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Alpha Rho

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:17:08 CDT

Sigma Chi - Alpha Rho
Chapter Goals 2009-2010

Overview from the Consul

Main Goals

General Goals
- List of Lafayette alumni for Lehigh-Lafayette
- 2 province meetings per year.
- Mission 365 Recruitment
· Nova offered to volunteer
· 1-day seminar
· 50% boost in retaining pledges
- Use the programs that are available. Most are free to us.
· Dan Bradley HQ facilitator
· 90 days ahead
- You can’t run for a position if you can’t go to BLTW
- Alumni big brother program
- Gmail accounts for each office
- Google calendars so that everybody can sync up.
- Get Gopen to talk at a Chapter meeting.

Derby Days
- Getting the school to agree to Derby Days
- Set up a start and an end. From there see what you need to do to make it happen. Look back over the week, make sure its done and make sure people can do what is coming up next time.
- Get women’s center to cosponsor.
- Derby daddy’s to set up and run Derby Days.
- Door hangers that advertise our events.

Key People
- Alice Gast
- Chief Schupp
- Talk to Buckheit / Breck / Maz / Hermalyn / Ricky / Venables
- Tim Wilkenson
- FMA Karen woman?
- Dean Mulvahill
- Eric Gopen
- Jim Maynard / Joe King

Events
- Penny wars
- Spaghetti feast
- Try getting sponsors
- Alumni donations
- Ladder-ball
- Cans food drive
- Silent Auction
- Duct tape

Specific Goals
Hold the first (hopefully annual) Derby Days.
Need feedback from:
- Sororitites
- Stakeholders

- The School

Chapter Goals 2008-2009

Eta Iota

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:06:02 CDT

2008-09 Chapter Strategic Plan

Eta Iota
Strategic Plan 2008-2009

Vision:

The vision for the Eta Iota Chapter at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University is to improve recruitment by advancing our brotherhood involvement and campus image; to create value-based leaders who are aligned with the ritual and purposes of Sigma Chi.

Areas of Strategic Focus & Goals

Recruitment
- Rush 365 by hosting one rush event every month after rush week
- Redistributing rush budget to last entire semester; 70% for rush week/30% for rush 365
- Give out a $500 scholarship to a Freshman for Spring Semester
- Don’t let potentials walk away without getting a phone number
- Strive to achieve 80% retention by bidding to initiate

Campus Image
- Host one social/philanthropy event with another Fraternity and/or non-greek organization
- Raise $4,000 during Derby Days
- Sorority Appreciation Week
- Improve the Chapter's Scholarship Program to maintain a Cumulative GPA above the all men's average
- Have all brothers join and be active in 1 additional club/organization by September 19, 2008
- Actively be more approachable and courteous to students and staff on campus
- Host event with local charitable organization

Brotherhood Involvement
- Create various committees for brothers without grades to have active participation in Chapter
- Redesign PIT program to increase brother enthusiasm
- Build stronger brother support for Horizons, BLTW, and Province Workshop
- Win a Peterson; by meeting all calendar due dates and multiple revisions.
- Establish a Alumni bi-monthly newsletter
- Revise and rewrite by-laws to reflect chapter state currently; strictly abide by the by-laws

Risk Management
- Follow all FIPG and Risk Management Foundation (RMF) guidelines to insure safe social events
- Consult both Chapter Advisor and University before hosted social events
- Use RMF Social planner

Gamma Omega

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:08:44 CST

The Gamma Omega Chapter of Sigma Chi

Strategic Plan

2008-2009

Vision: To ensure the continued growth and strength of the next generatino of Sigma Chi at the Gamma Omega Chapter with continued campus involvement, improved Greek life relations, the promotion of brotherhood and the ritualistic statutes, and the recruitment of men whose character reflects these.

Chapter Goals:

1) Promote brotherhood to maintain the current rise and assertiveness of the chapter.
Action plan:
a) Plan brotherhood retreats, recreational or otherwise, that remind each other of the strength of friendhsip and the bonds we share (try for at least 1 per semester)
b) Strive to exercise ritualistic chapter at every available occasion, ideally every week - to remind each other of those vows and to reflect upon them daily.
c) Maintain the strength of our Initiation ceremony for encouragement of continued alumnus support.
d) Encourage new ideeas, committees, and events to be formed if a brother shows interest and commitment.

i. Toward this end, identify those brothers who seemt o be falling toward apathy and encourage them to take on roles and responsibilities for the chapter

2) The steady recruitment of quality men who reflect our lofty ideals.
Action Plan:
a) Consistent events during the year which are appealing to a range of person.

i. Ideally something new each semester, and once again not necessarily during formal rush.

b) Daily recruitment of individuals both in and out of school sessions.

i. Brothers identifying friends and acquaintances who may be interested in Greek life and reflect our code. ii. The utilization of wide communication systems, such as Facebook, to recruit before semesters.
1. Continued and improved spreadsheet use for potential recruits- photos, interview, and any additional information that can eb used to help make the decision for acceptance to Gamma Omega.
iii. The encouragement of brothers for advocating the Freek system as a whole for the community to better understand our aspirations.

c) Pomote recruitment-365 as a priority for all brothers.

3) Prepare the future leaders for the Gamma Omega Chapter.
Action Plan:
a) Utilize pledging to infer the specific responsibilities of officers, to be delegated by those officers themselves to remind both parties. b) Prepare a more inclusive P.I.T. program that allows newly initiated brothers to begin contributing to the chapter - including ritualistic requirements, decorum at chapter meetings, early memorization of the charge, and hwo to encopass those in daily life. c) Current Officers identifying with younger brothers who have expressed interest in the position - provide them opportunities to assist in those duties to better train and hopefully create overall chapter interest in leadership d) At end of term, have each officer train and assist in the transition. Create a list of important items and events to plan early and effectively, review what issues arose durign that officer's term and how to best deal with those situations.

4) Improve campus involvement and Greek community relations.
Action Plan:
a) Encourage brothers to continue taking active roles on campus through organizations.

i. IFC - at least 2 brothers and Consul
ii. GAMMA - at least 1 brother
iii. Homecoming, Greek Week, Huskython

b) Hold new philanthropic events, not including Derby Days. c) Hold an improved and well received Derby Days from our successful return to this event last year.

i. Early communication with Greek organizations ii. Advocating the Huntsman Institute's cause and encouraging the campus at large for involvement. iii. Promoting and seeking sponsorship from larger vendors and local businesses. iv. Using continued and rising sorority support.

d) Organization of community service projects both on and off campus. e) Encourage the chapter to volunteer at University functions - Greek and non-Greek alike. f) Wear the letters of Sigma Chi proudly and frequently, never staining the purity of the white cross.

Zeta Rho

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:14:54 CST

THE ZETA RHO CHAPTER OF SIGMA CHI STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN 2008-2009 CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

GOAL 1:

Improve Chapter cumulative grade point average from 2.54 to 3.0.

To accomplish this goal we will…

Work with Tom Idema from the Office of Student Life to implement ideas from the scholastic plan he presented to us.
Develop aggressive awards as incentive for academic success.
Have Scholarship Chairman collect semester schedules and verify brothers enrollment status
Develop a more structured study hours system
Promote study hours as a brotherhood events
Consult other fraternities on CMU’s campus to find out the workings of their Scholarship program to get new ideas for improving our own.

