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Tau Delta Chapter Update &
Improving the Alumni
Experience
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Agenda:
1) Chapter Update
2) Improving the Alumni Experience2) Improving the Alumni Experience
3) Alumni Involvement
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1) Rush
2) Campus Presence
-Greek Community-Greek Community
-Jewish Community
-Other Involvement
3) Chapter House
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We have very strong momentum halfway through fall quarter.
– Have contacted 148 rushees– Have contacted 148 rushees
– 67 have attended Hillel/Chabad events
– 69 rushees have been to AEPi events
Campus PresenceCampus PresenceCampus PresenceCampus PresenceGreek Community
Not only is Tau Delta still consistently at the top academically, but we’ve been consistently involved in Greek community events and philanthropies. Not to mention that Dog Days has become a tradition that the mention that Dog Days has become a tradition that the entire campus has come to look forward to.
CAMPUS PRESENCECAMPUS PRESENCECAMPUS PRESENCECAMPUS PRESENCEJewish Community
Brothers have taken up leadership positions at both Hillel and Chabad, helping to make Jewish life more exciting for all Northwestern students. Our annual Seder is the largest on campus.annual Seder is the largest on campus.
CAMPUS PRESENCECAMPUS PRESENCECAMPUS PRESENCECAMPUS PRESENCEOther Involvement
Brothers have founded and led other campus groups, including NU groups, including NU Boxing (pictured to the left). At the same time, we’ve continued to keep in touch with the traditions we all know and love.
Chapter HouseChapter HouseChapter HouseChapter House
The last few years have seen improvements designed to make living in the house an even more enjoyable experience for all. They include:
– Chef’s Room repainted and windows repaired
– Improvements to bathrooms and the main room
– Wireless internet
– Cell phone signal amplifier
Improving the Alumni Improving the Alumni Improving the Alumni Improving the Alumni ExperienceExperienceExperienceExperience
1) Goals
2) Survey
3) Improving Communication3) Improving Communication
-Tau Delta Quarterly
-TDOnline
-Alumni Website
4) Alumni Programming
• We conducted a survey to help us determine
what aspects of the alumni experience needed
improvement
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• Many of the improvements planned are the
direct result of your survey feedback
• A large number of alumni participated and all
responses were closely considered
The survey taught us that many are happy with the alumni
experience but there is room for improvement
50%
60%
Overall Satisfaction (Scale 1-5)“It has been a positive experience !I
have noticed a remarkable increase in
alumni involvement!I would
encourage the chapter to continue to
foster the relationships, and in time it
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
2 3 4
foster the relationships, and in time it
will make for a truly rewarding
experience for active brothers and
alumni alike.”
“Everything that has been done up to
now has been a great start to creating
a comprehensive alumni experience
and we have come a long way!Now
we need to go to the next level.”
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In improving the alumni experience our aim is to help you maintain a lifetime connection to AEPi and the Tau Delta Chapter by:
-Providing better opportunities to keep in touch with the brothers you went to school with-Providing better opportunities to keep in touch with the brothers you went to school with
-Allowing you to interact with the chapter’s current brothers
-Keeping you involved and gathering your insight and opinions about issues the chapter faces
-Providing opportunities for you to interact with and advise current undergraduates about school, life, and careers
Your feedback taught us you want the TDQ to be more
alumni-focused
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0.5
0.6
Strongly Disagree
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“An alumni
section- stories
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0.1
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0.4
More Alumni Content
More Articles by Alumni
Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Somewhat Agree
Strongly Agree
section- stories
by alumni,
stories about
alumni.”
Tau Delta QuarterlyTau Delta QuarterlyTau Delta QuarterlyTau Delta Quarterly• The TDonline and the website will feature blogs and
articles about Tau Delta events
• This will leave space to continue to improve the quarterly and have its content better suit what alumni want by:
– Increasing the variety in the articles
– Making it more relevant to alums:• Alumni updates
• Major events at the chapter and university
• Alum-submitted articles
• Alumni profiles
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Survey Feedback: “In addition to the Quarterly, a ‘mini Quarterly’…every month”Quarterly’…every month”
So, we’ve created a new online newsletter for regular, succinct updates on the chapter, including articles about programs and events as they occur.
