Region Implementation Information
Alpha Sigma Alpha is a flourishing and evolving organization, and the needs of its members are ever-changing. In order to best serve our collegians and alumnae and contribute to volunteer success, as well as attain the strategic priorities of the organization, Alpha Sigma Alpha’s current district structure will transition to a region structure in July 2016.
The following parameters were used to determine the region structure:
The ideal size of a region is 8 to 10 collegiate chapters, with the opportunity to grow to 12 in the biennium in the event of colonization. Regions should have no fewer than 6 collegiate chapters.
There should be no restrictions on the number of alumnae chapters within a region as this will allow for continued growth of alumnae chapters.
All chapters in a state should be kept within a single region.
Alpha Sigma Alpha will have a total of 12 regions.
Region States in Region Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, California, 1 Nevada, Utah, Colorado 2 Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas 3 North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas 4 Missouri 5 Illinois 6 Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida 7 Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina 8 Michigan, Ohio 9 West Virginia, Virginia 10 Pennsylvania 11 Washington D.C., Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island 12 New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
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Frequently Asked Questions
How will this new structure be introduced to membership? Beginning in February 2016, all Alpha Sigma Alpha volunteers will be notified about the new structure. Collegiate and alumnae chapters will be notified by email and the general membership will receive a news release. Additional social media posts will occur throughout the transition time.
How will this restructure impact collegians? Beyond the change in the title of their volunteers, e.g., district facilitator to region facilitator, the change will be minimal. However, with fewer collegiate chapters in a region, the collegiate chapters should expect to receive more personalized support from region volunteers.
How will this restructure impact alumnae chapters and associations? Alumnae chapters and associations will operate as usual.
Do we have enough volunteers to fill all of the volunteer roles in 12 regions? Absolutely! As we consider our alumnae members across the nation, there are more than enough qualified women looking for opportunities to get involved as volunteers.
How will volunteers be placed in new region roles? Beginning May 1, the volunteer coordinator and volunteer management team will begin the recruitment and placement process to fill all region volunteer positions with the exception of region facilitators who are appointed by national council. During this spring’s evaluation process, currently placed volunteers will have the opportunity to express interest in staying in their position, moving to a new position or stepping back from volunteering. These evaluations will be taken into consideration during the placement process.
Beginning July 1, 2016, all future volunteer placements will be handled by the volunteer coordinator at national headquarters since the volunteer management team will no longer oversee volunteer placement.
Will we continue to require volunteers to live in the region for which they are volunteering? No; volunteers will no longer be required to live in the region in which they serve. Volunteers will be placed based on their experience and the needs of the region. With technology like Skype, Google Hangouts, webinars and conference calls, the need for in-person interaction on a regular basis is not necessary, so volunteers can live further from the members they support.
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How will the volunteer titles change with the new region structure? Title changes will be minimal as the volunteer structure is not changing.
Current Volunteer Position New Volunteer Position District Facilitator Region Facilitator Recruitment Leader Recruitment Leader Social Responsibility Leader Social Responsibility Leader Membership Commitment Leader Membership Commitment Leader Finance Leader Finance Leader District Communications Liaison Communications Liaison District Panhellenic Liaison Panhellenic Liaison Advisory Board District Liaison Advisory Board Liaison Alumnae District Liaison Alumnae Engagement Liaison
How will these changes affect District Day? With the new region structure we have the opportunity to change our approach to these annual events. The proposed new leadership conferences will be the same format as our current District Day in regards to programming, but they will allow staff to determine the best location for a chapter, removing the restraints once faced when trying to remain within a district and central to the district’s chapters.
Collegiate chapters will be assigned to a conference location, similar to how LDI locations are determined, by examining the chapter’s proximity to the event, cost of travel and size of hotel, which may result in chapters attending a site closer than the District Day they have been attending. While this not only saves on travel costs, it may encourage more collegians to attend.
