2015- 2016 Annual Report

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life

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TABLE OF CONTENTS • Overview………………………………………………………………………………………3 • Key Performance Indicators

o Risk Management and Education………………………………………………………...4 o Increase Visibility and Awareness of the Benefits of Fraternity and sorority life…..…...8 o Student Success and Engagement……………………………………………………....11 o Support Alumni Advisors, House Boards and National Groups……………….……….18 o Office Management……………………………………………………………………..19

• Chapter Updates……………….……………………….………….…………………………21 • Organization Excellence…………………………………………………………….....…….29 • Plans for the Future (Anticipated Challenges and Opportunities)…………………………...30

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OVERVIEW MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the fraternity and sorority community at the University of Utah is to provide men and women lifelong opportunities for growth and professional development by fostering ideals of leadership, academic excellence, service, philanthropy, social responsibility, and intercultural awareness, while forging a legacy of friendship, leadership, and loyalty to the University of Utah. VISION STATEMENT: Empowering fraternal men and women to achieve their full potential. FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE LEADERSHIP: Nickolas K. Robbins- Assistant Dean of Students/ Fraternity and Sorority Life Advisor Jenna Pagoaga- Fraternity and Sorority Life Executive Secretary Natalie Pinkney- Fraternity and Sorority Life Graduate Assistant Ambra Jackson/ Polly Creveling- Panhellenic President Zackery Strong/ Skyler Walker- Interfraternity President Jazmine Martinez- Multicultural Greek Council President MEMBER CHAPTERS: MEN’S FRATERNITIES Beta Theta Pi Delta Sigma Phi Kappa Sigma Omega Delta Phi Phi Delta Theta Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Chi Sigma Nu Sigma Phi Epsilon Triangle

WOMEN’S FRATERNITIES/ SORORITIES Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Phi Chi Omega Delta Gamma Kappa Delta Chi Kappa Kappa Gamma Pi Beta Phi

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KEY ACTIVITIES KEY ACTIVITY: Risk Management and Education

• GOALS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION: To facilitate this Key Activity, the Office of the Fraternity and Sorority Life will:

o Provide risk management and education opportunities which will help students involved in Fraternity and Sorority life:

! Be aware of pertinent policies associated with Fraternity and Sorority life; ! Understand why specific policies are in place; ! Implement policies in their respective organization(s) to help keep

members of the organization(s) safe; ! Challenge unsafe behaviors

o Provide targeted training for chapter officers on topics of: ! Risk management ! Health assessment and needs

o Hold chapter members accountable for issues of misconduct o Collaborate with Student Conduct Administration

• DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR RISK MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION: Through the accomplishment of these goals, students will:

o Be aware of policies that are pertinent to their respective organization(s); o Understand why these policies are in place; o Implement the necessary policies within their organization to help keep members

safe, and challenge unsafe behaviors

• PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT RISK MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION: o Annual City Certification

In accordance with Chapter 21A.36.150 (C)(1) of the Salt Lake City Code, the University of Utah submits an annual report to the city outlining the following information:

! Name and addresses of each fraternity/sorority and names of each Chapter President

! Identify persons responsible for monitoring compliance including assigned Salt Lake City Police representatives

! Neighborhood relations information ! Copies of signed agreements (or ordinance copy signed by each chapter

president) and written information outlining the consequences of noncompliance

! University compliance with each ordinance provision ! Annual summary of citations issued at fraternity properties. ! Risk management policies for each fraternity/sorority

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! Other information necessary to demonstrate that the ordinance provisions are being adequately monitored and enforced

Presidents of Fraternity/ Sorority chapters were provided copies of the city ordinance and ask to distribute the information to members of their respective chapters. The 2015 annual certification was delivered to the city on August 27, 2014. The 2016 annual certification was delivered on August 29, 2016.

o Greek Leadership Academy Greek Leadership Academy was held on October 3, 2015. Greek Leadership Academy is an opportunity for new members of the Fraternity and Sorority Community to learn about the values, rights and responsibilities they have as members of the community. Speakers and presenters included student leaders, University administrators, campus partners, national speakers, community representatives and community alumni. Topics of discussion included education on alcohol awareness, sexual assault, healthy sexual relationships, hazing, educational support, motivating chapter members, fraternity and sorority life history and campus resources. Greek Leadership Academy is held annually in the fall.

o Greek Council Hearing and Conduct Boards Greek Council and the Judicial Conduct Boards meet regularly to discuss, adjudicate and sanction fraternity and sorority chapters and members who fail to abide by the Greek Council Constitution and Bylaws. Sanctions are dispensed in an effort to educate members and chapters rather than simply punish. Members and chapters are also summoned to meet with the Judicial Conduct Board, which is led by Greek Council executive members, when concerning or inappropriate behavior is recognized. The goal of these conversations is to educate and aid the member or chapter before the issue rises to the level of hearing with the Judicial Conduct Board. Additionally, individual Panhellenic chapters are governed by their own national umbrella organization that oversee the judicial reporting and sanctioning process. The Interfraternity chapters’ judicial reporting and sanctioning process are guided by the best practices of each campus.

o Greek Leadership Risk Management Meetings The Assistant Dean of Students held two retreat/ workshops this year for student leaders which outlined risk management and the policies that govern the community. The first was the Greek Leadership Retreat held on January 15-16, 2016 where chapter presidents and Greek Council officers learned about best practices to help govern chapter operations. The second was the Risk Management and Policy Roundtable Meeting held on February 3, 2016 where

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student leaders were given copies of the City Ordinance and governing documents and taught how to follow them.

o NPC/ NIC Academy: January 21-24, 2016, the Assistant Dean of Students, the Fraternity and Sorority Life Graduate Assistant, president, vice presidents of: judicial, risk reduction, and recruitment of Greek Council traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to attend the first annual NPC/ NIC Academy. They Academy was an opportunity for students and professionals to network with one another, attend workshops and gain insight from one another on polices as well as best practices related to risk reduction. This information was brought back to campus and relayed to chapter leadership.

o Risk Reduction Roundtables: Each month, the Vice Presidents of Judicial and Risk Reduction meet with the risk chairs of their respective bodies to discuss pertinent information as it relates to risk reduction. Often the roundtables are organically lead by discussion what salient topics happening in the chapter houses at the time. Formalized topics have included hazing, house security, bystander intervention, alcohol use.

o Title IX Trainings: Every other year, the Office of the Dean of Students requires that chapters host the Office of the Dean of Students and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action to give a presentation on Title IX. Being an off year, the offices presented to chapters on a request only basis.

o Anti-Hazing Awareness and Prevention Week:

