TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................................................... 1 PREFACE............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 HISTORY OF TASK FORCE ......................................................................................................................................... 3 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 UMKC FRATERNITY AND SORORITY STUDENT EXPERIENCE ................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................................ 6 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FRATERNITY AND SORORITY TASK FORCE ................................. 7 HOUSING WORK GROUP................................................................................................................................................... 7 POLICY WORK GROUP ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 QUICK FIXES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 FRATERNITY AND SORORITY AFFAIRS............................................................................................................................. 8 APPENDIX I – HISTORICAL TIMELINE ................................................................................................................ 10 FRATERNITY AND SORORITY AFFAIRS............................................................................................................. 10 APPENDIX II – STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, THREATS ANALYSIS....................... 12 FRATERNITY & SORORITY TASK FORCE COMMITTEE RESULTS .................................................................................. 12 Strengths: ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Weaknesses: ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 Opportunities:............................................................................................................................................................ 14 Threats: ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15 APPENDIX III – STUDENT SURVEY ........................................................................................................................ 17 APPENDIX IV – STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS .................................................................................................... 21 APPENDIX V – HOUSING DATA BY COUNCIL FROM STUDENT SURVEY ............................................... 21 EMAIL TO INTER/NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .............................................................................................................. 22 HOUSING INFORMATION FROM INTER/NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ............................................................................. 22 Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp)........................................................................................................................................ 22 Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Beta Theta Pi (Beta) .................................................................................................................................................. 23 Alpha Delta Pi (ADPi) .............................................................................................................................................. 23 Delta Rho (D Rho) – local chapter........................................................................................................................... 23 Delta Zeta (DZ).......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Lambda Chi Alpha (Lambda Chi) ............................................................................................................................ 23 Chi Omega (Chi O) ................................................................................................................................................... 24 APPENDIX VII – FOCUS GROUP QUESTIONS ..................................................................................................... 25 NEIGHBORHOOD.............................................................................................................................................................. 25 HOUSING ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 SUPPORT FROM UMKC ADMINISTRATION.................................................................................................................... 25 SGA/SAFC FUNDING..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Page 1 of 1 STEREOTYPES.................................................................................................................................................................. 26 APPENDIX VIII – FOCUS GROUP RESULTS......................................................................................................... 27 NEIGHBORHOOD.............................................................................................................................................................. 27 HOUSING ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27 SUPPORT FROM UMKC ADMINISTRATION.................................................................................................................... 29 SGA/SAFC FUNDING..................................................................................................................................................... 29 STEREOTYPES.................................................................................................................................................................. 30 PARTIES AND EVENTS/ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.......................................................................................................... 31 APPENDIX IX- FRATERNITY AND SORORITY AFFAIRS 2008-2009 ANNUAL REPORT........................ 33 MISSION: ......................................................................................................................................................................... 33 VISION:............................................................................................................................................................................ 33 A YEAR IN REVIEW -FRATERNITY AND SORORITY AFFAIRS:........................................................................................ 33 FSA Educational programming: .............................................................................................................................. 34 Philanthropies/community service supported by FSA community:........................................................................ 34 Other department programs/events FSA participated in:....................................................................................... 35 Accomplishments:...................................................................................................................................................... 35 Goals for 2009/2010 Academic Year:...................................................................................................................... 36 APPENDIX X – TASK FORCE MEMBERS .............................................................................................................. 37 Page 2 of 2 This report is the formal product resulting from the work of a team of people over a six month period of time. Mel Tyler, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, asked that a task force to be formed in order to critically look at the fraternity and sorority community at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. The official charge was to analyze the fraternity and sorority experience here at UMKC through identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (challenges), with a special emphasis on how the student experience can be improved. The task force looked at, but did not focus on the future of fraternity and sorority housing and the idea of a Fraternity and Sorority Row. The Fraternity and Sorority Task Force has generated a report which covers a great deal of territory and presents some concrete recommendations with input from students, alumni, chapter advisors, faculty and