ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Staff

Calvin Phillips Associate Vice President of Student Affairs

Lucas Langdon

Director, Campus Life

Kyle Martin

Coordinator, Greek Life and Leadership

Michelle Dollyhigh 7

Graduate Assistant, Greek Life and Leadership

1

Kenneth Richardson

Greek Life Student Assistant 0

Jordan Wilshaw

Graphic Designer 2 COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARDS

Interfraternity Council

President-Thomas Hernandez Executive Vice President-Chris Veldman Vice President of Internal Affairs-Nate Pyle Vice President of External Affairs-Kenny Richardson Vice President of Membership-Carlos Campos Vice President of Scholarship-Colton Foote Member at Large-Christian Foreman College Panhellenic Council

President-Emily Jannaro Executive Vice President-Shelby Darrell Vice President of Internal Affairs-Lauren Benedict Vice President of External Affairs-Katey Snover Vice President of Membership-Paige Trantowski Vice President of Education-Catherine Jahns Member at Large-Andrea Sierra National Pan-Hellenic Council

President-Tremain Lasenby VP for Standards and Scholarship-Quentin Francis VP for Internal Affairs-Tyneisha Soloman VP for Service and Programming-Ricardo Manning Member at Large-Asia McGee Multicultural Greek Council

President-Gabrielle Miller VP of Internal Affairs-Pamela Mercado Garcia VP of External Affairs-Gina Gibbons Secretary-Katie Blanton Chapter Representation

I nt er f r at er ni t y M u l t i c u l t u r a l G r e e k Counc i l C o u n c i l

Alpha Kappa Lambda Sigma Lambda Gamma Multicultural Alpha Sigma Phi Sorority Delta Sigma Phi Sigma Lambda Beta Multicultural Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority Phi Sigma Phi Sigma Nu Tau Theta Chi

College Panhellenic National Pan-Hellenic Council Council

Alpha Gamma Delta Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Sigma Tau Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Xi Delta Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Delta Zeta Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. Sigma Delta Tau Kappa Fraternity, Inc. Sigma Kappa Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. COMMUNITY SIZE DATA

50 30 47 29 40 45 28 20 30

20 10 10

0 0 Fall 2017 Winter 2018 Fall 2017 Winter 2018 CPC IFC

8 M

10 10

8 9 8 9 9 8 6 6

4 4

2 2

0 0 Fall 2017 Winter 2018 Fall 2017 Winter 2018

NPHC MGC Community Academics Data Community Academics Data YEARLY EVENTS Retreats, Recruitment, and Education SUMMER PRESIDENT'S RETREAT July 14-15, 2017 Cost: $1,405.44

Presidents from all 4 councils came together to represent their chapters and prepare for the upcoming school year. Friday morning was spent at the U of M Challenge program, where presidents worked together on group activities to understand their leadership styles. They came back to EMU in the afternoon to speak amongst each other to understand what values our Greek community is actually displaying in their day to day actions. Sunday morning, presidents met to review current needs of the EMU Greek community. The afternoon was spent in focus groups that conducted SWOT analysis’ on various Greek programs, and announcing community updates, upcoming events, and important information for the fall. COUNCIL RETREAT

June 9-11, 2017 Cost: $3,282.04

Members from the council executive boards met for three days in Mio, MI to spend time working together to prepare for the upcoming school year. Friday evening they worked together to diagnose problems in the community and got to know each other’s leadership skills. Saturday was spent going over expectations of the semester with AFLV and proper meeting etiquette along with developing action plans for each individual on the e-boards. Sunday they presented solutions to case studies they were given the night before. Throughout the weekend, each council worked together to cook a meal for the rest of the attendees as a team bonding exercise. WINTER PRESIDENTS' RETREAT January 14, 2018 Cost: $1,403.74

Presidents from each chapter and council gathered to meet for the first time since most were elected into the position. This year, the Greek Life team partnered with the North American Interfraternity Conference They began the afternoon with teambuilders and going over beginning of the semester duties for presidents. The coordinator of Greek Life and GA spent time explaining GSAP and FastForWard is detail, allowing presidents to ask questions along the way. After lunch, presidents split into groups with their fellow council presidents to discuss policies related to their specific councils. These discussions were led by council presidents and GL Staff. Next they discussed what SMART goals are and were asked to develop three goals for the upcoming semester related to their position as president. MOVE-IN MAGIC

Date: September 1st, 2017 Revenue: $5,260

263 Greek Life students from all four councils participated in the annual Move-In Magic event. This event takes places on the first day of First Four. Chapter Members participated by assisting incoming freshmen while they move into their residence halls. The councils hosted a parents tent where coffee, water, and donuts were passed out to families along with information brochures about Greek Life. CPC also collected information for those interested in the recruitment process. EXPLORE EMYOU

Date: September 3rd, 2017 Cost: $0

VP of Memberships from IFC and CPC presented five sessions to new students about the Greek community and how to join. Melissa Chapman shared information on NPHC and MGC. New students were able to ask questions about time commitment, financial obligations, and more to understand the responsibilities of joining Greek life. Recruitment chairs also collected contact information of interested attendees to forward them further information regarding recruitment events. CPC SORORITY RECRUITMENT

