Greek Stakeholder Update, May 2013

Dear Drury Greek Life Stakeholders,

I wanted to share our most current initiatives and developments concerning Drury Greek Life:

Our first Greek summer mailing will be delivered mid-month! Both the IFC and Panhellenic Council have written “Welcome to Drury” letters that will be sent to all incoming students. Each student will also receive an invitation for a summer event with alumni, current Greek students, and current Greek parents to promote high recruitment participation in the fall.

• A second summer mailing will go out during the month of July to highlight the benefits of being Greek.
• A separate letter will be sent in late July to a list of upperclassman students whom current Greeks have identified as being interested or a potential fit with the Greek community
• A final postcard will be sent to all incoming students on August 1^st.

Recruitment Registrations opens June 1! Our newly renovated website provides all the information a potential new member needs for recruitment including a general schedule, a recruitment checklist, and a “What to Wear” section. PNM registration updates will be posted weekly to Drury Greek Life Facebook and will also be included on the monthly Greek Stakeholder blog posts

• Sorority Recruitment registration: http://www.drury.edu/joinsorority, Recruitment Registration is $25 this year for Potential New Members, Recruitment Registration is operated online through the ICS Management System
• Fraternity Recruitment registration: http://www.drury.edu/joinfraternity, Recruitment Registration is $10 this year for Potential New Members

Fraternity Summer Workers Selected! We will continue the Fraternity Summer Worker Program this year. Selected students will work with the Student Activities Office to improve chapter and overall fraternity recruitment in exchange for campus housing. IFC has interviewed applicants and selected 3 members per chapter to partake in the program:

• Kappa Alpha: Alex Arens, Jackson Burnside, Davin Gooch
• Lambda Chi Alpha: TJ Gold, Juan Franco, Adam Lee
• Sigma Nu: Keith Mills, Brandon Reed, John Winter
• Sigma Pi: Eric Hines, TJ Wichmann, Ryan Doughtery

Recruitment Events Scheduled! Summer events to encourage high registration numbers for Fraternity and Sorority Recruitment have been planned!

• June 20^rd- PNMs will have dinner with current members and alumni members of each chapter in the Sorority Suites and Fraternity Houses. (separate events)
• June 21^h- All of the Sorority Suites and Fraternity Chapter Houses will be open for tours during Freshman First Day.
• August 18^h- Greek Students will be promoting their chapters during tailgates prior to fireworks during Freshman Orientation weekend.

Thank you for your continued support of our Greek programs and initiatives!

5/8/12 Greek Life Stakeholder Update

Dear Drury Greek Life Stakeholders,

I wanted to share our current projects, initiatives and exciting developments with Drury Greek Life:
1.Our first Greek summer mailing will be delivered this month! Larry Page and Carolyn Adams, IFC and Panhellenic Presidents have written wonderful “Welcome to Drury & get involved in Greek Life” letters that will be sent to all prospective students. Each student will also receive a summer event flyer in this letter. This will be the first of four mailings prospective students will receive encouraging them to participate in recruitment. As the summer progresses, each will be more specific about the benefits of Greek Life at Drury.
2.Recruitment Registration: Online Registration and more information can be found on our newly updated website can be found here:

• Sorority Recruitment registration will be live on June 1:
  http://www.drury.edu/joinsorority/
• Fraternity Recruitment registration is currently live: http://www.drury.edu/joinfraternity/
• Weekly PNM updates will be posted to Drury Greek Life Facebook and monthly PNM updates will be sent via Greek Stakeholder email updates.

3.Panhellenic Alumnae Board completed it’s most recent initiative: Panhellenic Patio. This project has been generously funded through chapter alumna, chapter alumnae groups and panhellenic council. Thank you to everyone involved! Pictures will be posted to the Panhellenic Alumnae Board website (premiering in July).
4.Fraternity Summer Workers begin June 4. Three members from each chapter will be working for IFC in the Student Activities office to contact prospective students, plan summer and recruitment events and communicate with the chapter regarding fraternity initiatives. We are excited (and thankful) to begin the second year of this important initiative.
5.We will hold our first-ever Greek Stakeholder’s Meeting August 15 from 6pm-7:15pm in the Hoblit Suite. Current Officers are required to attend and other Greek stakeholders are encouraged to attend. We are excited about this important meeting and will be reviewing: ◦Recruitment Statistics & Growth
◦Greek initiatives and our 2012-2013 Greek Life Plan
◦New Awards & Excellence plan, including social media focus
◦Officer and chapter training

We continue to collaborate with our devoted alumni advisors and our excellent student leaders to accomplish these programs and initiatives. Details are provided in our regular meetings and training workshops.

