chapter of the year programs
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Chapter Programs of the Year______________________________________________________________________________
Presented By:Jose Marroquin
Midwest Regional Vi ce ChairNational Association of Latino Fraternal
Organizationswww.nalfo.org
Agenda Why Programming? Planning Advertising Financial Co-Sponsorship Socials Community Service Philanthropy Fundraisers Educational Cultural Academics Political Consciousness Importance of Documenting Question and Answer Session
Why Programming?
Face of the fraternity to the campus
Great Recruitment tool Plus, it is a national requirement
Planning
Piss Poor Planning, Promotes Piss Poor Performance, Piss Poor Performance Promotes Pain
Should be done way in advanced A program should be headed by
one person then seek assistance from chapter, delegation is key to success
Few Quality Events is Better than A lot of poor events
Advertising
Should be done at least 2 weeks prior to event
Do not just rely on facebook Paper flyers are great just need to
have a good design Could use UV coated flyers during
the beginning of the year
Financial
Should not be funded by the chapter
Most college campuses have a funding board
Seek corporate sponsorship
Co-Sponsorship Makes programming a lot easier Should not be with just Greeks,
network outside i.e LASO Seek out campus units and faculty
Socials
Do not just rely on club events Can be a great tool to break the ice
with other orgs. Examples: Greek Sips, potlucks,
outings i.e bowling
Community Service
Should not be confused by philanthropy events
Majority of the events should be within the Latino Community and not be “mainstream greek” type event i.e clean up the highway
Examples: High School Mentorship, translation for immigrant community, Tutoring
Philanthropy
American Heart Association Support National Drives Chapter should establish their own
philanthropy i.e. scholarship
Fundraisers
Should be the most emphasized programming
Be Creative!!!!! Examples: Lambda Tuck-Ins, Crush
Can
Educational
Reach out to professors!!! Should be of topic of interest to the
campus community Examples: Young Lords of NY and
Chicago, Ciudad Juarez Murders
Cultural
Get out of your comfort zone!!! Explore other cultures besides your own
You can tie in other programming to this
Examples: Dance exchange with another cultural group, giving away morir sonando
Academics
Study Hours should be mandatory Workshops i.e resume, grad school
prep Meeting with college dean to set a
graduation plan
Political Consciousness Fraternity was based on this, yet
many chapters put less emphasis on this
Many ways to be involved on campus, community, nationally
Examples: Campus racism, Latino Registration Drive, Dream ACT, immigration
Importance of documenting
Pictures should be taken at every event along with a 1pg summary of event
Helps future lines Don’t have to reinvent the wheel Serve as a recruitment tool
Question and Answer Session
Contact Info Jesse Palencia Email: [email protected] Phone Number: 312-320-4202 I am also on facebook and
myspace