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2016-17 Fraternity andSorority Life Annual Report

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Letter From Our Director

Our Mission and Values

Our Pillars

Our Councils

Fraternal Excellence Awards

Retention

Community Profiles

Fraternity and Sorority Retention

Programming Report

Recruitment Statistics

Fraternity & Sorority Life By the Numbers

2017–2018 Goals & Learning Outcomes

Building A Model Fraternity & Sorority Community Plans for 2016-2018

Characteristics of Ideal Chapters

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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We are pleased to provide you with our Annual Report celebrating the achievements, areas of growth and priorities of our community. You will see as you review, 2016-17 proved to be an impressive year for our fraternal organizations at Miami University. Our office continues to be impressed by the high caliber of students and level of engagement of our members of fraternities and sororities, and we are excited to share with you highlights of our programs and their impact on the student experience. The purpose of this annual report is to provide you with a comprehensive glance of where we have been and where we hope to go in upcoming years. We are proud of the data we have collected this year including retention and graduation rates, results of the community advancement program and member development within our chapters, recruitment assessment and the overall fraternity and sorority student experience. We hope you enjoy reviewing our progress.

Over the past year we have seen an increase of events planned by students and student engagement as a whole as a result of our department merging with Student Activities. This year we are excited about more fraternity and sorority involvement in homecoming, late night programming, athletic events and leadership within Miami Activities and Programming (MAP) and Associated Student Government.

We are committed to evaluating vital areas of our fraternity and sorority community: scholarship and learning, values based leadership, philanthropy and community service, engagement in the community, and the growth, accountability, and personal development of our fraternity and sorority leaders. As always, we appreciate our partnerships with students, staff, faculty, alumni volunteers and international headquarters as we continue to advance our community and build a valuable experience for our fraternity and sorority students.

Interfraternally,

JennyJenny Levering Director of Student Activities & the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life

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GREETINGSfrom the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life!

It is the mission of the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to assist our fraternity and sorority community to succeed in living out its shared values of scholarship and learning, service and philanthropy, community, leadership and values, and brotherhood and sisterhood among all fraternity and sorority chapters at Miami University.

The Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, through collaboration and cooperation with its stakeholders, will create an environment supportive of the academic mission of Miami University that is congruent with the values and rituals of our chapters and encourages a strong Interfraternal campus community.

To develop a Model Fraternity and Sorority Community that achieves national recognition for its commitment to intellectual achievement, leadership, personal growth, and service to the community.

ProgrammingThrough values based education, the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life programs will provide fraternities and sororities, along with their members, the opportunity for individual growth and chapter development in order to create and promote a relevant fraternal experience.

Our definition of relevance: chapters who excel in all areas of the 5 pillars, chapters who provide a healthy and safe environment for their members, chapters who create opportunities for their members to develop into positive members of the community, and chapters who create organizations that are positive contributors to the university community. These chapters work well with and are relevant to: potential new members, active members, parents, faculty and staff, alumni, campus partners, and their national headquarters and volunteers.

Shared Guiding Programming To make sure all programs are relevant to chapter success and in line with the programming philosophy, the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, along with its campus and community partners, will utilize these guiding principles in their program planning and execution.

I. Programs will be engaging and innovative and will empower students to act.

II. Programs will leave students with tools and resources they can utilize for continual education and development.

III. Programs will be inclusive in order to meet diverse student population needs.

IV. Programs will be intentional in connecting students with the five pillars of the fraternity/sorority community.

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Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life MISSION

VISION

PHILOSOPHY

PRINCIPLES:

OUR PILLARS

STAND FOR EXCELLENCEMiami fraternities and sororities are

committed to scholarship and learning by

promoting a positive academic environment.

STAND TOGETHER SERVE Miami fraternities and sororities impact the

lives of others by engaging in service and

philanthropy in the community.

STAND UP LEADMiami fraternities and sororities empower

members to lead with values within their

organizations and across campus.

STAND FOR COMMUNITYMiami fraternities and sororities meet the

diverse interests and needs of members by

striving to create community.

STAND TOGETHERMiami fraternities and sororities maintain a

foundation of brotherhood and sisterhood by

developing authentic friendships that last a

lifetime.

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• Approximately 1500 lbs were donated to the Oxford Community Choice Pantry during Greek Service Week through our new activity, CANstruction.

• Implementation of the Enhanced Membership Experience (EME), which resulted in streamlined new member processes that better reflects our ideal Greek Community.

• Over 200 registered events hosted by Fraternities, more than any other semester on record. This has resulted in much safer social practices.

• Maintained recognition of all chapters on campus, while welcoming the reintroduction of two Alpha Chapters.

