrammingBoardthatwill
executelarge-scale,communitywideeventsandalleviatetheworkloadonourgoverningcouncilofficers.
§ CreatedaChapterAccreditationProgram(CAP)thatwasintroducedinMarchandwillbeimplementedinthe2019-20academicyear.Fraternalorganizationsarerequiredtotakepartinthisannualreviewthatwillholdorganizationstomeetingminimumexpectationsofafraternity/sororityattheUniversityofUtah.Thisprogramisalsohasarecognitionpieceaswell.RecognitionwasgiveninApril2020.
o Collectedacomprehensivelistofcommunityservicehoursperformedandphilanthropicdonationsgiventhroughouttheacademicyear.Thecommunityreported16,498servicehoursperformedaswellas$202,471.91donatedintheFall2019semester.FortheSpring2020semester,1,808servicehourswereperformedand$337,500.63donatedtovariouscauses.TheSpring2020effortsweregreatlyimpactedbycancelledeventsduetoCOVID-19.
• RetentionandGrowtho Attainednewandupdateddatadisplayingthecommunity’sretentionandgraduaterates.
• Awards&Recognitiono PanhellenicCouncilwasstillrecognizedfortheiraccomplishmentsthe2019yearinthree
awardareas–Three-Star(toplevel)inCampusCollaborations,Three-Star(toplevel)Innovation,andTwo-Star(middlelevel)inAccountability.
o ThestaffwereinvitedtopresentattheAnnualEducationConferencefortheNationalPanhellenicConference(NPC).
ONEUNIVERSITY
TosupporttheUniversityofUtah’sinitiativetobe“OneUniversity”,theOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifehasstrengthenourcampuspartnershipswiththeCenterofStudentWellness,theOfficeofAdmissions,theOfficeofStudentAccountabilityandSupport,theCenterforCareerandProfessionalDevelopment,theAthleticsdepartment,aswellasstrivingtoutilizemoreon-campusservicesinsteadofoutsourcing.AsastaffwebelievethatitisourroletoconnectourstudentstovariouscampusresourcesandadvocateforourstudentstobeengagedandinvestedinthecurrentstatusoftheUniversityofUtah.Weregularlyinvitecampuspartnerstomeetingswiththechaptersand/orthecommunityandtrytoserveasabridgeinthatconnection.
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EQUITY,DIVERSITY,ANDINCLUSION
Asastaff,wevaluethiselementofcampuslife.Weregularlyengageinwebinarstolearnmore,takepartoflearningopportunitiesatconferences,andinfusethistopicintoourconversationsandworkshopswithstudents.ThroughournewlycreatedChapterAccreditationProgram,chapterswillneedtoengageinatleastoneeventthatfocusesonaculturalcompetencyaspartoftheircompliancewithbeingrecognizedoncampus.Throughoutthecourseofthe2020-2021academicyear,wewillbeworkingwithStudentDiversityandInclusiontocreatecurriculumforourcommunitytoengagein.Pleasenote:AjointresolutionwaspresentedtoASUUfromBSUinJuly2020.Detailsandplansregardingplansaddressingthepointsconcerningfraternityandsororitylifefromtheresolutionwillbeaddressedinthe2020-21annualreportasthisreportreflectsthe2019-2020academicyear.
COVID-19IMPACTS&ADAPTIONS
Covid-19hasforcedourstaffandourstudentstoshiftthewaythatfraternitiesandsororitiesoperate.ThishasprimarilybeenthroughZoomforchapteroperations–meetings,education,etc.Shiftingourworktovirtualhaspresentedsomeinterestingchallengesinregardtorecruitmentefforts,typicalmarketingandpromotions,andmembershipengagementopportunities.Ourstudentsandleadersweretornbetweenembracingthisnewrealityandbeingreluctanttodoingso.Mostoftheseeventshavebeentraditionallybeendonein-person.WehavedoneourbesttorolemodelthewaybyofferingeducationonhowtoutilizethevariousfeaturesofZoomaswellasgeneratingideasofwhatcouldbeforeventsthathavehappenedin-persontovirtualdeliveries.Thishasbeeninterestingwithseveraltrialsanderrorsbutmostlytriumphs.
DuetoCOVID-19,wedidhavetocancelseveraleventsthatourstudentslookforwardtoallyear.OneofthoseeventswasGreekWeek.ThisisaweekofactivitiesthatstudentsstartpreparingforinJanuaryandtheyweresadthatitdidn’thappen.Sadly,nothavingthiseventandbeingsenthomewasreallyhardforanumberofourstudentsandhardforyoustudentleaders.Inadditiontothis,wepostponedourFraternityandSororityLifeAwardstomid-April.Whilechaptersandmembersstillreceivedtheirrecognition,itwasn’tthesamedoingitonlineasitisin-person.Bothofourcouncilscancelledeventstosendseniorsoffaswell.Whilethestudentsweremostlyunderstandinginthespringsemester,thishasbeentoughforthem.
Asfortheofficeandthestaff,wespentmostofthesummerworkingfromhome.However,wedidspendtimepreparingforourtimeintheoffice.Todoso,wepurchasedPPEandsignagetosupportsafetyandprotection.Sincebeingintheofficeinmid-AugusttolateSeptember,weutilizedourplanscreatedoverthesummertolimitthenumberofpeoplecomingintotheoffice.Thiswaslimitedasmanyofourservicesandprogramscanandhavebeenofferedvirtually.Chapteroperationslikebills,membershipupdatesandotherpaperworkhavebeentransitionedtoonlineplatformsandmeetingswithstudentshavehappenedoverthetelephoneorZoom.
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DEPARTMENTALCOREOBJECTIVES
CoreObjective1:EducationandPreventionSuccessandDevelopment(EPSD)AlignmentwiththeStudentAffairsStrategicObjectivesOurcoreobjectiveofEducationandPreventionSuccessandDevelopmentalignsmostcloselywiththedivision’sstrategicobjectiveofStudentEngagementandSupport.Theemphasisontheco-curricularprogramthatsupportastudent’sconnectiontobelongingattheUniversityofUtahwhiledevelopingtransferrableleadershipskillsandriskpreventiontechniquestobettertheirpersonalandacademicsuccessiswhatthiscoreobjective’spurposestrivestodo.ThisFSLobjectivealsohaselementsofStudentHealthandWellnessaswellasInclusivityandEquity.
AreasofEPSD
GoalsforEPSD DesiredOutcomesforEPSD
Achievement
AcademicSuccess
Strivetobeabovetheall-men’s/women’ssemesterGPA
AchieveacollectiveGPAthatisabovetheall-men’s/women’ssemesterGPA
Fall2019–5/7sororitiesand7/11fraternitiesachievedthis.
Spring2020–5/7sororitiesand9/11fraternitiesachievedthis.
StrivetobehaveachapterGPAabovea2.95forthesemester
ChapterswillbeingoodstandingwithourOfficeacademicpolicybybeingatorabovea2.95semesterGPA
Note:PolicywasimplementedforJanuary1,2019.
Fall2019–3chaptersdidnotmeetthis.15chaptersdidmeetthisgoal.
Spring2020–Allchaptermetthisgoal.
Providesupporttochaptersfallingbelowtheall-men’s/women’sGPAsthroughindividualacademicsupportmeetingswithchapterpresidentsandscholarshipchairs
ResponsiblyknowhowtosupportmemberswhodonotmeetthesetacademicGPAbyofferingindividualacademicsupport
Eachsemester,theFSLcollectschapteracademicplanstoaccessthesupportbeingofferedtomemberstoenhancetheireffortstowardacademicsuccess.Critiquesandsuggestionsaremadeaccordinglypendingon
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theplanandthechaptersacademictrends.
LeadershipDevelopment
Create/planprogramsthatmirrorthevaluesoffraternalorganizations,andfurthertheeducationalmissionoftheinstitution
Participantsengageinprogramsthatareinformativeandenhancethemembershipexperienceandexpectations
Creatednew/adaptedprogramstomeettheneedstoofourstudents.Pleaseseethe“LeadershipDevelopment”sectionformoreinformation.
