From: Fraternity and Sorority Life
Date: March 17
Subject: Explore Your Possibilities: Fraternity and Sorority Life March Newsletter


Fraternity & Sorority Life 

#ExploreYourPossibilities


Important Resources: 
Student Organization Resource Page 
Fraternity and Sorority Life Resource Page 
Fraternity and Sorority Life Directives 
Fraternity and Sorority Life Forms 
Fraternity and Sorority Life Officer Leadership Series (OLS) 

Deadine Reminders:
FSL Quarterly Report (Chapters): Friday, March 21
Complete Form Here 


FSL Specialist Office Hours 
Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. 

WELCOME! 

Hello Fraternity and Sorority Life!

It is a busy time of the quarter, as things are starting to wrap up! We hope that you had a great Winter Quarter and are as excited for Spring as we are! We are thrilled to continue our monthly newsletter for Fraternity and Sorority Life. It is our hope that through this newsletter, we can connect with our FSL community in its entirity to share out news, programs, information and resources! 

 If you have any questions about what is presented in the Newsletter, please reach out to your Chapter/Council President or connect with your FSL Council Advisor. Wishing you all the best on your upcoming Finals!

Patrick Rezek, M.Ed
Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Office of Student Involvement 
 

FSL Staffing Roles

These are the individuals that directly work to support your council and chapter operations.

Patrick Rezek: PREZEK@depaul.edu
Assistant Director, FSL & Civic Engagement

  • Advises the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC)
  • Advises the Panhellenic Council (PHC)

Tito Castañeda: ACASTAE1@depaul.edu
Coordinator, Student Orgs and FSL

  • Advises the Interfraternity Council (IFC) 
  • Advises the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)

Payton Ross: FSL@depaul.edu
FSL Specialist

Updates from the Councils! 

This section will provide an opportunity for our 4 Governing Councils to provide community wide updates of things they are working on throughout the Quarter. 

Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) : 

  • Currently, MGC is working to rebuild how our council operates, with the goal of elevating our professionalism, and prestige. By doing so we hope to empower and encourage the members of our council to increase multicultural fraternity  and sorority visibility on campus. While we are still in the process of developing and reforming our ideas, we have made many small strides toward this goal. If you have any general questions or want to connect, reach out to Shayla Garcia via email mgcpresident.depaul@gmail.com. 

Interfraternity Council (IFC): 

  • The IFC is currently focusing on administrative tasks, such as overlooking bylaws for the coming Spring Quarter. If anyone has any questions, they can always contact ifc@depaul.edu.

National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC): 

  • Many of our Council's leadership attended AFLV Central featuring the National Black Greek Leadership Conference in early February. Our chapters have been busy this quarter with various community service events, hosting Founder's weeks and game nights, and preparing for Spring Quarter. For more information about NPHC, people can reach out to nphc@depaul.edu. 


Panhellenic Council (PHC): 

  • Panhellenic is currently working on updating the bylaws to help ensure greater understanding in the community.They are also brainstorming ways to make general body meetings more interactive to get more delegates and members to engage with one another! There are a lot of philanthropy weeks currently happening for Panhellenic sororities and the money they are raising for such good causes! You can reach out to Panhellenic at DePaul.panhel@gmail.com!

Get to Know Your FSL Leaders! 

This section will feature different leaders in our FSL Community. 

Name: Jocelyn Torres-Barbosa
Year at DePaul: Senior
Organization: Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc. 
Current Leadership Role: Chapter President
Favorite thing about DePaul: My favorite thing about DePaul is the community. I’m so grateful to have found mine early on in my college career.  DePaul has so many different groups and spaces to offer so it’s up to you to pick which ones you like the best. You hear everywhere and it is so true. From the cultural centers to different hangout spots on campus to even different campus org meet ups, there’s so many places to find people.

Why you joined FSL: I joined FSL because of the people. I came into college, not knowing what it was or even thinking I would join. Walking around that involvement fair my first year on campus was the best thing I could’ve done for myself. I could also just tell it was different than an actual club. People in FSL care not just now but forever.

Why you chose to be a leader in FSL: I chose to be a leader in FSL because of those before me. I am a big believer in leading by example and by being a leader in FSL, it gave me the opportunity to do so. I also wanted to be part of the reason why FSL can be so great. Being a leader looks different to everyone and having these different qualities makes us better together. I wanted to contribute to that.

