Well to begin........BUCKEYES NUMBER 1 (not sure if thats a good thing but its one massive target on our backs again)
Ill just list everything first then ill talk about it at the end
My Chapter
Strengths
- Brotherhood
- Rivalry Run (its definitely on the up and up)
- Service (Food drive is doing work)
- Knowledge, Scholarship (what ever you want to call it, our grades are great and going up)
-Classiness
- Being a Gentlemen
Weakness
-Recruitment
-Social
I am sure I am missing things in each section, so forgive me. First we are well know on campus of being great guys, I believe this to be true and have no reason against it. We have taken things to all new levels in the Rivalry Run. We have taken something that was on the verge of dieing out and breathing a load of fresh air into it. We can only expect more great things from it in the near future (maybe one day we surpass m!chg@n). The food drive is still going strong and expanding every year. Can not wait to see the food total from this year. Again with everyone I talk to everyone has great respect for us around Campus.
Weakness are not true weakness, just things that need improvement because they are not quite to the standards of the others. In terms of recruitment I feel like we struggle every quarter to find recruits, but some how we manage find great guys at the last minute (somewhere this is going to fail and hurt the chapter). Although I think we are improving a lot since last year, the committee has a great new approach and I look forward to see where its going. Spring is already looking up. As to social, I am really not sure how to fix this. I have talked to various sororities and in the past we have no shown well at TG and other events (including non-alcoholic). So have said we are timid and shy, others say awkward. While none of these are the worst scenario, they can be improved. I can say at the last TG we brought more guys then the girls, more of dressed to the theme, and overall interacted with everyone just fine. So social appears to maybe be going up as well, although I think this will take the longest to improve because image is not something that can be improved overnight
Council: IFC
What can I say about IFC? I used to think of them as a body of people that did nothing, did not do what they were suppose to do. Lately I have seen a major increase of policing the chapters to make sure they are following all the rules. While I don't agree in a massive police force to control our community, but sometimes it is necessary to curb the abuses and put the community back on track. I still don't see them doing much, but that may because I have no involvement with them. Perhaps something to improve would be their lame attempt at showing off the houses. I remember last year and when I was a freshman the attempt to bring guys around to all the house was sub par at best. I believe there were less then 10 guys that came out and there was very little structure. I would suggest advertising the event better so that more guys come out to see more of the houses. Other than that I really don't know all of what IFC does or doesn't do. So maybe being more open, or talking about it at the new member dinner.
The Community: GREEK LIFE IN GENERAL
Well as a whole we need to work together because we are pieces of a whole puzzle. While not all chapter are like FIJI, not all chapters should. Uniqueness is great for our community and I believe there is a chapter for everyone, that being said the Animal House image has to die. Our community does such great things for both the university and the surrounding area. We have to continue working with the university for it is our largest ally. Our president wants to expand us from 6% to close to 12%, which says a lot. If the university obviously believes we do great things. We need to wear our letters to class and the library, places that are visible, but never out out to drink or even around alcohol. We are improving in this area, but still need to improve. If we want our community to grow and expand and become even greater then it already is, we have to improve our image. We need to continue to welcome diversity and encourage each other to improve our relationships both with each other and the overall community
Sorry for the length got a bit carried away
because I have not posted anything cool in while i present you with the following
Enjoy
Damn Proud to be an American
and always Proud to be a FIJI
- Weaver
