Spring 2018 Greek Life Visioning Survey
There were 502 respondents to the Greek Visioning Survey. 163 Alumni (33%) 26 Parents of students (5%) 256 Current Students (51%) 26 Staff (5%) 21 Faculty (4%) 10 Other (2%)
Alumni: 144 (88%) previously in Greek Life 11 (7%) not in Greek Life as undergrad 8 (5%) currently in Greek Life
Current Students: 223 (87%) active or inactive member currently 2 (.8%) previously a member 31 (12%) never a member
Active or Inactive Members: 14 (6%) Local or Independent 11 (5%) Multicultural 66 (30%) National Panhellenic* 33 (15%) Interfraternity 99 (44%) Panhellenic *From comments, it appears some from PHC chose NPHC designation for the survey
Faculty: 9 (43%) have formal affiliation 10 (48%) have no affiliation 1 (5%) was previously affiliated 1 (5%) was Greek as an undergraduate
Parents: 20 (77%) have students who are involved in a Greek organization 4 (15%) have students who are not involved in a Greek organization 2 (8%) have at least one student involved and one student not involved
Staff: 7 (27%) have no affiliation with Greek Life; 4 (15%) have now or previously had a formal affiliation with Greek Life but were not a Greek member as an undergraduate; 7 (27%) currently have a formal affiliation with Greek Life and were a member of a Greek organization as an undergraduate 5 (19%) were members of a Greek organization as an undergraduate 3 (12%) are currently a member of a Greek Organization
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 1 Students in Membership** % of Total % of % of Total Number of Greek Life Greek Membership Student Respondents Membership Responding Respondents to Survey Local & Ind. 365 12% 4% 6% 14 Multicultural 64 2% 17% 5% 11 National Pan. 43 1% 154%* 30% 66 Interfraternity 555 18% 6% 15% 33 Panhellenic 1997 66% 5% 44% 99 Total 3024 99% 100% 223 **Numbers from information supplied to ERT in Box folder: 3e
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 2 Rate Greek Life Please rate the Greek community on the following topics, where "5" is the highest rating and "1" is the lowest rating.
XXX – Highest XXX – Lowest Alumni Faculty Staff Current Parents Others All Survey (163) (21) (26) Students of (10) Respondents (256) Current (502) Students (26) Leadership 674 (160) 61 (17) 99 (24) 1070 (251) 100 (24) 26 (8) 2030* Development 4.21 3.59 4.13 4.26 4.17 3.25 (484)** 4.19*** Academic 644 (161) 54 (19) 98 (24) 1022 (255) 101 (25) 25 (7) 1944 (491) Excellence 4.00 2.84 4.08 4.00 4.04 3.57 3.96 Service & 711 (162) 72 (18) 105 1090 (256) 110 (25) 30 (8) 2118 (495) Philanthropy 4.39 4.00 (26) 4.26 4.40 3.75 4.28 4.04 Spiritual 526 (158) 51 (18) 57 (22) 868 (251) 85 (24) 20 (5) 1607 (477) Growth 3.33 2.83 2.59 3.46 3.54 4.00 3.37 Brotherhood 717 (161) 77 (18) 99 (26) 1071 (253) 103 (25) 27 (8) 2094 (491) & Sisterhood 4.45 4.28 3.81 4.23 4.12 3.38 4.27 Personal 654 (159) 58 (19) 84 (25) 1024 (251) 91 (23) 27 (8) 1938 (485) Growth 4.11 3.05 3.36 4.08 3.96 3.38 4.00 Personal 582 (160) 47 (18) 58 (23) 942 (254) 88 (24) 23 (7) 1740 (486) Wellness 3.64 2.61 2.52 3.71 3.67 3.29 3.58 Congruence 634 (160) 52 (18) 69 (23) 948 (248) 95 (24) 27 (8) 1864 (481) with Values 3.96 2.89 3.00 3.82 3.96 3.38 3.88 Appreciation 545 (160) 48 (17) 55 (25) 898 (254) 81 (22) 25 (8) 1652 (485) of Diversity 3.41 2.82 2.20 3.54 3.68 3.13 3.41 Greek 746 (162) 74 (19) 105 1124 (254) 115 (25) 30 (8) 2194 (494) Community’s 4.61 3.90 (26) 4.43 4.60 3.75 4.44 Support 4.04 Provided to the BU Community *Total score of those who rated the item. **Number who responded (total less those who did not respond or marked the item “unfamiliar”). ***Average rating
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 3 Please rate the Greek community on the following topics, where "5" is the highest rating and "1" is the lowest rating.
XXX – Highest XXX – Lowest
ALUMNI All Alumni Previously Wasn’t a Currently a (163) Member Member Member (144) (11) (8) Leadership 674 (160) 614 (142) 23 (10) 37 (8) Development 4.21 4.32 2.30 4.63 Academic 644 (161) 590 (143) 20 (10) 34 (8) Excellence 4.00 4.13 2.00 4.25 Service & 711 (162) 644 (143) 34 (11) 33 (8) Philanthropy 4.39 4.50 3.09 4.13 Spiritual 526 (158) 489 (142) 8 (8) 29 (8) Growth 3.33 3.44 1.00 3.63 Brotherhood 717 (161) 652 (144) 28 (9) 37 (8) & Sisterhood 4.45 4.53 3.11 4.63 Personal 654 (159) 601 (142) 17 (9) 36 (8) Growth 4.11 4.23 1.89 4.50 Personal 582 (160) 537 (142) 11 (10) 34 (8) Wellness 3.64 3.78 1.10 4.25 Congruence 634 (160) 584 (142) 15 (10) 35 (8) with Values 3.96 4.11 1.50 4.38 Appreciation 545 (160) 501 (141) 16 (11) 28 (8) of Diversity 3.41 3.55 1.45 3.5 Greek 746 (162) 669 (143) 38 (11) 39 (8) Community’s 4.61 4.68 3.46 4.88 Support Provided to the BU Community
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 4 Please rate the Greek community on the following topics, where "5" is the highest rating and "1" is the lowest rating.
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PARENTS All Parents Parent’s Parent’s One Student (26) Student is a Student Is Is and One Member Not a Is Not (20) Member (2) (4) Leadership 100 (24) 80 (19) 10 (3) 10 (2) Development 4.17 4.21 3.33 5.00 Academic 101 (25) 82 (20) 9 (3) 10 (2) Excellence 4.04 4.10 3.00 5.00 Service & 110 (25) 90 (20) 11 (3) 9 (2) Philanthropy 4.40 4.50 3.67 4.50 Spiritual 85 (24) 74 (19) 4 (3) 7 (2) Growth 3.54 3.90 1.33 3.5 Brotherhood & 103 (25) 85 (20) 8 (3) 10 (2) Sisterhood 4.12 4.25 2.67 5.00 Personal 91 (23) 75 (18) 6 (3) 10 (2) Growth 3.96 4.17 2.00 5.00 Personal 88 (24) 73 (18) 6 (4) 9 (2) Wellness 3.67 4.06 1.50 4.50 Congruence 95 (24) 78 (18) 7 (3) 10 (2) with Values 3.96 4.33 2.33 5.00 Appreciation 81 (22) 66 (16) 6.00 (4) 9 (2) of Diversity 3.68 4.13 1.50 4.50 Greek 115 (25) 92 (20) 18 (4) 5 (1) Community’s 4.60 4.60 4.5 5.00 Support Provided to the BU Community
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Please rate the Greek community on the following topics, where "5" is the highest rating and "1" is the lowest rating.
XXX – Highest XXX – Lowest
CURRENT All Current S: Active or Students: S: Never STUDENTS Students Inactive Previously a Been a (256) Member Member Member (223) (2) (31) Leadership 1070 (251) 980 (221) 7 (2) [3/4]* 83 (28) Development 4.26 4.43 3.50 2.96 Academic 1022 (255) 928 (223) 7 (2) [2/5] 87 (30) Excellence 4.00 4.16 3.50 2.90 Service & 1090 (256) 983 (223) 6 (2) [1/5] 101 (31) Philanthropy 4.26 4.41 3.00 3.26 Spiritual 868 (251) 808 (221) 3 (2) [1/2] 57 (28) Growth 3.46 3.66 1.50 2.04 Brotherhood & 1071 (253) 958 (221) 7 (2) [2/5] 106 (30) Sisterhood 4.23 4.34 3.50 3.53 Personal 1024 (251) 943 (221) 6 (2) [1/5] 75 (28) Growth 4.08 4.27 3.00 2.68 Personal 942 (254) 875 (223) 5 (2) [1/4] 62 (29) Wellness 3.71 3.92 2.50 2.14 Congruence 948 (248) 915 (218) 5 (2) [1/4] 67 (28) with Values 3.82 4.20 2.50 2.39 Appreciation 898 (254) 835 (221) 5 (2) [1/4] 58 (31) of Diversity 3.54 3.78 2.50 1.87 Greek 1124 (254) 1003 (221) 6 (2) [1/5] 115 (31) Community’s 4.43 4.54 3.00 3.71 Support Provided to the BU Community *Rating of each responder
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 6 Please rate the Greek community on the following topics, where "5" is the highest rating and "1" is the lowest rating.
XXX – Highest XXX – Lowest
BU Student All Active L & Ind. MCG NPHC IFC PHC Members or (14) (11) (66) (33) (99) Active or Inactive Inactive by Members Council (223) Leadership 980 (221) 63 (14) 54 (11) 280 (64) 148 (33) 435 (99) Development 4.43 4.50 4.91 4.38 4.49 4.39 Academic 928 (223) 57 (14) 44 (11) 277 (66) 138 (33) 412 (99) Excellence 4.16 4.07 4.00 4.20 4.18 4.16 Service & 983 (223) 67 (14) 48 (11) 284 (66) 150 (33) 434 (99) Philanthropy 4.41 4.79 4.36 4.30 4.55 4.38 Spiritual 808 (221) 58 (14) 35 (11) 228 (64) 125 (33) 362 (99) Growth 3.66 4.14 3.18 3.56 3.79 3.66 Brotherhood 958 (221) 66 (14) 53 (11) 278 (66) 157 (33) 404 (97) & Sisterhood 4.34 4.71 4.82 4.21 4.76 4.17 Personal 943 (221) 61 (14) 50 (11) 270 (66) 155 (33) 407 (97) Growth 4.27 4.36 4.55 4.09 4.70 4.20 Personal 875 (223) 54(14) 42 (11) 250 (66) 142 (33) 387 (99) Wellness 3.92 3.86 3.82 3.79 4.30 3.91 Congruence 915 (218) 59 (14) 43 (10) 264 (63) 143 (32) 406 (99) with Values 4.20 4.21 4.30 4.19 4.47 4.10 Appreciation 835 (221) 53 (14) 44 (10) 244 (66) 144 (33) 350 (97) of Diversity 3.78 3.79 4.40 3.70 4.36 3.61 Greek 1003 (221) 58 (13) 47 (11) 295 (66) 151 (33) 452 (98) Community’s 4.54 4.46 4.27 4.47 4.58 4.61 Support Provided to the BU Community
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 7 Please rate the Greek community on the following topics, where "5" is the highest rating and "1" is the lowest rating.
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FACULTY All Faculty Affiliated Unaffiliated Prev. Greek Respondents Faculty Faculty Affiliated as U. (21) (9) (10) (1) (1) Leadership 61 (17) 35 (9) 24 (7) 2 Un. Development 3.59 3.89 3.43 Academic 54 (19) 33 (9) 17 (8) 2 2 Excellence 2.84 3.67 2.13 Service & 72 (18) 43 (9) 27 (8) 2 Un. Philanthropy 4.00 4.78 3.38 Spiritual 51 (18) 32 (9) 16 (7) 1 2 Growth 2.83 3.56 2.29 Brotherhood 77 (18) 41 (9) 32 (8) 4 Un. & Sisterhood 4.28 4.56 4.00 Personal 58 (19) 34 (9) 20 (8) 1 3 Growth 3.05 3.78 2.50 Personal 47 (18) 28 (9) 16 (7) 1 2 Wellness 2.61 3.11 2.29 Congruence 52 (18) 33 (9) 16 (7) 1 2 with Values 2.89 3.67 2.29 Appreciation 48 (17) 31 (9) 15 (7) 2 Un. of Diversity 2.82 3.45 2.14 Greek 74 (19) 36 (9) 31 (8) 4 3 Community’s 3.90 4.00 3.88 Support Provided to the BU Community
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 8 Please rate the Greek community on the following topics, where "5" is the highest rating and "1" is the lowest rating.
