Benefits of Phi Gamma Delta

Phi Gamma Delta is committed to alcohol-free chapter facilities. The main reasons for adopting this policy were to:

• Reclaim our chapter living facilities as our homes
• Reduce the frequency and emphasis of alcohol consumption in our brotherhood
• Improve academic performance

ASTP is a discussion-based program that uses an approach to alcohol education that is non-judgmental, non-confrontational and meets members where they are in terms of readiness to change their behaviors. It acknowledges that college students’ drink and any steps toward reducing risk are steps in the right direction. ASTP was designed to provide drinkers and nondrinkers with information regarding alcohol use and associated negative consequences. The program also teaches skills to reduce risky use and/or abstain from use altogether.

GreekLifeEdu is an online program that addresses the critical issues of alcohol awareness, sexual assault, and hazing for incoming fraternity and sorority members. By leveraging trends and incorporating multiple evi­dence-based learning theories, GreekLifeEdu achieves behavior change objectives and helps members prac­tice safer decision-making. Throughout this program, students are reminded of their values and strengths, and challenged to consider ways to leverage them throughout different interactive scenarios.

The Behind Happy Faces Mental Health Program is a series of 15-20 minute peer led modules that come with Powerpoints, videos and easy to use facilitation guides allowing chapter members to share personal experiences regarding mental health issues and challenges. 

Mental Health resources:

• Behind Happy Faces Modules
• How to Host Behind Happy Faces - Flyer
• Suicide Prevention Resource

This case-study based program utilizes real scenarios faced by our brothers in recent years. The program walks through what brothers need to know in order to effectively address harmful situations and prevent them in the future. It also illustrates the real consequences of poor leadership and values incongruence. The interac­tive format allows brothers to view facts about an incident that occurred, discuss what questions they would need to ask to see what risk management practices may have been broken, and finally compare their own speculations to the resultant punishment that was given. We have found this to be much more realistic and proactive than simply reviewing copies of the risk management policy with chapters.

Phi Gamma Delta is proud to partner with Prevention Culture, an organization that specializes in primary pre­vention of harmful behavior, to educate our members how to best prevent sexual assault. Phi Gamma Delta firmly believes that fraternal organizations should be leading the charge to tackle this very difficult, but critical issue. Therefore, we are glad to join several fraternities and sororities in this effort. The education program is designed to supplement the education brothers receive on campus, consisting of three components:

• Integration into existing educational programming
• In-person program delivery
• Graduate Advisor training

This video tells the story of Scott Krueger, an MIT student and Phi Gamma Delta new member, who died as a result of alcohol poisoning. The film promotes mature, responsible, empowered decision-making when it comes to alcohol use and new member education. Every new member and every officer are required to view the film every year. The chapter may choose to view the video alone or, preferably, opt for a facilitated session.

The Leadership Institute is a five-day, premier leadership experience that will empower brothers to work on real issues and challenges facing their chapters. The Institute works through those chapter issues that are incongruent with the values and Ritual of Phi Gamma Delta.

Brothers that attend the Institute will be able to:

• Articulate their own definition and personal style of leadership.
• Define what a “personal value” means and identify their own personal values.
• Create a realistic action plan in consultation with other brothers and facilitators for guiding themselves and their chapter.

Each year in January, brothers from all over North America gather for Academy, an intensive, three-day leadership institute in St. Louis, Missouri. Presidents, Treasurers and Recruitment Chairmen from every chapter and provisional chapter across North America are expected to attend. Tracks for other officers, committee chairmen, emerg­ing leaders, and graduate volunteers are also available. Learn More  

The Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI), hosted by the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC), is a five-day institute that brings together fraternity men and sorority women from across North America to create opportunities to explore, define, and enhance their leadership skills, personal awareness, commitment to their fraternity or sorority, and grow to expect values based action from themselves and those they lead. At UIFI, you will be given the skills to improve your own leadership abilities and positively affect your chapter, council, and community.

The Fraternity is committed to providing up to 25 scholarships for brothers to attend UIFI. UIFI is targeted to members who are current sophomores or juniors and have held some leadership position(s) in their chapters and/or Interfraternity Council. The scholarship covers the cost of registration for the Institute, while the Chapter is responsible for the cost of travel. If you have questions, contact the Senior Director of Education.

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Phi Gamma Delta is proud to partner with the International Red Cross, the United Service Organization (USO) and Donate Life. These organizations provide a link to our communities and do important work within them. Our chapter and provisional chapters are encouraged to get involved with these organizations. However, our members are free to support any cause or organization that they feel passionate about and build a relationship with it.

Graduate brothers comprise over 90% of the membership of Phi Gamma Delta. In addition to their under­graduate fraternity experience, they add maturity and professional experience that is helpful to our chap­ters/provisional chapters and undergraduate members.

The primary objective of graduate support is to provide the continuity that is often missing in an under­graduate chapter. Every year, the undergraduate leadership changes. Every three to four years, the entire membership cycles out. On-campus advisors may come and go. Dedicated graduate support fills these voids. That is why graduate support is so critical to a successful expansion effort.

Graduate Brother Volunteer Roles

• Purple Legionnaire: day-to-day advisor
• Board of Chapter Advisors (BCA): advisors for every area of operations, who assist the Purple Legionnaire
• House Corporation: manages facility and upkeep
• Section Leader regional director for 3-4 chapters/provisional chapters

Field Secretaries are staff members who serve as traveling consultants to the undergraduate chapters, the Purple Legionnaires and Boards of Chapter Advisors. Field Secretaries set an example by exhibiting our core values, and challenge themselves and others to continually do so. They make a multiple-day visit to each chapter at minimum once a year to advise on all phases of chapter operations; to present programs on leadership, alcohol education, and academic improvement; to meet with college/university staff, and to work together with involved grad­uate brothers.

This $250 scholarship is awarded to new brothers who earn a 3.2 GPA or better during their pledging semester. For more information, click here.

Chapter scholarships vary in size as well as criterion. They are awarded to brothers with financial need, fraternity & campus involvement, community service, leadership experience and for academic performance. Donors may endow, thus creating scholarships for specific chapters.

During the expansion process, up to $1,000 in scholarships will be awarded to men on campus that excel in scholarship, leadership, and campus involvement. The only requirement is that the man is not currently associated with a social fraternal organization. If a student receives a scholarship, there is no obligation to join Phi Gamma Delta. This is not a “trap” scholarship, and we are adamant on making sure at least $500 goes to men who do not end up as members of our organization. The Educational Foundation offers this scholarship to spread its resources to men on campus that are not already benefitting from membership in another fra­ternity.