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Citizenship
Leadership
Partnership
Scholarship
Stewardship
Philanthropy
• National Philanthropy:
 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Chapter Philanthropy
 Sexual Violence Awareness
Ovarian Cancer Ribbon Fundraiser
• Sold teal ribbons in University
Center for three days.
• Teal is the nationally
recognized ribbon color for
awareness and support of
Ovarian Cancer.
• Half of the money raised was
donated to the Ovarian
Cancer Research Fund.
Greek Move-In & Hazing Prevention
• Greek Move-In
o Meet the incoming students
and their families, and we
were able to show them how
helpful and friendly the Greek
community at Lehigh can be.
• Hazing Prevention Week
o Between September 22nd-26th
we distributed lollipops and
pamphlets from a table at the
University Center.
o The pamphlet
 Truth/myth section to make
sure students on campus can
really understand the large
range of hazards associated
with hazing.
 Included an anonymous hazing
hotline number which was
newly introduced to our
school this year.
Take Back The Night
• On October 14, 2009, we
stood at lookout point on
the hill ready to walk down
to Lower Centennials in
complete silence to support
victims of sexual violence.
• With sexual violence
awareness as our new
philanthropy this year, this
was a very special event.
Hispanic Heritage Month Charity Soccer
Tournament
• On October 25, 2009, we
sponsored a charity soccer
tournament in honor of
Hispanic Heritage month.
• Participants: Sigma Phi Epsilon,
Kappa Alpha Psi, Global Union,
and many more.
• Earned $275 and donated to a
non-profit organization called
Global Visionaries.
Reflections: The Truth Behind the Mask of Eating Disorders
& Walk A Mile in Her Shoes
• In the beginning of March
we helped put on the first
interactive education
program recognizing
National Eating Disorder
Awareness Week.
• Program started by one of
our own Alumni Advisors,
Brittany Lewis
• First Annual Walk a Mile in
her Shoes on April 11, 2010.
• International Men’s March
against Rape, Sexual Assault,
and Gender Violence.
Philanthropic Donations
• Pink Day with the Panhellenic Council
• Hunger & Homelessness Week
• Haiti T-shirt Fundraiser
• Ovarian Cancer Ribbon donation to the
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund
• Turning Point
Conduct Record
• Our conduct record is completely clean, and we
have obtained no violations either as individual
members or as a chapter.
• We have remained in good standing with the
university throughout this entire year.
• We respect all rules and regulations of the
university, Greek Affairs, and all other offices. We
always try our hardest to work with the guidelines
presented to us.
Leadership at a Chapter Level
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Theme of the year: Positive Reinforcement
Chapter Retreats
Event Planning Worksheets
Communication Guidelines
Inactive members held accountable
Positive Changes:
 Increased chapter communication
 Very high chapter morale
2009-2010 Executive Board
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Chapter President: Nathalie Martin
Chapter Vice President: Leslie Ezeta
Chapter Treasurer: Leslie Ezeta
Chapter Secretary : Stephanie Huiza
Chapter Orientation Advisor: Stephanie Huiza
Chapter Academic Advisor: Nathalie Martin
Chapter Community Chair: Leslie Ezeta
Chapter Fundraising Chair: Stephanie Huiza
Chapter Historian: Stephanie Huiza
Training for 2010-2011
• Two of three chapter members are
graduating this year
• Leslie Ezeta will be running the chapter on
her own until new members are initiated
• Extensive training in preparation for next
year
 Recruitment
 Event Planning
 Scholarship
Leadership within Lehigh Community
• Leadership theme: Mentorship
– Helping the younger women at Lehigh
• Workshop with Jessica Diehl
– What does mentorship mean to us?
• A philosophy with two benefits:
– Something our members are passionate about
– Helps us with recruitment
2010-2011 Chapter Goals
• Uphold current academic plan.
• Hold new member education.
• Ensure Leslie maintains a strong relationship
with both the chapter alumni and the many
administrative resources available to her at
Lehigh.
• Continue handing in funding proposals.
