Student Handbook - Butler University

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tions, let you play on that winning intramural team and give you a group of friends that will cheer you on when you're successful and who will support you when the going gets tough. How do I join? Butler Greeks participate in deferred recruitment, meaning that the membership process is deferred until at least the second semester of a student’s freshman year. The IFC and Panhellenic Association formal recruitment processes start before the beginning of the spring semester and are open to all students who have achieved the required academic minimum during the fall semester. Participation requirements for formal recruitment can be found in the formal recruitment guides or on the Greek Life and Orientation Programs web site, www.butler.edu/greek-life. City-wide NPHC organizations also require potential members to have successfully completed a minimum number of hours with a required minimum GPA. During panhellenic formal recruitment, the mutual selection process starts with a tour of all of the sorority chapter houses on the first day. Beginning the second day, chapter events are by invitation only. Potential members are instructed as to the number of invitations they may accept per day. Following the last recruitment event on the fourth day (Preference Night), each woman will select the organizations from which she would be willing to accept an invitation to join (bid). The list of each potential member’s choices and each chapter’s bids are entered into a computer program and the results are distributed the following day, Bid Day. Men's formal recruitment follows a similar format. The first day is comprised of tours of the chapter houses. During this time, each potential member begins the process of meeting chapter members and gaining a better understanding of the chapter's values and expectations. The other three days are devoted to meeting more of the brotherhood and learning about each chapter’s programs and values. Fraternity chapters issue invitations to join on Bid Day. Some fraternities and sororities will be looking for members in the fall. Please remember that only second semester freshmen and upper-class students are able to participate in fall open recruitment. A list of recruitment chairpersons is available in the office of Greek life and orientation programs as well as an open recruitment events calendar listing all of the functions for each chapter occurring during the fall semester. Membership selection for the NPHC chapters is independent of IFC and Panhellenic Association formal recruitment. The process has different stages and is not completed within just a few days. For more information, contact the director of Greek life and orientation programs. Joining a Greek organization is a lifelong commitment and needs to be taken seriously. You need to ask questions and find out what the chapters value most. It is important to ask questions about what each chapter will expect in regards to time requirements, financial commitments and academic expectations. You have every right to know this information before joining any of the organizations. Do members need to have certain GPAs? To participate in formal recruitment, students must have successfully completed a minimum of 12 hours with a 2.75 average for panhellenic recruitment or a 2.3 average for IFC recruitment. Each chapter, including NPHC chapters, has academic guidelines that can affect pledge/associate and active membership status. To find out each chapter’s specific GPA, please contact the director of Greek life and orientation programs. If I join a housed chapter, when do I move in? All first year students are required to spend their first year in one of the residence halls or qualify for commuter status. Sophomores and juniors are also required to live in the residence halls or have commuter status unless they affiliate with a Greek organization and live in their respective chapter house. Upper-class students or transfer students who pledge/associate with a Greek organization may have the option to move into the chapter house for the spring semester if space is available. Who are the house directors? Having a house director is a university requirement for all Greek chapter housing. House directors are hired by the respective alumni/ae house corporation board and are responsible for much of the house management. Their duties can include menu planning, bookkeeping, budgeting, household maintenance and 87
staff supervision. House directors bring a wealth of experience to the chapters and are utilized as resources by both members and alumni/ae. How much does it cost to join a fraternity or sorority? Each chapter has certain one-time fees paid by new/associate/pledged members when they join. Initiated members pay semester dues that cover national insurance fees, membership fees and other costs. For students moving into a chapter house, your room and board costs are comparable to the residence halls. Detailed information is available from the director of Greek life and orientation programs and each chapter, as well as the Greek life and orientation programs website, www.butler.edu/greek-life. Statement of Alcohol-Free Recruitment Because of action taken by the North American Interfraternity Conference in summer 1987, Butler University policy states that the serving or consumption of alcohol during summer and formal recruitment parties is strictly prohibited. No alcohol or illegal drug use by students participating in Greek recruitment will be tolerated. If a potential new member is in possession of alcohol or drugs or is causing a disturbance while under the influence of alcohol or drugs during formal recruitment week, he or she will be removed from the process. If a chapter supplies alcohol to potential new members, the chapter will be subject to a conduct hearing. 88
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B U T L E R U N I V E R S I T Y 200
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.....
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Butler University
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In 1985, the University completed a
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CAMPUS RESOURCES University Adminis
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Senior director, corporation & foun
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Mortar Board 6533 Music department
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ACADEMICS Academic Adviser Butler U
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cumstances; they also will carry an
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• Atherton Union - Microsoft Wind
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Educational Records List Custodian
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Applied music examinations are sche
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Right of appealing a grade Once a f
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Resources Curricular support for st
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Butler Libraries By promoting stude
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Programs for Overseas Study Butler
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dents may register during any publi
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a withdrawal for medical reasons, h
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chain resulting from the removal of
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Page 55 and 56: Off-Campus Students The Off-Campus
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Page 63 and 64: Purchasing Policies Purchases made
Page 65 and 66: RESIDENCE LIFE Residence Life is a
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Page 83 and 84: GREEK LIFE Greek life refers to But
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Page 107 and 108: IX. Regulation on Use of Sound Ampl
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Page 115 and 116: Introduction The Butler University
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