This year, the Vice Presidents of Judicial and Risk Reduction planned a very comprehensive Anti-Hazing Awareness and Prevention Week. The week included handing out purple ribbons (the color of anti-hazing), and flyers with the Michael Starks Creed of Friendship. They partnered with the Hinckley Institute of Politics to host a forum discussing the social, physical and emotional implications of hazing. The panel included representatives from the Office of the Dean of Students, Athletics, the Veterans Support Center and the University Counseling Center. The students also partnered with the Union to purchase and plant a tree in the Union Plaza as a symbol of their ongoing commitment to combat hazing. Students were invited to tie a purple ribbon on the tree as a pledge to not haze.

o Event Policy: In the Fall of 2015, feeling there that was a problem with alcohol abuse, the Interfraternity President issued a memo prohibiting the use of alcohol and the registering of parties in chapter houses. The goal of this moratorium was to reassess and if needed, rewrite governing polices to help member chapters make

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decisions that would keep their member and guests safe. A new Event Policy was created and passed in the Spring of 2016 which outlines the protocol for all events and gatherings that can take place in a chapter house as well as best practices for off campus events.

o Greek ID Cards: In Spring 2016, in conjunction with the Event Policy and city ordinances, it was decided that the Fraternity and Sorority Community would like to explore options on how to reinstate the use of a Greek ID card. It was determined that it would not be cost effective or sustainable for students, Greek Council or the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to shoulder the cost of issuing new student ID cards. It was decided that Greek seals would be purchased for active members to place on the existing University ID cards. Each academic year, a new seal, in a new color will be purchased and available for members to utilize. In an effort to monitor the seals, students must be listed at “Active” or “Pledge” on their chapter’s membership roster as well as registered in OrgSync as a member of their respective chapter. It is the hope of the Greek Council that when chapters host events, it will be easier to determine which guests are and aren’t Greek affiliated and be more able to hold one another accountable in an event of risk management. The first round of Greek seals will be issued in Fall 2016.

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KEY ACTIVITY: Increase Visibility and Awareness of the Benefits of Fraternity and Sorority Life

• GOALS FOR INCREASED VISIBILITY AND AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE:

To facilitate this Key Activity, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life will: o Increase the percentage of the fraternity/sorority population by two percent; o Develop a comprehensive marketing plan and timeline that addresses branding

and visibility

• DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR INCREASED VISIBILITY AND AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE:

Through the accomplishment of these goals, students will: o Experience involvement in a positive, holistic, co-curricular experience that

enhances their University of Utah experience; o Identify values and benefits of membership in fraternity and sorority life

• PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT INCREASED VISIBILITY AND AWARENESS

OF THE BENEFITS OF FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE: o Marketing Campaigns In 2013, Jessica Gleim was hired to streamline communication and marketing efforts in the fraternity and sorority community. This relationship continued and was strengthened during the 2015-2016 academic year. By utilizing one person for this effort, the key messaging, format and appearance of our marketing and communication pieces were consistent with one another. New communication and marketing efforts for 2015-2016 included a parent handout, recruitment posters, recruitment flyers, on-going flyers and recruitment handbooks. Jessica worked with Fraternity and Sorority Life staff and students to create marketing materials that created a cohesive and consistent look and message among all programs and organizations. In addition to printed materials, social media was more highly utilized and publicized and our website was updated to be more visually appealing and user friendly. The Panhellenic Council started a marketing campaign for 2015 Formal Recruitment “Expect More”. The campaign encouraged potential new members to expect more from themselves, expect more from the recruitment experience, and expect more from their Panhellenic experience. The Interfraternity Council piggybacked on a national NIC campaign of “I Am A Fraternity Man…” which encouraged men to complete the sentence and breakdown the stereotypes connected with men in the fraternity community. Both campaigns were carried throughout the academic year.

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o Director of Marketing: Starting in the Spring of 2016, the position of Vice President and Public Relations was voted on to be removed as an elected position on each governing body. It was voted that a Director of Marketing would be hired to assist both councils. This one person would work in conjunction with Jessica Gleim, IFC/ PHC, and fraternity and sorority life staff to create marketing material for all members of the fraternity and sorority community. The hope was to create a more streamlined process, cohesive look save money by not having to outsource quite as much graphic design material. Sean O’Connell, a member of Phi Delta Theta, was hired to take on this role. As students become used to the new process, Sean is beginning to help streamline the marketing efforts for the office. It has also been a good learning opportunity for Sean to learn how to manage the work flow of an entire organization, set deadlines and priorities and hold student leaders responsible to maintaining proper communication.

o Community Presentations The Assistant Dean of Students presented to individual chapters, the Office of Admissions, The Office of New Student and Family Programs, Housing and Residential Education, Salt Lake City Council Representatives, Salt Lake City Police Department and Federal Heights Neighbors to discuss the goals, benefits and positive trajectory of the Fraternity and sorority life Community at the University of Utah o Statistical Information Spring Membership 2015:

! Panhellenic: 625 ! Interfraternity: 559 ! Total Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: 1184

Fall Membership 2015: ! Panhellenic: 744 ! Interfraternity: 615 ! Total Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: 1359

Spring Membership 2016:

! Panhellenic: 704 ! Interfraternity: 552 ! Total Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: 1257

Fall Membership 2016:

! Panhellenic: 708 ! Interfraternity: 566 ! Total Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: 1274

Overall involvement in fraternity and sorority life decreased between Fall 2015 and Fall 2016 by 85 total members. This was divided between a decrease in 36

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Panhellenic members and a decrease of 49 Interfraternity members. This represented an overall decrease of 7% in the fraternity and sorority community; a decrease of 5% in the Panhellenic Community and a decrease of 9% in the Interfraternity Community.

The Fall 2016 statistics were examined prior to Fall Recruitment and are not accurately reflective of involvement numbers due to graduation, marriage, religious missions and resignation. As such, the calendar year statistics are also included to show a more holistic vantage of the community’s growth.

Overall involvement in fraternity and sorority life increased from Spring 2015 to Spring 2016 by 73 total members. This was divided between an increase of 79 Panhellenic members and a decrease of 7 Interfraternity members. This represented an increase of 6% in the Fraternity and Sorority Community; an 11% increase in the Panhellenic Community and a decrease of 1% in the Interfraternity Community. The increase from the Panhellenic community is likely due to the annual formalized and in-formalized recruitment processes that takes place each fall semester. The decrease present within the Interfraternity Council are likely due to regular membership attrition.

