Welcome to the General Fraternity Resource Page for the office of LEAD Chairman. As LEAD Chairman, there are numerous duties and expectations placed upon you. Fortunately, for all of these responsibilities, there have been just as many resources created aimed at assisting you meet them.
This webpage consolidates the many resources pertinent to your specific position in order to provide a 360 degree view of what tools are available. It is recommended you take the time to review the resources on this page shortly after election, as it will help you better prepare as LEAD Chairman. Throughout your tenure in this position, you will undoubtedly be faced with some difficult challenges. Trust that this webpage will serve as an easily accessible source to help you meet those challenges. Good luck!
Primary Resources
These resources pertain to the specific duties of your position. It is recommended that you start by reviewing your officer manual, as all other links on this webpage stem from the information in the manual.
Office of LEAD Chairman Manual
The Law of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.
Risk Reduction Policy and Guidelines
LEAD Administrative Account Instructions
Supplemental Resources
Although not directly related to the expectations of the position, these resources can help you execute them.
LEAD Phase Main Pages
- Phase I: The Way of Honor
- Phase II: The Life of Love
- Phase III: The Light of Truth
- Phase IV: The End…The Beginning
- All Chapter LEAD Programming
LEAD Facilitator Manuals
Phase IV: The End…The Beginning
LEAD Implementation Guides
Steps for Implementing LEAD Phase I
Steps for Implementing LEAD Phase II
Steps for Implementing LEAD Phase III
Steps for Implementing LEAD Phase IV
Steps for Implementing All Chapter LEAD Programming
Ordering LEAD Materials
To order LEAD materials, please call Sigma Nu Headquarters at (540) 463-1869. Allow 6-10 business days for shipping. If you need materials immediately, the chapter can pay for next day or second day shipping.
Available Materials – All materials are free of charge, unless otherwise noted.
Phase I
Project Planning Simulation (Guide) – Session 9: Project Management
Project Planning Simulation (Participant Test) – Session 9: Project Management
Phase II
Leadership Practices Inventory – Session 2: The Leadership Challenge
Keirsey Temperament Sorter – Session 5: Myers-Briggs
Caribbean Survival Simulation (Leader Guide) – Session 6: Teams and Decision Making
Caribbean Survival Simulation (Participant Test) – Session 6: Teams and Decision Making
Other
LEAD Brochures – informational pieces on the LEAD Program ($.10 each)
Guest Facilitators
Teambuilding Activities
LEAD Session Evaluation Forms
Evaluating the LEAD Program
LEAD Frequently Asked Questions
Other Leadership Resources
LEAD Awards
Common Alcohol-Related Issues
Many of the most important decisions a chapter must make do not necessarily present themselves in a formal chapter setting, but rather on the weekends or during special campus sporting and alumni events. How to handle situations that could potentially alter the future of a chapter and its members is a pressing issue. This collection of "white papers" addresses common alcohol-related topics and instances that chapter leaders and members face on a potentially regular basis and at most, if not all, colleges and universities.
While each of the topics covered in this resource should be of importance to the entire chapter, those listed below directly affect the LEAD Chairman area of influence. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the entire resource and pay particular attention to those listed here.
- Big Brother Programs
- Underage ID Usage
- Binge Drinking Culture
- Sexual Assault Allegations
- Interventions
- 21st Birthday Celebrations
- Candidate Bonding Events
NIC Standards
What Is The NIC?
- Expansion: Agree to and support open expansion policies and practices.
Open Expansion is the policy of all NIC member fraternities and it means that the IFC and the NIC member organizations on a given campus will support another NIC member fraternity in their efforts to establish a chapter, believing that the expansion of the fraternity community will be a benefit to ALL the chapters on a given campus. - Recruitment: The NIC's member fraternities are sympathetic to the concerns of colleges and universities in dealing with the multiple challenges associated with alcohol and its relationship to dysfunctional behavior. We are also dedicated to high academic achievement. We favor cooperative/partnering actions that will lead to positive change in a campus' culture. Deferred recruitment is not such an action.
Agree to and support:
- open recruitment practices
- alcohol-free rush/recruitment events
- alcohol-free new member/pledge/associate member programs
- maximum twelve (12) week new member programs
- Auxiliary Groups: Little sister/women's auxiliary groups are not allowed.
The prohibition of little sister/auxiliary groups is one of the most important elements of protecting our Title IX exemption. Those chapters that maintain these groups put our single-gender status at risk by their behaviors. - Risk Management: Risk management policies address alcohol use, fire safety, hazing and sexual assault/abuse.
When fraternities have risk management policies firmly in place there is no question as to the appropriate undergraduate behavior in these high risk situations. - Academic Success: Academic Success is part of founding principles of all NIC member fraternities.
Support academic success by:
Each of your chapters have an annual cumulative GPA at 2.5 or higher
Each of your new members have a 2.3 GPA or higher
- Ritual: Each member will communicate its values through its ritual as least annually.
By far the most important element in the existence of our organizations. The Ritual is the personification of the values of our organizations and is used to not only set individual fraternities apart from one another but also provide a guide to what it means to belong to a fraternity.