The change in location for the leadership conferences will likely entice more alumnae to attend as the events will be in more metropolitan areas with a larger number of alumnae living in the area. Additionally, alumnae are encouraged to choose whichever leadership conference they would like to attend, even if that is not the closest to them. This is an excellent opportunity for alumnae to make the event a mini-reunion for chapter sisters -- spend Saturday at the leadership conference and explore the area on Sunday!
Dates and locations of the leadership conferences will be announced soon.
How will these changes affect Advisor Institute? Alpha Sigma Alpha will now offer Advisor Institute on one weekend at one location in the spring 2017. The Institute will provide both training on chapter operations as well as advisor Region Implementation Information
skill building. Advisors will have the opportunity to interact with each other, share best practices and discuss current trends on college campuses.
More information about Advisor Institute will be announced soon.
Will advisors be reimbursed for attending Advisor Institute? All collegiate chapters must send two advisors to Advisor Institute. The two advisors attending Advisor Institute will be reimbursed for their travel up to $350 each. Food and lodging during the training will be provided by the national organization. Should additional advisors wish to attend, the cost will be the responsibility of the advisor/chapter.
If there is not a District Day for each region, how will region volunteers get together to collaborate and train? If they wish to attend, region volunteers will be free to choose which leadership conference to attend based on where they feel the greatest connection, and they will have the opportunity to participate more fully in the event whether that is facilitating or attending alumnae programming. This should result in expanded opportunities to collaborate.
In lieu of Friday evening volunteer meetings at the leadership conference, an annual region volunteer training will be held in Indianapolis. This required training will bring together region teams to provide team building, operational training, and personal and relationship development.
This annual region volunteer training will be beneficial to volunteers in two ways. First, region volunteers will have an opportunity to interact with other volunteers serving the same role. Based on feedback from current volunteers who have attended face-to-face training with their counterparts, this interaction is essential to a positive volunteer experience. Second, with all region teams present, the region facilitators will have the opportunity to focus on team building and goal setting. Volunteers have expressed they would like more time to build their teams and this face-to-face training will accomplish that.
More information about the annual region volunteer training will be available soon.
Will region volunteers be reimbursed for attending the annual volunteer training? All region volunteers attending the annual training will be reimbursed for their travel up to $350. Food and lodging during the training will be provided by the national organization.
Will volunteers be reimbursed if they attend a regional leadership conference? Region volunteers will no longer receive a stipend to attend, but can take advantage of the stipend provided to facilitators should they apply and be accepted to facilitate a workshop at the regional leadership conference. Region Implementation Information
Can our budget sustain all of these changes in the next year? Yes. The 2016-17 budget was one of many careful considerations when deciding on the new region structure.
What about future growth? Does the new structure take into account expansion opportunities and the ability to support our members? We researched campuses nation-wide to determine where potential expansion opportunities may occur in the future, as well as ensuring there will be room to grow in the areas where we currently have colonies. Additionally, a procedure has been created that will allow national council to continually examine the region structure and re-evaluate its effectiveness.