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KEY ACTIVITY: Student Success and Engagement

• GOALS FOR SUCCESS AND ENGAGEMENT: To facilitate this Key Activity, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life will:

o Improve access, retention and graduation rates for fraternity/sorority members; o Strive to be above the all-men’s/women’s semester GPA for fall 2015/spring

2016; o Provide support to chapters falling below the all-men’s/women’s GPAs through

individual academic support meetings with chapter presidents and scholarship chairs;

o Create/plan programs that mirror the values of fraternal organizations, and further the educational mission of the institution;

o Develop outcomes for all large scaled programs run through the Assistant Dean of Students;

o Hold the 3rd annual Greek Leadership Retreat; o Nurture student health, safety and well-being; o Advise and counsel Greek leaders in their personal leadership development and

growth; o Develop and implement membership recruitment strategies congruent with

national and University policies

• DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR SUCCESS AND ENGAGEMENT: Through the accomplishment of these goals, students will:

o Retain and graduate at a higher rate than their non-Greek peers; o Perceive the fraternity and sorority community as an inclusive and diverse

organization that promotes and fosters learning across differences; o Be better equipped and educated to address issues of social injustice, development

and cultural changes; o Seek to join the fraternity and sorority community; o Clearly articulate the purpose and expectations for all programming; o Identify that they feel prepared for new leadership positions; o Develop a timeline and strategic plan (utilizing expertise from campus

professionals) that can address unhealthy behaviors within the community

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• PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SUCCESS AND ENGAGEMENT: o Scholastic Comparison

Sorority Scholastic Comparison- Fall 2015:

Chapter Members Total Credit Earned Hours GPA Rank

Alpha Chi Omega 103 4,096.90 1,390.00 2.95 6

Alpha Phi 127 4,806.20 1,630.00 2.95 6

Chi Omega 127 5,189.30 1,640.50 3.16 2

Delta Gamma 132 5,502.60 1,743.50 3.16 2

Kappa Delta Chi 15 551.90 172.00 3.21 1

Kappa Kappa Gamma 113 4,677.05 1,511.50 3.09 4

Pi Beta Phi 127 5,212.10 1,717.00 3.04 5

Total: 744 30,036.05 9,804.5 3.063 Fraternity Scholastic Comparison Fall 2015:

Chapter Members Total Credit Earned Hours GPA Rank

Beta Theta Pi 112 4,781.45 1,419.00 3.37 1

Delta Sigma Phi 27 1,032.05 345.50 2.99 6

Kappa Sigma 39 1,438.90 501.00 2.87 7

Omega Delta Phi 5 161.50 50.00 3.23 2

Phi Delta Theta 85 3,152.40 1,061.50 2.97 7

Pi Kappa Alpha 84 3,274.80 1,085.00 3.02 5

Sigma Chi 128 5,270.75 1,653.50 3.19 4

Sigma Nu 32 1,039.00 371.50 2.8 10

Sigma Phi Epsilon 73 2,861.15 894.50 3.2 3

Triangle 30 1,118.90 385.00 2.91 8

Total: 615 24,130.90 7766.5 3.107

Fall 2015 Semester Fraternity GPA: 3.107 Fall 2015 Semester Sorority GPA: 3.063 Fall 2015 Semester Combined GPA: 3.083

Fall 2015 U of U All Men's GPA: 2.99 Fall 2015 U of U All Women's GPA: 3.10 Fall 2015 U of U Combined GPA: 3.04

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Sorority Scholastic Comparison Spring 2016:

Chapter Members Total Credit Earned Hours GPA Rank

Alpha Chi Omega 99 3,890.85 1,296.00 3.00 6

Alpha Phi 121 4,798.20 1,630.00 2.94 7

Chi Omega 100 3,966.00 1,282.50 3.09 5

Delta Gamma 130 5,444.70 1,754.50 3.10 4

Kappa Delta Chi 19 712.80 222.00 3.21 1

Kappa Kappa Gamma 115 4,818.20 1,518.50 3.17 3

Pi Beta Phi 120 5,073.05 1,587.00 3.20 2

Total: 704 28,703.80 9,290.50 3.090

Fraternity Scholastic Comparison Spring 2016:

Chapter Members Total Credit Earned Hours GPA Rank Beta Theta Pi 88 4,058.65 1,192.50 3.4 1

Triangle 35 1,405.50 448.50 3.13 4

Sigma Phi Epsilon 34 1,395.20 435.50 3.20 3

Sigma Nu 28 916.00 314.00 2.92 9

Sigma Chi 134 5,240.75 1,681.50 3.12 5

Pi Kappa Alpha 90 3,308.15 1,125.00 2.94 7

Phi Delta Theta 75 2,771.95 945.50 2.93 8

Omega Delta Phi 9 274.50 91.00 3.02 6

Kappa Sigma 30 1,088.20 378.00 2.88 10

Delta Sigma Phi 29 1,232.50 377.50 3.26 2

Total: 552 21,691.40 6989 3.104

Spring 2016 Semester Fraternity GPA: 3.104 Spring 2016 Semester Sorority GPA: 3.090 Spring 2016 Semester Combined GPA: 3.096

Spring 2016 University of Utah All Men's GPA: 3.03 Spring 2016 University of Utah All Women's GPA: 3.158 Spring 2016 University of Utah Combined GPA: 3.086

When chapters fail to meet or exceed university average GPA’s, conversations are held with the concerning chapter to discuss support and education to support the chapter. Certain privileges are also denied or revoked based on academic performance.

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The following chart is an academic comparison for the past six years which shows how Greek letter affiliated undergraduate students compare to their non-affiliated peers.

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The following chart shows the growth and retention of Greek letter affiliated students for the past six years in the Fraternity and Sorority Community

o Cooperation with Center for Student Wellness In an effort to support, encourage and foster engagement within the fraternity and sorority community, the Office of the Fraternity and Sorority Life works directly with the Center for Student Wellness to host individual chapter functions to facilitate conversations surrounding student rights and responsibilities, risk management, mutual and self-governance, healthy sexual relationship and alcohol abuse. On-going and more frequent roundtable discussions were held to communicate with fraternity and sorority members about making decisions that align with their personal, chapter and community values at all times- specifically during fall and spring breaks.

o Fraternity and Sorority Life Sponsored Events: o Greek Leadership Academy

Greek Leadership Academy was held in early October of 2015. Greek Leadership Academy is an opportunity for new members of the fraternity and sorority community to learn about the values, rights and responsibilities they have as members of the community. This is also a time for new members to receive education on alcohol awareness, sexual assault, and hazing prevention, educational support and campus resources. Greek Leadership Academy is held annually in the fall.

o Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Education: Members of the fraternity and sorority community participated in several educational workshops centered on the issue of sexual assault prevention and response. The Panhellenic Council hosted an evening workshop in conjunction with the Center for Student Wellness about bystander intervention. They also hosted a roundtable with the associate dean of students about the reporting process. Though not required, some chapters invited the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action into their homes to discuss Title IX and how it relates to sexual assault and the work the students do within their chapters.

