GREEK LIFE ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 Year in Review
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Greetings, It gives me great pleasure to share with you the progress and undertakings of our Greek community. Since its inception in 1873, Greek life has grown to become a vital part of the history and traditions at KU. Today, the University is home to 46 different fraternities and sororities. This annual report will provide an overview of the 2013-2014 academic year highlighting the accomplishments and accolades of our Greek governing councils, chapters, and students. While it is difficult to capture all of the community’s achievements, here are a few highlights: Twenty seven organizations participated in the Greek Awards process, showcasing their performances in the six areas of our Community Standards program. Additionally, two of our governing councils received national recognition at Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values conference. The Interfraternity Council received recognition in the category of Public Relations and the Panhellenic Association was recognized for Council Management and Membership Recruitment. The Greek community continues to experience growth and we finished the year with over 3,400 fraternity and sorority members, making up over 18% of the total undergraduate student population. We also saw Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. rejoin NPHC after several years of being off campus as well as the colonization of our newest fraternity Phi Iota Alpha Latino Fraternity. However, one of our proudest achievements was the dedication of the Divine Nine Room. Located in the Kansas Memorial Union, the room pays homage to the nine historically-black fraternities and sororities that are part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. This dedication was particularly poignant as we are on the eve of black Greek letter organizations celebrating their centennial on campus in 2015! Although this report largely focuses on the positives attributes of our community, the work to become a better Greek community is ongoing. I am confident that our students will continue to challenge and confront difficult situations in the years to come in the quest to become a model Greek community. Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!
Rueben D. Perez Director, Student Involvement and Leadership Center 3
Interfraternity Council Kevin Simpson, President Phi Delta Theta Fraternity The Interfraternity Council has been hard at work in our constant efforts to serve the Greek community. Just after our elections in November, we made a list of our goals for the coming year. These goals include strengthening the relationship between the university and our chapters, tackling the difficult issues of hazing and consent, improving internal chapter management and updating our constitution to more accurately reflect the current climate of our community. We were able to make significant progress on several of these goals. We have conducted several roundtables to work more closely with our chapter officers. We hosted university administrators Frank DeSalvo, Tim Caboni and Jane Tuttle at an IFC meeting in order to assist our chapters in building stronger connections with university administrators. We are working with a few of our chapters to plan some hazing programming that is more interactive and useful for our members. Additionally, we have created a new position, IFC Director of Conduct, held by Kendall Sullivan, as part of our efforts to modernize our constitution. Kendall has revamped our judicial process as we work to add transparency to the procedures. Finally, in an effort to work with our chapters in today’s ever-changing technological environment, we have provided social media guidance in a few of our council meetings. We are pleased with our progress thus far, and we look forward to continuing our efforts over the next few months. Please don't hesitate to reach out to any of the members on our executive board.
Multicultural Greek Council Michelle Marron Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. The Multicultural Greek Council spent a year of improvement and growth in 2014. As a council, MGC updated our governing documents and started to develop closer relationships across organizations. MGC participated in community wide events like the Big Event and organized their own events to spread awareness of multiculturalism at KU. Members of MGC joined others in the Greek community in attending KUnity and Greek Advance in the hopes of providing education on leadership and social justice. MGC also cohosted NPHC’s Meet the Greeks, which provided the opportunity for interested students to learn more about the organizations in each council. In 2014, MGC expanded its membership by welcoming Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and will continue to expand in 2015. In 2015, MGC will continue to improve upon itself and become more involved in the KU community.
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National Pan-Hellenic Council Sydney Jamison Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. This year has been an exciting one for the University of Kansas chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. We welcomed new members into Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, and Zeta Phi Beta. We also welcomed the Psi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta back to our yard. Each active member organization held a wide variety of events with focuses on social justice, community service, student success, and fellowship. In addition to chapter growth and development, we had the privilege and pleasure to host the Divine Nine room dedication ceremony. This room in the Kansas Union serves as a piece of KU Black Greek history for all to see in the coming years. In the spring semester, council members participated in the Greek Advance retreat and National Black Greek Leadership Conference where they learned the important keys of chapter and council success on today’s college campuses. Finally, NPHC held its first NPHC Weekend filled with seminars for student success, social justice awareness events, and social events. NPHC at KU is headed in a new direction, and this year was a great start.
