Blog Post 5

Visions, aims and values are things every major company has as part of their business model that they look to when things need to change or to check that their current direction follows in the paths of where they started from. In Greek life we use these in a very similar manner.

In my chapter we always look to these when we want to try something new or updating an outdated policy or committee. We use these to make sure that everything we do follows them not only to stay true to ourselves but to make sure we are not pulling away from the ideas that led to our re-chartering back in 2004. For example, last year we introduced a recruitment committee headed by 5 younger brothers who meet after ever recruitment event and have the power to hand out rolling bids rather than the old, much more time consuming way of meeting as a chapter and everyone voting on the new pledges. When this was presented many in the chapter grew concerned that this went against some of our founding ideas. After more discussion and review the committee was eventually approved and we have become a much better chapter for it.

When there are differences in our chapter with certain things they may want to change we always have to stay true to our values. When people get upset we pull up the mission statement and have everyone review it to see why something either can or cannot happen based upon that. Staying true to our values is how to keep alumni willing to support us with things like Casino Night and without remembering where we came from we can not move forward as a chapter.