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o Leadership Retreat: In January of 2016, the third annual Leadership Retreat was held. The retreat included all members of the Greek Council and presidents of each chapter. Participants discussed values-based decision making and goal setting as it pertained to community values. Students also shared their vision for the direction of the fraternity and sorority community and how our values could support that. Members of the retreat also discussed risk management and FIPG policies to help foster the promotion of values within the community. Participants participated in a Strengths Finder survey and a facilitator was invited to discuss the team’s outcomes and how they can relate and work with one another. Participants participated in a discussion involving privilege and identities and talked about how to support chapter members. Several chapters asked the Assistant Dean of Students to come to their chapter meetings to present this same workshop.

o Men’s Recruitment: In an effort to align our practices with national trends and standards, the Interfraternity Council decided to maintain informal, “365-style” of recruitment for 2015. This means that there is no set, formal recruitment period. Instead, chapters are permitted to give potential new members invitations to join their chapters at any time throughout the year The theory behind this move is to foster closer, ongoing relationships with men who are interested in fraternity life in an effort to find men who are seeking membership within the community based on congruent values. This practice was reiterated at supported by the NIC.

o Women’s Recruitment: “Expect More”, was the theme for Sorority Formal Recruitment. To focus on the foundational principles of what it means to be in a sorority, the women of the Panhellenic Council chose to make values their first priority. A values-based recruitment model was implemented for the first time. The goal was to challenge chapters and the Panhellenic council to become more genuine, vulnerable, and to have meaningful conversation. The Panhellenic council wanted to ensure that our recruitment practices recruited and retained quality members who were dedicated to making the community better. The implementation was successful for its first year and paved the way to continue increasing the importance of a values-based recruitment model.

o Diversity Dialogues: To increase social justice awareness among community members, the Graduate Assistant for Fraternity and Sorority Life planned and hosted three diversity dialogues throughout the year. The first was held during Greek Summit. Five members of the Greek community who represented areas of gender, sexual orientation, race, socioeconomic status and religion sat on a panel and answered questions pertaining to how as a community, the students could support the multiple identities of their chapter members. This event was attended by ~600 members. The second dialogue partnered the Greek community with the LGBT Resource Center. The Center provided Safe Zone Training and an open discussion for Greek Council and chapter presidents. The event was attend by 18 student leaders. The final dialogue was an interactive workshop on identities. The workshop was modeled after the Student Affairs Diversity Council’s module one. This workshop was presented to Greek Council, chapter presidents and any other chapter exec members who wanted to attend. The workshop was attended by 25 people.

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o Greek Week: Each year the Greek Council hosts Greek Week, a week to celebrate the Greek Community as a whole and provide opportunities for chapters to break social barriers and come together. This year’s week was theme, “Olympians, Let the Games Begin,” and featured numerous competitions and social events. The week started off with an Opening Ceremony where chapters came to together to show off their team’s flag and march to the university’s Union for The Annual Lip Sync competition. Other events included a bowling competition, talent show, Greek games, and money wars. However, the week wasn’t only about having fun and socializing. Community service and social justice was also an integral theme. Partnering with The Associated Students of the University of Utah’s Annual Conference on Diversity Excellence, the Greek Community attended a keynote with Spike Lee and made Hygiene Kits for Displaced Students. To conclude the week, chapters were awarded for their efforts and excellence at the Greek Choice Awards and the community presented a check to the Utah Special Olympics.

o Homecoming/ SongFest: In partnership with the university’s Homecoming Alumni Board, the Greek Community hosts many events throughout Homecoming Week. The purpose of Homecoming, is to celebrate the University of Utah and show school spirit. With Greek members being the most involved and leaders on campus, they lead the way in participating in Homecoming events. Homecoming events includes the House Decorating Contest, where chapter homes were decorated to show their Utes Spirit and Songfest, the most highly anticipated events among the Greek Community. Songfest is a competition in which each chapter choreographs a routine and song. The winners of Songfest, which is announced at the Homecoming Rally after, are able to pick their Greek Week partner. Overall, Songfest not only celebrates Homecoming week but also allows the community to show off their Greek and school spirit.

o Greek Scholarship Banquet: To celebrate academic excellence of high achieving Greek members, the Vice Presidents of Membership Develop for Greek Council host an annual Greek Scholarship Banquet. This banquets honors Greek members who have attained a __ GPA or higher. The banquet also awards professors who have shown their support of the Greek community with the _____. This year we celebrated over ___ Greek students who had achieved a __ GPA or higher.

o Instillation Ceremony: Greek Council Officers, students who volunteer to be the leaders of the Greek Community, are elected each November. A slating committee recommends which students should serve as officers and delegates from each council then vote to accept, decline, or change the slate. Once officers have been chosen the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life celebrates the newly slated officers with an Officer Instillation Ceremony. At this ceremony the preceding Greek Council Presidents speak about the successes and challenges of the year as well as presents the new officers for the upcoming year with a ritual ceremony. Newly elected officers are pinned at the ceremony as a symbol of the start of their term and celebrate with their constituents, friends and family.

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o Retention and Graduation Rates: The following charts showcase institution retention and graduation rates over a four-year time span of undergraduate Greek letter affiliated students compared to their non-affiliated peers. Graduation Rates (Students admitted in fall 2010-fall 2014):

Cohort 4-Yrs 5-Yrs 6-Yrs + 6 Yrs Graduated Not Graduated Greek 27% 35% 11% 7% 80% 20% Non-Greek 24% 18% 10% 6% 57% 43%

Greek Letter Affiliation Retention Rates:

Cohort Retained to 2nd Yr Retained to 3rd Yr Retained to 4th Yr Retained to 5th Yr Fall 10 88% 86% 86% 85% Fall 11 84% 80% 83% 86% Fall 12 80% 77% 83%

Fall 13 89% 85% Fall 14 92%

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KEY ACTIVITY: Support Alumni Advisors, House Boards and National Organizations

• GOALS FOR SUPPORTING ALUMNI ADVISORS, HOUSE BOARDS AND NATIONAL GROUPS:

To facilitate this Key Activity, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life will: o Develop strong relationships with Chapter Advisors, House Board Presidents and

National Organizations

• DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR SUPPORTING ALUMNI ADVISORS, HOUSE BOARD PRESIDENTS AND NATIONAL GROUPS:

Through the accomplishment of these goals, students and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life will:

o Develop a Chapter Advisor Training program o Meet with Chapter Advisors twice a semester o Meet with House Boards once a year o Communicate with National Groups consistently, not just when something bad

happens

• PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SUPPORTING ALUMNI ADVISORS, HOUSE BOARD PRESIDENTS AND NATIONAL GROUPS:

o Chapter Advisor/ House Board President Dinner In the Fall 2015, the Assistant Dean of Students met with the chapter advisors and the house board presidents. The purpose of this dinner is to serve as a good will effort as well as an opportunity for face to face interaction with the Assistant Dean and fellow advisors and presidents. The dinner is an opportunity for participants to discuss successes, missteps, best practices, advice and university policy regarding their duties. It was also a great opportunity for advisors and presidents to exchange contact information and network with other alumni members of the community. This program has proven to be a beneficial component to chapter development and communication. It has also served to connect advisors to one another to act as a sounding board for one another to brainstorm ideas and challenges.