AdviseandcouncilGreekleadersintheirpersonalleadershipdevelopmentandgrowth
Leaderswillbepreparedtoleadtheirrespectiveorganization(s)
Workinprogress.
RiskPrevention
BeawareofpertinentpoliciesassociatedwithFraternityandSororityLifeandtheirrespectiveorganization(s)
Tounderstandthepoliciesthatarepertinenttotheirrespectiveorganization(s)
Creatednew/adaptedprogramstomeettheneedstoofourstudents.Pleaseseethe“RiskPrevention”sectionformoreinformation.
Understandwhyspecificpoliciesareinplace
Clearlyunderstandwhythesepoliciesareinplace
Adaptedofficepracticestomeetthestudentsandbasedoffoffeedback.
Implementpoliciesintheirrespectiveorganization(s)tohelpkeepmembersoftheorganization(s)safe
Implementthenecessarypolicieswithintheirorganizationtohelpkeepmemberssafe
Weexplainthebestpracticesandexpectationsandhopestudentsimplementthesepoliciesand/orembracetheirI/HQspolicies.
Challengeunsafebehaviorstoencourageasafeandhealthymembershipexperience
Recognizeandcorrectunsafebehaviorsandprovideoptionsforahealthyandmeaningfulmembershipexperience
Wechangedoureducationpracticesinhopesempowerstudentstodothis.
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PROGRAMSTHATSUPPORTTHISCOREOBJECTIVEAcademicSuccess:
Pleaseseetheinformationbelowformoreinformationontheacademicsuccessofthecommunityforthe2019-20academicyear.
InterfraternityCouncil(IFC)
Fall2019
Spring2020
Chapter Members GPA Rank Members GPA Rank
AlphaTauOmega 42 3.24 4 34 3.61 3
BetaThetaPi 96 3.45 1 95 3.77 1
DeltaSigmaPhi 20 3.24 5 23 3.45 7
KappaSigma 68 2.75 11 75 3.30 11
OmegaDeltaPhi 7 3.26 3 6 3.57 4
PhiDeltaTheta 98 3.27 2 104 3.52 5
PiKappaAlpha 98 3.15 6 51 3.51 6
SigmaChi 164 3.09 7 133 3.62 2
SigmaNu 48 2.94 9 46 3.45 7
SigmaPhiEpsilon 81 3.03 8 85 3.45 7
Triangle 31 2.92 10 28 3.32 10
IFCTotal 753 3.19 680 3.51
PanhellenicCouncil(PHC) Fall
2019 Spring
2020
Chapter Members GPA Rank Members GPA Rank
AlphaChiOmega 92 3.04 6 88 3.51 7
AlphaPhi 135 3.01 7 119 3.60 5
ChiOmega 150 3.30 3 139 3.63 3
DeltaGamma 139 3.33 2 124 3.66 1
KappaDeltaChi 7 3.48 1 5 3.52 6
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KappaKappaGamma 120 3.28 5 125 3.65 2
PiBetaPhi 144 3.29 4 136 3.62 4
PHCTotal 787 3.29 736 3.60
All-UndergraduateStudentGPAattheUniversityofUtah
Fall2019 Spring2020
AllMen’sUniversityAverage 3.08 3.40
AllWomen’sUniversityAverage
3.23 3.53
AllUniversityCombinedAverage
3.15 3.47
AsperournewAcademicPolicyforfraternitiesandsororities,whenachaptersfailstomeetorexceedachapterGPAof2.95thatsemester,thechapterwillbeplacedonacademicprobation.Thisprobationisatieredsystemthatrequireschaptersofconcerntodiscusssupportandaddresstheeducationalneedtosupportthechapter.ThispolicywasimplementedinSpring2019.IntheFall2019,threechaptersdidnotmeetthe2.95GPAstandard.IntheSpring2020,allchapterachievedthisstandard.Completesemesterreportsareattachedonpages32and33ofthisdocument.LeadershipDevelopment:
o NewMemberOrientation
NewMemberOrientationwasheldonSeptember29,2019andFebruary19and20,2020.NewMemberOrientationisaprogramforthenewestmembersofthecommunityasanopportunityforthemtolearnmoreaboutthelargerGreekcommunitythattheyhavejoined.Chapterswe’retoldthat60%oftheirnewmemberclassesneededtoattendtomeettherequirementfortheChapterAccreditationProgram.Thecurriculumofthiseventispresentedbystudentleaders,Universityadministrators,andcampuspartners.Topicsofdiscussionincludededucationonalcoholawareness,riskreduction,sexualassault,timemanagement,academictips,healthyrelationships,roleofthegoverningcouncilsandsocialmediaawareness.o HomecomingandSongfestThepurposeofHomecoming,istocelebratetheUniversityofUtahandshowschoolspirit.WithGreekmembersbeingsomeofthemostinvolvedandleadersoncampus,theyleadthewayinparticipatinginHomecomingevents.Homecomingeventsincludesasigndecoratingcompetitiontoshowschoolspiritandbedisplayedthroughoutcampus.ThisreplacedthetraditionalHouseDecoratingContest,wherechapterhomesweredecoratedtoshowtheirSchoolSpirit.Thedecorationofhomeslimitedwhoandhowmany
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organizationscouldparticipate.ThissigndecoratingcompetitionwasopentoallregisteredstudentorganizationstoparticipateinandwasrunincollaborationwithASUU.SongfestisthemosthighlyanticipatedannualeventamongtheGreekCommunity.2019wasthe100thanniversaryofthiseventoncampus,whichmakesitoneofthelongeststandingtraditionson-campus.Songfestisacompetitioninwhicheachchapterchoreographsasonganddanceroutine.Thecelebrationengagedalumni,UniversityAthleticsandthepepband.The2019winnerofsongfestwasDeltaGammasorority.TheinauguralGreekProgrammingBoard(GPB)hostedacoupleofothereventsthroughouttheweekofHomecomingtohelpbuildschoolspirit,engagementincampusandgeneralexcitement.TheGPBhostedyardgameschallengeonPresident’scircle,socialmediachallengesonInstagramaswellasacannedfooddrivetobenefittheFeedUPantry.TheoverallwinnerofHomecomingwasKappaKappaGammasorority.Thisyear,andmovingforward,thewinnerofHomecomingisabletopicktheirGreekWeekpartner.o GreekCouncilRetreatOnDecember11,2019,theInterfraternityCouncil(IFC)andPanhellenicCouncil(PHC)officersparticipatedinaday-longtraining.Thepurposeofthetrainingwastohelpthe11studentleaderswhowereelectedandvolunteertoleadtheirrespectivecommunitieswiththeinformationthattheyneedtodososuccessfully.Beingastudentleaderatthislevelisauniqueopportunitythatrequiresmenandwomentoreceivesomeelevatedleadershipdevelopment,high-levelthinkingandinsightintopolicydevelopmentandcurrentpractices.TheretreatcoveredthedifferencebetweenOfficeofFraternityandSororityLife(FSL)policiesandcouncilbylaws,aswellasFSLprogramsversuscouncilprograms.Wediscussedvalues-baseddecisionmaking,riskmanagementpolicies,expectationsandgoal-setting.
o InstallationCeremonyGreekCouncilOfficers,studentswhovolunteertobetheleadersoftheGreekCommunity,areelectedeachNovember.Aslatingcommitteesrecommendwhichstudentsshouldserveasofficersanddelegatesfromeachcouncilthenvotetoaccept,decline,orchangetheslate.Onceofficershavebeenelected,theOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifecelebratesthenewlyslatedofficerswithanOfficerInstallationCeremony.ThiseventwashostedonDecember2,2019.TheceremonyincludestheprecedingGreekCouncilPresidentsspokeaboutthesuccessesandchallengesoftheyearaswellaspresentedthenewofficersfortheupcomingyearwithanoathofoffice.Newlyelectedofficersarepinnedatthisceremonyasasymbolofthestartoftheirtermandcelebratewiththeirconstituents,friendsandfamily.
