Establishment Phase
1. History of organization 2. Administrative and volunteer support structure, including advisory support 3. Criteria for membership 4. Copies of the inter / national organization’ s risk management policy including hazing, alcohol and substance abuse, and health education LTU Greek Life Office 10 / 2012
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Group of Students
A group of LTU students request to establish a chapter of a national Greek organization. The group of students that desires to establish itself as a fraternity or sorority must first contact LTU’ s Greek Life Advisor.
During this time period, no commitment to a national fraternity or sorority shall be made; rather this period is for learning the process for establishing or reactivating a fraternity or sorority.
Interested Group Petition must include:
• List of interested group members
• Aims / goals of the interested group
• How the group will work to support the LTU community
• Involvement of potential members in other student organizations
The interest group petition is only required if there is a student interest group on the campus.
The Governing Council, in consultation with LTU’ s Greek Life Advisor will review the portfolio materials and will take two actions:
• Endorse the student group to continue the process of establishing a fraternity or sorority. Greek Life Advisor will issue an Official Agreement for the group to establish a colony fraternity / sorority at the University. The student group continues the provisional phase for 3 consecutive semesters.
• Deny further establishment. The Greek Life Advisor will supply the student group with an explanation as to why this decision was reached.
National Organizations
The LTU Greek Life community decides that the expansion is desired and the Greek Life Advisor invites inter / national Greek organizations to participate in the Greek expansion process. Often an Inter / National Fraternity or Sorority seeking to establish a chapter at the University without the prior formation of a group of interested students, initiates contact with the Greek Life Advisor and the respective Governing Councils. In either case, the Inter / National Organization will be expected to submit a portfolio for review and consideration by the Greek Life Advisor.
Materials requested from inter / national for formal expansion proposal: