1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Fraternity Advisers CouncilFormed at Ohio StateAN EVENT which might be of interestto fraternity advisers in generalhas occurred at Ohio State Universitywhere all the fraternity advisers have,,organized a council. At the organizationmeeting January 15, forty advisersmet, discussed the possibilities ofsuch an organization, and enthusiasticallydecided to establish it.The hope of the advisers is thus tosupplement the work of the fraternitypresidents' council and - actively cooperatewith that body in regard to allfraternity affairs.The actual detailed work of the organizationis carried on by the deanof men's office. This includes the assigningof committees, calling of meetingsand distribution of reports. Amember of the dean's office serves aschairman of the council. There areat present four committees at work:fraternity social life, fraternity scholarship,fraternity housing, fraternityfinances, five advisers serve as membersof each of these committees.At the first meeting several adviserswho have been quite active in relationto their chapters gave short talkstelling of the duties of advisers andexplaining certain outstanding featuresof their regime. These talks apparentlygave many advisers newBy FRED J. MILLIGANOhio State, '28ideas and new life, at any rate a numberof fraternity presidents have reportedrenewed activity on the partof their adviser since the first meeting.As is usually the case few ofthe advisers were acquainted withtheir duties and accordingly accomplishedlittle in the way of assistingthe chapter. The basic idea in thecreation of such a council is to makethe adviser a constructive force in actuallyassisting the chapter. We submitthis to be a much better programthan that of calling on the otherwisedormant adviser only in a defensivemanner when the chapter isin trouble.The following policy of the organizationwas announced:"The policy of this organizationshall be to distribute information tothe members regarding outstandingfeatures of fraternity organizationhere. To ask committees to work oncertain fraternity problems, reportingtheir findings to the council. To askindividual members to report to thecouncil on certain phases of fraternitywork in which his fraternity has beenparticularly successful. To meet asa council perhaps quarterly and fromtime to time with the fraternity presidents'council."[389]