Linfield College Greek Life Factbook Spring 2016
OVERVIEW OF THE GREEK COMMUNITY AT LINFIELD COLLEGE The Linfield College Greek Community was born in 1904 with the establishment of the Delta Psi Delta local fraternity. It has since grown significantly to include four sororities and four fraternities. The Director of College Activities, with help from the College Activities & Greek Life Program Assistant, serves as the College s Greek Life Advisor. Director of College Activities Daniel Fergueson dfergue@linfield.edu College Activities & Greek Life Program Assistant Sarah Fuller sfuller@linfield.edu GREEK GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE Advising and all non-conduct supervision of Greek organizations at Linfield College falls under the purview of the Greek Advisor. The College Conduct Office handles all conduct issues involving Greek letter organizations and their members. The Greek Relationship Statement sets policies and regulations regarding the Greek Community. The Greek Relationship Statement is a binding agreement between the College and the Greek Chapters adopted by the Board of Trustees. Additionally the Greek Risk Management document dictates risk management policies. Both documents can be found at linfield.edu/greek under the resources tab. GREEK COUNCILS The Linfield College Greek Community has two councils that oversee the Greek community. The Interfraternity Council (IFC) oversees the four fraternities. The Linfield Panhellenic Council (LPC) oversees the four sororities. The councils are responsible for overseeing Greek recruitment, the Greek image, and handling inter-chapter conflicts. FRATERNITIES Linfield College has three national fraternities and one local fraternity. The National fraternities are Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Theta Chi. The local fraternity is Delta Psi Delta. SORORITIES Linfield College has three national sororities and one local sorority. The national sororities are Alpha Phi, Phi Sigma Sigma, and Zeta Tau Alpha. The local sorority is Sigma Kappa Phi. ORDER OF OMEGA Order of Omega is a national Greek honor society. In order to be considered for membership, you must be a junior or senior member of the Greek community, rank academically above the all-greek average, be in good standing with your Greek organization, and have at least one full year of academic residence at Linfield College.
GREEK COMMUNITY DATA SPRING 2016 Number of Greek students: 469 Number of Greek women: 297 Number of Greek men: 172 Percentage of Greek student body: 27.6% Percentage of Greek women: 29.1% Percentage of Greek men: 25.3% SORORITY FORMAL RECRUITMENT 2016 Number of women who signed up for Formal Recruitment 1 : 146 Number of women who signed MRABAs: 84 Number of women matched: 78 (6 unmatched) Bids given by chapter (Quota: 25): Alpha Phi: 25 Phi Sigma Sigma: 27 Zeta Tau Alpha: 26 Spring 2016 sorority average pledge-to-initiate retention rate: 94.2% Alpha Phi: 100% (25/25) Phi Sigma Sigma: 92.6% (25/27) Zeta Tau Alpha: 96.2% (25/26) Sigma Kappa Phi 2 : 75% (6/8) FRATERNITY SPRING RECRUITMENT 2016 Number of men given bids through spring recruitment: 44 Delta Psi Delta: 7 Kappa Sigma: 6 Pi Kappa Alpha: 12 Theta Chi: 19 Spring 2016 fraternity average pledge-to-initiate retention rate: 93.2% Delta Psi Delta: 71.4% (5/7) Kappa Sigma: 100% (6/6) Pi Kappa Alpha: 100% (12/12) SPRING 2016 GPA, MEMBERSHIP, AND SERVICE Highest Fraternity GPA: Pi Kappa Alpha 3.137 Highest Sorority GPA: Phi Sigma Sigma, 3.376 Largest Fraternity: Theta Chi, 76 members Largest Sorority: Alpha Phi, 95 members Most Fraternity Service Hours: Pi Kappa Alpha 816 Most Sorority Service Hours: Zeta Tau Alpha 814.5 Highest Average Percentage of Fraternity Members Served: Kappa Sigma 30.66% Highest Average Percentage of Sorority Members Served: Zeta Tau Alpha 26.99% 1 Sigma Kappa Phi does not participate in the Formal Recruitment process 2 Based on Sigma Kappa Phi s COB recruitment process throughout spring semester
