Division of Student Affairs

Leadership Resources

Greek Life Leadership Resources

The Greek Life Leadership Brochure outlines all the leadership development opportunities offered through the Greek Life at Case Western Reserve. In addtion to the brochure, browse the Greek Life website for more details on the programs and events available to you.

Workshop Facilitators

Is your chapter stuggling with communication issues, or do members in you chapter need to learn how to positively resolve a conflict? The Greek Life Office has gathered a list of professionals from Case who would be willing to faciliate a workshop for you on the following topics:

Membership Development/Team Building

• Karl Rishe, First Year Coordinator, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life
• Jenn Brown, Coordinator of Residential Program Centers, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life
• Kate Kraus, Assistant Director, Educational Enhancement Programs
• Melanie Scanlon, Assistant Director of Student Activities and Leadership

Community Service Opportunities/Philanthropy Ideas

• Center for Civic Engagement and Learning Staff (CCEL)

Accountability/Ritual/Chapter Values

• Melanie Scanlon, Assistant Director of Student Activities and Leadership
• Rachel Tuttle, First Year Coordinator, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life (Accountability)
• Jamie Elwell, Manager of Staff Development, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life (Accountability)

Scholarship/Study Habits/ Time Management

• Rhonda Moore, Educational Services for Students (ESS)
• Jamie Elwell, Manager of Staff Development, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life (Time Managment only)
• Jenn Brown, Coordinator of Residential Program Centers, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life
• Karl Rishe, First Year Coordinator, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life
• Melanie Scanlon, Assistant Director of Student Activities and Leadership

Communication/Conflict Resolution

• Colleen Barker-Williamson, Director of Student Activities and Leadership
• Jamie Elwell, Manager of Staff Development, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life
• Rachel Tuttle, First Year Coordinator, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life
• Karl Rishe, First Year Coordinator, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life
• Kate Kraus, Assistant Director, Educational Enhancement Programs
• Melanie Scanlon, Assistant Director of Student Activities and Leadership

Special Topics

Diversity/Inclusion

• Kate Kraus, Assistant Director, Educational Enhancement Programs (BaFa BaFa)

Event Planning/Programming

• Melanie Scanlon, Assistant Director of Student Activities and Leadership
• Jenn Brown, Coordinator of Residential Program Centers, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life

Personality Assessment/Type Indicators

• Dave Brown, Assistant Director of Conferences and Customer Service, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life (Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)/Strength Deployment Indicator)
• Jamie Elwell, Manager of Staff Development, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life (Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI))
• Kate Kraus, Assistant Director, Educational Enhancement Programs (True Colors/Personality Compass)

Preparing for interviews/Creating a training schedule for groups

• Jamie Elwell, Manager of Staff Development, Housing, Residence Life, and Greek Life

Toastmasters

• Mary Rose Tichar, Director of Cooperative Education, Office of Engineering Student Programs

Take a look at the topics above and names of the facilitators who have the expertise to present on that topic. Once you have decided what want the focus of your workshop to be, click here to fill out a form to request a workshop.

Please be prepared to list your first and second choice facilitator  and have three different dates and times chosen for the workshop. If you need to cancel a scheduled presentation, please notify Sabrina Ryan at least five business days before the scheduled workshop.

If you do not see a specific topic that you feel your chapter needs assistance with, contact the Greek Life Office by e-mail or by calling 216-368-3954. We will work to find you a faciliator who can hold a workshop for your chapter.

National Opportunties for Leadership

Please click on the link to discover what leadership opportunities are provided by your national headquarters. Take a moment to browse the website to see what other opportunities are avaiable to you as well.

Here are some additional national leadership organizations that provide leadership development opportunties:

North-American Interfraternity Conference

•     Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute

National Panhellenic Conference

Mid-American Greek Council

National Chapter Leadership Conventions Summer 2009

Officer Transition Documents

Click here to find Officer Transition resources. You will need to scroll down the page and look under Chapter Forms.

Accountability Resources

Struggling with accountability within your chapter? Utilize the following worksheets to consider how to create a culture of accountability within your organization.

• Creating a Culture of Accountability — Steps for creating a culture of accountability
• Test Your Organization's Accountability IQ — Does accountability currently exist within your chapter?
• 10 Tips for Effective Confrontations — A template you can use for confronting

Trust-Building, Teambuilding Exercises

Below is a list of helpful websites that include trust-building activities, as well as links to other resources, such as ice breakers and other teambuilding exercises.

• Wilderdom.com — Descriptions of trust-building activities
• All Aboard Leadership and Groupwork Training — Includes Blind Retriever, Sherpa Walk, Mine Field, Trust Falls and more

Other Resources

• Leadership Institute - provides free tips on leadership related topics
• Group Games — A collection of the best group games and icebreakers
• Keith Lowry Seminars — Provides free, downloadable resources to use within your group.  Topics range from effective confrontation to time management and more!