Social 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 Social 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.
Social 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.
Risk Reduction Special Event Request Form
Use this resource in case an event the chapter wishes to organize requires an exemption from a certain statute of Sigma Nu’s Risk Reduction Policy. Submitting this form to the General Fraternity will initiate the process to determine whether the requested exemption can be granted and if so, if additional insurance coverage will need to be purchased.
Pursuit of Excellence Evaluation Guidelines
As Social Chairman, your role is most pertinent to the Values Congruent Environments subcategory within the Pursuit of Excellence Program. This is a list of criteria for each operational area measured by the program.
Officer Transition Checklist
This checklist provides you with what to prepare and provide to your successor in order to ensure a smooth officer transition.
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.
Event Report Form
Use this resource to help you track various events your chapter organizes, and which members attend.
Social Planning Guide
The Social Planning Guide includes explanations of policy, a rationale for determining what constitutes a chapter event, event planning templates, examples for managing alcohol and guest lists, and assorted tips for applying risk reduction and safety guidelines.
Social Planning Resources
This link connects you to the Fraternity's full listing of social planning resources. Featured resources on the page include documents to assist with event planning, helpful articles and guides to provide you with more information and the laws and policies that govern chapter events.
Values Congruent Environments Action Plan
This resource facilitates strategic planning within the operational subcategory of Values Congruent Environments (as defined by the Pursuit of Excellence Program). This action plan instructs the Risk Reduction Chairman, Social Chairman, and their respective committees on how to establish duties and responsibilities, goals, and strategies relevant to the health and safety initiatives of the chapter.
Supplemental Resources
Although not directly related to the expectations of the position, these resources can help you execute them.
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.
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.
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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).