Keep in contact with appropriate Content Specialist(s). • Participate in triplet meetings and officer transitions to help ensure a smooth transition and transfer of materials and information. Keep a well-organized, complete notebook to provide continuity from one adviser to the next. Train successor. Adviser Notebooks Each adviser, regardless of her committee assignment, should keep the following items in a notebook or in a file electronically that she brings with her to Advisory Board meetings and meetings with her committee or officer. The contact information for the officers and members can be found in KeyReports. 1. Lists a. Advisory Board roster b. Roster of local association officers (if applicable) c. Contact information for the …show more content…
Copies of correspondence and memoranda received from the campus and the community related to committee work c. Communication from local alumnae association(s) (one year) 6. Resources a. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Bylaws, Standing Rules and Policies b. Chapter Bylaws and Standing Rules c. Leadership Guides d. What To Do When for Chapters e. Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised Chapter Council Adviser The Chapter Council Adviser should have knowledge and experience related to the Fraternity’s organization and a basic understanding of parliamentary procedure as she works with the executive body of the chapter. • Attend Chapter Council meetings or ensure another adviser attends any meeting she cannot attend. • Advise and assist Chapter Council in all of its work. • Grant excuses for absences from Initiation. • Advise the chapter President. • Advise the chapter Nominating Committee unless Advisory Board appoints another adviser. • Be present for chapter officer elections or ensure that another adviser will attend. • Be present when chapter Bylaws and/or Standing Rules are revised and voted upon. • Serve as member ex officio of House Board and attend House Board meetings with the chapter President. • Serve as a member of the chapter’s Emergency Procedure Team. • Assist in training
Please look there to make arrangements to attend all chapter meetings. Per our contact you are to attend all Chapter meetings! I understand that some absences will occur however, many of you are missing meetings on a regular basis.
She also makes sure to inform potential members that you receive many invaluable skills by participating in regular meeting and fellowship events that chapter holds. Jenn prepares the outline for 2 orientation sessions each semester with the chapter president and guides chapter officers through presenting the information to prospective members. This allows the chapter officers to work on leadership development and presentation skills.
For my first two years as a chapter officer I had an Advisor who was overly busy, was getting older, and had a hard time doing everything; I made the decision to step up in the chapter: I organised meetings, registered for events, set up events,
From the moment the new chapter is established, we expect the charter members to uphold the values and mission of our organization. All charter members will be expected to complete the New Member Experience in order to be Initiated. This is the same requirement for all new members across the entire organization. From the beginning, charter members are assigned to various committees so they begin to understand chapter operations and officer responsibilities. The committee system ensures all chapter members have a voice and the opportunity to contribute to chapter operations. Prior to Installation, charter members are expected to hold officer elections. This is an important first step to becoming a self-governing chapter. Following Installation, the chapter is expected to work with the two resident Chapter Consultants, local advisers and the rest of the New Chapter Support Team to execute the Five-Year New Chapter Support Plan to become a fully functioning chapter. 6. Housing expectations: Indicate housing expectations of the University. Include plan for acquiring housing We are dedicated to providing new chapters with the assistance they need, especially concerning housing. To ensure chapter unity, growth, and future success with Recruitment, securing the right type of housing is crucial. Upon receiving an invitation to make a presentation at ISU, we will begin the process of identifying a chapter facility. We will work with the university, the town of Normal and local
adapt and change when things don't go according to plan.) Influencing others (Creating buy-in for a specific vision.) Partnering (Connecting with other chapters, with your advisor, with your Fraternity/Sorority advisor on campus, etc.)
Advisory Board: The Advisory Board Specialist is Elaine Hanner, Tulsa. Her role is to assist Advisory Boards with recruiting new advisers as well as to identify and train local alumnae to volunteer for chapter events. This Content Specialist will connect with you when seeking new volunteers within the area to serve on an Advisory Board or House Board for a local chapter. Elaine is a former fifth-grade and sixth-grade teacher who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband who was her high school
Together, they build cohesion among the different new member classes, conduct leadership training and Every Member Education, and organize philanthropic activities. At the conclusion of year three, the chapter knows how to selfgovern efficiently and effectively. Year Four: In year four, the chapter focuses on its first opportunity to operate independently. Similarly to Kappa’s established chapters, chapter officers host programming and events with limited assistance. They have open lines of communication with their primary support system — the local Advisory Board, District Director and Content Specialists. This is the year when the chapter is hitting its stride. Members are confident in their ability to operate independently with
I will communicate with staff by verbal as well as by a letter. For example:
Additionally, she works with the Extension Coordinator throughout the establishment process. • Chapter Consultants are employees of Kappa Kappa Gamma and young alumnae who oversee all areas of chapter management and programming, including the new member education period, officer elections and training, Initiation, and Recruitment. Chapter Consultants are responsible for developing strategies for growth and ongoing chapter education in key areas, including hazing prevention, membership expectations and responsibilities, and risk management. Additionally, they are trained specifically on topics regarding sisterhood development, chapter identity development, chapter operations, officer training, membership, and chapter responsibilities and expectations. For a new chapter at LIU Post, Kappa will provide two resident Chapter Consultants for at least the first two years. no. 11, continued • The Chapter Services Department at Kappa Kappa Gamma Headquarters provides daily operational support to chapters and advisers and serves as the centralized contact for chapter operational questions, communications, and training. This team also serves as the liaison to our campus-based partners. • The District Director and her team of Content Specialists will begin assisting the new chapter immediately. The District Director serves as the central point of contact and facilitates growth and support for the chapters and
At all levels of fraternity, 76% of respondant served on either local, regional, national, provincial or international council and as spiritual assistants. The vast majority, 71.69%, served at the local level, and 24.11% have not served on council.
With the adoption of the proposed revisions to the Fraternity Bylaws and Standing Rules, Fraternity Council will set a clear vision for our organization, including its 139 collegiate chapters, more than 250 alumnae associations and 175,000 living members. Supported by its Content, District and Specialist teams, Standing and Special Committee chairmen, advisers and Fraternity Headquarters staff, these leaders are well-positioned
Those who accept bids will then go through Formal Pledging to officially become new members. The Coordinator of Chapter Development, advisers and area alumna volunteers will further support these efforts. no. 4, continued
The spiritual assistant is by right, with vote, a member of the council of the fraternity s/he serves, but does not exercise the right to vote on
The New Member Chairman is responsible for scheduling and planning two additional New Member Experience meetings to further develop and build relationships with the newly initiated members.
This is used when a mentor interacts with all his mentees on one-to-one basis. The model works well when the mentor wants to seek personal information of his mentees, their knowledge background ,their skills ,abilities and competencies present, so that he can work upon their development by defining each mentee’s career path.