Fraternity & Sorority Update - 10/25/24
October Fraternal Excellence Initiative Report - REQUIRED of ALL Fraternity and Sorority Members
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Fraternal Excellence Initiative Reports for October are due by 11:50 p.m. on Monday, November 4. All fraternity and sorority members should complete this report in order for your organization to remain in good standing. ALL SERVICE HOURS MUST BE LOGGED IN CARDINAL LINK BY THAT TIME, AS WELL.
THE LINK CAN BE FOUND HERE.
Reminders about filling out the FEI report: 1) Please use your own personal computer/phone or use a campus computer that you have logged into with your username and password to complete this form. Groups that have passed a laptop around to multiple members have resulted in reports not being recorded by Google. 2) The FEI form gives you the option of sending a copy of your responses to you. Please choose this option. If there is a problem with the submission of your report, the only way we can accept your submission after the deadline is if you provide a copy of it to us. 3) Additionally, you MUST use your SUNY Plattsburgh email to access the form. Questions? Contact Gabriela Spadavecchis at gspad001@plattsburgh.edu.
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Title IX Training for Chapter Leaders
There are two more Title IX Trainings scheduled. No more will be scheduled after this date. They will be held on Tuesday, October 29. The first one is at 11:30 a.m.and the second one is at 3:30 p.m., both in the Alumni Conference Room. Please pre-register for these sessions in Cardinal Link.
12 Days of Halloween
There are lots of ideas for fun brotherhood and sisterhood during the 12 Days of Halloween including the following coming up within the next week:
- Night of Frights! Haunted House sponsored by Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity TONIGHT from 6 - 9 p.m. Cost is $5 for students. Tickets available on Cardinal Link.
- Pumpkin Painting & Halloween Treats on Tuesday, October 29 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the ACC Lobby.
- Stuff a Zombie on Thursday, October 31 from 11 a.m. - noon in the ACC Lobby.
- Wear Your Halloween Costume to Campus Contest on Thursday, October 31 from 11 a.m. - noon in the ACC Lobby. You can win $150 in Cardinal Cash if you have the best costume!
- Halloween-Themed Dining at Clinton Dining Hall on Thursday, October 31
- Donate full or pieces of Halloween costumes OR bags of candy to the Delta Phi Epsilon Candy and Costume Couture Drive by Monday, October 28. These can be dropped off in Fraternity & Sorority Life.
A full schedule of events including locations can be found HERE.
F/S Leadership Development Series: Intersectionality
There will be two sessions of the FSLDS workshop on Intersectionality. The first is on Tuesday, October 29 at 7 p.m. in the ACC Alumni Conference Room and the second is on Wednesday, October 30 at noon in the Alumni Conference Room. This session will fulfill the educational program requirement for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. However, you must check in at the event and log your attendance HERE.
Campus Blood Drive
The Campus Blood Drive: Trick a Vampire, Get a Treat will be held on Wednesday, October 30 from 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. If you successfully donate blood, then you can claim one hour of service AND the equivalent of a $300 donation to the Adirondack Blood Bank will be credited to your organization's philanthropy total. It is not necessary to sign up on Cardinal Link to donate blood, Simply come to the Cardinal Lounge between 11 and 3:30 p.m. Project HELP will enter your service hour for you on Cardinal Link after they get confirmation of donors from the Blood Bank.
Service Opportunities
There are still volunteers needed for the Delta Sigma Phi Haunted House tonight and tomorrow (for clean up) and a few more spots left for Halloween at the Y next Tuesday.
Other upcoming events include:
- Casela's Pumpkin Smash Compost Bash on Saturday, November 2
- BridgePSU's Election Day Event on November 5
- Help is always needed at the Campus Thrift Stop
- If your organization is interested in helping with the Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up on November 9 and 10, contact CJ Ramos a cramo012@plattsburgh.edu.
It is important that you follow the correct procedures to report your volunteer hours. You MUST report them under Project HELP. If you report them under anything else, they will be rejected. Instructions for reporting service hours can be found HERE.
Pillars of Excellence Recognition
Nominate a fraternity/sorority organization or member for a Pillar of Excellence Recognition. There are four areas that you can nominate someone in: Friendship, Scholarship, Leadership and Service. We will announce nominees on Fraternity & Sorority Life and Center for Student Involvement social media and recap weekly winners in each Fraternity & Sorority Update. To nominate a group or individual, simply send an email to FSlife@plattsburgh.edu explaining why you are nominating the group/individual, which pillar of excellence you are nominating them for (e.g. friendship, scholarship, etc.) and attach a photo if you have one.
Congratulations to those recognized the past two weeks:
Leadership: Sam Ryan for attending the Alpha Phi Leadership Institute at Disney World a few weeks ago.
Service: Theta Gamma for helping a 91-year old man with yardwork. Although they didn't know this when they agreed to help, he turned out to be a Theta Gamma alum!!
Leadership: Greg Halloran, TKE alum (BS '13) was appointed to the Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity Grand Council
Friendship and Service/Philanthropy: The Alumnae of Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. for donating bags of candy to the Delta Phi Epsilon Halloween Candy and Costume Couture Drive while they were visiting campus.
Friendship and Service/Philanthropy: Delta Phi Epsilon and Theta Gamma for partnering on Hoops for Hope, raising $200 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Interfraternally,
Allison
ALLISON SWICK-DUTTINE
Interim Director of the Center for Student Involvement
Director of Fraternity & Sorority Life
and Project HELP
203 Angell College Center
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(o) 518-564-4825
(f) 518-564-4849
plattsburgh.edu
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https://campusgroups.plattsburgh.edu/
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