VISION Return Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Delta Tau Delta to Strength at Miami University

STRATEGY Provide a Shelter that…..  Aligns with the Fraternal principles and University mission.  Fulfills the needs of future undergraduates, alumni and guests.  Exceeds the competition and attracts growth in membership.

CURRENT STATUS STRENGTHS  Location on campus.  Chapter members living lives of excellence.  Positive relationship with the university.  Good Leadership  Good recruitment team.

CURRENT STATUS WEAKNESS  Condition of Shelter.  Shelter design does not meet student expectations.  Colony has not been chartered.  Alumni participation.

CURRENT STATUS OPPORTUNITIES  Alumni engagement.  Create a living-learning environment.  Become the bellwether fraternity on campus.  Dream big.

CURRENT STATUS THREATS  Second year residency requirement.  Lot coverage.  Alumni support.  Alcohol policy  Funding requirements.

KEY ISSUES  Create a healthy, safe and comfortable living space.  Create a living-learning environment that results in being the academic leader on campus.  Create an environment that provides opportunities to learn and live lives of excellence.

KEY ISSUES  Create an environment that fosters pride in the building and results in membership growth.  Create an environment that demands every member is a contributor and builds leadership.  Create an environment that provides a positive and priceless brotherhood experience.

KEY ISSUES  Create an environment that welcomes alumni and visitors and is admired by the community and benchmarked by the fraternity world.  Create an environment that is affordable, competively priced and will assure continued financial growth.  Create an environment that continuously improves.

KEY ISSUES  Create an environment that meets the needs and expectations of the residents.

Create a healthy, safe and comfortable living space.  Establish a substance-free facility. No smoking No drugs No alcohol  Implement ADA structural requirements per code.  Install fire detection and sprinkler systems per code.  Install heating and air conditioning systems.  Install appropriate key and lock systems to secure interior and exterior entry.  Establish a dining and meal plan that assures good health and nourishment.  Design abundant natural daylight and openness into the structure.

Create a healthy, safe and comfortable living space.  Establish exterior green space for recreation.  Design adequate space and amenities into the living quarters.  Design adequate space and amenities into bathroom and shower facilities.  Design entertainment areas inside and outside.  Implement a cleaning and housekeeping policy for residents.  Establish adequate parking spaces.  Fire and safety program documented and understood by all members.

Create a living-learning environment that results in being the academic leader on campus.  Build a quiet zone for study.  Design a study lounge that is bright, open, well lit and living room style.  Implement a quiet hour study time policy for the facility.  Implement a social calendar that limits weekday events.  Design multi-purpose room features and technology that allows for classroom usage.  Design multi-use office for faculty-student conferences.  Recruit students of high academic interest and potential.  Establish suite-style arrangements for live-in graduate student.  Establish a member education chair responsible for developing curriculum for each class (FR, SO, JR, SR).  Work with the University to establish credit-earning courses within the Delt curriculum.

Create an environment that provides opportunities to learn and live lives of excellence.  Create an effective Honor Board.  Establish membership requirements and uphold code of conduct.  Expect our deeds to match our creed.  Make service a major focus.  Provide workshops on building self esteem and building bridges to others.  Attend Division and Karnea conferences.  Assign every member a responsibility.  Design programming that develops social competence, academic competence and vocational competence.  Support and challenge each other to live up to our Fraternity Values.

Create an environment that fosters pride in the building and results in membership growth.  Provide education on proper Shelter care.  Establish and document chapter housekeeping procedures.  Implement weekly house inspections.  Monthly meetings with House Corp officer.  Celebrate and embrace diversity within our membership and in our recruitment process.

Create an environment that demands every member is a contributor and builds leadership.  Implement member education programs.  Establish Big Brother Program and coaching process.  Provide on-site leadership training.  Schedule all-house goal setting retreat each semester.  Teach skills in motivation.  Instill the culture of involvement.  Establish funding for annual attendance at the Leadership Academy.  Nominate members for IFC officers.  Identify members for potential chapter leadership positions.  Promote external leadership training such as Futures Quest.

Create an environment that provides a positive and priceless brotherhood experience.  Provide a housing arrangement that allows members to live the Delt experience.  Engage members living off-campus in being involved.  Create a strong Brotherhood Committee that drives exceptional events for the betterment of individuals and the group.  Generate master plan of brotherhood events each semester.  Maintain an engaged Alumni Advisory Team.  Plan annual visit to the Central Office.

Create an environment that welcomes alumni and visitors and is admired by the community and benchmarked by the fraternity world.  Design entry foyer that embraces and “wows” visitors.  Design curb appeal that is recognized by the Oxford community as award winning and welcomes visitors into the Shelter.  Design environment such that other Delt chapters and fraternities come to us for input.  Provide meeting and presentation space for community and university organizations.  Establish “fire-side chats” with speaker’s bureau.  Invite alumni as guest speakers.  Establish Parents Club.  Design kitchen space to permit banquets, dinners and brunches with various groups.  Coach members in etiquette of welcoming guests.

Create an environment that is affordable, competitively priced and will assure continued financial growth.  Establish full year lease agreement with individual residents.  Establish room rate based upon competitive model.  Establish board rate based upon the meal plan strategy.  Require elected officers and designated chapter leadership to live in the house.  House Corporation established rent to the chapter.  Benchmark available student housing.  House Corporation established financial plan.  Manage the Shelter as a profit-making investment.  Establish cash reserves.

Create an environment that continuously improves.  Create a “new” environment that generates “new” ideas.  Train leadership in continuous improvement techniques and critical thinking.  Create space where small teams can meet and work on projects.  Establish officer training program.  Establish goal setting process.  Become a Hugh Shields chapter.  Instill the process of personal growth and self improvement.  Create a position of human resource manager to track personal accomplishments and guide personal growth.  Conduct annual self assessment of the chapter operation and performance.

Create an environment that meets the needs and expectations of the residents.  Build a new house with the desired features.  Acquire adjacent property.