NORTHERN ILLINOISUNIVERSITY

FR A T E R N I T Y A N D S OR OR I T Y LI FEANNUAL REPORT

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This year the Fraternity and Sorority Life community at NIU, like the rest ofthe world, was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis.During 2020-21, chapters worked hard to still hold siblinghood events, serviceopportunities, fundraisers, and meetings.

The fall 2020 semester brought a continuation of Protecting the Pack andsettling into a "new normal" for everyone on campus. A new Huskie Linksystem was implemented across campus to help chapters operate moreefficiently.

In spring 2021, the chapter and council presidents came together to createand define the following new Fraternity and Sorority Life Community Values:Service, Scholarship, Siblinghood, Leadership, and Cultural Awareness.Browse this annual report for a categorical overview of these values.

We thank each of our members, council and chapter presidents, alumni andfaculty/staff advisors, and Inter/National Organization partners for all theirhard work during this unprecedented year.

The NIU IFC is home to 10 recognizedfraternities. Of these chapters, eighthave chapter houses in Greek Row andall had residents this year.

IFC held a semiformal recruitmentprocess in the spring 2021 semester. Inand out of the formal recruitmentprocess, 57 new members were addedto the IFC chapters with 43 newmembers initiated, resulting in a 75%new member retention rate.

This year, IFC hosted a modified Tugsevent following COVID-19 protocolscreated by the students in cooperationwith NIU and the Dekalb CountyHealth Department. The matches werelive streamed for the first time,opening viewership to alumni andstudents outside of the Dekalb area.

INTERFRATERNITYCOUNCIL (IFC)

The NIU NPHC is home to all nine of theDivine Nine fraternities and sororities.The spring 2021 semester saw thereturn of the Zeta Iota Chapter of DeltaSigma Theta Sorority Inc.

This year, significant progress wasmade on the NPHC yard. Benches andplaques have been manufactured.Once the benches are delivered, theywill be painted in organizational colorsand installed in the yard throughoutthe summer and fall 2021 semesters.

In the spring 2021 semester, threechapters held intake. The council's newmember retention rate was 79% . AsDelta Sigma Theta re-chartered thissemester, they are not included in thisdata.

NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC

COUNCIL (NPHC)

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The NIU PHA has eight chapters, five ofwhich are National Panhellenic Conference(NPC) chapters. The NPC chaptersparticipate in formal recruitment, and fourof the five had Greek Row houses open tomembers this year. The other threeassociate member chapters, do not havehouses and have individual recruitmentpractices. After achieving full chapterstatus, Sigma Lambda Gamma re-chartered as the Eta Chapter in the spring2021 semester.

Formal recruitment for the NPC chapterswas held in spring 2021. The recruitmentnumbers were in line with national trendsand the numbers correlate from previousyears with a 96% match rate. It was anexciting year to have 82 new members joinchapters with 74 new members initiatedresulting in a 90% new member retentionrate.

PANHELLENICCOUNCIL (PHA)

The NIU UGC is home to 15 fraternities andsororities. This council is the only councilto have every member sign the Protect thePack Pledge, agreeing to follow anduphold NIU's COVID-19 guidelines andprotocols this year.

In the spring 2021 semester, nine of the 15chapters hosted intake. Chapters had 33new members join and crossed 31 intomembership, resulting in the highest newmember retention rate for the FSLcommunity with 94% .

In the spring 2021 semester, UGC held aUGC Week providing an opportunity fornon members to learn about the chaptersin the council and provided an opportunityfor current members to get together andbuild their own siblinghood as a council.

UNITED GREEKCOUNCIL (UGC)

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Alpha Kappa Lambda*Alpha Sigma PhiDelta ChiPhi Kappa Psi*Phi Kappa SigmaPhi Sigma KappaSigma Alpha Epsilon*Sigma Phi Epsilon^*Sigma NuTau Kappa Epsilon*

INTERFRATERNITYCOUNCIL (IFC)

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.*Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.*Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.* Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.*Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC

COUNCIL (NPHC)

Alpha PhiAlpha Sigma AlphaDelta GammaDelta ZetaLambda Theta AlphaSigma Lambda GammaSigma Lambda SigmaSigma Sigma Sigma

Bolded chapters are associatemember chapters of the council.

PANHELLENICCOUNCIL (PHA)

alpha Kappa Delta Phi InternationalSorority, Inc.Alpha Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc.Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc.Alpha Sigma Omega Latina Sorority,Inc.Chi Sigma Tau Fraternity, Inc.Gamma Phi Omega InternationalSorority, Inc.Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc.Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.Kappa Pi Beta Fraternity, Inc.Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity,Inc.Phi Rho Eta Fraternity, Inc.*Sigma Lambda Beta InternationalFraternity, Inc.*Tau Phi Sigma Multicultural Fraternity,Inc.Zeta Sigma Chi Sorority*

UNITED GREEKCOUNCIL (UGC)

Delta Sigma Theta was not re-charted untilthe end of the spring 2021 semester and isnot included in the following data.

Additionally, any chapter listed here with ancircumflex (^) did not submit information forfall 2020 and chapters with an asterisk (*) didnot submit information for spring 2021 bythe deadline for inclusion.

NOTES

RECOGNIZED CHAPTERS

43 individuals left forpersonal reasons. 30 individuals left forfinancial reasons.28 individuals left foracademic reasons.

Fall 2020Total Members: 741New Members: 25

Spring 2021 Total Members: 692New Members: 163

IFC and Panhellenic FormalRecruitment were held in thespring 2021 semester due tothe COVID-19 pandemic.

