Rights and Responsibilities
Rights and Responsibilities
Policy
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Document Number: GREEK--101 Revision #: 2.0
Document Owner: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Date Last Updated: 01/28/2021
Primary Author: Director of Residence Life and Greek Affairs
Date Originally Created: 11/09/2011
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General Description
Description: Cumberland University and its Greek Organizations strive to uphold their common purpose of fulfilling the ideals of the Cumberland Creed as well as academic integrity and a mutually supportive relationship of both the Cumberland community and the Greek organizations. Within these rights and responsibilities both the Greek Organizations and the University outline what is expected of both parties.
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Policy Provisions
1. Greek Responsibilities
●Each fraternity/sorority has the responsibility to uphold its own mission and that of Cumberland University.
●Each fraternity/sorority has the responsibility of supporting and encouraging the academic achievement and scholarship of each of its members, either active or new member.
●Each fraternity/sorority will be responsible for scheduling events with consideration for the best interests of the members’ academic work with no event requiring any students to miss class.
●Each fraternity/sorority will actively participate in service to the Cumberland campus as well as the Lebanon and Middle Tennessee communities.
●Each fraternity/sorority is expected to meet the outlined expectations in regards to chapter operations, academics, membership development, civic engagement, and community relations through attending and hosting events.
●Each fraternity/sorority will abide by and enforce with its members the Cumberland Creed and general campus regulations.
●Each fraternity/sorority will not engage in any hazing activity or any activity that discriminates based on race, color, creed, sex, national or ethnic origin, disability, or sexual orientation (see Hazing section.)
●Each Sorority nationally affiliated with the National Panhellenic Council will actively participate in the Cumberland Panhellenic Council. Each organization nationally affiliated with the National Pan-Hellenic Council will actively participate in the Cumberland Pan-Hellenic Council.
●Each fraternity/sorority will participate in the Cumberland Greek Council. (See Greek Council section.)
●Each fraternity/sorority is expected to promote responsible leadership by their active members and new members as well as foster an environment in the greater student population of responsible leadership through active participation in and involvement with other non-Greek student organizations.
2. University Responsibilities
●The University will officially recognize each fraternity/sorority and its international or national fraternity/sorority subject to each fraternity/sorority’s continuing good standing as recognized by their national organization.
●The University will support and assist (as must as each fraternity/sorority’s by-laws allow) each fraternity/sorority with their recruitment efforts.
●The University will, upon request and presentation of properly-executed releases, provide fraternities/sororities with grade point averages during midterms and after each term and will certify all new members who have met minimum academic standards in accordance with FERPA law.
●The University will assist in scheduling on the University Master Calendar and, when possible, provide facilities for events and programs. As with all scheduling, proper procedures must be followed and care taken to ensure that there are no significant calendar conflicts.
●The University reserves the right to amend the Student Handbook and all its contents (including the Office of Greek Affairs Policies, Procedures, and Structure) whenever it deems necessary and will provide ample time for each fraternity/sorority to review changes before enacting new rules.
●The Director of Greek Affairs will serve as a source of information, promote a healthy Greek system, protect the rights of both the Greek Community’s as well as Cumberland University’s well-being, assist fraternities/sororities in communicating their accomplishments to the larger community, serve as a resource for educational materials and programs, assist in any necessary expansion efforts, and generally support all the Greek organizations.
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Subject Experts
The following may be consulted for additional information.
Director of Residence Life and Greek Affairs