1. Program Proposal:
Office of Greek Affairs
Description: Greek Affairs Study Blitz – The Office of Greek Affairs
would like to emphasize the academic performance of the Greek
community through the creation of a study blitz/event to proactively
support raising GPAs with support from the Center for Academic
Success.
1) Introduction
i) Greek Affairs Study Blitz
ii) Host a study event for the Greek community that would allow
for the Office of Greek Affairs to provide Greek students with a
program centered around academic success.
iii)The impact of hosting this event would be the Office of Greek
Affairs places emphasis on academic success within the Greek
Community.
2) Purpose
i) Georgia Tech Greek Affairs values academic excellence and
providing the necessary resources to chapter and councils.
ii) The demand for a program like this is crucial because the Office
of Greek Affairs does not currently host an academic excellence
program.
iii)Through this program, students will have a place to study and
relax during the week before finals. Students will also learn of
another resource on campus, the Center for Academic Success.
3) Process
i) Attached you will find a program outline including logistical
planning.
ii) Attached you will find a Practice-to-Theory-to-Practice outline.

2. 4) Structure
i) To be planned and hosted by the Graduate Assistant or Intern
for the semester.
ii) Planning and implementation will be overseen by the Director
of Greek Affairs.
5) Partnership – Center for Academic Success (CfAS)
i) Request at least 5 Peer Tutors.
ii) Allows for CfAS to reach a large student group.
iii)Allows for Greek students to meet and connect with CfAS.
iv) Creates a network for Greek students that will allow for them
to use CfAS resources in the future.
v) Builds a partnership between the Office of Greek Affairs and
Center for Academic Success for future partnerships or events.

3. Study Blitz Logistics:
Where: Georgia Tech Student Center
When: Thursday before Finals Week
Contact: (404)385-4275 or
https://www.gtevents.gatech.edu/virtualems/
Rooms to Rent: 319, 320, 321 all have a capacity of 50 people. May
reserve ballroom if event will draw a large crowd
Time: 7pm-11pm
Cost: $80 per room for 4 hours  $240 for room reservations
$150 for food and refreshments  May change due to turnout
Total: $390 for room and food
If renting out ballroom plus rooms and food  $740
Attendance: 500 Students

4. Practice-to-Theory-to-Practice Step by Step Model:
Greek Affairs Study Blitz
Step 1: Would like to identify an area of need concerning grades and
GPA improvement for Greek community at Georgia Tech
Step 2: Program Outcomes
 Promote effective study time during week before finals at Georgia
Tech
 Foster relationships between Center for Academic Success and
Greek community members
 Encourage students to utilize a three different area study section
o Silent room, Group Work room, Regular room
Step 3: Tinto’s (1993) theory on student success for retention and
persistence can help to understand the issue. While Georgia Tech Greek
students are already high performing academic students, implementing
a structured academic event during dead week sponsored by the Office
of Greek Affairs would articulate the goals of the Office for persistence
and improved GPAs. Through academic involvement and support, we
are hopeful to see a raised GPA in the Greek community at Georgia
Tech.
Step 4: The three student types at Georgia Tech that we see most often
are: Academics, Conventional, and Grinds (CITE). These student types
allow for a hopeful high participant rate because of how much students
value there grades and academic achievement.
Step 5: When recognizing potential resources and challenges, I argue
the biggest challenge is getting Greek students to the event. With study
habits and study rituals for individual students a major influence, some
students may not want to break that tradition or ritual. A source of
support would be the Center for Academic Success. This partnership

5. should help bring students to the event because of the ability to receive
peer-tutoring. The environmental influence can be that students do not
want to study in a place that is not quite as comfortable to them, so .
Step 6: The goals of the program should stay consistent when planning
the event. An Academic Circle, as described by Tinto in 1993, for a
student must be large enough for students to adequately persist and
graduate.
Step 7 -10: Once the event has taken place, we can reevaluate the goals
of the program, assess how effective the event was, and plan for a
better study blitz the next semester.