o ChapterPresidentsWorkshopOnJanuary8,2020,theOfficeofFraternityandSororityLife(FSL)hostedaChapterPresident’sworkshop.Thisworkshopreplacedtheretreatthathadhappenedinpreviousyearsbasedonlogisticsandfeedbackfrompaststudentleadersthattheeithertheretreatwastoolongand/ortooktoomuchtimeawayfromtheirchapter.Anotherissuethatweranintointhepastisthatinter/nationalorganizationswillhosteducationalopportunities
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forPresidentssuchasacademies,conferences,retreats,etc.,thatPresidentsmustattendtokeeptheirleadershipposition.Becauseofthis,weoftendidn’thaveeveryprimarychapterleaderattendbutinsteadanotherchapterleader,whichchangedthedynamicoftheexperience.Theworkshop,inthisformat,allowedforallofthePresidentstobepresentbecauseitwasduringtheschoolweekandstudentswereon-campus.Atthisworkshop,wecoveredtopicsthatconsistedofvalues-baseddecisionmaking,thesemestercalendar,andFSLpoliciesandexpectations.Throughoutthisworkshop,weinvitedeachchapter’snewmembereducatorstoattendwiththePresidentssowecouldcovertheUniversity’sstanceonhazingaswellashaveconversationsabouthazingprevention.Wealsoinvitedchapter’ssocialchairstobepartofourconversationonriskmanagementandreviewoftheFraternalInsuranceProgrammingGuidelines(FIPG)policies.Thiswasdonetofosterthepromotionofvaluesandsafetywithinthecommunity.FIPGareeventplanningguidelinesthatmostinter/nationalorganizationsexpecttheirchapterstofollowintoensurethateventsarebeingplannedsafelyandfollowingtheirinsurancestandards.o SophomoreLeadershipRetreatOntheweekendofFebruary14–16,2020,theOfficeofFraternityandSororityLife(FSL)hostedthesecondSophomoreLeadershipRetreat.Asastaff,wewouldoftenhearfeedbackfromchapterandcouncilleadersthatthereareanumberofresourcesandenergythatfocusonfreshmanornewmembers,thatweseesophomoremembers“fallthroughthecracks”morethananyothergroup,whichweknowmirrorsthenationaltrendandconversationaroundthegeneralcollegiatesophomoreexperience.Basedonthiswecreatedanopportunitytoconnectwithsophomoresacrossthecommunityandhavethembeexposedtoandengageinhigherlevelconversationsaboutthestateofthecommunity,developasleadersandweighinonthefuturedirectionandfocusonthefraternityandsororitycommunity.Forthisexperience,thereweretwostudentsfromeachchapter,aswellascouncilleaders,whohelpedtofacilitatethisexperiencethatwasledbyTinaVanSteenbergen.Tinadesignedthecurriculumtofocusonelevatingone’sleadershipthroughauthenticandinclusiveleadership,leadingchallengingtimes,andcommunityvalues.Duringthisexperience,theparticipantsdiscussedissuesandconcernswithinthecommunityaswellasareasofgrowth.
o GreekWeekEachyeartheGreekcommunityhostsGreekWeek,aweektocelebratetheGreekCommunityasawholeandprovideopportunitiesforchapterstobreaksocialbarriersandcometogether.Thisyear’sweekwassupposedtotakeplaceonMarch23-27,2020.However,thiswascancelledduetoCOVID-19.
o ChapterAccreditationProgram
ThisyearwelaunchedandrecognizedchaptersfortheiraccomplishmentsviaournewChapterAccreditationProgram(CAP).Thispurposeofthisprogramistoensurethatorganizationsarerelevanttotheirinter/nationalorganization,governingcouncilandtotheUniversityofUtah’sexpectations.Thisannualreviewisareflectionofwhattheorganizationhasaccomplishmenttoenhancethemembershipsexperienceandeducation
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throughoutthecalendaryear.Theareasofaccreditationare:academicsuccess,membershipdevelopment,communityoutreachandphilanthropicendeavors,retentionandgrowth,chapteroperationsandriskmanagementandreduction.Theareaofmembershipdevelopmentfocusesonvariousareasincluding:leadershipdevelopment,culturalcompetencyeducation,healthyrelationshipandsexualmisconductawareness,hazingprevention,alcohol/otherdrugeducation,healthandwellnesseducation,familyengagement,alumni/aerelationsaswellasfaculty/staffoutreach.Fororganizationstobeingoodstanding,organizationsmustachieveat70%orThreeStarStanding.Resultsfromtheprogramarelistedstartingonpage27ofthisreport.
Thiswasdevelopedin2018andreleasedinearly2019forchapterstoengageinandcompleteduringthe2019calendaryear.Chaptersreceivednotificationoftheirstatusduringthe2020FraternityandSororityLifeAwardsCeremony.Unfortunately,duetoCOVID-19thisceremonywascancelledandheldvirtuallyinstead.
o AssociationofFraternalLeadershipandValues(AFLV)April2–5,2020,theDirectorandelevenIFCandPHCcouncilofficersweresupposedtotraveltoSanDiego,CaliforniatoattendtheAssociationofFraternalLeadershipandValues(AFLV).AFLVwasanopportunityforstudentstonetworkwithoneanother,attendworkshopsandgaininsightonpolicesaswellasbestpracticesrelatedtoprogramminginareasofrecruitment,retention,leadership,diversityandinclusion,standards,counciloperations,riskprevention,andcommunitydevelopment.Thisyear,ourpastPanhellenicPresident,KimDavison,wasselectedtoserveasaconferenceintern.However,thisconferencewascancelledduetoCOVID-19.Eventhoughtheconferencewascancelled,thePanhellenicCouncilwasstillrecognizedfortheiraccomplishmentsthe2019yearinthreeawardareas–Three-Star(toplevel)inCampusCollaborations,Three-Star(toplevel)Innovation,andTwo-Star(middlelevel)inAccountability.
RiskPrevention:o AnnualCityCertification
InaccordancewithChapter21A.36.150(C)(1)oftheSaltLakeCityCode,theUniversityofUtahsubmitsanannualreporttothecityoutliningthefollowinginformation:
§ Nameandaddressesofeachfraternity/sororityandnamesofeachChapterPresident
§ IdentifypersonsresponsibleformonitoringcomplianceincludingassignedSaltLakeCityPolicerepresentatives
§ Neighborhoodrelationsinformation§ Copiesofsignedagreements(orordinancecopysignedbyeachchapterpresident)
andwritteninformationoutliningtheconsequencesofnoncompliance§ Universitycompliancewitheachordinanceprovision§ Annualsummaryofcitationsissuedatfraternityproperties.§ Riskmanagementpoliciesforeachfraternity/sorority
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§ Otherinformationnecessarytodemonstratethattheordinanceprovisionsarebeingadequatelymonitoredandenforced
PresidentsofFraternityandSororitychapterswereprovidedcopiesofthecityordinanceandaskedtodistributetheinformationtomembersoftheirrespectivechapters.The2017-18annualcertificationwasdeliveredtothecityonAugust30,2019tomeettheSeptember1deadline.
o GreekLeadershipRiskPreventionWorkshopsandMeetingsTheOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifestaffheldtwoworkshopsthisyearforstudentleaderswhichoutlinedriskmanagementpoliciesandproceduresthatgovernthecommunityaswellasworkshopsonthetopicofnewmembereducationandhazingprevention.OnAugust21,2019,thestaffhostedtwoworkshopsforNewMemberEducatorsonbestnewmemberpracticesandaddressthetopicofhazing.NewMemberEducatorsjoinedtheChapterPresidentsmeetingonJanuary8,2020toreceivethiseducation.Atthismeeting,thesocialchairsjoinedtheChapterPresidentsmeetingtodiscusshowbothleadershippositionscanbestsupporttheirRiskManagers.Withinthefirsttwoweeksofeachsemester,thestaffengagedinone-on-onemeetingswitheachRiskManagerstoensurethattheyunderstoodthefinerpointsofthepolicy,expectationsandhowtoleadthechapterinfollowingthispolicy.Wedecidedtodothisbecauseofthepreviousfeedbackthatwe’vereceivedandbelievethatitallowedforabetterconversationregardingriskmanagementandprevention.Whilethishasprovidedmoreworkforthestaff,wehaveseensuccessinanincreaseamountofcommunicationandlevelofunderstandingwithintheseofficers.Inadditiontothis,theChapterPresidentsandRiskManagersmeetmonthlywiththeInterfraternityCouncilandPanhellenicCouncilmonthlytodiscussrelevantissuestotheircommunity.