2009-2010 Campus Involvement
Members
Stephanie
Huiza
Graduation Year Clubs Involved In Fall 2008
May 2010
President of Hispanic
Union of Business
Students, Society of
Hispanic Professional
Engineers
Clubs Involved In Spring
2009
Association of Latin
Professional in Finance and
Accounting, America Reads
Tutor
Schools For Schools: Lehigh
Schools For Schools: Lehigh
Chapter, Director of
Chapter
Campus Relations for the
Multicultural Greek Council
Nathalie
Martin
May 2010
Diana
Camejo
(Inactive)
May 2011
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Black Student Union
Treasurer
May 2011
Representative for both
Council of Student
Presidents & Cultural
Programming Board
Representative for both
Council of Student
Presidents & Cultural
Programming Board
Leslie Ezeta
Alumni Involvement
• Alumni involvement from Brittany Lewis &
Gabriela Saade
 Help resolve internal conflicts
 Executive Board Position Reversals
 Academic help
 Provide general guidance
Partnership with the Lehigh
Community
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Multicultural Greek Council
Cultural Programming Board
Women’s Center
Schools For Schools: LU Chapter
Meet the Greeks
• On September 10, 2010,
Lambda Theta Alpha,
Kappa Alpha Psi, and
Lambda Sigma Upsilon
hosted Lehigh’s second
annual Meet the Greeks
in the UC front lawn
• Each organization
displayed paraphernalia
and information about
our respective groups,
and provided a pizza
dinner in front of the
University Center
Tattoo Workshop
• On October 1, 2009, we
sponsored a workshop with a
brother of Lambda Theta Phi,
Latin Fraternity Inc. to bring
Lehigh students information
on the history of tattoos.
• Enjoyed partnering with a
brother from an organization
which has historically been
very close to the sisters of
LTA.
Interracial Dating Discussion
• On January 31, 2010,
Lambda Theta Alpha, the
African Caribbean Culture
Club, and the Participation,
Academics, and Campus Life
club put together an
informative workshop and
discussion at the UMOJA
House on the hot topic of
interracial dating.
Schools for Schools: Lehigh Chapter
• We established a strong
partnership with the organization
by supporting their events
– Displace Me: LU Version
– Invisible Children Documentary
• Long-term investment culminated
in a co-sponsorship of a charity
dinner for Haiti & Uganda
– Raised $1,260.76
Pennsylvania Area One
• We are part of the Pennsylvania
Area One, which is run by alumni,
and includes many other chapters
in the Pennsylvania and Delaware
area.
• We meet on a monthly basis, and
also attend undergraduate
conferences on issues concerning
young women.
• Our board is an incredibly useful
resource for fundraising and
programming ideas, in addition to
being a strong academic support
system.
Academics
• Chapter Academic Advisor: Nathalie Martin
• Chapter Academic Responsibilities:
o Ensuring that Chapter Members and orientees are
maintaining, or raising their cumulative GPA above a 2.5
o Coordinating one educational program per semester for
the campus community and two for orientees
o Offering study group sessions for the chapter on a weekly
basis
o Providing resources for chapter members and orientees
seeking academic assistance
o Submitting all necessary paperwork, including
transcripts, to the Area Representative five days prior to
the monthly Area meetings
Fall Semester Academics
• Academics are a priority to us, and although we struggled
during the 2008-2009 academic year, we significantly
improved our grades this year.
• We were able to balance out our chapter business with
academics.
• We were able to be realistic about when we had the time
to plan an event, and how much commitment we could
make to various partnership.
Fall Semester GPA
3.01
Scholarship Plan
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Meeting with the Center of Academic Success
Individualized Academic Plans
Library Tracking Sheets
Academic Contract
Progress Reports/Meetings with Professors
2009-201 0 Financial Structure
• This academic year we had a stronger financial structure by
strengthening the way we:
 Budget events
 Fundraise
 Maintain Financial Records
Budgeting Events
• At the beginning of each semester, we submitted a funding
proposal packet to various departments at Lehigh.
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Dean of Students, Global Union, the Women Center, the
Cultural Programming Board, the Council for Equity
Community,
• We followed up with any departmental assistance that we
received and updated them on how their support allowed us
to have successful events.
Fundraisers
• Started fundraising early to avoid stressing about the
deadlines for funding our events.
o Summer: Car Decal Fundraiser
• The money received from fundraisers was used for:
o Social events with our potential interested ladies
o Informationals
o Insurance Fee
o Donations to non-profit organizations
Financial Records &Dues
• New method of keeping track of transactions
o Excel workbook
o Receipt book
• Check and Balances with the Chapter President
• Dues
o $210
LTA Insurance Expense
o $60/$10/$20 National , PAA1 Area, & Chapter Dues
o $35
Multicultural Greek Council
Recruitment
Recruitment
• Goal: to find women with the same values & desire
for sisterhood as we do
• Our recruitment comes from having and cosponsoring events, networking with many groups
across campus and letting the campus know who we
are, what we stand for, and why we are here
• Through all these recruitment opportunities that we
participated and coordinated, we have increased the
number of ladies interested in our organization
Recruitment Events
• Club Fair
• CPB Club Expo
• Meet the Greeks
• Informational
• Socials
Potential New Members
• Allowed a group of potential women to come
together and reach a comfort level with us and
with each other
• New approach: give them personal invitations to
all of our events and have more personal time
with them
• We gave them the option of coming to the
beginning of our chapter meeting, participate in
our academic plan