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KEY ACTIVITY Office Management

• GOALS FOR OFFICE MANAGEMENT: To facilitate this Key Activity, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life will:

o Identify/create a system to help support organizations more effectively

• OUTCOMES FOR OFFICE MANAGEMENT: Through the accomplishment of these goals, students and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life will:

o Update chapter roster/paperwork system to provide improved accessibility and ease of access for information

• PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OFFICE MANAGEMENT:

o Organization and Examination In an effort to help all programs run more effectively and effectively, continuous organizational efforts and being implemented and tested. This includes an in-depth examination of all Greek Council policies and procedures to ensure compliance and documentation at all levels. o Greek Council Office In the beginning of 2015, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority life moved from its location in the Dean of Students suite to its own location in the Union Building. This move has provided the professional staff with dedicated space to work with students and one another. The move also provided students with dedicated space to do office work and homework, a student lounge area and a large meeting area. The increase of students using the space has been noted though no formal evaluation has been done to determine the increase of foot traffic and space use. o OrgSync The Greek Council supported the purchasing of a new software, OrgSync, through ASUU. It is the hope of the fraternity and sorority life staff that chapters will begin to use OrgSync for the chapter management and communication requirements of the University. This includes membership updates, finances, member communication, calendaring, and official ASUU recognition. The goal this year is to get chapters to complete their individual profiles and get members to sign up on the software. In January 2016, members of the ASUU staff provided a training for all chapter presidents and finance chairs on how to use and implement OrgSync in their individual chapters. o Archiving In coordination with the Special Collections Division at the Marriott Library, several years of historical documents were donated to the library to be archived and

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preserved. It is the goal of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to maintain five years of historical documentation on hand in the physical office.

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Chapter Updates:

Alpha Chi Omega: After years of struggling with sanctions and financial issues the Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Chi Omega has been declared “In good standing” with headquarters. At convention this year, the Beta Nu chapter was awarded the “Carnation Roll” for donating a cumulative $25,000 to the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation. The collection rate of due’s in the Beta Nu

chapter is around 90% any given semester, one of the highest our chapter has seen in years. Alpha Chi’s relationships with the other Greek houses on the row has improved a lot in the last year, which was shown when we won the Greek Unity award for 2015. Alpha Chi Omega also had the honor of winning not only Songfest 2015, but Greek Week 2016 as well. The Beta Nu chapter has shifted a large amount of focus to its philanthropy. Recently, the Beta Nu chapter was recognized nationally by the Huffington Post and TSM for their charitable acts. The women of Beta Nu have received upwards of 1200 hours in service hours. The Beta Nu chapter worked with HAFB to educate members on sexual harassment and assault. We also partnered with the U’s LGBT office to hold multiple seminars related to sexual assault and domestic violence within our house. Fall and Spring initiations were noted to be some of the best initiations seen by alumni. Beta Nu started a new tradition of holding a sisterhood retreat in the fall, as the first one this past fall was a major success. The Beta Nu chapter was also awarded the “Dean’s Choice Award” this past spring.

Alpha Phi: Alpha Phi has had an exciting and successful year. We had a great recruitment in Fall 2015 and Spring 2016. We recruited one of our largest spring classes to date. Retention was good and the new member education program was very informative and fun. The newly elected 2016 executive council had a rocky beginning, but eventually got on

their feet and had a very successful semester. We had incredible sisterhood activities, like going to Lagoon, making "Phi" bears at Build a Bear and having karaoke at the house. Formals and Date Nights have been very successful with a masquerade ball in the fall and "Skate Night Date Night" in the spring. Our Watchcare program has taken off in the past year with committees and sunshine sisters. Alpha Phi has had their share of difficulties, just as any other house. Sisterhood is constantly being improved and the women are consistently learning and discovering who they are. We are all growing together, and at times there can be contention. But we are all sisters and we all love each other in the end no matter what. This past year has been fantastic and I know we all can't wait to see what the next year is going to bring.

Beta Theta Pi: Over the past academic year, Beta Theta Pi at the University of Utah have been working hard to not only strengthen our brotherhood but also increase the positive impact we have on our community in the efforts of

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sexual assault prevention. Our chapter has seen a great deal of cooperation with our philanthropic partner, the Rape Recovery Center, in terms of both fundraising and advocacy. After raising nearly $12,000 in 2015, several members of our chapter are trained and certified for rape victim advocacy and outreach. Furthermore, we completed over 1,000 hours of service in our community, this includes active engagement of our members in running logistics and planning of the annual "Hope and Healing Gala". Last year our GPA slightly dropped, but we have incorporated study hours as well as rented a study room for Betas to study together. This has helped raise our overall GPA and intellectual conduct. Though this, Beta Theta Pi has maintained the highest fraternity GPA on campus since recolonizing over five years ago. We have held values-based recruitment events and scheduled several lunches with incoming freshman men that surely promise to be active at the University and hopefully Beta Theta Pi. We recently installed of new banner in the chapter home that reminds all members of core values and mission/vision every day. Over the past year, the Gamma Beta chapter has taken strides in improving brotherhood and living the man of principle values. We have done so through increasing our transparency with each other about issues we've felt have come upon our chapter. Namely, we have re-implemented the eye of Wooglin ritual and done a lot more gavel passes. We have had some house violations, but we have dealt with them in the appropriate manner. But having a value of transparency has led to less rumors, backbiting, and dissonance between brothers.