o Anti-HazingAwarenessandPreventionWeekNationalHazingPreventionWeekfellonourHomecomingweekin2019.Thecommunityengagedineducationtheweekpriorandafterthroughsocialmediacampaignsandasigningapledgeagainsthazing.Thestaffwereinvitedtochaptermeetingstodiscussandaddresshazingaswell.
o GreekCouncilHearingandConductBoardsEachcouncilandtheConductBoardsmeetasneededtosanctionfraternityandsororitychapterswhofailtoabidebytheGreekCouncilConstitutionandBylaws.Sanctionsaredispensedinanefforttoeducatemembersandchaptersratherthansimplypunish.MembersandchaptersarealsosummonedtomeetwiththeConductBoardinalessformalmeeting,whichisledbyGreekCouncilexecutivemembers,whenconcerningorinappropriatebehaviorisrecognized.Thegoaloftheseconversationsistoeducateandaid
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thememberorchapterbeforetheissuerisestothelevelofhearingwiththeConductBoard.Additionally,individualPanhellenicchaptersaregovernedbytheirownnationalumbrellaorganizationthatoverseethejudicialreportingandsanctioningprocess.TheInterfraternitychapters’judicialreportingandsanctioningprocessareguidedbythebestpracticesofeachcampus.ThispastspringtheInterfraternityCouncilstartedaconversationwiththeOfficeofStudentAccountabilityandSupport(SAS)tolearnofwaysthatIFCcanpartnerwithSASonhearingcases,creatingoutcomesandholdingchaptersaccountable.
o DYADStrategiesTheOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifecontractsDYADStrategiesLLC(“DYAD”)toconductresearchonandprovideguidanceonthefraternity/sororitycommunity.Oncefinallyapproved,thesurveytookplaceinJanuary2020.Therewere44%ofourfraternitycommunitywhoparticipatedand52%ofoursororitycommunitywhoparticipatedinthestudy,697studentstotal(49%ofthecommunity)participated.Thissurveyreviewedthestudentsbehaviorandtolerancesaroundfraternalconformity,hazingrationale,hazingtolerance,organizationalcommitment,organizationalidentification,importanceofsocialstatus,unethicalorganizationalbehavior,perceivedorganizationsupport,brotherhood/sisterhood,alcoholconsumptionbehaviors,andfraternal/communityrelations.WewentwiththissurveyinstrumentovercreatingourownbecauseweareabletocompareourcommunitytotheotheracrossthecountryincludingPAC-12institutions,DYADaretheleadingexpertsinFSLespeciallyforthesetopics,andthereareanumberofinter/nationalorganizationsthatutilizeDYADaswell.Thisallowsforthisinformationtobesharedeasilyandwidelywithourstakeholders.
o TitleIXTrainingsEveryyear,theOfficeoftheFraternityandSororityLiferequiresthatchaptershosttheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentsandtheOfficeofEqualOpportunityandAffirmativeActiontogiveapresentationonwhatTitleIXis,resourcesoncampusandprocedurestofollow.Allchapterscompletedthisduringthe2019-20academicyear.ThesecampuspartnershavealsogiventhispresentationtothenewestmembersofthecommunityattheNewMemberOrientationintheboththefallandspringsemesters.
CoreObjective2:RetentionandGrowth(RG)AlignmentwiththeStudentAffairsStrategicObjectivesTheFraternityandSororityLife(FSL)objectiveofRetentionandGrowthalignswiththeStudentAffairsStrategicObjectiveofStrategicEnrollmentManagementaswethinkabouthowwemarket,growandretainmembersinthefraternityandsororitycommunity.ForFSL,therearesomeelementsofStudentEngagementandSupportinthisobjectivebecauseweempowerstudentleaderstotakearoleinthemarketingandengagementofrecruitingmemberstoandretainingwithinthecommunity.
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AreasforRG
GoalsforRG DesiredOutcomesforRG
Achievement
Retention Improveaccess,retentionandgraduationratesforfraternity/sororitymembers
Retainandgraduateatahigherratethantheirnon-Greekpeers
Pleaseseethe“RetentionRates”sectionformoreinformation.
Growth Increasethepercentageofthefraternity/sororitycommunity
Increasethepercentageofthefraternity/sororitycommunityby3-5%
Thiswasnotachievedbutwedidmakesomesmalladvances.
Developacomprehensivemarketingplanandtimelinethataddressesbrandingandvisibility
Createaplanandtimelinethatisattractiveandreflectiveofthecommunityandthemembershipexperienceandvaluesofourorganizations
Thisisanon-goingworkinprogressasweworkinconjunctionwitheachrespectivegoverningcouncil.
DevelopandimplementmembershiprecruitmentstrategiescongruentwithnationalandUniversitypolicies
Thesestrategieswillenhancetherecruitmenteffortsthatourorganization(s)hostaswellasmakethejoiningprocesseasierforpotentialnewmembers
Thisisanon-goingworkinprogressasweworkinconjunctionwitheachrespectivegoverningcouncil.
PROGRAMSTHATSUPPORTRETENTIONANDGROWTH:RetentionRatesFraternityandSororityLife(FSL)Retentionvs.UniversityofUtah(UofU)Retention
Cohort FalltoSpring FalltoFall Year3 Year4
FSL UofU FSL UofU FSL UofU FSL UofU
2013-2014 96.8% 89.3% 90.8% 73.3% 83.8% 65.1% 80.6% 61.5%
2014-2015 95.8% 88.0% 90.5% 71.8% 84.9% 62.7% 81.9% 60.3%
2015-2016 97.9% 89.6% 90.1% 73.5% 85.6% 64.6% 83.3% 60.6%
2016-2017 98.3% 89.4% 91.3% 75.4% 83.8% 66.9% 81.5% 63.7%
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GraduationRatesFraternityandSororityLife(FSL)GraduationRatesvs.UniversityofUtah(UofU)GraduationRates
Inreflectionofbothsetsofthesenumbers,wearepleasedwithourretentionnumbers.Webelieveourpracticesandeffortshaveaidedinthissuccess.Werecognizethatwehavetospendsometimereflectingonthecurrentstateofourgraduationratesforthecommunity,aswewouldliketonotonlygetabetterunderstandingofthesenumbersbutalsohowwecanincreasethesenumbers.Growth:
o InterfraternityCouncil(IFC)RecruitmentInanefforttoalignourpracticeswithnationaltrendsandstandards,theInterfraternityCouncildecidedtomaintaininformal,“365-style”ofrecruitmentfor2019-2020.Chaptersarepermittedtogivepotentialnewmembersinvitations(bids)tojointheirchaptersatanytimethroughouttheyear.Thetheorybehindthisistofostercloser,ongoingrelationshipswithmenwhoareinterestedinfraternitylifeinanefforttofindmenwhoareseekingmembershipwithinthecommunitybasedoncongruentvalues.ThispracticewasreiteratedatsupportedbytheNorth-AmericanInterfraternityConference(NIC).BasedonfeedbackreceivedfromnewmemberswhojoinedinFall2018,thestructureoftheprimaryrecruitmentperiodforFall2019tookonabitmoreorganizationthanthepast.
