Welcome to the Greek Leadership Retreat ! January 9 – 11, 2008

Welcome to theGreek Leadership Retreat !

January 9 – 11, 2008

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Introductions & Expectations

Gena Runnion Director of Greek Life

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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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Cornerstones of Greek Life

Erica LakeAssociate Director of Greek Life

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Cornerstones of Greek Life

• Scholarship

• Service

• Leadership

• Friendship

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What do we currently do?

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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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Friendship

• Greek Week (Apr. 7 -11)

• Chapter Functions

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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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Similarities Between our Generation and Greek Organizations

Four Pillars of Greek Life– Scholarship– Leadership

– Service– Friendship

All aspects highly valued among our generation.

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