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STAFF All Staff No Formal or Formal Greek as Am a Resp. Affil. Pre. Role; Role; Und. Member (26) (7) Not Greek Greek as (5) (3) as Und. Und. (4) (7) Leadership 99 (24) 23 (6) 17 (4) 34 (7) 12 (4) 13 (3) Development 4.13 3.83 4.25 4.86 3.00 4.33 Academic 98 (24) 21 (6) 18 (4) 32 (7) 17 (5) 10 (2) Excellence 4.08 3.5 4.50 4.57 3.40 5.00 Service & 105 (26) 24 (7) 17 (4) 33 (7) 19 (5) 12 (3) Philanthropy 4.04 3.43 4.25 4.71 3.80 4.00 Spiritual 57 (22) 8 (5) 11 (3) 21 (7) 7 (4) 10 (3) Growth 2.59 1.60 3.67 3.00 1.75 3.33 Brotherhood 99 (26) 22 (7) 16 (4) 30 (7) 19 (5) 12 (3) & Sisterhood 3.81 3.14 4.00 4.29 3.80 4.00 Personal 84 (25) 17 (7) 15 (4) 28 (7) 12 (4) 12 (3) Growth 3.36 2.43 3.75 4.00 3.00 4.00 Personal 58 (23) 11 (6) 11 (4) 22 (7) 8 (4) 6 (2) Wellness 2.52 1.83 2.75 3.14 2.00 3.00 Congruence 69 (23) 11 (5) 14 (4) 23 (7) 14 (5) 7 (2) with Values 3.00 2.20 3.50 3.29 2.80 3.50 Appreciation 55 (25) 12 (7) 8 (4) 19 (7) 11 (5) 5 (2) of Diversity 2.20 1.71 2.00 2.71 2.20 2.50 Greek 105 (26) 24 (7) 17 (4) 31 (7) 21 ( 5) 12 (3) Community’s 4.04 3.43 4.25 4.43 4.20 4.00 Support Provided to the BU Community
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 9 2018 Greek Visioning Survey: Personal Experience Please respond to this statement: "My personal experience with Baylor's Greek community has been positive.” Strongly Disagree: 1; Disagree: 2; Slightly Disagree: 3; Slightly Agree: 4; Agree: 5; Strongly Agree: 6
Alumni Faculty Staff Current Parents Others All (163) (21) (26) Students of (10) Survey (256) Current Respond. Students (502) (26)
817 (159) 82 (21) 126 (26) 1275 (248) 127 (26) 41 (8) 2468 (488) 5.14 3.91 4.85 5.14 4.89 5.13 5.06 Strongly Dis. 8 1 0 9 1 0 19 Disagree 4 6 1 8 2 0 21 Slightly Dis. 7 3 2 11 3 0 26 Slightly Agree 12 1 4 21 1 1 40 Agree 36 4 12 61 5 5 123 Strongly Agree 92 6 7 138 14 2 259
ALUMNI All Alumni Previously Wasn’t a Currently a (163) Member Member Member (144) (11) (8) 817 (159) 756 (141) 20 (10) 41 (8) 5.14 5.36 2.00 5.13 Strongly Dis. 8 4 4 0 Disagree 4 2 2 0 Slightly Dis. 7 3 4 0 Slightly Agree 12 10 0 2 Agree 36 33 0 3 Strongly Agree 92 89 0 3
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 10 FACULTY All Faculty Affiliated Unaffiliated Prev. Greek Respondents Faculty Faculty Affiliated as U. (21) (9) (10) (1) (1) 82 (21) 43 (9) 33 (10) 2 (1) 3 (1) 3.91 4.78 3.30 2.00 3.00 Strongly Dis. 1 1 0 0 0 Disagree 6 1 4 1 0 Slightly Dis. 3 0 2 0 1 Slightly 1 0 1 0 0 Agree Agree 4 1 3 0 0 Strongly 6 6 0 0 0 Agree
STAFF All Staff No Formal or Formal Greek as Am a Resp. Affil. Pre. Role; Role; Und. Member (26) (7) Not Greek Greek as (5) (3) as Und. Und. (4) (7) 126 (26) 27 (7) 21 (4) 38 (7) 25 (5) 15 (3) 4.85 3.86 5.25 5.43 5.00 5.00 Strongly Dis. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disagree 1 1 0 0 0 0 Slightly Dis. 2 2 0 0 0 0 Slightly Agree 4 1 0 1 1 1 Agree 12 3 3 2 3 1 Strongly Agree 7 0 1 4 1 1
PARENTS All Parents Parent’s Parent’s One Student (26) Student is a Student Is Is and One Member Not a Is Not (20) Member (2) (4) 127 (26) 108 (20) 8 (4) 11 (2) 4.89 5.40 2.00 5.50 Strongly Dis. 1 0 1 0 Disagree 2 0 2 0 Slightly Dis. 3 2 1 0 Slightly Agree 1 1 0 0 Agree 5 4 0 1 Strongly Agree 14 13 0 1
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CURRENT All Current S: Active or Students: S: Never STUDENTS Students Inactive Previously a Been a (256) Member Member Member (223) (2) (31) 1275 (248) 1160 (217) 7 (2) [1/6] 108 (29) 5.14 5.35 3.50 3.72 Strongly Dis. 9 6 1 2 Disagree 8 1 0 7 Slightly Dis. 11 8 0 3 Slightly Agree 21 14 0 7 Agree 61 56 0 5 Strongly Agree 138 132 1 5
BU Student All Active L & Ind. MCG NPHC IFC PHC Members or (14) (11) (66) (33) (99) Active or Inactive Inactive by Members Council (223) 1160 (217) 78 (14) 52 (10) 341 (65) 161 (30) 524 (98) 5.35 5.57 5.20 5.25 5.37 5.35 Strongly Dis. 7 0 1 2 1 3 Disagree 1 0 0 1 0 0 Slightly Dis. 7 0 0 1 1 5 Slightly Ag. 15 0 0 7 1 7 Agree 56 6 3 18 9 20 Strongly Ag. 131 8 6 36 18 63
Comments: Other, “Alumni by Choice” I was present when Tau Kappa Epsilon became the first male Greek organization installed on the BU campus in 1976. The concept of "one family' at BU has stymied the acceptance of fraternities as an integral component of university life. I have provided Dr. Livingstone with a copy of my white paper on global changes needed in both TKE & fraternities, in general. Call me...we'll talk.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 12 Alumni, Previously a Member: My experience with Panhellenic sorority rush was very negative and continues to be one of the lasting negative experiences of my Baylor career nearly 20 years after the fact. I found a home and leadership opportunities in a local Christian sorority but my rejection from all of the Panhellenic sororities continues to affect me and color my picture of Greek life. While I mostly had a positive experience with my overall greek life experience, it was short lived due to Kappa Delta being shut down by nationals two semesters in. It would be wonderful to see Kappa Delta make a come back to campus. I believe that with Baylor's support, Nationals would gladly add Kappa Delta back to campus, and as a current staff member on campus, I would be highly involved in recolonization. As a student, I had a positive greek experience. As an advisor it was mixed. Positive from the girls. Negative to Medium from Baylor. And negative from nationals.
Students, Active of Inactive: Panhellenic Within my Greek organization, my experience has been positive! I have made great friends and learned lots of leadership skills by watching how others lead and leading others. I have been able to gain better communication skills and develop relationships with others who are not a part of my academic field.
Interfraternity I love Greek life and the friends I’ve made through it, and I love Greek life generally. Baylor, however, seems to hate Greek life and is unnecessarily unfair and puts a magnifying glass on us that is not put on other aspects of student life. They also show favoritism to certain Greek organizations over others. I am extremely thankful that I came to Baylor and joined a Greek organization. Being that said the relationship that Greek organizations have with the school is extremely poor. There is an apparent lack of respect for student who pay good money to be at this school. The atmosphere in the student activities office can be compared to that of my high school principles office. Baylor needs to take a step back and realize the insane amount of progress that it has had with Greek Life since 2010. Every organization has mellowed out in comparison to the past. Every organization is more philanthropic based than ever before. I love being a part of my Greek organization, but I simply want to be respected for putting in massive amounts of effort to shape my organization and the organization's around me to align more with the values of Baylor University. Greek life itself has completely turned my life around, making me a better Christian. In terms of how Baylor treats Greek life, I would say my experience is far below satisfied.
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Multicultural The only reason I joined a sorority was because I was bored. My course load and other outside activities were not "enough" for me last semester. I cannot stand Greek Life, especially at Baylor. People are extremely cliquey and have the tendency to abuse drugs and alcohol, even though it is prohibited. The culture surrounding alcohol is terrible, and rather than do anything about, the majority of faculty or people that should be aware of the issue tiptoe around it. National Panhellenic Yes but in being in one of the "lower tier" sororities, I sometimes find it hard to enjoy being around other sororities because I know what they say behind my back about my chapter. Students, Never been a member I rushed a sorority this past semester. I had no support and the members and process caused me to have panic attacks and feel worthless. My counselor advised I leave the sorority so that I could rebuild myself and focus on healing from it. My depression reached a very low point and my anxiety caused me to cry and have panic attacks at every meeting. Honestly, I went through the rushing process excited. However, the first day I went through I was dropped from everyone. Later, I had found out an active member had went to Panhellenic and told Panhellenic about something that was on my Snapchat story. No evidence was provided and they took the word of the member without questioning me or having proper evidence such event had happened since it did not occur.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 14 2018 Greek Visioning Survey: Perceived BU Support Please rate Baylor University on the level of support provided to the Greek community. Please select "5" for the highest rating and "1" for the lowest rating.
XXX = Highest XXX = Lowest Alumni Faculty Staff Current Parents of Others All Survey (163) (21) (26) Students Current (10) Respondents (256) Students (502) (26)
501 (153) 62 (18) 84 (24) 765 (247) 69 (19) 26 (9) 1507 (470) 3.28 3.44 3.50 3.10 3.63 2.89 3.21 1 14 0 0 37 1 1 53 2 25 3 4 41 2 2 77 3 41 7 8 64 6 3 129 4 51 5 8 66 4 3 137 5 22 3 4 39 6 0 74
ALUMNI All Alumni Previously Wasn’t a Currently a (163) Member Member Member (144) (11) (8) 501 (153) 446 (137) 30 (8) 25 (8) 3.28 3.26 3.75 3.13 1 14 12 0 2 2 25 24 1 0 3 41 37 2 2 4 51 45 3 3 5 22 19 2 1
FACULTY All Faculty Affiliated Unaffiliated Prev. Greek as Respondents Faculty Faculty Affiliated U. (21) (9) (10) (1) (1) 62 (18) 26 (9) 31 (8) 5 (1) Unfamiliar 3.44 2.89 3.88 5.00 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 3 7 4 3 0 4 5 2 3 0 5 3 0 2 1
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STAFF All Staff No Formal or Formal Greek as Am a Respondents Affil. Pre. Role; Role; Und. Member (26) (7) Not Greek Greek as (5) (3) as Und. Und. (4) (7) 84 (24) 18 (5) 16 (4) 21 (7) 20 (5) 9 (3) 3.50 3.60 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 2 0 1 3 8 1 2 3 1 1 4 8 2 0 2 3 1 5 4 1 2 0 1 0
PARENTS All Parents Parent’s Parent’s One Student (26) Student is a Student Is Is and One Member Not a Is Not (20) Member (2) (4) 69 (19) 56 (15) 10 (3) 3 (1) 3.63 3.73 3.33 3.00 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 6 3 2 1 4 4 3 1 0 5 6 6 0 0
CURRENT All Current S: Active or Students: S: Never STUDENTS Students Inactive Previously a Been a (256) Member Member Member (223) (2) (31) 765 (247) 688 (222) 8 (2) [5/3] 69 (23) 3.10 3.10 4.00 2.88 1 37 32 0 5 2 41 40 0 1 3 64 58 1 5 4 66 58 0 8 5 39 34 1 4
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 16 BU Student All Active L & Ind. MCG NPHC IFC PHC Members or (14) (11) (66) (33) (99) Active or Inactive Inactive by Members Council (223) 688 (222) 40 (14) 35 (11) 232 (66) 57 (33) 324 (98) 3.10 2.86 3.18 3.52 1.73 3.31 1 32 2 2 3 17 8 2 40 3 1 11 10 15 3 58 4 4 15 5 30 4 58 5 1 23 0 29 5 34 0 3 14 1 16
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 17 2018 Greek Visioning Survey: Effective Job of Training Please identify issues for which Baylor does an effective job of providing training and information to the Greek community. Please select up to three issues. XXX = 3 highest Alumni Faculty Staff Current Parents Others All Survey (163) (21) (26) Students of (10) Respond. (256) Current (502) Students (26) Alcohol 108 6 7 132 9 2 264 Body Image 10 2 2 10 1 0 25 Cultural 27 5 3 28 7 2 72 Sensitivity Drugs 26 2 3 44 7 1 83 Hazing 112 7 12 177 12 3 323 Educational 6 4 1 29 2 0 42 Programming Sexual Assault 42 6 17 159 13 1 238
ALUMNI All Alumni Previously Wasn’t a Currently a (163) Member Member Member (144) (11) (8) Alcohol 108 105 1 2 Body Image 10 8 1 1 Cultural 27 26 1 0 Sensitivity Drugs 26 23 2 1 Hazing 112 105 4 3 Mental Health 6 5 1 0 Sexual Assault 42 39 2 1
FACULTY All Faculty Affiliated Unaffiliated Prev. Greek Respondents Faculty Faculty Affiliated as U. (21) (9) (10) (1) (1) Alcohol 6 4 1 0 1 Body Image 2 0 1 1 0 Cultural 5 4 1 0 0 Sensitivity Drugs 2 0 2 0 0 Hazing 7 5 1 1 0 Mental Health 4 2 1 1 0 Sexual 6 5 1 0 0 Assault
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STAFF All Staff No Formal or Formal Greek as Am a Resp. Affil. Pre. Role; Role; Und. Member (26) (7) Not Greek Greek as (5) (3) as Und. Und. (4) (7) Alcohol 7 0 1 3 1 2 Body Image 2 0 1 0 1 0 Cultural 3 0 0 2 1 0 Sensitivity Drugs 3 0 1 1 0 1 Hazing 12 2 3 4 1 2 Mental Health 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sexual Assault 17 3 3 7 3 1
