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Thank you for your commitment to volunteer for the Association in 2009. Your time, energy, and many talents not only assist the Association in reaching its goals, but also ensure a bright future for the fraternity/sorority advising profession and the fraternal movement. This e-newsletter, The AFA Volunteer, is designed to accomplish a few things: provide you with resources to assist in your development as a fraternity/sorority professional and your development as an AFA volunteer; provide you with information about the Association to assist you in framing your volunteer projects and objectives; and recognize volunteers who model performance above and beyond the call of duty. Past articles cover a variety of topics from managing and motivating individuals/groups to creativity and strategic planning and can all be found online. To learn more about AFA's commitment to our volunteers, please read a past article on the Volunteer Management Plan. The Association is extremely committed to evaluating and transforming the volunteer experience to best align our practices with our strategic goals for the future. In 2009, the Volunteer Training Committee plans to review and revise the Volunteer Management Plan. We are excited to continue improving volunteers' experiences in 2009!
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Volunteer Announcements• Status Reports due January 31: Volunteer leaders' first quarterly Status Reports are due January 31st. Executive Board Members, Regional Directors, Committee Chairs, Liaisons, Editors, and Workgroup Chairs should submit Status Reports to their volunteer supervisor. The Executive Board is committed to review all Status Reports and providing volunteers with the guidance, feedback, and support necessary to accomplish their goals. • Volunteer Website: The Volunteer Resources section of the AFA website has a great deal of information for current and future volunteers. You can find handouts from volunteer training programs, articles from past issues of The AFA Volunteer, the 2009 Procedures Manual, Association bylaws, and much more. • AFA Archives: If you inherited binders of outdated information from your predecessor, you may find that you don't need most of it to carry out your volunteer responsibilities. Once you figure out what is necessary for you to keep on hand, please send any historical information to the AFA Archives. You can find instructions for doing so on page 12 of the Procedures Manual.
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AFA Volunteer SnapshotWe currently have 208 volunteers. These volunteers are the employees of 125 institutions, the staff and volunteers for 15 fraternities and sororities, and represent 5 Associate member businesses or organizations. Nine of our Past Presidents are still actively involved in the Association! We have over forty positions, committees, workgroups, or editorial boards.AFA Volunteer RosterCurious who is on each committee? Please take a look at the 2009 Volunteer Roster.
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Volunteer of the Month - Jenny LeveringJenny Levering, chair of the Affinity Group Workgroup, has been selected as January Volunteer of the Month. Her nominator Kelly Jo Karnes states, "I was truly impressed that in such a short time, Jenny has been able to provide such tangible suggestions for new possible affinity networking groups for the Association. The group has worked quickly and under Jenny's direction, will truly help change how our Association works with our members." Thanks Jenny!To submit a nomination for Volunteer of the Month, please email the Central Office with a brief explanation of the individual's contributions.
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Association of Fraternity Advisors | 9640 North Augusta Drive Suite 433 | Carmel, IN. 46032
Phone: (317) 876-1632 | Fax: (317) 876-3981 |
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