Linfield College Greek Life Factbook Fall 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 Nina Berger nberger@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 FALL 2016 Number of Greek students: 339 Number of Greek women: 209 Number of Greek men: 130 Percentage of Greek student body: 20.8% Percentage of Greek women: 21.0% Percentage of Greek men: 22.0% SORORITY FALL COB RECRUITMENT 2016 Fall 2016 Total was set at the largest chapter size of 68. Three sororities participated in COB Recruitment during the fall of 2016: Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Kappa Phi, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Due to a membership change after total was set, Alpha Phi also participated in Fall COB. Number of women given bids through COB Recruitment: 21 Alpha Phi: 4 (4 accepted) Phi Sigma Sigma: 9 (9 accepted) Sigma Kappa Phi: 5 (5 accepted) Zeta Tau Alpha: 3 (3 accepted) Fall 2016 Sorority average pledge-to-initiate retention rate: 90.5% Alpha Phi: 100% (4/4) Phi Sigma Sigma: 89% (8/9) Sigma Kappa Phi: 80% (4/5) Zeta Tau Alpha: 100% (3/3) FRATERNITY FALL RECRUITMENT 2016 Number of men given bids through fall recruitment: 14 Delta Psi Delta: 4 Kappa Sigma: 0 Pi Kappa Alpha: 5 Theta Chi: 5 Fall 2016 fraternity average pledge-to-initiate retention rate: 92.8% Delta Psi Delta: 75% (3/4) Pi Kappa Alpha: 100% (5/5) Theta Chi: 100% (5/5) FALL 2016 GPA, MEMBERSHIP, AND SERVICE Highest Fraternity GPA: Delta Psi Delta, 3.389 Highest Sorority GPA: Phi Sigma Sigma, 3.491 Largest Fraternity: Theta Chi, 55 members Largest Sorority: Phi Sigma Sigma, 67 members Most Fraternity Service Hours: Kappa Sigma 272 Most Sorority Service Hours: Zeta Tau Alpha 468.5 Highest Average of Service Hours Based on Chapter (Fraternity): Kappa Sigma 13.6 hr average Highest Average of Service Hours Based on Chapter (Sorority): Zeta Tau Alpha 8.36 hr average
LINFIELD PANHELLENIC COUNCIL Fall 2016 LPC Officers: President: Elissa Thomas Vice President: Patricia Roberts Secretary/Treasurer: Maren Geesey Publicity Chairwoman: Shelby Sweet Internal Chairwoman: Mikenna Whatley External Chairwoman: Lacey Toledo-Muragin Fall 2016 Meeting Time: Tuesdays 7PM 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: Helen Yu RFM Specialist: Lisa Holliday LINFIELD INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL Fall 2016 IFC Officers President: Ross Passeck Vice President: Kaesen W. Jackson Finance & Administration: Justin Meyer Public Relations: Connell B. Crabtree Fall 2016 Meeting Time: Tuesdays at 5:30PM 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 Fall 2016 Officers President: Tatum Chidlaw (Alpha Phi) Vice President: Patricia Roberts (Phi Sigma Sigma) Treasurer: Drew Doxsie (Pi Kappa Alpha) Secretary: Brian Degrandmont (Pi Kappa Alpha)
SORORITIES Alpha Phi International Designation: Theta Alpha International Founding: 1872 Linfield Founding: 1990 Fall 2016 Chapter Size: 66 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 92 Fall 2016 GPA: 3.353 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.284 Membership Costs: Regular Member Fall: $215.50 Regular Member Spring: $271.93 New Member Costs Fall: $476.93 New Member Costs Spring: $506.93 National Website: https://www.alphaphi.org/home Chapter Website: http://linfieldalphaphi18.wixsite.com/linfield-alpha-phi 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 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 Sarah Coste, scoste@linfield.edu
Phi Sigma Sigma International Designation: Delta Delta International Founding: 1913 Linfield Founding: 1981 Fall 2016 Chapter Size: 67 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 92 Fall 2016 GPA: 3.491 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.376 Membership Costs: Regular Member Fall: $367.50 Regular Member Spring: $165 New Member Costs Fall: $370 New Member Costs Spring: $405 National Website: http://www.phisigmasigma.org/home Chapter Website: http://www.linfield.edu/greek/sororities/phi-sigma-sigma.html Philanthropy: The Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation Annual Events: Rock-a-thon, Pie a Phi Sig Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phisigmasigmalinfieldcollege/?ref=br_rs 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 Dana Vandecoevering, dana.vandecoevering@intel.com
