Yeehaw, welcome to Texas University's not-SAAHE Interview Weekend.
The Texas University not-SAAHE program is like the SAAHE program at Texas A&M but we
don't offer everything that they offer and we are burnt orange and white.
Varsity is like reville but a cow and with horns.
Your first interview is with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
YEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAW.
Interviewer: My name is Charles Frazier and I am the director of fraternity and sorority
life here at Texas University.
I am going to give you a brief overview of the functions of fraternity and sorority life
advising programs, then I will ask questions to gauge your understanding of the field.
At the end you will have time to ask questions, let's begin.
Fraternity and Sorority Life Advising Programs, as outlined by the Council for the Advancement
of Standards in Higher Education (CAS), are meant to promote learning and development
of students who affiliate with fraternities and sororities while also supporting the fraternity
and sororities efforts to contribute to the institution.
This can take many forms and not all offices look the same.
Some responsibilities of our staff are advising, administrative work, strategic planning, conduct
mediation, supervising student workers in the office, educating students in the community,
advocating for our students, policy interpretation, and procedural development.
As professionals in this functional area we contribute to student's education, assist
students in achieving their educational goals, prepare students to be citizens and for their
careers, and we promote student development.
Any questions so far?
Interviewee: Yes, one question.
Do you prefer Laynes or Canes?
Interviewer: I prefer Laynes, sorry Lisa.
Okay back to Fraternity and Sorority Life advising programs….
Some services and resources we provide are advising, training, education, programming,
risk management, and advocacy.
Not all institutions provide the same resources.
OFSL can be housed in different areas of institutions.
Many times, OFSL will be housed within Leadership Offices.
This is true for both the amazing Texas A&M University and The College of William and
Mary.
There are four councils within OFSL.
The councils are National Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek
Council, and National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Professionals who advise these organizations must understand the history and norms of the
fraternities and sororities on their specific campus.
Our history and culture here at Texas University is much different than our awesome neighbors
at Texas A&M University.
We also work with the headquarters for all of the councils and individual organizations
to assist in advising these groups.
It is VERY important to have a good working relationship with headquarters, because We
call headquarters regularly to provide guidance, provide resources, to keep headquarters informed.
This also helps in our understanding of the expectations that headquarters has for the
councils and the individual chapters and allowing us to collaborate and explain the university
expectations in conjunction with theirs.
This relationship is also important because we both are working towards the same goal.
Interviewer: What skills do you have that will benefit you in FSL?
Interviewee: I have great communication skills, I have care and concern for the community,
and I am always willing to challenge others and ask questions.
Interviewee: Those are great skills and a great start.
In addition, according to Dr. Melissa Shehane from Texas A&M University, Staff in this office
should have conduct experience, risk management knowledge, know a little about event planning,
advising experience, leadership and service knowledge, crisis management skills, media
training, and patience because there are consistently new members of the greek community.
Interviewee: Do I need to be a member of a Greek organization to be a good fit in the
OFSL?
Interviewer: Great question.
No, you do not need to be a member of Greek Life to work with the Greek Community.
Dr. Shehane from Texas A&M stated, "Students may say you need to be a member of a Greek-letter
organization to work in the Office of Fraternity of Sorority Life.
You do not have to, but you must be a champion of Greek life.
You must be willing to learn what you do not know and you must be willing to go to bat
for students when it is appropriate."
Interviewer: Do you have any assessment experience?
Interviewee: I haven't conducted any assessments myself, but I know it has to deal with surveys
and stuff like that.
Interviewer: No worries.
In this position you will gain lots of knowledge on assessment.
In order to contribute to student learning and development, we assess student learning
and development in relationship to being a member of the fraternity and sorority community.
Interviewee: There are many other offices I am interested in working with, but not necessarily
working for.
Do you all collaborate across campus?
Interviewer: Absolutely.
This is an important part of working in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
We must collaborate with colleagues and departments across campus to promote student learning,
development, and success.
Some of our biggest partners are: the dean of students office, the student conduct office,
local law enforcement, and the alumni center to reach our fraternity and sorority life
alumni.
Now I know what you are thinking.
We partner with these offices because our students get in trouble all the time.
In reality, we partner with these offices to share with these partners what our students
are doing and form good relationships.
Interviewee: Are there any professional development opportunities for me?
Interviewer: Of course!
Members in our office are involved in AFA which is the Association of Fraternity/Sorority
Advisors.
This association can be used to enforce rules and interject when needed.
We go to AFA conferences to learn how we can better serve the fraternity and sorority life
community.
If you would like to learn more about the association, the website for AFA is www.afa1976.org.
Interviewer: Any other questions?
Interviewee: Nope.
Thank you for your time.
(walks away and doesn't shake interviewer's hand)
Voice: What did you think of the interview?
Interviewee: it wasn't the best interview i've had.
There's something about TU's not-SAAHE program that's just not sitting well with
me.
The Texas A&M SAAHE program is waaaaaayyyyyy better and their program director Dr. Krista
Bailey is awesome!
I think I'm going to go there if they offer me the assistantship at the association.
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. (2015). CAS professional standards for higher education (9th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
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