Panhellenic Association Maggie Young Chi Omega Sorority The Panhellenic Association has been hard at work since the beginning of our term to improve our community as we know it. We are proud to say that we have eight chapters represented on our executive board this year, which is more diversity than any other board in recent years. Thus far as an Executive Board, we have set goals to improve chapter to chapter relations, Panhellenic to chapter relations, as well as relations with the University and our Panhellenic community. We have also been reviewing our Bylaws in order to ensure that we are using best practices. As a result of that review, we are excited to have added the Director of Judicial Affairs position to our board. Another major change to the Bylaws was the establishment of Circle of Sisterhood as the official philanthropy of the Panhellenic Association. We are working on developing events for the upcoming semester in hopes of bringing our community together to support those women and girls around the world who are less fortunate than we are. As far as recruitment goes, we have experienced yet another huge jump in numbers from last year, with 1,038 women registered for Fall Formal recruitment as of right now. The board has been hard at work excitedly preparing for their arrival. We have continued to develop Recruitment Counselor training programs and continued to revise the recruitment process in order to ensure the best possible experience for Potential New Members. Campus total was raised to 162, which allows for the inclusion of even more members in our chapters, which we are of course ecstatic about. Finally, we are proud to recognize last year’s council for the awards they earned from the Association of Fraternal Values and Leadership in
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1872 23 66
Members of Interfraternity Council (IFC) Fraternities
Fraternities
Avg. Members
20 4 5
Members of Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) Fraternities and Sororities
Chapters
Avg. Members 6
36 7 6
Members of National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Fraternities and Sororities
Chapters
Avg. Members
1872 12 156
Members of Panhellenic Association (PHA) Sororities
Chapters
Avg. Members
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Community Growth Fraternity Membership
Sorority Membership
4000 3500
1775
1703
3000
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1398
1790
1856
1766
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1321
1417
FALL 2010
FALL 2011
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FALL 2009
FALL 2012
FALL 2013
Greek membership continues to increase for both fraternities and sororities o There are over 3,400 Greek students, making up roughly 18% of the undergraduate student population o The fraternity community has grown by 4 chapters and nearly 200 members since 2007 o The sorority community has grown by 1 chapter and nearly 130 members since 2007
Percentages Matched Comparison of Entering Freshman Classes Greek v. Non-Greek Students Fall 2010 - Fall 2013 Class of 2013 Class of 2012 Class of 2011
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Class of 2010 83.7
Class of 2011 84
Class of 2012 90.3
Class of 2013 97.5
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Matches are based on fall entering semester, gender, ethnicity, and ACT ranges
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Greek students are continuing to be retained at significantly higher rates than non-Greek students o The Class of 2013 freshmen persistence rate was 6.3% higher for Greek students through 1st semester o The Class of 2012 persistence rate was 17.9% higher for Greek students through 1st year o The Class of 2011 persistence rate was 20% higher for Greek students through 2nd year o The Class of 2010 persistence rate was 18.8% higher for Greek students through 3rd year
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. After an eight-year absence on campus, the Psi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. made its official return to the University of Kansas on Saturday, April 9, 2014. The chapter’s return was marked by a new initiate presentation event open to the community. The Psi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was originally chartered on June 5, 1925 and is among the oldest chapters of the sorority in the
Re-founding members Somorah Smith, Ke’la Carter, Mariam Ali, and Breonna Summers
country. With the addition of the Deltas, KU now has 7 of the 9 National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations represented on campus. To learn more about Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., please visit: https://rockchalkcentral.ku.edu/organization/DST
Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Phi Iota Alpha Latino Fraternity was officially colonized on campus April 26, 2014. Phi Iota Alpha or “Phiota” is said to be “a life-long commitment to the Latin American culture. It involves intellectual development, cultural consciousness, personal growth, personal achievement and social awareness.” This is the first time this organization has been established in the state of Kansas, let alone at KU. To learn
Founders Luis Avila, Orlando Galaviz, Andy Martinez, Ramiro Sarmiento, and Jesus Sanchez
more about Phiota, please visit: https://rockchalkcentral.ku.edu/organization/Phiota
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The University of Kansas Greek Community Standards Program exists to improve the fraternity and sorority experience at KU. Adherence to these Community Standards is a requirement of all chapters affiliated with the Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and Panhellenic Association and is a condition of maintaining registration as a Greek organization through the Student Involvement and Leadership Center (SILC). Although it is the responsibility of the leadership of each chapter to meet Community Standards, documentation of these standards is a coordinated effort between each chapter, their respective governing council, and the Greek Life Programs staff in SILC.