Sigma Kappa Phi International Designation: Local Linfield Founding: April 18, 1924 Fall 2016 Chapter Size: 20 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 23 Fall 2016 GPA: 3.211 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.265 Membership Costs: Regular Member Fall/Spring: $170 New Member Costs Fall/Spring: $210 Website: http://www.linfield.edu/greek/sororities/sigma-kappa-phi.html Philanthropy: Homeward Bound Pets Annual Events: Bake Sale, Alumni Tea Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sigma-kappa-phi-50409160264/?ref=br_rs Officers President: Rachel Williams Vice President of Risk Management: Sarah Bell Treasurer: Mariah Meads Sisterhood Coordinator: Angela Butterfield New Member Educator/Recruitment Chair: Alana Thomas-Garcia Sargent-at-Arms: Amelia Keyes Secretary & LPC Delegate: Avi Lee-Petzak Erin Colvin, erin.lynn.colvin@gmail.com Faculty Advisor: Kay Livesay, klives@linfield.edu
Zeta Tau Alpha International Designation: Kappa Mu International Founding: 1898 Linfield Founding: 1997 Fall 2016 Chapter Size: 56 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 90 Fall 2016 GPA: 3.181 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.101 Membership Costs: Regular Member Fall: $254 Regular Member Spring: $267 New Member Costs Fall: $424 New Member Costs Spring: $457 National Website: http://www.zetataualpha.org/cms400min/ Chapter Website: http://linfield.zetataualpha.org/ Philanthropy: Think Pink, https://www.zetataualpha.org/cms400min/foundation/foundationcontent.aspx?id=3204 Annual Events: Halloween Haunted House, Think Pink Workshops Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ztalinfield/ 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: Maren Geesey Treasurer: Rebecca Kimball Rituals: Ally Ortner Academics: Mackenzie Schmidt Risk Management Officer: Kalli Smith Historian: Stephanie Hofmann LPC Delegate: Emily Moore Robin Kotouc, robbinnmolly@msn.com
FRATERNITIES Delta Psi Delta International Designation: Local Linfield Founding: 1904 Fall 2016 Chapter Size: 17 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 20 Fall 2016 GPA: 3.389 Spring 2016 GPA: 2.984 Membership Costs: Regular Member: $350 Rent: $2750 (per semester) Website: http://www.deltapsidelta.org/ Philanthropy: Zero Waste McMinnville Annual Events: Halloween Haunted House Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deltapsideltafraternity Officers President: Ben Niesen Vice President: Quinton Riesenman Treasurer: Thomas Shearer Secretary: Bailey Morales House Manager: David Betts Social Chair: Steven Terman Hackmaster (Pledge Educator): Peter Schafer IFC Delegate(s): Darren Abrahamson, Bailey Morales Advisor: John Shadden, jshadden@havenet.com Advisor: Thomas Sherwood, tom@headwater-ic.com
Kappa Sigma International Designation: Mu Epsilon International Founding: 1869 Linfield Founding: 1983 Fall 2016 Chapter Size: 19 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 24 Fall 2016 GPA: 3.269 Spring 2016 GPA: 2.725 Membership Costs: Regular Member: $350 per semester New Member Costs: $150 National Website: http://kappasigma.org/ Philanthropy: Military Heros Annual Events: N/A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linfieldksig/ National Contact: help@kappasigma.org; 434-295-3193 Chapter Officers President: Sam McLain Vice President: Josh Hight Treasurer: Matt Hanson Secretary: Michael Molgaard Grand Master of Ceremonies: Davis Jenkins Guard: Logan Davis IFC Delegate: Connor Higgins John Nygaard, john@oregonlawyerpdx.com
Pi Kappa Alpha International Designation: Delta Rho International Founding: 1953 Linfield Founding: 1949-1950 Fall 2016 Chapter Size: 43 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 52 Fall 2016 GPA: 3.188 Spring 2016 GPA: 3.137 Membership Costs Membership Costs: $550 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/linfieldpikes/?fref=mentions 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: Jackson O Keefe Health & Safety Chair: Justin Meyer IFC Delegate: Jackson O Keefe Gary Hill, garyhill56@gmail.com Advisor: Mike Mitchell, mike.k.mitchell@gmail.com Advisor: Bob Crump, bob.crump@yahoo.com
Theta Chi International Designation: Delta Alpha International Founding: 1856 Linfield Founding: 1949 Fall 2016 Chapter Size: 55 Spring 2016 Chapter Size: 76 Fall 2016 GPA: 3.117 Spring 2016 GPA: 2.976 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: United Service Organizations, https://www.uso.org/ Annual Events: USO Week National Contact: ihq@thetachi.org; 317-848-1856 Chapter Officers President: Will Heck Vice President: Matt Matteo Secretary: Palani Correa Treasurer: Joseph Cassano Risk Management Officer: Jacob Dennis VP of Health & Safety: Asa Schwartz Social Chair: Scott Hilpert Recruitment Chair: Garison Rendsland Philanthropy Chair: Andrew Schwieterman Alumni Relations: Brian Valentine House Manager: James Seely IFC Delegate: Willie Hayes Buzz Stroud, b24stroud@gmail.com