You deserve to be informed and involved: If you would like more information, please contact me. You will receive your next Greek Life update on the 8th of next month. (Why 8th? Because we currently have eight wonderful chapters! However, if the 8th falls on a weekend, the update will be sent the first working day after the 8th).

Thanks for your continued support!

Greek Stakeholder Update, April 2013

8th Annual Greek Excellence Awards: Our premier event ceremony, Greek Excellence Awards ceremony was held Friday, April 5 and has grown significantly since the first year.  Over the years, we’ve responded to the Greek community by adding Distinguished Service, Greek Innovation and Living Your Values Awards.

We’ve also been able to award more than $20,000 in scholarship funds since we added the New Member, Alpha Phi and Ron Neville scholarships to the awards program.

• Full List of Greek Excellence Award & Scholarship Winners

Greek Week was a success!! Greek Week was held April 2-5 and the theme was ‘Merica.  Students participated in events like House Decorating, Cooking Competition, Greek God/Goddess pageant and the Friday’s 8th Annual Greek Excellence Awards. Students donated cans and money to go towards Ozark Food Harvest and the MDA Foundation in memory of Joey Ghirardelli.

Sorority Recruitment: Sorority Recruitment will be held Wednesday, August 21 to Sunday, August 25.

• Sorority Recruitment Website can be found at www.drury.edu/joinsorority
• You can view the full recruitment schedule online.
• Registration for Recruitment is $20 this year for Potential New Members
• Recruitment Registration opens June 1 and is online through the ICS management system.

Sorority Recruitment Planning Meetings: Our Sorority Recruitment Planning committee is hosting multiple meetings to plan for a successful sorority recruitment program. During each of these meetings we’ll go over basics, information and responsibilities of each alumnae group.

• April 10: Sorority Recruitment Alumnae Meeting from 6:30pm-7:45pm in the Student Activities Office
• April 17: Sorority Recruitment Chair Meeting 8:15pm-10pm in the Student Activities Office
• April 24: Sorority Recruitment Counselors Meeting 8:15pm-10pm in the Student Activities Office

Fraternity Recruitment: Fraternity Recruitment will be held Tuesday, September 3 to Sunday, September 8.

• Fraternity Recruitment Website can be found at www.drury.edu/joinfraternity
• Registration for Recruitment is $10 this year for Rushees
• Recruitment Registration opens June 1 and is online through Drury web forms.
  

Fraternity Summer Worker Program: IFC is currently accepting applications and soon will be conducting interviews to place members for the Fraternity Recruitment Summer Worker Program.

• Up to 3 members selected per chapter
• Work to improve fraternity, chapter recruitment with the Student Activities Office in exchange for campus housing.
• Report success & learnings with an end-of-the-program presentation about successes and accomplishments.

2013 Greek Excellence Awards

Congratulations to the 2013 Greek Excellence Award Winners!

Outstanding Sorority Member: Kelsey Emerson, Zeta Tau Alpha

Outstanding New Sorority Member: Danielle Poivre, Zeta Tau Alpha

Outstanding Fraternity Member: Justin Robben, Sigma Pi

Outstanding New Fraternity Member: Juan Franco, Lambda Chi Alpha

Outstanding Alumni/Mentor Winners: Kent Otto (Sigma Pi), Jonathan Springer (Sigma Nu), Matthew Battaglia (Lambda Chi Alpha), Abby Glenn (Pi Beta Phi), Stephanie Maltby (Delta Delta Delta), Nikki Thompson (Zeta Tau Alpha), Eunice Waller (Kappa Delta)

Distinguished Service Award: Delta Delta Delta | Austin Seaborn, Lambda Chi Alpha

Living Your Values Award: Ed Derr, Drury University Counselor | Kaleigh Jurgensmeyer, Pi Beta Phi

Greek Innovation Award: Tyler Cowley, Sigma Pi | Carolyn Adams, Delta Delta Delta

