Community Service & Philanthropy Chairman
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 Community Service and Philanthropy 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 expectations 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.
Community Service & Philanthropy Chairman Manual
The Law of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.
The Law is the Fraternity's constitution. It sets membership requirements, standards of conduct, and the framework for the operation of all entities of the Fraternity, including collegiate chapters. The Law also includes the Trial Code - a set of due process rules and procedures for disciplining initiated members.
Risk Reduction Policy
Along with The Law of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. the Risk Reduction Policy provides our constituents with specific policies on areas such as the education of initiates and candidates, activities of the chapter, premises of the chapter and hazing.
Pursuit of Excellence Evaluation Guidelines
As Community Service and Philanthropy Chairman, your role is most pertinent to the Service and Philanthropy subcategory within the Pursuit of Excellence Program. This is a list of criteria for each operational area measured by the program.
Service and Philanthropy Action Plan
This resource facilitates strategic planning within the operational subcategory of Service and Philanthropy (as defined by the Pursuit of Excellence Program). This action plan instructs the Community Service and Philanthropy Chairman and his committee on how to establish expentations, tasks, goals, and strategies relevant to the service and philanthropic initiatives of the chapter.
Reflections on Service Guide
Use this resource as a tool to assist you in leading discussions and activities designed to have members reflect on service efforts conducted by the chapter.
Event Report Form
Use this resource to help you track various events your chapter organizes, and which members attend.
Service & Philanthropy Tracking Sheet
Use this resource to track community service hours and philanthropic donations raised by chapter members.
Helping Hand Initiative
The Helping Hand Initiative is the official philanthropic and service effort of Sigma Nu. This link will direct you to the program's main webpage.
Officer Transition Checklist
This checklist should be used by outgoing officers, so they know what to prepare and provide to their successors.
Officer Binder Checklist
This checklist will walk new or outgoing officers on the preparation of the Officer Binder/Notebook, an important resource for the officer transition process.
Supplemental Resources
Although not directly related to the expectations of the position, these resources can help you execute them.
LEAD Phase I, Session 9: Project Management
LEAD Phase I, Session 11: Community Service
LEAD Phase IV, Session 3: Servant Leadership
Tell Us Your News
This link directs you to a webpage that allows you to report chapter news to the General Fraternity for publicity.
Mental Health Resource for Officers
This resource offers an interactive, online program – Behind Happy Faces Advisor Resource Series – to equip officers and volunteers with an understanding on how to care for the mental health of themselves and their members. The Advisor Resource Series is comprised of five 5-10-minute online modules that can be completed in one setting or spread out over as many sessions as you would like.
Best Practices Library
This library includes activities, programs, processes, and practices that result in or lead to excellent performance. Practices were collected from Sigma Nu chapters across North America of every size, institutional type, and region of the country. The best ideas and practices that could and should be replicated by other chapters are found here.
The library allows users to sort through over 400 ideas, examples, and templates. Best practices are sorted by area of operations (as defined by the Pursuit of Excellence Program) and subcategorized by type (e.g. accountability ideas, events, finances).
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.
We Have A Situation