University of Missouri
Greek Community Strategic Plan
Welcome
• Introductions
• Overview of Day
– Dr. Cathy Scroggs
– Brief historical overview
– Strategic Plan Goals & Objectives
– Council Presidents’ Remarks
– Next Steps
– Questions & Comments
Dr. Cathy Scroggs
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Why a Strategic Plan?
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Large community, long history
5,597 Greek Undergraduates
52 organizations
Variety of stakeholders
Proactive vs. Reactive
Good to Great
How did we get here?
• Environmental Scan
– Npower Consultants, Statistical documentation,
Benchmarking
• Involved students, leaders, staff, alumni,
national offices in process
• Developed Operational and Strategic
Themes
• Created workgroups for strategic themes
Operational Initiatives
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Judicial Procedures
President meetings
Office structure
Web presence
• Educational Initiatives
Strategic Themes
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Values Based Community Standards
Alcohol
Community Competition
IFC Freshmen Male Experience
Multicultural Greek Council
National Pan-Hellenic Council
PHA Chapter Size
Theme #1: Values
Congruence/Standards
Values Congruence/Standards
• Brotherhood and Sisterhood
– Non-alcoholic event ideas
– Social networking plan to disseminate
information
– Bystander training for leaders
– Evaluate Greek Week to ensure it’s a celebration
of the Greek Community as a whole
– Best Brotherhood/Sisterhood Event Award
Values Congruence/Standards
• Leadership
– Best Practices series
– Compile database of resources for chapters
• Scholarship
– Academic round table discussions
– Scholarships compiled in one central location
– Academic excellence recognition process
Values Congruence/Standards
• Service
– Philanthropy round table discussions
– “Non-required” service events will be provided
and encouraged
• Community Standards
– Task force to evaluate and enhance the reward
and recognition system
– Task force to develop minimum standards
Theme #2: Alcohol
Alcohol
• Education
– Minimum standard for alcohol, risk
management, and hazing education
– Task force to research best practices for alcohol
education
– All chapters to submit alcohol education plan
Alcohol
• Alcohol-Free Events
– Reinforcement of alcohol-free philanthropy
policy
– Office of Greek Life to host model alcohol-free
event
– Every chapter to host alcohol-free event once a
year
• Events with alcohol
– Office of Greek life to host model alcoholic event
Alcohol
• Alcohol-free Housing Policy
– Task force to create/revise current alcohol-free
housing policy
– University to create a housing policy that
restricts new members of fraternities or
sororities from moving directly into chapter
houses
Theme #3: Community
Competition
Community Competition
• Education
– Social networking plan to educate and share
info regarding Greek activities
– Educational materials to inform
stakeholders/participants of HC, GW,
Philanthropies, etc.
• Greek and Community Unity
– Task force to examine/evaluate competition
– Task force to evaluate GHN and make changes
Community Competition
• Maintaining Positive “Traditions”
– Task force to identify perceived negative
traditions and develop alternatives
– Encourage participation in pre-existing campus
traditions
• Community and Voluntary Involvement
– Beneficiary-themed competitions
– Community service award
– All-encompassing programming (all classes)
– Evaluate use of points
Theme #4: IFC Freshmen Male
Experience
IFC Freshmen Male Experience
• IFC Housing
– University to create a housing policy that
restricts new members of fraternities or
sororities from moving directly into chapter
houses
• Minimum Standard for Member Development
– IFC to host round table for best strategies
– IFC to create Junior Senior Mem. Dev. Program
– Office of Greek Life to host program for
graduating seniors
IFC Freshmen Male Experience
• New Member Education Programs
– Task force to create minimum standards for all
fraternity new member education
– All fraternities encouraged to review/revise new
member program for submission to IFC
– All fraternities to implement new member
programs with minimum standards
• Recruitment Process
– Task force to revise structure of Formal Rec.
– Evaluation of IFC Bid Card process
Theme #5: Multicultural Greek
Council
Multicultural Greek Council
• Inter-council Unity
– MGC will host events with other councils at
cultural centers on campus
– Office of Greek Life to host four council
presidents meetings monthly
Theme #6: National PanHellenic Council
National Pan-Hellenic Council
• Council Management
– Task force to review council structures and
provide recommendations for optimal
strategies
– Assessment to determine what NPHC members
gain from their experience and how NPHC Exec.
can respond to those needs
– NPHC Exec. will create comprehensive plan to
improve academic success for chapters
Theme #7: PHA Chapter Size
PHA Chapter Size
• Values-Based Programming and Continuing
Education
– PHA Exec. to host round table to discuss best
practices for sisterhood events
– PHA Exec. will work to enhance Sister Sorority
program
– PHA Exec. to host all-Panhellenic event
– Office of Greek Life to host program for
graduating seniors
– PHA to examine all- class encompassing
programs
PHA Chapter Size
• Available Space On-Campus and Off-Campus
– The Office of Greek Life will compile a list of
auditoriums with large capacities on campus
– The Office of Greek Life will develop a plan for
institutional support to secure open housing for
future growth
PHA Chapter Size
• Extension
– Extension Committee will examine and create
long-term plan for extension to propose to PHA
community
– PHA will vote to pass/fail the Extension
Committee proposal
Council President’s
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Mike Zeiter, IFC
Jessica Silver, MGC
Charles Ukatu, NPHC
Michelle Parsons, PHA
What is your role?
• Chapter executive board discussion
• Advisory board update
• Develop plan to communicate information
to general chapter members
• Utilize the staff in Office of Greek Life
• Ask questions
• Being involved
Next Steps
• Uploading report on website
• Task Force(s)
• Continued communication with national
offices
• Continued updates concerning progress
toward goals
• Communication campaign
Questions/Comments
• Janna Basler, Director Greek Life
– baslerj@missouri.edu
• Julie Drury, Coordinator Greek Life
– druryjl@missouri.edu
• Danny Jonas, Advisor Greek Life
– jonasw@missouri.edu
• Stacie Baker, Graduate Assistant
– sibvfb@mail.missouri.edu