1. Greek Life Standards of Excellence
2013-2014
Division of Student Life
Housing & Greek Life Office

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Purpose of the Standards of Excellence
The purpose of the Standards of Excellence is to:
Evaluate Chapters on the current standards of the community
Provide assessment and feedback on the current status of the chapter to
allow for continual growth
Ensure that each chapter functions effectively and efficiently
Recognize chapters that are performing at the highest possible levels,
and
Ensure that each member is provided the best possible Greek life
experience

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EXPECTATIONS
All chapters or colonies governed by the University of the Pacific Interfraternity Council (IFC),
Panhellenic Association (PHA), or Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) are required to apply and
participate in the Chapter Standards of Excellence program and process each academic year.
It is the chapter’s responsibility to ensure that the Standards of Excellence packet is completed in its
entirety and meets all guidelines set forth. Failure to complete the awards packet in its entirety
may result in a score of “0” or cause an organization to be ineligible for recognition, respectively.
To assist each chapter in the understanding of the Standards of Excellence document, each chapter
will be partnered with a Greek Life graduate assistant to assist while you complete the document.
Each chapter President or attending member will be required to sign an Expectations Contract,
stating that they have received the awards packet, and reviewed the program timeline.
TIMELINE
Each chapter is required to submit ONE FINAL packet. The one packet is due in electronic form
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 by 5:00PM via OrgSync. NO LATE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
PACKETS WILL BE ACCEPTED. In order to properly evaluate the chapter’s operations, no packet may
exceed 80 pages, including all supporting documents. To ensure a timely evaluation, each
numbered question is limited to a 500 word maximum unless otherwise stated.
The Chapter Standards of Excellence will cover chapter performance over one (1) year. Only events
taking place from April 2013 to March 2014 will be accepted and considered for evaluation. Events
occurring after the application deadline may not be submitted for the current year’s report (i.e.
events occurring in April, May, and during the summer; these events should be included in the
chapter’s future packet).
The Standards of Excellence Ceremony will then be held on Thursday, April 17 in the UC Ballroom.
METHOD OF EVALUATION
The Chapter Standards of Excellence packet will be internally reviewed by the Housing and Greek
Life Office and outside impartial members of the fraternity and sorority life professional field.
Evaluators can and will be added to the process as needed.
It is the chapter’s sole responsibility to turn in all appropriate paperwork. In order to ensure the
fairest possible evaluation for each organization, this award packet will be evaluated by a rubric
style points system. Each criterion is assigned a point value; points are ONLY gained. Feedback will
then be provided to chapter’s to allow for continual growth among the Greek community. A copy
of the Chapter Standards of Excellence document will be retained for historical record by Housing &
Greek Life Office.

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University of the Pacific Greek Life Awards
Standards of Excellence
Excellence in Leadership Development
Excellence in Community Service and Philanthropy
Excellence in Scholarship Development
Excellence in Community Engagement and Friendship
Chapter Awards
Chapter of the Year
Most Improved Chapter
Pacific Pride Award
Individual Awards
Greek Woman of the Year
Greek Man of the Year
Fraternity President of the Year
Sorority President of the Year
Sorority New Initiate/Neo of the Year
Fraternity New Initiate/Neo of the Year
Founder’s Award
Silent Leader

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Leadership Development
Transition
1. Does the chapter implement a transition program for officers?
a. Please describe the program in detail and/or plans to implement/improve a program.
2. Does the chapter have the President, Treasurer, and Social Chair attend the “Nuts and Bolts”
sessions sponsored by HGLO?
Advisor
1. Does the chapter have a faculty/staff advisor at University of the Pacific?
a. If so, how does the chapter utilize this advisor in ensuring the success of the chapter?
b. Please provide the name, department, and contact information of the advisor.
2. Does the chapter have an alumni/alumnae advisor?
a. If so, how does the chapter utilize this advisor in ensuring the success of the chapter?
b. Please provide the name, year of initiation, and contact information of the advisor.
New Member Development
1. Does the chapter have an active member elected or appointed to the position of New Member
Educator?
a. Please provide the member’s name, and year.
2. Does the chapter have an approved New Member Education Program?
a. If so, please describe this program and/or plans for implementation/improvement.
Leadership Participation
1. Does the chapter participate in leadership opportunities through its regional or inter/national
organization?
a. If so, what opportunities does the chapter participate in?
b. Please provide a list of events and participants
2. Does the chapter participate in leadership opportunities provided by HGLO?
a. If so, what opportunities does the chapter participate in?
b. Please provide a list of events and participants
3. Does the chapter have program that continues the development of its members once they
become active members?
a. If so, please describe this program.
4. What are other leadership opportunities in which the chapter participates?
5. How does the chapter define leadership?
6. How does leadership relate back to the purpose of the chapter?

