Advisor Expectations
1. Building Greek Relationships: Breaking down the silos—US v. THEM
 Sorority to sorority and fraternity to fraternity relationship building
 Attendance at Greek Community programs and events
 Realizing our similarities as organizations rather than differences
 Utilizing other chapters as resources instead of seeing them as competition
2. Fostering Student Accountability
 Make a plan and make sure all players understand roles and expectations
 Attitude reflects leadership!
3. Fostering Communication: among the chapter, the community, and with the
institution
 Technology challenges—old and young
 Between chapter and nationals
 Repetitive nature leads to communication erosion: lost in transit
 Adopt new technology: etiquette and awareness
4. Improving Chapter Relationships: Brotherhood/Sisterhood
 Chapter retreats
 New Member retreats
 Community service projects build fraternal sensibilities
 How to get the chapter to see a need for these activities: survey them and
they can identify the problems. If it’s their idea they will buy into it.
 Keep retreats relaxed with less structure to ensure bonding
 Get members out of the house and into a new environment
 Have a regional retreat with several chapters
 Take a trip to National Headquarters
 Publicize the event so the chapter is well informed
 Put pictures on facebook depicting all of the fun members present had so
member who were not present will want to come to the next one
5. Leadership Development
 Talk about current events/leaders
 Utilizing/ attending university programs
 Using leadership books and self-assessments
 This starts with our New Members—they should be given leadership
resources from the start
 Take the lessons learned at conferences and retreats back to the chapter and
apply them
The Mentor Role
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Listener
Connect back to student
Enlighten
Ask lots of questions
Inspire/Encourage
Guide, but not do
Set expectations
Lead by example
Inspect what you expect
Trust/Trustworthy
Approachable
Pressures on Students
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Academic
Peer pressure
Financial
Parental
Risky behaviors
Over-programmed
Work
Health
Future career
Stereotype
Self pressures
Rules from Nationals
Laws
Chapter Advisor of the Year Qualities
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Improving chapter performance
Increased membership
Positive campus image
Get to know the students
Accountability
Graduation percentage
Academic standing
Student’s recommendation
Networking/Inspiring for the future
There for failures, too
Exemplify values of chapter and community
More than just advising
Above and beyond obligations
Tough love
Respect