Chi Omega: We started the fall off very strong with a great recruitment as well as a great pledge class. There was enormous comradery between the sisters and things were going great. We made several thousands of dollars during our philanthropy events for The Make a Wish foundation. We

held countless events including sisterhoods, date nights, and community service events racking up around 1,000 hours of service among members. We finished the semester off strong. At the beginning of spring semester, we hit a very large bump in the road where members were caught violating the national rules and policy of our organization. The chapter was placed on cease operations for a brief time until several national representatives would come and get a better understanding for what had happened. They came to the conclusion that we would be placed under social probation. This event was not great for the moral of the chapter and we suffered in attendance as well as positivity. Going forward, raising the general moral is our biggest goal. Along with that, getting off probation. The chapter president just returned from national convention where she was given advice on how to proceed with this challenge. For the future, we would love to leave Chi Omega a place where comradery is strong and where we can continue to raise money for Make a Wish, gain community service, and make the lives and wellbeing of women better all in all.

Delta Gamma: We started off the year with a successful recruitment, taking 56 new members. We had an awesome chapter retreat in Southern Utah, where we had a variety of team building exercises, bonding activities, and our

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big/little sister reveal. Philanthropy week went well, and we were able to donate thousands of dollars to the Delta Gamma foundation, and local Friends for Sight. Formal went very smoothly and we had initiation of 53 members shortly thereafter, followed by an invitation celebration. We finished the fall semester with over 2,200 service hours and our chapter GPA improved as well. One of the biggest challenges faced in the fall was problems with standards that needed to be overcome. We also had a hard time with the elections transition process. Between people losing their officer positions due to grades, and past officer burn out, it was tricky starting the spring semester with momentum. Spring had similar success as the fall. We brought in a new member class of 12 women, and initiated all of them. We had our second yearly philanthropy week and a very positive visit from a visit from Delta Gamma Executive Offices. The chapter came together for Greek Week and we loved participating on a team with Sigma Nu, Sig Ep, and KDChi. The biggest challenge faced in the spring was chapter participation at events. Spring is very busy with school and other things, so attendance was a struggle. We finished the semester on a very positive note, ending the year with a fireside that brought lots of positive feedback from members. The chapter president attended the 67th Delta Gamma Biennial Convention. Our chapter won the Patricia Peterson Danielson Award (PPD), which is an award for overall excellence within a Delta Gamma Chapter. We also won the “Stellar Panhellenic” award among DG Region 7. Additionally, Beta Gamma was nominated for the Most Outstanding Chapter award, and the “Founders” award, which is awarded to the chapter that lives most by the fraternity values and constitution set by our founders.

Delta Sigma Phi: Delta Sigma Phi endured a very challenging, yet successful year. We saw the most notable growth in our recruitment practices, success in academics, alumni relations, and leadership structure within the chapter. Membership size is a continuous battle for a small chapter of

less than 30 men. We recruited a total of 10 members, but lost roughly the same number due to various circumstances. Although we saw success in our recruitment efforts this last year, it was not enough to see any significant growth. Nonetheless, we are proud to have seen a lot of growth in our recruitment practices. With our recently developed skills, we move towards the Fall semester with high expectations for the new member class. Next to recruiting men of quality and integrity, we have put a great deal of focus on the grades of our members. We improved our cumulative chapter GPA from a 2.99 in Fall of 2015, to a 3.24 in the Spring of 2016. Due to being such a young chapter, alumni relations is not something our chapter had extensive experience with. Over the last year, we have seen the first real development of a standard of conducting communication with our local alumni and the Northern Utah Area Alumni Association (NUAAA). Our remaining efforts are largely devoted to creating opportunities for our members to better themselves and strengthen their connection within the brotherhood. We consistently put together membership development opportunities focused on professionalism, healthy lifestyles, leadership qualities, relationships, and so on. Furthermore, we seek to develop/participate in service and philanthropy opportunities whenever possible. Delta Sigma Phi is proud of all that we accomplished over the last year.

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Kappa Delta Chi: Kappa Delta Chi is proud of the accomplishments we have made in our community service and academic excellence. Our active members commit to participate in monthly sisterhood events, weekly chapter meetings, weekly study hours, and 25 hours of community service per semester.

Some of our accomplishments as a chapter this year have included completing 471 service hours among 19 sisters in Spring semester and contributing over 1,000 service hours total for the 2015-2016 academic year. Kappa Delta Chi was also able to raise over $300 for the American Cancer Society in one service event. In addition to our service achievements, this year at the Greek Scholarship night, KDChi was awarded highest active member GPA, highest women’s GPA, and most improved GPA. This year Kappa Delta Chi was successfully able to initiate our two largest classes. With a growing chapter we faced many “growing pains”, such as ensuring participation among every sister and being able to build connections between everyone. Throughout the year we learned to overcome these difficulties by engaging all of our members in sisterhood events, retreats, and assigning specific roles to everyone within the chapter. We are very happy and proud to be able to help our community and philanthropy through our service organization.

Kappa Kappa Gamma: During the 2015-2016 academic year Kappa Kappa Gamma has completed several accomplishments. Most notably, we were very proud to be recognized with the Award of Excellence presented by the Dean of Students. We have also made strides in our membership and

commitment program, our local and national philanthropies, our academic excellence and integrity and have also maintained excellent relations with our alumni. Nationally, our chapter was also recognized for providing exemplary lifelong educational chapter programming. Our chapter implements monthly programming that addresses prevalent issues within sorority and fraternity life as well as hot topics in the campus climate. This past year key programs included information on diversity, sexual assault, Title IV, gender bias, active shooter training, and promoting a values aligned recruitment. As higher education is rapidly changing and stereotypes from the media continue to be challenges our chapter programming helps members stay current on prevalent issues the fraternity faces while also providing lifelong education to our members. The members of Kappa Kappa Gamma continuously strive to be involved campus leaders and our accomplishments from this past academic year exemplify that.

Kappa Sigma: The previous year has led to a period of transition and refinement for the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. With a chapter that struggled with deteriorating grades, lackluster community service and a struggle to find a legitimate cause to rally around, it was apparent that change needed to be

made. Within the past few weeks, the chapter has been reflecting on this previous year, and began to focus on fulfilling and exceeding in the fundamentals of the fraternity - being

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scholarship, fellowship, leadership and service. With this being said, there was forward progress during the 2015-2016 year. During this time, the chapter experienced its largest pledge class since re-founding in 2009, and also came out victorious for Greek Week with teammates Beta Theta Pi and Alpha Chi Omega. Upon conducting a membership evaluation, the chapter now stands with a cohesive and dedicated group that strive to make a positive impact on not only the fraternity, but the University as well. This will be done with a rethought new member development program, stricter academic protocol and requirements, and encouraging members to take part in student government and other campus groups to enhance their college experience. There is a great sense of optimism for what lies ahead, and the men of the chapter are eager to embark on the journey.