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Collegiate Chapters by Region
Region 1 Region 5 Region 9 Beta Beta Beta Kappa Alpha Zeta Pi Beta Rho Beta Epsilon Beta Iota Theta Delta Gamma Lambda Beta Pi Theta Pi Gamma Omega Epsilon Gamma Theta Upsilon Delta Eta Epsilon Eta Theta Psi Zeta Phi Zeta Upsilon Theta Nu Theta Beta Region 2 Theta Gamma Gamma Gamma Region 6
Delta Upsilon Beta Lambda Region 10 Zeta Sigma Beta Mu Alpha Gamma Theta Epsilon Gamma Zeta Nu Nu Theta Eta Epsilon Alpha Gamma Eta Theta Kappa Zeta Rho Gamma Psi Theta XI Theta Mu Delta Gamma Theta Rho Delta Epsilon Delta Chi Texas A&M-Texarkana Region 7 Epsilon Theta Beta Nu Epsilon Kappa Region 3 Beta Upsilon Epsilon Upsilon Epsilon Epsilon Delta Kappa Zeta Gamma Eta Eta Epsilon Phi Zeta Nu Zeta Beta Zeta Omega Region 11 Zeta Kappa Theta Zeta Delta Iota Zeta Psi Theta Phi Epsilon Tau Theta Alpha Theta Chi Zeta Lambda Theta Lambda Region 8 Region 4 Theta Sigma Beta Theta University of New Haven Alpha Beta Gamma Mu Zeta Zeta Delta Nu-A Region 12 Phi Phi Delta Nu-B Gamma Clio Beta Sigma Delta Sigma Gamma Iota Gamma Pi Zeta Omicron Gamma Phi Zeta Alpha Zeta Tau Zeta Theta Theta Tau Zeta Eta Zeta Iota
Zeta Mu Zeta Chi Theta Omicron Suffolk University
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Collegiate Chapters in Greek Alphabetical Order Chapter Name School Name City State Region Alpha Longwood University Farmville VA 9 Alpha Beta Truman State University Kirksville MO 4 Alpha Gamma Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana PA 10 Beta Beta University of Northern Colorado Greeley CO 1 Gamma Gamma Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva OK 2 Epsilon Epsilon Emporia State University Emporia KS 3 Zeta Zeta University of Central Missouri Warrensburg MO 4 Eta Eta Pittsburg State University Pittsburg KS 3 Nu Nu Drexel University Philadelphia PA 10 Phi Phi Northwest Missouri State University Maryville MO 4 Beta Epsilon James Madison University Harrisonburg VA 9 Beta Theta Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant MI 8 Beta Iota Radford University Radford VA 9 Beta Kappa Western Illinois University Macomb IL 5 Beta Lambda University of Central Arkansas Conway AR 6 Beta Mu Henderson State University Arkadelphia AR 6 Gamma Clio State University of New York - Cortland Cortland NY 12 Beta Nu Murray State University Murray KY 7 Beta Pi Concord University Athens WV 9 Beta Rho Northern Illinois University Dekalb IL 5 Beta Sigma Missouri State University Springfield MO 4 Beta Upsilon Indiana State University Terre Haute IN 7 Gamma Zeta University of Arkansas - Monticello Monticello AR 6 Gamma Eta The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 10 Gamma Iota Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY 12 Gamma Lambda Loyola University of Chicago Chicago IL 5 Gamma Mu Adrian College Adrian MI 8 Gamma Pi Missouri Valley College Marshall MO 4 Gamma Phi St. Johns University Jamaica NY 12 Gamma Psi Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro PA 10 Gamma Omega Eastern Illinois University Charleston IL 5 Delta Gamma West Chester University West Chester PA 10 Delta Epsilon Mansfield University Mansfield PA 10 Delta Eta DePaul University Chicago IL 5 Delta Iota University of Delaware Newark DE 11 Delta Kappa University of Southern Indiana Evansville IN 7 Delta Nu-A Kettering University Flint MI 8 Delta Nu-B Kettering University Flint MI 8 Delta Sigma Saginaw Valley State University University Center MI 8 Delta Upsilon University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio TX 2 Delta Chi Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg PA 10 Epsilon Alpha Southern Arkansas University Magnolia AR 6 Epsilon Gamma Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA 9 Epsilon Eta Virginia Wesleyan College Norfolk VA 9 Epsilon Theta The Penn State Univ at Erie - Behrend College Erie PA 10 Epsilon Kappa Millersville University Millersville PA 10 Epsilon Tau University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore MD 11 Region Implementation Information