PARENTS All Parents Parent’s Parent’s One Student (26) Student is a Student Is Is and One Member Not a Is Not (20) Member (4) (2) Alcohol 9 8 1 0 Body Image 1 0 1 0 Cultural 7 5 2 0 Sensitivity Drugs 7 6 1 0 Hazing 12 10 1 1 Mental Health 2 2 0 0 Sexual Assault 13 13 0 0
CURRENT All Current S: Active or Students: S: Never STUDENTS Students Inactive Previously a Been a (256) Member Member Member (223) (2) (31) Alcohol 132 124 0 8 Body Image 10 9 0 1 Cultural 28 25 1 2 Sensitivity Drugs 44 40 0 4 Hazing 177 164 2 11 Mental Health 29 27 0 2 Sexual Assault 159 147 1 11
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BU Student All Active L & Ind. MCG NPHC IFC PHC Members or (14) (11) (66) (33) (99) Active or Inactive Inactive by Members Council (223) Alcohol 124 9 4 40 14 57 Body Image 9 3 0 1 1 4 Cultural 25 2 2 5 8 8 Sensitivity Drugs 40 0 4 11 5 20 Hazing 164 11 5 47 26 75 Mental 27 1 1 8 1 16 Health Sexual 147 8 4 49 20 66 Assault
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Office of Student Life Assessment Page 20 2018 Greek Visioning Survey: Not Effective Job of Training Please identify issues for which Baylor does not do an effective job of providing training and information to the Greek community. Please select up to three issues. XXX = 3 highest Alumni Faculty Staff Current Parents Others All (163) (21) (26) Students of (10) Survey (256) Current Respond. Students (502) (26) Alcohol 26 9 11 55 6 0 107 Body Image 47 8 6 128 7 0 196 Cultural 45 7 18 129 7 2 208 Sensitivity Drugs 22 2 4 53 3 2 86 Hazing 8 4 5 20 2 0 39 Mental Health 59 7 13 131 5 3 218 Sexual Assault 38 8 2 40 0 2 90
ALUMNI All Alumni Previously Wasn’t a Currently a (163) Member Member Member (144) (11) (8) Alcohol 26 20 6 0 Body Image 47 44 2 1 Cultural 45 38 5 2 Sensitivity Drugs 22 17 4 1 Hazing 8 6 2 0 Mental Health 59 56 0 3 Sexual Assault 38 33 5 0
FACULTY All Faculty Affiliated Unaffiliated Prev. Greek Respondents Faculty Faculty Affiliated as U. (21) (9) (10) (1) (1) Alcohol 9 3 4 1 1 Body Image 8 5 3 0 0 Cultural 7 3 3 1 0 Sensitivity Drugs 2 2 0 0 0 Hazing 4 2 2 0 0 Mental Health 7 4 3 0 0 Sexual 8 3 4 1 0 Assault
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STAFF All Staff No Formal or Formal Greek as Am a Resp. Affil. Pre. Role; Role; Und. Member (26) (7) Not Greek Greek as (5) (3) as Und. Und. (4) (7) Alcohol 11 5 2 2 2 0 Body Image 6 1 1 2 1 1 Cultural 18 6 3 5 3 1 Sensitivity Drugs 4 1 0 1 2 0 Hazing 5 0 1 2 2 0 Mental Health 13 3 2 4 2 2 Sexual Assault 2 2 0 0 0 0
PARENTS All Parents Parent’s Parent’s One Student (26) Student is a Student Is Is and One Member Not a Is Not (20) Member (4) (2) Alcohol 6 4 2 0 Body Image 7 5 2 0 Cultural 7 3 3 1 Sensitivity Drugs 3 2 1 0 Hazing 2 1 1 0 Mental Health 5 4 1 0 Sexual Assault 0 0 0 0
CURRENT All Current S: Active or Students: S: Never STUDENTS Students Inactive Previously a Been a (256) Member Member Member (223) (2) (31) Alcohol 55 46 0 9 Body Image 128 120 1 7 Cultural 129 109 1 19 Sensitivity Drugs 53 47 0 6 Hazing 20 16 0 4 Mental Health 131 118 2 11 Sexual Assault 40 28 1 11
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 22 BU Student All Active L & Ind. MCG NPHC IFC PHC Members or (14) (11) (66) (33) (99) Active or Inactive Inactive by Members Council (223) Alcohol 46 3 3 13 10 17 Body Image 120 3 1 46 8 62 Cultural 109 4 4 27 11 63 Sensitivity Drugs 47 5 1 11 5 25 Hazing 16 1 1 7 1 6 Mental 118 7 3 39 21 48 Health Sexual 28 3 4 6 2 13 Assault
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Office of Student Life Assessment Page 23 2018 Greek Visioning Survey: Future Aspirations When considering future goals and aspirations for Baylor's Greek community, please rate the following topics, where "5" is the highest priority and "1" is the lowest priority. XXX = 3 highest. Summary means (1st table) reflect the mean for all respondents in that group. Alumni Faculty Staff Current Parents of Others All (163) (21) (26) Students Current (10) Survey (256) Students Respond. (26) (502) Residential 3.14 2.38 2.08 3.47 3.08 2.40 3.21 Communities (160) (21) (25) (255) (25) (10) (496) Greek Meeting 3.82 3.57 3.44 3.87 3.96 3.50 3.82 Spaces (160) (21) (25) (256) (25) (10) (497) Funding 3.36 3.00 3.69 3.72 3.24 3.40 3.54 Options (161) (20) (26) (256) (25) (10) (498) Greek Unity 3.82 2.95 3.54 3.93 3.92 3.50 3.83 (161) (20) (26) (255) (25) (10) (497) Alumni 3.89 3.40 3.23 3.83 3.84 3.60 3.80 Support (161) (20) (26) (255) (25) (10) (497) Greek 3.77 2.79 2.81 3.91 3.80 3.30 3.75 Expansion (160) (19) (26) (254) (25) (10) (494) Educational 3.66 3.40 4.00 3.54 4.04 4.00 3.63 Programming (159) (20) (26) (253) (25) (10) (493) Technology 3.36 2.80 2.92 3.41 3.28 2.90 3.33 Enhancements (161) (20) (26) (254) (25) (10) (496) Training/Cont. 3.56 3.40 4.11 3.72 4.44 4.30 3.72 Improvement (161) (20) (26) (254) (25) (10) (496)
ALUMNI All Previously Wasn’t a Currently a Member Alumni Member (144) Member (8) (163) (11) Residential Communities 3.14 (160) 3.21 (141) 1.82 (11) 3.63 (8) Greek Meeting Spaces 3.82 (160) 3.92 (141) 2.09 (11) 4.50 (8) Funding Options 3.36 (161) 3.46 (142) 1.46 (11) 4.13 (8) Greek Unity 3.82 (161) 3.93 (143) 2.09 (11) 4.43 (7) Alumni Support 3.89 (161) 4.04 (142) 1.82 (11) 4.13 (8) Greek Expansion 3.77 3.91 (142) 1.40 (10) 4.25 (8) (160) Educational 3.66 3.64 (140) 3.82 (11) 3.75 (8) Programming (159) Technology 3.36 3.42 (142) 2.91 (11) 3.00 (8) Enhancements (161) Training/Cont. 3.56 3.59 (142) 3.91 (11) 3.75 (8) Improvement (161)
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 24 FACULTY All Affiliated Unaffiliated Prev. Greek as Faculty Faculty Faculty Affiliated U. Responden (9) (10) (1) (1) ts (21) Residential 2.38 2.11 (9) 2.80 (10) 2 (1) 1 (1) Communities (21) Greek Meeting 3.57 4.56 (9) 2.90 (10) 2 (1) 3 (1) Spaces (21) Funding Options 3.00 (20) 4.11 (9) 2.11 (9) 3 (1) 1 (1) Greek Unity 2.95 (20) 4.00 (9) 2.33 (9) 1 (1) 1 (1) Alumni Support 3.40 (20) 4.22 (9) 2.78 (9) 2 (1) 3 (1) Greek Expansion 2.79 3.78 (9) 2.00 (8) 1 (1) 2 (1) (19) Educational 3.40 3.11 (9) 3.44 (9) 4 (1) 5 (1) Programming (20) Technology 2.80 3.56 (9) 2.22 (9) 1 (1) 3 (1) Enhancements (20) Training/Cont. 3.40 3.44 (9) 3.11 (9) 4 (1) 5 (1) Improvement (20)
STAFF All Staff No Formal or Formal Greek as Am a Resp. Affil. Pre. Role; Role; Und. Member (26) (7) Not Greek Greek as (5) (3) as Und. Und. (4) (7) Residential 2.08 1.17 1.25 (4) 2.57 (7) 2.2 (5) 3.67 (3) Communities (25) (6)
Greek Meeting 3.44 2.00 3.50 (4) 4.71 (7) 2.8 (5) 4.33 (3) Spaces (25) (6) Funding 3.69 3.14 4.00 (4) 4.29 (7) 3.2 (5) 4.00 (3) Options (26) (7) Greek Unity 3.54 3.14 3.25 (4) 4.00 (7) 3.2 (5) 4.33 (3) (26) (7) Alumni 3.23 2.29 3.00 (4) 3.86 (7) 3.4 (5) 4.00 (3) Support (26) (7) Greek 2.81 1.86 2.25 (4) 3.86 (7) 3.00 (5) 3.00 (3) Expansion (26) (7) Educational 4.00 4.57 4.00 (4) 3.71 (7) 3.40 (5) 4.33 (3) Programming (26) (7) Technology 2.92 2.71 2.25 (4) 3.43 (7) 2.40 (5) 4.00 (3) Enhancements (26) (7) Training/Cont. 4.11 4.57 4.00 (4) 4.14 (7) 3.60 (5) 4.00 (3) Improvement (26) (7)
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 25 PARENTS All Parents Parent’s Parent’s One Student (26) Student is a Student Is Is and One Member Not a Is Not (20) Member (4) (2) Residential 3.08 (25) 3.10 (20) 2.33 (3) 4.00 (2) Communities Greek Meeting 3.96 (25) 4.15 (20) 3.00 (3) 3.50 (2) Spaces Funding 3.24 (25) 3.35 (20) 1.67 (3) 4.50 (2) Options Greek Unity 3.92 (25) 4.15 (20) 2.00 (3) 4.50 (2) Alumni 3.84 (25) 3.90 (20) 3.00 (3) 4.50 (2) Support Greek 3.80 (25) 3.90 (20) 2.33 (3) 5.00 (2) Expansion Educational 4.04 (25) 3.90 (20) 4.67 (3) 4.50 (2) Programming Technology 3.28 (25) 3.40 (20) 2.67 (3) 3.00 (2) Enhancements Training/Cont. 4.44 (25) 4.45 (20) 4.67 (3) 4.00 (2) Improvement
CURRENT All Current S: Active or Students: S: Never STUDENTS Students Inactive Previously a Been a (256) Member Member Member (223) (2) (31) Residential 3.47 3.57 1.50 (2) [2/1] 2.87 (31) Communities (255) (222) Greek Meeting 3.87 4.00 3.00 (2) [1/5] 3.00 (31) Spaces (256) (223) Funding 3.72 3.87 2.00 (2) [1/3] 2.74 (31) Options (256) (223) Greek Unity 3.93 4.09 4.00 (2) [3/5] 2.84 (31) (255) (222) Alumni 3.83 3.95 3.00 (2) [1/5] 3.03 (31) Support (255) (222) Greek 3.91 4.10 2.00 (2) [1/3] 2.68 (31) Expansion (254) (221) Educational 3.54 3.56 3.50 (2) [3/4] 3.42 (31) Programming (253) (220) Technology 3.41 3.42 2.00 (2) [1/3] 3.27 (30) Enhancements (254) (222) Training/Cont. 3.72 3.72 4.00 (2) [4/4] 3.71 (31) Improvement (254) (221)
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 26 BU Student All Active L & Ind. MCG NPHC IFC PHC Members or (14) (11) (66) (33) (99) Active or Inactive Inactive by Members Council (223) Residential 3.57 3.71 (14) 3.46 (11) 3.36 (66) 4.27 (33) 3.46 (98) Communities (222) Greek 4.00 4.07 (14) 4.27 (11) 3.82 (66) 4.06 (33) 4.06 (99) Meeting (223) Spaces Funding 3.87 4.21 (14) 4.64 (11) 3.67 (66) 3.85 (33) 3.88 (99) Options (223) Greek Unity 4.09 3.93 (14) 4.00 (11) 4.21 (66) 3.88 (32) 4.12 (99) (222) Alumni 3.95 3.64 (14) 4.00 (11) 3.89 (66) 4.14 (33) 3.97 (98) Support (222) Greek 4.10 4.00 (14) 4.00 (11) 3.91 (64) 4.09 (33) 4.26 (99) Expansion (221) Educational 3.56 2.93 (14) 3.55 (11) 3.75 (65) 3.00 (33) 3.72 (97) Programming (220) Technology 3.42 2.79 (14) 3.27 (11) 3.63 (65) 3.18 (33) 3.46 (99) Enhancements (222) Training/Cont. 3.72 3.43 (14) 3.70 (10) 3.88 (66) 3.22 (32) 3.82 (99) Improvement (221)
Comments on Future Aspirations Please list any other future goals and aspirations for Baylor's Greek community. Alumni, previously held membership in a Greek organization as a student. The potential greek life has on college campuses to develop future leaders is great; however, students in greek life at Baylor (and arguably at many other institutions) lack the guidance they need from mentors in order to flourish. Although it is very different for fraternities vs. sororities (and in the future, we might consider separating questions based on effectiveness of sororities and fraternities), there seems to be an overall lack of mature leadership and guidance across the board. Of course, there are some exceptions to the rule, but for the most part, young adults are being expected to lead others without much leadership development, guidance, or effective advising. I do not believe that 22 year old young men and women can be expected to effectively lead and impact others without strong, stable mentors around them. Boys cannot teach other boys how to be men, and neither can girls. At a college age, these students have not yet reached their peak cognitive function, but it is also a crucial time for development of who they will become as individuals. I believe that reinforcing leadership in the form of mentors and advisors would increase greek life's ability to excel in all
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 27 areas asked about previously in the survey - leadership development, cultural sensitivity, philanthropy, alumni engagement, etc. These students need someone to look up to for guidance who is fully invested in their development, not just look to their peers. Greek life has the potential to significantly impact the lives of our students with the right guidance. Having experts in this area would help greek life evolve into a fully transformative opportunity for students, not just a social club. It is imperative that Baylor wakes up and stops using religion as a crutch to ignore areas that are realities at Baylor like drugs, alcohol and sex. Students will always engage in these things and need proper training, protection and awareness. As of now I do not feel like Baylor does a good job protecting students. More bible studies. More worship nights. More prayer gatherings We need more sororities on campus. New member classes are double what mine was in 1987. It’s ridiculous. We need lodges or meeting spaces that can hold all of the members of sororities without it violating fire code. Would like to see more training and education on risk & harm reduction (social event planning with event monitors etc.), more training and education on cultural sensitivity, and the development of chapter facilities to provide space for chapters. I would also like to see the name of the functional office change to "Fraternity & Sorority Life" to more accurately portray the community and to keep up with industry trends.
