It is with very mixed emotions that I have to announce
the departure of Jessi McPherrin from Lehigh University. Jessi will be
leaving us to take the position of Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at Villanova University.
Jessi will be advising all three of Villanova's Greek Governing Boards, as well as
developing council recruitment programming and new member education initiatives.
This is a terrific opportunity for Jessi to continue to grow
professionally and allows her the opportunity to live a metropolitan
locale and work at an urban campus, which has always been a professional
aspiration of hers.
In the three years Jessi worked at Lehigh, she has been
instrumental in the work done in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority
Affairs. Her time spent advising and mentoring the men of the
Interfraternity Council (IFC) was integral in the changes being made in
the recruitment culture of the men's organizations. Her time spent
assisting IFC in researching and assessing social polices has allowed
the men to play an advocacy role with informed, researched arguments and
opinions. Her work assisting the work of the Greek Alumni Council and
the OFSA social media efforts were of major importance in informing the
greater Lehigh community about the changes occurring within the Greek
Community. Her relationships with chapter members were of major
importance to their personal and professional development. Most
importantly, Jessi's warm personality and friendly demeanor will be
missed by all who came into contact with her. Her presence will be
missed.
The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs will be
conducting a search with the goal to fill Jessi's position before the
beginning of the school year. Jessi's last day is
Wednesday, July 9th,
as she has much to do in transitioning to life in Philadelphia. Please
make sure you reach out to her wish her well.
In the
upcoming days, I will also be updating you all regarding new chapter
sectors, council advising responsibilities and Accreditation posting
dates. While we will be down a staff member for the short term, our two
newest staff members will be starting on
Monday, July 30th
and quickly transitioning to account for all the OFSA responsibilities.
If you have immediate questions, please feel free to contact me at
tsw205@lehigh.edu.
Thank you,
Tim Wilkinson
