Assistant Director for Student Engagement for Fraternity and Sorority Life

The Assistant Director for Student Engagement for Fraternity and Sorority Life empowers students to lead values-driven organizations through advising, education, and community-building. This position enhances the fraternity and sorority experience by supporting leadership initiatives and programming. The Assistant Director collaborates with campus partners to create inclusive, student-centered experiences, mentors student leaders, and assists in assessing program outcomes to align with departmental and institutional goals.   

Fraternity and Sorority Life Responsibilities

• Share advisement of chapters and councils with the Associate Director with particular emphasis on operations, leadership development, scholarship, community relations, programming, and understanding University policy.
• Develop, plan, and implement large-scale programs including, but not limited to, Panhellenic sorority formal recruitment, Greek Week, Hazing Prevention Week, and council officer retreats.
• Provide guidance and oversight to chapters with program development and implementation.
• Identify opportunities for education and create training and educational programming on topics including, but not limited to, harm reduction, diversity and inclusion, hazing prevention, and leadership skill-building.
• Assist the Associate Director in maintaining community-wide records including but limited to rosters and grade reports, and capturing and reporting data regarding fraternity/sorority performance and member statistics. This reporting would include community service hours, philanthropic donations, and event attendance.
• Demonstrate a commitment to professional development to both enhance individual competencies and gain knowledge on best practices in fraternity and sorority advising and student affairs broadly
• Support other campus programming efforts such as New Student Orientation, residential programming, Weeks of Welcome, Homecoming, Springfest, Open House, Accepted Student Days and Commencement.
• Fulfill administrative commitments, such as, required meetings and University-wide expectations, as necessary.
• Serve as a staff member within the Office of Student Engagement. Share responsibility with other staff members for advising student events. Serve as a resource person to students, as well as, campus clubs and organizations.
• Be available to students and staff at irregular hours, including attending events during nights and weekends.
• Other duties as assigned

Residential Life On-Call Responsibilities

• Support on-call responsibilities and integration within the residential community, the Assistant Director is provided a private, fully furnished apartment in a residential life apartment. This includes a full kitchen, utilities, cable, and internet-offered as part of the overall compensation package.
• Support the management of crisis protocols for a community of 1,500 plus residential students in University and University-sponsored housing.
• Serve as a first-line responder for campus emergencies, including mental health crises, student illness, and accidents. This role requires periods of 24-hour on-call availability as part of a professional staff duty rotation. Responsibilities include interpreting University policy and protocol, and making clear, critical decisions under pressure.  As a member of the University Student Life professional response team, you may coordinate community response and information delivery during campus facility disruptions.  You will also serve as a resource and consultant for all student staff on-call overnight in all residential facilities, including graduate and undergraduate living areas.  On-call duty rotates among live-in campus staff members. You must be available to members of the University community on evenings, weekends, and holidays during your scheduled duty.
• Maintain a University-assigned apartment as a permanent residence.
• Travel:  Must respond to incidents at University-owned housing located one mile from the main campus.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects at the same time, including large-scale program planning.
• Experience with facilitation and training.
• Demonstrated knowledge of fraternity and sorority life.
• Ability to exercise discretion and tact with a variety of constituent groups.
• Strong and definable commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Ability to work non-routine hours, including some weekend hours and occasional travel.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. and stand for periods of time.
• A valid driver’s license in your state of residence and have had no serious violations (Type A) within the pa