Operational Excellence

Below are resources to pursue excellence in Recruitment and Manpower, Chapter Operations, and Governance, and Accountability. Also, for chapter officers, consult your Officer Resource Page for additional resources specific to your officer position.

Recruitment and Manpower | Chapter Operations | Governance and Accountability

Recruitment and Manpower

• 50 Ways - Practical steps to strengthening your chapter's recruitment strategy. 
• Best Practices - The Recruitment and Manpower portion of the Best Practices Library.
• Recruitment and Manpower Action Plan - Planning tool for determining the chapter's goals and strategies for recruitment and manpower. 
• Recruitment Call Talking Points - Even if doing some recruitment activities in-person, your members are likely going to need to do some recruiting via phone. Use this resource to help make those calls productive.
• Recruitment Chairman Officer Resource Page - Collection of resources, including the officer manual, for the Recruitment Chairman position.
• Recruitment Values Workshop - Facilitate a discussion on the important role values plays in the recruitment process.
• Virtual Recruitment Best Practices - A collection of best practices for engaging in recruitment while operating virtually has been added to the new Virtual Operations section of the Best Practices Library.
• Year-Round Recruitment - Review the recruitment section of the Fraternity's website for all the Fraternity's recruitment-related resources.
• Multimedia Materials - Sigma Nu-specific video materials for sharing on chapter social media channels or through direct communication with potential new members and/or parents.
• Greek Parent Orientation - a video created by LaunchPoint, fraternity/sorority member education consulting firm, for parents of prospective new members.

Recruitment Webinars

The Fraternity held a live three-webinar series that covered the recruitment scenarios chapters should prepare for, how to generate names and leads using new and traditional marketing tools, and how to extend bids in a virtual environment. Each webinar also includes a brief "Key Takeaways" page for future reference.

Webinar 1 - The Facts, The Reality
Recording on YouTube
Key Takeaways

Webinar 2 - Lead Generation
Recording on YouTube
Key Takeaways

Webinar 3 - Recruit!
Recording on YouTube
Key Takeaways

Webinar 4 – Virtual Formal Recruitment
Recording on YouTube
Key Takeaways

Webinar 5 – Socially Distanced Formal Recruitment
Recording on YouTube
Key Takeaways

Webinar 6 – Chapter Recruitment Q&A Panel
Recording on YouTube

Chapter Operations

• Best Practices - The Chapter Operations portion of the Best Practices Library.
• Chaplain Officer Resource Page - Collection of resources, including the officer manual, for the Chaplain position.
• Chapter Operations Action Plan - Planning tool for determining the chapter's goals and strategies for chapter operations.
• Chapter Payment Plans - Guidance on creating a payment plan for General Fraternity dues, fees, and assessments.
• Federal Tax and Form 990 Filing Guide - Information about the tax filing process and information chapters need to successfully file each year. 
• Important Due Dates - Year in preview addressing reporting and application deadlines, CommunityEdu member completion deadline, financial information, Sigma Nu event information, and Pursuit of Excellence Program dates.
• LEAD, All-Chapter, Module B, Session 1: Goal Setting - LEAD session focused teaching the steps in goal setting and leading the chapter through several goal setting activities. 
• LEAD, All-Chapter, Module B, Session 4: Strategic Planning - Use this LEAD session to develop a mission, vision, and specific strategies for the chapter. 
• Lt. Commander Officer Resource Page - Collection of resources, including the officer manual, for the Lt. Commander position.
• Strategic Plan Template - Editable PDF to help develop and write the chapter's strategic plan. 
• Strategic Planning and Actions Plans - Template for developing action plans for each of the ten subcategories of chapter operations as defined by the Pursuit of Excellence Program. 
• Treasurer Officer Resource Page - Collection of resources, including the officer manual, for the Treasurer position.

• Chapter Finances and Information Due - Back to School Information - The Chapter Finances and Information Due resource provides important back to school information for the academic year. It includes upcoming information due and outlines all the fees, dues, and assessments. It also shares best practices for being successful in your role as Treasurer for the year.

Governance and Accountability

• Best Practices - The Governance and Accountability portion of the Best Practices Library.
• Chapter Bylaws Template - A template showing recommended items, and sample language, to include in the chapter’s bylaws.
• Governance and Accountability Action Plan - Planning tool for determining the chapter's goals and strategies for governance and accountability.
• Honor/Judicial Board Structure - Explanation of the role and structure of chapter-based internal accountability bodies, including sample bylaw language.
• LEAD, All-Chapter, Module B, Session 7: Accountability - LEAD session focusing on the concepts of personal accountability and steps to creating a chapter culture that embraces accountability.
• Lt. Commander Officer Resource Page - Collection of resources, including the officer manual, for the Lt. Commander position.
• The Law of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. - Constitution governing Sigma Nu Fraternity.
• Risk Reduction Policy - Expectations for activities and events organized, sponsored, hosted, and/or co-hosted by Sigma Nu collegiate chapters and alumni entities.
• Trial Code Procedures - Checklist for properly executing the Trial Code. 
• Visual Trial Code - Visual, step-by-step guide to properly executing a Trial Code in compliance with The Law of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.