| Kristal Statler, M.Ed. |
| Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life |
| (214) 768-8466 |
| kstatler@smu.edu |
As a result of participating in the class, students will be able to:
The required books were selected for the lasting impact they will impart on students.
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
ISBN: 0785274316
Journal: Each week students will be responsible for chronicling their experiences and reactions to topical issues both inside and outside the classrooms. Journal entries will be assigned at the end of a discussion and are to be turned in prior to the following class meeting via email to the instructor(s).
Selected Readings: Over the course of the semester, students will read excerpts from literature discussing and assessing the fraternity and sorority lifestyle. Further, students will prepare one book review from the list below. Students will be prepared to discuss the relevancy of the material in the following class.
Class Attendance & Participation: 56 points.
Students will receive up to 4 points for each class meeting. Involvement and participation in class will be taken into consideration.
Journal Entries: 60 points.
Students will receive up to 5 points for each Journal Entry. Points will be awarded based on understanding of the issues chronicled and reflection of those issues.
Accountability Quizzes: 70 points.
An accountability quiz will occur during the class following selected readings. Each quiz will be graded on a scale of 1-10 points. There will be a total of
seven quizzes.
Personal Credo: 45 points
Students will be held accountable for leadership development over the semester. Points will be awarded for reflection of issues covered during the class and for understanding concepts for addressing those issues.
Book Review: 50 points
Students will be held accountable for
reading and reviewing one book from the aforementioned list. Points will
be awarded for understanding the conceptions mentioned and drawing
parallel relevance to in-class material.
Scale:
P = 300-210
F = 209-0
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Class Date |
In-Class Discussion |
Assignment Due |
For Next Week... |
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Aug 26 |
Expectations and class overview; Pre-test |
None. |
Journal 1: What are your expectations for the class and what do you hope to gain from this experience? Selected Readings:
Laws: 1-2 |
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Sept 2 |
History of fraternities and sororities Quiz 1 |
Journal 1 |
Journal 2: Founding dates and founder names of three organizations Selected Readings:
Laws: 3-4 |
| Sept 9 | No Class | Follows a Monday schedule | |
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Sept 16 |
StrengthsQuest I
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Journal 2 |
Journal 3: How can utilizing your strengths help you as a leader? Selected Reading: The Genius and Beauty... Laws: 5-6 |
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Sept 23 |
StrengthsQuest II Quiz 2 |
Journal 3 |
Journal 4: How can you share your signature themes with others you work with? Laws: 7-8 Selected Readings:
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Sept 30 |
Alcohol and hazing
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Journal 4 |
Journal 5: What did you learn today about alcohol or hazing which you could share with a fellow Greek? Laws: 9-11 Selected Reading: Moving from Inaction... |
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Oct 7 |
Bystander behavior Quiz 3 |
Journal 5 |
Laws: 9-11 Selected Readings:
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Oct 14 |
The great debate
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Journal 6: What was the easiest part of making your argument? What was the most challenging? Selected Readings:
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Oct 21 |
Values Quiz 4 |
Journal 6 |
Journal 7: Describe recent instances in which you've observed fellow Greek's trashing their values Selected Readings:
Laws: 12-14 |
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Oct 28 |
Ritual
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Journal 7 |
Journal 8: What can you do to more closely make your chapter's Ritual a daily habit? Selected Readings:
Laws: 15-16 |
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Nov 4 |
Strategic Planning Quiz 5 |
Journal 8 |
Journal 9: Based on the SMU Fraternity & Sorority Life strategic plan, identify three (3) ways your chapter helps accomplish this plans through their actions. |
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Nov 11 |
A call to action
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Journal 9 |
Journal 10: Beginning next semester, what are the first three (3) things you are going to begin doing? What resources, information, or people do you need to obtain in order to be successful? Selected Readings:
Law: 17 |
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Nov 18 |
Celebrating diversity Quiz 6 |
Journal 10 |
Journal 11: Where do you see areas in our community or chapters where diversity is very apparent? Where could we improve our diversity? Selected Readings:
Laws: 18-19 |
| Nov 25 | HAPPY THANKSGIVING | ||
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Dec 2 |
Ethical leaders leave a legacy
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Journal 11 |
Journal 12: Which topic had the most impact for you and why? Selected Reading: That's Fratastic.. Laws: 20-21 |
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Dec 9 |
Tying it all together; Post-test Quiz 7 |
Journal 12 Personal Credo Book Review Please have your binder and personal credo turned in by Dec 9 @ 5pm. Your personal credo serves as your final exam. |
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