LINFIELD PANHELLENIC COUNCIL Spring 2016 LPC Officers: President: Elissa Thomas Vice President: Patricia Roberts Secretary: Maren Geesey Treasurer: N/A Publicity Chairwoman: Shelby Sweet Internal Chairwoman: Mikenna Whatley External Chairwoman: Lacey Toledo-Muragin Spring 2016 Meeting Time: Mondays 6PM in Riley 210 Sorority Recruitment Timeframe: Fall Semester: Informal COB recruitment throughout semester (for chapters who sit below Total) Spring Semester: Formal Recruitment, 1 st week of term National Organization: National Panhellenic Conference NPC Area Advisor: Rosalyn Williams RFM Specialist: Lisa Holliday LINFIELD INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL Spring 2016 IFC Officers President: Ross Passeck Vice President: Kaesen W. Jackson Finance & Administration: Blake Chamberlain Public Relations: Connell B. Crabtree Spring 2016 Meeting Time: Wednesdays at 6PM in Riley 210 Fraternity Recruitment Timeframe: Fall Semester: Informal Recruitment 3 nd week of term Spring Semester: Formal Recruitment 3 rd week of term National Organization: North-American Interfraternity Conference National Contact: Matt Welch matt@nicindy.org ORDER OF OMEGA Spring 2016 Officers: President: Pendrey Trammell (Alpha Phi) Vice President: N/A Treasurer: Micheal Metter (Theta Chi) Secretary: Louie Deraita (Alpha Phi)
SORORITIES Alpha Phi International Designation: Theta Alpha International Founding: 1872 Linfield Founding: 1990 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 92 Fall 2015 Chapter Size: 74 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.284 Fall 2015 GPA: 3.343 Membership Costs: Regular Member Fall: $271.93 Regular Member Spring: $215.50 New Member Costs Fall: $476.93 New Member Costs Spring: $506.93 National Website: https://www.alphaphi.org/home Philanthropy: Alpha Phi Foundation Annual Events: King of Hearts, Red Dress Gala, and Mother-Daughter Tea Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/alpha-phi-linfield-college/251750764862021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/linfield_aphi National Contact Info: operations@alphaphi.org or 847.316.8943 Chapter Officers President: Michaela Fujita-Conrads VP Chapter Operations: Shelby DeRocher VP Risk Management: Stephanie Beyer VP Membership Recruitment: Kara Van Zandt VP Marketing: Ashley Wyatt VP Campus Affairs: Sarah Rempelos VP Programming & Education: Brianna Snipes LPC Delegate: Sydney Maurer Primary Advisor: N/A
Phi Sigma Sigma International Designation: Delta Delta International Founding: 1913 Linfield Founding: 1981 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 92 Fall 2015 Chapter Size: 68 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.376 Fall 2015 GPA: 3.339 Membership Costs: Regular Member Fall: $367.50 Regular Member Spring: $135 New Member Costs Fall: $370 New Member Costs Spring: $395 National Website: http://www.phisigmasigma.org/home Chapter Website: http://www.phisigmasigma.org/phisigmasigma/inaction/chapterspotlight/profiles/chapters/deltadelta/ Philanthropy: The Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation Annual Events: Rock-a-thon, Pie a Phi Sig Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/phi-sigma-sigma-linfield-college/318653351515681 National Contact: PhiSigHQ@phisigmasigma.org or (410) 799-1224 Chapter Officers President: Jacqueline Hurst Vice President: Taylor Luebke Member at Large (Risk Management): Nicole Aguilar Treasurer: Savannah Hurst Recruitment Chair: Danielle Maestas Scribe: Erin Kinney Tribune: Vanessa Aviles Risk Management Officer: Megan Lee LPC Delegate: Callie Nees Primary Advisor: Dana Vandecoevering
Sigma Kappa Phi International Designation: Local Linfield Founding: April 18, 1924 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 23 Fall 2015 Chapter Size: 15 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.265 Fall 2015 GPA: 3.191 Membership Costs: Regular Member Fall/Spring: $170 New Member Costs Fall/Spring: $210 Website: http://www.sigmakappaphi.net/ Philanthropy: Homeward Bound Pets Annual Events: Bake Sale Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/sigma-kappa-phi/50409160264 Officers President: Rachel Williams Vice President: Angela Butterfield Treasurer: Leanne Pacheco Sisterhood Coordinator: Lauren Orr Sisterhood Educator: Kayla Lindsey Sargent-at-Arms: Emily Wells Secretary: Leanne Pacheco LPC Delegate: Sarah Hutchison Primary Advisor: Erin Colvin Advisor: Kay Livesay