• Increased accountability among chapters and councils, resulting in an 83% reduction in hazing reports (according to OESCR) and many conversations surrounding sustainable member education practices.

• 200+ students participated in Greek Spring Clean, as well as 18 individual service sites, indicating a strong shift to community service promotion.

• This semester, Panhellenic hosted a number of forward-thinking, action-oriented programs including two new events: State of the Community and the Perfect Party. Through these events, Panhellenic worked to establish unity in risk management and social policies and to consistently, and justly, serve the community through proactive measures.

• Panhellenic established healthy, honest relationships with chapter leadership while developing a reputation of being a supportive resource to all members.

• There is a shared goal that by the end of their terms, Council Officers and Chapter Presidents will have provided an understanding of leadership responsibilities and roles in the community.

• Panhellenic welcomed almost 1,000 new members into the community following a very successful recruitment in February.

• Philanthropic highlights include: $57,000 raised for St. Jude’s (Delta Delta Delta), $20,000 raised for St. Rita’s School for the Deaf (Delta Zeta), TWO Wishes granted through Make-A-Wish Foundation (Chi Omega), $10,000 raised for Cardiac Care Week (Alpha Phi), and much more!

• NPHC bookended their year with two council-wide retreats. Both retreats focused on goal setting, planning, and developing shared expectations for the community.

• This year every NPHC organization participated in the Intake process and the Council grew in size with 25 new members joining the community.

• NPHC coordinated and executed a successful Step Show which celebrated the success of the council and gave back to the community. Through Step Show NPHC raised nearly $300 in donations for the Flint, Michigan community.

• The Council has spent the last year evaluating and reorganizing their structure, committees, constitution, and bylaws. Through this reorganization the council moved elections to the Fall in order to aid in the transition of executive officers.

OUR COUNCILS: 2016-2017 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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I N T E R F R AT E R N I T Y C O U N C I L ( I F C )

P A N H E L L E N I C A S S O C I AT I O N ( P H A )

N AT I O N A L P A N H E L L E N I C C O U N C I L ( N P H C )

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Andrew Herman Memorial Chapter ExcellenceAlpha Delta PiAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.Delta Chi

Derrell Hart Most Improved ChapterDelta Gamma Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc.Sigma Phi Epsilon

Phillip and Martha Shriver Greek Man and Greek Woman of the YearTaylor Hawks, Delta ChiCecilia (Cheech) Minniear, Kappa Kappa Gamma

Outstanding Chapter PresidentsChanell Upshaw, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.Maria Sawma, Zeta Tau AlphaLuke Walker, Sigma Chi

Outstanding Council OfficerMaggie Schaller, Panhellenic, Zeta Tau Alpha Matt Murtha, IFC, Delta Kappa Epsilon

Grace Daniels Outstanding Sorority AdvisorSabrina Larson, Zeta Tau Alpha

Jerry Miller Award Outstanding Faculty/Staff MemberDr. Steven Elliott, Delta Kappa Epsilon

Warren T. Nelson Service AwardAlexander Waldherr, Lambda Chi AlphaStephen Burtzlaff, Delta Chi

Rising Leader AwardAleah Holley, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.Robby Cohn, Alpha Epsilon PiMira Patel, Alpha Delta Pi

Dr. Richard Nault ScholarshipAnnie Weidner, Kappa Kappa GammaCameron Snyders, Delta Chi

FRATERNAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

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Retention and Graduation rates for Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Students

FRATERNITY & SORORITY RETENTION

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Retention and Graduation rates for Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Students

FRATERNITY & SORORITY RETENTION

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Fall 2016 Community Profile

AllChapterGradeRank

AllCouncilGradeRank ChapterName TotalMembers SemesterGPA CumGPA

NewMemSemesterGPA

TotalHrs.ofComm.Serviceperchapter

Avg.Hrs.Comm.Servicepermember

PhilanthropyMoneyRaised

1 1/18 KappaAlphaTheta 168 3.59 3.52 55.00 0.3 noreport2 2/18 ChiOmega 179 3.53 3.49 505.50 2.8 $700.003 3/18 AlphaDeltaPi 171 3.52 3.51 3.02 1,228.75 7.2 $2,690.894 4/18 PhiMu 174 3.50 3.38 3.61 21.50 0.1 $5,000.005 5/18 DeltaDeltaDelta 174 3.47 3.36 1,041.00 6.0 $6,300.006 6/18 KappaKappaGamma 186 3.45 3.40 241.50 1.3 $12,000.007 7/18 KappaDelta 175 3.42 3.42 2.94 402.25 2.3 noreport8

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GammaPhiBetaAllSororityWomenAlphaChiOmega

