House Manager
This officer resource page curates the many General Fraternity resources pertinent to your position to provide an overview of available tools. It is recommended you take time to review the resources below to familiarize yourself with relevant expectations, guides, and resources.
Manual
House Manager Manual
The House Manager's Manual has been written as a user guide for the position. Officers are encouraged to review the introduction for an explanation of the manual and how it is organized. Officers should then conduct the included self-assessment of competencies for the position; and then spend time reviewing the areas they're not familiar with, have questions about, or are looking for best practices.
Law and Risk Reduction
The Law of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.
The Law is the Fraternity's constitution. It sets membership requirements, standards of conduct, and the framework for the operation of all entities of the Fraternity, including collegiate chapters. The Law also includes the Trial Code - a set of due process rules and procedures for disciplining initiated members.
Risk Reduction Policy
Along with The Law of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc., the Risk Reduction Policy provides our constituents with specific policies on areas such as the education of initiates and candidates, activities of the chapter, premises of the chapter, and hazing.
Anti-Discrimination Policy of Sigma Nu Fraternity
As adopted by the 67th Grand Chapter (2016, San Diego, California)
No member of Sigma Nu Fraternity shall discriminate, with respect to fraternal decisions, on the basis of race, religion, creed, sexual orientation, disability, age, and/or national origin.
Housing Management
Chapter Housing Operations Room Condition Report
If your chapter participates in the maintenance of its chapter house, this resource can serve as a tool to assist in the tracking of room conditions between check-in and checkout.
Chapter Facility Self-Inspection Check List
This resource can be utilized by the House Manager or a House Corporation Officer to conduct a facilities check. House inspections are recommended to take place on at least a monthly basis.
House Maintenance Articles
The following articles have been created to assist House Managers and other chapter officers prepare for school breaks and closures. The provided articles provide recommendations for chapters to prepare for summer, fall, and winter breaks.
Officer Transitions
Officer Transition Resources
Compilation of resources to assist collegiate chapters with elections and officer transitions.
Officer Transition Checklist
Outgoing officers should use this checklist so they know what to prepare and provide for their successors.
Officer Binder Checklist
This checklist will guide new or outgoing officers on the preparation of the Officer Binder/Notebook, an important resource for the officer transition process.
New Officer Goal Setting
This resource should help new officers hit the ground running and aid them in establishing their goals and acquiring the necessary resources to be successful during their term.
The Art of Delegating
Introductory strategies for sharing the workload, empowering others, and getting things done.
Pursuit of Excellence
Pursuit of Excellence Evaluation Guidelines
As House Manager, your role is most pertinent to the Principles Congruent Environments subcategory within the Pursuit of Excellence Program. This is a list of criteria for each operational area measured by the program.
Principles Congruent Environments Action Plan
This resource facilitates strategic planning within the operational subcategory of Principles Congruent Environments (as defined by the Pursuit of Excellence Program). This action plan instructs the Risk Reduction Chairman, House Manager, and their respective committees on how to establish expectations, tasks, goals, and strategies relevant to the health and safety initiatives of the chapter.
Health and Safety
Risk Reduction Resources
This link takes you to a full listing of various resources related to risk reduction.
All-Chapter LEAD Module C: Risk Reduction
This section of All-Chapter LEAD can provide the House Manager with most of the educational material he needs to ensure his chapter is well-educated on relevant topics.
Many of the most important decisions a chapter must make do not necessarily present themselves in a formal chapter setting, but rather on the weekends or during special campus sporting and alumni events. How to handle situations that could potentially alter the future of a chapter and its members is a pressing issue. This collection of "white papers" addresses common alcohol-related topics and instances that chapter leaders and members face on a potentially regular basis and at most, if not all, colleges and universities.
We Have a Situation
While each of the topics covered in this resource should be of importance to the entire chapter, those listed below directly affect the House Manager area of influence. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the entire resource and pay attention to those listed here.
- House Parties
- Guest Accountability
Best Practices Library
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Best Practices Library
This library includes activities, programs, processes, and practices that result in or lead to excellent performance. Practices were collected from Sigma Nu chapters across North America of every size, institutional type, and region of the country. The best ideas and practices that could and should be replicated by other chapters are found here.
The library allows users to sort through ideas, examples, and templates. Best practices are sorted by area of operations (as defined by the Pursuit of Excellence Program) and subcategorized by type (e.g., accountability ideas, events, finances).