Panhellenic Council 2015
Legislative Council Agenda (March 25th, 2015)
Call to Order
Panhellenic Creed
Attendance
Chapter
Alpha Chi Omega
Present=1
Absent=0
1
Alpha Delta Pi
1
Alpha Epsilon Phi
1
Alpha Phi
1
Alpha Xi Delta
1
Chi Omega
1
Delta Delta Delta
1
Delta Gamma
1
Delta Zeta
1
Gamma Phi Beta
1
Kappa Alpha Theta
1
Kappa Kappa Gamma
1
Phi Beta Chi
1
Pi Beta Phi
1
Zeta Tau Alpha
1
Guests
Here are some important dates for this week (more information on each event can be found on the FSL website under the Calendar)
· Scholarship: 3/24, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, Penn State Room, IMU: Greek Study
·Scholarship: 3/24, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Northwestern Room, IMU: Delta Phi Lambda’s Class Notes: Take Them from Gross to Grandiose (Academic
presentation)
· Founder’s Day: 3/26, All Day, Phi Beta Chi Founder’s Day
· Philanthropy: 3/26 – 3/13, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, 8 S Clinton St, Iowa City, IA 52240: Lambda Theta Nu Lambdas’ Walking Tacos
· Philanthropy: 3/26, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Old Brick, 26 E Market St: Pi Beta Phi’s Sugar High
· Event: 3/26, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, Shambaugh Auditorium: Alpha Phi Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta Poetry Slam
·Philanthropy: 3/28, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Hubbard Park: Sigma Pi Sorority Superbowl
· Philanthropy: 3/29, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, Old Brick, 26 E Market St: Delta Zeta’s Sundae Fundae
· Educational: 3/30, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, 2nd floor ballroom, IMU: Black Greek 101
Officer Reports
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President: Brylie Bernhard (brylie-bernhard@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Tuesday 2:30 - 4:30 pm
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Presidents NEED to clean out IMU mailboxes
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Back of the SOOS
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FSL Public Relations, Marketing, & Communication Internship for Summer 2015
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Contact Leslie with questions
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Email went out to chapter presidents
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Not paid but can be made into credit hours
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Have to be Iowa City this summer
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Flyer emailed to presidents, please promote within chapters
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It’s On Us Summit
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Register through a Qualtrics Survey
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FREE campus and community summit on Sexual Assault
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 10 AM - 3:30 PM at 2nd floor ballroom, IMU
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Counseling Service Online survey
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Link was given to presidents
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PLEASE encourage members to take the survey
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Use a facebook page, minutes, whatever you can to get the word out to do this
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Hawkeye Award Applications
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Due Monday, March 30th at 9:00 am
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AFLV Leadershape Institute
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July 25th - July 30th in Lawrence, Kansas
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Panhellenic usually sponsors people that want to go for registration costs
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Up to $200 in travel funds you can apply for
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Black Greek 101
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March 30th, 7-8:30 PM at 2nd floor ballroom, IMU
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Conversation about black Greek organizations, please encourage your members to go and meet other councils
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Please show your support for other councils
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Greek Energy Challenge- Month of April
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Vice President for Recruitment: McKenzie Jerman (mckenzie-jerman@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Thursday 10:30 - 12:30 pm
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Recruitment and Bidday people should be on the Panhellenic Orgsync
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Voting on bylaw next week April 1st
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Originally striking through point number two, after conversations with more people
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Spoke with Ohio State University: did this bylaw change in the Spring Recruitment
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Spoke with NPC Panhellenic Chairman
1. At the University of Iowa the Rho Gamma role has shifted. They’ve become councilors not administrators. We want girls that
will get stuff done, not cry to
2. Ohio State University: roughly 1300 women going through the process, 900 placed. 69 Rho Gammas and 80 women in a
group. We have 30 Rho Gammas and 30 women per group
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They piloted the program of “soft” disaffiliation
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“If they felt like a PNM would join a certain sorority”  absolutely not, it didn’t affect anyone really
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They were still completely disaffiliated unless they were asked by a PNM what they were in
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Still did a reveal
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It’s a PNM’s right to know if your Rho Gamma is biased and what sorority they are in PNM’s should know where the Rho
Gammas are coming from with talking points
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They still get the same disaffiliation training, the PNM would have to seek out the information the Rho Gamma would
never broadcast it
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More than 1 Rho Gamma per group so there is a second person to go to per group if the PNM felt uncomfortable
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Rho Gammas don’t have to say anything they are allowed to say “I’d rather not tell you”
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No other Rho Gamma can reveal another’s chapter affiliation
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Rho Gammas would never speak about their own sorority
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Emily, Mckenzie, Brylie, Gina and Leslie are all available to speak to as well if PNMs ever felt uncomfortable
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Rho Gammas do not interact with PNMs over social media
3. Recruitment is about the PNMs not the chapters, or the Rho Gammas. Its about being a Greek Woman
4. Its hard for the Council when the PNMs aren’t allowed to know what Rho Gamma affiliation is
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Infraction wise would benefit chapters and council officers
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Conference call with Ohio State and NPC Panhellenic’s Chairman Julie Johnson
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Got extremely helpful notes from both calls
1. 9 campuses participated in this, 8 out of 9 had positive feedback, the 1 that didn’t was a small school with Spring
recruitment
2. Biggest negative feedback: PNMs felt that they were hurting their Rho Gamma’s feelings (combatted by putting more than 1
Rho Gamma per group)
3. Rho Gammas are administrators: pushing PNMs to realize what they already know
4. No PNM has tried to figure out the affiliation of every single Rho Gamma
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We chose the girls that are good for the job, not the chapter affiliation
Vice President for Finance and Operations: Aly Reedy (alessandra-reedy@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Wednesday 1:30 - 3:30 pm
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In the works of planning another treasurer roundtable details to come!