Omega Delta Phi: Last semester, Omega Delta Phi recruited and crossed (initiated) five new members who then led the chapter with the help of the president. This was an incredible accomplishment since the chapter had to recover from having two ghostlines (new class of members) in a row. The chapter graduated six brothers and had a total of 500 service hours. Alumni members were also

very involved this year after the neos (new members) crossed and put together a series of workshops which were called Hype 101. These short presentations taught the new members more in depth what Greek Life is all about and talked about each of the positions within the active house, our brotherhood history and network, and insight on past events and fundraisers. During spring 2016 the chapter struggled financially, however, to overcome this struggle, more fundraisers were added than usual, new tactics were tested, and then raised enough money to take care of our basic expenses. Lastly, Omega Delta Phi is in the process of reestablishing the Multicultural Greek Council. Omega Delta Phi are being proactive and practicing effective communication with determination in solving these and future problems.

Phi Delta Theta: Phi Delta Theta has been continuing to grow in size, with two years of over 30 man Fall pledge classes. The chapter has almost finished revisions their bylaws, so they accurately reflect the operation of the chapter. This

includes some new bylaws that require stricter grade requirements for pledges to initiate. The chapter has not been doing very well in grades, and have decided as a chapter that this needs to change. They have added an alumni review board for actives that have been struggling with their grades to help oversee and advise them in making school a priority. We are also suspending a few members for repeat academic failure, as their chapter involvement seems to be affecting what is really important -- school. In successes, Phi Delta Theta has raised a total of $2500 for 3 different charities, including $1100 for their main philanthropy of ALS research. They hope to raise much more than that next year. As well as try to bridge gaps with relations on IFC. Phi Delta Theta has been reaching out to members of other fraternities and including them in our events. This has been very positive for everyone involved, and will continue as they make friends with more and more guys in every house.

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Pi Beta Phi: In the past year Pi Beta Phi has been a strong organization of all types of women. We strive to better our community and each other. During fall of 2015 we made many accomplishments from having a successful recruitment to raising $9,378.96 to donate to the Friendship Fund. In the spring of 2016

we raised $3,201.08 for the Friendship Fund and plan in the fall of 2016 to host a 5k Color Run to increase our Philanthropy donations. We value the hard work and dedication our chapter has to the organization but it does not come easy. A challenge we have faced was chapter moral and attendance. We noticed that members had been attending fewer meetings and had lower moral at events. As an executive council we got together and came up with more sisterhoods and became more transparent to the chapter. Our sisterhoods included team building, crafting, outdoor activities, and getting to know one and other. As for becoming more transparent we worked harder to explain events and requirements in more detail. We also encourage questions and communicating with the executive council to find out more information.

Pi Kappa Alpha: Pi Kappa Alpha both on a national and local level assesses itself based on four criteria; Brotherhood, Leadership, Membership, and Operations. This past year has been one of the best the Pi Kappa Alpha Chapter here at the University of Utah has seen in decades. In August

of 2015 our chapter won its first ever Robert Smythe Award, given to the top 5% of Pi Kappa Alpha Chapters. We also took home 10 other additional programing and housing awards at that convention as well. We initiated some of our largest Fall and Spring new member classes. Our Fall 2015 new member class received the IFC Best New Member Class and Tucker Smith was given the IFC Up and Coming Greek Leader award. Additionally, our chapter received the University of Utah Greek Risk and Prevention Award as well as the Challenge the Process Award. Anthony Fratto and Austin Baker took home the IFC Greek Man of the Year and Living the Ritual Award, respectfully.

Sigma Chi: In late August of 2015, the chapter underwent a membership review, during which representatives of our International Headquarters interviewed the entirety of our membership and sought to eradicate any systemic issues that they found. Recovery from the membership review

has been one of the most difficult challenges that our chapter has faced in the last year. Additionally, we became a Sigma Chi Bell Chapter, which indicates that we are a chapter that has donated over $10,000 to the Sigma Chi Foundation. This designation will provide us with a number of scholarships, travel stipends, free spots at our annual Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, and other benefits. This year, we’ve also been working with a representative of the

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international fraternity to set up a scholarship endowment fund for our chapter. We will raise $250,000 by July 1st, 2017 for this fund, and we hope that it will encourage better academic practices and ease the financial burden of a fraternity for those of our members who demonstrate need. Our headquarters has identified us as a flagship chapter in Sigma Chi, and they hope that our model for setting up this endowment can be copied by other chapters. This endowment is the first of its kind in the international fraternity, and we are excited to stand at the forefront of Sigma Chi’s chapter development and innovation. In fundraising, hazing prevention, leadership recognition, innovation in chapter programming, and sexual misconduct education and prevention, we have striven in the last year to stand at the forefront of Greek life nationwide. We have faced a number of obstacles in the last year, most notably our membership review, but these obstacles have indicated to us the areas where we can grow and excel.

Sigma Nu: Sigma Nu has had several accomplishments and goals for this year. The first was to increase brotherhood events. The chapter got to together to have an open forum to give everyone an opportunity to share what they think is working and what is not with the house. It gives us insight as to

what we can do better internally, which often translates to doing better externally as well. We were award Strongest Brotherhood Award given by Greek Council for the fourth year in a row. We increased GPA our by .12. During our philanthropy week, Ranch Week, we raised over $3,000 which was donated to the Wounded Warriors Project. We also partnered with Phi Delta Theta to raise $800 for Saint Jude Children’s Hospital. With the help of our alumni, we have continued to make improvements on our house including new landscaping, Re-painting the inside main level and new door frames. We have seen an increase in participation and donations from our alumni and more events are planned to further alumni involvement with the chapter. Some challenges we faced this year included a lack of active member participation. To combat this, we created a team point system that had a reward at the end of the semester. Teams gathered points for each member that attended mandatory and volunteer events. Both the top three teams and Bottom three teams were rewarded or punished. While we did improve our GPA, we have consistently fallen below a 2.9 GPA. To reach this goal, the above mentioned point system was implemented to reward members for completing study hours as well as doing well on tests and assignments and improving their overall GPA.

