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Partnering with Your Student during Fraternity
Sorority Recruitment

• This Webinar is brought to you by the
• Office of Fraternity Sorority Programs
• and theOffice of Orientation Student
  Transitions

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Benefits of Greek Life

• Membership in a fraternity or sorority will offer
  your student
• a scholastic support system
• experience leading committees, managing budgets,
  planning events, and working with faculty and
  administrators
• exposure to potential careers through
  educational programs and discussions with alumni
• a chance to give back the community through
  service projects
• close friends who will cheer them on and support
  them when times are tough

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At Tulane, we recognize 27 outstanding Greek
organizations-12 Interfraternity Council
Fraternities-6 National Pan-Hellenic
Fraternities and Sororities-7 Panhellenic
Sororities-Delta Xi Nu Multicultural
Sorority-Order of Omega Greek Honorary Each of
these organizations is centered around the values
of brotherhood/sisterhood, leadership
development, academic achievement, and community
service.
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Interfraternity Council (IFC)

• Alpha Epsilon Pi
• Delta Tau Delta
• Kappa Alpha
• Kappa Sigma
• Phi Gamma Delta
• Phi Kappa Sigma
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Sigma Alpha Mu
• Sigma Chi
• Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Zeta Beta Tau
• Zeta Psi

• Twelve national fraternities
• Values centered on brotherhood, leadership,
  community service, social events, and athletics
• Spring 2009 GPA Data
• all IFC men 3.078
• all undergraduate men 2.973

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National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)

• Alpha Kappa Alpha
• Alpha Phi Alpha
• Delta Sigma Theta
• Kappa Alpha Psi
• Phi Beta Sigma
• Zeta Phi Beta

• Six of the Divine Nine sororities and
  fraternities are at Tulane
• Organizations were founded for African American
  students
• Values of these groups focus on
• brotherhood/sisterhood
• philanthropy and service
• advocacy and community relations
• affiliation with programs of local graduate
  chapters
• Spring 2009 GPA Data
• all NPHC members 3.107
• all undergraduates 3.050

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Panhellenic Council (PHC)

• Seven sororities from the National Panhellenic
  Conference.
• Panhellenic values include sisterhood,
  scholarship, leadership, and philanthropy.
• Typical social activities include formal dances,
  date parties, and mixers.
• Spring 2009 GPA Data
• all PHC women 3.329
• all undergraduate women 3.115

• Alpha Epsilon Phi
• Chi Omega
• Kappa Alpha Theta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Pi Beta Phi
• Phi Mu
• Sigma Delta Tau

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Office of Fraternity Sorority Programs (OFSP)

• The mission of the Office of Fraternity and
  Sorority Programs is to enrich the capacities of
  members of the fraternity and sorority community
  through opportunities and experiences that
  develop and maintain the values of leadership,
  scholarship, service, citizenship, personal
  growth, interpersonal relationships, sisterhood,
  and brotherhood.
• Please do not hesitate to contact the office as
  needed.
• Our main contact information
• gogreek_at_tulane.edu, 504-865-OFSP
• Director of Fraternity Sorority Programs
• Liz Schafer, lschafer_at_tulane.edu

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Common Parent Questions

• What is a recognized vs. unrecognized fraternity
  or sorority?
• I want my student to get involved in leadership
  positions. Will he/she have time to do other
  things beyond Greek Life?
• Will my students grades be affected by joining?
• How much does it cost to join? What is included
  in this price?
• What is hazing? Will my student be hazed as part
  of membership?
• Where can I go to learn more?

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Recognized vs. Unrecognized

• We proudly recognize our 26 fraternities and
  sororities. They work closely with the Office of
  Fraternity Sorority Programs and are held to a
  high set of standards.
• Other organizations that may exist as
  underground fraternities
• do not report to or affiliate with OFSP
• operate with uncertainty as to their status in
  terms of membership, behavior and conduct, and
  organization
• are prohibited from affiliating with Tulane
  University but still recruit our students as
  members.
• Delta Kappa Epsilon (Deke)
• Omega Psi Phi (Omega)
• Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike)
• We strongly discourage students from joining a
  fraternity that the University does not
  recognize. Unrecognized/underground fraternities
  are not held to the University or Interfraternity
  Council standards that govern their behavior.
  They operate without the oversight, training, and
  education provided by staff in the Office of
  Fraternity and Sorority Programs.