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$11,658.00

noreport10 10/18 AlphaOmicronPi 168 3.37 3.35 N/A* 1,015.00 6.0 $760.0011 11/18 ZetaTauAlpha 168 3.35 3.36 2.91 559.50 3.3 $10,000.0012

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ChiPsi

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1,120.7118 2/6 PhiBetaSigma 4 3.29 3.12 2.00 0.5 noreport19 16/18 PhiSigmaSigma 111 3.28 3.22 3.41 57.00 0.5 noreport20 17/18 AlphaEpsilonPhi 42 3.20 3.26 3.42 201.50 4.8 noreport21 2/21 AlphaEpsilonPi 20 3.20 3.12 5.50 0.3 noreport22 3/21 PiKappaAlpha 51 3.18 3.14 noreport $2,089.2523

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1,042.0026 7/21 LambdaChiAlpha 74 3.08 3.12 78.00 1.1 $8,795.0027 8/21 DeltaSigmaPhi 58 3.08 3.11 3.34 50.00 0.9 noreport28 9/21 SigmaChi 35 3.07 3.26 2.77 noreport noreport29 10/21 PhiGammaDelta 87 3.06 3.10 73.00 0.8 $18,300.0030 11/21 DeltaKappaEpislon 77 3.05 3.11 noreport noreport31

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7,000.0033 13/21 DeltaTauDelta 74 3.03 3.11 69.50 0.9 $1,019.5034 14/21 AlphaSigmaPhi 71 3.01 3.12 2.55 8.00 0.1 noreport35 15/21 ThetaChi 88 3.01 3.10 18.00 0.2 noreport36 4/6 DeltaSigmaTheta 8 3.00 3.26 3.00 noreport noreport37 16/21 SigmaPhiEpsilon 84 2.99 3.16 5.00 0.1 $9,212.0038 17/21 SigmaAlphaEpsilon 60 2.99 3.03 noreport noreport

AllMaleMiamiStudents 8,376 2.98 3.01AllUnaffiliatedMaleStudents 6,913 2.97 2.98

39 18/18 SigmaLambdaGamma 9 2.93 3.11 2.78 5.50 0.6 noreport40 18/21 PhiDeltaTheta 67 2.93 3.09 noreport noreport41 19/21 TauKappaEpsilon 84 2.92 3.09 23.00 0.3 noreport42 20/21 SigmaPi 86 2.92 3.06 noreport noreport43 21/21 DeltaUpsilon 56 2.86 2.94 49.50 0.9 noreport44

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MiamiUniversityFraternityandSororityLifeSemesterCommunityReportFall2016

Studentsinfraternitiesandsororoities:4,223or25%ofundergraduatesIFC:1,452men(averagechaptersize:69)Panhellenic:2,744women(averagechaptersize:152)

NPHC:27members(averagechaptersize:4)CommunityServicetotalhours:8,309.5(average185.6hoursperchapter)

TotalPhilathropyMoneyRaised:$128,227.60Reportcompiledfromdataobtainedfromchaptersandtheuniversityregistrar

Students in fraternities and sororities: 4,223 or 25% of undergraduates

IFC: 1,452 men (average chapter size: 69)

Panhellenic: 2,744 women (average chapter size: 152)

NPHC: 27 members (average chapter size: 4)

Community Service total hours: 8,309.5 (average 185.6 hours per chapter)

Total Philathropy Money Raised: $128,227.60Report compiled from data obtained from chapters and the university registrar

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AllChapter AllCouncil NewMem TotalHrs.ofComm. Avg.Hrs.Comm. PhilanthropyMoney Faculty/StaffGradeRank GradeRank ChapterName TotalMembers SemesterGPA CumGPA SemesterGPA Serviceperchapter Servicepermember Raised Advisor

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AlphaDeltaPiChiOmega

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3.513.51

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3.423.38

1390.66201.75

6.20.9

$8,000.29$3,800

YesYes

3 3/18 KappaKappaGamma 227 3.48 3.43 3.39 457.5 2.0 $309 Yes4 4/18 KappaAlphaTheta 227 3.47 3.50 3.37 303.85 1.3 $1,600 Yes5 5/18 PhiMu 230 3.46 3.43 3.46 337.58 1.5 $5,000 Yes6 6/18 GammaPhiBeta 189 3.40 3.39 3.41 279.5 1.5 $12,006 Yes7 7/18 KappaDelta 223 3.38 3.41 3.26 397.91 1.8 $4,588.14 Yes8 8/18 DeltaDeltaDelta 202 3.38 3.39 3.26 705 3.5 $55,236 Yes

AllSororityWomen 3,490 3.36 3.389 9/18 AlphaOmicronPi 213 3.35 3.35 3.33 955 4.5 $6,018 Yes

