Fraternity Standards

The Vice President-Standards and her committee are responsible for the maintenance of Fraternity standards and policies. If the Standards Committee determines that an active or new member should be put on Probation to allow the individual time to develop acceptable habits of behavior, the terms and conditions shall be developed with a positive purpose.

Suggested Guidelines and Terms for Probation
- Consider When Developing Terms of Probation Page 2
- Academic Problems Page 3
- Alcohol Abuse Page 4
- Attendance Issues Page 5
- Drug Abuse Page 7
- Eating Disorders Page 8
- Emotional Problems Page 9
- Event/Risk Management Violations Page 10
- Financial Delinquency Page 11
- Firearms Page …show more content…
Each term, the Standards Committee should explore all campus resources to know what is available. As part of those resources, the Standards Committee should have a completed copy of the Gender-Based Violence Prevention Resource Guide. This resource can be found after logging into www.kappa.org/members, and navigating to More Resources > Chapter VP-Standards. Having a list of resources available prior to a crisis will be invaluable should the committee find the need to use it.

Consider When Developing Terms of Probation:
• How do the terms address the member’s specific problem?
• How do the terms benefit the member?
• How do the terms benefit the chapter?
• Probation must begin on the day the member conference is held unless an exception is granted by the District Standards Specialist.
• All terms of Probation must fall within the probationary period. A member cannot be required to do something in January if her Probation expired the previous …show more content…
o The Standards Committee sends a reminder to the member after her second unexcused absence. o The Standards Committee sends an appointment form to the member after her third unexcused absence to talk about the member’s absences and offer assistance.
• If Probation is determined to be the appropriate action, consider the following: o Remind the member that failure to meet the terms of Probation may result in loss of membership. o The terms of Probation could include:
 Attend all required events. This is required for any member on Probation.
 Participate in a service project for the chapter.
 Volunteer for a specific number of hours to a local nonprofit organization. Submit proof of completed hours to the Standards Committee. Volunteer hours should equal the total number of hours missed due to unexcused absences.
 Help plan a chapter retreat.
 Help plan a sisterhood function.
 Pick from job jar. Try to relate tasks to the missed function if possible.
- Assist with washing and ironing initiation robes.
- Assist with straightening out the recruitment closet.
- Help plan the new member retreat.
- Help write thank-you notes to alumnae who helped with Recruitment or