Want to be featured in the next Newsletter? Complete the form here! 

SAVE THE DATE

This section will cover and highlight any upcoming FSL Programs, Council Programs, and OSI Programs that students can attend! 

Vinny Vows: 

The Vinny Vow is a Bystander Intervention Training hosted by the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) that empowers participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively assist in the prevention of sexual and relationship violence. Make sure you register and attend your required Vinny Vow Training as a new member to the Fraternity and Sorority Life community at DePaul. 


FSL Community Meeting (For Council Officers) 
Date: Tuesday, April 8 5:30-7pm
Locaiton: OSI Suite 201 Conference Room 
DeHUB: Register Here

FSL Spring Kickback (Open to all FSL members and friends of FSL)
Date: Wednesday, April 16 5:30-7:30pm 
Location: 1898 Lounge Student Center 
DeHUB: Register Here

Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values Panel
Date: Tuesday, April 22 5:30-7:00pm 
Location: Lincoln Park Student Center Room 325
DeHUB: Register Here

DePaul's Dance Marathon:

DemonTHON, DePaul's Dance Marathon will be hosting their 10 hour Dance Marathon benefitting children and their families at Luries Children's Hospital on Saturday April 26th. Register with the link here. 

Vincentian Service Day 
Date: Saturday. May 3 
Location: Lincoln Park 
Information: Find out More

FSL-ebrate (End of Year Picnic) 
Date: Wednesday, June 4 2-5pm 
Location: Lincoln Park Quad
DeHUB: Register Here 

Any questions, email fsl@depaul.edu 

RESOURCE:
FSL DeHUB Website

We have just updated our FSL DeHUB website. This website was created to provide chapters with a one stop shop for all things you may need for FSL as a member or an officer. The website has information on overviews of our councils, a resource page for FSL forms & surveys (which is linked on the side) as well as a helpful resource page for things such as SAF-B and CAF-B funding, catering from chartwells, and more. Save the links to your computers or devices and reference them as often as you'd like!

Founders Weeks 

We want to highlight and celebrate the organizaitons who will be celebrating their Founders Days during the month! 

March: 

March 4: Phi Mu (PHC) 
March 9: Sigma Alpha Epsilon (IFC) 
March 15: Pi Kappa Phi (IFC) 

April: 

April 4: Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc. (MGC) 
April 5: Chi Omega (PHC) 
April 9: Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. (MGC) 
April 17: Alpha Xi Delta (PHC)
April 17: Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority, Inc. (MGC) 
 

Did You Know? 

Excellence in Leadership Awards (ELA) hosted by the Office of Student Involvement is held in the Spring Quarter! This is where we get to celebrate our Fraternity and Sorority Life chapters and members who have gone above and beyond this year. 

Save the Date for Friday, May 23rd! 


Any questions, please email fsl@depaul.edu 

Shoutouts 

Shoutout Community members and groups doing good things! 

Lambda Phi Epsilon International Fraternity, Inc. participated in the annual Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown in February. The brothers had the honor of holding a dragon through the parade. 

Want to be featured in this section for the next Newsletter? Email fsl@depaul.edu with a program, event, or person you want to shout out! 

Campus Partner Spotlight

This section will highlight a new office or department and resources they can provide to FSL Students! 

 

Name: Office of Health Promotion and Wellness
Location: Lincoln Park Student Center, Suite 302; Lewis Center, Suite 1400
Contact Information: hpw@depaul.edu, (773) 325-7129, @healthydepaul
Any special programs offered: Health Insurance, HIV/STI Testing, Holistic Wellness Development Program, Narcan Training, PEER, Refresh Sleep
How can FSL Students use this campus partner: All new Fraternity and Sorority members are required to participate in the Vinny Vow - a bystander intervention training facilitated by HPW. If you haven't participated yet, sign up for an upcoming training on DeHub!
For More information: Please contact us at hpw@depaul.edu or 773-25-7129. You're always welcome to stop by our office in the Lincoln Park Student Center, Suite 302.

FSL Photos and Social Media

If you would like the FSL Instagram to repost your stories and posts on Instagram, be sure to tag @deapulfsl! Help us get to 2,000 followers by the end of the year!