10 10/18 ZetaTauAlpha 223 3.34 3.36 3.26 659.91 3.0 $5,980.64 Yes11 1/23 ChiPsi 83 3.31 3.35 3.22 342.5 4.1 $1,400 Yes

AllFemaleMiamiStudents 8,257 3.31 3.3212 11/18 AlphaChiOmega 207 3.28 3.36 3.15 717.15 3.5 $2,000 Yes13 2/23 AlphaEpsilonPi 33 3.28 3.25 3.24 10.16 0.3 $1,025 Yes14 12/18 AlphaPhi 225 3.27 3.33 3.11 397.5 1.8 $10,000 Yes15 3/23 DeltaChi 84 3.27 3.33 3.24 880 10.5 $3,500 Yes16 4/23 BetaThetaPi 44 3.27 3.31 3.27 132.25 3.0 NR Yes

AllUnaffiliatedFemaleStudents 4,762 3.27 3.2717 13/18 DeltaGamma 220 3.26 3.30 3.23 445.25 2.0 $11,835.57 Yes

AllFraternityandSororityStudents 5,428 3.25 3.3018 14/18 SigmaLambdaGamma 9 3.25 3.14 N/A 90.55 10.1 $638.17 Yes19 15/18 DeltaZeta 222 3.24 3.27 3.20 925.75 4.2 $20,645 Yes20 16/18 PiBetaPhi 222 3.24 3.26 3.34 96.2 0.4 $3,898.21 Yes21 17/18 AlphaEpsilonPhi 47 3.21 3.25 3.37 87 1.9 NR Yes22 5/23 PiKappaAlpha 72 3.19 3.17 3.21 NR NR $4,183.25 Yes23 18/18 PhiSigmaSigma 138 3.17 3.21 3.10 129.83 0.9 NR No24 6/23 SigmaChi 59 3.15 3.27 3.39 10 0.2 NR Yes

AllMiamiStudents 16,309 3.14 3.1825 7/23 DeltaSigmaPhi 85 3.14 3.13 3.20 14.5 0.2 NR Yes26 8/23 KappaAlphaOrder 116 3.12 3.23 3.11 NR NR $1,500 Yes27 9/23 LambdaChiAlpha 108 3.12 3.14 3.04 NR NR $12,665.00 Yes28 10/23 SigmaAlphaMu 84 3.11 3.11 3.04 51 0.6 $5,355 Yes29 1/6 PhiBetaSigma 6 3.10 3.02 3.22 126 21.0 NR No30 11/23 AlphaSigmaPhi 95 3.09 3.19 3.04 31 0.3 $135.50 Yes31 2/6 AlphaKappaAlpha 7 3.08 3.28 2.93 54 7.7 $7,000 No

AllUnaffiliatedStudents 10,869 3.08 3.1232 12/23 ThetaChi 36 3.05 3.24 3.02 NR NR NR Yes

AllFraternityMen 1,938 3.04 3.1433 13/23 TauKappaEpsilon 111 3.03 3.13 3.14 445 4.0 $8,080 Yes34 14/23 PiKappaPhi 46 3.02 3.15 2.93 449.75 9.8 $11,698 No35 15/23 AlphaDeltaPhi 108 3.02 3.14 3.01 NR NR $5,840 Yes36 16/23 DeltaTauDelta 100 3.02 3.12 3.08 160.5 1.6 $1,019.50 No

AllMaleMiamiStudents 8,052 2.96 3.0337 3/6 DeltaSigmaTheta 10 2.94 3.19 N/A 42 4.2 NR No38 17/23 SigmaAlphaEpsilon 91 2.94 3.05 3.09 NR NR NR Yes

AllUnaffiliatedMaleStudents 6,107 2.94 3.0039 18/23 PhiGammaDelta 110 2.92 3.09 2.74 104 0.9 $11,592 No40 19/23 SigmaPhiEpsilon 113 2.90 3.12 2.89 49 0.4 $9,212 Yes41 4/6 ZetaPhiBeta 6 2.89 2.84 N/A 112.21 18.7 $125 Yes42 20/23 DeltaKappaEpsilon 81 2.88 3.08 2.79 92 1.1 NR Yes43 21/23 SigmaPi 108 2.85 3.07 2.90 318 2.9 $1,810 Yes44 22/23 PhiDeltaTheta 78 2.85 3.06 2.70 8 0.1 $3,770 No45 23/23 DeltaUpsilon 75 2.83 2.97 2.89 1.5 0.0 $1,050 Yes

ChapterGPARequirement 2.5046 5/6 AlphaPhiAlpha 8 2.43 2.73 2.48 40.66 5.1 $700 Yes47 6/6 KappaAlphaPsi 4 2.38 2.78 N/A NR NR NR Yes

*NRindicatesthatthechapterdidnotreportthisinformation.