GOAL 2:

Retain 100% of our pledges and Initiate them

To accomplish this goal we will…

Create a strong RUSH committee made up of brothers that bring different qualities or motives for joining that can relate to the various interest of our potential new members.
Incorporate new recruitment techniques that we haven’t tried in the past as well as improve our past techniques that have been successful.
Utilize the knowledge we gained from hosting the Mission 365 program, so we can do a better job approaching and learning about our potential new members.
Drop dead weight before extending a bid. Rush is where men should be weeded out and not during the formal pledge period.
Obtain pledges class schedules and require them to turn in periodic grade updates to ensure that they meet our standards as well as help them if they are in danger of failure academically.
Treat each pledge respectfully and hold them accountable as if they were already brothers.

GOAL 3:

Empower the Executive Board and hold them accountable for accomplishing their goals.

To accomplish this goal we will…

Hold periodic meetings to discuss each officers goals and their own plans of action so that they can be held accountable.
Have each officer create their own strategic action plans
Help each officer but do not do their job for them
Require regular reports at E-board meetings and chapter meetings
Give each officer room for innovation to develop their role as they see fit. (There is nothing wrong with innovation, but it must be watched to ensure that the job still gets done and that are standards are still maintained.

Quaestor Goals:

Set up a training system, Assistant Quaestor, by Jan 1, 2009.
Get alumni on a payment plan by Nov 1st
Have 100% brothers on payment plans by Oct. 15th.

Upsilon Upsilon

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:23:04 CST

2008-09 Chapter Strategic Plan
10:00 am – Agenda, Expectations and Goals
10:15 am – Leadership and Learning Style exercise
10:30 am – Leadership qualities auction (each team gets 3000 points) Break into groups of 8 and teams of 2 people Come together and recap on what happened
10:50 am – Assessment of the chapter exercise Break into groups again of same 8 (score in groups and score in large group talking about why people feel that way)
11:30 am – How are we going to move forward? Brainstorm goals Create into Action Have a system of measurability
12:15 pm – Break for Lunch
1:30 pm – SWOT analysis building
1:45 pm – Create a chapter vision
2:00 pm – Define our areas of focus
2:15 pm – Action Plan
2:30 pm – In teams – Ranking of most important officer traits
3:00 pm – Officers will in turn read their goals and expectations for the year ( Q and A with the chapter) Inform chapter of changes being made this year to judicial issues
3:15 pm – Reading of a life that matters

Vision: To continue building our chapter house and our membership living by our ideals and striving to be the top fraternity on campus.

"It is up to us now"

Goals
Friendship
- Collaborative environment where all members can be involved in the planning and execution of activities and decisions
- Make a brotherhood chair
- Improve social events with collective planning
- Make the house point system more reflective of participation in all fraternity events
- Improve inter-fraternity and sorority relations

Justice
- Improve our rewards and consequences system
- HOLD EACHOTHER ACCOUNTABLE
- Be good role models through pledge quarter
- Instill the idea that living here is a privilege
- Set our expectations and standards and do not stray away from them

Learning
- Have the highest fraternity GPA on campus
- Have a Sigma Chi historian come and teach us about the Ritual
- Improve P.I.T.
- Improve our planning and execution of philanthropic work
- Improve Alumni relations

Chapter expectations of officers strengths
Consul
- Keeps Commitments
- Handles Crisis
- Good Public Relations
- Fairness
- Trust and Respect

Pro consul
- Handles Crisis
- Motivates Others
- Approachable
- Thinks Strategically
- Manages Risk

Magister
- Motivates others
- Communication
- Mentor
- Leads by Example
- Well Organized

Recruitment
- Well Organized
- Good Communication Skills
- Motivates Others
- Approachable
- Visionary

Annotator
- Well Organized
- Approachable
- Good Communcation Skills
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- Flexible

Philanthropy
- Well Organized
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- Good Communication Skills
- Keeps Commitments
- Delegates Responsibility

Social
- Flexible
- Leads by Example
- Team Player
- Delegates Responsibility
- Well Organized

2007-08 Chapter Strategic Plan

When: September 13th - 14th

Where: Fort Flagler State Park

Why: To create chapter wide and personal vision for the upcoming school year.

Retreat Schedule:

Thursday, Sept. 13th:
1:30 - Arrive at the State Park, get checked in and eat lunch
2:30 - Opening ceremonies
> Introduce theme of "Above and Beyond"
> Show Braveheart clip and tie into theme
> Divide the brothers into their respect teams for Sigfest: UpiUpi Edition
3:00 - Begin Sigfest: Upi Upi Edition
> Home-run Derby
> Tug-of-war
> Football Tournament
5:30 - Dinner
6:30 - Team Building activity
> Two groups are sent off with instructions to find materials to build a flag
> Once materials are found, the flag is assembled and groups return to base
8:00 - Head out to the Fort to play Capture-the-Flag with the newly made flags
9:30 - Campfire with Smores, Stories, Time to relax and bond
11:00 - Bedtime

Friday, Sept. 14th:
8:30 - Wake up and eat breakfast
9:00 - Meet up with groups from the previous day and have discussion:
> What is your Sigma Chi passion?
> What is one way you can improve that aspect of the chapter for yourself and others?
> Discuss the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) of the Chapter
10:00 - Reconvene for chapter discussion regards what the small groups discussion
> Discuss SWOT with the large group
> Discuss a Theme for the upcoming year with areas of focus
11:30 - Eat lunch and clean up facilities
12:30 - Head home

Upsilon Upsilon 2007-2008 Slogan: "Here and Now...": Taking advantage of the opportunities we have as college men and members of Sigma Chi to better ourselves and the communities in which we are a part of.

Consul Comments: We had a great time at the retreat and had over 80% attendance from the chapter. We all came away from the retreat as a more united and cohesive group of men with a similar vision for where we all want the chapter to head. It was a time for bonding, a time for competetion, a time for remembering what it means to be a Sigma Chi, and a time of growth. Here and Now...
- Jordan Collier

Kappa Chi

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:13:01 CST

2007-08 Chapter Strategic Plan
CONSUL
Background: Currently, the Consul is responsible for many tasks and duties in the chapter to ensure its success. The chapter, as a whole, has grown a certain sense of apathy in some senses, and this needs to be addressed. Increasing brother participation at pledge ceremonies, brotherhood events, recruitment events, and chapter meetings is essential. In order to do this, brothers must be given the opportunity to voice their opinion in a more open forum, while still maintain an efficient chapter meeting. Ritualistically, we will enforce me strict policies on newly initiated brothers to make sure that they understand the importance of our ritual.
Goals:
o Increase senior involvement in all chapter activities including recruitment, chapter meetings, and pledge ceremonies.
o Increase brotherhood events throughout the semester to encourage chapter unity.
o Solidify chapter relations with Greek Life Office and advisors.
o Ensure that newly Ritual is present in the minds of our brother on a daily basis.
o Make brothers more aware of what is going on in each individual executive member’s program.
o Create a greater sense of openness in the chapter room.
o Ensure that all members are working diligently in positions.
Action Plans:
o Offer rewards program for seniors to attend events by starting a senior sendoff event which can only happen if the senior class, as a whole, attends a certain percentage of events.
o Appoint a brotherhood chair to organize weekly/bi-weekly events that are non alcohol related.
o Ensure that our delegates attend all Inter Fraternity Council meetings, and keep an active relationship with our advisors by visiting their office and talking about current issue.
o Require newly initiated brothers to memorize portions of the Ritual.
o Maintain all meetings as Ritualistic.
o Make executive members give more detailed reports about what they’re doing, and allow brothers to offer suggestions after their reports.
o Allow more opportunity for brothers to voice their opinions during chapter about current issues, while still maintaining a quick and affective chapter meeting.
o Delegate more tasks to brothers in officer positions so that the role of Consul doesn’t become “the person who has to do it all”