The following reasons weredocumented as to whymembers left chapters thisyear.

The membership decrease is inline with national trends.

Fall 2020 Spring 2021

800

600

400

200

0

MEMBERSHIPSTATISTICS

Upper portion: New membersLower portion: Active members

Entire bar: Total membership

12,27712,277

SERVICE

$16,217.96$16,217.96

IFC NPHC PHA UGC

1,250

1,000

750

500

250

0

Lower portion: Fall 2020Upper portion: Spring 2021

Definition: Unselfish concern andadvocacy for others through thedonation of time or money.

IFC NPHC PHA UGC

7,500

5,000

2,500

0

Service Hours Monetary Donations

Fall 2020 Service Hours (average per member)

IFC: 500 (2.5)NPHC: 270 (6.5)PHA: 275 (1)UGC: 454 (4)Total: 1,499 Hours

Spring 2021 Service Hours(average per member)

IFC: 509 (3.6)NPHC: 354 (11)PHA: 846 (3)UGC: 376 (4)Total: 2,085 Hours

Fall 2020 Donations (average per member)

IFC: $1,313 ($6.50)NPHC: $760 ($18.50)PHA: $1,929.50 ($7.80)UGC: $4,702.44 ($42.70)Total: $8,704.94 Donated

Spring 2021 Donations(average per member)

IFC: $829 ($5.90)NPHC: $1,008.96 (31.53)PHA: $5,111.06 ($18.65)UGC: $564 (5.81)Total: $7,513.02 Donated

Fall 2020 Spring 2021

4

3

2

1

0

Council Fall 2020 Spring 2021

IFCNPHC

PHA

UGC

2.755 2.7212.760 2.349

3.229 3.123

3.047 2.916

Number ofchapters onAcademicProbation

5 8

At the end of each semesterchapters are asked if they thoughttheir academic plan wassuccessful. This year, 22 chaptersreported success.

Common components of academicplans include study tables and GPAgoal setting for individualmembers and entire chapters.

For a full Community Grade Reportwith chapter and new memberacademic performance, visit ourwebsite by scanning the QR code.

This graph shows the changes toeach council's average GPA. For a full

Community Grade Report, visit ourwebsite by scanning the QR code.

SCHOLARSHIP

88

Definition: Prioritizing, planningand taking responsibility for highacademic achievement asmembers and chapters.

IFC

NPHC

UGCPHA

SIBLINGHOOD

Total Siblinghood events: IFC: 47

NPHC: 31PHA: 124UGC: 74

Why did your chapter'ssiblinghood improve?

"The reason I selected toimprove is because we wereable to use the pandemic toour advantage. We were ableto not only bring peopletogether. We found ways toimprove our bonds throughoutthis as well." — NPHC Fraternity President

"We hosted more sisterhoodsonline, overall focused moreon sisterhood than businessthis semester without fallingshort of [our requirements] ." — UGC Sorority President

"[We] did more collaborationwith other organizations andsupport other organizationsevents this semester" — PHA Sorority President

"One positive note of thepandemic is that itencouraged our brothers toreach out to each other andstay connected, even ifphysically far away." — IFC Fraternity President

1717

Lower portion: Fall 2020 siblinghood events Upper portion: Spring 2021 siblinghood events

IFC NPHC PHA UGC

125

100

75

50

25

0

Definition: The process ofproviding equitable resources,opportunities, and creating aninclusive environment forcoexisting harmony andappreciation of each other whileholding each other accountable.

LEADERSHIP

Club sports captains.

SGA executive board, directors,senators, and supreme court.Student trustee on

Community advisors

Dance marathon and CampKesem executive board.Cultural center peer mentors.Illinois National Guard.Student Advisory

CHANCE Program peermentors.Supplemental instructionleaders, tutors, and peeracademic coaches.

Members holding campus leadership roles outside of their FSL chapters:

Positions members hold:

and team managers.

the board of trustees.

and residence hall association board.

committees and boards.

15%15%

Lower portion: Fall 2020 leadership numbersUpper portion: Spring 2021 leadership numbers

IFC NPHC PHA UGC

75

50

25

0

Definition: Resilience andpassion for member work fortheir chapter, council, studentorganization, or other activitieson or off campus.

Spring 2021IFC: 27

NPHC: 14PHA: 30UGC: 41

Fall 2020IFC: 33NPHC: 18PHA: 29UGC: 20

CULTURALAWARENESS

Avoiding racist and oppressivelanguage, behaviors, andactions and activelyconfronting racism in aneducational manner. Being open-minded andactively involved with socialjustice and education. Creating opportunities fordialogue where members canexpress themselves andworking together to providetools and resources to succeedin this work. Eighty percent mandatoryCODE training for members.

In the summer of 2020, the fourcouncil presidents came togetherto condemn systemic policebrutality. These leaders committedto:

The council presidents also cametogether again in the spring 2021semester to condemn the violencetoward the AAPI community in apublic statement and providededucational resources formembers.

These statements are the first oftheir kind for the FSL communityat NIU and have opened the doorfor collaborative partnershipsbetween councils.

525525

71% of all FSL Members were CODEtrained this academic year.

Definition: Understanding andaccepting each other's culturaldifferences and identities.

67% of IFC members wereCODE trained this

academic year.

97% of NPHC memberswere CODE trained this

academic year.

74% of PHA members wereCODE trained this

academic year.

89% of UGC members wereCODE trained this

academic year.