Vice President for Risk Reduction and Management: Grace Jimenez (grace-jimenez@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Monday 9:00 - 11:00 am
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Next roundtable Monday,, March 30th, 8-9pm in the Nebraska Room of the IMU
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Social Grants are still available for chapters that are in good social standing (not on a Tier)
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Great opportunity for chapters to help pay for transportation, food, etc.
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PHC Social Grant form on Orgsync
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Make them as detailed as possible, and do it sooner rather than later so we have time to get the money to you
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Conversation with Holly Kearl, founder of Stop Street Harassment
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TONIGHT at 7:30pm at Women’s Resource and Action Center
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Sexual Misconduct: A coordinated Response to Students’ Reports
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Thursday, March 26, 5-6:30pm in Iowa Theater (166 IMU)
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Please note the following chapters have Registered events this week:
Chapter(s)
Date
Time
Location
Type
Theme
Chi Omega
3/28
8-10 pm
Airliner Bar
Mom’s Day
No Theme
Alpha Delta Pi
3/27
7-10 pm
Bella Sala
Date Party
Masquerade
Gamma Phi Beta
PI Kappa Alpha
3/26
9-11 pm
First Avenue Club
Social
Beach Theme
Alpha Phi
3/28
9-12 am
Double Tree Cedar
Rapids
Formal
No Theme
Pi Beta Phi
Sigma Pi
3/26
8-10 pm
Summit
Social
High School
Stereotypes
Kappa Kappa
Gamma
3/26
8-10 pm
Summit
Date Party
Dynamic Duos
Kappa Alpha Theta
3/27
7-10 pm
Hotel Vitro
Formal
No Theme
Alpha Chi Omega
Pi Kappa Phi
3/26
8-10 pm
Sports Column
Social
Country/Barn Dance
Zeta Tau Alpha
Delta Lambda Pi
3/28
8-10:15 pm
IMU
Non-Alc
CAB Movie
Delta Delta Delta
3/27
9-11 pm
Delta Delta Delta
Non-Alc
Cookie Decorating
Vice President for Leadership and Education: Ally Gargano (alexandra-gargano@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Monday 4:30 - 6:30 pm
o All chapters received midterm out-house educational percentages and in-house data!
o REMINDER: Need 75% of chapter to attend an out-house education & also need to host (2) in-house educationals
before the end of the semester! A lot of chapters are very close to having both of these completed! Great job, I am so
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proud!!
Questions on how to complete Form E’s/Form C’s? Have your members email me!
Educationals before next legislative meeting: (Descriptions/More info on uiowafsl.com under Resources Tab and
Scholarship and Educational Programs)
A Coordinated Community Response to Student Reports of Sexual Misconduct
March 26, 5-6:30pm
Iowa Theater, 166 IMU
Black Greek 101
March 30, 7-8:30pm
2nd floor Ballroom, IMU
Planning Ahead: Budgeting for Life After College
March 31, 5:30-7pm
W401, Pappajohn Business Building
#Persevere: Keys to Stress Management (Sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha)
March 31, 7:30pm
2nd Floor Ballroom, IMU
Brain Gain Educational
April 1, 11:30am-1pm
Nebraska Room, IMU
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Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing: Lillie Burstein (lillie-burstein@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 pm
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Please remind your PR and Marketing Chairs to submit articles for the FSL Informer!
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S/o to Delta Gamma for being the first and only article!
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Remember you are always wearing your letters!