Chapter Name School Name City State Region Epsilon Upsilon California University of Pennsylvania California PA 10 Epsilon Phi Indiana University Bloomington IN 7 Zeta Alpha Missouri Southern State University Joplin MO 4 Zeta Beta University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls WI 3 Zeta Gamma Gannon University Erie PA 10 Zeta Eta Rockhurst University Kansas City MO 4 Zeta Theta Wagner College Staten Island NY 12 Zeta Iota Stony Brook University Stony Brook NY 12 Zeta Kappa Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato MN 3 Zeta Lambda Rowan University Glassboro NJ 11 Zeta Mu Missouri Western State University St. Joseph MO 4 Zeta Nu Moravian College Bethlehem PA 10 Zeta Omicron Muskingum University New Concord OH 8 Zeta Pi Colorado State University-Pueblo Pueblo CO 1 Zeta Rho University of West Alabama Livingston AL 6 Zeta Sigma University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio TX 2 Zeta Tau Grand Valley State University Allendale MI 8 Zeta Upsilon Lynchburg College Lynchburg VA 9 Zeta Phi Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago IL 5 Zeta Chi Niagara University Niagara University NY 12 Zeta Psi Loras College Dubuque IA 3 Zeta Omega Austin Peay State University Clarksville TN 7 Theta Alpha Coe College Cedar Rapids IA 3 Theta Beta Roanoke College Salem VA 9 Theta Gamma Christopher Newport University Newport News VA 9 Theta Delta University of Alaska-Anchorage Anchorage AK 1 Theta Epsilon Schreiner University Kerrville TX 2 Theta Zeta Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis IN 7 Theta Eta Rogers State University Claremore OK 2 Theta Kappa Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville TX 2 Theta Lambda Frostburg State University Frostburg MD 11 Theta Mu Valdosta State University Valdosta GA 6 Theta Nu Knox College Galesburg IL 5 Theta Xi University of Texas at El Paso El Paso TX 2 Theta Omicron University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City MO 4 Theta Pi Utah Valley University Orem UT 1 Theta Rho West Texas A&M University Amarillo TX 2 Theta Sigma Southern Connecticut State University New Haven CT 11 Theta Tau Capital University Columbus OH 8 Theta Upsilon Boise State University Boise ID 1 Theta Phi University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke NC 7 Theta Chi Methodist University Fayetteville NC 7 Theta Psi Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction CO 1 University of New Haven Colony University of New Haven West Haven CT 11 Suffolk University Colony Suffolk University Boston MA 12 Texas A&M - Texarkana Colony Texas A&M University - Texarkana Texarkana TX 2 Region Implementation Information
Alumnae Chapters in Alphabetical Order
Chapter Name State Region Chapter Name State Region Alva OK 2 Midnight Sun Alaska AK 1 Amarillo TX 2 Milwaukee WI 3 Boston MA 12 New York City Metropolitan NY 12 Buffalo NY 12 Northern Colorado CO 1 Central Arkansas AR 6 Northern Virginia VA 9 Central Florida FL 6 North Star Minnesota MN 3 Central Missouri MO 4 North Suburban Chicago IL 5 Central Ohio OH 8 Oklahoma City OK 2 Central Pennsylvania PA 10 Philadelphia Metro PA 10 Charlotte SC 7 Phoenix Valley of the Sun AZ 2 Charm City MD 11 Pittsburg KS 3 Chicago Metro IL 5 Richmond VA 9 Chicago West IL 5 San Antonio TX 2 Cincinnati OH 8 Southeastern North Carolina NC 7 Dallas TX 2 Southern Colorado CO 1 Denver CO 1 Southwestern Indiana IN 7 Florida Alabama Mississippi Gulf Coast FL 6 Springfield MO 4 Greater Jacksonville FL 6 St. Louis MO 4 Greater Kansas City MO 4 Tampa Bay FL 6 Greater Rochester NY 12 Tidewater Virginia VA 9 Greater Valley Forge PA 10 Tulsa OK 2 Hattiesburg MS 6 Washington DC MD 11 Houston TX 2 Western Pennsylvania PA 10 Indianapolis IN 7 Windy City IL 5