Rebecca Shapiro Thesis (11 May 2011).pdf - Brandeis Institutional ...
Rebecca Shapiro Thesis (11 May 2011).pdf - Brandeis Institutional ... Rebecca Shapiro Thesis (11 May 2011).pdf - Brandeis Institutional ...
campus, reduces the guarantee that every chapter's behavior will align with the nationalorganization's vision and mission.Fraternities and sororities, however, educate chapters through assemblies such asconclaves, conventions, and district leadership conferences. The conference participantbase is generally comprised of chapter presidents, leaders of recruitment teams and otherexecutive members within a chapter. Many fraternities and sororities extend invitationsand pay for the travel for one or two members, thus providing representation from everychapter. These conferences gather members from across the globe to hold discussions ofbest practices in their chapters, and they provide workshops on topics such as marketing,proper recruitment, New Member Education processes (previously known as pledging),strategic programming, financial management within the Greek system, RiskManagement and other areas pertinent to the fraternity and sorority leadership.For Jewish organizations, these conferences serve as great opportunities toinstruct fraternity or sorority leaders on ways to incorporate informal education practicesin Jewish programming in their chapters. The lessons would show how incorporatingdeeper discussion of Jewish identity on the local level would help to create moremeaningful and beneficial Jewish experiences for members on the campuses. AEPI hostsa mini-conference directly preceding its national convention. Named Hineni, the objectis to engage student leaders in enrichment of Jewish programming. This conferencespecifically focuses on developing brothers’ connection with Israel, community serviceand philanthropy. 206 Conferences such as Hineni allow attendees to specifically focus onthe Jewish elements of their respective chapters and what it means to be part of a Jewish206 206 Hineni Conference," Alpha Epsilon Pi, Hineni, accessed April 28, 2011,http://www.aepi.org/?page=Hineni71
Greek organization. A speaker able to teach about informal education and how it couldbe incorporated into the already existing Jewish programming structure would helpchapters transition from socialization-based programming to more substantiveprogramming. I recommend this type of session to all organizations that refer tothemselves as a Jewish fraternity or sorority.During conferences, national organizations recognize chapters for performance inmany areas of Greek life such as philanthropy, risk management, academics andrecruitment. This positive reinforcement through examples shows others chapters what isexpected and valued. I recommend that the Chair awarded for best Jewish programminglead a session during the conference on how to run successful Jewish programming. Thiswould allow presidents or programmers to meet with an "expert" and receive advice,benefitting from experience and thereby bringing each conference attendee closer tounderstanding how to provide successful Jewish programming.As noted above, organizations, particularly substantial organizations, have a moredifficult time controlling a large number of chapters spread across the globe. Generally,local alumni or a chapter manager are assigned to a chapter, which they advise or assist.The alumni or chapter manager often serves as the only 'adult' connection to theorganization, and as a result, the organizations are substantially peer led. The cost oftravel, as well as time constraints on larger organizations, result in less nationalleadership attention given to each chapter. Chapters that receive less attention are morelikely to deviate from the values and traditions of the national organizations, and to takeon lives of their own. To ensure Jewish content in the Jewish Greek system, it is vitalthat chapters have knowledgeable and available resource personnel.72
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campus, reduces the guarantee that every chapter's behavior will align with the nationalorganization's vision and mission.Fraternities and sororities, however, educate chapters through assemblies such asconclaves, conventions, and district leadership conferences. The conference participantbase is generally comprised of chapter presidents, leaders of recruitment teams and otherexecutive members within a chapter. Many fraternities and sororities extend invitationsand pay for the travel for one or two members, thus providing representation from everychapter. These conferences gather members from across the globe to hold discussions ofbest practices in their chapters, and they provide workshops on topics such as marketing,proper recruitment, New Member Education processes (previously known as pledging),strategic programming, financial management within the Greek system, RiskManagement and other areas pertinent to the fraternity and sorority leadership.For Jewish organizations, these conferences serve as great opportunities toinstruct fraternity or sorority leaders on ways to incorporate informal education practicesin Jewish programming in their chapters. The lessons would show how incorporatingdeeper discussion of Jewish identity on the local level would help to create moremeaningful and beneficial Jewish experiences for members on the campuses. AEPI hostsa mini-conference directly preceding its national convention. Named Hineni, the objectis to engage student leaders in enrichment of Jewish programming. This conferencespecifically focuses on developing brothers’ connection with Israel, community serviceand philanthropy. 206 Conferences such as Hineni allow attendees to specifically focus onthe Jewish elements of their respective chapters and what it means to be part of a Jewish206 206 Hineni Conference," Alpha Epsilon Pi, Hineni, accessed April 28, 20<strong>11</strong>,http://www.aepi.org/?page=Hineni71
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