Expansion Manual
ALUMNI INVOLVEMENT IN EXPANSION
A very important part of the survival, growth, and development
of the FarmHouse colony into a FarmHouse chapter is the role
which alumni play. Alumni involvement takes many forms, but
most involvement takes place through chapter advisors and through
the FarmHouse Association.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A CHAPTER ADVISOR?
Basically, it is, as the name suggests, one
who advises the colony/chapter on issues of special concern
to the life and health of the group (such as rush, pledge education,
scholarship, house manage-ment, campus activities, alumni relations,
etc.) and programming that will help to "Build Men".
Many times the colony/chapter will ask for specific help from
the advisor, but otherwise the advisor is primarily seen and
not heard - except when he thinks it necessary to speak out
to keep the chapter on track. The International Office publishes
a Chapter Advisor's Handbook which gives more specific information
on the role and duties of the chapter advisor. Copies of the
Chapter Advisor's Handbook can be ordered from the International
Office at no cost to the colony/chapter.
Chapter advisors are members of the FarmHouse
Association and serve as liaisons between the colony/chapter
and the Association.
WHAT IS A FARMHOUSE ASSOCIATION AND WHAT
DOES IT DO?
The FarmHouse Association is a group of FarmHouse
men, usually in states (or areas) where there is a FarmHouse
chapter or colony oper-ating on a college or university campus.
The primary function of the Association is to serve as a housing
corporation for the chapter or colony, but there are other important
roles the Association can fill.
The FarmHouse Association should also serve
as an avenue for social gatherings of alumni, as the chief source
of fund-raising from alumni, and as a resource pool to assist
the chapter or colony with Total Membership Education programming.
(Such as speakers and work-shop presenters on topics of interest
to the colony/chapter, advice on the pledge education program,
alumni relations, etc. For more infor-mation on Total Membership
Education programming, contact the Inter-national Office.)
WHEN SHOULD THE ASSOCIATION BE FORMED?
Hopefully, an Association will become incorporated
while the colony is striving for its charter. In any case, however,
an Associa-tion should be incorporated and actively meeting
within one year of the chapter's chartering.
WHO MAY BE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION?
Association membership consists of all chapter,
alumni, associate and honorary members residing within a state
or interstate area, and can include potential associate members.
Of course, this also includes the Advisors.
