Welcome to the Greek Leadership Retreat ! January 9 – 11, 2008

1. Welcome to theGreek Leadership Retreat !January 9 – 11, 2008 1

2. Introductions & ExpectationsGena Runnion Director of Greek Life 2

3. Greek Leadership Retreat 2008 “If You Don’t Take Care of Your Own Business, Someone Else Will Take Care of It for You!”

4. Expectations for the Retreat Be on time Offer your opinions and suggestions Ask questions Get to know one another - you’ll be seeing each other a lot this year! HAVE FUN!

5. Expectations for the Year Attend Fraternity Council or Sorority Council & other mandated events Communicate openly with FC & SC and the Office of Greek Life Address questions or concerns in a timely manner before getting even more frustrated Turn in paperwork on time Return phone calls & e-mails in a timely manner Schedule meetings with office staff Be honest

6. Issues and Trends Issues (High Risk Times) • Tailgating • Social Events • Bid Day • Probate Shows • Big Sister/Big Brother Revelation • Formal Pledging • Initiation Trends • Heightened public awareness & accountability •  Calls from parents, relatives, community • Anonymous reporting • Greater legal accountability • 0% tolerance for hazing

7. Office of Greek Life House Directors Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Tau Omega Chi Omega Chi Psi Delta DeltaDelta Delta Zeta Gamma Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Kappa Delta Kappa Kappa Gamma Kappa Sigma Lambda Chi Alpha Pi Kappa Phi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Chi Signa Nu Sigma Phi Epsilon Zeta Tau Alpha • Gena Runnion • Director of Greek Life • Supervise staffing & operation of Greek Village • Advise Sorority & Fraternity Councils • Advise 33 nationally affiliated fraternities & sororities • Serve as primary contact for alumni volunteers & inter/national organizations • Lavina Chandler • Billing Coordinator & Administrative Assistant • Oversee financial aspects of over 30 accounts • Coordinate daily office operations • Develop & maintain Greek databases, including grade rosters • Process hiring & payroll paperwork • Erica Lake • Associate Director for • Greek Programming • Coordinate all programming • Oversee marketing & public relations efforts • Develop & facilitate training & education • Provide & facilitate leadership education • Coordinate community service & philanthropic activities • Advise Dance Marathon • David Ruda • Coordinator for Greek Housing • Coordinate academic & retention efforts • Provide emergency on-call system for the GV • Oversee maintenance, fire safety, & common grounds for the GV • Oversee student discipline referral process Graduate Assistants Rachel Edington Rachel Marsh 7

8. Cornerstones of Greek LifeErica LakeAssociate Director of Greek Life 8

9. Cornerstones of Greek Life Scholarship Service Leadership Friendship 9

10. What do we currently do? 10

11. Scholarship All sorority average is consistently above the all women’s average Fraternity average is comparable to all men average Scholarship Luncheon(April 10, Capstone Conference Center, 12:30 pm) Academic Interventions with chapters below a 2.5 GPA Creating Academic Responsibility Initiative 11

12. Leadership Greek Leadership Retreat (presidents) Sigma Series (executive officers) (Feb. 8, Russell House Ballroom, 2 – 6 pm) SLDC (chapter members) (Feb. 2, Russell House) Fraternal Values Seminar (Mar. 21, 2 – 6 pm Location TBD) LEAD Retreat (Council Officers) (May 7 &8) Greek Camp, Alpha Series Order of Omega Awards (April 15, Capstone, 5:30 pm) – Mandatory Packets are due 2/29 at 4 pm 12

13. Service Dance Marathon (Feb. 22 & 23, Strom Thurmond Center) Carolina/Clemson Blood Drive (Nov.12 -16, Russell House Ballroom) Chapter Philanthropy and Service Projects *It is very important to report all service hours and money raised on the Greek Life website! 13

14. Friendship Greek Week (Apr. 7 -11) Chapter Functions 14

15. Resources Secrets to preparing for job interviews Greek Anti-Hazing Hotline Opens Mentoring Program Pairs Collegians and Alumnae High-tech Brotherhood How to Best Use Your Image How to Cope During a Crisis How to run a meeting 15

16. Develop a program that the Greek community could sponsor? Develop a program that your chapter could sponsor?What would you do?Who would be involved? When would it occur?Where would it be located?How much money would you need? 16

17. “It’s better to be one who is told to wait, than one who waits to be told.” Decide what to do. Then take action. Taking action may seem risky – but doing nothing is a bigger risk!

18. So I am a Millennial…What is the Big Deal? How to Become a Successful Millennial Leader. Rachel Edington Rachel Edington Graduate Assistant Office of Greek Life 18

19. What is a Millennial? Web  Results 1 - 10 of about 321,000 for MillennialStudents. (0.17 seconds)  Generation Y Facebook “ I want to be rich in famous” Internet I-Pods Cell Phones Rap Music Text Messaging Fantasy Sports Laptops 19

20. Who are we? Described as the most racially and ethically diverse in the nation’s history Born 1981-2002 College Years: 2000-2020 Over 78 million Americans (largest generation ever) Majority Female Technologically Adept Wealthiest generation of young consumers 20

21. What do we value? High level of trust to authority Have goals to pursue similar careers as their peers Admire heroes of integrity Are committed to institution/organization Feel rewards are for meaningful work Family Education Success Religion 21

22. How are we described? Practical Achievers Team Players High academic standards Intruding parental role Conventional values Bland pop culture Focus on social science, politics Rising community service Issues of class and culture Big question: “How do we build it?” 22

23. We are described as “ Leaders and Advocates of Change”….. BUT our generation has challenges So how do I overcome challenges and lead my “Millennial Chapter” 23

24. Similarities Between our Generation and Greek Organizations Four Pillars of Greek Life • Scholarship • Leadership • Service • Friendship All aspects highly valued among our generation. 24