VISION

STRATEGY
Provide a Shelter that…..
 Aligns with the Fraternal principles and
University mission.
 Fulfills the needs of future undergraduates, alumni and guests.
 Exceeds the competition and attracts growth in membership.

CURRENT STATUS
STRENGTHS
 Location on campus.
 Chapter members living lives of excellence.
 Positive relationship with the university.
 Good Leadership
 Good recruitment team.

CURRENT STATUS
WEAKNESS
 Condition of Shelter.
 Shelter design does not meet student expectations.
 Colony has not been chartered.
 Alumni participation.

CURRENT STATUS
OPPORTUNITIES
 Alumni engagement.
 Create a living-learning environment.
 Become the bellwether fraternity on campus.
 Dream big.

CURRENT STATUS
THREATS
 Second year residency requirement.
 Lot coverage.
 Alumni support.
 Alcohol policy
 Funding requirements.

KEY ISSUES
 Create a healthy, safe and comfortable living space.
 Create a living-learning environment that results in being the academic leader on campus.
 Create an environment that provides opportunities to learn and live lives of excellence.

KEY ISSUES
 Create an environment that fosters pride in the building and results in membership growth.
 Create an environment that demands every member is a contributor and builds leadership.
 Create an environment that provides a positive and priceless brotherhood experience.

KEY ISSUES
 Create an environment that welcomes alumni and visitors and is admired by the community and benchmarked by the fraternity world.
 Create an environment that is affordable, competively priced and will assure continued financial growth.
 Create an environment that continuously improves.

KEY ISSUES
 Create an environment that meets the needs and expectations of the residents.

Create a healthy, safe and comfortable living space.
 Establish a substance-free facility.
No smoking
No drugs
No alcohol
 Implement ADA structural requirements per code.
 Install fire detection and sprinkler systems per code.
 Install heating and air conditioning systems.
 Install appropriate key and lock systems to secure interior and exterior entry.
 Establish a dining and meal plan that assures good health and nourishment.
 Design abundant natural daylight and openness into the structure.

Create a healthy, safe and comfortable living space.
 Establish exterior green space for recreation.
 Design adequate space and amenities into the living quarters.
 Design adequate space and amenities into bathroom and shower facilities.
 Design entertainment areas inside and outside.
 Implement a cleaning and housekeeping policy for residents.
 Establish adequate parking spaces.
 Fire and safety program documented and understood by all members.

Create a living-learning environment that results in being the academic leader on
campus.
 Build a quiet zone for study.
 Design a study lounge that is bright, open, well lit and living room style.
 Implement a quiet hour study time policy for the facility.
 Implement a social calendar that limits weekday events.
 Design multi-purpose room features and technology that allows for classroom usage.
 Design multi-use office for faculty-student conferences.
 Recruit students of high academic interest and potential.
 Establish suite-style arrangements for live-in graduate student.
 Establish a member education chair responsible for developing curriculum for each class (FR, SO, JR, SR).
 Work with the University to establish credit-earning courses within the Delt curriculum.

Create an environment that provides opportunities to learn and live lives of excellence.
 Create an effective Honor Board.
 Establish membership requirements and uphold code of conduct.
 Expect our deeds to match our creed.
 Make service a major focus.
 Provide workshops on building self esteem and building bridges to others.
 Attend Division and Karnea conferences.
 Assign every member a responsibility.
 Design programming that develops social competence, academic competence and vocational competence.
 Support and challenge each other to live up to our Fraternity Values.

Create an environment that fosters pride in the building and results in membership growth.
 Provide education on proper Shelter care.
 Establish and document chapter housekeeping procedures.
 Implement weekly house inspections.
 Monthly meetings with House Corp officer.
 Celebrate and embrace diversity within our membership and in our recruitment process.

Create an environment that demands every member is a contributor and builds leadership
.
 Implement member education programs.
 Establish Big Brother Program and coaching process.
 Provide on-site leadership training.
 Schedule all-house goal setting retreat each semester.
 Teach skills in motivation.
 Instill the culture of involvement.
 Establish funding for annual attendance at the Leadership Academy.
 Nominate members for IFC officers.
 Identify members for potential chapter leadership positions.
 Promote external leadership training such as Futures Quest.

Create an environment that provides a positive and priceless brotherhood experience.
 Provide a housing arrangement that allows members to live the Delt experience.
 Engage members living off-campus in being involved.
 Create a strong Brotherhood Committee that drives exceptional events for the betterment of individuals and the group.
 Generate master plan of brotherhood events each semester.
 Maintain an engaged Alumni Advisory Team.
 Plan annual visit to the Central Office.

Create an environment that welcomes alumni and visitors and is admired by the community and benchmarked by the fraternity world.
 Design entry foyer that embraces and “wows” visitors.
 Design curb appeal that is recognized by the Oxford community as award winning and welcomes visitors into the Shelter.
 Design environment such that other Delt chapters and fraternities come to us for input.
 Provide meeting and presentation space for community and university organizations.
 Establish “fire-side chats” with speaker’s bureau.
 Invite alumni as guest speakers.
 Establish Parents Club.
 Design kitchen space to permit banquets, dinners and brunches with various groups.
 Coach members in etiquette of welcoming guests.

Create an environment that is affordable, competitively priced and will assure continued financial growth.
 Establish full year lease agreement with individual residents.
 Establish room rate based upon competitive model.
 Establish board rate based upon the meal plan strategy.
 Require elected officers and designated chapter leadership to live in the house.
 House Corporation established rent to the chapter.
 Benchmark available student housing.
 House Corporation established financial plan.
 Manage the Shelter as a profit-making investment.
 Establish cash reserves.

Create an environment that continuously improves.
 Create a “new” environment that generates “new” ideas.
 Train leadership in continuous improvement techniques and critical thinking.
 Create space where small teams can meet and work on projects.
 Establish officer training program.
 Establish goal setting process.
 Become a Hugh Shields chapter.
 Instill the process of personal growth and self improvement.
 Create a position of human resource manager to track personal accomplishments and guide personal growth.
 Conduct annual self assessment of the chapter operation and performance.

Create an environment that meets the needs and expectations of the residents
.
 Build a new house with the desired features.
 Acquire adjacent property.