MiamiUniversityFraternityandSororityLifeSemesterCommunityReportSpring2017

Studentsinfraternitiesandsororoities:5,428or33%ofundergraduatesIFC:1,920men(averagechaptersize:83)Panhellenic:3,467women(averagechaptersize:193)

NPHC:41members(averagechaptersize:7)TotalChapters:47

CommunityServicetotalhours:12,051.92(average256.42hoursperchapter)TotalPhilathropyMoneyRaised:$243,215

Reportcompiledfromdataobtainedfromchaptersandtheuniversityregistrar

Spring 2017 Community Profile

Students in fraternities and sororities: 5,428 or 33% of undergraduates

IFC: 1,920 men (average chapter size: 83)

Panhellenic: 3,467 women (average chapter size: 193)

NPHC: 41 members (average chapter size: 7)

Community Service total hours: 12,051.92 (average 256.42 hours per chapter)

Total Philathropy Money Raised: $243,215.00Report compiled from data obtained from chapters and the university registrar

AcropolisA signature leadership experience for Fraternity and Sorority members, Acropolis is an emerging leaders retreat that offers students the opportunity to learn from one another and challenge the status quo. Occurring in the fall, new members have the opportunity to participate in an experience that will focus on gaining a stronger understanding of the fraternal community at Miami and our 5 core values. Attendees of Acropolis gain knowledge and tangible experiences in leadership development, goal setting, decision-making, and relationship building. As they leave Acropolis, the students have shared that the experience has shaped their Miami career, and they are inspired to create positive change on Miami’s campus.

Not only is Acropolis a premier leadership program for our emerging leaders, but it also provides our seasoned leaders and members of the fraternity and sorority community an opportunity to give back. A competitive application process provides the retreat with over 20 undergraduate mentors who are all graduates of the program and want to help shape the future leaders of the community. By having the mentors lead discussions, facilitate hard conversations, and build rapport with the emerging leaders, they build a bridge between “active” and “new” members and develop a stronger sense of community that is felt long after the attendees and mentors have left Acropolis. The mentors are able to have difficult conversations and model the way in terms of self-governance and accountability, and this behavior sets the bar for our emerging leaders and how they want to impact the future of the community.

ADVANCE Our annual leadership program designed for community leadership includes chapter presidents and council executive boards. ADVANCE provides our senior leadership with the tools necessary to manage internal and external expectations while moving the community forward.

As we reevaluated our priorities and goals for Fraternity & Sorority Life, we saw a need to shift the timing and focus of our ADVANCE programming. Rather than being a Spring program focused on leadership, community building, and goal setting we redeveloped the program to immediately follow officer elections in the Fall and centered the curriculum on policies, expectations, and accountability. The base level education was more training and understanding than explorative and theoretical. This provided the students with tangible objectives and a solid understanding of the responsibilities they were undertaking as leaders of their chapters and leaders of the community.

In addition to the transition and training conversations, through ADVANCE we also discussed difficult situations and hard conversations. Speaker Tim Bryson taught the students about peer-to-peer accountability, taking responsibility for your actions and decisions, and that sometimes it’s ok to let go.

Sorority Living Learning CommunityIn collaboration with division partners, Miami is home to a Sorority Living and Learning community that provides educational programming and support to all sorority women living in their chapter’s residence corridor.

In the past year, the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and the Office of Residence Life utilized the Sorority Corridor Representative Training to support the representatives in their efforts to create a positive and fun environment within the corridor communities. The Cliff Alexander Office also worked closely with the Housing Office in order to successfully complete the room lottery and place over 900 women into their rooms for next year. New Member Education Training & Anti-Hazing InitiativesThe New Member Education Training, hosted by the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, is designed to provide new member educators the tools necessary to create a safe and enjoyable new member education period. It offers them a space to discuss how to prevent hazing within new member programs. Student leaders processed university expectations of the new member period while learning the value of creating a positive new member experience. New member educators had the chance to have open and honest conversations about issues facing the Miami campus and explored the power they have to initiate change. Approximately 150 students attended this training in the Spring.

All three councils have held individual conversations with council and chapter leadership in terms of hazing prevention and healthy educational alternatives. In particular, NPHC has focused their time on updating and creating a more seamless Intake registration process for their individual chapters while strengthening one-on-one conversations with the Fraternity and Sorority Office. NPHC’s goal is to create a new member process that reduces risk and increases communication between members and chapters. Panhellenic worked to develop alternative programming during typically high-risk time periods immediately following Bid Day. The women implemented substance free programming as well as recurring roundtables for New Member Educators, Risk Management Chairs, and Standards chairs within their council.

