Fraternal Relevance Accreditation
about fraternal relevance
Why base accreditation and recognition around relevance? Fraternities and sororities, since their founding, have been the model of values-based organizations. Upon agreeing to membership, brothers and sisters commit to living as best they can the creed, mission, symphony or object of their fraternity or sorority. Members commit to a lifestyle reflective of noble ideals and values and therefore are often critiqued more harshly than the average college student.
In considering relevance, K-State chapters are not asked to look to other campus chapters as a measuring stick. Though many ideals and values may in fact be the same as other chapters, a slight difference in founding principles and current policy can result in a major difference in expected action. Instead, chapters are expected to demonstrate mission and action congruence. It’s simple: do what you say you will do. To be most relevant, chapters and their members should strive to live up to their fraternal mission. If Kansas State University chapters are to be most relevant, they will set and achieve outcomes annually that strive to bring them closer to alignment with their organization’s specific founding principles.
K-State's Greek community wishes to ensure its relevance. Relevance of the community, however, can only be achieved by the actions of each individual chapter.
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Program outline (PDF)
One-page program review (PDF)