Relationship Statement Review

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Relationship Statement Review
AIGC

• September 22, 2001
• Roger Grice
• Mark Anderson

IFC
AIGC
DOSO
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Relationship Statement Process
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Greek Life Forum
Write Internal Review
Draft Version 1
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Original RS
AIGC / RAA Exec Review
AIGC Review
Merge Comments
AIGC / DOSO Review
Merge Comments
Draft Version 2
Need to Collect / Review / Merge IFC/PanHel
Comments COORDINATED SINGLE GREEK RESPONSE
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AIGC Review Status

• Feedback Received from 8 Houses
• Comments Follow RS Structure
• 90 Comments Received are Merged
• Approx 13 Detailed Pages
• Need To Hear From the Rest of Us !!!
• Response Template (Word) Available
• Need Detailed Comments, Item by Item
• Feedback Was Due to AIGC in July !!

Roger gricer_at_rpi.edu Mark wodenickel_at_aol.com
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General Comments To Date

• Language Unclear
• Intent Good / Practicality Low
• Building / Safety Items Would Require Massive
  Funding or May Be Physically Impossible
• Data / Effort Overload on DOSO Chapters

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Relationship Statement Update
AIGC

• April 23, 2005
• Mark Anderson
• RS Committee Chair
• wodenickel_at_hotpop.com

IFC / PanHel
AIGC
DOSO
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Relationship Statement Process
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Draft Version 2
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AIGC IFC DOSO Review Changes
To The Greeks!
Draft Version 3
Merge FINAL Comments
Posted On-Line
For Approval
RPI Final Edits Received 4/03 Were Ready To
Send Out!
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Process Timeline (as of April 2003)

• Draft Comments Merged into 1 Document 4/2001
• Feedback from delegates due 7/2001
• Presented process and progress 9/2001
• Held AIGC/DOSO/IFC/Panhel Overview Session 2/2002
• RPI Legal/VP-SL Feedback 4/2002
• Final Draft Posted On-Line 8/2002
• RAA Board Meeting 10/3/2002
• Courtesy Copy Already Sent
• Final RS to Greeks for Approval 4/26/2003
• New Document will also be posted on-line
• Didnt go out until summer do to confusion of who
  was sending it out
• Sign-offs Due Back 10/15/2003
• IFC/PanHel/Student/House Corps Review Approvals
• Due AFTER summer vacation to allow for student
  reviews
• Implementation 1/1/2004

We were almost there or so we thought in April
2003!
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Process Timeline (4/03 to present)

• Ballots mailed out over the summer 7/2003
• Meeting with IFC to clear up misperceptions of
  RS 9/2003
• Adoption of RS Fails 11/2003
• Lack of Votes and Several NOs
• Pledge Program issues and Liability Coverage
  Level
• AIGC Meeting Removed Final Road Blocks for
  adoption 4/23/2004
• DOSO to finalize draft and present to Dr.
  Jackson 6/2004
• Individual Meetings with DOSO RS sitting on
  Smith Desk 8/2004
• AIGC Meeting Smith Reports RS still sitting on
  his desk 9/18/2004
• RAA Board Meeting AIGC and RS discussed
  10/2/2004
• Eyebrows raised as to why not approved yet
  (Barton, Haviland)
• Brian Dominguez DOSO/OGL Assistant Dean
  Resigns 10/15/2004
• Winter Break Begins Still no movement of the RS
  from DOSO 12/20/2004
• Advisor Meeting and Greek Leaders Retreat no
  movement from DOSO 01/18/2005
• RAA Board Meeting Greek Life and RS discussed
  again 02/04/2005
• AIGC Meeting what is there to say? 04/23/2005
• Final RS Copy to Delegates for Approval (post
  online) ??/??/200?
• Sign-offs Due Back (IFC/PanHel/Student/House
  Corps Review Approve ) ??/??/200?
• Implementation ??/??/200?

Still Doubt as to when Document will be ready for
adoption!
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Key Points

• Reviewed Renewed Every 2 Years
• Standing committee to collect ongoing feedback
• Simplified Text for Fire/Safety
• AIGC will provide training support
• Insurance Coverage 2M
• Kept at 1M on 4/04 to allow adoption, future
  consideration
• 10 Week New Member Education Period
• Removed 4/04 to allow adoption, future
  consideration
• Once Ratified, ALL Greeks Are Bound

We Will Need Volunteers!
This is the FINAL Document Offered for Approval