7th Districts

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7th Districts Pathway to Preeminence
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District Profile

• 135 chapters 54 Undergrad 81Grad
• 3,798 total financial brothers
• 146 brothers owe building fund assessments
• 84 active chapters
• 52 Inactive chapters Dynamic numbers based on
  IHQs info regarding Number of Members, CEF,
  Insurance or Disciplinary Issues
• Al members 904
• Fl members 1,086
• GA members 1,316
• MS members 492

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District Profile

• 472 initiated via MSP
• Undergrad MSP 261
• IHQ revenue - 220,545.00
• District revenue - 67,129.20
• Grad MSP- 211
• IHQ revenue - 221,550
• District revenue 69,788.25
• Total IHQ revenue - 442,095.00
• Total District revenue - 136,917.45

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District Profile

• 16,191 brothers affiliated with 7th District
  according to IHQ data base
• Includes financial and non financial brothers
• Includes brothers who may have moved outside the
  district
• 8,359 financial brothers owe building fund fees
  Includes financial, non financial brothers who
  may have moved outside the district
• Birmingham Conclave Data
• 405 total delegate capacity
• 310 votes votes on site

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7th District Progress Summary

• Decreased concentration of bank deposits
• Reduced district council to 8 standing committees
  - two chairmen from each state
• Conducted MSP transition conference calls
• Conducted first district council meeting via
  conference call at no cost to the district
• Developed suspension review process
• Enhanced the District Web Site
• Initiated district wide reclamation contest
• Initiated Read to Succeed Program

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Changing Landscape

• International dues will go toward delinquent
  building fund fee first
• Grads are acting like undergrads
• Interim Executive Director - George Smith
• GKF will submit quarterly financial profile to
  Supreme Council
• Expanded use of My Page
• District will serve as initial point of service
  regarding chapters administrative issues
• Decreasing Membership
• Increased operating costs

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Concerns from the Brotherhood

• Financial stress associated with attending
  mandatory meetings District, State, Conclave,
  Leadership Conference Undergrad Summit
• Undergraduate Summit format and time frame
• Length of Conclave
• Structure of MSP program
• Lack of brotherhood
• Too much time and effort spent on politics
• 25,000 insurance deductible issue

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District Priorities

• Membership Services
• Scholastic Achievement
• Reclamation
• Expanding the Footprint of the 7th District

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Positioned for Success

• Government Programs
• Global Outreach
• Business Partnerships

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Goals and Objectives

• Increase District membership by 15 via
  reclamation
• Increase of 570 brothers
• 81 grad chapters X 7 reclaimed brothers567
  brothers
• Charter 4 new graduate chapters
• Reactivate 2 graduate chapters
• Submit articles for the Oracle on a quarterly
  basis
• Produce a quarterly district news letter
• Reduce the number of delinquent IHQ housing
  assessments
• 100 chapter submission of forms 50, 53 and 37
• 100 chapter use of fraternity email system

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Initiatives

• Reclamation Contest
• Read to Succeed Program
• Business Partnership Program
• Financial Literacy Program
• Career Services Program
• Undergraduate Omega Leadership Program
• Undergraduate Commitment to Excellence Program
  Chapter GPA enhancement

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Course of Action

• Establish ad-hoc committees to address major
  issues
• Quarterly conference calls Executive Council
• Establish program standards and evaluation
  criteria
• Exercise budgetary and programmatic discipline
• Develop a Strategic Plan

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Course of Action

• Implement undergraduate enhancement academic
  excellence programs
• Revise chapter reporting process
• Revamp chapter operations training initiate
  certification process

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7th Districts Undergraduate Commitment to
Excellence Program
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Undergraduate Profile

• Alabama 13 Chapters
• Florida 12 Chapters
• Georgia 20 Chapters
• Mississippi 9 Chapters
• Total 54 Chapters
• Total Number of Undergraduate Brothers 501

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Undergraduate Concerns

• Chapters GPAs are below 2.5
• Lack of emphasis on scholarship
• Too much emphasis on being out
• Lack of fraternity based academic support
  programs
• Lack of graduate level academic monitoring
• Too much emphasis on MSP
• Lack of sanctions for poor academic performance
• Lack of emphasis on rewarding chapters for
  academic achievement

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Goals/Requirements

• Every chapter shall maintain a 2.7 GPA Goal
• Every chapter must submit a form D7-1010 Chapter
  cumulative GPA at the end of every semester
  Requirement
• At least one chapter member must attend graduate
  chapter meetings Requirement
• Brothers shall maintain the highest Greek chapter
  GPA on their campus Goal
• Each chapter shall submit at least one district
  scholarship application Goal

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Goals/Requirements

• Reactivate 2 chapters Goal
• Charter 3 new chapters Goal

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Undergraduate Program Thrust

• Promote Scholarship
• Reward Scholastic Achievement
• Foster stronger graduate chapter relationships

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Program Summary

• 2.5 chapter GPA standard
• Reward Scholastic Achievement
• Increase scholarship awards
• Internship opportunities
• Every undergraduate brother in the chapter will
  be placed on Social Probation if the chapter GPA
  falls below 2.5

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Program Summary

• No participation in step shows, hop shows or
  march downs On or off campus
• No sponsoring of parties, fundraisers or social
  events On or off campus
• Mandatory Study Sessions
• NO MSP
• Chapter Officers must hold a 2.5 GPA
• Brothers who hold a GPA below 2.0 will be placed
  on suspension

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