OFSL-CI 101
Greek Leadership Academy
January 12, 2014
OFSL-CI Staff
Student Staff: Jessica Boone, Erin Tatum,
Madison Williams, Kelsey Miller, Chelsea
Leighton, Elizabeth Stegall
Graduate staff: Kerry Rigley
Full-time staff: Brittney Bahlman, Ion
Outterbridge, Aaron Bachenheimer
OFSL-CI Basics
Granville Towers South, 1st floor, Suite 2100
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2- 12 to 15 person conference rooms
4 council offices
Chapter mailboxes
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http://greeks.unc.edu
[email protected] / [email protected]
@UNCGreeks (Twitter) / UNC Greeks (fbook)
919-962-8298
OFSL-CI Mission, Vision & Core Values
• What is a Mission?
– A mission statement is a statement of the
purpose of a company or organization. The
mission statement should guide the actions of
the organization, spell out its overall goal,
provide a path, and guide decision-making.
It provides "the framework or context within
which the company's strategies are formulated.”
• Hill, Ch., Jones, G. Strategic Management. Houghton Mifflin Company: New
York, 2008.
Our Mission(s)
The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life and Community
Involvement enhances the academic experience, holistic
development, and civic contribution of students by providing
effective services and developmental opportunities that enrich
the Carolina experience.
OFSL-CI advocates for the fraternal movement by educating,
advising, and empowering fraternities and sororities and their
members to live according to their organizational values and
contribute to the University and greater community.
OFSL-CI provides resources and coordinates services to assist
students in transitioning to off-campus living. We promote
authentic relationships between students and their neighbors
by encouraging them to be active and responsible members of
the communities in which they live.
OFSL-CI Mission, Vision & Core Values
• What is a Vision?
– A vision statement outlines what the
organization wants to be, or how it wants the
world in which it operates to be (an "idealized"
view of the world). It is a long-term view and
concentrates on the future.
• J. Scott Armstrong (1986). "The Value of Formal Planning for Strategic
Decisions: A Reply". pp. 183–185.
Our Vision
The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life and
Community Involvement will help students
achieve excellence through both
interfraternal and off-campus-living
experiences.
OFSL-CI Mission, Vision & Core Values
• What are Core Values?
‐ The core values of an organization are those
values we hold which form the foundation on
which we perform work and conduct ourselves.
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http://www.nps.gov/training/uc/whcv.htm
Our Core Values
We believe in students. We value their ideals, goals,
aspirations, and challenges as they make meaning and find
their voice within the college experience. We foster shared
accountability and opportunities for recognition and
distinction.
We believe in holistic development and personal
leadership. We value the acquisition of knowledge and
developing intellectual, emotional, and interpersonal skills to
further individual growth. We encourage the potential in
students to impact the world around them in transformative
ways. We provide opportunities for learning through
practical application within successful and challenging
experiences.
Our Core Values
We believe in a supportive and inclusive
community. We provide a safe, welcoming, accessible,
and compassionate environment that promotes the
overall health and wellbeing of our students. We respect
and appreciate the unique qualities, characteristics, and
perspectives that comprise our campus and extended
community. We engage in collaboration with campus,
local, and national partners as well as constituent groups
as an essential component of our work.
Our Core Values
We believe in service and civic responsibility. We assist
our students and organizations in developing meaningful
opportunities for hands-on service and philanthropic
endeavors. We help educate and empower students to
become socially responsible, active, and contributing
members of society both locally and globally.
We believe in pursuing professional excellence. We
encourage integrity and ethical conduct of our staff and
students. We challenge ourselves to life-long learning,
moving beyond the status quo, and demonstrating
innovation to adapt to changing conditions. We take
enjoyment from what we do and strive to model that
behavior for our students.
OFSL-CI: What we do
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Training and workshops
Advising and support
Advocacy & Promotion
Resources
Mailboxes, copying/printing, supplies
Communication (alumni, parents, national offices)
Meeting space
Ultimately…help you make the most out of your
Carolina experience
Standards of Excellence &
Performance Based
Recruitment
Standards of Excellence
The Purpose of the Carolina Fraternity and Sorority
Standards of Excellence Program is to establish
standards to ensure that every Greek organization at
Carolina is well managed and is fully committed to
the highest quality of student experience for each of
its members, with particular emphasis on academic
achievement, social responsibility and campus
involvement.
