If your fraternity is fortunate enough to have a chapter advisor, chances are he has a family, a job and other commitments. That leaves him precious little free time. You should be very grateful that he is willing to spend some of it to help the fraternity.
Charity events are fantastic. Giving back to the community is a true reflection of an individual and organization’s character. Unfortunately, there will be members of your chapter who will not feel this way.
Most fraternities have a tough time filling their fraternity house. A house that isn’t full is a drain on a fraternity’s finances. It is much like a college student who has a credit card debt. The student makes sacrifices and pays and pays, but never seems to get ahead.
The alumni chair position is critical. Fraternities preach a lifetime of brotherhood, then forget about their brothers once they graduate. While the graduated brother’s relationship with the fraternity will forever be different, they still want to be kept abreast of how the fraternity is doing.
Fraternity websites are notoriously bad. They lack focus and creativity. This is a shame, because the web can be such a powerful tool for your organization.
They say that the front door to a university is their athletic program. Fraternity life is very similar.
The treasurer is probably the third most important position in the chapter, behind the president and the social chair. Needless to say, the brotherhood trusts this individual with a large sum of money, their money, every semester. It is imperative that the treasurer does a good job. The treasurer has two responsibilities. The first is [...]
The common misconception in a chapter is that the brother needs to be on the executive board to have an impact on the fraternity. While in most cases the most influential brother is on the executive board, and most likely the president, it isn’t always that way. Leaders don’t need a position to lead, they just need people who want to follow them. This is true in all organization to include fraternities.
Every fraternity wants an active and involved chapter advisor. However, too often the wrong person is filling this role. Certain traits are necessary to be a quality chapter advisor. Find a guy who has them, and your fraternity will reap the rewards.
Contrary to popular belief, the social chair is the second most important position in a fraternity. Don’t ever forget that a fraternity is a social organization. It would only make sense that the person responsible for the social events would be vitally important.
