Sigma Pi Fraternity

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Sigma Pi Fraternity

• Internal Chapter Management
• How and When to Make HARD Decisions!!!

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Paul Gorman Delta Epsilon 95 Seton Hall
University
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• Internal management is very crucial to any
  chapters success

• Lead by example

• Be firm, fair and consistent

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• Tough situations call for tough solutions

• Pull yourself away from the situation and take a
  black and white perspective

• USE YOUR MANUALS!

• Keep the Creed and the Ideals top of mind ALL the
  time!

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Sigma Pi Fraternity

• Situation 1

• Background
• Joe is a senior at your chapter.
• He has been social chair for the past 3
  semesters, getting some of the hottest sororities
  on campus to mix with you.

What Do You Do?

• The Problem
• Joe feels like he has put enough into the
  fraternity and it was time he could sit back and
  relax.
• Joe comes to parties, but misses meetings
• He is fined for missing the meetings. He has
  not paid dues, so why would he pay the fines?

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• Situation 2

• Background
• Mike is a sophomore, having joined Sigma Pi the
  previous semester.
• He likes to have fun, but often get s a little
  out of hand at parties.

What Do You Do?

• The Problem
• Mike was drinking at the house and decided it
  was time to set off fireworks.
• Nobody wanted to join him, so he decided to set
  off a few bottle rockets under the doors to the
  sage and Second Counselors room, not causing much
  damage, but setting the smoke detectors off all
  around the house.

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• Situation 3

• Background
• Bill has been with the chapter for 3 years.
• Bill has been responsible for bringing in 80 of
  the new members.
• All of Bills dues are paid in full on time, and
  never late.
• Bill has never missed a meeting.

What Do You Do?

• The Problem
• Bill was caught smoking pot in the chapter house
  with a new member. Breaking fraternity and house
  rules.
• Also, Bill is best friends with the Sage and
  First Counselor.

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• Situation 4

• Background
• Jim is initiated into a TOP Sigma Pi Chapter.
  He is glad to be there, but takes issue with a
  lot of what distinguishes the chapter from the
  rest of the pack.

What Do You Do?

• The Problem
• He goes on a mini-campaign to change many of
  the institutions in the chapter that have made it
  the success it is today.

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• Situation 5

• Background
• Matt is initiated into a terrible Sigma Pi
  Chapter. The chapter is perennially a failing
  organization both on campus as well as with the
  National Fraternity.

Is this a problem?
What Do You Do?

• The Problem
• Matt takes a look around and does not like what
  he sees. He wants to change the entire chapter
  direction, so he is not a member of something he
  cant respect.

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• Situation 6

• Background
• A new EC is installed in a 30 man chapter. The
  Chapter consistently floats by. The NEW Sage and
  his EC go to Mid-Year and are determined to make
  a difference and show the world that their
  chapter can be the best.

What Do You Do?

• The Problem
• He goes back to his chapter and finds ZERO
  support, except for his EC and local alumni.

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• Have a solution before a problem starts

• Set up a Judiciary Board

• Officers Remember, you are elected for a reason.
  Lead your chapter!!!

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• Fraternity is really pretty simple.

You promise something to a bunch of guys and they
promise the same back to you.
Then. you hold each other to that promise..
If someone breaks the promise, they do not get to
play anymore.
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