Volunteer Survey

A reminder that the annual volunteer survey is now live at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019VolAudit. This year’s survey is longer (44 multiple choice questions) than previous Theta volunteer surveys and takes more thought and time to complete (about 30 minutes). Because the survey requires an intimate understanding of Theta’s volunteer program, we are only surveying the workforce this year.

To thank you for your participation, those who complete the survey and enter their…

Industry Update Provided by NPC

The Michigan Daily reports the University of Michigan’s transition to winter recruitment, coupled with the struggle to find affordable housing near campus, has created housing anxieties for students. If current freshmen decide to sign leases for their sophomore year in the fall semester, winter recruitment can cause problems for fraternities and sororities on campus that have come to rely on sophomore tenants to fill chapter houses. The university changed…

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USA Today and CBS News published articles about fraternity hazing deaths in recent years with an emphasis on binge drinking on college campuses across the U.S.

KOMU8, ABC 17, and the Missourian recently reported that Evelyn Piazza, mother of Timothy Piazza, and Rae Ann Gruver, mother of Max Gruver, two students who died in separate hazing incidents, are traveling around the country to share their stories. The two women spoke to a receptive audience at the…

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The Atlanta Journal Constitution, among other outlets, offers coverage of the now deceased University of Georgia employee accused of stealing $1.3 million from fraternal organizations on campus. The implicated employee died by suicide in June, and authorities have determined that the long-time administrative assistant diverted university funds into personal accounts between 2009 to 2019.

Forbes contributor Evan Gerstmann penned a column highlighting the…

Changes to The Bulletin

With a new academic year comes new issues of The Bulletin, Theta’s official e-newsletter providing news and notices to college and alumnae chapter officers, advisors, and facility corporation board members. Eight times per academic year (August, September, October, November, January, February, March, and April), The Bulletin is posted in ChapterSpot HQDocs. Respective recipients receive a notification email that announces that month’s issue has been posted. The…

Industry Update Provided by NPC

Coverage of the recent federal court decision to allow the lawsuit challenging Harvard University’s policy of sanctioning members of single-gender organizations to proceed has continued in a variety of national outlets. New reporting appeared in The Washington Post, Campus Reform, Inside Higher Ed, The College Fix, and Forbes. The National Panhellenic Conference, the North American Interfraternity Conference and the National Association of Latino Fraternal…

Harvard Lawsuit Update 

On Friday, Aug. 9, the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) issued this message:

We are sharing some good news about the federal lawsuit against Harvard and its unfair sanctions policy that has devastated safe spaces for women such as sororities on campus. Today, the judge in the federal case denied a vast majority of Harvard's motion to dismiss. While there are additional details to discuss and consider in the days and weeks ahead, we wanted to make you aware of this…

Industry Update Provided by NPC 

The parents of two college students who took their own lives in an Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity house have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Truman State University, the fraternity, and Brandon Grossheim, a fraternity member they claim “encouraged” their children and three others to kill themselves within the same year, according to NBC News. Truman State University denied having any involvement in the deaths and Alpha Kappa Lambda said it could not…

Workforce Updates 

Flora Gitsis, budget district director (BDD) in College District I, and Katie Hanson, BDD in College District II, are resigning from their positions. If you are interested in these roles, please submit the Volunteer Interest Indicator. Send questions about BDD roles and responsibilities to Collegiate Finance Manager Christine Lorkowski.

Government Relations 

Monday, August 12, is the Indianapolis area Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee (FSPAC) fundraiser.…