COMMUNITY SERVICE / PHILANTHROPY CHAIR

Responsibilities

Service may be its own reward, but a service project will not be able to take your Biochemistry exam. Collegiate schedules can be quite hectic and academic requirements are becoming increasingly difficult. Certain brothers may have a long-standing commitment to another cause that they do not want to give up. Coordinating a service project is not as easy as picking a date and place for the event. This is an area that requires leadership and motivation to get the most effort and participation from the chapter.

• Conducts at least one chapter-wide service event each semester.
• Consistently promotes service to chapter members.
• Motivates members of the Fraternity to get involved in philanthropic activities, whether or not the chapter sponsors them.
• Serve as Chairman of the Community Service/Philanthropy Committee to plan both hands-on service experiences as well as philanthropic activities for the chapter.
• Has an eye towards public relations and image making, such that all philanthropies done by the chapter.
• Cooperates with other Greek organizations as well as non-Greek campus organizations in planning and carrying out community-service projects.
• Encourages the chapter to pursue FarmHouse's preferred philanthropy, Second Harvest.
• Works with the Director of Administration to ensure that all activities are advertised to the university, to the campus and community, to the International Headquarters and alumni.
• Works with the Chaplain so brothers can process their service experience in relation to broader and deeper spiritual goals. This includes c oordinating reflection discussions after service projects to maximize an individual's growth.

Community Service/Philanthropy Committee

The most important responsibility of the Committee is to assist the Chairman in motivation of members and any preparations necessary for the event. This will often be intertwined – more brothers than the committee may be needed to set-up an event – the committee will have to motivate and mobilize them to accomplish the task. Supporting the plans of the Chairman publicly in word and deed will motivate the chapter and ensure that each event is a success due to maximum participation.

Committee members may also be assigned smaller projects during the semester to continue developing service habits among the brothers and improving their ability to motivate the brothers.