The Greek Life Committee serves as the advisory body for all rules, regulations, and standards affecting the recognition of fraternity and sorority organizations on the Ohio University campus. This Committee provides recommendations to the Vice President for Student Affairs following discussion and consultation with the Interfraternity Council, the Women's Pan-Hellenic Association and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
The Committee's recommendations include, but are not limited to, the following areas of concern:
Assist and encourage individual and chapter development consistent with the mission, goals, and objectives of Ohio University, and the fraternities and sororities that comprise the system.
Assist individual chapters and coordinating bodies such as IFC, WPA and NPHC in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with Inter/national offices of such organizations. This includes establishing expectations for the Inter/national organizations to assume as they relate to their member chapters on the Ohio University campus.
Represent the best interests of the fraternity and sorority system before decision-making bodies of the University.
Represent the best interests of the University and surrounding community to the Greek-letter organizations.
Establish and periodically review standards of scholarship and behavior of the individual chapters and the fraternity and sorority system in its entirety including, but not limited to:
grade point average requirements for pledging, activation (assuming full membership), and chapter standing. This includes review of grade performance of all members or potential members on a regular basis.
chapter development expectations as they relate to educational, social, cultural, and recreational activities. This includes review of stated and practiced new member education programs, chapter educational programs, and involvement in recreational opportunities on the campus of Ohio University.
expectations and requirements of House/Chapter Proctors, house directors and advisors. This includes establishing basic qualifications, definition of role as it relates to the organization and the system, and recommended levels of remuneration where applicable.
behavioral expectations as they comply with the University Code of Conduct, standards to be established by the coordinating agencies and/or inter/national associations.
establishing health and safety requirements for individuals, particularly as they relate to the chapter housing facility, assuming one is operating and occupied by the fraternity or sorority. This includes compliance with all expectations and standards of the University, city, state, and federal codes.
Establish and periodically review sanctions that might be applied to chapters for failure to meet standards and expectations including, but not limited to:
chapter probation (for specific period of time)
chapter suspension
declaration of ineligibility (including individual membership in chapter, chapter recognition on the campus, chapter eligibility to participate in official University activities including recruitment, intramurals, or others as they may be defined).
The Greek Life Committee carries out these responsibilities in the spirit and recognition that fraternities and sororities are recognized by Ohio University as educational/social organizations whose functions are to provide for an alternate lifestyle for students consistent with the educational mission of the University.
This committee reports its actions and recommendations to the Vice President for Student Affairs.
COMPOSITION Faculty: 1 at large Students: 1 at large, One representative of Women's Pan-Hellenic Association, One representative of National Pan-Hellenic Council, One representative of Interfraternity Council Administrators: 1 at large, Director of Judiciaries, Assistant Director of Student Activities for Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, Director of Student Activities, Associate Director of Residence Life Community: 1 at large
Total: 12
COMMITTEE ROSTER All University committees follow the academic-year calendar. All students serve one-year terms. Undergraduate students are indicated by US and graduate students by GS. Faculty, administrators and community members generally serve three-year terms; the year a committee member's term expires is shown to the right of the person's name. Individuals who are not students and who have no year to the right of their names have ex officio appointments.
Students Aimee Rancer, US (Student Senate)
Mackenzie Smith, US (WPA)
Corey Webb, US (IFC)
Joshua Cosper, US (NPHC)
Administrators Charlene Kopchick '11
Carol Preston '11
Jim Sand, Director of Judiciaries
Anne Lombard, Director of Campus Life
Judy Piercy, Director of Residence Life
Community Ron Lucas '11 Athens Assistant Service-Safety Director
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Upcoming Meetings
2009-10 Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule * Indicates an extraordinary meeting
FALL
September 21, 2009
October 19, 2009
November 16, 2009
WINTER
January 11, 2010
February 15, 2010
March 15, 2010
SPRING
April 19, 2010
May 17, 2010
June 7, 2010
All meetings are held
in Walter Hall 235 at 7:10 pm