Sigma Phi Epsilon: Fall semester was a highly successful semester, with a new member class of eight young men and the second highest GPA among the fraternities at the University of Utah. During a membership review of the chapter, the national fraternity saw enough passion and potential among our members

that they interviewed and decided which men truly had the values of the Balanced Man Program at heart. In that process, we went from 81 active members to 36. However, the 36 men that remain have proven themselves to be passionate, forward-thinking, and dedicated to SigEp. The new appointed e-board travelled to California to attend the Carlson Leadership Academy. CLA was a transformative experience – our e-board emerged from the conference with clear heading for where we wanted to take the chapter. For the next few months, we worked closely with personnel from Nationals and our own distinguished alumni to form and enact a plan that would

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ensure our chapter operates with SigEp’s cardinal principles at heart. To keep us accountable, we have weekly check-ins with our Alumni Advisory Committee – a group of alumni who work with us to help us create a nourishing and upstanding chapter. During the spring semester, we partnered with the National Guard to hold a self-defense and sexual assault awareness workshop for the women of the University of Utah. We also held several in-house seminars for our own members on topics including risk management, alcohol safety, and resume-building. We have shifted our social event focus from parties to brotherhood-building events such as golfing, hiking, and target practice. We also managed to recruit a spring class of six new members. This was not an easy year for SigEp Utah Beta, but it was a valuable learning experience. Whereas in the past we were a Balanced Man chapter in name only, we can now proudly say that every member currently in our chapter has SigEp’s ideals at heart.

Triangle:

ORGANIZATION EXCELLENCE

The Greek Choice Awards are held annually to honor chapters and members within the fraternity and sorority community to exemplify excellence. The 2013 Greek Choice Award divisions were examined and revised to align with more values-based examples of excellent behavior. These awards were expanded in 2014 in include one man and one woman in each category. The winners were acknowledged at the annual Greek Choice Awards on April 1, 2016. Greek Man Of The Year Anthony Fratto- Pi Kappa Alpha Greek Woman Of The Year Ambra Jackson- Pi Beta Phi

Interfraternity President Of The Year Nash Cantrell- Phi Delta Theta Panhellenic President Of The Year

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Polly Creveling- Kappa Kappa Gamma Outstanding Campus Involvement Callie Smith- Alpha Chi Omega MacLane Taggart- Beta Theta Pi Outstanding Community Service Alexis Matthews- Pi Beta Phi Ben Berger- Sigma Chi Living The Ritual Caroline Breeding- Delta Gamma Austin Baker- Pi Kappa Alpha Up And Coming Leader

Kaitlynn Morgan- Kappa Kappa Gamma Tucker Smith- Pi Kappa Alpha Advisor Of The Year Brooke Knudtson- Kappa Kappa Gamma David Mack- Sigma Chi Michael Wims- Delta Sigma Phi Outstanding Greek Council Officer Hailey Ingham- Pi Beta Phi Jazmine Martinez- Kappa Delta Chi Skyler Walker- Sigma Chi Lori K. McDonald Community Award Alison Smith- Greek Intervarsity

Dean’s Award of Excellence Alpha Chi Omega

Beta Theta Pi Delta Gamma

Kappa Kappa Gamma

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES The current Interfraternity and Panhellenic Presidents have had a strong desire to increase the level of visibility and positive impact the Fraternity and Sorority Community has by collaborating more intently with campus community and city community partners. This will be accomplished by creating and hosting new events, collaborating with existing programs and constituents and shifting the focus of new members early on in the recruitment period so as to make a shift in potential negative behavior and impact on the community. The Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils have expressed an interest to create a shift in their respective recruitment models to place a stronger focus on community and individual values. The Panhellenic Community is implementing a values-based recruitment in which potential new

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members are asked to identify their personal values and challenged to dialogue with their recruitment counselors and members of the respective chapters to determine how their values can align and be supported by the organization. Women are given an opportunity to discuss and debrief what they have learned at the conclusion of each recruitment days’ events. The Interfraternity Community is continuing with the theme, I am a Fraternity Man. The goal of this campaign will be to challenge negative stereotypes of what it means to be a member of a fraternity. A marketing campaign will be rolled out in the fall which portrays nearly 60 different fraternity men who are involved in activities around campus, in the community and in their personal lives that breakdown and challenge negative public perceptions. An online video will also be produced which shows these men talking about their experiences and the positive impact fraternal involvement has had on their academic and personal lives. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life has noticed a lack of engagement and participation in the Greek Summit event hosted each fall. Our feelings were validated by a number of members who expressed a lack of interest and desire to participate in the event. Members also articulated that they information given wasn’t retained. Students did however like the event for the opportunity it provided new members to meet and get to know one another. As such, we are currently working with TechniPhi to create an online new member education module that can be completed at the members’ own pace and in their own time- within one year of initiation. Our hope is that students will retain and use the training more thoughtfully and intentionally. To offset the social advantages of the event, a New Member Mingle event has been created to help foster social growth among the community. As important as active member participation and growth is, we also recognize the importance of alumni and family members and positive influences on our chapters. This fall, the Greek Community will be hosting a Parent and Alumni Open House Evening. The event will take place prior to the Homecoming Game, and at the start of Parent and Family Weekend. The event will encourage chapters to open their doors to invite parents and alumni to visit and connect with one another. Another effort to engage alumni as well as continue the goal of fostering collaboration with campus partners, the Greek Community is in the process of collaborating with the Union Scholarship Fund to sponsor a scholarship for active Greek members. The hope is to create an opportunity to alumni to become involved by donating to the scholarship fund. In the initial phases, it is believed that if alumni can donate ~$5,000, with the finances in place with the Union Scholarship Fund, the scholarship can become immediately endowed and be part of the annual Union Scholarship Drive. Last year, the members of Omega Delta Phi voted to leave the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) and become members of the Interfraternity Council (IFC). At the time, MGC was made dormant and Kappa Delta Chi was made an associate members of the Panhellenic Council (PHC). Since that time, the members have deliberated and decided that their values and growth

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can be best supported under the guidance of the MGC. As such, Omega Delta Phi will be returning and MGC will be reinstated this fall. As MGC is reinstated, we have had several multicultural organizations reach out to us and express interested in expansion on our campus. As it stands, the plan is to have organizations visit campus in the Fall of 2016 to present to the executive members of the MGC. Expansion of the IFC has also gained momentum in the past few months. Member chapters of the IFC voted to explore the option of expansion on our campus. In July of 2016, seven NIC organizations will present to an expansion committee their hopes of colonizing on our campus. The Fraternity and Sorority Community is on a positive path of growth, retention and engagement of its members. The current student leaders in the fraternity and sorority community have taken upon themselves a desire to maintain the growth and sustainability of the community. An increase of positive marketing and behavior shifts will hopefully increase not only the quantity of students involved in the community, but the quality as well. These students see a need for a change in the community towards more values-based programming, decision making and risk management. One challenge this continues to pose is helping the community see the need for and making the correct accommodations to see a need for the shift in behavior. The students serving in leadership roles are serving as change makers. A challenge within this will be to help them see the big picture and not get discouraged when positive change doesn’t happen overnight.