1. The Advantages and Challenges of Incorporating Greek Life into an Eco-Rep Program Presented by: Teresa Chamberlain and Houda Ferradji Lehigh University Greek Eco-Rep Coordinators

2. Agenda  University Profile  History of our Eco-Reps Program  Stats  Current Structure  Successes  Challenges  Moving Forward

3. Lehigh University  Private University in Bethlehem, PA  4,869 undergraduates  40% of undergraduates are members of Greek house  The Hill  9 sororities and 17 fraternities on-campus  On-campus houses owned by Lehigh

4. History of our Eco-Reps Program  Pilot program established Fall 2010  Green Fund  Sustainability Program  Met casually with few successful events  No Greek Houses  Expanded greatly Fall 2011  Permanent Residential Services and sustainability funds  Course credit option  Met weekly with monthly events  Most first year and upperclassman dorms  Some Greek Houses

5. Statistics  Fall 2010  2 Residential Buildings  12 Eco-Reps  Fall 2011  9 sororities, 6 fraternities  18 Greek Eco-Reps  Spring 2012  8 sororities, 8 fraternities  19 Greek Eco-Reps  Fall 2012  9 sororities, 6 fraternities  34 Greek Eco-Reps

6. Roles Sustainability Coordinator Greek Coordinator(2) Upperclassmen (res hall and apt.) (1) First Years/Residential Halls (2) Program Coordinator (GA)

7. Structure Event planning  Second hour  Split into Greeks and residential halls  Group brainstorm of upcoming event  Delegate tasks and break into smaller groups Class  First hour  Guest speaker/lecture  Sustainable behavior change project

8. Successes  Tailored events  Measuring impacts  Outreach and incentives

9. Tailored Events  Planning events for best friends  Able to learn from mistakes  Planet Earth documentary shown outside  Water inSTALLment and jeopardy game  Transportation Survey  Energy Competition

10. Measuring Impacts  Waste Audits  Energy Competition data  Feedback survey at beginning and end of semester

11. Outreach and Incentives  No posting policies within houses  Platform at weekly chapter meetings  House email chain  Ability to make changes in our houses  Accreditation requirement  House points

12. Challenges  Recruitment  Accountability  Lack of education  Passive campus  Active Greek social life

13. Recruitment  Young program  Lack of visibility  Unresponsive Greek houses  Used the tight-knit Greek community to spread the word  Electronic application sent to all house presidents

14. Accountability  Shadows are not graded  Each rep is responsible for their house events  Lack of accountability made planning events more difficult  Lack of trust  Contracts signed by all Greek Eco-Reps

15. Lack of education  Greek shadows are not required to be enrolled in the course  Events aligned with course speakers/topics  Eco-Reps are peer-to-peer educators  Lack of balance between getting interest and keeping the program serious and structured

16. Passive Campus  General sense of apathy at Lehigh  “Lehigh Bubble”  Very active Greek social life  Greek students are leaders and involved in other activities  Lack of excitement or interest towards sustainability  Sustainability is relatively new at Lehigh

17. Moving forward  More trainings before the year begins  Leadership skills  Bonding  Logistics of planning events  Improved recruitment  More Greeks enrolled in course  All fraternities have a rep  Tailoring programs toward individual house needs  Increase educational value of events

18. Contact information  General email: LUEcoReps@Lehigh.edu  Teresa Chamberlain tac314@lehigh.edutac314@lehigh.edu  Houda Ferradji hof211@lehigh.eduhof211@lehigh.edu  Twitter: @LUEcoReps