What I learned in the sorority house

1. What I learned in the sorority house Presented by: A’dja Jones, Chelsea Clark & Katelynn James

5. objectives • Transferable skills and knowledge gained from sorority membership • Overview of the successes and challenges associated with fraternity and sorority life • Intentionality and learning outcomes associated fraternity and sorority membership, activities, and leadership • Creating stronger fraternity and sorority life communities

6. Skills & Knowledge • Beliefs & Values • Communication • Leadership • Networking & Relationship Building • Personal Brand & Professionalism • Time Management

7. Beliefs & Values • According to the NASPA/ACPA competencies, • The Personal Foundations competency area: • involves the knowledge, skills, and attitudes • to maintain emotional, physical, social, environmental, relational, spiritual, and intellectual wellness” • “be self-directed and self-reflected” • “be aware of one’s own areas of strength and growth” • Reflection today • Young and Elfrink (1991) • Altruism, Equality, Aesthetics, Freedom, Human dignity, Justice, Truth, Community,

8. Beliefs & Values • “a balance among the four aims of intellectual, physical, spiritual and social development.” • “committed to sisterhood, values and ethics, high academic standards and social responsibility.” •  “to unite its members in the bonds of sincere and lasting friendship, to stimulate one another in the pursuit of knowledge, to promote the moral and social culture of its members and to develop plans for guidance and unity in action.”

9. communication • Adapting to audience • Social Media/Technology • Some people are great communicators, others… • Emails • Be clear & concise • No lofty signature needed • Grapevine/Rumor Mill • It happens after sorority life • Conflict management • Presentation skills • Tabling, recruitment presentations, introducing a new program • Confidence and conferences

10. Communication • Articulating Ideas • Providing feedback • Robert’s Rules of Order-Elections • Evaluation, research, programs, best practices • Group Communication • Meetings, classes, organizations • Course work, departmental, professional organizations • Interests and motivations • Interpretation • Non-verbals

11. leadership

12. Networking & Relationship Building

13. Personal Brand & Professionalism

14. Time Management

15. Fraternity & Sorority Life Successes • Academics • Leadership

16. Fraternity & Sorority Life Challenges • Alcohol • Hazing • Leadership • Stereotypes • Unity • Other challenges?

17. Intentionality & Learning Outcomes • Kerr and Tweedy (2006) • What should every individual student learn as a result of…? • What must a student do in order to learn this? • What must WE do to engage each and every one of our students in this learning? • Why fraternity & sorority life? • What are the projected learning outcomes and how are we meeting/failing these outcomes? • What do we want students to gain from fraternity & sorority life membership? • What assessment is being done to validate student development & learning outcomes in fraternity & sorority life organizations?

18. Creating stronger communities • What are the issues plaguing your institution? • Why are these particular issues associated with your institution? • What does your campus climate look like? • How are you combating these issues? • What are your ideas for creating stronger fraternity & sorority life organizations?