Financial Clarity
Per
previous conversations, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority
Affairs (OFSA) wanted to make sure that you are in the loop as
to a decision that was made as part of the 2013-14 System-Wide
Assessment Committee (SWAC) recommendations for the upcoming
year. As frequently discussed in recent Greek Alumni Council
(GAC) meetings and Accreditation presentations and reports,
chapter financial clarity has become an integral part of chapter
operations. SWAC believes that all stakeholders in the chapter
recruitment process need to be provided timely and accurate
information as it pertains to joining a Greek organization.
Per SWAC:
"Understanding the cost of chapter
membership, as well as the transparency of that cost and the
variance of costs
between chapters allows potential new members to be more
informed consumers
during the recruitment process. Additionally, chapters will
have a more
informed reference of costs of other chapters, assisting all
organizations in
making decisions on keeping costs manageable. Lehigh
University will be better
equipped to discuss financial obligations with parents and new
members.
Additionally, OFSA will be able to conduct a more informed
conversation with
chapters about the high cost of chapter affiliation, and the
effect this has on
chapter members and new members."
Therefore,
OFSA is requesting that this financial information be
submitted via e-mail no later than Friday, October 4th, 2013.
This
information will be broken down and published on the OFSA
website, as well as
used in discussions during general recruitment convocations
and parents
webinars. The format for this breakdown is as follows:
a)
Chapter
dues
b)
New
member dues (due at induction into new member program)
c)
New
member dues (due at initiation)
d)
Parlor/house
fees
e)
Meal
fees
f)
Social/Brotherhood/Sisterhood
event fees.
This information can be submitted directly to Rosa
Guzman at rmg308@lehigh.edu. If you have questions, feel free
to contact myself or your Assistant Director. Thank you in advance
for your cooperation.
Best,
Tim Wilkinson