2017-2018 95.7% 88.9% 91.7% 73.7% 83% 64.6%
2018-2019 97.1% 89.3% 90.7% 74.6%
2019-2020 98.3% 90.7%
Cohort Grad4 Grad6
FSL UofU FSL UofU
2013-2014 35.4% 16.0% 69.6% 52%
2014-2015 36% 17.2% 52.9% 41.1%
2015-2016 37.2% 18.2% 37.2% 31.1%
2016-2017 29.4% 12.7% 24.1% 21%
2017-2018 21.3% 9.1% 11.2% 10.7%
2018-2019 13.7% 5.1% 5.5% 4.3%
2019-2020
Average 22.0% 10.5% 26.8% 20.5%
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TherecruitmentperiodstartedwithaninformationsessionhostedbytheIFCthatexplainedtherecruitmentprocess,termsthattheymenmayhear,thefinancialaspectoffraternities,howtoaskgoodconversationsduringtheprocessaswellaswhattowear.TheIFCofferedthissessiontwicetoaccommodateinterestedstudentsschedules.Wethenlearnedthatmengoingthroughtheprocesshadabetterunderstandingofhowtobesuccessfulintherecruitmentprocess.Therewere231menthatjoinedtheIFCcommunityduringFall2019.DuringtheSpring2020semester,108menjoinedtheIFCcommunity.
o PanhellenicCouncil(PHC)Recruitment“FindYourSunshine”,wasthethemeforSororityFormalRecruitment,whichtookplacefromAugust30–September3,2019.Tofocusonthefoundationalprinciplesofwhatitmeanstobeinasorority,thewomenofthePanhellenicCouncilchosetomakevaluestheirfirstpriority.Avalues-basedrecruitmentmodelwasimplementedforthefourthtime.ThegoalwastochallengechaptersandthePanhellenicCounciltobecomemoregenuine,vulnerable,andtohavemeaningfulconversations.ThePHCwantedtoensurethatourrecruitmentpracticesattractedandretainedqualitymemberswhowerededicatedtomakingthecommunitybetter.Duringthisrecruitmentprocessduringthefallsemester,wewereabletoplaceormatch309womenwhoparticipatedintheprocess,whichis78%ofthewomenwhoparticipated.Inthespringsemester,28womenjoinedthePanhelleniccommunity.
CommunityStatistics
Fall2016 Fall2017 Fall2018 Fall2019
Members Change Members Change Members Change Members
InterfraternityCouncil(IFC)
658 13.3%Increase
746 0.67%Decrease
741 1.61%Increase
753
MulticulturalGreekCouncil(MGC)
19 Sustained 19 26%Increase
24
PanhellenicCouncil(PHC)
755 0.94%Decrease
748 12.2%Increase
839 6.1%Decrease
787
Total 1432 5.7%Increase
1513 6.01%Increase
1604 4.15%Decrease
1540
Spring
2017 Spring
2018 Spring
2019 Spring
2020
Members Change Members Change Members Change Members
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InterfraternityCouncil(IFC)
652 11%Increase
724 5.5%Decrease
695 2.2%Decrease
680
MulticulturalGreekCouncil
(MGC)
21 14.3%Increase
24 4.2%Decrease
PanhellenicCouncil(PHC)
716 0.14%Increase
717 7.4%Increase
781 6.11%Decrease
736
Total 1389 5.5%Increase
1465 0.96%Increase
1479 4.4%Decrease
1416
CoreObjective3:CommunityDevelopmentandEngagement(CDE)AlignmentwiththeStudentAffairsStrategicObjectivesTheCommunityDevelopmentandEngagementobjectiveencompassesthestakeholdersthatareinvestedinthesuccessofthefraternityandsororitycommunity.Thisobjectiveprimarilyfocusesonourrelationshipandengagementwithchapteradvisors,houseboardcorporations,inter/nationalheadquarterstaffsandvolunteersaswellasparentsandfamilies.ThisobjectivealignsmostlywithStudentEngagementandSupportandStrategicEnrollmentManagement,asweareallinvestedinthesuccess,developmentandprogressiontowardscompletionofthestudentswhoareaffiliatedwithfraternitiesandsororitiesattheUniversityofUtah.AreasofCDE GoalsforCDE DesiredOutcomesfor
CDEAchievement
ChapterStakeholders
DeveloprelationshipswithChapterAdvisors
DevelopaChapterAdvisorstrainingprogramtoenhancethedevelopmentandexperienceofchapteradvisorsaswellasbeseenasaresourceforthem
Thishasshiftedthroughouttheyearfromalargegroupmeetingtomoreelectroniccommunicationandindividualmeetings.
DeveloprelationshipswithHousingBoardPresidents
Haveopenlinesofcommunicationandbeseenasaliaisonasneededbetweenthecityandchapters
Thishasbeenmostsuccessful,basedontheHouseBoardPresidents,wantstobeanelectronicandasneededrelationship.
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DeveloprelationshipswithInter/NationalOrganizations
Developanopenlineofhonestcommunicationtoexchangeinformation,positiveandconcerning
WecontinuetomeetwithI/HQstaffstosupportourstudents.OurstaffmetwithmostI/HQtravelingstaffmembersandhavehadabout95touchpointseitherinpersonoroverthephonewithI/HQstaffmembers.Thisexcludesemails.
EngageAlumni Toenhancetheconceptoflifelongmembershipandsupportofthecommunity/chapterviaprogramsandfundraising
Thisisaworkinprogressandwestrivetofindwaystoconnectwithalumnitomeettheirdesires.Thishasbeenachallengebecauseofrecordsthathavenotbeenkeptinthepast.
CommunityStakeholders
EngageParentandFamilies
Developanopenlineofcommunicationtohelpparentsandfamiliesunderstandthemembershipexperienceoftheirstudentaswellasbeseenasaresourcetothemthroughouttheirstudentsmembership
Thisisanon-goingpiecethatwehopeinthenextacademicyeartoprovidemoreresourcesandinformationforthisgroupofstakeholders.
• PROGRAMSTHATSUPPORTSUPPORTINGCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENTENGAGEMENT:
o ChapterAdvisorOnAugust8,2019,thestaffmetwiththechapteradvisors.Themeetingsareanopportunityforparticipantstodiscusssuccesses,missteps,bestpractices,anduniversitypolicies.While,thisisagreatopportunityforadvisorstoexchangecontactinformationandnetworkwithotheralumnimembersofthecommunityattendancehasbeenlow.Throughouttheyear,thestaffhasfoundthatsendingemailswithupdatesandremindingadvisorsthatweareavailabletomeetbasedontheirneedshasproventobemoresuccessfulthanplanningameetingforeveryonetogettogether.Throughoutthe2019-20academicyear,one-on-oneengagementwithadvisorshasincreasedfromthepreviousyear.FSLhad23individualmeetings(phoneorin-person)withadvisorsofthelastacademicyear.
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CoreObjective4:OfficeManagement(OM)AlignmentwiththeStudentAffairsStrategicObjectivesOfficeManagementalignswiththedivision’sobjectiveofStaffExcellence.Aswestrivetoprovidethestudentwithapremierfraternalexperience,it’simportantforustoadjustand/orcreatepolicies,practicesandhavethetrainingthatsupportandchallengeourstudentsaswellasupholdbestpractices.AreaofOM GoalsforOM DesiredOutcomefor
OMAchievement
PoliciesandProcedures
Identify/createsystemtohelpsupportorganizationoperateeffectively
Developandenhanceexistingpoliciestoincreaseofficeproceduresandefficiency
WereleasednewpoliciesandproceduresforchapterstofollowinJanuary2019.Thiseffortison-goingandconsistentlyevaluated.
OfficeStaff Increasethenumberoffull-timeprofessionalstaff
Hireandtrainafull-timeprofessionalstaffmembertoaideinthedevelopmentofthecommunity
Thisisanon-goingeffort.