The Enhanced Membership Experience (EME) has been intentionally designed by IFC to improve the new member experience within fraternities. The goal of the EME is to offer each new member an experience that is focused on scholarship, service, values, and friendship within the fraternity and the Greek community. In an effort to increase internal accountability, IFC expects all chapters to restructure their new member program and commit to an anti-hazing environment. The EME consists of three components:

• New Member Education Plan outlining every chapter policy regarding new members, as well as dates and descriptions of all new member activities

• Letter to Parents outlining the chapter’s member education process and including important contact information for chapter officers and advisors

• Calendar of Events outlining new member events day-by-day for the entire education period; Fraternities are required to submit this plan for approval before they are permitted to participate in formal recruitment.

• All of these documents are made public on the IFC website (www.miamiohifc.com/eme).

Introduction to Fraternity & Sorority Life & New Member Education CourseIn partnership with RISE partnerships, the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life developed a new educational course that all new members were required to take in the Spring 2017 semester. In total, 1950+ students participated in the online course that consisted 12

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of two modules, several assessments, interactive online program tools, and videos featuring current fraternity & sorority leaders. The premise of this course was to provide education, understanding, and a deeper discussion on the purpose of Fraternities & Sororities at Miami, if this community is right for you, and what to expect as a new member. In addition to an overview of the community and a focus on our values, the course dispelled myths about hazing, worked to help students identify their own definition and understanding of hazing, and identify where to go and who to contact should they experience or witness hazing occur.

Greeks Step UpIn the Spring, our third cohort of New Members completed the Greeks Step Up Bystander Education program. This program, created by students for students, is peer facilitated and encourages students to Step Up and look out for their fellow community members. The educational content is focused on their risk areas: Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence, Alcohol and Other Drugs, and Hazing. Over 1,400 New Members participated in Greeks Step Up this year and through Pre and Post Test surveys we are able to determine that those who attended had higher levels of confidence intervening in various problematic situations and better understood concepts surrounding bystander intervention.

Social Chair and Risk Management TrainingTwice a year, the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life hosts training sessions for social chairs and risk managers for each of the chapters. These sessions educate students on the IFC and Panhellenic social event policies and procedures and university expectations for social events. Approximately 190 students have participated in this training in the past year.

In addition to office sponsored Risk Management Training the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council held Social Chair, Risk Manager, and Sober Liaison trainings and position specific educational roundtables each semester. These programs educated the community on Council policies, Local, State, and Federal Law, and discussed accountability. Through the trainings and roundtables chapter leadership enhanced relationships within the community that strengthened the understanding that everyone plays a role in advancing the mission and vision of the Fraternity & Sorority Community.

By implementing these trainings and roundtables we saw an increase in chapter collaboration, understanding, and peer-to-peer accountability, in particular within the Panhellenic Association. With increased programming, a focus on enhancing safe and values-based events, the Panhellenic Roundtables opened conversations and helped chapters seek out best practices to make systemic change within their organizations.

Advisor ProgrammingAs we work to rebrand our office and update our publications we rebranded the Advisor newsletters that went out to our greatest support network. Moving to a once-a-month model, Signed Sealed Delivered provided a snapshot of what was happening on campus and how students were getting involved in the Miami community.

Throughout the year we were intentional in strengthening our relationships with advisors and International Officers. As we shifted our advising focus with Chapter Presidents we increased individual communication with advisors. Through personal emails, phone calls, and one-on-one meetings over coffee this approach saw our relationships strengthen and grow with alumni advisors across the board.

In June we hosted two advisors meetings for Panhellenic and IFC. With 99% attendance we hope to model this meeting in the future so all advisors are aware and better educated on what is happening on campus and in the community. Over the next year we will implement a new advisor curriculum for all student organization advisors.

Fire Safety/Facilities Management Over the last year, the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life has partnered with the Oxford Fire Department to improve fire safety programs and promote life safety and facility maintenance in our off-campus fraternity houses. The program is designed to create a shared responsibility for education and enforcement of fire safety and house management between the students living in fraternity houses, the University, and the town of Oxford. The program includes inspections, educational programs, enforcement, and recognition. 55 fraternity men and advisors benefitted from this training.

EDL 290G and WGS 201 Fraternity/Sorority CoursesEducational Leadership (EDL) 290G is a course that examines leadership on an individual and organizational level with a section dedicated specifically to fraternity and sorority leaders. This course examines and compares multiple approaches to leadership, analyzing socially responsible leadership and group organization. In addition to EDL 290G, Women’s Gender Studies (WGS 201) provides community leaders opportunities to approach leadership through the sorority member’s perspective and experience. Participants gain a broader understanding of women’s issues and their impact on the sorority experience. The course focuses on understanding personal leadership capacities and recognizing and critiquing individual effectiveness in leadership, through readings, exercises, and case analysis work. Over 35 students have been able to further develop their leadership skills in the past year.

