The Update | October 11, 2022

The Update

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October 11, 2022

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During National Hazing Prevention Week, Dr. Phil invited multiple families on his show whose children suffered hazing or death due to hazing-related instances as a fraternity new member. The family of Stone Foltz, a 20-year-old student who passed away from alcohol poisoning as a new member of Pi Kappa Alpha, spoke about their son’s death and their anti-hazing advocacy. Another interview highlighted the family of Danny Santulli, a 19-year-old who is now blind and paralyzed due to alcohol poisoning after a Phi Gamma Delta hazing ritual. They discuss their son’s life after the hazing incident, the lawsuit against the fraternity, and the sentencing of the fraternity members who endangered their son’s life.

Workforce Update

Please join Grand Council and the college committee in welcoming Melina Beeston, Beta Chi/Alberta, as college district director (CDD) of College District X.

Staff Out of Office Update

Katharine Murphy, director of collegiate services, will be out of office until Jan. 2, 2023. Email Associate Director of Collegiate Services Emma Silvers with any questions about compliance or college issues. Send all other questions during Katharine’s absence to collegeinfo@kappaalphatheta.org.

Constitution and Bylaws

Kappa Alpha Theta’s Constitution and Bylaws has been updated to reflect the changes from Grand Council’s October meeting. Be sure to always use the latest version; many page numbers have changed.

DEI Roundtable for Theta Workforce

The DEI committee will host another DEI discussion. These sessions are co-constructed learning spaces. The DEI committee will come with some definitions and questions to facilitate the discussion, but all attendees will bring their knowledge and experience as well. The next session will take place Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 11:30 a.m. PDT/2:30 p.m. EDT, and our topic will be Whiteness. We will discuss the ways in which this topic impacts our work in Theta as well as how it might impact our chapters. Registration is open to all workforce members.

Theta Foundation Chapter & Individual Grants

Theta Foundation's Quarter 2 Chapter & Individual Grant applications (for programs beginning on or after Dec. 1) are due by 3:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Find application links and resources on the Apply for Scholarships & Grants page of the Theta website. Please contact Theta Foundation Programs Manager Rachel Soll with any questions.

Government Relations

The Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee (FSPAC) is hosting a fundraising event on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Ill. If you live in or around Chicago, please consider attending to learn more about the FSPAC's efforts and why we need your help to elect as many federal candidates as possible who believe in freedom of association, access to safe and affordable housing for our students, and completely eliminating hazing. Email Director of Government Relations Alicia Lee with any questions.

ThetaConnect Mentoring Week

National Mentoring Day is Oct. 27, and Theta is taking time the week of Oct. 24 to recognize the powerful relationships mentors can offer to mentees: offer advice, guidance, and new skills, and promote leadership, personal excellence, and sisterhood. Each day that week will offer themes related to mentoring: what it is, why it’s important, how to find a mentor/mentee in ThetaConnect, and testimonials from Thetas who have benefited from mentoring. As a result of Mentoring Week, we hope to increase signups in ThetaConnect, promote awareness of ThetaConnect's Mentoring area and how to use it, and receive stories from members on their mentoring experiences. Please direct any questions regarding ThetaConnect to Lisa Thibault, digital engagement and alumnae marketing manager.

New ThetaConnect Mentoring Programs

Theta headquarters is currently taking registrations for two new mentoring programs:

Thetas in Medicine is accepting signups for mentors and mentees Oct. 4 – 21, with the program running Oct. 26 – Mar. 24.
Thetas in Nonprofit opens for registration on Oct. 10 – 28 and runs Nov. 2 – Feb. 24.

Both programs will take place on ThetaConnect and both mentors and mentees will receive resources and tips throughout their respective program. Please direct any questions about the program to Lisa Thibault and encourage anyone you know to register.

The Bulletin

The October issue of The Bulletin has been emailed to all college and alumnae chapter officers, advisors, and facility corporation board officers and posted in Theta Portal > Chapter Portal > Chapter Resources > HQ Communication Resources > The Bulletin. Workforce members always have access to The Bulletin via Igloo > Files > The Bulletin. The Update is Theta’s main communication source for the workforce, and The Bulletin is Theta’s main communication source for college chapter officers and advisors and alumnae chapter officers.

Theta's Annual Undergraduate Assessment

Theta hosts a survey for undergraduate members every winter. This survey provides us quantitative data to help better understand the lived experiences of our members. The data also provides us opportunities to tailor programs and services to best meet the needs of members. Our 2022 data is here and we have distributed chapter reports. In upcoming issues of The Update, we will report information we learned from this survey. We want to share some demographic information about our members.

How today’s Theta may compare to that of the general college student population regarding some social identities.

Identity	Theta	College Students
Identify as Asian, Black, Native/Indigenous, Indian, Latinx, Biracial, Multiracial	22%	46%
Work in addition to going to school	49%	64%
First-generation college students	12%	46%
Work full-time in addition to school	13%	40%
Pay some/all of their own dues	44%
Identify as LGBQI+	19%	20%
Identify as transgender, nonbinary, or questioning	3%	2%
Identify as having a physical disability	4%	20%
Identify as having a learning disability	13%	20%

*Note: The College Students comparison data comes from a variety of sources reporting how current college students identify. The College Students comparison data includes only US students at the present time.