PRO-CONSUL
Background: Currently, the position of Pro-Consol is very involved in the inner-workings of the Kappa Chi Chapter. As the mediator of the Executive Board (meetings held once a week), the Pro-Consul, this past semester, has been in charge of: 1) compiling an agenda for the weekly meetings, 2) keeping conversation and discussion focused on tasks/issues at hand, and 3) organizing voting between the executive members. Aside from moderating executive meetings, the Pro-Consul has also been an aide to the Consul as a source of opinion and direction. The Consul – Pro-Consul relationship is an important one to maintain. As the two main leaders of the fraternity, there needs to be coordination and respect between the two. If the two positions can manage to work together for the good of Sigma Chi, the chapter will benefit. Finally, in the past, the Pro-Consul has been in charge of running PIT meetings for the newly initiated brothers. These meetings are meant to solidify all teachings from the pledge program, so that the new brothers may fully understand what it really means to be a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, and also to assure their speedy integration into the chapter as brothers.
Goals:
o Ensure efficiency and maintain structure in all executive meetings
o Keep discussion in executive meetings focused and on task
o Coordinate all seven executive members and the social chair
o Make decisions aimed at improving our chapter
o Solidify a structure for the position of Pro-Consul that future elected officials may follow
o Improve PIT meetings
Action Plans:
o To keep the executive meetings structured and efficient, I will come to each meeting with a detailed agenda outlining exactly what will be discussed and if there will be any voting. These agendas will be compiled based on: points made/issues raised in chapter, anything brought to the board’s attention by any individual brother.
o When discussion starts to wander, it is the Pro-Consul’s job to halt any conversations that do not advance the meeting. It is up to his discretion as to when discussion should be stopped, and in what manner it should be redirected. Focus is key.
o To coordinate all executive members, I plan to ask each of the seven to email me on a weekly basis as an update of their current schedule/plan. Also, I plan to set aside time at the beginning of each executive meeting during which each officer will give a report. Also, I will maintain a strong working relationship with the Consul so that we will be as coordinated as possible.
o Clearly, any decisions made by the Executive Committee should be made in the best interest of the chapter. To achieve the best solution/decision, I will encourage argument from all angles of an issue.
o In the past, this position has not had a clear and definite structure. I plan to make it easier for future Pro-Consuls to know exactly what they should be doing when they take on their role.
o To improve PIT, I will work other brothers to help new brothers integrate into the chapter

ANNOTATOR
Background: Our chapter’s communication has been running very smoothly. All members are kept informed with meeting minutes regularly.
Goals:
o Maintain good communication within chapter.
o Make sure brothers are comfortable bringing suggestions to executive board.
o Keep up-to-date contact information for brothers and alumni.
Actions Plans:
o Update contact information on a regular basis.
o Make a member list with contact information available to all brothers.
o Along with meeting minutes, send out preview of upcoming calendar events.
o Give brothers a proper venue to come to executive meetings and voice their ideas for the chapter.

QUAESTOR
Background: Due to the increase in the number of Brothers in the most recent year we have been able to increase our total budget and offer a discount in dues to Brothers in good standing who have been active in the Chapter for several semesters. We intend to use the increase in budget for improved social relations and recruiting.
Goals:
o Improve interaction with sororities
o Provide more rush events for potential new members
o Continue to provide a discount to upperclassmen in good standing
o Incur minimal costs outside of dues to Brothers during the semester
Action Plans:
o Host more mixers with sororities
o Increase the recruitment budget to allow for more rush events
o Allocate money to a dues discount fund for upperclassmen
o Use budget surplus to reimburse Brothers for Fraternity- related costs outside of dues

MAGISTER
Vision: To strengthen and enhance the quality of instruction of our pledge program, simultaneously making the pledging process a more rewarding experience for our pledge brothers, while also instilling a mutual respect between the brothers and pledge brothers.
Central Goals
o Improve quality of instruction during pledge meetings
o Increase Chapter participation with the pledge program
o Enact an effective, lasting, and appropriate disciplinary program for failure
Goal #1: Improve quality of instruction during pledge meetings
o Background: Recently, our pledge meetings have come under criticism from brothers within the chapter as not effectively and enthusiastically delivering the messages and ideals for which our fraternity and Chapter so strongly believe in. Meetings have been run and organized in more of a lecture only type fashion, leading to dull and boring delivery of the material our pledge brothers need to understand and love. Additionally, despite being a young chapter, our meetings have been for the most part devoid of individual chapter history, leading to an overall sense of apathy amongst initiated brothers in regards to our Kappa Chi Chapter. Additionally, we have recently had a problem with pledges failing to understand the general material, with unusually low quiz scores over the past semester. However, all of these are correctable flaws, and while they do exist, we also do have an effective schedule and general blueprint on how and when the basic aspects of the program should be run.
o Sub-Goals:
§ Improve pledge brother participation in meetings
§ Increase amount of Chapter specific material taught
§ Improve pledge quiz averages, therefore increasing understanding
o Action Plan:
§ Add time for a question and answer session at the beginning of meetings to assess the rate at which pledge brothers have comprehended the teachings
§ Assign certain readings ahead of time, so that after teaching and reading, better and more thorough conversation can occur
§ Devote more time to explaining our individual founding story, as it is still recent in our history—explaining key contributions made my specific founders
§ Introduce chapter specific activities and strong reputation to instill more pride in individual chapter
§ Raise passing quiz scores to stress importance, as well as include possibility for earlier quizzes to encourage quick preparation
§ E-mail pledge brothers weekly with schedule for meeting as well as basic study guide for quizzes
Goal #2: Increase Chapter participation with the pledge program
o Background: As of late, and particularly last semester, our Chapter offered little support to the Magister, arising from differences of opinion that were left unresolved, leading to an inconsistent pledge committee, and conflicting general messages from the Chapter. Aside from direct contact with the pledge brothers during meetings, interaction socially has also been lacking, as Pledges vs. Brothers events, such as football, basketball and quizzo, have either been cancelled or pushed off so late they were rushed and ultimately ineffective in developing bonds. A related issue is also the struggles of the big brother/little brother program, which can be strengthened through the pledge program.
o Sub-Goals:
§ Strengthen communication with the Chapter, increasing general support
§ Improve social relationships between active brothers and pledge brothers
§ Strengthen relationship, guidance, and mentor aspect of Big/Little program
o Action Plan:
§ During officer reports at Chapter, offer more time for open expression of opinions from brothers on program, ceremonies, and individual pledge brother’s development
§ Employ a committed and trusted pledge committee, with a representative from each year to offer unique view points
§ Remove pledges vs. brothers “week” and instead offer a weekly Friday afternoon event, developing relations between brothers and pledge brothers
§ Enact three key events, one with each year (sophomore, junior and senior), in order to introduce and interact on a more personal basis
§ Sponsor and promote more events (meals, athletics, etc.) between big and little brothers, which also helps to encourage individual success in the pledge program for the pledges
§ Encourage big brothers to routinely come to pledge meetings, to check on the progress of their little brothers
Goal #3: Enact an effective, lasting, and appropriate disciplinary program for failure
o Background: While maintaining the strict no hazing policy that both the general fraternity and our individual chapter have enforced, it has become difficult to reprimand and properly “punish” pledge brothers who do not take seriously the chapter’s message. The lack of repercussions this recent semester caused an apathetic pledge class, who did not take seriously their quizzes or mutually respect certain brothers until a zero tolerance policy was enacted. Additionally, the lack of a serious discipline procedure has led some brothers to believe the burden fell on them individually to reprimand the pledge brothers, delivering mixed and contradictory messages between the chapter at large and the Magister.
o Sub Goals:
§ To maintain the strict no-hazing policy
§ Establish an effective disciplinary process
§ Involve brothers in discipline, while still ensuring the chapter speaks with one voice through the Magister
o Action Plan:
§ Inform and remind both the Chapter and pledge brothers of the no-hazing policy
§ Employ punishments related to pledging process, such as raising quiz scores or increasing study hours in order to deliver the Chapter’s message
§ Enact a non-negotiable three strike policy; in which the pledge is removed from the program upon his third failure
§ Make clear to the pledge brothers what behavior constitutes a strike: failure to meet a deadline, failed quizzes, skipped meetings, etc.
§ Make clear to the chapter the exact discipline plan explained to the pledges, to prevent confusion
§ Continually discuss via e-mail or in person recent updates on pledge progress, failure, and proper action taken for said failure
§ Remain constantly open to Chapter suggestions, whether enacted or not, so that everyone feels their voice is heard and represented

