“A.C.T. because you care” is based on the premise that micro-influencers who are easily recognized and relevant to the student population are able to encourage others to engage in well-being behaviors. The project strategy is based on identifying and engaging student influencers to prioritize health and wellbeing and act accordingly. The core foundation of this project is to build upon the natural influence that peers can have on each other. Thus, the curriculum teaches influencers well-being skills and intervention methods for emergency situations. Influencers can develop the skills to prevent harmful substance use behaviors and learn communication skills to foster supportive communities. Furthermore, the influencer training provides information on substance misuse and intervention strategies for substance misuse.
This training is going to be offered throughout the spring 2024 semester in the Fraternity and Sorority Life's (FSL) Multi-purpose room (MPR). The audience for these Spring semester trainings should be 15% of your Chapter's new(est) members from the Spring 2023 and/or Fall 2023. In-person sessions have a maximum attendance (approx. 25 attendees) therefore, attendees must RSVP for their preferred session. Although walk-ins are accepted, priority will be given to those who RSVP'd.
You can find the upcoming A.C.T. - Harm Reduction Training dates below:
Click here to register for a A.C.T. - Harm Reduction Training session.
Safe Event and Sober Monitor Training is facilitated multiple times a semester by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. The training reviews and teaches UCF and FSL event guidelines and policies, best practices for events with alcohol, and how to be an effective sober monitor. Chapter leadership and members are both required to attend these training in order to host events with alcohol. The Safe Event and Sober Monitor Trainings are facilitated over Zoom. The Zoom limit is 300 attendees per session, so we encourage your entire chapter to SESM trained in hopes to reach 100% of our members. The Zoom link is accessible on the FSL Spring 2024 Calendar (in the Office Calendars section) and below.
You can find the upcoming Safe Event and Sober Monitor Training dates below:
Greek Council and The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life annually hosts an award ceremony in the Spring to honor and recognize the contributions of individuals and chapters that have gone above and beyond in their fraternal commitment. The Greek Gala Awards banquet recognizes excellence in leadership, philanthropy, community service and academic achievement within the UCF fraternity and sorority community for the calendar year.
UTalk is a semesterly professional development event hosted by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life where alumni return to campus and present on topics of career readiness, professional development, diversity, equity, and inclusion. OFSL also partners with other university offices to facilitate hands-on activities to support the alumni's topic.
All roster changes (potential new member, eliminated member, inactive member, etc.) that occur within the chapter should be made within 48 hours on Greek Roll. However, chapters should not move graduated members to graduated status until Roster Edit 1 the semester following graduation and New Members will automatically become Members once the new semester begins.
Failure to update roster can result in a chapter hold on all operations and/or result in being placed on bad standings.
Instructions on how to access GreekRoll
Packet 1 is to be submitted in FSL Officer Resource Hub under the assignments tab. Packet 1 includes:
Packet 2 is to be submitted in FSL Officer Resource Hub under the assignments tab. Packet 2 includes:
The purpose of Standards of Excellence (SOE) is to accomplish three (3) fundamental objectives:
These objectives help to assess the progress that your chapter has accomplished this year and identify areas where your chapter can improve in the future.
Each chapter is given a star rating (1 through 5 Stars) as a score. SOE scores are given to chapters in January and are included in the community scorecard that comes out each spring (posted on the Chapter Statuses page)
There are two portions of the Standards of Excellence: 1) the six submission forms and 2) the presentation. By completing these two requirements, you will have completed the Standards of Excellence, as well as applied for some of the chapter-based awards given annually at the FSL Awards Ceremony (Greek Gala). These awards include Highest GPA 2021, Chapter of Excellence (Per Council) 2021, and Chapter of the Year 2021.
Each of the following six (6) areas corresponds to one of the chapter submission forms:
This document should be downloaded, completed, and uploaded to your chapter’s final Standards of Excellence online submissions. They can also be downloaded in the FSL Webcourses class. Where they get uploaded is noted in the Question Bank, as well as explained below.
Before planning any events, your organization needs to be a Registered Student Organization (RSO) through the Office of Student Involvement (OSI). You can view your organization’s registration status via KnightConnect.
If your organization is not registered through OSI, your organization’s president can register here. Note that two (2) designated officers need to score an 80 or above on OSI’s RSO Authorized Officer Orientation before re-registration takes place.
When planning an event for your organization, it’s important to start by answering a few short questions to know what forms/requirements will be needed to host your event within the event guidelines established by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
After determining what forms you might need for your event, please read the procedures surrounding each of the forms below.
For full event guidelines, policies, and procedures click here.
Event Approval Flow Chart
A moratorium is a temporary prohibition of an activity. The moratorium periods used by Fraternity and Sorority Life are implemented during time in the academic term/year when student members’ primary focus should be their academics, in between terms, throughout the summer terms, during University closures, etc. Moratorium dates will be listed on the OFSL calendar.
There are three levels of moratorium:
Level 1: Chapters cannot host/co-host any events during Level I moratorium.