Date: September 14th-17th, 2017 Cost: $0 (all costs covered by CPC)

Quota: 13 Signed Up: 274 Showed Up: 143 Received Bids: 108 (72%)

This year, CPC participated in a fully structured recruitment process for the 3rd year in a row using Release Figure Methodology. Thursday: Kickoff Friday AM: Philanthropy Friday PM: Sisterhood Saturday: Preference Sunday: Bid Day CPC SORORITY RECRUITMENT MARKETING NPHC INTAKE

Fall 2017

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.- 2 Members Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.- 2 Members

Winter 2018

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.- 7 Members

MGC INTAKE

Fall 2017

Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, Inc.- 2 Members Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc.- 5 Members

Winter 2018

Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, Inc.- 1 Members Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc.- 3 Members Zeta Sigma Chi Sorority, Inc.- 6 Members NPHC ICEBREAKER

Date: September 14th, 2017

Members of the NPHC came together to host an event for the student body to celebrate the beginning of the Fall semester and enjoy a night of music and dancing. EMU students were required to show their ID at the door. DPS and members from IFC were present to monitor the doors and assist with crowd control. Overall, ??? students attended the event. NEW MEMBER INSTITUTE

Date: October 30, 2017

Cost: $0

New members of the IFC and CPC attend the new member institute to learn about the Greek community at EMU. NMI gives the members an introduction to what it means to be a member of our community, including an introduction to all four councils, the Coordinator of Greek Life, and Eric Ward who assists with our GLASS program. This is a two hour program which members must sign up for. The program is planned by the Vice Presidents of Education on both IFC and CPC who then train peer facilitators from within the Greek community to lead the sessions break out. 130 new members participated in the event this Fall. GREEK CONVOCATION

Date: October 11th, 2017

Cost: $2,905.50

Dr. Stacey Pearson-Wharton gave a presentation on the intent versus the impact of microaggressions and how to repair relationships after they take place, as well as how to better come together as a community of 4 distinct councils. KIM NOVAK WORKSHOPS Date: September 2, 2017

Cost: $1,935

The Greek Life staff and Interfraternity Council hosted two workshops with Kim Novak from Novak Talks. She focuses on creating a culture of care and responsibility within Greek communities. The first session had 75 attendees from all four councils and the second session had 35 attendees from the IFC community. ANTI-HAZING WEEK

Date: September 18-22, 2017

Cost: $0

CPC and IFC hosted anti-hazing week as a way to help end the stigma on hazing in Greek Life.

Each day, members of the council hosted tables in the Student Center to raise awareness around hazing and to garner pledges from community members to prevent hazing. FASTFORWARD

FASTforWARD (Fraternities and Sororities Together for Wellness and Responsible Decision Making) is a program designed to connect Greek organizations to resources on campus. While the Greek Life office coordinates the schedules, many of the programs are based off of a notion of peer education. Greek students apply and are trained on how to give the presentations by staff members from different offices around campus. FASTFORWARD PROGRAMS OFFERED

Policies Affecting You - Peer Educators Academic Wellness - Peer Educators Financial Wellness - Peer Educators Combating Apathy - Peer Educators GLASS - Eric Ward How to Help a Friend - Debbie Simpson, CAPS Inclusive Conversations in the Greek Community - Mary Larkin CATALYST Date: January 6th, 2018 Cost: $759.90

Catalyst is a day long event with three different sessions that student leaders are able to attend. Each session had four presentations the students could select from. This year we had 12 different programs facilitated by staff. CATALYST SESSIONS OFFERED

Understanding Title IX - Melody Warner and Anika Awai-Williams The National Greek Picture - Kyle Martin Social Policy Conference - Eric Ward Your Personality Type and Leadership Style - April Calkovsky Service and Your Organization - The Basics - Xochitl Callix-Ulloa Performative Allyship: When Buttons Aren’t Enough - Mary Larkin Event Planning 101 - Cathy Steiner Alumni Relations - Alex Landen Recognizing Race in Leadership - Dar Mayweather Women and Leadership - Allison Boone Envisioning Your Future - Lucas Langdon Making EagleSync Work for You - Candace Tulacz DEAN'S LIST RECEPTION Date: April 4th, 2018 Cost: $1,621.54