Bring a Kappa Delta chapter back! Sic em �! Would love to see Kappa Delta sorority again back on campus! Greek housing is essential for a university and the growth of the Greek community. Baylor makes BOATLOADS of money on Greek life via Homecoming parade, Sing, Pigskin, etc. However, when I was a student and in Greek life, it felt like Baylor did nothing to give back to the Greek community. With the growth of Waco, I believe that if there is to be expansion, Baylor should give priority to organizations that have had a presence on campus in the past rather than start from scratch. Baylor also needs to find ways to engage these alumni in collaboration with their fraternal organizations on campus that will provide everyone with meaningful opportunities to get involved or to simply feel good about what is happening because of the partnership. Greek housing and expansion. Need to look at the whole quota system. Baylor's Greek community lacks unity compared to other schools, due to housing. If Baylor were to permit Greek organizations to have on campus houses, I believe Alumni would fund the houses and the greek organizations would be more unified, and offer a more supportive community for its members. I loved deferred recruitment, however I think Baylor would benefit from a deferred recruitment similar to Ole Miss, who does it during October. This gives students
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 28 time to focus on academics and meet those in the greek community to decide if recruitment is a good fit for them, but still allows them to get plugged in early to start building relationships with mentors and peers. I wish I didn’t have to select 3 issues that Baylor addresses well and only 3 that need to be discussed more. ALL of the issues listed, even if they were technically covered, felt like a “check mark” to complete as an online training. I feel none of the listed topics were thoroughly discussed. Work with NPC and National Kappa Delta to bring it back to Baylor, find a compromise for Greeks to live in an environment that is respectful of Baylor and Christian values but allowing for the same residential experience that Greeks have at other campuses. To encourage a community spirit of positivity for among all groups. Would love to see Kappa Delta back on campus. Would love to have a place to meet up with other sisters when we come to Waco. Bring Kappa Delta back Baylor needs more Greek organizations to allow more students to participate without the existing organizations getting so large. I would absolutely love to see Kappa Delta come back to Baylor! Support sorority expansion with priority given to groups previously at Baylor to gain alumni support. Better to come to Alma mater when your Greek life is still there or coming back to campus. Would love to see Kappa Delta back on campus. It would make coming home to campus even more special than it is. Would love to see Baylor expand and have Kappa Delta back on campus before other chapters are invited since they were once there. Kappa Delta has a strong presence at other universities and I feel like Baylor would benefit as well from activating this chapter. Baylor should expand by adding one or two more sororities to decrease pledge class sizes & allow opportunities for more women to have a sisterhood where they belong & contains a diverse group of sisters to learn from. More sororities to allow for more diversity I was a Kappa Delta in the late 80’s at Baylor. My son is a freshman Beta. My daughter will be there starting fall 2019. We love baylor! I would love to see more sororities on Campus. The pledge classes are too large so the girls don’t even get to know everyone in their sorority. Seems like there could be room for 2-4 more sororities. I am hoping Kappa Delta gets a chance to come back to campus. I am in north Houston but would love to help any way I can to facilitate Kappa Delta back on campus
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 29 It’s time for an expansion and to add another sorority to the Baylor Greek Life. Kappa Delta was a strong sorority and has evolved nationally as a huge philanthropy and service for women to grow and develop into young leaders. With today’s technology the Alumni support for Kappa Delta would be a huge benefit to the Baylor Community. Kappa Delta and i’s values align with Baylor and its commitment to women to grow in all aspects of service and leadership. Sisterhood is so important for growing strong friendships in a sorority. That’s hard to create strong bonds with such large pledge classes. The student body has grown, yet the number of sororities has decreased. Please consider adding 2-4 more sororities so that pledge classes are closer to 40. This was such a great number that allows for pledges to actually get to know each other. Please consider reinstating Kappa Delta to campus. Bring Kappa Delta back on campus I would like to see Kappa Delta brought back into campus The sorority I was a part of at Baylor was closed, years after I graduated. (I was a kappa delta). No longer having it on campus has affected my desire to attend games and homecoming; and I would be willing to contribute (both with my time and financial means) to get it back on campus. More diversity among Greek membership, less focus on legacies and Panhellenic references. To let them have a perfect solution the experience and the freedom to learn and grow. When they make mistakes, it should be dealt with in a way that doesn't automatically ban them from campus. Baylor loses out on lots of great kids because of the number of times we kick fraternities off campus for what would be handled very differently at other universities. And we really need smaller pledge classes for sororities--there is no unity because pledge classes are 90+ sometimes and they can't possibly all know each other. To continue the strong Greek system at Baylor! More diversity in the chapters to expose students culturally and open minds to people who are not exactly like them. This is where you truly learn and change the world! Continue to educate participating students (and community at large) on timely issues related to college students. Career networking, panhellinic wide personal/professional development opportunities, well rounded educational opportunities (personal finance, nutrition, tax prep). There absolutely needs to be more sorority chapters, based on current recruitment numbers. The chapters are too large to be manageable and for the members to develop meaningful friendships within their new member classes. Initiation is rushed through too quickly.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 30 We need more sororities on campus. New member numbers are way too high for the girls to get the most out of their experience. Stop taking advantage of the Greek Community in regards to Sing and Homecoming. Also, stop butting in to Greek life affairs so much. Reduce the presence of alcohol at Greek club activities Have fraternity housing. Let the kids be kids. If other kids are offended, tell them to not go to the events the fraternity host. Baylor needs to be more supportive and welcoming to new colonizing chapters to help ensure success. Support from fellow chapters would help new colonizing chapters as well. I am an alumni of Baylor (‘02, ‘05, ‘06). I joined Lambda Chi Alpha while at BU. My Greek-life experience shaped me greatly and affirmed my call to ministry as I was given opportunity to serve and interact w other from many different backgrounds. The values of LXA and BU are very much congruent and i would hope that Baylor would work at seeing a recolonization of the LXA Sigma Psi chapter in the near future. Assist with employment and job opportunities post graduation. Further networking between students and alumni Add another chapter to Panhellenic OR allow the sororities to lower their quotas for each new member class. Additionally, I wish the University would have more scholarships for students who are unable to afford dues...and reward the most well-rounded, involved students with the funds. Additionally, Baylor is too lenient with sororities...they need to keep better tabs on what is going on. Inclusivity; alcohol and sexual assault sensitivity and training Alumni, never a member of a Greek organization: Something to consider is that IFC and Pan-hellenic greek life receive WAY more support than our other greek organizations. I believe that there should be an emphasis on including all greek organizations in these things, whether it be support or financial investment. Currently, greek life is extremely segregated, and does cause a lot of tension between different racial groups (particularly fraternities). I have seen numerous freshmen that I mentored during my time at Baylor get involved in extremely negative things afflicted with the greek organization. I believe that we should ensure that our students are ALL upholding the mission and values of Baylor University. Additionally, I believe there should be more focus on academic excellence and philanthropy. I don't know that many students understand the mission and purpose of their organizations. Improve diversity. Minorities are vastly under-represented. Stop alcohol abuse. Stop Baylor's hypocrisy.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 31 Ban all fraternities and sororities from campus. These organizations are not a positive influence on the student body and place the larger student body at further risk due to their actions. Eradication of the Greek system. Greek life is a haven for those who commit sexual assault and only furthers divisions on campus, especially between socioeconomic and racial groups. Alumni, currently a member of a Greek organization: Healthy Greek system regarding chapter strength/viability, culture of wellbeing, and leadership/personal development; student emotional connection to Baylor and to Greek organization Need to expand sororities as chapters are too big and much sisterhood has been completely lost I have noticed how large each sorority is now. It seems Baylor may need to allow new Greek chapters to join Baylor in order to keep numbers from being too large within each group? -Lessen traditional programming (Sing, float, etc.) and focus more on substantive program (community service, educational programming). -Encourage community partnerships (versus donating money to Mission Waco, actually having members volunteer at Mission Waco). -Change benchmark for academic excellence from ASA or AFA to number of members in academic programs (SI or Peer-tutoring) or GPA growth from semester to semester. -As part of new member education, have new members attend and be educated on the different Greek councils. -Sexual health dialogue instead of abstinence
Faculty, Affiliated with a Greek organization There is a clear divide with the multicultural organizations and the Panhellenic council. This needs to be addressed as well as diversity It is obvious the university does not follow its "equal mandate" when it comes to Greek Life. The women have so much more than the men. The men do not have any place to meet. The men do not have anywhere to store their "stuff". The men are really treated like "step children." It seems that they are accused of wrong doing and then have to prove themselves not guilty. From just a worker in the field, it appears that the university would be glad for the Fraternities to go away if they did not participate in Homecoming and All University Sing. I have actually talked with over half of the Fraternities and have found the same sentiment as I am describing in this document. If the university could reach out to these men, they would find a group of leaders that could do a lot of good for this university. A move toward helping the Fraternities to have a presence on campus would go a long way in correcting the years and years of negativity. The university does a good job at not remembering the people that help it move forward and these men are the forgotten few. The university spends time looking for a
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 32 problem instead of letting the advisers and standards committees take care of issues that arise from time to time. Better coordination with national organizations to lesson duplicate programming, approval systems, and online input. Promote unity while ameliorating competition. ELIMINATE hazing--primarily on the fraternity side and also with local fraternities that seem to be above all rules. Much, much, much more oversight by Academic Affairs. More training for students and advisors. It would be best if advisors for greek life were full time employees dedicated to greek life. Faculty, unaffiliated: Minimize the importance and commitment to Sing. Students have failed my classes because of this event. It adds unnecessary social, financial and academic pressure. Some students are FINED if they don't participate. As you can tell from my responses, I would like to see the Greek community disbanded. Academics and grades; education on "group think"/exclusion; education on behavior by Greeks in study abroad programs and exchanges; less emphasis on the Greek community at Baylor, more emphasis on community and interaction with non-Greeks at Baylor. Staff, unaffiliated: More funding and meeting spaces for NPHC organizations Some studies have shown a negative relationship between Greek membership and socioemotional skills, such as empathy. This is concerning to me as a staff member, especially as I read about incidents relating to cultural sensitivity, hazing, sexual assault, etc. In my general experience, the ethnic minority Greek organizations play a positive supporting role for students on our campus and increase their sense of belonging, but I am not certain the majority white organizations benefit the campus in the same way. While the students may enjoy Greek activities and all may feel a positive bond with their brothers/sisters, it is concerning to me how those same activities often marginalize others (ethnic minorities, women, students who aren't as well off, etc.). I believe the biggest priority for Greek organizations should be cultural sensitivity training and more opportunities to meet and partner with students outside of the Greek community. Students should understand the worlds outside of their own. Unity within the Greek community. Cultural sensitivity. Sexual assault awareness. Staff, current formal role, Greek as undergrad: Event and Meeting spaces Diversity within groups.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 33 This question is a bit confusing, are you asking what I believe Baylor's priorities are or are you asking from my perspective, what are Baylor's priorities? Or are you asking me what chapters and Greek members set as a priority. Staff, current or previous formal role, not Greek as undergrad: Be inclusive with what are Greek Organizations; don't only think about or associate Greek life to NPC and IFC groups Better representation of diversity within the community as well as diversity educational opportunities for all chapters. Removal of questionable roles like fraternities' sweethearts. Intercouncil unity; funding for MGC and NPHC to attend conferences with NPC/IFC Parents, students are in a Greek organization: More sororities and fraternities on campus With the large number of women being released in formal recruitment, there seems to be a large need for expansion. The Greek system has a very positive reputation and adds to the Baylor experience for many women. As more and more applicants choose to attend Baylor, Greek life can be a large asset to the sense of community, leadership development opportunities and service to the University. Also with millennial students who are more service oriented, I’d love to see more options of Greek service opportunities to give back to the Waco community. No tolerance for hazing and alcohol abuse As a parent of a Greek male and Greek female (from another school) and having been a member of Greek life in my youth I do support the growth of Greek life at Baylor with strong standards and accountability. However, I am a bit disappointed at the hands off approach Baylor has taken with the fraternities. Sororities seem to have preferential treatment with their meeting rooms. Baylor would most likely be able to control fraternity behavior if it did support meeting rooms for the men and even Greek houses for all Greeks. They already do this in an unofficial capacity, by Baylor being involved it would create more accountability and leverage and would definitely bring in strong alumni support. It would be a plus to have Greek Housing on campus. The students miss a large part of the Greek experience by not having Fraternity and Sorority houses. There needs to be more alumnae advisor presence. The members are running the organizations with little to no oversight. Parents, students are not in a Greek organization Please get rid of it. Parents, one student is in a Greek organization and one student is not This discussion is primarily focusing on sororities. I am a Baylor Greek alumni and my daughter is a Greek at Baylor. My daughter is in a different group than what I am a member of.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 34 This is primarily due to the fact that in the 1980s when a couple of the sororities were not making quota (55 at that time) Baylor allowed 2 new groups to come on campus and eventually our national organization pulled my group from Baylor due to the circumstances. One of those groups that was allowed to colonize is no longer there and that is why there is an empty room in the Panhellenic building. I encourage you to be thoughtful and careful in your planning of bringing on a sorority. It is very competitive at Baylor and the groups have high monetary commitments for Sing, etc. which is challenging for a new group. There is no doubt a new group would be a welcome option for many wonderful young women who did not get their choice during recruitment and are open to something new. It is vital there is a strong alumni presence in the area to support a new chapter. Please do your due diligence to make sure a new group has a good reputation nationally and solid support from their national organization. For instance my group, Delta Gamma, is ranked the top for philanthropy and has excellent chapters with numerous awards in the Texas Oklahoma region. I was very pleased with my daughter’s Greek experience at Baylor. She was a Chi Omega and it is a wonderful chapter and she made wonderful friends. I have even become close to parents in Chi Omega which has been rewarding. I am on the House Corporation Board if the Delta Gamma Chapter at Texas A&M and am always impressed by the wonderful girls. We had to expand our house to accommodate recruitment numbers as Greek is becoming increasingly popular. I understand the numbers for Recruitment at Baylor have also been high and the groups are so large they are potentially breaking fire codes on bid day, so I am in-tune firsthand what you are experiencing. A new group should have no competition with the old (Athena etc.) and bring a fresh strong perspective as well as stein chapters at other Universities in the Texas Oklahoma area. Others: Reevaluation of the scope and role of Faculty Advisor, in the interest of chapter member development and with consideration to Inter/National Partners' local alumni advisors. (Inter/National Sorority Partner) Baylor’s Greek life organizations need to become compliant with NPC policies. The SUB mixers are divisive and do little to promote all chapters. Not all chapters are supported by the general Greek organizations. (International officer for a sorority) I can be contacted at [email protected] or 214-697-2642. We need to chat on this topic & I'm very pleased to see this study get started. (Alumni by Choice) Current Students, active or inactive member of a Greek organization: Local & Independent Council Make ZZZ official without dues More inclusion of local chapters within the Greek system I want to not feel less than as a member of an independent chapter. Some people don’t even think my sorority is part of Greek life. There should be a building for non- Panhellenic groups as well.