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 Kappa Epsilon 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 Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Sigma Kappa Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Sigma Nu Phi Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Sigma Sigma Sigma 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