The Update | June 22, 2021

The Update

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June 22, 2021

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Industry Update Provided by NPC

This week

Inside Higher Ed published an overview of the state of the admission cycle for institutions coming out of the pandemic. The enrollment picture for most regional public colleges is looking less promising than in previous years, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and overall decline in applications. This seems to be the case for most smaller colleges, especially in states facing population outflow. More well-known institutions and states with population growth are faring fine.

Last week

Pennsylvania State University issued a news release regarding the inaugural report on fraternity and sorority organizations from the Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform. The first National Fraternity and Sorority Scorecard (NFSS) aggregates data from 72 U.S. institutions and includes information about grades, philanthropic activity, and organizational conduct in spring 2019.

In April, Real Clear Education published its "College Greek Life Report Card: A Survey of Greek-Letter Organizations Assessing Freedom of Association and Speech at U.S. Colleges and Universities." The organization is now working on a series of reports regarding the findings of the survey, including a recently published article containing their analysis of a California lawsuit between fraternity and sorority members and the University of Southern California that highlights an array of ‘free association’ concerns. While the lawsuit ended in 2020, the article attempts to draw connections between the lawsuit and whether it influenced survey findings.

Independence Day Closing

The Fraternity, Theta Foundation, and Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) offices will be closed Monday, July 5, in recognition of (U.S.) Independence Day.

ThetaConnect News

Last week, we had our 5,000th member join ThetaConnect! We are so excited to have so many members who are networking, finding mentors and jobs, joining events, and sharing their business with us on our platform. Stay tuned in July when we will be celebrating ThetaConnect's first birthday! If you haven't joined yet, we encourage you to do so today at http://thetaconnect.org.

DEI Educational Opportunities

The Cross-Cultural Fraternal Access and Inclusion (CCFAI) group and Kappa Kappa Gamma worked together to create webinars on diversity, equity, and inclusion for volunteers and staff working with NPC sororities. Many Theta volunteers have asked for additional training related to DEI. These sessions, while teaching broad DEI concepts, utilize NPC sororities in examples. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas after viewing these webinars, which are all linked below.

Offerings include:

The 2020 Virtual Institute:

Volunteers for High Five Friday

We are in need of outstanding volunteers to name in our High Five Friday social media feature. If you’ve worked with an exceptional volunteer recently, please email the volunteer's name, role, and reason for nomination to Assistant Director of Alumnae Engagement Laura Stelsel (lstelsel@kappaalphatheta.org). We want to offer a very special thank you to YOU for all of the work you do on behalf of Kappa Alpha Theta.

Year-End and Expense Reports

The Fraternity’s 2020-2021 fiscal year ends June 30. Because some of your expenses may be for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, please note on your submitted expenses if they are for the 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 fiscal year.

2020-2021 expenses will be accepted until, but no later than, July 31. No exceptions to this deadline will be granted, as the Fraternity’s audit begins in August. Please submit your invoices in a timely manner. Also remember that only expenses submitted within 90 days of expenditure will be reimbursed. If you have any questions, please contact your staff partner.