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 35 Multicultural Greek Council IFC meeting hall; if there is a potential, Greek housing, expressed support for Greek life. They do a lot more good on campus than bad. The bad is constantly regulated but the good is hardly recognized or rewarded. Giving time, money and attention to smaller councils to truly enhance diversity. As well as more funding and meeting spaces. It is unfair that only 1 of the many councils has a designated space and building to call their own. Smaller councils are left out of the convo to incoming students and are not giving the same priority. I believe that IFC should pursue having its own building for future endeavors. The large numbers in IFC chapters would only marginalize the smaller chapters of MGC and NPHC if they were houses together. I believe a much more effective plan would be dedicating the second floor of the the SUB to MA/ MGC/ NPHC. This would prevent the monetary burden that Panhellenic currently experiences to rent out their rooms. IFC has very different needs compared to MGC and NPHC. National Panhellenic Council Working on leadership inside the organizations and taking away the political aspects and creating systems where students are fairly given a chance to be leaders! Provide more opportunities and meeting spaces for multicultural sororities and fraternities. It feels like they aren’t equal to Panhellenic sororities. Larger meeting space would be helpful, esp for sing and other events. Making pledge classes smaller is ideal I think Baylor should expand the number of sorority chapters, with only 8 chapters each pledge class has on average 90 girls. This is in no way influencing a strong sense of sisterhood. The chapters should be more intimate. And there should be more chapters to choose from at rush. Also a goal for Baylor should be to have on campus Greek housing. I would like to see more unity between the different greek councils of Baylor. I know certain strides have been made, but there is not enough support and enforcement of that. I know that forcing is not the best option for adults, but perhaps strong encouragement or providing ways of implementation could help. Without this strong encouragement I feel that the councils will continually separate themselves without having knowledge or understanding between one another. I fear that without this unity and continual separation you will not only have separation between students from an overall student life perspective but also continual problems with cultural diversity among councils and cultural sensitivity issues. Without understanding there still seems to be no forward movement, hence the same mistakes regarding cultural sensitivity and the protests that result continue to occur. I would say my main goal would be to add houses for greek life students.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 36 Less hazing I ask that Baylor support it’s Black Greeks the same way it does the white ones. Allow sororities and fraternities to have houses I would love to see us get houses eventually. Interfraternity Council I wish they would protect the organizations more. Baylor has denied on campus housing for any of the fraternities, and so they have no supervision of things involving alcohol. At the end of the day, parties will happen, its college, and Baylor tries only to punish these occurrences. There is no incentive for a member of a Greek organization to get help if someone is in danger at their party, they risk getting thrown off campus. Baylor is more about punishment then dual cooperation with students. Also they require all the time that goes into sing, yet keep all the profits to themselves, instead of giving to the philanthropies of each organization. To be supported by Baylor and not face the biases that Baylor has against the Greek community in favor of other organizations, specifically KOT I really wish that there would be Greek life housing and Greek life meeting rooms so that there can be a greater on campus presence for the community. An IFC building is something that would be huge for the Greek community. I'm a realistic individual and I know houses are not realistic at this time, nor will they probably ever be, but an IFC building is not an extreme amount to be asked considered there is a Panhellenic Building, which mind you shows a significant amount of favoritism. Have Baylor support us and not just take advantage of us for the benefits we provide (I.e. sing, float) Student Organization Resource Room. IFC/Local Council building similar to the Stacey Riddle Forum. I just wish Baylor would let up a little, I feel like Baylor tries too hard to get into the business of what’s happening off campus, and it ends up hurting people more than if they were to just help Greek life out. Have a healthy relationship with Baylor and possibly work together to find a way for Baylor to appreciate all the work we put into float and sing through donations to our respective philanthropy Houses for fraternities and sororities Fraternity meeting spaces/lodges/building
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 37 I almost didn’t come to Baylor because there is no Greek housing. Fraternities need a place to meet that’s at least like the Panhellenic building. Taking the example of TCU would be a perfect next step. There’s no rational reason the fraternities at Baylor do not have houses. Houses bring fraternities together and make us stronger. There was already enough issues Baylor had no control of without the houses. Obviously way too much emphasis was put on sports and the University could not even control that. Blaming fraternities for things is a cop out for lack of control in other areas. Just a joke. Somewhere for IFC organizations to hold meetings, Sing! practices, and other function, similar to the Panhellenic building. The incongruity in offerings feels sexist and is reflective of Baylor’s lack of institutonal support for its IFC fraternities. Baylor would do well to focus on how to utilize the Greek system (especially IFC groups) as a way for student to experience continued growth rather than a liability. I doubt that a single IFC fraternity feels in any way that Baylor administration values them appropriately and the contributions they make to the Baylor community. Baylor as an institution fails to recognize that its most cherished traditions (homecoming and Sing!) could not exist without the participation of the Greek community. I personally would appreciate the opportunity for meaningful dialogue between the community and the administration that isn’t just focusing on us a risk to be managed (in terms of hazing/alcohol/etc.). I’d like to see more support from the University. While they say “we love to support our Greek community,” Baylor does everything opposite of this and does not support the community. If a house opportunity is not available then the IFC Greek need a building similar to the Pan-Hellenic building to have meetings, and do work in on campus. It would be so much easier to watch the growth and development of the Greek Community if they had proper space on campus. I think that without the Greek community many of the loved Baylor traditions would be lost ie homecoming and sing so the Greek community should be much more appreciated by Baylor. And by Greek I don’t mean KOT because they are not a fraternity and are not part of the IFC Panhellenic Council Multicultural training is important. When orgs like KKG are telling women that their sorority is for "white women", there's a problem. I would definitely like to see more efforts in offering not only education, but actual training to both leaders and members of Greek organizations. A lot of the time we are just told what resources are available, but are never educated further on how to handle situations - some not even having any education or resources offered at all. One of the areas I feel that we need education and training for is for cultural sensitivity. Especially considering the incident that occurred with Kappa Sigma last year, a mandate needs to
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 38 be in place since clearly there is the possibility of this being an issue due to a lack of education and training on the matter. In being a university with students from over 80 different countries around the world, and being Christian at that, we need to be more mindful in producing educated, compassionate students and alumna to spread love into the world, not hate or just plain ignorance. With the Greek community representing close to 20% of the student population, it is our responsibility to make sure we are doing our best to take part in living up to the Christian values we preach as a university. After all, Jesus said "love thy neighbor," nothing less than that. Demand revision of internal disciplinary boards as they are biased and target members fostering fearful additives toward authorities in the chapter, low self esteem and poor general well-being and impressions of the organizations and school. - Having smaller pledge classes- More chapter unity- educating non-Greek students what Greek life really means I know Greek Life can work on unity and support each other better than they do now and that should be a priority. However, I think a future goal for Baylor University should be to support Greek Life better. I think that Baylor University looks at their Greek Community through a lens of what it looks like at other Universities. Baylor Greek life is not normal and does not fall under normal stereotypes of Greek life on other campuses, and by the university and activities department treating Baylor Greek Life like it is this terrible unhealthy community and reality I think you create a hostile environment. I think this culture could be better understood. For example, hiring people who are not familiar with Baylor is great, but when you start making decisions when you don't understand the culture I think that is a problem. I know my chapter was frustrated last year when decisions were being made from a place or lens of what a national organization is saying without understanding what Greek Life actually looks and feels like at Baylor. I think the big push for greek unity now is awesome, but thinking that greek life isn't unified because we hate each other is foolish. Almost every tradition on Baylor's Campus that Greek Life participates in is based on competition, and I don't think that is bad. However, I do think it leads to competition in other platforms and not understanding that culture and making uniformed decisions is frustrating for members in chapters. I think the way recruitment is in January is extremely flawed. Something needs to be done to improve this system and people need to be held accountable for breaking the rules. new srat I would like to see more leadership empowerment of Greek leaders and accountability on Greek unity from the university. Regarding leadership empowerment, many Greek leaders are expected to fully function in their new role, and while the National organization provides a framework for this, a personal conversation with someone from the university would be helpful. For example, this conference would include clear problems or triumphs the university sees in the organization, making expectations and support clear while fostering a "team" environment between organizations and Baylor. In
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 39 addressing Greek unity, it is pretty difficult to find unity in the incredibly competitive atmosphere of Sing/Pigskin and other university initiatives. For example, our chapter was approached by the development office about annual giving in "students giving to students" and the adult from the development office's first idea was a competition among sororities. We suggested the challenge of a Panhellenic gift, where we all came together. It is in this assumption that different groups need competition as an incentive that has become tiring, especially coming from higher up within Baylor. I am extremely hopeful for the trajectory of recruitment and Panhellenic unity in the future, but I have to admit there are certain traditions in practices within Baylor that cause the unified environment to grow slower. I would aspire that Panhellenic actually become unified with each other and with other councils. I know that sometimes partnering with groups from to admit there are certain traditions in practices within Baylor that cause the unified environment to grow slower. I would aspire that Panhellenic actually become unified with each other and with other councils. I know that sometimes partnering with groups from other councils is difficult because of their smaller budgets/lack of funding (for instance there would be a burden on us if we were to pair with a group from another council for float). However, the attitude and climate of acceptance is changing for the better! Continue development and appreciation of the Greek community. It is a valuable asset for so many and has absolutely shaped both my college experience and who I am for the better. Find another sorority to put on campus(Panhellenic), Separate panhellenic and intercultural sororities so people know that they're different from the beginning, instead of just assuming all rush processes are the same. Work to decrease competition between the chapters and increase support for leadership roles outside Greek life. Also, make sure the advisors are people who work to achieve this goal and uplift students at all times. Personally, the advisors for my chapter are one of the main reasons I will probably depin before graduation. This especially breaks my heart because I truly think that the staff here at Baylor is so amazing, yet I haven't found support for my current leadership roles and challenge to be a better leader within the Greek life faculty. greek houses Baylor should provide financial support for meeting spaces on Baylor's campus. In my council, each member pays part of dues for renting a space in the Panhellenic forum. Students on campus should not have to rent rooms on campus, but instead should use those thousands of dollars to provide support for other Greek programs and activities. Creating a space for IFC to meet that is equitable to Panhellenic. Expend Panhellenic and decrease the pledge class sizes. UNITY! I think before we get any other chapters or housing, there needs to be unity among the chapters, but not forced unity. Stereotypes of each chapter carry too much
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 40 weight in the identities of members, and if we want baylor to be a place where “light shines bright” we need our members to reflect the light of Christ, which includes stepping into our identities as daughters of the Father, and not just sorority girl. Expansion GET HOUSES!!!!!!! I definitely feel like having houses would greatly enhance the Greek experience. Also, as a Panhellenic woman, I feel that it is unfair that the fraternity men (who also are a huge part of campus life) don't have any meeting place that is specifically theirs. Panhellenic Judicial board to protect Panhellenic women from disciplinary boards within their chapter that lack integrity. Greek Unity was already listed but I think it is the most important. I also think there needs to be better regulation of recruitment considering so many chapters view recruitment as a competition and not as a fun way to get new members. A better relationship with Student Activities On campus living. More reasonable student activities policies. Current Students, never been a member of a Greek organization Stop being racist drunks. More diversity w/i the Greek community, fostering a more inclusive atmosphere b/w both Greeks and non-Greeks, promoting Greek unity (especially between sororities), and stronger regulation of cheating between sororities/fraternities (I've seen issues of older members giving younger members access to old tests for some classes) I believe this form is specific to our university’s “main” Greek organizations. But it is important that Baylor gives more support to and for multicultural Greek organizations. The NPHC is an example of a group of organizations that is extremely important historically and culturally to the black community. Baylor should also do a better job of holding Greek organizations accountable for staying active on campus by planning community and campus outreach. BRING THE DIVINE 9 BACK Greek life has had a negative impact on Baylor University. There is little that can be gained from Greek life that cannot be gained from a Student Org. Greek life promotes exclusivity and classism. Considering the various negative situations that have occurred over the past few years not just at the national level (hazing rituals that have caused death, horrifying sexual assault cases, and perpetuation of misogynistic attitudes) but also on Baylor's campus (culturally degrading parties, hazing violations, and also perpetuation of sexist attitudes), it is amazing to me that Baylor allows this to continue. Why would a Christian university allow for organizations like these that are based off of such negative premises and which have absolutely
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 41 horrendous practices nation-wide? My future goal and aspiration for Baylor's Greek life is that it be disbanded so that students can participate in wholesome and positive endeavors that do not start from a place of classism. Increase NPHC organization. There are plenty of npc organizations (enough in fact that they have their own building). NPHC only has more than half of its fraternities which is great! But we are lacking in our sororities Current Students, previously a member of a Greek organization It is so sad to me that Baylor's Greek communities are so incredibly homogenous according to race and ethnicity and other background characteristics including SES. I think Baylor Greek life is a detriment to the students involved, other students, and the campus community and should be removed and reimagined. However, I do not think this will happen. I have a couple recommendations. Greek life organizations should interact more with the Multicultural Greek Council. Maybe All-University events should include partnerships between these organizations.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 42 2018 Greek Visioning Survey: Additional Comments
Alumni, previously held membership in a Greek organization as a student. Students are so afraid of getting in trouble for various things that they choose to put themselves in situations where they are very unsafe. Women especially are at a disadvantage and I would not send my daughter to Baylor. Being a part of the Greek life at Baylor really helped develop me socially, spiritually, mentally and as a leader. Our daughters have been in Greek life at Baylor as well and it has been such a positive influence in their lives. Adds to Baylor experience tremendously. The Greek system needs to expand and the women's pledge classes need to be much 50% smaller Proud to see the meeting rooms have been improved since I was involved 15 years ago. I would love to see more faith based interactions! I would like to see the return of Sigma Kappa. Baylor needs to do a better job of appreciating the Greek community and all they do— especially All University SING!, parade floats, etc. Love the direction with new leadership in the greek life office! I had a wonderful experience in Kappa Delta at Baylor and would love to see them reinstated. There are many very large chapters (# of girls in each sorority) on campus. The campus could benefit from 2-3 additional sororities being on campus. I hope you will strongly consider extending Kappa Delta an invitation to rejoin Baylor’s Greek life. There are many KD alumnae in TX ready to support a chapter. I am a charter member of Kappa Delta sorority. The years I participated in the Greek system are some of my best memories. I had 100 sisters which 32 years later are considered my family. I would love to see Kappa Delta return to Baylor’s campus. Bring more Greek life to Baylor! Need more choices for girls. I hope Baylor will bring Kappa Delta back to campus. We were well behaved, very academic minded young ladies. KD has thriving chapters across the south and I believe there is a refreshed commitment by alumna to help rebuild the chapter. Such a fun and remarkable time being in a sorority at Baylor. Best memories and made me the person I am today!