• PROGRAMSTHATSUPPORTOFFICEMANAGEMENT:
o OrganizationandExaminationInanefforttohelpallprogramsrunmoreeffectivelyandeffectively,continuousorganizationaleffortsandbeingimplementedandtested.Thisincludesanin-depthexaminationandon-goingdevelopmentofallOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifepoliciesandprocedurestoensurecomplianceanddocumentationatalllevels.o IncreasedStaffInMay2019,theOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifehiredaGraduateAssistanttojoinourstafftheupcomingacademicyear.TheGraduateAssistantisapart-timepositionthatassistsinprogramdevelopment,leadershipdevelopmentandcommunityoversight.o ProfessionalDevelopmentfortheStaffOverthelastacademicyear,thestaffhasengagedinvariousprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitieslistedbelow.Detailsofconferenceattendance,associationinvolvementandcampuscommitteeengagementcanbefoundinthe“StaffExcellence”sectionofthisreportonpage26.
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UTILIZATIONDATA
Pleaseseetheinformationbelowforthecategoriesasked.
1. Totalnumberofstudentsserveda. Fall2019–1,540Greek-affiliatedstudentsb. Spring2020–1,416Greek-affiliatedstudents
2. Totalnumberofindividualsserved(ifitisnotexclusivelystudents)a. Fall2019:
i. 1,540Greek-affiliatedstudentsii. About150(chapteradvisors,staff/facultyadvisors,neighbors,parentsandfamilies,
Inter/NationalHeadquarters)b. Spring2020:
i. 1,416Greek-affiliatedstudentsii. About150(chapteradvisors,staff/facultyadvisors,neighbors,parentsandfamilies,
Inter/NationalHeadquarters)3. Forstudents
a. Academiccareeri. Thestudentsthatareaffiliatedwithandreflectedinthenumbersaboveinourcommunityareactive,undergraduatemembers.
b. YearinSchool Men Women Total
Freshmen 185 150 335
Sophomore 210 210 420
Junior 188 185 373
Senior 231 225 456
Total 814 770 1,584
c. Race/Ethnicity
2019-2020
AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative
0.3%
Asian 3.3%
Black/AfricanAmerican 0.8%
Foreign 1.2%
Hispanic/Latino 10.8%
NativeHawaiian/OtherPacificIslander
0.1%
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Multi-ethnic 6%
NotSpecified 0.5%
White 77%
d. VeteranStatus
i. TheOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifedoesnothavethisinformationatthistime.e. International
i. TheOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifedoesnothavethisinformationatthistime.4. GapsinData
a. TheOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifedoesn’ttrackthenumberofnon-affiliatedstudentsthatweworkwith.WewillworkonmethodstotrackVeteranStatusandInternationalStudentinvolvement.
PLANSFORTHEFUTURE
ANTICIPATEDCHALLENGESAswethinkaboutfraternityandsororitylifeonanycampus,thereareelementsofconcernsbecauseofchallengespresented.TheUniversityofUtahisnodifferent.Whileourchallengesmaynotbeasvisibleasothers,theyarepresent.RiskManagementandPrevention:Wecontinuetoseeastruggleforstudentstounderstandandimplementriskmanagementprocedurestoensuremember’ssafetyandavoidtragediesthathavehappenedacrossthenation.Thereisalsoastruggleofstudentsunderstandingwhatanorganizationaleventisandisnotaswellashowtoholdmembersaccountable.Programming:Studentsareover-programmedandnotretainingcriticalinformation.Ourstaffisworkingonwaystocreateinnovativeandrealisticprogrammingtomeetthestudent’sneedsthatisn’tjustfunorseenasa“checklist”item.It’simportanttorecognizethatfraternitiesandsororitieshaveanumberofstakeholdersinvestedintheirexperienceandhaveexpectationsofthem.ThisrangesfromtheirInter/NationalOrganizations,theOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifeaswellastherecognitionasstudentorganizations.Forthosegroupsthatarehoused,theymustalsoabidebytheSaltLakeCityOrdinanceforFraternalOrganizations.MarketingandAdvertising:OurstudentsstrugglewithtellingtheirstoryofwhatitmeanstobeamemberofthecommunityasafraternitymanorsororitywomanattheUniversityofUtah.Theystruggletotellastorythatdepictstheiractualstoryandnotwhatthetypicalstoryfeaturedacrossthecountry.Ourstudentshaveuniqueexperiencesthatareenhancingtheircollegeexperienceinadynamicway,buttheyaren’tdisplayingthis.StaffingandSpaceConcerns:
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Astheinstitutioncontinuestogrowandtheexpectations/demandsalsoshift/develop,wewillneedtogrowourstaffandofficespacetosupportthecommunitygrowth.Theburnoutandworkloadofthestaffcontinuestobeaconcern.Turnoverinthefraternity/sororityadvisingindustryishigh,andforgoodreason.Campus-basedFSLprofessionalsareexpectedtodomanythingsforstudents–education,compliancetraining,programming,development,andmore.Asgeneralists,weareexpectedtodoanumberofthingsforthestudentsaswellasmovingtheneedleforwardoninitiativesanddevelopmentsuchascurriculumdevelopment,fundraisingandassessment.Thelackofinfrastructurewillcontinuetoincreasestaffburnoutandturnover.Inadditiontothis,anotherconcernisourbudget.MostofourstaffsalariescomefromGreekduesthatarepaideachsemester.Ifmembershipisn’tsustainable,salariesmaybeimpacted.However,withoutadequatestaff,servicesandeducationforanactive,high-riskcommunitycouldbecompromisedandhavelargerimplicationsforthememberexperience.Whilethecurrentstructureandspacearemeetingourneeds,thiswon’tlastforlong.Wearestartingtooutgrowthespace.Thereislimitedstoragespaceaswellaslimitedspaceforourorganizationstomeettoconductbusiness.Onceitisdeemedappropriatetoaddanotherstaffmembertothestaffingstructure,wewillhavetoconvertmoreofthestudentspacetoofficespacetosupportthatstaffmember’soperationalneeds.Thiswillmakethecurrentofficespaceevensmallerandlessfunctionalforstudents.ImpactsfromCOVID-19COVID-19hasforcedourofficeandtheorganizationstopivotouroperations.Mostofthemeetings,eventsandactivitiesthatourcommunityengagesinaretraditionallydonein-personhaveshiftedtozoomorothervirtualplatforms.Forsomechaptersthishasbeenaneasyshiftbutforsomethishasnot.Currently,studentsaremakingdowithvirtualexperiencesandgettinginnovative.AswethinkaboutCOVID-19continuinginfall2020andintospring2021,weknowthatstudentsaregrowingrestlessastheyarewantingthistoendand“returntonormal”.Ourstaffhasworkedwiththecommunitytohostsomewell-planned,thought-outin-personeventsthatfollowtheSLCguidelines.However,aloomingconcernthatisoftenthoughtaboutis“zoomfatigue”fromvirtualexperiences,in-personeventsgoingrougeandalackofengagementthatwillleadtomenandwomenleavingthefraternityandsororityexperience,whichwouldhaveseveralimpactsforourorganizations,programmingandstaffinfrastructure.ANTICIPATEDOPPORTUNITIESAsacommunitythereareavarietyofopportunitiestoenhancevariousareasofthefraternalexperienceonourcampus.EducationandProgramming:Wehaveopportunitiestogrowinareasthatrangefromenhancingoureducationonseveralareasofriskpreventiontoensurethatourcommunitycontinuestoprovideasafe,meaningfulexperienceforourstudents.Inadditiontothis,anotherlargeopportunityisinleadershipprogrammingandengagementinnotonlyastudent’sorganizationbutincampusinvolvementopportunitiesaswell.Wealsorecognizethatthereisworktobedonetoaddressthechallengeslistedabove.OrganizationGrowth:
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WehaveauniqueopportunitytogrowthefraternityandsororitycommunityattheUniversityofUtah.TheInterfraternityCouncil(IFC)experiencedasuccessfulexpansionofAlphaTauOmegafraternityinFall2017andlooksforwardtoanotherexpansioninthenearfuturewithPhiKappaPsifraternity.Nationally,ourMulticulturalGreekCouncil(MGC)forfraternitiesandsororitiesthathaveaculturalbasesaregrowingatrapidrates.However,wearen’texperiencingthesamegrowthattheUniversityofUtah.WecancontinuetoexplorethegrowthoftheNationalPan-HellenicCouncil(NPHC)withlocalgraduatechapters.Thisnextyearallowsforustotrysomenewprogrammingeffortstoincreasethissub-community’sgrowth.RacialandSocialJusticeConversationsAswestartourRotationalProgrammingModelofEducation(developedin2019),wearestartingwithEquity,DiversityandInclusion(EDI).Thismodelhasbeenputinplaceforourcommunityforustohostprogrammingall-yearwiththeintentionoffocusingoncomplextopicsthroughoutanacademicyear.WearepartneringwiththeareaofStudentDiversityandInclusionwithinStudentAffairstoengageourstudentsinconversationsandbuildacurriculumaroundEDIforfraternityandsororitymemberstobereleasedinearly2021.ThisprogramwillnotonlybewovenintoourChapterAccreditationProgrambutweanticipatethatitwillcontinuetogrowandevolvethroughoutthefollowingyears.InJuly2020,theBlackStudentUnion(BSU)presentedaresolutiontotheAssociationofStudentoftheUniversityofUtah(ASUU)regardingissuesoftheBlackstudentexperienceoncampus.Therewerethreeissueswithintheresolutionregardingfraternitiesandsororities.ThroughaconversationthestaffandstudentleadersfromboththefraternityandsororitycommunityandBSUleadership,webelievethatweareinaplacewherewecanworktogethertoenhancetheeducationanddevelopmentofthecommunity’sculturalcompetencyandracialawareness.Werecognizethatthiseducationisanopportunityforthecommunitytobroadentheirknowledge,awarenessandunderstandingofEDI.Webelievethatthiswillimpactthelivesofourstudentsasindividuals,theirorganizationsandoursurroundingcommunities.Weknowthateducationonthistopiciswelcomedbymanyofourstudents.Ontheflipside,weknowthattherearesomethatwillberesistanttotheeducation.Webelievethatthepurposeofengagingintheseconversationsisvitaltoourstudentsexperiencesandtheirfuturesascitizensinourever-evolvingsociety.SaltLakeCityPoliceDepartment(SLCPD):ThereisanopportunitytostrengthentherelationshipwiththeSaltLakeCityPoliceDepartment(SLCPD).ThehousedchaptersalongUniversityStreet,100S.,andWolcottStreetarenotownedoroperatedbytheUniversityofUtah.ThesehomesareownedandoperatedbyprivateHouseCorporationsthatfunctionwithineachorganization.Withthat,thesepropertiesdonotfallundertheUniversityofUtahPoliceDepartment’sjurisdiction;instead,thesepropertiesfallundertheSLCPDjurisdiction.ACityOrdinanceforFraternalOrganizationswascreatedwiththeexpectationsofthehousedorganizationstoremainingoodstanding.ThisordinanceistobeupheldbytheSLCPD.Overthepastyear,therehavebeenconversationsthatfocusontheneedforbettercommunicationandcleanerexpectationsforthecommunityandhowitisbeingpolicedwithintheCityOrdinance.
ONLINEPROGRAMSANDSERVICES
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Thepandemichascertainlytaughtusanumberofthings.Aswehaveshiftedeverythingthatwedotoonline,wecankeepdoingthefollowingvirtually–membershipupdates,meetingwithstudentsandorganizations,deliveringtrainingsandeducation,aswellashostingengagementopportunitiesvirtuallyasanadditionalwayforstudentstoengage.AsIthinkaboutthefutureofengagementforthefraternityandsororitycommunity,wecanonlydosomuchvirtually.Ithinkwe’remakingsomepositivestridestostillbringexcitementforsomeofourexperiencesthattraditionallyhappenin-personfornowbutthisisbecomingchallenging.
STAFFEXCELLENCE
A. AwardsandRecognition
NAfor2019-2020.
B. CommitteeMemberships
C. PresentationsandPublications
Miller,R.D.&Turuc,J.M.(October2019).Campus-BasedFraternity&SororityAdvisors:ADayintheLife.PresentedattheAnnualEducationConferenceoftheNationalPanhellenicConference,Memphis,TN.
Bennett,M.&Miller,R.D.(December2019).WishIWouldHaveKnown....PresentedattheAnnualMeetingoftheAssociationofFraternity/SororityAdvisors,Anaheim,CA.
Cromwell,R.A.,MedranoGraham,C.,Turuc,J.M.,WaldenCole,S.(December2019).“SupportingCBFOsasFSAsatPWIs”.PresentedatAssociationofFraternity/SororityAdvisors,Anaheim,CA.
StaffMember UniversityofUtahCommittees
Turuc,Jess DanceMarathonAdvisor
HerCampusAdvisor
OEO/TitleIXLiaison
StudentAffairsDiversityCouncil
UniversityofUtahAthleticsStudentAttendanceWorkGroup
RyanMiller Alcohol/OtherDrugsTaskForce
CampusRecruitmentCommittee
HomecomingCommittee
ProfessionalDevelopmentCommittee
WelcomeWeekCommittee
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Silvers-Harnly,E.&Miller,R.D.(January2020).We’reHeretoHelp...ButReally.PresentedatAssociationofFraternalLeadership&Values,Indianapolis,IN.
Turuc,J.M.,WaldenCole,S.(June2019).“SupportingCBFOsasCampus-BasedProfessionalswithLimitedResources”.PresentedatAssociationofFraternity/SororityAdvisorsRegion5Drive-In,onlinewebinar.
D. FacultyAppointments
NAfor2019-2020
E.AdditionalInformationandStaffHighlights
I.Professionalism–conferencesattended,trainingsthatsupportthemissionofyourdepartment
AssociationEngagement
StaffMember
JessTuruc AssociationFraternity/SororityAdvisors(AFA)AnnualMeetingEducationProgramCommittee
AssociationofFraternalLeadershipandValues(AFLV)EducationProgramReviewCommittee
NationalPanhellenicConference(NPC)FSLAdvisoryCommittee
UtahNASPACommittee
RyanMiller AssociationofFraternity/SororityAdvisors(AFA)-EditorialBoardMemberforPerspectives,anAFApublication
AssociationofFraternalLeadershipandValues(AFLV)-CoordinatorofAwardsandAssessmentfortheWest
FacilitationsExperiencesStaffMember
JessTuruc ContentFacilitatorforSigmaKappa’sRegionalLeadershipConference
FacilitatorforHarmPreventionEducationprogramsforDeltaGamma,KappaKappaGamma,andPhiKappaPsi
LeadFacilitatorforKappaKappaGamma’sLeadershipAcademy
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RyanMiller FacilitatorforHarmPreventionEducationprogramswithinKappaKappaGammaWomen’s,PhiKappaPsi,andPhiGammaDelta
ConferenceAttendanceStaffMember JessTuruc AssociationofFraternity/SororityAdvisors,
Anaheim,CA HartRiskReductionInstitute,Atlanta,GARyanMiller AssociationofFraternity/SororityAdvisors,
Anaheim,CA HartRiskReductionInstitute,Atlanta,GA AFAMid-LevelCareerInstitute,virtual AssociationofFraternalLeadershipandValues,
Indianapolis,IN
CHAPTERSTATUSES
ThissectionistoshowthechapterwhowerefoundresponsibleforviolatingtheUniversityOfUtahStudentCodeOfConductduringthe2019-2020academicyear.
Organization Date Violations Sanctions
PiKappaAlpha
February2020
• III.B.2.a.Conductallofitsactivitiesinaccordancewithapplicablelawsandordinances,andapplicableUniversityregulations,aswellasinconformitywiththenationalorlocalpoliciesofthefraternity.
• ArticleXII.HazingPolicy
• MemberreviewbyNationalFraternity
• PlanofAction/EnhancementPlaninconjunctionwithNationalFraternity
KappaSigma October2019
• III.B.2.a.Conductallofitsactivitiesinaccordancewithapplicablelawsandordinances,andapplicableUniversityregulations,aswellasinconformitywiththenationalorlocalpoliciesofthefraternity.