RECRUITMENT CHAIR
Background: We are entering recruiting this year with a sizeable class from last spring. We have created a presence on campus through social, philanthropic, and athletic events, all things that contribute to making recruitment easier. We have not taken voting as seriously as it should be, even though it only takes a few hours of our afternoon. Our focus on recruiting has been centered around early January during the school's formal spring rush. As soon as I was elected in November I started recruiting so that wouldn't be the case this year. I have begun establishing relationships with many PNMs, something that is necessary so they do not feel overwhelmed during formal rush. I have received support from the chapter so far with formulating a names list and holding informal rush events. I have a tentative schedule for formal rush and will contact Greek Life again with the hopes of obtaining a desirable Round 2 time. I attended the PhiredUp recruitment workshop and have looked to other chapters to see how we can improve our formal rush.
Goals: We need to get a wider recruiting base so we can become more selective. The only way we can truly select men who we deem acceptable is if we have a large group to pick from. Our brothers also need to take a vested interest in getting to know PNMs. This problem directly affects voting if many brothers are not familiar with a candidate that might be superior to the rest. The PNMs are possible brothers for life, and everyone should want to properly evaluate these guys during the two-week rush period. I also would like to give the same effort to fall recruiting as the spring. In the past, our chapter has relaxed in the fall and a small pledge class has resulted from the laziness.
Action Plans: The wider recruiting base will hopefully come from the effort I have given since November. Regardless of if they intend to rush, many freshmen are aware of who I am and who Sigma Chi is on campus. I hope to solve the problem of brother apathy by encouraging them to stay involved. I have already presented a Power Point of select PNMs at chapter, something I plan to do once we return from break as well. I also will contact individual brothers to ensure that we have significant representation at each recruitment event. In addition, I already have reserves bigger rooms for the interview process so brothers who show up will be more comfortable than in the past. For the fall, I will go through the same process and effort in recruiting. Even though it is very difficult to match the size of the spring class, a fall class of three people should be unacceptable. Finally, I will continue to remind the chapter that every event is a recruiting event. Whether it is intramurals or a fundraiser, non-Greeks are always looking at and evaluating Signa Chi.

RISK MANAGER
Background: Our current risk management program definitely leaves room for improvement. The main focus of our program has been a designated driver program for sigma chi functions to ensure there is no drunk driving on account of a Sigma Chi event. This program used to also include drivers for weekends to provide transportation to bars and other functions to brothers that are of age. However, this portion of the program was inactive last semester due to a lack of available cars.
Goals: My main goal is to revamp our designated driver program to include drivers for parties and Thursday-Saturday.
Action Plans: This will be accomplished by turning our designated driver program into a membership based program. Every brother in our chapter will have the opportunity at the beginning of every month to pay a flat rate (this will depend on the size of the program but I estimate it to be $20) for unlimited use of designated drivers on nights that they are available. The main issue in previous semesters has been a lack of available cars. I hope to solve this problem by offering discounted rates to brothers who lend out their cars for use in the designated driving program. The money paid into the program will be used to reimburse brothers who lend out their cars for gas that is used and (again depending on the size of the membership base) to create monetary incentives for brothers to lend their cars to the program.

TRIBUNE
Background: Presently, Kappa Chi’s alumni relation program exists to notify graduates of homecoming events/festivities, and requests for funding. Contact with alumni is not made frequently for other purposes. Alumni are not seen often other than at Homecoming or Initiations, and there is little to no financial support from alumni.
Goals:
o Establish more frequent contact with alumni, better relationship between alumni and chapter
o Foster more of an alumni presence more often
o Hopefully be able to receive more support (financially) from alumni
Action Plans:
o Newsletter: A newsletter to be e-mailed to graduates 2-3 times a semester. The newsletter will contain reports from each officer on past/upcoming endeavors for the semester including early notice of dates for Initiation, Homecoming, and alumni events.
o Work with the Executive Officers to organize and establish a budget for at least one event for alumni to attend and interact, socialize with the chapter (other than Imitations and Homecoming)

PHILANTHROPY/DERBY DAYS
Background: When it comes to philanthropy, the Kappa Chi chapter at Villanova University was extremely active and participated in many events this past semester, and over the past year as well. Our Derby Days was in October, and was a success that had a lot of brothers coming out to help out and come together to enjoy the week. Sigs at Villanova have also participated in many of the philanthropy events that sororities have on campus, donating money to a great cause and also enjoying ourselves. With all this being said, I feel that right now we have not done a lot of events on our own besides Derby Days, and can contribute more to the community by helping out with other events outside of just the sorority philanthropy events.
Goals: This upcoming year, I wish to see Kappa Chi hold a few philanthropy events on our own outside of Derby Days. I think a good idea would be to take the winning sorority from Derby Days and host a philanthropy event with them, something that many fraternities and sororities do on campus. We can either donate everything to one cause we agree on, or split what we raise and donate to different causes. Regardless of what we do, it is another way to give back during the year, rather than simply doing justice just one week out of the year. Considering that Justice is one of our fundamental purposes, I would like to do another event just on our own during the Spring, which will complement our Derby Days in the Fall. I feel that having two major events during a school year is a good start to many smaller events and getting our name out. Lastly, I would like to see brothers helping out at events like Special Olympics, Hunger/Homelessness Awareness week, etc. There are many ways to give back outside of the events that other people who are involved with Greek host, and there are many brothers who are involved with these organizations as well. Therefore, I would like to see more participation in these events over the next year as well.
Action Plans: In order to accomplish these goals, I would like to attend chapter every week and have a report on something that can be done in the upcoming week or weeks. I feel when things come up last minute, people may be reluctant to take the extra step, but with enough notice, things may be different. Also, I would like to have incentives for helping out, whether it be an excused absence to something or something that ties in with dues, etc. I would hope people participate out of the goodness of their heart, but if a little push is needed I feel that it can go a long way when they experience the effect service can have. I also would like to attend some executive meetings to pitch ideas out with the executive board so we can determine what is reasonable and attainable.