Family WeekendThis past Fall saw the success of our second annual Family Weekend tailgate. Attendees had an opportunity to meet our chapters, learn about how to join Greek organizations and mingle with members of fraternities and sororities. The tailgate was geared towards first year students and their families. We had over 500 attendees including representatives from over 40 chapters. We look forward to hosting this event again this coming Fall!

State of the CommunityIn January our office in partnership with a number of student leaders hosted a State of the Community event. With over 4,000 students in attendance, student leaders made a public commitment to be more accountable to one another over the next year. Student leaders talked about having no tolerance for hazing, that the culture needs to improve, and that councils would be taking a more proactive approach to addressing risky behaviors within our fraternity/sorority community. The program had a huge impact on our community and the students set the tone for high expectations for the upcoming year.

Transition Workshops and Officer TrainingBefore students jump into finals and leave for Winter break, the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life hosts transition meetings and trainings for incoming council officers and chapter presidents. Through large group trainings and one-on-one transition meetings with both outgoing and incoming officers we work to provide continuity, context, and structure for the student leaders. During these transition meetings we work on providing historical framework for the positions while building a structure for the year to come based on goals and learning objectives that the officers have developed for themselves.

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Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council Recruitment Statistics

2017 Formal Recruitment StatisticsCommunity Panhellenic

AssociationInterfraternity

Council

Total Number Registered 2258 1247 1011

Did Not Meet Eligibility 164 59 105

Total Number of Students Participating 2002 1121 881

Number of Organizations Participating 40 17 23

Total Number Receiving Bids 1586 962 624

% Matched 79.22% 85.81% 70.80%



Council






% Matched 79.86% 89.25% 70.47%



Council






% Matched 78.92% 86.84% 71%



Council






% Matched 69.90% 71.57% 66.13%



Council






% Matched 71.05% 81.71% 59.42%14

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Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council Social Policy Statistics

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IFC Registered Social Events

Non-‐Alcoholic Social Event

Alcoholic Social Event

0 20 40 60 80

100 120 140

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Fall 2011

Spring 2012

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Fall 2014

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Fall 2015

Spring 2016

PHA Registered Social Events



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20

40

60

80

100

120

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Fall 2011

Spring 2012

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

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0 20 40 60 80

100 120 140

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Fall 2011

Spring 2012

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

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Council Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2011 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016 Fall 2016 Spring 2017

Registered Socials with Alcohol

IFC 62 58 79 65 44 43 43 57 30 60 98 88 176

PHA 94 74 105 99 60 54 73 38 45 51 91 79 107

Total 156 132 184 164 104 97 116 95 75 111 189 167 283

Registered Non-Alcohol Social Events

IFC 72 73 34 94 108 71 86 70 NA NA NA NA NA

PHA 128 91 133 124 118 113 78 77 NA NA NA NA NA

Total 200 164 167 218 226 184 164 147 75 111 189 167 283

Non-Alcoholic Social Events

Alcoholic Social Events



Non-Alcoholic Social Events

Alcoholic Social Events

2016-2017 FRATERNITY & SORORITY LIFE BY THE NUMBERS

33%of all

undergraduates are in a

sorority or fraternity

1,645New Members

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5,428Students inFraternities

and Sororities

3.25All Fraternity

& Sorority End of Year

GPA

20,360service hours

(average 433 per chapter)

39 of 47chapters

report 50%or more

of members involved in

other campusorganizations

$371,442total dollars

raised for philanthropy

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Student Activities and the Cliff

Alexander Office of Fraternity

and Sorority Life will create

new and innovative resources

and programs to help all

student organizations and

advisors effectively lead their

organizations in the 2017-18

academic year.

Purpose: To increase engagement

and involvement in student

organizations. We will do this

by supporting students and

advisors who are leading our

organizations and provide

resources and programs to

assist in their development and

achieve their highest potential.

2017-18 STUDENT ACTIVITIES & FRATERNITY & SORORITY LIFE GOALS



and Sorority Life will create

new intentional programming

and leadership experiences

that will prepare students to

live in a global world.

Purpose: To educate students and

challenge them to interact and

work with students of diverse

interests and perspectives. To

prepare students to live in a

global society.



and Sorority Life will promote

accountability by helping

students learn how to articulate

both their personal and

organizational values informed

by the fraternal pillars and the

Code of Love and Honor.

Purpose:

To teach values, to expect

accountability and to encourage

a level of self-governance

and peer accountability in the

fraternal and Miami student

community.

