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Sam Lyons - Vice President of Membership Development
The Vice President of Membership Development is responsible for the continued improvement of fraternity membership development through enforcing policies, promoting resources, and developing programs that foster scholastic achievement. We, as Greeks, cannot forget the importance of these values as we continue to raise the academic standards we adhere to.
In addition to these duties, the VP Membership Development is also charged with the organization and presentation of Greek Oscars each spring. You can find the 2006 Greek Oscars Award winners listed under "Chapters."
The current Vice President of Membership Development is Sam Lyons (srlyons2@gmail.com). Please feel free to contact him at any time with comments or questions concerning Greek scholarship.
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The Fall 2008 Scholarship rankings have been released. Please use the link below to see them.
IFC Rankings Fall 2008
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| Director of Scholarship |
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Position Description
The Director of Scholarship will support the Vice President of Membership Development in his endeavors that relate to promotion of scholarship within the Greek community. The Scholarship Chair will meet directly with the Vice President of Membership Development on a weekly basis to discuss his duties, which may include but are not limited to:
1. Enforcing the expectations of the Interfraternity Council set forth by the Constitution, Article XXI: Scholarship Standard
2. Assisting in the planning and organization of the Greek Oscars ceremony
3. Meeting with fraternity chapters' scholarship chairs to encourage strengthened academic achievement and scholarship programming
4. Contacting fraternity chapters that are not current meeting the academic standards set forth by the Constitution of the Interfraternity Council
5. Offer a resource guide to all fraternities on campus (i.e., tutors, study hours, Career Center programs, etc.)
6. Be available to discuss a course of action for those chapters in jeopardy of falling below the Council's expectations
The Director of Scholarship will head the Scholarship Committee, a subcommittee of the Vice President of Membership Development. The Director of Scholarship will not have voting privileges within the Executive Board of the Interfraternity Council but will submit a report to the Executive Board at least once per semester or upon request.
2009 Director of Scholarship Application
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| Raising the Bar |
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Many times the academic prowess of the Greek community is overshadowed by negative stereotypes of fraternity men and women in the public eye. While we can't hide past academic shortcomings, we do have the opportunity to ensure future progress. We must continue to work together to raise our academic standards as individuals chapters and as a Greek community.
Scholarship Guide 2009
IFC Scholarship Rankings Spring 2009
The VP Scholarship of IFC and respective chapter scholarship chairs have presented a number of suggestions for improving scholastics within chapters. These suggestions are noted below .
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| Consequences of Not Making Grades |
• Can't live in the house
• Social probation
• First semester as a new member you get free, after that their will be consequences
• Study hours/library hours
• No offices held in the chapter
• Cannot have or take a little brother
• Individual evaluations of struggling members- periodic grade updates (blackboard, compass, gradebook etc.), define his personal goals
• New member cannot be initiated
• Revoke membership |
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| How to Improve GPA's |
• Raise standards
• Have a "goal" GPA
• Tutor programs- member below standards are required so many hours with a tutor
• Focus on "dead weight"
• Limit the number of functions within the chapter
• Proctor hours done by everyone |
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| New Member Academic Transition |
• Mentor Programs
• Make new members aware of chapter and campus resources
• Get motivated members (perhaps those that don't have to worry about holding a house position, but still have a high GPA) to help new members or struggling members |
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| Incentives |
• Being rewarded for meeting goals and punished for falling below
• Advertise them
• House points and parking spaces allotted by GPA
• List of classes actives have taken and are taking
• Test/project bank |
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| Struggling Members |
• Have a faculty advisor for just the struggling members
• Have each individual member set goals with the academic chair
• Show break down on the most cost of missing class
• Mandatory study hours
• Academic chair should have knowledge of struggling members classes, tests, dates for papers etc.
• Encourage each member of the chapter to go to class and be good role models
• Running file of teachers/class/tests
• Awards for achievement
• Resource binder for internships etc
• Let struggling members know the consequences of not making grades
• Social probation |
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