Members of the Greek Community who were on the Dean's List during Fall 2017 were invited to celebrate their academic achievement at a reception with food and gifts for each student attending. GREEK LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (GLA) Date: November 10-12, 2017 Cost: $9,191.34 Participation: 56 Students (28 CPC, 1 NPHC, 6 MGC, 21 IFC), 1 Student Staff Member, and 14 Facilitators (6 Staff, 6 Peer, 2 Co-Leads) Students attended the annual Greek Leadership Academy. The weekend was spent networking with members from the Greek community, learning about leadership styles and identifying personal values, diagnosing problems within the community and action planning for the future of the community, councils, and individual chapters. CURRICULUM Friday The facilitators arrived at the YMCA Sherman Lake, Outdoor Center in the early afternoon to go over curriculum. Once the students arrived they found their cabins and had a large group session to welcome everyone. The students participated in large group discussions, as well as small group discussions. This evening students focused on themselves with activities like "Understanding Me," "Crossing the Line," and "Watershed Moments." Saturday Students focused on group dynamics and working with others on Saturday. The students participated in team builders to better work together. As a large group the students argued in "The Great Greek Debate" to determine whether or not EMU Greek Life is valuable and should continue to exist. The objective was to get the students to focus on the changes they need to make to improve EMU's Greek Life, and ensure that it is a valuable investment for the campus and its members. Additionally, the students participated in roundtable discussions regarding hot button topics such as substance abuse, racial tensions, and new leadership in the Greek Life Office. Sunday The students broke into their small groups and created a "SMART" goal for the EMU Greek Community, their council, or their individual chapter. The students displayed their goals around the room and were able to read and leave feedback for their peers to use when working toward their goal. This day focused on forward thinking and supporting one another in the journey to growing EMU Greek Life. FACILITATORS

Leads:

Kyle Martin Jamie Linn

Staff: Alex Bakhaus Candace Tulacz Matt Jones Santiago Gayton Josh Thurman Debbie Ray

Peer: Katey Snover Emily Jannaro Katey Meredith Andrea Sierra Michael Rafo Chris Veldman Assessment Data

Survey Scale from Strongly Agree (1)-Strongly Disagree (5) GREEKS LEARNING ALCOHOL SAFETY SEMINAR (GLASS)

GLASS is an alcohol safety seminar that is put on in collaboration with Council Executive Boards and the Off5ice Mof Student Conduct, Community Standards, and Wellness to provide Greek students with the education they need to promote a safe environment when alcohol is involved.

Attendees learned the basics of what alcohol does in your body and how to be responsible while drinking. Those who participated left the program reciting 0-1-3 and promoting safe decisions when alcohol is present. This interactive program also helped participants understand what can happen when alcohol use becomes abusive. Participants learned the signs of alcohol abuse and practiced skills for having caring conversations to interven3e w7h eMn needed. FEEDBACK FALL 2017

5 M

37 M

Total # of Attendees: 175 FEEDBACK WINTER 2018 Total # of Attendees: 67

5 M

37 M GREEK STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (GSAP) Dates: February 26-March 24, 2018 Five Values: Integration of Purpose Cost: $0 Intellectual Development Positive Relationships Civic Engagement Leadership Development

GSAP is an opportunity for chapters to meet with Greek and non-Greek evaluators to assess the ways in which each chapter incorporates the five value areas of EMU Greek Life. After the interviews, the chapters receive scores on a scale of 1-5, along with detailed feedback on how to improve their organizations in the future.

Participation: 52 evaluators, 22 chapters (9 IFC, 8 CPC, 3 NPHC, and 2 MGC) IFC GSAP Scores

CPC GSAP Scores NPHC GSAP Scores

MGC GSAP Scores IFC GSAP Trends

IFC's average aggregate score is down .06 points from 2017.

IFC missed 8 interviews in 2018, up from 5 missed interviews in 2017.

Highest Scoring Category (2018): Integration of Purpose

Lowest Scoring Category (2018): Leadership Development CPC GSAP Trends

CPC's average aggregate score is up .01 from 2016.

CPC missed 0 interviews in 2018, down from 2 missed in 2017.

Highest Scoring Category (2018): Leadership Development

Lowest Scoring Category (2018): Integration of Purpose NPHC GSAP Trends

NPHC's average aggregate score is down over 1.5 points8 fr oMm 2017.

NPHC missed 31 interviews in 2018, up from 15 missed interviews in 2017.

Highest Scoring Category (2018): Civic Engagement

Lowest Scoring Category (2018): Leadership Development All Fraternity/Sorority GSAP Average ASSOCIATION OF FRATERNAL VALUES AND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (AFLV) Date: February 8-11, 2018 Cost: $7,586.24

Participation: 7 CPC, 4 IFC, 2 NPHC, 3 MGC

Members from all 4 council executive boards attended the 2018 AFLV Central conference in Indianapolis, IN with the Coordinator for Greek Life and Leadership. Both IFC and CPC had submitted complete applications for the AFLV Awards and Assessment portion of the conference. COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPY

Top 3 Organizations Raised For:

Philanthropic $ Raised JDRF Starkey Hearing Foundation CPC: $26,450.24 Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation IFC: $14,013.15 TOTAL: $40,463.39

365 Days of Service Challenge

Every year, Greek Life at EMU is challenged by the Provost to Top Raising Chapters: complete 365 days of service, equivalent to 8,760 hours. Individual CPC: Sigma Sigma Sigma members record their service hours Delta Zeta on an online form where they are Alpha Xi Delta verified by the office.

IFC: Total # of Hours: Delta Tau Delta Alpha Sigma Phi 8,206.25=341.93 Days Phi Sigma Kappa AFLV RECOGNITION

CPC: Awarded recognition in:

Self Governance and Judicial Affairs Risk Reduction Council Management Public Relations

IFC: Awarded recognition in:

Self Governance and Judicial Affairs Council Managment Academic Achievement