The purpose of the Greek Community Standards Program is to improve the management and quality of fraternities and sororities at KU by outlining a clear, but comprehensive, set of standards that each chapter must attain to maintain registration as a Greek organization through SILC. Community Standards are also intended to: 1. Provide an annual evaluation tool that fraternities and sororities can utilize for self-evaluation purposes and receive recognition for meeting Community Standards. 2. Empower the Greek community to be part of the decision-making process in determining how they wish to function within the greater university community. The intent of the Greek Community Standards process is to provide a framework by which councils can quantify and document their respective chapter’s performance for the purposes of recognition as well as increased accountability.
The annual review of chapter performance on an annual basis (January-December) will be based upon adherence to Community Standards in the following six areas: 1. Academic Performance 2. Membership Development & Education 3. Risk Management & Legal Liability 4. Leadership & Campus Engagement 5. Community Awareness 6. Chapter Management 10
COMMUNITY GRADES
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The Fall 2013 All-Greek GPA was 9.6% higher than the All-University GPA
2013 GREEK AWARDS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 14 1
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NPHC Merit
MGC
Distinction
PHA
Excellence
26 chapters received recognition for Academic Performance 2013 C OMMU NITY S TA NDA RDS AC A DEMIC PERFORMA NC E Org. Review
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98% chapters were in good standing for Academic Performance
1. Chi Omega 2. Kappa Alpha Theta 3. Beta Theta Pi 4. Gamma Phi Beta 5. Pi Beta Phi 6. Alpha Chi Omega 6. Kappa Kappa Gamma All Sorority Average 8. Alpha Delta Pi 8. Alpha Tau Omega 11. Kappa Delta 13. Sigma Kappa 14. Delta Gamma 12. Delta Delta Delta 14. Sigma Phi Epsilon All Greek Average 15. Phi Delta Theta 16. Alpha Kappa Alpha 16. Sigma Iota Alpha 16. Sigma Chi 16. Triangle 20. Zeta Phi Beta 21. Alpha Gamma Delta 22. Sigma Nu 23. Delta Chi 24. Sigma Lambda Gamma 25. Delta Lambda Phi All Fraternity Average 26. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 27. Phi Kappa Psi 28. Sigma Pi 29. Pi Kappa Phi 30. Phi Gamma Delta 31. Kappa Sigma 32. Alpha Kappa Lambda 33. Tau Kappa Epsilon 34. Alpha Epsilon Pi 35. Delta Tau Delta 36. Zeta Beta Tau 37. Lambda Chi Alpha Community Standard 38. Phi Beta Sigma 38. Omega Psi Phi 40. Phi Iota Alpha 41. Delta Sigma Theta 42. Alpha Phi Alpha 43. Lambda Phi Epsilon 44. Kappa Alpha Psi NR Delta Upsilon* NR Theta Chi*
3.51 3.49 3.39 3.38 3.34 3.33 3.33 3.32 3.27 3.27 3.26 3.22 3.21 3.19 3.17 3.16 3.14 3.13 3.13 3.13 3.13 3.12 3.11 3.10 3.08 3.04 3.01 3.01 3.00 2.99 2.95 2.93 2.92 2.90 2.88 2.87 2.84 2.80 2.79 2.72 2.70 2.69 2.69 2.60 2.42 2.41 2.40 2.29
*Did not submit rosters
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2013 GREEK AWARDS MEMBER DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION 14 12
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Chapters in Good Standing in
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NPHC Merit
MGC
Distinction
PHA
the Member Development & Education category – 17%
Excellence
increase from 2012 25 chapters received recognition for Member Development & Education
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2013 C OMMU NITY S TA NDA RDS MEMBER DEVELOPMENT & EDU C ATION Org. Review
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IFC
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Rick Barnes Hazing: When will it end?
