Breakout Session Outcomes

New Member Education/Pledgeship

• Re-write University hazing policy
• Provide parent education when students join Greek organizations
• Form an Anti-Hazing Committee
• Draft an education manual for local organizations

Shake Day

·         Increase accountability of buddy system

·         Explore offering tiered men’s shake at dorms

·         Presidents should responsibly address their actives and encourage wholesome restraint with regard to drinking and hazing

·         Consider moving to separate Shake Days for men and women

Academic Achievement

• Houses should not be punished for overall GPAs
• Follow Sewanee GPA standards for Rush
• Encourage balanced social/academic life with Greek events, more student faculty interaction, and opportunities for students to model adulthood
• Improve living standards in Greek houses

Community Service

• Tailor service opportunities to students and organizations
• Make community service happen naturally
• Encourage more community engagement

Self Governance

Issue/Problem/OpportunityàPresident and officers of chapter with Alumnià IFC/ISC [Due Process]à Dean

• Communication and accountability are critical to the success of this structure
• Active self-governing judicial board within each chapter and alumni serve as counsel in the internal judicial process
• Chapters recruit al least two members of their alumni to be on a council to address issues
• Simplify and publish rules and expected behaviors

Sorority life

• Equalize housing opportunities among sororities
• Improve rush process
• Explore alternative Shake Day opportunities and make Shake Day safer
• Community Service
• Improve leadership within organizations by providing alumni mentors
• Involve alumni and develop effective means of communicating long distance

Alumni Involvement

• Hold annual Greek Alumni Summit at opening of Advent Semester
• Form Greek Alumni Council with one representative from each organization
• Involve students at Greek Alumni Council meetings

Greek/Faculty/Community Interaction

• Strengthen the traditional role of faculty advisors
• Engage noteworthy Sewanee residents and faculty in Greek life
• Provide informal group opportunities for the community to interact with Greek community

House Care

• Harsher punishments for vandalism to houses
• Build a multipurpose party barn
• Develop methods of mitigating trash issue
• Funding from University to help with house improvements

Social Host Policies and Parties

• Examine current policies
• Provide memo of understanding of policies to all stakeholders
• Improve BACCHUS (sober/safe ride program) routes
• Use student activities fees to provide food and non-alcoholic beverages at Greek social events