Epsilon Upsilon

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:51:08 CST

Epsilon Upsilon Strategic Plan Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

Goal: Improve Relations with Arizona State University

Action Steps:

Complete sanctions thoroughly and on time
Participate in all opportunities for campus involvement including:
Homecoming activities Family Weekend activities
Community service events sponsored by ASU organizations (CSC)
Greek Week Greek Community Service Week
Have at least 2 speakers from ASU to meet with the chapter
Complete Greek Awards Packet by Nov. 21 (Two weeks early)

Possible Road Blocks: Sanctions could prohibit involvement on campus Gaining participation from active chapter for events

Goal: Improve ineffective pledgeship and I-week activities
Action Steps:

Brotherhood Retreat Revision to chapter wide duties and DD systems
Utilize Alumni for participation in ritual and non ritual events
Restructuring of I-Week and expectations of brothers

Possible Road Blocks: Gaining support of active members Enforcing new policies

Goal: Creating Financial Accountability
Action Steps:

Enforce zero tolerance policy of payment
Meet with housing corp. every available meeting
Create a realistic working budget using previous data
Keeping more detailed records of expenses
Enforcing bylaw of brothers moving into the house

Possible Road Blocks: Lack of previous years financial information Enforcing non-paying brothers to not participate

Beta Sigma

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:17:59 CST

2008-09 Chapter Strategic Plan

Delta Theta

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:17:04 CST

2008-10 Chapter Strategic Plan

The Delta Theta Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity Strategic Plan 2009-2010

Vision: To teach brothers to live there life by the standards of our fraternity and to build our brothers into leaders.

Central goals: 1) Get chapter out of debt and create new incentives for brothers to pay bills on time 2) Build strong relationships between school and the community 3) Have a higher retention rate upon new members

Goal 1: Our chapter has always had the burden on of having trouble with paying bills and getting the chapter out of debt. In the past there has been little or no consequences for brothers who have not paid there bill on time or at all. We are now making a plan where their will be consequences and also incentives for brothers who pay there bill off and are never late on paying. Our chapter has had trouble paying with bills because we have not raised our dues in over a decade and we are now starting to do so. With these new standards and rising of dues we believe we can turn our financial situation around.

Goal 2: In the past we have struggled with communicating with the university, in this we have struggled with the voice of our fraternity being heard, while the university listens to the other fraternity who are involved. We pledge to be more active within the fraternity and to be in meetings that have to deal with other situation within the Greek system, so we can have our voice herd and have a better relationship with the university. We also have not had the relationship within the community that we would have desired and plan on having more community service projects to help the community we live in. we know that there is potential to make the Sigma Chi name more outstanding in this community and at the University then it already is, and that is our goal.

Goal 3: We have not had the retention rate in the past that we would have liked to have. Of course our goal is a 100% new member retention rate for every semester that comes through. Truth being we have not succeeded in that in the past, we have had pledge classes of 30 turn to 20. Most of these drop outs are because the new members don’t make the grade quota that we set. It is our goal to help the new members more with their studies and show them how to make their grades and how to adapt to the college class room. By doing this we believe we can make our percentage of retention with our new members higher and make our Fraternity grow and be stronger.

Strategic Plan Workshop March 2009 Agenda

10:00-11:00 A.M Chapter Expectations and Goals
11:00-12:00 A.M Pledge Class meetings and Goal Settings
12:00-1:00 P.M Lunch
1:00-2:00 P.M New brother team building exercise
2:00-3:00 P.M Pledge class Goal setting evaluation
3:00-4:00 P.M Chapter goals evaluation and time
4:00-5:00 P.M Brotherhood building exercise
5:00-6:00 P.M Wrap up

Zeta Omega

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:08:32 CST

Retreat planned at BLTW - University of Missouri

2008-09 Chapter Strategic Plan

Chapter Retreat:

Friday Sept. 5th: Formal Dinner
Ritualistic Exercise
Chapter Wide P.I.T

Saturday Sept. 6th: Chapter Strategic Plan
11 am to 1pm Cookout/Activities
1 pm to ?? Presentation and Discussion of Strategic Plan

Friday Jan 2, 2009: I week run throgh
All Ritualistic parts, 5:30 pm-8:30

Friday Jan 9, 2009: Exec Semester Planning Mtg
Top 5 mtg at house for lunch and Semester planning @ 12 noon

Sunday Jan 18,2009: P.I.T. for New Brothers
Fall 08' initiates PIT at house
Session 1

Sat Jan 24, 2009: Chapter Strategic Planning meeting
Chapter planning at 12 noon- 4:30pm in Mtg rm 3 on campus
5pm ritualistic exercise at house

Sunday Jan 25, 2009: P.I.T Session 2

Sunday Feb 8, 2009: P.I.T Session 3

Sunday Feb 22, 2009: P.I.T Session 4

Kappa Phi

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:21:52 CST

2007-08 Chapter Strategic Plan
Kappa Phi Chapter homepage

Goal Statement:
To have 80% of brothers miss no more than one rush event

Key Officers:
Recruitment Chairman

Related to:
Entire chapter

Action Steps

What

Who?

By When?

Potential Roadblocks

Plan Recruitment Calendar far in advance and have events finalized early

Recruitment Chairman

One week before start of semester

Scheduling conflicts

Keep brothers informed through the use of the Chapter Google Calendar

Webmaster

Have calendar updated one week before start of semester

Our Plan

Have the schedule in as early as possible

Goal Statement:
Increase the overall brotherhood within the Chapter

Key Officers:
Brotherhood, Consul

Related to:
The entire Chapter

Action Steps

What?	Who?	By When?
Plan and hold a Brotherhood Retreat to be held during the Spring Semester	Brotherhood Chairman	January 31, 2009
Begin participation in Intramurals- at least 2 teams per semester	Intramural Chairman	Two weeks before each Intramural season starts
Increase the number of brothers-only events	Brotherhood Chair	have at least one per month, with one major event per semester

Theta Upsilon

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:32:31 CST

SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY • THETA UPSILON CHAPTER
2009 STRATEGIC PLAN
VISION
The vision of the Theta Upsilon chapter is to cultivate the development of high-minded leaders, establish itself as the preeminent fraternal leadership organization at Yale University, and create an institutional legacy of excellence.

CENTRAL GOALS
1. FINANCIAL STABILITY: Achieve financial stability that is sustainable in the long-term.
2. CHAPTER PROGRAMS: Restructure and reinvigorate the Chapter’s brother-to-be and new brother training, scholarship, and alumni relations programs while continuing and strengthening the recently established legacy of excellence in the chapter’s recruitment program.
3. BROTHER INVOLVEMENT: Strive to make the Theta Upsilon chapter more beloved and honestly respected by our own brothers by increasing brother turnout to 75% for all events and meetings.