PHA
As part of “NPHC Weekend” in April 2014, the National Pan-Hellenic Council sponsored a keynote from Leticia Gradington, Director of Student Money Management, to discuss the importance of financial literacy for students Dr. Lori Hart Everything you wanted to know about the opposite sex
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2013 GREEK AWARDS RISK MANAGEMENT & LEGAL LIABILITY
100%
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chapter participation in council-sponsored risk management training
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NPHC Merit
MGC
Distinction
PHA
Excellence
27 chapters received recognition for Risk Management & Legal Liability
2013 C OMMU NITY S TA NDA RDS RIS K MA NAGEMENT & LEGA L LIA BILITY Org. Review
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UNIVERSITY CONDUCT Delta Upsilon – Warning Phi Kappa Psi – Probation Sigma Chi – Probation Sigma Nu – Probation Triangle – Probation
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MGC
Full Report Available: Studentaffairs.ku.edu/non-academicconduct
PHA
Chapters from across all four governing councils participated in National Hazing Prevention Week this year which included student panels, workshops, and speakers designed to prevent hazing. To learn more about KU’s efforts to prevent hazing, go to http://preventhazing.ku.edu
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60% of last year’s ExCEL Award nominees are Greek including one of the winners, Bryne Gonzalez of Alpha Tau Omega
2013 GREEK AWARDS LEADERSHIP & CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT 14 1
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10 8
Amanda Johnson, Alpha Kappa Alpha
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6 4
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Nicole Nunes, Alpha Delta Pi Vicky Reyes, Sigma Iota Alpha
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Women of Distinction 2013
NPHC Merit
MGC
Distinction
PHA
Excellence
26 chapters received recognition for Leadership & Campus Engagement
2013 C OMMU NITY S TA NDA RDS LEA DERS HIP & C A MPU S ENGAGEMENT Org. Review
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NPHC
MGC
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Men of Merit 2014 Preston Barr, Alpha Tau Omega
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Number of consecutive Student Senate Presidents are Greek. Morgan Said, the 2014-2015 President, is a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
Bryne Gonzales, Alpha Tau Omega Drew Harger, Alpha Tau Omega David Mucci, Delta Chi (Alum) Dustin Struble, Phi Delta Theta (Alum)
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COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS
Number of hands-on service hours performed by Greeks in the greater Douglas County area 2013 GREEK AWARDS COMMUNITY AWARENESS 14 12 10
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NPHC Merit
MGC
Distinction
PHA
Excellence
25 chapters received recognition for Community Awareness
2013 C OMMU NITY S TA NDA RDS C OMMU NITY AWA RENES S Org. Review
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NPHC
MGC
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IFC
