Educational Programming

Educational Opportunities for Sorority and Fraternity Organizations and Members

Educational opportunities support our mission of creating healthy, safe, inclusive and supportive environments within the sorority and fraternity community. Our staff is focused on creating educational opportunities that support leadership development and behavior change. We ensure that all educational initiatives focus on promoting our Standards of Excellence and developing our Core Membership Outcomes of:

Belonging
Operational Excellence
Relationships
Values-Based Leadership
Wellbeing

Individual Member Programming

An expectation of membership in the IU sorority and fraternity community is completing relevant and timely programming that supports individuals’ knowledge and skills that promote and maintain supportive environments. Programs are based on the length of an individual’s membership in their organization:

Party Smarter, Not Harder (PSNH)

Part 1 of PSNH is a self-paced online education opportunity using evidenced based harm reduction techniques encouraging students to make safer and more informed decisions around alcohol use. After completion of Part 1, members will attend a Part 2 group discussion with fellow brothers/sisters in their organization.

Your Sorority/Fraternity Experience

This program is still be developed and has not yet been implemented in the community. The program will be a two part program. Part 1 will include a self-paced online education opportunity for students to review the history and councils of the IU Sorority and Fraternity Community. This program will allow students to dive further into values-based leadership, personal and social identities, and goal setting. After completion of Part 1, members will attend a Part 2 small group discussion with members from the sorority and fraternity community.

Step Up! Bystander Intervention

Part 1 of Step Up! is a self-paced online education opportunity that focuses on bystander intervention as it relates to relevant scenarios and topics within the Sorority and Fraternity Community. After completion of Part 1, members will attend a Part 2 group discussion with fellow brothers/sisters in their organization.

Healthy Relationships

This program is still be developed and has not yet been implemented in the community. The program will focus on healthy friendships and relationships both inside and outside of the sorority/fraternity experience. Individuals will focus on vulnerability, authenticity, supporting one another and power dynamics.

Leadership Programming

Providing organization leadership educational opportunities allows our student leaders to learn the knowledge and skills to influence their environments to foster safe and meaningful experiences within their organization.

Greek Leadership Academy

Chapter presidents and council leaders from all four councils come together to facilitate community building, leadership development, and goal setting.

Officer Specific Training

Timely and topical education programming tailored to specific cohorts of elected and appointed officers to develop position specific skills. Examples include: new member education, standards/accountability boards, event planners/social chairs, etc.

Emerging Leaders Programming

Programming tailored towards newer members of a Greek organization that prepares them to be thoughtful, informed and effective leaders in their organization and community. Execution of this programming may different from year to year.

Event Monitor Training

A self-paced online education opportunity that focuses on applying relevant knowledge about alcohol consumption with bystander intervention practices to support leaders in maintaining safe social environments.

After completion of the online component, each organization hosting events with alcohol will conduct a mock-event to practice in real time execution of their risk management plan.

Both components are required for individuals to serve as an event monitor at an organization’s event with alcohol.

Additional Educational Opportunities

In addition to individual programming and leadership programming, chapter leaders can request a program to meet their organization’s educational programming needs and/or requirements. We’re happy to tailor an already existing program or partner together to build a new one.

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Programs that are currently available include topics such as:

Accountability
Alcohol Education
Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Siblinghood
Bystander Intervention
Chapter/Executive Board Strategic Planning
Drug Education
Hazing Prevention
Leadership
Officer Transitions
Recruitment/Membership Intake

Educational Programming