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Greeks Are Leaders on Campus

• Undergraduate Student Government Vice President
  of Student Life and Senators
• Green Wave Ambassadors
• Newcomb Senate
• Orientation Team Leaders Coordinators
• Resident Advisors
• Homecoming Committee
• Entire 2009 homecoming court except for 2 people
  are fraternity/sorority members! The 2009 Queen
  is an active member of the Panhellenic Council.
• CACTUS - Community Action Council of Tulane
  University Students
• TEMS - Tulane Emergency Medical Service
• Religious Organizations
• Intramurals
• Varsity sports
• Tulane Dance Company
• Theatre
• Choir
• Green Envy
• THEM mens a cappella group
• Hullabaloo Writers
• REACH - Rape Emergency, Awareness,

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Community Service

• All Greek organizations support their own service
  projects.
• They participate in city-wide, university-wide,
  and all-Greek community service events.
• Each sorority fraternity has a national
  philanthropic project or charity that it
  supports. Chapters at Tulane have raised
  hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for
  their philanthropies.

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Scholarship

• Often people assume that membership in a
  fraternity or sorority interferes with academic
  and scholarly pursuits, however, scholarship is
  an important facet of Greek life.
• Greeks promote scholastic achievement through
  programs like
• study groups
• mentors
• study hours
• recognizing high grades
• Order of Omega
• scholarship opportunities
• Its no wonder that for the past 23 consecutive
  semesters, the all Greek GPA has been higher than
  the all-student GPA at Tulane!!

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Costs to Join

• The costs of joining a Greek organization vary
  between groups and councils. Below are rough
  estimates
• IFC Groups 350-2000 per semester
• Varies based on whether the group has a chapter
  house, meal plan, new member or active, etc.
• NPHC Groups 1000 per year
• Varies based on how many years youve been in the
  organization
• Panhellenic Groups 600-700 per semester
• Varies based on organization and how long youve
  been in the organization
• Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority 150 per
  semester
• All dues cover programs, insurance fees, and
  national benefits. Some also include a meal plan,
  social events, transportation to events,
  t-shirts, a chapter house, and more!

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Hazing

• Defined as Any action taken or situation
  created, intentionally, whether on or off
  fraternity or sorority premises, to produce
  mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment,
  harassment, or ridicule.
• Both Tulane University and all of our
  organizations have a strict no tolerance policy
  for this behavior.

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Anti-Hazing Resources

• http//www.greek.tulane.edu/hazing.html
• www.hazingprevention.org
• 24-hour Tulane Hazing Hotline (leave an anonymous
  message) 504-865-3111
• 24-hour National Hazing hotline 1(800)NOT-HAZE

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Resources for parents students

• Tulanes Greek Life Website www.greek.tulane.edu
• All about the IFC www.nicindy.org
• All about NPHC www.nphchq.org
• All About Panhellenic www.npcwomen.org
• Discussion Boards, Greek Life www.greekchat.com
• Parents information from NPC www.sororityparents.
  com
• Student/Staff Contacts www.greek.tulane.edu/conta
  ct.html

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Recruitment Intake Eligibility

• All participants must be undergraduate Tulane
  students
• All participants must have cumulative GPA of 2.0
  or higher (some organizations may have a higher
  standard)
• All participants must be free of pending conduct
  charges
• All participants must have completed 12 credit
  hours

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IFC Recruitment

• Monday, January 18 gt Recruitment
  Convocation/Final Day to Sign-Up
• Tuesday, January 19 Thursday, January 21 gt
  Chapters host Recruitment Events
• Friday, January 22 gt Bid Pick Up
• contact Jordan McFaull (jmcfaull_at_tulane.edu)
  for more info
•   Often fraternities will tell students they
  are recruiting that they have a bid from the
  fraternity. Please note that this is informal and
  no student official has a bid from any fraternity
  until Bid Pick Up.

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NPHC Intake Procedures

• In the beginning of the spring semester, NPHC
  will hold Meet the Greeks and individual
  chapters may choose to do informational sessions.
  Please contact the NPHC President or Vice
  President for all inquiries on future dates or
  how to contact chapters
• NPHC President Tasha Grant, ogrant_at_tulane.edu
• NPHC Vice President Taylor Shuler,
  tshuler_at_tulane.edu

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Panhellenic Recruitment

• Thursday, January 14 gt Recruitment Kickoff
• Saturday, January 16 gt Open House
• Sunday, January 17 gt First Series
• Saturday, January 23 gt Second Series
• Sunday, January 24 gt Preference Events in the
  morning Bid Day in the evening
• Recommendations
• Contact Ali Pletzer with questions,
  apletzer_at_tulane.edu

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THANK YOU GO GREEK!!

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