NME Plans
Please type all items. Place them in a 3 ring binder with your group’s name on it. This binder will remain in the Dean of Students Office. The contents should change minimally from year to year. The intent of the binder is to give a general overview of the purpose of the group’s new member process. The binder should be used as a resource from year to year, so the officers do not have to recreate the program each year. Please include a variety of activities that could suffice for each topic area.
The following items are to be included in the binder:
1. Contact information for person/s responsible for the new member process, including president and advisor – cell phone number and email.
2. Overall purpose/mission of the new member process (1 –2 pages). This should address how New Member Education specifically related to the groups purpose, goals and mission.
3. Timeline(1 Page) of process, including study tables, events, overnights. Each event should Include dates, times, locations, and name of activities.
4. The New Member process should include the following topics:
a. History of group, minimum of 2 activities.
b. Brotherhood or Sisterhood, minimum of 3 activities, such as a canoe trip.
c. Teamwork, minimum of 2 activities, such as a low ropes course.
d. Community Service, minimum of 2 activities.
e. Academics, minimum of 2 activities – this does not include study tables. Ideas: a speaker about study techniques or test anxiety from the learning center, or resume building.
f. Purpose of IFC, including an explanation of the hazing policy of the University, minimum of 1 activity.
g. Involvement at Heidelberg University, minimum of 1 activity, such as an athletic event.
h. Personal development, minimum of 1 activity. Ideas: stress relief, diversity, etiquette, parliamentary procedures, etc.
i. Miscellaneous- topic of groups choice.
These activities implemented under each topic should be described to the general reader. The description should include resources needed, the intended outcome, how many people are involved, etc – similar to a lesson plan. A separate typed New Member Education Event Form should be completed for each event.
Questions should be directed to the Dean of Students Office.
All activities should be submitted to the Dean of Students Office for review by November 02, 2009. This will allow for discussion between each organization and the Dean of Students Office. Request for overnights should also be submitted by November 02, 2009. Changes after November 02, 2009 can only be made through consultation with the Dean of Students Office.