Leadership
Greek Leadership Class Revamped
The Greek Leadership class received a recent makeover. The class now focuses on emerging Greek leaders looking to take on larger leadership positions within their chapter or the Greek community. The curriculum is rooted in several well-known leadership books and provides opportunities for students to apply the knowledge gained through in and out of class assignments.
Goal 5, Objective A: The curriculum of the Greek leadership course will by revised and a marketing plan developed to encourage participation in the course.
Transitioning Chapter Officers
Interfraternity and Panhellenic Council’s created and implemented a program to allow for consistent and intentional transitions of incoming and outgoing officers. A chapter officer transition retreat manual was created. The retreat is flexible and easily adaptable to meet specific chapter needs.
Goal 5, Objective A: A specific program will be created for consistent and intentional officer transitions for both chapters and councils.
Greeks Give Back
Alternative Spring Break
Thirteen Greek men and women participated in the first ever Greek Alternative Spring Break in spring 2008. They visited Grantville, Pennsylvania volunteering for the Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association (CATRA). These fraternity and sorority members completed over 360 hours of service during their spring break vacation!
New Opportunities
Greek Peer Mentors
Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol (GAMMA) was reorganized this past year and is now known as the Greek Peer Mentors. GAMMA’s purpose was to provide educational programs on safe usage of alcohol to fraternity and sorority members. Greek Peer Mentors are fraternity and sorority members trained by the Health Center and Counseling Center to provide a wide variety of quality programs that can be requested by each Greek organization. The programs can range from safe management of alcohol, eating disorders, drug abuse, sexual health and sexual assault. Having a peer mentor in each organization ensures members are better educated and informed about risky behaviors and actions they can take to change the behaviors.