Greek Community Standards Presentation 2015-2016 Alpha Sigma Sorority

History of the Organization Founded: October 14, 1898 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Currently have 106 active members (86 members last spring) Motto: “Success Crowns Perseverance” Objective: “To cultivate the social, moral and intellectual faculties of our members”

Chapter Facts Symbol is the Owl Colors: Blue and Yellow Flower: Daffodil Stone: Pearl Gem: Blue Sapphire

Greek Community Standards Community Service Greek Community Standards

Fall 2015 GOAL: Average 23 hours of community service per active member REMARKS: Goal was not met Total Hours: 1,497 hrs Average per active member: 21.3 hrs Notes: Still exceed the hours need per Greek Standards(15) and Alpha Sigma (20)

Spring 2016 GOAL: Average 22 hours of community service per active member REMARKS: Goal was met Total Hours: 2,226 hrs Average per active member: 25 hrs Still waiting on percentage of our chapter that attended Make A Difference Day

Community Service efforts Fall 2015 Freshmen Move In Day Adopt a lot Nursing Home Visitation Program LINCS Elementary Tutoring Program Tetter Totter Spring 2016 Polar Plunge Relay for Life Make A Difference Day Adopt a lot Nursing Home Visitation Program Be the Match Teeter Totter

Membership Affiliation Greek Community Standards

Fall 2015 GOAL: 85% retention rate of new members from beginning to end of the process REMARKS: Goal was met We started the process with 42 women and ended with 36 Retention Rate of 85.7% Notes: New Member GPA was above a 3.05 New Member Process approved by the University

Spring 2016 GOAL: 87% retention rate of new members from beginning to end of the process REMARKS: Goal was met We started the process with 14 women and ended with 14 Retention Rate of 100% Notes: New Member GPA is TBD New Member Process approved by the University

Fall 2015 Spring 2016

Greek Community Standards Academic Achievement Greek Community Standards

Fall 2015 GOAL: Achieve 3.18 semester average GPA for active chapter REMARKS: Goal was not met Active Chapter term GPA: 2.90 New Member term GPA: 3.05 Overall term GPA: 2.95

Spring 2016 GOAL: Achieve 3.15 semester average GPA for active chapter REMARKS: Have not received grade report yet Notes: I do believe that our GPA will be better than Fall semester

For Academic Improvement If below a 3.0 member must complete a required amount of monitored Study Hours per week 2.69 and below = 6 hours 2.70 – 2.79 = 4 hours 2.80 – 2.89 = 3 hours 2.90 – 2.99 = 2 hours Academic probation process for members under 2.7 Not allowed to vote at meetings Not eligible to hold an office or stand on any committees Not eligible to take a Little Sister Attend 6 monitored Study Hours per week Allowed one semester to meet required GPA If not met within that semester, the member will be dismissed for one semester from the sorority until GPA is increased Gave incentive for most study hours One member had almost 175 hours in the library this semester

Greek Community Standards Chapter Operations Greek Community Standards

Fall 2015 GOAL: Have 100% of dues paid by all members by 12/3/15 REMARKS: Goal was not met Had about 95% of the members dues paid Notes: Those women who did not, were put on payment plans to help them financially Al required information was submitted to UWW Connect on time

Spring 2016 GOAL: Have 100% of dues paid by all members by 5/1/16 REMARKS: Goal was met All members had everything paid All required information was submitted to UWW Connect on time

Greek Community Standards Campus Involvement Greek Community Standards

Fall 2015 GOAL: Plan 2 philanthropy events with a non-Greek organization REMARKS: Goal was not met Notes: We did have some great philanthropy events this semester Charity Ball Teeter Totter-worked with Lambda Chi Alpha

Spring 2016 GOAL: REMARKS: Plan 2 events with a non-Greek organization Goal was met Worked with PSE for their annual bike race on April 30th Worked with CRU for Be the Match Registry But only had 1 or 2 of their members show up to training, so we also paired with Omega Psi Phi

Campus Involvement Fall 2015 Spring 2016 78% of membership involved outside of Greek Life Spring 2016 74% of membership involved outside of Greek Life in Some organizations we are involved in: Honors Program, IMA, AMA, Habitat for Humanity, College Democrats, SWEA, CRU, Intervarsity, L.I.T., RHA, Cheerleading, Track, Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee, ULEAD, Forensics, SWSO, Helping Hands, Second Salem Paranormal Investigation Team

Intra-Greek Relations Greek Community Standards

Fall 2015 GOAL: Plan a social activity with at least one organization from each of the Greek Councils REMARKS: Goal was not met We had socials with multiple PHC and IFC chapters We planned one with Alpha Phi Alpha but it got cancelled because of the weather and we couldn't’t find a time to reschedule

Spring 2016 GOAL: Plan a social activity with at least one organization from each of the Greek Councils REMARKS: Goal was not met We had socials with multiple PHC and IFC chapters We worked with Omega Psi Phi for Be the Match for a week Notes: Supported various organizations in their events

We had four member who supported Sigma Sigma Sigma and Tau Kappa Epsilon by cutting off their hair for St. Baldricks

Greek Community Standards Alumni Relations Greek Community Standards

Fall 2015 GOAL: REMARKS: Keep up with the mentor program with alumnae Have 15 or more alumnae attend an event such as homecoming REMARKS: Goal was met We had almost 30 alumnae show up to our cookout at the house for homecoming We have 7 more women who signed up to become part of the mentor program

Spring 2016 GOAL: Keep up with the mentor program with alumnae Have 20 or more alumnae attend an event such as Alumnae Banquet REMARKS: Goal was met We have Alumnae Banquet tomorrow but I do believe that we have over 45 alumnae coming too We have15 more women who signed up to become part of the mentor program

This picture is some active members and alumnae at the homecoming football game after we won the Spirit Cup

Greek Community Standards Risk Management Greek Community Standards

Fall 2015 GOAL: Have an event with members about personal safety REMARKS: Goal was met We had an education event by our risk manager and education chairs about drinking in college and its effect This was held after chapter before homecoming and our formal

Spring 2016 GOAL: Have members attend an event about personal safety on college campus and also about spring break REMARKS: Goal was met PHC Spring Break Event APFV talked about Sexual Assault We had about 60% attendance at this event

Overall Reflection of 2015-2016 & Closing Statements This year our chapter has really come together and excelled. Overall we had 50 new members in the fall 2015 and spring 2016 semesters, excelled in our philanthropy and community service efforts compared to past years, and have connected with the Greek community as a whole, as well as other organizations on campus. I do believe that this semester was an improvement from the fall. That is what you always want! We want to keep moving forward