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

Welcome to the
Greek 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 Else
Will Take Care of It for You!”
Expectations for the Retreat
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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
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Trends
Heightened public
awareness & accountability
Calls from parents,
relatives, community
Anonymous reporting
Greater legal accountability
0% tolerance for hazing
Office of Greek Life
House Directors
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Tau Omega
Chi Omega
Chi Psi
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Zeta
Gamma Phi Beta
Kappa Alpha
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Sigma
Lambda Chi Alpha
Pi Kappa Phi
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Chi
Signa Nu
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Zeta Tau Alpha
Graduate Assistants
Rachel Edington
Rachel Marsh
Gena Runnion
Director 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
Erica Lake
Associate 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
Lavina Chandler
Billing Coordinator &
Administrative Assistant
•Oversee financial aspects of over
30 accounts
•Coordinate daily office
operations
•Develop & maintain Greek
databases, including grade rosters
•Process hiring & payroll
paperwork
David 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
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Cornerstones of Greek Life
Erica Lake
Associate 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
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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 Edington
Rachel Edington
Graduate Assistant
Office of Greek Life
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What is a Millennial?
Web Results 1 - 10 of about 321,000 for Millennial Students. (0.17 seconds)
Generation Y
Facebook
“ I want to be rich in famous”
Internet
Cell Phones
I-Pods
Rap Music
Text Messaging
Fantasy Sports
Laptops
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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?
Practical
Achievers
Team Players
High academic standards
Intruding parental role
Conventional values
Bland pop culture
Focus on social science, politics
Rising community service
Issues 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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