• ChapterProbation(untilAugust31,2020)
• Enhancement/’Plan
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KappaSigma September2019
• III.B.2.a.Conductallofitsactivitiesinaccordancewithapplicablelawsandordinances,andapplicableUniversityregulations,aswellasinconformitywiththenationalorlocalpoliciesofthefraternity.
• ChapterWarning(60to180days-endedDecember13,2019)
• EducationCourse
ORGANIZATIONEXCELLENCE
TheFraternityandSororityLifeAwardsareheldannuallytohonorchaptersandmemberswithinthefraternityandsororitycommunitytoexemplifyexcellence.The2019FSLAwardswereexaminedandrevisedtoalignwithmorevalues-basedexamplesofexcellentbehavior.ThiswasthefirstyearthatyounewChapterAccreditationProgramwasrecognized.ThewinnerswerereleasedandrecognizedvirtuallytheweekofApril18,2020.ChapterAccreditationStanding:
AccreditationArea–AcademicSuccessThreeStar FourStar FiveStarAlphaChiOmega PhiDeltaTheta ChiOmegaAlphaPhi PiBetaPhi DeltaGammaAlphaTauOmega KappaKappaGammaBetaThetaPi OmegaDeltaPhi
AccreditationArea–MembershipDevelopmentThreeStar FourStar FiveStarAlphaChiOmega PiBetaPhi AlphaPhiSigmaNu AlphaTauOmega BetaThetaPi ChiOmega DeltaGamma DeltaSigmaPhi KappaKappaGamma PhiDeltaTheta Triangle
AccreditationArea–CommunityService&PhilanthropicEngagementThreeStar FourStar FiveStarSigmaNu AlphaPhi DeltaGamma
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ChiOmega OmegaDeltaPhi KappaKappaGamma PhiDeltaTheta
AccreditationArea–Retention&GrowthThreeStar FourStar FiveStarSigmaPhiEpsilon AlphaTauOmega AlphaPhiTriangle PiBetaPhi BetaThetaPi ChiOmega DeltaGamma PhiDeltaTheta PiKappaAlpha SigmaNu
AccreditationArea–ExternalRelationsThreeStar FourStar FiveStarDeltaGamma BetaThetaPi
AccreditationArea–ChapterOperationsThreeStar FourStar FiveStarKappaDeltaChi AlphaChiOmega AlphaPhiSigmaChi DeltaSigmaPhi AlphaTauOmegaSigmaNu KappaSigma BetaThetaPiTriangle PiKappaAlpha ChiOmega DeltaGamma KappaKappaGamma OmegaDeltaPhi PhiDeltaTheta PiBetaPhi SigmaPhiEpsilon
AccreditationArea–RiskManagementThreeStar FourStar FiveStarSigmaNu AlphaTauOmega AlphaChiOmega DeltaGamma AlphaPhi PhiDeltaTheta BetaThetaPi SigmaChi ChiOmega Triangle DeltaSigmaPhi KappaDeltaChi
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KappaKappaGamma KappaSigma OmegaDeltaPhi PiBetaPhi PiKappaAlpha SigmaPhiEpsilon
OverallAccreditationStandingThreeStar FourStar FiveStarAlphaChiOmega AlphaPhi BetaThetaPiPiBetaPhi AlphaTauOmega ChiOmegaPiKappaAlpha KappaKappaGamma DeltaGamma OmegaDeltaPhi PhiDeltaTheta
Dean'sAwardofExcellence:
TheDean’sAwardofExcellencerecognizesthetop-performingchaptersacrossallareasoftheChapterAccreditationProgram.Therecanbemultiplefraternities/sororitiesrecognizedwiththisaward:
• DeltaGammaWomen'sFraternity• BetaThetaPiFraternity
IndividualAwards:
Individualawardsaregiventoexceptionalstudentleadersinthecommunityinvariousareas.Theseawardsarejudgedbyanoutsidepanelofreviewers.
• Up&ComingLeadersoftheYear–MariannSablan,DeltaGamma,andBrysonBentz,SigmaPhiEpsilon
• OutstandingCampusInvolvement–AlyssaMitchell,PiBetaPhi• OutstandingCommunityService–ZileBemis,DeltaGammaandMaxSchultz,SigmaPhi
Epsilon• LivingtheRitualAward–ErinCarroll,KappaKappaGamma• OutstandingChapterPresidents–IanVanLeeuwen,BetaThetaPi(IFC),ElizaParking,Chi
Omega(PHC)andHopeKim,DeltaGamma• GreekManoftheYear–WalkerNasser,PhiDeltaTheta• GreekWomanoftheYear–KimDavison,AlphaChiOmega• AdvisoroftheYear–SerraLakomski,DeltaGamma
EDIPlanforFraternityandSororityLife
TheOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifeandthecommunitystrivetoprovidenotonlyameaningfulfraternity/sororityexperiencetothosewhoseekmembership,butwealsostriveforthisexperiencetobeinclusive.Werecognizethatinorderforourmemberstobeactive,engagedcitizensonourcampusandcommunity,theyneededucationandopportunitiestolearnandgrowintheareasofequity,diversityandinclusion.ThefraternityandsororitycommunitystrivestoreflecttheUniversityofUtah’sgoalsandvaluesaswellasracialdemographicmembership.
Weareinvestedindevelopingnewwaysandstrategiestoengageourmembers–studentsandadvisorsinconversationsinandaboutEDI.Weareseekingwaystoimproveourmember’sknowledgeonthistopicaswellasprovideopportunitiesformemberstoengagewithothersandlearnfromexperts.Theinitiativeslistedbelowareeffortstodowhatislistedabove.
MembershipEngagementPlans
Aswecontinuetomovethroughtheseuncertaintimes,theOfficeofFraternityandSororityLifestaffareengaginginconversationswithchapterleadershipstotalkaboutwhattheirplansareforadjustingtorestrictionsandvirtualchapterevents.OneofthetopicswewillcoverisEDI.We’llbeaskinghowchaptersareengagingmembersandsupportingmembersduringthistime.Wehavealsoreachedouttoeachinter/nationalorganizationtolearnwhatinformation,educationandsupporttheyareprovidingtotheirchapters.
Weare/havecollectedinformationfromIHQstodeterminewhatconversationswillbehadfromtheorganizationalperspectiveandhowwecansupportthoseeffortsthroughouttheyear.
Trainings
IncollaborationwiththeStudentDiversityandInclusionstaff,wearehostingengagementcircleswithcouncilleaders,incomingandoutgoingchapterleaders,generalmembersandnewmembersofthecommunitytolearnmoreabouttheirexperienceandunderstandingoftopicswithinEDI.Theseconversationswillgiveusmoreinsighttodevelopacurriculumforthefraternityandsororitycommunity.TheseengagementcircleswilltakeplaceinOctoberandNovember2020.ThecurriculumwillbereleasedinJanuary/February2021.
Myhopeistoinfusesocialmediacampaigns,articles/booksand/ormovies/clipstothelearningtomeetstudentsengagestudents.IalsohopetocreatesomeaffinityspacesforBIPOCandLGBTstudentswhoareaffiliatedwithourcommunityasaspaceofsupportandconnection.
ClimateStudy
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Wewanttoexploreconductingaclimatesurveytounderstandwherethestudentsinvolvedinfraternityandsororitylifearecurrentlyatintheirunderstandingaswellashowtheyfeeltheenvironmentactuallyis.ThiscouldbeinconjunctionwiththeDivisionofEDI’supcomingclimatesurveyoronourown.Webelievethatitwillbeimportanttohavetheunderstandingandperspectiveofthefraternityandsororitymembers,aswellasthegeneralcommunitywillreallyhelpadvisehowwemoveforward.
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WewillbebringingJamesRobilottavirtuallytocampustotalkaboutidentities,privilege,andallyshipinitsvariousforms.Jamesisaprofessionalspeakerwhoworkswithcollegestudents.HehasworkedwithourcommunitybeforeandholdsmembershipinIotaPhiThetaFraternity,Inc.asawhiteman.ThiswilltakeplaceinlateSeptember.
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