FINANCIAL STABILITY
BACKGROUND: Theta Upsilon is currently in a financial rough patch. Low dues
collection rates have combined with large graduating senior classes (and resulting higher per-brother RMF expenditures) and increased post-chapter house renovation parlor fees to leave the chapter in dire need of a financial overhaul. The incoming executive board must lay the foundation for a legacy of financial responsibility and stability.
GOALS/ACTION ITEMS:
1. The Quaestor, with the help of the Consul and Pro Consul will implement and strictly adhere to a deadline or brothers to either pay the semester’s dues in full or set up an installment plan and pay the first installment. This deadline will be the third chapter meeting of the semester.
2. The Quaestor, with the help of the Consul and Pro Consul will contract with a third-party collection agency (most likely Parson Bishops) to prevent delinquency in dues payment and remedy any delinquencies that might arise.
3. The Quaestor will attend at least 90% of chapter meetings and will make himself available several times per week to collect dues, write checks, distribute reimbursements, and perform other crucial tasks. Quaestor unavailability contributed largely to the chapter’s development of financial troubles.
4. The Magister will aid the Quaestor in emphasizing the importance of financial obligations to brothers-to-be, and the Pro Consul will reinforce this during Post Initiation Training.
5. The Recruitment Chairmen will be forthcoming and clear about the financial obligations of Brotherhood during the recruitment process, and will strive to recruit members of the classes of 2011 and 2012, so as to avoid having graduating classes so large that they destabilize chapter finances.
6. The Consul, Pro Consul, and Quaestor will remain in regular contact (at least twice monthly) with the House Corporation’s executive board so as to head off any issues that may arise before they become a serious issue.

CHAPTER PROGRAMS
BACKGROUND: Theta Upsilon’s chapter programs run the gamut from excellent to barely existing. In the coming year, Theta Upsilon will work to bolster its already-strong recruitment operation, which successfully recruited outstanding men without the benefit of the chapter house for two semesters in a row, reinvigorate a solid but somewhat stagnated new member education program, and rebuild alumni relations, scholarship, and post-initiation training programs. If officers are successful, each Theta Upsilon program will have an institutional legacy of excellence by the end of the term, as there will be a strong foundation for successors to preserve and build upon.
GOALS/ACTION ITEMS:
1. The Recruitment Chairs will train a Recruitment Committee of at least 10 members, and at least two newly initiated brothers. This committee will be responsible for executing the logistics of recruitment events, and will take the lead in organizing informal interactions with recruits (i.e. one-on-one or two-on-two recruitment meals).
2. The Recruitment Chairs will dramatically increase the visibility of the formal recruitment period by ensuring that the Sigma Chi name is prominently displayed at events and that recruitment events are effectively advertised to the Yale community, and especially to the classes of 2011 and 2012.
3. Theta Upsilon’s pledge program for Spring 2009 will be designed and implemented by brother Alexander Kowalsky, who will be the ritual Magister. Brother Kowalsky is an initiate of the Delta Phi chapter. He will contact Magisters from other chapters, review any brother-to-be programs he is provided with, and use these programs to design a new, innovative program that emphasizes the development of high ideals, the discovery of true brotherhood, and the forging of lifelong fraternal bonds.
4. Many brother-to-be events will be held on Thursday evenings (rather than the traditional Friday) so as to emphasize the events as forums for building brotherhood, rather than pre-events for Friday night social activities.
5. The Magister will implement weekly brother-to-be quizzes, which will replace the existing system of two brother-to-be “midterms” per semester. This will provide a more constant reminder of the obligations of brothers-to-be.
6. The Pro Consul will set up three Post-Initiation Training sessions with the Newly Initiated Brothers, and will adhere strictly to this schedule.
7. The Pro Consul will solicit suggestions from other chapters’ Pro Consuls
8. The Tribune will compile a complete and accessible list of alumni contact information, which has been lacking in recent semesters.
9. The Tribune will organize a large alumni-undergraduate event and publicize it well enough in advance to ensure a large turnout.
10. The Scholarship Chair will create an Academic Wiki-style digital library of class notes, readings, old exams, and other study materials.
11. The Scholarship Chair will work with the House Manager, Peterson Chair, Consul etc. to begin applying for the library grant from Headquarters for the House.

BROTHER INVOLVEMENT
BACKGROUND: Theta Upsilon prides itself on the overall strength of its bonds of brotherhood and level of involvement. Unfortunately, the chapter’s present small size leaves a small margin for apathy—the absence of more than one or two brothers is very clearly noticeable. Thus, the chapter must work to retain brothers who are very active in the chapter and bring brothers who have pulled away back into regular involvement.
GOALS/ACTION ITEMS:
1. The Consul and Pro Consul will develop a “phone tree” system for brothers to remind each other about meetings and events—often, brothers simply need an extra reminder.
2. The Pro Consul will oversee the reimplementation of the Chapter’s judicial board, which will
3. The Rush Chairmen will make a special effort to achieve at least 80% brother turnout for all rush events; this will hopefully have the effect of reminding all brothers about their first days with Sigma Chi, and will rekindle every brother’s love of Sigma Chi.
4. The Social Chair will organize a series of low-cost, low-stress, but formal brothers’ events (i.e. movie night at the house) to encourage more interaction by the Brothers in relaxed settings. The lack of the tension and stress that is seemingly unavoidable when dealing with major events promises to allow the spirit of brotherhood to go unfettered.

CONTACT
CONSUL: Karan Arakotaram (karan.arakotaram@yale.edu)
PRO CONSUL: Diego Flores (diego.flores@yale.edu)
QUAESTOR: Jason Chen (jason.chen@yale.edu)
MAGISTER: Alexander Kowalsky (akwall47@gmail.com)
RECRUITMENT CHAIRMAN: Christopher Chen (christopher.chen@yale.edu)
RECRUITMENT CHAIRMAN: Kevin Symcox (kevin.symcox@yale.edu)
RECRUITMENT CHAIRMAN: Adrian Latortue (adrian.latortue@yale.edu)
TRIBUNE: J.C. Hernandez (john.hernandez@yale.edu)
SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN: Benjamin Shaffer (benjamin.shaffer@yale.edu)
SOCIAL CHAIRMAN: Eric Friedman (eric.friedman@yale.edu)

Delta Rho

brandonkeeney — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:52:15 CST

2007-08 Chapter Strategic Plan

Sigma Chi – Delta Rho

2008-2009 Strategic Plan

One of the greatest strengths of our chapter is the ease and efficiency with which we can approach the business and operations side of our chapter. Our executive committee work very closely with our entire membership to ensure that goals and issues are addressed and resolved with our members and our values in mind. It is with such strength in one area that we are able to address one of our main weaknesses in a streamlined, expedited process.

While we have yet to encounter a problem with associate member retention, a number within our membership have become dissatisfied with some of the recruitment strategies our chapter has recently employed. Some of these strategies have led to the recruitment and initiation of members not necessarily deemed adequate when judged by the benchmark of the Jordan Standard. Our current vision process is to enhance the values-based recruitment every chapter should practice and continue to keep our high percentage of associate member retention.

A number of resources that can help with recruitment have been underutilized up to this point by our chapters. Even with our proximity to HQ, our chapter has yet to take advantage of the Mission 365 program offered by the HQ staff. We must come to recognize that recruitment has to become a process that is ongoing throughout the year. Also, it is important that we reach out to our alumni in hopes that they may be willing to help with our recruitment either through rush recommendations, speeches during recruitment, etc. Even after taking full advantage of all resources at our disposal, there is still the necessity to engage and motivate each of our brothers to practice the strategies and methods they have been taught.

Recruitment is possibly the most important aspect of our fraternity that requires the full dedication of our entire membership. Recruitment is most oftentimes the ruler by which each chapter can be judged through both quality and quantity of associate members they retain. It is also one of the few ways chapters can judge the potential successes or failures in their future. We must be willing to utilize our resources both outside and inside the walls of our chapter house in order to most effectively recruit a class of young man that will ensure the success of our chapter and our fraternity-at-large for years to come.