1. Kappa Kappa Gamma 2. Zeta Phi Beta 3. Phi Beta Sigma 4. Delta Gamma 5. Kappa Alpha Theta 5. Kappa Alpha Psi 7. Alpha Kappa Alpha 8. Theta Chi 9. Sigma Lambda Gamma 10. Pi Kappa Phi 11. Gamma Phi Beta All Sorority Average 12. Chi Omega 13. Lambda Phi Epsilon 14. Alpha Gamma Delta 15. Sigma Kappa 15. Kappa Delta All Greek Average 17. Alpha Chi Omega 18. Lambda Chi Alpha 19. Alpha Delta Pi 19. Pi Beta Phi 21. Alpha Tau Omega 21. Delta Delta Delta 23. Phi Kappa Psi 24. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 24. Sigma Nu 26. Triangle All Fraternity Average 27. Alpha Epsilon Pi 37. Phi Delta Theta 29. Alpha Kappa Lambda 30. Phi Kappa Tau 31. Delta Chi 32. Kappa Sigma 33. Phi Gamma Delta 34. Sigma Delta Tau 35. Beta Theta Pi 35. Delta Tau Delta 37. Zeta Beta Tau 38. Sigma Phi Epsilon 39. Tau Kappa Epsilon 39. Delta Upsilon Community Standard 41. Sigma Pi 42. Delta Lambda Phi 43. Sigma Chi
20.0 18.4 17.8 16.4 16.2 16.2 16.1 15.9 15.5 15.3 14.6 14.5 14.1 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.6 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.5 7.4
Averages based on hours completed in Spring & Fall 2013 PHA
It is estimated that Greek organizations raised over $220,000 for charity in 2013 alone! 15
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Chapters in Good Standing in the category of Chapter Management 2013 GREEK AWARDS CHAPTER MANAGEMENT
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MGC
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Excellence
26 chapters received recognition for Community Awareness
2013 C OMMU NITY S TA NDA RDS C HA PTER MA NAGEMENT Org. Review
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PHA
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Greek Award Recipients PHA Outstanding New Member Grace Tideman, Chi Omega Allison Showalter, Delta Delta Delta Abigail Fields, Sigma Kappa Hallie Holton, Alpha Chi Omega Savannah Hutton, Delta Delta Delta IFC Council Outstanding New Member Christopher Watkins, Phi Delta Theta Michael Schugart, Alpha Tau Omega Brett Van Blaircum, Delta Tau Delta Whitney Collins, Phi Delta Theta Jonathan Mosher, Alpha Tau Omega Outstanding Fraternity/Sorority Leader Kevin Simpson, Phi Delta Theta Margie Carmody, Chi Omega
IFC Chapter of the Year: Alpha Tau Omega
Outstanding IFC/PHA Leader Seth Miller, Delta Upsilon Sara Finesilver, Sigma Delta Tau William R. Nelson PHA Leadership & Involvement Bailey Borgmier, Alpha Delta Pi Alexandria Roy, Alpha Chi Omega David A. Ambler Outstanding Campus Leader Leigh Loving, Kappa Alpha Theta Bryne Gonzales, Alpha Tau Omega Outstanding Fraternity Alumni Service Al Simmons, Beta Theta Pi Outstanding House Director Patricia Harbaugh, Kappa Sigma
PHA Chapter of the Year: Sigma Kappa
Outstanding Greek Senior Katelyn Filina, Delta Delta Delta Nicole Nunes, Alpha Delta Pi Sara Finesilver, Sigma Delta Tau Alexandra Null, Kappa Alpha Theta Jill Langlas, Kappa Alpha Theta David Catt, Beta Theta Pi Garrett Marler, Delta Upsilon Bryne Gonzales, Alpha Tau Omega Seth Miller, Delta Upsilon Daniel Sanchez, Alpha Tau Omega
University Awards Caryl K. Smith Student Leader Award Sam Logan, Phi Delta Theta Alexis F. Dillard Student Involvement Award Lindsey Mayfield, Kappa Kappa Gamma Daniel Sanchez, Alpha Tau Omega Agnes Wright Strickland Award Alexandra Null, Kappa Alpha Theta
NPHC Chapter of the Year: Phi Beta Sigma Full Awards Listing: http://silc.ku.edu/greek-life-awards
Rusty Leffel Concerned Student Award Tyler Wright, Alpha Tau Omega
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