In addition, we’ve showed it to Nationals, and they lovedlovedlovedloved the idea and format.
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Our planned alumni website will make communication with and
between alumni easier than ever before. When complete, it will include:
Survey Feedback: “I think there should be an alumni website that contains the
alumni directory, photos, TDQ archive, a place to submit updates about our
lives, donate, upcoming event listings, chapter contact information, etc.”
– Alumni Discussion forums
– Undergraduate blogs to provide chapter updates and event recaps
– Online credit card donations
– Online contact info updating
– Pictures from chapter life
– Digital TDQs
ProgrammingProgrammingProgrammingProgramming
In the survey you told us:– “[I want] alumni events outside of Chicago…I
haven't been to many alumni events [because] it's difficult for me to…get back to Chicago.”difficult for me to…get back to Chicago.”
– “Alumni should be hosting their own events.”
– “It's a great idea to do events for alumni around homecoming.”
ProgrammingProgrammingProgrammingProgramming
Our goal is to continue providing an improving alumni programming during major events while following your requests and helping you facilitate smaller alumni events across the country. Programming will include:
– Events at NU/with both undergraduates and alums, such as: Homecoming, Rafting, Dog Days, Passover, and more.
– Graduation Dinner for new alums
– Helping to facilitate small-scale, alum-planned programming in Chicago and other cities.
Alumni involvementAlumni involvementAlumni involvementAlumni involvement
You can become more involved in the following ways:
1) Advising and Mentoring
2) Alumni Board
3) Foundation
Advising and MentoringAdvising and MentoringAdvising and MentoringAdvising and Mentoring
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
In the survey you expressed a strong desire and willingness
to serve as advisors and mentors to the undergraduates
“You should explore creating a
mentoring program, where
alumni can list themselves to
offer advice in their career field
or with resume building or
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5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
More Alumni Advising
Opportunities
Willing to be an advisor
Neutral
Somewhat Agree
Strongly Agree
or with resume building or
interviewing skills.”
“We have brothers all over the
country doing all sorts of things.
We're a valuable resource of
which no one is taking
advantage.”
Advising and Mentoring Advising and Mentoring Advising and Mentoring Advising and Mentoring OpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunities
You can help the chapter utilize the experience and expertise of its alumni and keep in touch with current brothers by:
• Participating in a mentoring program• Participating in a mentoring program
• Providing life-skills and career advice
• Providing guidance for chapter-related issues
Alumni associationAlumni associationAlumni associationAlumni associationSurvey Feedback: “There should be a more formalized alumni advising structure. The
most successful fraternities in the nation have started to create Alumni Advisory
Boards that help in various areas of chapter operations”
• Alumni Board:
– Plans and promotes alumni activities and events
– Facilitates communication between the chapter and alumni and
fellow alumni
• Foundation:
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• Foundation:
– Leads alumni fundraising campaigns
– Manages alumni donations and reviews funding requests from
the chapter
• Advisory Board:
– Provides life, career, and fraternity advising and mentoring to the
undergraduates
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– Board of alumni which manages donated funds
– Chapter submits proposals to be funded by Foundation
– Future Tau Delta Donations will be made to the Fully Tax Deductible Foundation
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• Recognition at Homecoming for Past Year’s Contributions
• Cumulative Giving Levels
– $500: BLUE
– $1000: GOLD
– $5000: PLATINUM
– $10,000: LION
How You Can HelpHow You Can HelpHow You Can HelpHow You Can Help
• Become a member of the Foundation Board
• Become an Area Coordinator
• Help plan alumni events in your cities• Help plan alumni events in your cities
• Be a part of the Mentoring or Chapter Advising Program
• Financial support for the chapter
If you have any questions about the
presentation or anything else, please
contact:
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– Master Dan Heiferman
– Alumni Relations Chairmen, Logan Wall
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