Sigma Nu - Eta Nu Chapter - Brother Development

Colony utilizes all phases of LEAD with guest facilitators.

The plan to utilize all LEAD phases is to ensure that all brothers are able to exceed and learn from the different phases throughout their time spent here at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Progress of each brother will be tracked by the LEAD committee. Each member of the LEAD committee will be delegated a different phase to ensure that each phase will have an event hosted throughout each semester. The goal of the LEAD committee is to have brothers learn valuable lessons to help them exceed upon graduating from the university. Guest facilitators should range from students within the greek community to students of other organizations on campus. Also utilizing services provided by the unversity to host annual etiquette dinners and sexual assualt seminars.

Colony can articulate the impact of their LEAD programming.

"The four Phases of LEAD articulate the path onto which a brother should be following to develop skills throughout his college career. The different modules allow for a wide variety of lessons and attributes to be taught. The Teaching methods used to articulate LEAD also allow for a variety of brothers to learn in different ways. It feels less like a classroom lesson at school and more like a life lesson brought to you by someone within your brotherhood, and known experts."

-Justin Benoit

Former LEAD Chairman

Colony has compiled a list of possible guest facilitators and their contact information.

The colony has worked with the university's databased and keeps, on hand, a spreadsheet of all possible guest facilitators on campus.

To view the list of possible guest facilitators, please click here.

Colony attends regional Sigma Nu programs.

The Colony Executive Council plans on attending Sigma Nu Institute in Nacogdoches, Texas on March 5, 2011. Once returning from this event, the new ideas and techniques will be implemented.

Colony attends College of Chapters and Grand Chapter.

Our Commander, Lt. Commander, Recruitment Chairman, and LEAD/ Petition Chairman all attended Grand Chapter in July of 2010. It was here that they learned from other chapters and colonies about how meetings and business can be accomplished in different manners. Having these members attend and experience this atmosohere served as a intricate part of revamping our style of accomplishing business.

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Colony members attend campus or interfraternal leadership development programs (i.e. UIFI, IMPACT, Leadershape, and officer training programs).

New Member Fusion is a program hosted by Greek Council designed to engage the new members of each greek organization on campus, become introduced to each other, work together, and build socials bonds with one another.

"All new members have participated in the annual New Member Fusion which is a new member workshop for all Greek New Members."

-Dean Tucker Sappington

Assistant Dean of Students

Fraternity Advisor

Being a new organization on this campus we were not able to participate in some leadership programs, however, our new Commander will have the chance to experience SEIFC during February 17 through February 20. Here he will learn and be trained in leadership positions which in turn will be implemented into the colony.

"President of the colony is currently registerted to attend the annual Southeastern Interfraternity Conference in Atlanta, Georgia."

-Dean Tucker Sappington

Assistant Dean of Students

Fraternity Advisor

Colony demonstrates a commitment to the LEAD Program through the establishment of a LEAD Committee that includes the Commander, Marshal, LEAD Chairman and at least one other brother in the chapter.

The LEAD committee is something the colony has shown great emphasis towards. Our bylaws ensure that we hold the LEAD committee to one of the highest standards and expect great growth in leadership and personal development from each individual program.

The current LEAD committee consist of:

Gbadebo Adewusi		Chairman
Dustin Daigle		Commander
Joshua Derouen		Lt. Commander
Austin Bourque		Marshall
Chris Groh		Representative at Large

Bylaws:

"The LEAD Committee shall be composed of the LEAD Chairman, the Commander, the Lieutenant Commander, the Marshal, and one upperclassman member-at-large. The LEAD Advisor will serve as advisor to the committee."

-Article Six Section Five

The position of LEAD Chairman is an elected, major office.

The Colony holds position of LEAD Chairman as an elected officer position, elections for the position take place along with all other elected offices. Elections take place at the end of each Fall semester.

Bylaws:

"The following officers are elected: Commander, Lieutenant Commander, Treasurer, Recorder, Marshal, Chaplain, LEAD Chairman, Recruitment Chairman, Social Chairman, Scholarship Chairman, Community Service/Philanthropy Chairman, and Fundraising Chairman."

-Article Three Section Two

Colony sponsors a brotherhood retreat on an annual basis.

A Colony brotherhood retreat is held towards the end of the fall semester every year. Colony candidates will be mandated to attend brotherhood events to instill team building skills and behavior. The brotherhood retreats are held off campus and be at least two days long to ensure that a retreat atmosphere is present. A guest facilitator will be encouraged to be present to fulfill different phases of LEAD. The Chaplain will lead the colony in having discussions to allow brothers to express themselves and have them learn from their brothers inorder to ensure different social groups are not formed within the fraternity.

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"I would first like to thank you for allowing Michael Plauche and I to be a part of your colony this past weekend at your retreat. Yes, I know it is Our Fraternity but it is YOUR Chapter. We both agreed we felt like we were back at school hanging out with our Brothers. It brought back a lot of great memories, thank you."

-Karl Moeller HN 435

LEAD Advisor

Colony sponsors an officer transition session as part of its transition plan each semester.

After electing new officers, the Colony holds a week long period for past officers to meet with incoming officers. Each newly elected officer will be responsible for providing documentation inorder to prove that a successful transition was competed.

The transition conversations must included discussion of any issues that occurred throughout past year and determining solutions for the issues, as well as brainstorming new ideas for events that are relavent to each position so that past ideas are not continuously recycled. Incoming officers are also expected to be familiar with policies and procedures that coincide with their newly elected office.