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 43 When I was there in 1990-1994 I was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. Being a member of the alum chapter in Ft. Worth. I would love to see Kappa Delta there again. This chapter would be another chapter we could support being that we are only an hour and half away. There are many Baylor KD alum's in our chapter that are interested in bringing KD back to Baylor. I am a proud alumni of Kappa Delta and would like to see a cooperative effort to have the chapter reopened at Baylor I appreciate Baylor taking the time to seek feedback as you all plan the next steps for growth. Sic’em! Class of 2001/ Pledge class 1999 As a Hispanic female I did not feel many of the sororities were inclusive with people that looked different than their members. I am an alum and parent of a Freshman at Baylor. I have noticed that sororities are really huge. There is a big need to add another sorority. As a former KD Baylor alum, I would to see Kappa Delta back at Baylor. When I was there it was very very obvious that certain sororities were given preferential treatment and had a huge advantage during rush. Would have violated Panhellenic rules on any other campus. With addition of Panhellenic building for chapters helped. But still not sure what it’s like now. Never got the feeling it was a priority to be fair to all houses. My Greek life experience at Baylor was incredible and I’m thankful for all the opportunities it gave me during my time there and after. I fully enjoyed my Greek experience in Kappa Delta at Baylor. It is were I met some of my best friends. I would love to see our chapter back on campus. I, along with my sorority sisters, were very sad when Kappa Delta was pulled from Baylor. It is an amazingly strong national sorority and I think it could be a successful chapter at BU once again. I’d love to help reinstate the Epsilon Chi chapter in the future. Houses would go a long way and consider Fall rush. It seems many great women are denied the opportunity of sisterhood if they don’t have a certain look or come from a certain amount of money. Expanding the Panhellenic options could allow more girls to be able to have this experience and add to the diversity of the Greek organizations. I was a Kappa Delta, I guess I should say that I am a Kappa Delta, because we continue he or sisterhood throughout our lives. My KD sisters range in age from 20s-90s and I am better for knowing them. KDs strive to reach young girls by partnering with the Girl Scouts and promote strong identities by our Confidence Coalition to empower women! The return of Kappa Delta would be a great addition to the Greek life at Baylor! Would love to see Kappa Delta back on campus. We were shut down when I was there and I had no idea why. Baylor tossed our organization aside without a second glance. I would
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 44 like to see more support for the Greek organizations from Baylor, as the help foster so many ideals that baylor holds as important. I would like to see Kappa Delta return to Baylor campus Would love to re-establish Kappa Delta on campus! I rushed in the fall of 2000 and joined a sorority that spring. The rush process was overwhelming for me as an out of state (ND) student whose mother hadn’t been in a sorority. I think it’s great that Baylor has a delayed rush, but even then it seemed like the students who were getting rushed aggressively were those with legacies or who had gone to the right high school. The Greek community provides fantastic social opportunities, good cohesive community, and does a lot of valuable service along with great events like SING and Floats, etc. But Baylor is woefully behind the curve on training Greek life on sexual assault, cultural sensitivity, alcohol abuse (rampant off campus), etc. Student Life has its head in the sand about the alcohol and parties that happen off campus. They are not having any sort of honest conversation with Greek life about this. There is a strong don’t ask, don’t tell policy. Erin Ellis, Matt Burchett care more about protecting their jobs than they do about coming up with collaborative common sense risk management solutions. Other schools have engaged their Greek community to institute party security, ID checks, create intra-organization enforcement of standards. But right now, it’s a poorly kept secret that every fraternity keeps unofficial Greek houses and hosts parties that are attended by many underage individuals with hard alcohol and sometimes drugs. Burchett needs to take his head out of the sand and figure out creative solutions to this or Baylor is just one incident away from being in the national news again because of the completely underground Greek culture. Baylor currently has the same problem Prohibition America had. The draconian policies against drinking, parties, housing have resulted in driving all of it underground and made it far riskier. Baylor has to either crack down completely or figure out more creative solutions or it’s just a matter of time before the next sexual assault case or hospitalization. I think there is a good bit to overcome in the relationship between many in the Greek community and the school. New leadership in the primary role (office of Student Life) would be a healthy start. Proud member of Delta Delta Delta! During the pledge period, all students should have to participate in all activities this is what makes the bond. Due to studies, I think this has been more lax and this is essential to forming the foundation of lifelong friendships. I graduated in 2016 from Baylor and am currently in the 2nd year of my PhD, and am president of our graduate student led campus organization. I firmly believe that my success now stems from the support and experience I received in Greek life. Greek life encouraged me, a quiet, shy, and introverted individual, to speak out and be a leader. Continuing to support Greek life on Baylor’s campus is continuing to support student growth and the success of Baylor students after graduation.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 45 My experience in Greek Life was one of my defining experiences in college. I remember in 2002 (maybe it was 2003), the tables in Memorial Cafeteria/Dining Hall were changed so the sororities and fraternities couldn't sit together like they had been. It was seen as "bad" that the greek groups were sitting together. I disagreed then and I still disagree. I hope (as seen in this survey) that the college is actively working to encourage greek life. I loved not having Greek houses and would likely never have pledged had that not been the case. I also so appreciate the semester delay in rush so you can actually get to know the members before pledging a chapter. Too much attention was paid to hazing and alcohol. We really were beat over the head with that. I often felt that Baylor University did not support the Greek community. Many rules were excessively rigid, especially regarding the new member process. An essential part of the Greek experience is shared traditions. During my 4 years as a member of a Greek organization I saw the quality of the new member process decrease as anything mandatory became off limits because it could be construed as hazing. As an alumni of a Baylor sorority and a mom to two current Baylor sorority members, it has been a JOY to witness sisterhood through my daughters’ eyes. These ladies are bright, energetic, and bursting with great ideas. I believe the BU Greek system is training ground for life. Students are able to use their gifts and abilities to serve their brothers and sisters, and the University as a whole. Membership requirements are strict, as they should be. Greek life is a huge time commitment. I don’t think those outside of Greek life realize the time commitment involved. The young ladies I have witnessed in leadership roles work really hard to serve their chapter. They arrive early and stay late, taking full responsibility for their area of leadership. They are organized, well-spoken, and daily communicate with adult sponsors or other adults in the Waco area. They exhibit a maturity in their words and actions that are to be commended. Stop taking advantage of the Greek Community in regards to Sing and Homecoming. Also, stop butting in to Greek life affairs so much. The increased size of each club has decreased the sense of family & also accountability among members to uphold behavioral standards of the club & the University as a whole. Looking back on my experience in the Greek community and listening to the stories of those in the Greek community now, the Greek organizations are doing a great job of self- government and member improvement. The University should defer more to the organizations (national and local chapters). As a former member of a Baylor Panhellenic sorority,the message was always "don't drink and go to parties or you'll get in trouble." The focus was always on how drinking would negatively impact the sorority or Panhellenic, as opposed to the organizations caring about their members' well-being. And honestly, I think if the organizations more genuinely cared about the well-being of the members, there would probably be a lot less members who wanted to rebel against the "if you drink, you'll get in trouble" culture.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 46 Baylor provides no support of the Greek system. Fraternities and sororities slave over homecoming floats, SING, pigskin and other events that drive revenue for Baylor but get nothing in return. Baylor continually participates in witch hunts for minor offenses by Greek organizations and overlooks and doesn't celebrate all the accomplishments and philanthropy the students complete. Old school connections. It appears that the student led aspect of Baylor student activities or whatever the oversight org is, is not very ‘pro-Greek’. In fact, sometimes it seems they are very anti-Greek. They seem overly concerned and PC over pledgeship practices that are in no way harmful. In the words of 1 active male member “what do they want us to do? Just say welcome in and give everyone a gift basket?”. There is a process to becoming a member of any worthwhile org and I think you need to give these student adults more credit. Keep Greek-life strong! Bring back LXA- a group that outlawed hazing in the ‘70s and was always tops in academics during our active chapter days. Sic em. KOT was a great experience. I’m thankful for those friendships that I have maintained for 20+ years. I was able to meet Roy a diverse group of people and able to utilize leadership skills and develop interpersonal relationships that have been beneficial in my business career Greek life can be used as a great networking and personal development tool if its growth is not shunned and discouraged. I loved being a part of the Greek Community because it helped me get plugged in. However, I did not love being a part of my sorority. It was cliquish, prioritized the wrong things, and was rampant with rule breaking and turning a blind eye to many different things. There was no accountability, and it was as though popularity trumped sisterhood. As I previously stated, I would love to see Kappa Delta be recolonized. I feel like there has been a need for some time now for an additional chapter to be added, and bringing Kappa Delta back home would be such a positive thing for our KD and Baylor Alumni. Baylor needs to treat all greeks equally. They should not favor larger groups over smaller groups. Or older groups versus newer groups. Greek groups should not be so large that new member classes do not know each other. There should be more groups and groups should be smaller in size. Staff, unaffiliated: I feel like we have strong Greek organizations at Baylor, but "Greek unity" really isn't a thing, nor is proper and through education on alcohol and other easily-abused substances. I don't know how to bring about a more pure "Greek unity", but it would be amazing to move forward in that direction. While I'm sure Greek life isn't going anywhere anytime soon, I question its role in contributing to the overall sense of belonging and overall "health" of the campus community,
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 47 especially those who are not Greek. As such, I would recommend increasing funding for multicultural/ethnic minority Greek organizations (which seem to play a more positive role to under-served campus populations), but I would not be disappointed if Greek life, in general, played less of a role in Baylor's future. My general impression is that they are generally good, especially for building leadership and networking skills, but that they are generally bad students' stress levels, as they are required or feel pressured to attend every event and pay exorbitant amounts for things, resulting in unnecessary high stress levels. My impression is that do not actively attempt to understand other groups of students on campus, resulting in a lack of diversity and cultural competency. Alumni, never a member of a Greek organization: Someone needs to take a look at diversity and inclusion in greek life. That is a major issue that seems to be consistently overlooked and pushed under the rug. The students notice it, and our losing trust in individuals that work at the university because of it. I know that the staff members of Baylor University (student activities) have great intentions, but it does not always translate that way to students. While the Greek Community touts that it promotes community and bringing the university together, it is a very exclusive establishment that segregates the Greek community from the rest of the student population. While the Greek organizations may raise money for philanthropic causes, their presence does more harm than good for the culture of the university. Binge drinking, drugs, and sexual assault plague every university, but especially when you have Greek organizations that hold off campus parties and partake in unofficial activities involving their chapters that violate law and University conduct. I'm a Baylor graduate (1970s). I've been a staff member for 10 years and recently retired. My spouse was a sorority sponsor for 8 years, and I myself worked directly with students. I saw NOTHING GOOD about sororities and fraternities. They are superficial and hurtful and exclusive and, sadly, racist at times. I am saddened that Baylor still closes its eyes to the inherently unchristian values that these organizations embody and promote. I have never supported Greek houses at BU bcs I don’t think the Greek community needs to be emphasized highly. We are not SMU. However, if living on campus in a Greek house would allow closer supervision of the Greek community then I am all for it. The Greek system has done nothing but destroy the Christian values that Baylor used to stand for. Interview any alumni who went to Baylor before the national fraternities and sororities came to campus. They will tell you that Baylor was a safe, close-knit community of students who wanted to gain a great education in a Christian healthy environment. The Greek system ruined that. The system fed into the Betty and Bobby Baylor complex: The white, clean- cut kids who were in church Sunday, but had their daddies fund their drinking and drug habits. Baylor has had no problem with the Greek system because it attracts the richest of the Betties and Bobbies, despite the way they've changed Baylor for the worst.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 48 It was an exclusionary bacchanalia of over privileged white people. It seemed like Greek life defined their college experience. Greek life is not conducive to a good campus. It's an arcane system that is a net negative at Baylor. It consistently promotes exclusion and division, not to mention empowers a culture of sexual assault. Alumni, currently a member of a Greek organization: Love to see KD back on campus I loved my time as a student at Baylor and my time as an active member in my sorority. Overall, Greek Life at Baylor is doing many things well. But there are many things that as an alumni and former staff member, I wish could have been done differently. Many of those things are out of SA's hands (sexual health or interfaith dialogue) but it is beneficial for members when they leave Baylor to have a diverse understanding of how to celebrate and appreciate other people, instead of categorize or alienate them. Faculty, affiliated with a Greek organization: I think I was pretty clear in my last writing. I do want to say that I love Baylor but feel they could support and assist fraternities much more. I understand that there will be funds for leadership training, and other things coming, but I hope the university checks with each fraternity to see what is already being done from their national organizations. There are enough things that need to be done that we should not use university funds to do something another time. Keep in touch with the Fraternity Presidents and advisers in a non-threatening way and a lot can be done. The Greek community largely is responsible for Homecoming (parade and activities), All-University Sing, and other events although there appears to be little appreciation on the part of the University. Money raised for philanthropy is astronomical and at least on the women's side (and I've heard the men's, too), academics are stronger than in the general student population. Yet, many who should know that don't and in fact, state the opposite. Greeks appear to be held to a higher standard than do non-Greek organizations, athletic teams, etc. OrgSync is confusing and time consuming. Students lack training. Advisors lack training. There are not enough people in Academic Affairs to cover all of the needs. The liability training was too short and lacked scope. Overall, need a lot more support from Baylor for greek students and faculty. I don't think Baylor fully appreciates all the Greek community does for the campus (I.e. community service, higher GPA average than all-university women, homecoming, Pigskin, All- University Sing, etc. Greek community is completely white. This is a big problem. Look at pigskin and other activities, it does not represent diversity at all.