Vice President for Philanthropy and Community Service: Stephanie Specht (stephanie-specht@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Tuesday 4:30- 6:30 pm
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Philanthropy & Community Service roundtable -Tuesday, April 7th
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Longfellow Elementary Carnival: 3/28- two hour shifts between 12:00-7:00 PM
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Duties include setting up and running the games during the event itself
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Lambda Theta Nu Lambdas’ Walking Tacos: 3/26 from 11:00 AM-5:00 PM--outside Iowa Book
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Pi Beta Phi’s Sugar High: 3/26 from 4:00-7:00 PM---Old Brick
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Sigma Pi Sorority Superbowl: 3/28 from 11:00 AM-5:00 PM--Hubbard Park
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Delta Zeta’s Sundae Fundae: 3/29 from 11:00 AM- 2:00 PM--Old Brick
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Alpha Delta Pi’s Pi Palooza: 3/30 from 11:00 AM- 4:00 PM--Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
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Delta Gamma’a Anchor Splash: events throughout the week of 3/30
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Anchor Splash at CRWC: 4/2 from 8:00-10:00 PM
Vice President for Academic Achievement: Maddie Crawford (maddie-crawford@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Thursday 1:00 - 3:00 pm
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Panhellenic Academic Resource Guide: http://uiowafsl.com/Websites/iowafsl/images/PHC_Academic_Guide.pdf
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Brain Gain- Interactive Academic Educational: Wednesday, April 1st- 11:30-1:00pm in Nebraska Room IMU
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Midterm grades come out on Friday to individuals. Presidents/ scholarship chairs will receive midterm grade reports will get sent
to presidents/ scholarship chairs sometime mid to late next week
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April 6- last day for undergraduates to drop a class
Chief Justice: Emily Vedder (emily-vedder@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Tuesday 12:30-2:30 pm.
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If your chapter president gets called in to talk to Anita, please don’t go to Leslie!
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Bylaw of the Week: Article VI: Meetings, Letter B- All Panhellenic Council meetings shall be open to the Greek Community
and interested parties, except for any meetings deemed necessary to be closed at the discretion of the Executive Council.
Assistant Vice President for Recruitment: Emily Ash (emily-ash@uiowa.edu)
Office hours: Monday 1:30 - 3:30 pm
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Rho Gamma training went well! Excited for the next one, April 7th
Advisor Announcements
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Fraternity Business Service Changes for FY16
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Chapter services changing
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Advisor/House Corp Meeting on Thursday, March 26
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President/Treasurer meeting on Thursday, April 2 at 5:30pm Nebraska Room IMU
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Important to inform your chapter
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It’s On Us Summit - Wednesday, April 22 10:00am to 3:30pm, 2nd Floor Ballroom IMU
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Sexual Assault Prevention community-wide focus
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Available for FSL educational credit & extra credit for FSL class
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Interested in attending? Register here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0CHkI0oeiy5Nct7
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Hawkeye Award Applications due Monday, March 30 at 9:00am
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Nominations/applications submitted here: https://orgsync.com/14241/forms/130173
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On Iowa! Participation Opportunity
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Optional activities
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AFLV LeaderShape Scholarships - July 2015 in Lawrence, KS
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Application emailed to chapter presidents
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Due Monday, April 6
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Fraternity & Sorority Life Summer Internship
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Application emailed to chapter presidents
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Resume, cover letter & writing sample due to leslie-schacht@uiowa.edu by Monday, April 6.
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Black Greek 101 - hosted by NPHC
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Monday, March 30 at 7:00pm 2nd Floor Ballroom IMU
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Greek Week Updates
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Greek Week activities are NOT an acceptable excuse from your classes. Your members absolutely should not request from
professors to miss classes because of Greek Week events.
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Stroll Comp Registration form is due Monday, April 6!
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Hawkshop Promotion has started! Shop at the Hawkshop to get 10% off and 10% of your purchase goes to Circle of
Sisterhood!
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Meeting tonight cancelled – next meeting is next Wednesday at 8:30pm in EPB 107
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Tshirt/Merchandise order checks are DUE FRIDAY by 5pm to 145 IMU!
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CAB Updated Events
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Save the Date!
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Greek Energy Challenge returns – month of April
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Opportunities for unhoused chapters
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Competition during Earth month
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Bylaw Proposal Details:
Bylaw Proposal
Proposed: March 11,2015
Voted: March 25, 2015
Section 9: Recruitment Guides (Rho Gammas)
Established – March 31st, 2010
Recruitment Guides will serve as unbiased guides during all phases of Recruitment
1. A Recruitment Guide may not acknowledge herself as a member of a particular chapter during the summer and the scheduled Formal
Recruitment week.
2. Each individual chapter is responsible for covering any visible pictures of Recruitment Guides and Panhellenic Officers who are members
of their chapter. This includes but is not limited to pictures in frames, composites, recruitment videos, and those visible in rooms used for house tours.
Change:
1. A Recruitment Guide may acknowledge herself as a member of a particular chapter during the summer and the scheduled Formal
Recruitment week.
2. Each individual chapter is responsible for covering any visible pictures of Recruitment Guides and Panhellenic Officers who are members
of their chapter. This includes but is not limited to pictures in frames, composites, recruitment videos, and those visible in rooms used for house tours.
Reasoning:
NPC has been piloting this on other campuses and has found it to be very successful. It helps eliminate many of the issues Rho Gammas have
with PNMs trying to constantly guess the sorority of which they are a member. We spend a great of time educating and strategizing with Rho Gammas
on how to mask their affiliation. In our modern world, it’s not realistic to attempt to hide affiliation and the methods have become drastic and
irrational. It makes the focus of recruitment on the Rho Gamma, when it needs to be on the PNM. We have also found that Rho Gammas can be at a
disadvantage in their job search when they have so heavily masked their online identity. PHC would still spend a great deal of time working with Rho
Gammas on remaining unbiased during Spring training and Work Week.
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