VISION

1. VISION Return Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Delta Tau Delta to Strength at Miami University

2. STRATEGY Provide a Shelter that….. • Aligns with the Fraternal principles and University mission. • Fulfills the needs of future undergraduates, alumni and guests. • Exceeds the competition and attracts growth in membership.

3. CURRENT STATUS STRENGTHS • Location on campus. • Chapter members living lives of excellence. • Positive relationship with the university. • Good Leadership • Good recruitment team.

4. CURRENT STATUS WEAKNESS • Condition of Shelter. • Shelter design does not meet student expectations. • Colony has not been chartered. • Alumni participation.

5. CURRENT STATUS OPPORTUNITIES • Alumni engagement. • Create a living-learning environment. • Become the bellwether fraternity on campus. • Dream big.

6. CURRENT STATUS THREATS • Second year residency requirement. • Lot coverage. • Alumni support. • Alcohol policy • Funding requirements.

7. KEY ISSUES • Create a healthy, safe and comfortable living space. • Create a living-learning environment that results in being the academic leader on campus. • Create an environment that provides opportunities to learn and live lives of excellence.

8. KEY ISSUES • Create an environment that fosters pride in the building and results in membership growth. • Create an environment that demands every member is a contributor and builds leadership. • Create an environment that provides a positive and priceless brotherhood experience.

9. KEY ISSUES • Create an environment that welcomes alumni and visitors and is admired by the community and benchmarked by the fraternity world. • Create an environment that is affordable, competively priced and will assure continued financial growth. • Create an environment that continuously improves.

10. KEY ISSUES • Create an environment that meets the needs and expectations of the residents.

11. Create a healthy, safe and comfortable living space. • Establish a substance-free facility. No smoking No drugs No alcohol • Implement ADA structural requirements per code. • Install fire detection and sprinkler systems per code. • Install heating and air conditioning systems. • Install appropriate key and lock systems to secure interior and exterior entry. • Establish a dining and meal plan that assures good health and nourishment. • Design abundant natural daylight and openness into the structure.

12. Create a healthy, safe and comfortable living space. • Establish exterior green space for recreation. • Design adequate space and amenities into the living quarters. • Design adequate space and amenities into bathroom and shower facilities. • Design entertainment areas inside and outside. • Implement a cleaning and housekeeping policy for residents. • Establish adequate parking spaces. • Fire and safety program documented and understood by all members.

13. Create a living-learning environment that results in being the academic leader on campus. • Build a quiet zone for study. • Design a study lounge that is bright, open, well lit and living room style. • Implement a quiet hour study time policy for the facility. • Implement a social calendar that limits weekday events. • Design multi-purpose room features and technology that allows for classroom usage. • Design multi-use office for faculty-student conferences. • Recruit students of high academic interest and potential. • Establish suite-style arrangements for live-in graduate student. • Establish a member education chair responsible for developing curriculum for each class (FR, SO, JR, SR). • Work with the University to establish credit-earning courses within the Delt curriculum.

14. Create an environment that provides opportunities to learn and live lives of excellence. • Create an effective Honor Board. • Establish membership requirements and uphold code of conduct. • Expect our deeds to match our creed. • Make service a major focus. • Provide workshops on building self esteem and building bridges to others. • Attend Division and Karnea conferences. • Assign every member a responsibility. • Design programming that develops social competence, academic competence and vocational competence. • Support and challenge each other to live up to our Fraternity Values.

15. Create an environment that fosters pride in the building and results in membership growth. • Provide education on proper Shelter care. • Establish and document chapter housekeeping procedures. • Implement weekly house inspections. • Monthly meetings with House Corp officer. • Celebrate and embrace diversity within our membership and in our recruitment process.

16. Create an environment that demands every member is a contributor and builds leadership. • Implement member education programs. • Establish Big Brother Program and coaching process. • Provide on-site leadership training. • Schedule all-house goal setting retreat each semester. • Teach skills in motivation. • Instill the culture of involvement. • Establish funding for annual attendance at the Leadership Academy. • Nominate members for IFC officers. • Identify members for potential chapter leadership positions. • Promote external leadership training such as Futures Quest.

17. Create an environment that provides a positive and priceless brotherhood experience. • Provide a housing arrangement that allows members to live the Delt experience. • Engage members living off-campus in being involved. • Create a strong Brotherhood Committee that drives exceptional events for the betterment of individuals and the group. • Generate master plan of brotherhood events each semester. • Maintain an engaged Alumni Advisory Team. • Plan annual visit to the Central Office.

18. Create an environment that welcomes alumni and visitors and is admired by the community and benchmarked by the fraternity world. • Design entry foyer that embraces and “wows” visitors. • Design curb appeal that is recognized by the Oxford community as award winning and welcomes visitors into the Shelter. • Design environment such that other Delt chapters and fraternities come to us for input. • Provide meeting and presentation space for community and university organizations. • Establish “fire-side chats” with speaker’s bureau. • Invite alumni as guest speakers. • Establish Parents Club. • Design kitchen space to permit banquets, dinners and brunches with various groups. • Coach members in etiquette of welcoming guests.

19. Create an environment that is affordable, competitively priced and will assure continued financial growth. • Establish full year lease agreement with individual residents. • Establish room rate based upon competitive model. • Establish board rate based upon the meal plan strategy. • Require elected officers and designated chapter leadership to live in the house. • House Corporation established rent to the chapter. • Benchmark available student housing. • House Corporation established financial plan. • Manage the Shelter as a profit-making investment. • Establish cash reserves.

20. Create an environment that continuously improves. • Create a “new” environment that generates “new” ideas. • Train leadership in continuous improvement techniques and critical thinking. • Create space where small teams can meet and work on projects. • Establish officer training program. • Establish goal setting process. • Become a Hugh Shields chapter. • Instill the process of personal growth and self improvement. • Create a position of human resource manager to track personal accomplishments and guide personal growth. • Conduct annual self assessment of the chapter operation and performance.

21. Create an environment that meets the needs and expectations of the residents. • Build a new house with the desired features. • Acquire adjacent property.