TOTAL MEMBERSHIP EDUCATOR

Many chapters may not have a Total Member Educator, or the position only exists to fill a required slot but is not expected to be something of value. There are few positions more important however. The Total Member Educator is the man who helps develop the bonds of brotherhood and enriches the fraternity experience so that members continue to participate as juniors and seniors.

Commonly, chapters have well-developed New Member Education (“pledge”) programs, but the Total Member Education program may only be in its infancy. You need to quickly assert the role of Director of New Member Education as only a part of the chapter's efforts to build men that works in conjunction with the Member Education program that covers a brother's entire collegiate career.

Seek methods to enrich membership education so that it is a stimulating learning
     experience.

Assist each member in developing a plan for personal growth and development that
     covers his entire collegiate career.

Holds the chapter accountable for meeting the goals of member education.

Coordinate the activities of the VP-Recruitment, the Director of New Member Education,
     Social Chairman, Director of Scholarship, Intramural Chairman, Director of Alumni
     Relations, and the Chaplain so that they are consistent with the chapter and member's
     goals for development.

Work with the Director of Alumni Relations to develop links to alumni for networking and
     career mentoring.

Utilizes university resources from Career Services, Counseling, and Student Affairs offices
     and professors to schedule speakers and programs on topics ranging from personal
     finance to spiritual growth to resume writing.

Develop a framework for each academic year that helps the brother develop himself
     intellectually, spiritually, socially, morally, and physically. There should be measurable
     goals and targets.

New Member Educator

New Members are the key to the sustenance and growth of your chapter and the fraternity as a whole. As the leader of this component of the Member Education Committee, this officer will have a large influence on how your chapter Builds Men and whether or not they accept total member development. You need to work closely with each other. A “pledge” program that breaks brothers down and tests their worthiness will alienate new members after initiation if they are then asked to continue participating in the total member education process that is supposed to Build Men of principle and integrity. It should be stressed that a pledge program or New Member Education is merely a fraction of the total time that a man will grow and develop through his life-long membership in FarmHouse.

Member Education Committee

The Director of New Member Education is responsible for designing and implementing the program, in conjunction with the Total Member Educator, but he is not solely responsible for its execution. Indeed, one of the main purposes of any introductory program is to assimilate the new members – this can only happen if the entire chapter is involved. This is why the participation of the Member Education Committee is important – it provides the dual benefit of getting more men actively involved in the education program and generates additional interest among other brothers just by the presence of their closer friends.