Iota Eta

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:04:19 CST

The Iota Eta Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity

Strategic Plan

2008-2009

Vision: To prepare the next generation of Sigma Chi at the Iota Eta Chapter by expanding the growth of the chapter and improving campus and community relations while promoting brotherhood through the high ideals of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Chapter Goals:

1) Promote brotherhood, and impede apathy among brothers.

Action Plan:
a) Hold regular social events with brothers that allow brothers to relax and have fun after working hard.
b) Encourage each brother to plan an on-campus event and to get involved in committees and assistant positions.

2) Improve the daily recruitment of quality men who hold the high ideals of Sigma Chi.

Action Plan:

a) Host events throughout the semester that attracts all students at WestConn.
b) Utilize resources such as facebook to contact potential recruits before school is in session (summer and winter).
c) Promote recruitment-365 as a priority for all brothers.
d) Treat every individual male on campus as a potential recruit.

3) Prepare the future leaders in the Iota Eta Chapter.

Action Plan:

a) Allow pledge program to identify specific expectations and requirements of brothers.
b) Prepare a more comprehensive P.I.T. program that allows newly initiated brothers to begin contributing to the chapter and building their leadership skills through Sigma Chi.
c) Have current officers take on assistants and committees to train them in their officer roles.
d) Have every officer create a detailed leader-log with specific instruction on holding the position that will allow the successor to have a quick and efficient transition.

4) Improve campus and community relations.

Action Plan:

a) Encourage brothers to continue taking active roles on campus through organizations such as Greek Council, SGA, and other various clubs on campus.
b) Hold several on-campus philanthropic events, not including Derby Days
c) Hold several community philanthropic events off campus.
d) Encourage the chapter to volunteer at University functions.
e) Wear the letters of Sigma Chi proudly and frequently, never doing anything that would blacken the name of Sigma Chi.
f) L.O.V.E. (Live Our Values Every Day)

Eta Mu

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:28:17 CST

The Eta Mu Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity Strategic Plan 2008-2009
Vision To aid in the growth of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, while instilling its ideals to the members of Eta Mu.

Central Goals
· Improve Alumni Relations
· Improve and Sustain Successful Recruitment Efforts
· Improve Relations with University and Greek Life
· Collection of Outstanding Dues

Goal 1: Alumni Relations
Background: Our chapter has over a thousand alumni, but it seems that all but a handful have disappeared after graduating. This is as much our fault as it is theirs, but we need to re-involve the alumni of the Eta Mu chapter.
Sub-Goals:
· Compose an accurate list of alumni contact information to better keep in touch
· Invite as many alumni back for initiation weekend
Action Items:
· Go through the current list of alumni and update outdated records
· Send more letters and e-mails to alumni to keep them updated with chapter events
· Plan the initiation weekend further in advance to allow more alumni to include initiation in their schedules

Goal 2: Recruitment Efforts
Background: Recruitment efforts have been great in the past few years due to very organized and determined Recruitment Committees. This Fall (2008), we initiated 29 brothers – the largest class that any of us can remember. This class being as large as it was came at a perfect time, since we graduated five at winter break and are graduating approximately 23 in the Spring.
Sub-Goals:
· Initiate a Spring pledge class of at least five (Spring rush is SIGnificantly smaller than Fall at EIU)
· Bring potential rushees to our events to meet our current actives
Action Items:
· Get even more attendance by active chapter at recruitment events
· Find more creative recruitment events
· Make the actual issuance of the bid more formal
· Require Recruitment Chairmen to create a handbook or report of everything that goes into the recruitment weeks for future Recruitment Chairmen
· Create difference between Recruitment Committee and Bid Committee

Goal 3: University Relations
Background: During the past semester, some unrelated incidents cost the Eta Mu chapter some of the privileges it used to enjoy. An accidental fire, some bad decisions by different individuals, and a misunderstanding of I-week events all in a two week time period led to the loss of drinking privileges in the chapter house, possible social probation, and university investigations.
Sub-Goals:
· Clear up the housing contract with the University
· Regain lost privileges
· Clear up any misunderstandings with the University
Action Items:
· Continue to cooperate with the Greek Life department – especially about the recent events
· Allow officers to communicate with the University to prevent the loss of any other privileges and solve any misconceptions about our I-week and the way our pledges/candidates are treated

Goal 4: Collection of Outstanding Dues
Background: There are currently thousands of dollars in outstanding dues owed to the Eta Mu chapter. Some of these members are no longer at EIU, but the majority of members owing money still are.
Sub-Goals:
· Maintain a high enough balance to pay bills without the threat of financial troubles
· Reduce the cost of dues
Action Items:
· Begin collections process with members who are currently no longer enrolled at EIU
· Meet with current actives who have an outstanding balance and set up payment plans individually
· Promote paying dues on time

Delta Psi

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:31:10 CST

2008-2009 Delta Psi Strategic Plan

Vision-To achieve our goals for the betterment of our chapter by strengthening recruitment, scholarship, and campus involvement, with a central focus on officer accountability and motivation.

· Goals
o To recruit at least 15 well qualified new members in the upcoming fall semester
o To increase officer accountability
o Motivate brothers to be willing participants in chapter activities
o To raise our house GPA above the all men's average
o To increase house involvement in campus activities

· Action Steps
o Goal: Recruit 15 Members
§ Encourage 1 on 1 interaction with brothers and rushees
o Goal: Increase officer accountability
§ Implement ECAS 2.1b with accompanying forms (pasted in bottom)
o Goal: Motivate Brothers
§ Have officers lead by example.
§ Create new positions that encourage brothers that don't hold office to participate in chapter operations.
§ Stress the importance of involvement and accountability through the Ritual.
o Goal: Increase involvement in campus activities
§ Create a club/organization through the campus union or the IFC
§ Campus sober taxi service, mountain bike rental service

ECAS Officer Report
EC Officer- ____________________

Position-______________________

Bi-Weekly Goals/Tasks Chart
Event/Task Due Date/Completion Date

Semester Goals/Tasks
Event/Task Completed?

Date of Meeting-_________________

Problems or Concerns?-__________________
_____________________________________

Position Holder- X______________________

EC Officer- X__________________________

Delta Epsilon

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:14:27 CST

2007-08 Chapter Strategic Plan
Vision- Continue to build and maintain our legacy at North Carolina State University through quality recruitment, philanthropic success, quality leadership, and superior brotherhood.

Goals-
-Maintain standard requirements with Greek Life
-Recruit 30+ member during the 2008-2009 school year
-New chapter house time line
-Strengthen the brotherhood

Analysis of Focus

Consul- Improve Brotherhood, increase brotherhood involvement, improve ritual, increase attendance at meeting, continue quality risk management.
Pro Consul- Quality P.I.T. program, Improved judicial board, better communication between executive councils, delegation.
Questor - Timely payments, payment options, improved budget to minimize unexpected costs, food payments.
Annotator- Improve university relations, improve standards binder, keep the chapter informed, and deliver quality minutes.
Magister- Meaningful pledge program, improve the organization of I-Week, improving pledges grades, team building for the pledges.

Areas of Focus

Brotherhood improvement- planned brother retreats, improve chapter apathy, community service outside of Derby Days, accountability.
Recruitment- Recruiting for the quality not the quantity of men. Making sure that each pledge meets the seven standards, have brothers more involved with rush, plan Mission 365 in the fall.
Scholarship- Improve our scholarship program. Offer new tools for education. Organize the test bank.
Officer Accountability- Making sure that each officers is accountable for their responsibilities which the chapter rely on. Distribute the bylaws to the brothers, review goals for the upcoming semesters 1 yr, 5 yr, 10 yr plans. Plan an executive retreat before each semester.