GOAL GOAL GOAL

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Building A Model Fraternity & Sorority Community Plans for 2016-2018 The Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life is committed to working with the fraternity and sorority community to address the high risk issues the culture experienced last year. Our goal is to help students better understand the dangers of hazing while also reducing the number of hazing incidents annually. The following plan outlines initiatives we believe will drive change over the upcoming academic year.

Re-Visioning Committee (Students, Alumni & Faculty)

Goal: Students will identify issues negatively impacting the community and become leaders in instituting positive social change. This committee is working to address the current issues facing the fraternity/sorority community and will continue to meet through the fall semester with a commitment to focus on four primary areas: Hazing and New Member Education, Shared Community Standards (building ideal chapters), Self-Governance and IFC Structure and Council Development.

Improved Level of Chapter Support & Advising

Goal: Staff will shift advising focus to a chapter-first support model that builds relationships and increases communication with organizations. Staff, assigned to advise no more than 11 organizations, will meet with chapters 3-4 times a month and include advisors in all meetings. This increased support and communication will strengthen relationships and trust between the organizations and the university.

New Online Hazing Prevention Course

Goal: To develop a course for all potential, new and active members for the fraternity/sorority community at Miami. Miami University will be the first campus to develop an online hazing course specific to the fraternity/sorority experience. We are exploring contracting with RISE Partnerships, the national leader in hazing prevention programming, on curriculum development. We are currently in the program development process and have a plan to launch the course by November 2016.

New Officer Transition Structure

Goal: Implement a proactive approach to transition and training by shifting elections and officer transitions to earlier in the Fall semester. The shift to an earlier timeline for transition will allow staff and students the opportunity to spend more time before the winter break on training, support, and general relationship building that will prepare them to lead during a high risk time of the year.

IFC - Enhanced Member Experience Plan

Goal: To increase fraternity chapter accountability in order to improve the new member experience. This fall, the Interfraternity Council will work with its member groups to develop the Enhanced Member Experience Plan. This plan will outline expectations for recruitment and the new member process and be shared publicly for potential new members and parents to view. The plan, developed in the Fall and led by students, must be submitted and approved before a chapter can participate in recruitment in January. Through higher expectations, communication and transparency about the process the Interfraternity Council (IFC) hopes to improve the level of accountability with chapters in the Spring 2017 semester.

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Characteristics of Ideal Chapters

Our vision for the Fraternity and Sorority Community includes improving chapters on an ongoing basis. The recommendations below represent improved standards that we would like to promote as an ideal vision for organizations that make up our community.

Chapter & Member Development: The ideal chapter has a 4 year membership development plan. This plan focuses on developing the chapter as an organization as well as providing leadership development to members. If chapters are not able to develop their own membership development plan, the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life provides the Community Advancement Program (CAP) as a resource.

Year around Recruitment: Through active and passive recruitment tactics, chapters participate in a year-round recruitment process that enhances and grows the organization membership. Chapters actively recruit upperclassmen throughout the Fall semester while promoting their organization through sponsored events and programs to increase the first-year student’s understanding and knowledge of fraternity/sorority life. This active and passive recruitment leads into a values-based spring structured recruitment process in which first-year students are eligible to participate. New Member Education: Every fraternity and sorority organization is committed to a healthy and safe new member program and strives to create a hazing free experience for its members. Commitment to Academic Success: Upon joining a fraternity or sorority, the new member class GPA increases and members feel supported and encouraged in their academic success. Chapters have a GPA requirement that all members must maintain in order to remain active members within the organization. Individual academic support to students who fall below the chapter GPA standard is provided through programs and services initiated or coordinated by the organization. Involvement: Every member is involved in at least one other student organization on campus. Service and Community Involvement: Every chapter has a community service requirement for all members and the chapter has a strong relationship with a local community partner. Active Advisor Leadership: Every chapter has an active faculty advisor and alumni advisory board that works to advise the chapter and in partnership with the university. Each organization has multiple faculty/staff locally in Oxford that work with the chapter to provide support and promote active involvement. Internal Self Governance & Social Responsibility: Every chapter has an accountability structure (standards board) in place. The organization has shared standards and expectations that all members buy into and agree to upon joining. Included in these standards are expectations for the responsible use of alcohol and personal responsibility.

Preparation for Graduation: There is a 95% job placement/acceptance to graduate school of all members upon graduation.

Recognizing Ideal Chapters

Over the next year we would like to work with the re-visioning committee to create a new way to recognize chapters who are exhibiting the characteristics of an ideal chapter. Miami University has a rich history with fraternities and sororities, recognizing the importance of the fraternal experience and the power it has to transform the lives of chapter members and the greater community. Striving to be ideal chapters, our chapters will be committed to living out a shared set of values and will translate those values into action throughout their chapter experience and as alumni.

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