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 49 Faculty, previously affiliated with a Greek organization: The sororities are fine at Baylor. The fraternities are no different than the ones with which I was familiar as an undergraduate at an SEC university-- way too much emphasis on sex, booze, and immature 'jackassery.' I saw it while my wife and I served as faculty advisers to ZTA and with the frat guys in our classes. It is unfair to the sororities at Baylor to ask these questions of all Greek organizations. These questions should be split by male/female organizations. The answers will be very different. Faculty, unaffiliated with a Greek organization: Self-serving, snobbish, uppity As a faculty I only had a number of students involved with Greek life. Female students had an excellent track record with academics and service, however, male students suffered academics greatly when rushing. Personally I know friendship they foster through Greek life is life long and that they help each other, so I have a very positive impression of Greek Life. When students put Greek life above everything at school (i.e. rushing) I see problems and possible serious issues. It's good to have organizations like this to teach members many things and give many opportunities, but they should not be treated above other student organizations. They may be too big at Baylor. They need more diversity and they need to understand diversity not in their intellectual level or through mission trips and service work. They should live side by side with other ethnic, socio-economic, and cultural groups to really understand diversity so that they can be the true leader of our future generations. In my 35 years of experience at Baylor, I have seen mostly negative aspects of the Greek community, both on and off campus. Perhaps the Greek community is unaware of its reputation in the wider Waco (non-Baylor-related) community. Greek Life could focus on being more supportive of students' health and wellness. Often the leaders of the sororities are not equipped to deal with the mental health issues of the Greek members, but they are put in positions of having to support their peers or make decisions about consequences for their peers. The faculty advisors are often no more knowledgeable about mental health issues. Perhaps consider having more of a relationship between Greek Life and the Counseling Center. Staff, current formal role, Greek as undergrad: Help NPHC groups secure meeting and event space on campus. Homecoming Step Show It is difficult to answer these questions because the Greek community at Baylor is very distinct and the different groups/councils all have different issues. Comparing the needs and priorities from an IFC perspective are different from MGC and MGC's needs and issues are different from NPHC, and NPC groups are unique as well. So the idea of the pan-Greek community is difficult to accurately evaluate.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 50 While the members of greek organizations do a lot for their various philanthropies, this is not always recognized publicly by Baylor University. Additionally, any/all facilities at Baylor University should be open for reservation to any group for any reason - including social events - to help alleviate the facilities issues encountered by current greek organizations. Staff, currently am a member of a Greek organization: I was glad to see on-campus living as a consideration for future direction. I think it could have a positive effect on student behavior if the Greek community could support it. Parents, students are in a Greek organization: Baylor needs Greek organizations! Very “image” driven. Too many expectations and fines for students who must focus on academics, as well as want to participate in Greek life. Too many “required” events, that aren’t community, philanthropy, or Baylor events Greek life at Baylor has provided my freshman a sense of community and a feeling of "belonging" that wasn't as strong before she pledged. I especially support Baylor NOT having dedicated houses for either fraternities or sororities. By not segregating the Greek living space from other campus housing, students are less likely to stay in their Greek "clique" and can better cultivate strong relationships with others outside their group. I think Baylor has a great Greek community. I was a member of a sorority there and now my daughter is as well. I think it's great that they pledge in the spring. My only concern is that the number of girls who go through does not come anywhere near to the number of spaces that are available. I think Baylor should strongly consider adding more sororities so that more girls can be a part. I am an alumni and have a daughter who was a Pi Phi and a graduating son who is a KOT. My daughter had a great experience and we were so happy with Pi Phi. When I was there, KOT was the most respected and best representation of Baylor and I have loved that my son has been a part of that group. They are such a solid group of guys and love the mutual support between Baylor and KOT. Baylor needs to hold panhellenic rush during first semester. The freshmen girls are having such a hard first semester without having good avenues to develop a social network. They crave to feel a sense of belonging and community. The “pre rush” activities make the whole process so unfair. Just let them rush first semester for Crying out loud! Both my daughter (graduate) and son (current student) have had a great Greek experience.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 51 Parents, students are not in a Greek organization The level of drinking that occurs in the frats is not appropriate, nor does it align with Baylor's stated values. It is my impression that Baylor turns a blind eye until something like sexual assault happens and they have to address it at that time. Overall, it is my belief that the frats are not good for the University. As a parent of a dedicated Baylor student, it was a shock and sadly eye opening to see how heavily Baylor holds the Greek system up on a pedestal. Unfamiliar with Greek life and the decision to not be a part of it was our student’s choice but being cut out of Baylor life, classroom discussion, and other activities that are so heavily weighted Greek made it extremely difficult to overlook being looked down upon or completely shut out of conversations; even by some professors. It’s been a disappointing journey for our family to watch from a distance and hear how our student is not feeling part of “the Baylor Light” that you all are promoting. Service organizations open to all are beneficial. The Greek system should be disbanded. Parents, one student is in a Greek organization and one student is not I would like the stigmatism of the heavy drinking and hazing be eliminated from the fraternities. Other: Over my 38 years as a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity Staff, I have had a very positive relationship with Baylor. Our Chapter has been a strong Chapter for our Fraternity across its history and has also had its share of challenges. I have had a very positive interaction with the officials at Baylor, and I look forward to working with the University as a partner as we move forward. (National Fraternity Executive) I am most familiar with the operations of the chapter I partner with, rather than that of the Greek Community as a whole - thus my response of "unfamiliar" in some instances. (Inter/National Sorority Partner) From my interaction with the Greek community at Baylor, overall it is a very good system. As with anything, there is and will always be room for improvement. The entire Greek community needs the university's support. Some of these questions about training, leadership development, etc... national organizations have the resources that the fraternities and sororities provide to their chapters through online training, leadership schools, national conventions. Baylor needs to step up and provide these resources to all the chapters to compliment what the national organizations provide or in some cases, Baylor may provide the resources to those chapters that may not have the same level of national support. There seems to be a staff for the Greek system. However, recently this spring, I was attending the probate of one of the NPHC organizations and was disappointed not to see anyone from the Greek Life staff or Student Activities - such as the director, associate director for Greek Life or assistant director for Greek life - present. Greek Life staff and the director of Student Activities did not attend any other NPHC probates that were held. However, staff - and most of the staff - supports Sing, Pigskin,
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 52 Homecoming etc... the more visible activities and those that bring large crowds dollars and visibility to Student Activities, Student Life and Baylor. In order to truly support, grow and take this system to the next level - maybe the leadership in Student Life should take a look at themselves and ask how they are supporting the Greek system. The leadership is majority white especially in Student Activities. - the associate directors are all white males. (concerned Greek alumni) All Greek communities need to have the same privileges and be treated the same. All should be on the IFC. (Parent of Alumni) Current Students, active or inactive member of a Greek organization: Local & Independent Council As a member of the Greek community, I have had a great experience so far. But, I have heard and seen some things that could be improved upon. 1.) Inequality regarding the treatment of fraternities and sororities. i.e. fraternities are still allowed to have Sweethearts, but sororities are not allowed/can no longer have Big Brothers 2.) There have been rumors around campus during Rush of hazing violations regarding fraternities still, even though Baylor and the Greek community has a zero tolerance policy for hazing. All sororities and fraternities recognized by Baylor and the Greek community on campus should be given equal treatment through rules, restrictions, etc. if they are supposed to be applied and followed by all, and they should remain that way. As a member of a local organization, I would love for us for have a room or space on campus that we can truly call our own and make it a safe haven for the women in our sorority. But, I also do not want to see a huge increase in my dues because of that space. I also love that Baylor does not have Greek houses. I think it limits the influence of the fraternities and sororities so that non-Greek students do not feel pressured or isolated if they do not have any interest. Multicultural Greek Council To all greek organizations do a big event Baylor is really pushing “Greek Unity” and I don’t know how effective it is. There are very different cultural climates in each council, and due to that they pursue their own interests. We should provide opportunities for councils to mingle but we should not push this huge inclusive vision on people that are unwilling. At the end of the day Greek life is not meant to be inclusive. Each organization is founded on selecting members that have shared values, beliefs, and experiences. At the end of the day that’s why individuals choose to go to their chapters and councils, forcing inclusivity isn’t going to work. National Panhellenic Council I think that Baylor does a better job of including everyone during rush week or as best as they can. Rush week is a very degrading week for all girls because they are consistently being judged and cut. With this being said, I think that sometimes greek life is portrayed
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 53 in a negative life because we do make cuts and certain types of girls are more likely to get into certain houses. I think Baylor needs to do a better job of portraying a positive life on Greek life and supporting them in their events because the student body as a whole may not think very positively of us. We need another sorority on campus. Overall good! I wish that there was some sort of training on how to approach different cultures within Baylor's Greek community. I also think that Baylor should take action to make available a scholarship for Greek life. wonderful for leadership development and personal growth Personally, my experience has not been all too well. As I talk to my friends in Greek life at other universities, they seem to enjoy their organizations much more than I do and they seem to be much closer with their sisters/brothers than I am. It is so hard to get to know 200+ girls on a personal level. BAYLOR SORORITIES NEED TO BE SMALLER and we need to have more than just 8 chapters. This is not at all how a sorority should work, there is no sense of sisterhood, there is no bonding, and there is no intimacy. I feel like because not everyone in my sorority knows each other it makes it a lot easier to judge one another and a lot harder to be supportive friends. When people get to know each other for who they really are they are more able to set differences aside and embrace their friendship and sisterhood. Baylor sororities are too large to the point where the significance of their letters are diminished. When there is 300 other girls who walk around campus wearing the same letters as me, I feel like just a number, just another basic sorority girl. Sororities should influence a special and unique bond between girls in their chapter, but with hundreds of girls in one chapter, it's very hard to form such bonds and feel like you're apart of something so special. I walk around campus every day and see girls wearing the same letters as me and I don't even know who they are. Every day. I see someone I don't even know, someone I've never seen before in my life, but they're supposedly my "sister"??? That's just not right. It needs to change. Greek life needs to be celebrated. My experience with Greek Life has been extremely positive. The people with whom I am involved in Greek Life have continually sharpened me and pushed me towards excellence and integrity. For me personally, greek life pulled me out of a tough place and put me in a position where I could grow and succeed. I am very thankful for all greek life has done for me. Already said it, I just would like to see Baylor support Black Greek Life the same way it does the White Greek Life. Personally, the Greek community at Baylor has equipped me to deal with conflict/adversity, and has helped me grow into a well rounded leader.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 54 Greater Greek Unity. Greek life at Baylor is nice! I do wish that the different sororities could work together more instead of always competing against each other though. Obvious bias at Baylor towards certain sororities and fraternities. We need more unity I believe could do a better job with incorporating Greek organizations into Campus Wide events Interfraternity Council No support from Baylor, only methods of punishment. Baylor should be proud that the organizations here are so much better ethically and academically than organizations at other schools, yet focus on negatives more than positives. Greek life at Baylor is great but its greatness comes from adversity. Adversity against a constant suppression from Baylor as they strive to restrict every aspect of Greek life and tradition while also demanding intense involvement with no compensation (SING). Also the unfair treatment of other organizations above the general Greek life population (KOT) is easily evident and seen as actions by them such as large evidence of hazing are cast aside whereas other groups face suspension or being kicked off because of an anonymous tip system. I think Baylor needs to accept the fact that people drink. Currently I feel that Baylor uses Greek life as a scapegoat, blaming many problems about drinking and drugs on the fraternities in particular, when this is not always the case. Instead of feeling like I go to a school that has my back, I feel constantly on edge with everything I do because I believe Baylor is out to get me for anything and everything. I know nobody will probably read this, but before Greek life I spent the night sleeping outside in random backyards or bushes because I was afraid to go back and get in trouble after drinking, and I know I’m not the only one. I love the community at Baylor and the people here make it amazing but some of these outdated policies need to change. Underage drinking is illegal and should be and should be punished when found but a police officer should not be placed in the entrance of the dorms with the sole intention of catching kids drinking. Baylor undervalues and continues to cast Greek Life in a solely negative light. I feel discriminated against for being an active member in my chapter no matter how many thousands of dollars we raise for philanthropy. Overall I want to say that my survey is harsh at times, but is solely meant to be a realistic representation of where we are today. I am extremely glad to be a part of this Greek community and I am extremely thankful that I chose Baylor's Greek system. With all of it's flaws it has some serious upside.