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Community Service and Philanthropy
Community Service
1. Does the chapter host/sponsor at least one community service event per year?
a. If so, please describe the event(s) and the benefitting organization.
2. How does the chapter engage in community service with other organizations/larger campus
community?
3. Does the chapter have community service requirement for members? If so, what are those
requirements?
4. How does the chapter educate members on the importance of service? Why is community
service important to this chapter?
5. Please provide in any other relevant information on chapter community service, such as a list of
members with number of community service hours performed.
Philanthropy
1. Does the chapter host/sponsor at least one philanthropy event each year?
a. Please provide the details of this event, including benefitting organization, style of
event, money raised, etc.
2. How does the chapter engage in philanthropy with other organizations’ philanthropic events?
a. If so, what events did you attend? What was your involvement with these events?
b. How much money did you donate to other organizations causes or events? Please
provide a breakdown of this information if it is accessible.
3. How does the chapter educate members on the importance of philanthropy? How does the
chapter educate event participants about their philanthropy?
4. Please describe in detail any other philanthropic events in which the chapter participated.

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Scholarship Development
Academic Achievement
1. What is the chapter’s semester GPA?
2. What is the chapter’s cumulative GPA?
3. Are there GPA requirements for active members and chapter officers listed in the bylaws?
a. If so, what are those requirements?
Scholarship Program
1. Does the chapter have a person elected/appointed to the position of Scholarship Chair?
a. If so, provide the name, year, and GPA of the individual.
2. Does the chapter have a scholarship program?
a. If so, please describe in detail the program and/or plans to improve/implement a
program.
3. Does the chapter promote opportunities outside of the classroom to promote learning?
a. If so, please describe those opportunities.
4. What does scholarship mean to the chapter?
5. How is scholarship promoted in your New Member program?

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Community Engagement and Friendship
Community Engagement
1. Does the chapter partner with at least one other Greek organization to sponsor an event for the
campus?
a. If so, please describe the event, its participation and purpose.
b. Please explain the interaction between your organization and the other organization(s).
2. Does the chapter partner with an organization outside of Greek life to sponsor an event for
campus?
a. If so, please describe the event, its participation and purpose.
b. Please explain the interaction between your organization and the other organization(s).
3. How does the chapter support the other councils in Greek life?
4. How does the chapter promote Greek unity on campus?
Alumni Relations
1. How does the organization engage alumni/alumnae in support of a lifelong bond? Is there a
program in place to maintain this connection?
2. Please provide any additional information that exemplifies the chapter’s engagement with
alumni.

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Chapter Awards
Participation in these awards is voluntary. Chapter’s that feel they qualify for these awards are
encouraged to explain in no more than 750 words why their organization represents the awards
described below.
For Chapter of the Year, the winner of the award will be determined by the cumulative scores chapter’s
receive from completing the Standards of Excellence sections.
Most Improved Chapter
Most Improved Chapter goes to the chapter that has shown the greatest growth from last year.
1. What improvements or changes has your organization made from last year?
2. Why did the chapter implement these changes?
Pacific Pride Award
The Pacific Pride Award goes to the chapter that shows continual support and investment for University
of the Pacific. This includes, working to build a strong Greek community, attending university events,
demonstrating school spirit, and integrating chapter members into the community.
1. How does your organization embody Pacific Pride?
2. Why does your organization have Pacific Pride?

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Individual Awards
The forms for the individual awards will be accessible on the Greek Life OrgSync page. For each
individual award, a letter of submission (no more than 1,000 words) will be submitted alongside up to
two supporting documents, including accompanying letters of recommendation, resume, etc.
Greek Woman of the Year
Greek Woman of the Year is an outstanding representation of the seven sororities at University of the
Pacific. This woman embodies what a Greek leader should be.
Greek Man of the Year
Greek Man of the Year is an outstanding representation of the six fraternities at University of the Pacific.
This man embodies what a Greek leader should be.
President of the Year
One member from a fraternity and one member for a sorority will be recognized as President of the
Year. This award goes to the immediate outgoing president for calendar- year terms and the current
president for academic-year terms. This award will recognize then president who went above and
beyond to lead the chapter.
New Initiate/Neo of the Year
One member from a fraternity and one member from a sorority will be recognized as Neo or New
Initiate of the Year. This award goes to an active member who was initiated or crossed within the past
year (Spring 2013 or Fall 2013) and has gone above and beyond to contribute to the chapter, Greek
community, and/or Pacific community.
Founder’s
Award
This award goes to an individual who represents and lives the values and purpose of his or her
organization. The Founder’s Award goes to an individual who has maintained strong character in all the
work he or she does.
Silent Leader
This award goes to an individual who is the backbone to the organizations he or she is a member of.
Silent Leader recognizes individuals who may or may not hold an Executive Board role, and still invest
and help lead their organizations.