Zeta Tau Alpha International Designation: Kappa Mu International Founding: 1898 Linfield Founding: 1997 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 90 Fall 2015 Chapter Size: 68 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.101 Fall 2015 GPA: 3.166 Membership Costs: Regular Member Fall: $254 Regular Member Spring: $257 New Member Costs Fall: $424 New Member Costs Spring: $447 National Website: http://www.zetataualpha.org/cms400min/ Chapter Website: http://www.phisigmasigma.org/phisigmasigma/inaction/chapterspotlight/profiles/chapters/deltadelta/ Philanthropy: Survivor Program at Race for the Cure Annual Events: Halloween Haunted House Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/phi-sigma-sigma-linfield-college/318653351515681 National Contact: Susan Canady zetataualpha@zetataualpha.org Officers President: Britney Bradley Vice President 1: Annalise Beshears Vice President 2: Nicole Alfonso Vice President 3: Zoe Pennington Secretary: Abby Ernst Treasurer: Rebecca Kimball Rituals: Ally Ortner Academics: Mackenzie Schmidt Risk Management Officer: Kalli Smith Historian: Stephanie Hofmann LPC Delegate: Emily Moore Primary Advisor: Robin Kotouc
FRATERNITIES Delta Psi Delta International Designation: Local Linfield Founding: 1904 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 20 Fall 2015 Chapter Size: 18 Spring 2016 GPA: 2.984 Fall 2015 GPA: 2.691 Membership Costs: Regular Member: $350 Rent: $2750 (per semester) Website: http://www.deltapsidelta.org/index.html Philanthropy: Henderson House, and Yamhill County Food Bank Annual Events: Halloween Haunted House Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deltapsideltafraternity Officers President: Jim Harger Vice President: Ben Niesen Treasurer: Peter Schafer Social Chair: Bailey Morales Hackmaster: Richie Guggle Advisor: John Shadden Advisor: Thomas Sherwood Advisor: Chuck Hale
Kappa Sigma International Designation: Mu Epsilon International Founding: 1869 Linfield Founding: 1983 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 24 Fall 2015 Chapter Size: 18 Spring 2016 GPA: 2.725 Fall 2015 GPA: 3.068 Membership Costs: Regular Member: $350 per semester New Member Costs: $150 National Website: http://kappasigma.org/ Philanthropy: N/A Annual Events: N/A National Contact: help@kappasigma.org; 434-295-3193 Chapter Officers President: Michael Molgaard Vice President: Josh Ward Treasurer: Kyle Hargrave Secretary: Ross Passeck Grand Master of Ceremonies: Sam McLain Primary Advisor: John Nygaard
Pi Kappa Alpha International Designation: Delta Rho International Founding: 1953 Linfield Founding: 1949-1950 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 52 Fall 2015 Chapter Size: 45 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.137 Fall 2015 GPA: 3.096 Membership Costs Membership Costs: $500 per semester Rent: $2600 per semester (includes Jan Term, winter and summer breaks) National Website: http://pikes.org/ Chapter Website: http://websites.omegafi.com/omegaws/pikappaalphalinfield/?doing_wp_cron=1358294233.3417050838 470458984375 Philanthropy: Military Heroes Campaign, Special Olympics, and Habitat for Humanity Annual Events: Walk-A-Mile In Her Shoes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/pi-kappa-alpha-linfield-college/253134738099598 National Contact: pikeinfo@pikes.org; 901-748-1868 Chapter Officers President: Will Samp External Vice President: Hayden Maliska Internal Vice President: Ben McNair Treasurer: Brian DeGrandmont Secretary: Jon Williams Sergeant at Arms: Drew Doxsie House Manager: Noah Berg Recruitment Chair: Connor Owen-Lovins Health & Safety Chair: Cruz Morey Primary Advisor: Gary Hill Advisor: Mike Mitchell Advisor: Bob Crump
Theta Chi International Designation: Delta Alpha International Founding: 1856 Linfield Founding: 1949 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 76 Fall 2015 Chapter Size: 62 Spring 2016 GPA: 2.976 Fall 2015 GPA: 3.026 Membership Costs Regular Member: $250 per semester New Member Costs: $310 Rent per Semester: $2000 Jan Term Rent: $100 National Website: http://thetachi.org/ Philanthropy: Yamhill County Food Bank, Henderson House, and Salvation Army Annual Events: 12 days of Christmas and Relay for Life Dinner National Contact: ihq@thetachi.org; 317-848-1856 Chapter Officers President: Will Heck Vice President: Blake Chamberlain Secretary: Palani Correa Treasurer: N/A Risk Management Officer: N/A Health & Safety: Asa Schwartz Social Chair: Scott Hilpert Recruitment Chair: Kaesen Jackson Philanthropy Chair: Andrew Schwieterman Alumni Relations: Matt Matteo House Manager: James Seely Primary Advisor: Buzz Stroud