Level 2: Chapters can only host/co-host educational/academic and/or service events that do not involve alcohol during Level 2 moratorium. Other “dry” events that don’t not fall into the above categories would need to get written approval from OFSL.
Level 3: Chapters can only host/co-host events that do not involve alcohol during Level 3 moratorium.
Any fraternity and sorority event with alcohol must be registered and reviewed by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life (OFSL). All events must be registered through the SERF and/or SAFE systems.
Sober Monitors are required for all events with alcohol. Sober Monitors must complete Sober Monitor Training and your host/co-host event must have at least a 20:1 guest-to-member ratio (adding an additional monitor for every 25 attendees after 50). Sober monitors should be a cross-section of membership.
Full details and procedures on registering an event with alcohol can be found as "Third Party Vendor and Tailgate Policies" under "Event Forms and Policies" below.
If you need to reserve the FSL Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) for any of your events, please email our main email account Jax Rogero (Jillian.Rogero@ucf.edu) and "cc" (ucfgreek@ucf.edu) AND your assigned Chapter Coach with your request. In your email, please add the following information:
If your meeting is after 5 PM on weekdays or during the weekends, make sure you make arrangements to sign out and collect the key card from the front desk to enter the building during the OSFL scheduled hours of operation. Please return key card within 24 hours of the conclusion of your event or the next business day (if your reservation falls on the weekend).
To submit a reservation request please click here to generate a reservation email.
Multi-purpose Room Policies
Failure to adhere to these policies may result in the removal of reservation privileges or fines.
SERF Forms, or Social Event Registration Forms, notifies OFSL and Advisors that an organization is holding an event. SERFs must be submitted no less than 15 calendar days in advance. In order for a SERF to be approved, it will need a virtual signature/approval from your organization’s Chapter/Alumni Advisor, President, Social Chair, and Faculty Advisor no less than 10 calendar days before the event. Failure to complete these steps by the deadlines could result in a late fee or event denial. The late fee assessment schedule is as follows: First Offense – $50, Second Offense – $100, Third Offense $150, and more than three offenses will result in cancellation of the event. SERF submissions will not be deemed submitted in their entirety until both the SERF and the Supplemental SERF are submitted (when applicable).
SAFE Forms, or Safety Action For Event, are designed to keep the university SAFE. SAFE Forms must be submitted online no less than 15 days prior to the on-campus event. There are no exceptions to this deadline. SAFE forms are approved by OSI and several other university offices, so it can take longer than 15 days to approve. For more SAFE Form policies and guidelines, please click here.
The Supplemental SERF Form is designed to build an organization’s risk management plan for events that include potential high-risk elements. Supplemental SERF Forms are required for events involving alcohol, taking place at a venue that serves alcohol, any overnight event, any event further than 40 miles from main campus, and/or has any other associated heightened risk. Supplemental SERF Forms can also be required at the discretion of OFSL for event approval. The Supplemental SERF must be submitted by the respective deadlines as well; which is no less than 10 calendar days before the event.
** Any chapter that sponsors/hosts an unregistered event may be assessed a $200 fine, be placed on “Prohibitive Standing” for the remainder of the semester (if the program occurred within the last 4 weeks of the semester, the “Prohibitive Status” will continue for the following semester) and/or be subjected to a student conduct procedure. **
Questions?
If you have any additional questions or would like clarification please contact us via ucfgreek@ucf.edu.
Marketing your event is one of the most important things you can do to plan a successful event. There are numerous ways to advertise your upcoming event from community calendars, social media posts, and even printed posters. We would like to help you spread the word about your event!
We will share our events that are open to the community (such as educational events, presentations, or socials open to others that don’t involve alcohol), philanthropy events, donation drives, and awareness campaigns. We will not share closed socials, retreats, or any events with alcohol. If you are unsure if your event meets the previously stated requirements, please reach out to a Marketing Team member: UCFFSLMarketing@ucf.edu
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The OFSL Website Banner is the large rotating graphic on OFSL's home page. The system is very particular about the dimensions of the graphic so be sure to have it at 1880 x 530 px.
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It’s important to be aware of all the requirements your inter/national organization has for you prior to beginning, as well. These things might include:
*Please note that if your inter/national organization has stricter rules or policies than UCF, you must follow those. It’s a good general rule that if there are ever conflicting policies, you should follow the more conservative rules.
General New Member Education Policies
In order for a chapter to take in new members, all new member paperwork must be complete; risk prevention programming must be complete; and the Greek Roll roster must reflect they are new members EACH CHAPTER IS REQUIRED TO HAVE NO LESS THAN 12 ACTIVE MEMBERS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED A REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATION. (Please refer to OSI policies)
Overnight Events/Retreats
All organizations must adhere to the following guidelines when presenting new members to the campus community:
Presentation of new members must take place no more than 15 calendar days after the members have been initiated into the organization, and/or prior to “Study Day(s)”, whichever comes first, unless approved in writing by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
Guidelines for those who host New Member Presentations or “Shows”
Violation(s)
Violations of guidelines can result in consequences including fines, cancellation of show, probation, and/or suspension.
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