Iota Epsilon

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:16:50 CST

2007-08 Chapter Strategic Plan

Core Values, Mission:
The values of the Sigma Chi fraternity are friendship, Justice and Learning. The Iota Epsilon chapter's mission is to live these ideas to the fullest in the best manner we can, incorporating them in every aspect of life.

Chapter Vision:

Kappa Tau

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:58:04 CST

STRATEGIC PLAN FALL 2008
SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY
KAPPA TAU CHAPTER

Vision:

Kappa Tau’s vision is to bring our chapter to the forefront of our campus. We will strive to recruit men of upstanding morals and instill in them the values of our Fraternity, accountability in themselves, and desire to lead and leave a legacy of their own.

Goals:

Win the Peterson
Achieving MSU Greek Pillars of Excellence for upcoming semester
1 on 1 for recruitment – each member try for 1 pledge per semester
Reach out to alumni for accountability ( incentives) Timeline for incentives / initiation
Start Sig for a Sig timeline – Semester
Timely meetings – enforce existing rules (everyday)
Summer Programming

Weakness:

small size
organization needs to be worked on
memorization of ritual

Strengths:

Small
Energy / momentum
Lots of ideas
No trouble
Potential

Areas of Focus:

pick which Greek events are most pertinent to participate in (time management)
Housing -
Recruitment -
Grades -
Don’t over load yourself -
Fundraising

Action Plan:

Time Management: Due to our Chapter’s small size, we intend to make sure we are selecting the Greek Events we participate in wisely for each semester making sure we have the time management we need and the man power to successfully participate. -
Housing: We will actively seek a housing arrangement that the entire chapter will be centrally located at. This will be accomplished through our Housing chair, Jeff Gross, who is searching for a property. We will then vote as a chapter on said property and deem it our central location. -
Recruitment: Our Recruitment Chair will be held accountable for setting up our recruitment events and to motivate and manage the chapter’s recruitment. Each individual member will be responsible for recruiting 1 member into the Fraternity each semester. -
Grades: Grades will be an area focused on by midterm grade reports conducted by our Scholarship chair to determine a study plan based on each semester’s performance. Those who need help will be assigned study buddies and encouraged to maintain grades. Along with this, our measure of accountability, the sig for a sig program will also ensure each brother is getting the help they need. -
Don’t Take on Too Much: Being a small chapter means that there is a lot of work that must be done each semester. Therefore, not just for accountability purposes, but to ensure each brother isn’t getting too much loaded on their plate. The Sig for a Sig pledge will help everyone when needed. Sig for a Sig will be assessed each semester and pair the brothers with big brother or the next brother who can help each out the best. -
Fundraising: Fundraising is an area of focus that will be handled through trying several different ideas. Some of which we will try through garage sales of old belongings of individual members, others will be those of similarity to the 1855 club and other donations from Alumni.

Eta Xi

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:58:29 CST

2007-08 Chapter Strategic Plan

The Eta Xi Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity
Strategic Plan 2008-2009

Vision To facilitate the growth and improvement of the Eta Xi Chapter while upholding the high ideals of Friendship, Justice, and Learning.

Central Goals

· Improve Recruitment for and Integration into the Chapter
· Increase involvement in all aspects of student life at Austin Peay
· Improve our Alumni Relations.

Goal 1: Recruitment and Integration of New Members

Background: Our chapter has suffered from decreasing recruitment prospects since 2005. After last year’s (Fall and Spring Semester) recruitment and brother-to-be process produced only 14 new brothers, the chapter committed itself to a significant action in order to reverse this troubling trend. Our goal of increasing the size of the fraternity must not simply focus on the quantity of potential members but instead focus on the quality each new member may possess. We believe the only way to keep the retention rate of new members high is by recruiting year round. We are devoted to our goal of learning about each potential new member before recruitment week. A person cannot discover and learn about a person within one week, which is why the general fraternity is trying, as well as the Eta Xi Chapter, is discouraging the word “rush” and all the negative connotations that this statement may bring. We are determined to instill the method “Recruitment 365” throughout the chapter and our brothers. This will help benefit the retention rate for the brother-to-be process and ensure that we only initiate those that are worthy.

Sub-Goals:

· Increase the number students interested in joining Sigma Chi during the fall and spring semester.
· Improve the yield from bids issued by the chapter
· Limit the number of those who quit the brother-to-be process
· Make sure each brothers recruit at least one person

Action Items:

· Improve image and social presence on campus so that more students consider joining our fraternity before the beginning of the fall and spring semester.
· Teach and learn Mission 365 in order to improve individual brothers and brothers-to-be, of the Eta Xi Chapter, recruitment abilities which will attract more potential members each year.
· Improve communication, planning, and coordination on the part of the Recruitment Chairmen as a way to increase participation among brothers throughout all phases of recruitment events.
· Revamp the Post-Initiation Training program to improve the integration of new members into the chapter and the Fraternity at large
· Improve transitions and mentoring for younger brothers who are interested in helping out with recruitment, specifically by preparing recruitment workshop for young brothers and brothers-to-be along with making a binder of helpful information and useful resource.

Goal 2: Involvement in all aspects of student life at Austin Peay

Background: The recent decline in the chapter’s involvement on campus over the past few years has caused individual brothers to become less involved with other organizations and events on campus. It has also hurt our relations with the administration. The chapter desires to recommit itself to get more brothers and brothers-to-be involved in campus programs, organizations, and improve our relations with the administration.

Sub-Goals:

· Encourage younger brothers and brothers-to-be get into the GOLD program.
· Improve brothers and brothers-to-be involvement in campus organizations and events.
· Improve relations with the administration.

Action Items:

· Require younger brothers and brothers-to-be to get into the GOLD program. The GOLD program teaches students how to become leaders and more involved on campus.
· Encourage brothers to get involved with SGA, PELP, IFC, Honor Societies, GPC, GOC, Interest Groups and Professional Organizations.
· Interact and involve administrators with campus events, Sigma Chi events, community service, and our philanthropy.

Goal 3: Alumni Relations

Background: Over the past few years, the relationship between the active chapter and Alumni Chapter has deteriorated. The active chapter and alumni chapter wish to improve relations between one another by planning more active and alumni events, and creating an alumni advisory board.

Sub-Goals:

· Get the Tribune more involved as the liaison between the actives and alumnus.
· Tribune will create an alumni committee.
· Create an Alumni Advisory Board.

Action Items:

· Get the Tribune more involved by going to the house corporation/alumni meeting and be the liaison between the actives and alumnus while giving updates of what active and alumni chapter events are planned.
· Tribune gets more brothers involved by making an alumni committee to set up active and alumni events, active and alumni newspapers detailing updates on the Eta Xi Chapter and House Corporation, golf tournaments, brothers day, active and alumni dinner, and homecoming.
· Alumni Advisory Board is for alumni who have held a chapter position and wish to help the current active chapter officers with anything they need.

What	Who?	By When?	Potential Roadblocks
Plan Recruitment Calendar far in advance and have events finalized early	Recruitment Chairman	One week before start of semester	Scheduling conflicts
Keep brothers informed through the use of the Chapter Google Calendar	Webmaster	Have calendar updated one week before start of semester	Our Plan
			Have the schedule in as early as possible