Each chapter is required to have an advisor who meets with the chapter regularly to provide advice and guidance. There is a strong correlation between successful chapters and good advisor support. Consistently good chapters usually have a group of dedicated advisors, who work closely with the officers and the chapter, to continuously improve the chapter and the fraternity experience.

Ideally all chapters would have an Advisory Board, comprised of several individuals, to help advise the chapter.  This might include the following:

1. President - responsible for organizing the board,  recruiting new advisors, and attending University meetings
2. Treasurer - responsible for managing the alumni monies and working with the undergraduate treasurer
3. Secretary - responsible for all minutes of board meetings and to keep current all alumni documents
4. Chapter/Grad Advisor - responsible for attending either chapter meetings or executive board meetings
5. Alumni Communications - responsible for working with the undergraduates on the alumni communications and events program
6. Recruitment/Intake - responsible for working with the undergraduates on bringing in new members
7. Parent - responsible for working with the undergraduates on parent communication and activities, usually serving for a one-year term

In addition, this group would include at least one member not from BGSU with each member serving three year staggered terms.

Services

As a tangible way to show support to advisors, Greek Affairs provides the following:

1. Advisor Meetings - held twice each semester to bring together all advisors to share information.
2. Advisor Listserve - a listserve for advisors to share information and to keep abreast of the Greek Community (most correspondence sent to chapter presidents are copied to advisors). To subscribe, send an email to Dr. Ron Binder.
3. Individual Member GPA’s - a listing of all the individual member’s GPA’s (with a written release) each semester, to use for eligibility and academic purposes.
4. Current Advisors - a listing of all advisors (please send any advisor updates to Dr. Ron Binder.
5. Advisory Board Support - Greek Affairs is committed to assisting advisory boards on board structure, roles, recruiting members, etc.
6. Alumni Communications - Greek Affairs and the Alumni Office provide advice and support on creating an alumni communications and events program.
7. Fundraising - Greek Affairs and the Development Office provide advice and support on fundraising, scholarship accounts, leadership accounts, etc.

If there are other services and support Greek Affairs and BGSU can provide advisors, please let us know. We welcome your input!