Advisors

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Advisors
The Good,
the Bad,

• and the Ugly Missing.

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ALERT!!!!

• Advisors - like chapters and the academic
  environments they are in - vary greatly in what
  they can and should do.

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The Advisory Board

• Article VI, Section 7 of the Constitution of Tau
  Beta Pi states that The Advisory Board of the
  Chapter should include FOUR alumnus members

Fantastic Four
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All Advisors should

• Attend some chapter meetings
• Occasionally attend National Convention and
  Spring District Conference
• Maintain communication
• Provide feedback / positive reinforcement
• Be a resource for the chapter
• Promote teamwork

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A Good Advisor Provides
A

• Experience / ideas
• Continuity / conformity
• Support for chapter activities
• Leadership development

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A GREAT Advisor is

• Visible

• Consistent

• Positive

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A Good Advisor DOES NOT

• Assume leadership / ownership
• Dominate / Influence / Control
• Underestimate the importance of
• his/her role
• Become a bystander

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Support Your Advisors by

• Showing Appreciation
• Including them in chapter communications
• Meeting with them informally
• Inviting them to social events
• Encourage them to attend National Convention
  and/or Spring District Conference

Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
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Who Can Become an Advisor?

• Must be a Tau Bate but can be initiated
• Favorite faculty members
• Retired faculty
• Alumni members
• Enlist the aid of administration

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-YOU!!!
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Graduating Seniors
New Advisors

• Up-to-date knowledge of chapter operations
• Enthusiasm
• Know the online reporting system
• Tied into effective social networking tools (ie
  Facebook!)
• Promotes continuity

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Local Alumni New Advisors!

• Community relationships
• Professional contacts (ie keynote speakers)
• Funding resources
• Wealth of experience and knowledge

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Local Alumni New Advisors

• Graduating Seniors New Advisors
• New Advisors Superheroes
• Graduating Seniors Local Alumni Superheroes!!