Services and Resources

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs responds to the needs of the Greek system through the following services:

Advisement

• Assist chapters in integrating the academic and co-curricular aspects of fraternity and sorority life.
• Advise IFC, MGLC, and PA in governing the fraternity and sorority system.
• Advise over 60 chapters, which includes 30% of the student population (~3,500 students); 54 chapters housing ~l,500 students, over 500 are housed in the 15 University-owned properties.

Database Management

• Maintain database and report on chapter grade ranking and new member class grades.
• Maintain all new member programs and signed anti-hazing contract of each new member.
• Oversee chapter compliance with liability insurance requirements, certificate of compliance deadlines, and annual occupancy rating.
• Track alumni/ae attendance at events as well as alumni/ae mailing lists.

Event Management

• Co-coordinate recruitment activities for over 1,000 students annually.
• Register weekly social events.
• Co-coordinate large events such as Homecoming, Faculty Reception, A.D. White Leadership Conference, Awards Ceremony, and Slope Day.

External Relations

• Serve as liaison to chapter facility corporation boards, alumni/ae advisory boards, and national organizations.
• Raise funds for overall Greek-life initiatives and help facilitate individual chapter fundraising campaigns.
• Serve as liaison to Alumni Interfraternity Council and Alumni/ae Panhellenic Advisory Council.
• Coordinate Fraternity and Sorority Advisory Council meetings.
• Conduct alumni/ae outreach such as regional meetings and campus visit programs.
• Cultivate alumni/ae of MGLC organizations to better serve the needs of the undergraduate groups.
  

Facility/Financial

• Coordinate facility maintenance and fire-safety inspections of University-owned properties.
• Assist student leaders in financial management of University-owned properties.
• Oversee coordination and implementation of major renovations to University-owned properties.
• Facilitate construction requirements for Capital fundraising campaigns for private and University-owned houses.
  

Leadership Development and Educational Programming

• Oversee chapter goal setting and evaluate implementation of the strategic plan.
• Plan and implement training and leadership seminars for student officers, new members, and general membership.
• Promote community service within the system-conduct ~40,000 hours annually, raise ~$130,000 for charity.
• Oversee judicial process for chapter violations (40-60 cases resolved each year).

Reports and documents available on-line are (all require Adobe Acrobat Reader):

• Facility Operating Procedures
• House Manager Guide Part 1, 2, 3
• Judicial Policy August 2006
• Leader's Handbook
• New Member Educator Handbook
• OFSA Policy Handbook
• Event Management Guidelines
• Treasurer's Guide 2006
• Recognition Policy
• New Member Ed Grant Application
• MGLC New Member Educator Intake Policy/Handbook
  

Also available to chapters that would like to host their own webpage is Free Web Space made available on the Registered Student Organization web server.