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 55 Baylor needs to develop a better understanding of what is actually going on with their male Greek chapters. For instance, the IFC Pi Kappa Phi chapter has been able to win the Herbert H. Reynolds gold award two years in a row, while groups which consistently outperform them are ranked silver and bronze. Baylor Greek Life and Administration need to be in the know about actual chapter health rather than simply awarding organizations based on their ability to fill out a form. The Student Activities staff need a better understanding of what is actually going on in the Greek community if they want to improve Greek Life and student life overall. I think my experience with Greek life is one of the best experiences and decisions I have ever made. I’ve grown in every aspect of my life and feel like I am a better man now than I was at the beginning of my freshman year. One thing I would like to see change however is the fact that there I a very large disconnect between the Baylor administration and Greek life. Greek life does so many things for Baylor university and puts such an effort to do well in whatever event Baylor asks us to participate in. Meanwhile, I feel like the university is looking for any reason to suspend or kick us off campus and doesn’t appreciate and seem to care about the insane amount of time and money we put into events for Baylor. Money that comes out of our pockets and time out of our already crammed school days that doesn’t seem to be given a second thought. No, I am not saying that Greek life shouldn’t do events for Baylor such as float and sing, because I think they are important to the campus culture and tradition here at Baylor University, but I believe there should be some way that Baylor could show their appreciation. Whether it be by donations to our philanthropy or through some other means. The Greek community itself is doing well. The way in which Baylor deals with the Greek community is handled poorly. Baylor needs to relax a small amount understand that if you want all your beautiful homecoming and sing and pigskin. Then you have to have us. So kicking off Greek organizations like it’s nothing is not going to bode well for you in the future. At some point you’re going to push the community to a tipping point and they will all band together and you will not like the result. So maybe don’t try and arrest everyone and bust every party. Because all your things you hold so dear can be taken away just as fast as you can kick us off campus. Greek life at Baylor is not even close to its full potential. It needs to have a better outlook and support from Baylor University in order to maximize its positive affects it could have to the school I feel like the University is not very supportive of Greek Life. The leadership overseeing Greek Life focuses more on regulation than guiding the organizations. In addition, Greek involvement in and around campus is not celebrated, such as philanthropies receiving little support and attention. One impression that I’ve received from being a part of the Greek community here at Baylor is that it is looked down upon by the higher ups rather than looked at as a positive for campus life.
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 56 I would love to see a way for Baylor to unite organizations under Christ so that they can break the cycle of competition with each other Like I said above, the Greek community has been an invaluable part of my Baylor experience and I have loved my time in it, but that has been in spite of the amount of support we receive from upper level administration, not because of it. Erin Ellis has been extremely helpful, as has been our amazing advisor, but the rest of student activities portrays the sentiment that Greek life is contrary to Baylor’s mission, which is the opposite of the truth. Baylor is a difficult university to have thriving Greek life. And when they say it’s “thriving” it’s based off preferential treatments of different organizations such as Kappa Omega Tau or Phi Kappa Chi. It feels as if Baylor is “out to get” various organizations and will find a way to punish the organizations they don’t like. When it comes to their baby, Kappa Omega Tau, they let them get by with murder. For example, Sing! this past year, members of Kappa Omega Tau were caught three straight times for failing a breathalyzer, yet, we’re still allowed to place in Pigskin. Now that we are talking about alcohol, if the university is going to be stringent on the use, then stick with it. Otherwise, acknowledge college students are going to drink and the university should be providing avenues and services to keep students drinking responsibly and not drunk driving. Rather, any time a student touches alcohol, there’s a severe punishment (except in the case of Kappa Omega Tau). It would be nice if Baylor could have a positive view of fraternities on campus other than during homecoming, Sing or anytime they need help. I realize that there are many groups on campus but Greek Life provides a lot of philanthropic identity to the campus and being more open to promoting Greeks would be a very positive move. Removing the ban from having any Greek Letter on any Baylor publicity would be a good move in that direction. Having at least a monthly "What Greeks at Baylor" are doing would be a wonderful way to promote all the good work that each of the fraternities AND Sororities are doing in Waco. Panhellenic Council Recruitment is not selective enough. It is unreasonable to have sororities accept new member classes of 100+ - there isn't much sisterhood to be found there when your sorority is that large. Fraternities need some sort of designated meeting area such as Stacy Riddle. I see division between the different Greek councils - something I wish to end. I'd like to see there be more unity and collaboration across all councils and demonstrate unity as a Greek Community. We need to show the Baylor and Waco community "positivity" from all aspects of Greek life. Greek Life gets little to no support from Baylor. It feels like Baylor is against us. Internally corrupted
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 57 I understand there are reasons to not have another sorority on campus, but I believe it is greatly necessary. Coming from a pledge class of 90+ people, it is very difficult to know everyone. We start forming cliques and people can get lost in the cracks. We need Greek unity, but we also need chapter unity. In addition, it is difficult to get information to everyone and keep track of everyone. Many girls in my chapter are unaware of the chapter events or have incorrect information because news gets transformed as it passes through people. Having smaller chapters would allow more efficient communication and build better relationships. It could also improve Greek unity because we would need more individuals to go to philanthropy events and such, and we could invite each other to attend. There are times when the Greek community feels completely cut-off from Baylor, and that we are working as two separate organizations, unless Baylor needs our help to promote traditions. Sometimes I feel like the Greek community is abused by Baylor for promotional purposes, and not always taking the health of these groups into account. I have been honored to be a part of my sorority and have been humbled to be a leader in this organization. These women are some of the most impressive students and dedicated servants I have ever known. I think Baylor Activities is missing out on support these incredible women by putting stringent regulations and ill-informed perceptions on their greek system. ALSO I think you should send an email to every student who participates in sing. Truly a generic form email just thanking people for their time and sacrifice would be appreciated. Sing is a privilege, but also something the University gains a tremendous amount from and I think students would feel as though the physical and mental resources they put in are worth it by receiving this email. I would love to see a greek wide worship night! I would love to see groups like KXA be offered a different location for the night in the fall we encourage students to explore all on campus activities. When they are put in Russel Gym they are over shadowed by Panhellenic and IFC, it’s unfair to them and they don't reach the appropriate students. I feel that as a whole, Baylor Greek life is satisfactory. I have gained several close friends from joining my sorority but I have also gained a lot of unnecessary stress from an organization which I should have mostly positive feelings from. I have felt bullied with absolutely no way of reaching out for help without getting a backlash from our advisor and board members. Also in many cases this past semester, I have felt the pressure to place my sorority above my academics and that should not be the case. To begin, Greek life has completely challenged me to grow as a leader and friend, changing the trajectory of my college career. I have made memories that will last me forever, and my chapter has provided an unparalleled environment for growth in friendship, academics, and spiritual life. As mentioned previously, a personal meeting with Baylor would be wonderful, although I know that this might not be feasible with the number of Greek organizations on campus. I also attended the Chaplain retreat for my chapter, and this event was extremely helpful in providing tangible resources to direct
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 58 members with difficult issues towards. I am excited to work with the Greek community as we continue to grow together as a team! Greek Life here is very different than most other schools. There are many positives however a big negative is having no houses or chapter rooms with big enough meeting space. With over 300 girls in a sorority, it is nearly impossible to hold any function in the chapter room. This limits us in growing as a sorority and creating life lasting relationships that other schools get to have. We also have to spend money to have events elsewhere as we don’t fit in the chapter room. We also break fire code anytime we meet in the Panhellenic building. This is a huge concern that needs to be addressed. Greek life brings so much to the campus and to surrounding Waco that Baylor needs to be willing to adapt and support the growth of Greek life. it’s a great way to meet people My experience has been so incredibly positive, and I thank the culture here at Baylor for that. Racism among fraternities is a huge issue. Beyond the Kappa Sigma incident from last year, there have been so many instances of horrifying prejudice that have not been addressed. For example, the fact that Kappa Alpha Order was able to cover up a blatantly racist video made by a member of their exec board and not face any consequences is appalling and provides a poor representation of Greek Life. Current Students, never been a member of a Greek organization Overall positive, but aspects of the Baylor Greek culture come off as stand-offish, exclusive, and secretive when interacting with other non-Greek students. I've also seen a couple of examples of active members who've told me they weren't enjoying their time in their sorority/fraternity, but felt they couldn't de-pin. Finally, I think it's important to allocate funding towards Greek life, but I (personally) would rather see Baylor prioritize funding towards research and academics before they would Greek life. I have heard mostly negative experiences regarding Greek life at Baylor ranging from racism to classism to harassment etc. On a logistic side, I do not think it is best to regulate Greek life and pre-professional organization similarly, especially as almost only pre-professional organizations follow these guidelines since they are exclusively on-campus. It would be nice to draw this obvious distinction. I think the current size and scope of the Greek community on campus is sufficient. It provides a fantastic opportunity for students to find a "home" on campus without being so domineering and intrusive that students who are not a part of Greek life feel ostracized from the university. Unlike many Southern universities, Baylor's Greek life continues to act more so as philanthropic organizations instead of symbols of on campus status. While there have been calls to help facilitate the growth of on-campus greek life, I do not believe this to be a necessary step. If one wants to make a commitment to grow Greek life, then they must make an effort to grow all organizations on campus (financial or otherwise).
Office of Student Life Assessment Page 59 Black Baylor is suffering. I have written an entire essay on why that is and what Baylor can do to fix it. A step would be to bring back the Divine 9 Fraternities and Sororities. If you would like to read the essay, you can contact me. As a leadership consultant representing Pi Kappa Phi, my involvement has been limited. One area that I think greek life could improve is branching out to and connecting with the non- greek portion of the students on campus. My experience with Baylor Greek participant students is that they are 1) distracted by their participation in the organization that deflects from their academic performance, 2) students who are may be low ability or are less interested in the discernment process promoted at Baylor, and 3) implicitly continuing to promote an atmosphere of segregation anathema to Baylor's mission of inclusiveness. If one is to improve Greek life that is coherent with Baylor's mission and aspirations, one should assess national organization goals and direction that explicitly direct chapters to excel in academics, embrace diverse memberships, and eschew exclusive and elite attitudes. Greek organizations with chapters on campus that do not meet these criteria should be discontinued. I want Baylor to stop hating fraternities There needs to be more inclusion and more education on mental health. Current Students, previously a member of a Greek organization I request with humility - please take action toward this community. The system of Greek life is toxic. I know there are good people within the system, but the system itself is broken, actively hurts people, and actively creates echo-chambers and homogenous non-challenging environments for some of our most privileged students. I know Baylor and Student Activities can lead the charge in dismantling this system. I pray and hope that this happens! Thank you— Baylor, on the whole, expects a great deal from and relies heavily on the participation of the Greek community, but at the same time, Baylor stabs us in the back and scolds us for not being "inclusive", "diverse", or other cultural buzzwords that are floating around. Most of those buzzwords are the opposite of the purpose of a single-sex, social-service organization.Greeks are more diverse and more inclusive than it seems from the outside looking in, but you have to be willing to look inside and not judge from the sideline of what is a previously held belief or notion. Seek to understand in order to be understood. Being Greek IS NOT for EVERYONE. it's just not. Is it discriminatory? Yes. Sororities are for FEMALES and Fraternities are for MALES. There are limits on the number of members we can accommodate, so not EVERYONE gets a bid. There are requirements for participation that not everyone wants to or is able to commit -- in the way of service hours, meeting attendance, participation in a diverse range of activities from cultural to intramural. There are financial obligations that not everyone can accept -- and many of those are related to the same things BAYLOR expects out us as Greeks, i.e., building a homecoming float isn't done for free, neither is putting together an act for Sing. I realize Baylor/Student Activities gives funding, but it's a supplement - not the full bill. .
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