-Adopted Fall 2007 by student, parent, UNC staff & alumni
Standards of Excellence Development Committee
Standards of Excellence
Chapter Plan and Communication
Annual Report/Awards and other reporting (i.e.
rosters)
Academics
Advisors
Educational Programming
Conduct and Risk Management
Recruitment and Intake
Involvement and Service
Performance Based Recruitment
• Ability to recruit 1st year, 1st semester
students
• Benchmark of 3.0 (new)
• 2 consecutive semesters below = default
• Comprehensive Academic Plan
implementation & support
Greek Member Fee
• $12.50 per member per semester
• Supports all FSL operations and
programming
• Students reps from 4 councils will meet
annually to review and provide input
New Years Resolutions for
Student Leaders: http://tjsullivan.com
10. Stop reacting to every nugget of nonsense.
I will do my best to discern the difference
between big problems and little ones. When
unsure, I’ll ask someone I trust to help me
decide. Maybe I’ll just think about something
for 30 minutes before reacting to it.
#stopreacting
9. Encourage people to solve their own
problems. People like to dump their
problems on others, and I’ve given a lot of
people a convenient place to dump. I can
listen, encourage, and be supportive without
making their problems my problems. I’ll
simply say to people, “What are you going to
do about that?”
#nodumping
8. Remove social media apps from my phone.
Or, at least, turn off the notifications so that
those little numbers aren’t always pulling me
in. These apps waste my time and energy, and
they keep me plugged into unimportant
things. If there is something critical, I’ll get a
bunch of texts about it anyway.
#deleteFB
7. Invest time in some different people. Not
all the time, but some of the time. I tend to
hang out with the same people who validate
me. We feed each other’s drama and enable
each other’s choices. If I occasionally spend
some time with other members, or friends
outside of my organization, I will gain some
perspective and maybe have more fun.
#newpeople
6. Be a good steward of my organization’s
money. It isn’t my money, but I’ve been
entrusted with it. The less of it I spend
unnecessarily, the more there is to invest back
in our members. If it doesn’t serve the mission
in some way, it doesn’t get spent.
#watchthemoney
5. Invest in someone younger. Maybe help a
committee chair rock her/his assignment.
Maybe help a struggling 1st year get a grip on
leadership and academics. Maybe actually go
and mentor a kid in the community,
somehow. However I do it, I’m going to find
someone looking for a hand up, and give it to
them.
#mentoranother
4. Make our meetings more meaningful.
Because, meetings aren’t just about getting
things done. They are also about our
members spending time together – thinking,
sharing, considering. I want our meeting to be
the best thing a member did all day. That
begins with me constructing a space and time
when good things can happen. I will set a
better tone.
#bettermeetings
3. Take a break from being a leader, and
sometimes just be a participant. I get so
wrapped up in all the things I have to do, that
I forget how much I’m missing. I’m going to
try harder to just go to things, for no
particular reason other than to take part. At
least one thing a week, just because. It’s good
to role model “being a good participant” to
my members.
#justparticipate
2. Sleep more. There’s always a reason to stay
awake and engaged. But being a well-rested
leader in a competitive advantage. I’ll
probably eat better, study better, and focus
better. Reducing stress and feeling my best
begins with giving my body what it needs.
#turnmyselfoff
1. Make this experience count for something,
for myself, not just for others. What am I
learning? How is this experience making me a
better, more capable person? Will this
experience lead to some new, cool thing when
it’s done? Or, am I just treading water in the
here and now, trying to please others? The
best leaders serve others, but understand how
the experience of leading feeds their own
growth, as well.
#whylead
Announcements and
Opportunities
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MLK Day of Service
Brush with Kindness (Habitat)
UNC Men’s Project
Monthly President’s Meetings
Mailboxes
Greek Week
Chapter Excellence Awards/Program Forms for 2014-2015
Upcoming service/philanthropic events?
Questions, comments, feedback?