Faculty of the Year Award: John Taylor, Associate Professor of German

Staff of the Year Award: Tammy Nilsen, Executive Assistant to the Dean of Students

Administrative Department of the Year: Technology Services

Academic Department of the Year: Biology 

Ron Neville Outstanding Service Scholarship

Lindsay Lehman ($2500)

Zach Thomann ($1000)

Kaleigh Jurgensmeyer ($500)

Brennan Scott ($500)

Mindy Siebert ($500)

Legacy of Alpha Phi Scholarship

Lindsay Lehman ($500)

‘Merica! Greek Week 2013

‘Merica! Greek Week 2013 – IN GREEK WE TRUST

Greek week is finally here with a Patriotic theme and a fun filled week.

Yesterday: Tuesday April 2

House decorating contest! – The fraternities and sororities were paired up and were told to decorate the fraternity houses and create a banner inspired by America. 

All Greek Picture

Today – Wednesday April 3

Come out to the quad tonight at 5PM for subs, apple pie contest and cook off! Points will be awarded based on taste and appearance. Also, a dollar will give you a ride on the mechanical bull!!! All proceeds will go to a military veterans organization

Greek Stakeholder Update, March 2013

Greek Life Officer Training – 2/20/2013: This was the first year the event was planned and executed by IFC and Panhellenic officers.  The training started with a speech from Dr. John Taylor on aspects of being a leader in a Greek chapter and expectations of a Greek leader.  Each officer group then went into breakout sessions led by IFC and Panhellenic officers.  The following officers from each chapter attended: President, Recruitment, Academic, Philanthropy, & Social.  The sessions were roundtable discussions with information learned from the AFLV (Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values) conference the groups attended in February.

Greek Week is almost here! Greek Week will be April 2-5 and the theme is ‘Merica.  Students will participate in events like House Decorating, Cooking Competition, Greek God/Goddess pageant and the Friday’s 8th Annual Greek Excellence Awards

Greek President’s Council: Drury Greek Presidents have switched their round-table meetings to 2x month, increasing it from monthly meetings. The meetings are now entirely student lead, facilitated by Andrew Manzardo and Megan Reidy, IFC and Panhellenic Presidents respectively.  The council will come together and discuss issues facing the Greek community at Drury, and will work together to better serve the community.

Badge Day Event: Panhellenic honored the National Panhellenic Conference by holding a badge day ceremony on 3/4/13.  The ceremony brought women from all of Drury’s sororities to recognize the four current sororities as well as Alpha Phi sorority.  The women also handed stand up stand out awards to women who were recognized by Panhellenic and their sororities. The Stand Up, Stand Out! Woman is someone who embodies a positive example for all of her sisters.  This woman works tirelessly to improve the image of herself, her chapter and her community.  She has overcome adversity in her life, used it to build her character and embraced the potential of her future.  This woman does what’s right and holds others accountable to being their best selves.  Stand Up, Stand Out! Embraces the positive influence of this woman on those around her and honors her by recognizing her strength, beauty and accomplishment.  A picture of the winners is below.

2013 Stand Up Stand Out Winners

Campus Collaborations: The Student Activities Office has partnered with the Admissions Office to promote the prospective-student Lunch Host and Overnight Host program.  We currently have more than 40 Greek students participating as Lunch/Overnight hosts, significantly increasing our recruiting impact for Prospective students and helping to encourage new students to make Drury their college home.  The program, which began Feb. 1, has been a success to date, with more than 80 new student/Greek student interactions. Thanks to Karen Chen & Admissions!

Summer Recruitment Event: The IFC and Panhellenic recruitment teams are working hard to plan for this year’s summer recruitment event.  The event will be held on Thursday June 20^th which is the night before Freshman First Day.  The event will be in its second year of existence as last year’s event was very successful with over 100 guests in attendance to meet the fraternity and sorority members.  More details of the event will be added to next month’s update as planning is not yet complete.

What Meaningful Involvement Means To Me

Reblogged from Stephanee Davidson:

When I was in high school the ‘successful’ and ‘cool’ thing to do was to be in all the school clubs.  So like all my friends I joined Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honors Society, the Freshman Mentoring Program, the History Club and the list goes on.  The only problem with being a member in all of these clubs was I didn’t have enough time to devote profoundly to the clubs I did really care about.  

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First-year student Stephanee Davidson talks about her commitment to meaningful involvement at Drury University.