New College Districts

As noted in an earlier edition of The Update,Laura Locke, college committee chairman, shared that Grand Council endorsed a revision of districts for college chapters. The new districts became effective yesterday. Click here for the current alumnae and college district maps.

Workforce Updates

As previously announced, Katie Johnson Schmitz has been appointed as the college district director (CDD) in College District V. Her appointment is now effective. Special thanks to…

Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) News

The FHC now manages 80 chapters and continues to grow! We’re excited to welcome the following four chapters.

• Beta Omega/Colorado College
• Gamma Tau/Tulsa
• Delta Omicron/Alabama
• Eta Theta/Central Florida

If you know of a chapter that is interested in joining the FHC, please contact Teresa Smith, executive director of FHC.

Social Media Snapshot

Thanks for helping spread #ThetaLove on Founders Day!

Thetas all over North America paused their busy…

Undergraduate Survey

One goal of our Plan of Aspirations is to provide programming and services that better meet the needs of our members. To that end, we will conduct an organization-wide survey to assess our organizational culture and the impact of Theta membership on our established goals.

This survey is anonymous. Aggregate chapter data will be compiled and shared in reports, but no individual identifying information will be disclosed. To help Theta continue to improve as an organization,…

The Update | January 24, 2017

Grand Council Action 

The name of a subject matter expert follows each topic listed. Please reach out directly to her/him with questions or comments. Be sure to watch The Update for additional information on many of these topics.

January 10 Meeting: Grand Council reviewed the financial audit and tax returns for the year ending June 30, 2016. (Director of Finance Jeff Risser, Fraternity Vice President/Audit Committee Chairman Jane Dick)

January 20-22 Meeting:

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January 10, 2017

I’m sorry to share news that Paul Krohne passed yesterday. Together, Paul and Carryl fought his cancer with the courage, determination, and attitude that any of us would hope to emulate.

Of course, Carryl remains committed to her current Theta responsibilities with the investment committee and the slating process study group. However, let’s please give her a Theta break these next few weeks. Please direct any questions about the Fraternity investment committee to Director of…

Our email issues have been resolved.  Please resend any emails that you sent which bounced back to you.  Thank you for your patience!

12/21 - We are currently experiencing an email outage and are unable to receive emails from outside of the building.  I have been in contact with our service provider and a fix has been applied.  However, it may take up to 72 hours for the fix to propagate throughout the internet.  In all likelihood the outage will only last a few more hours, but we will continue to monitor the situation and update you when the issue has been completely resolved. If you need to contact a staff member, please…

In addition to receiving reports regarding Fraternity finance, Plan of Aspirations, FHC, Theta Foundation, and NPC, Grand Council took the following action at its meeting earlier today:

• Approved a loan to the Fraternity Housing Corporation to support the construction of an Alpha Xi/Oregon facility, and 

• Approved the move of Beta Omega/Colorado College, Gamma Tau/Tulsa, and Delta Omicron/Alabama to the FHC.

The board meets again on January 10, 2017 by phone.

In addition to receiving reports regarding Fraternity finance, Plan of Aspirations, FHC, Theta Foundation, and NPC, Grand Council took the following action at its meeting earlier today:

• Considered two appeals to membership termination; and 

•  Approved the move of Eta Theta/Central Florida to the FHC.

And, Laura announced her appointment of a special committee to review and recommend enhancements to Theta's nominating process.

The board meets again on December 13, 2016 by phone.