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LEVELS OF Accountability

An accountability cycle exists within the fraternity & sorority experience with several levels; peer accountability, organization to organization accountability, and campus/headquarter accountability. Each level requires additional clarity and resourcing for issues to be addressed as early in the cycle as possible.

STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING WITH EFFECTIVE CONFLICT RESOLUTION AMONG THEIR PEERS.

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Structures of self-governance are outdated and not effective. When we view accountability through situations where University or Organizational conduct processes will apply and ultimately outweigh individual or organizational decisions, it creates uncertainty about the roles councils and chapters can play in holding each other accountable.

Campuses should have a clear, demonstrated system of organizational conduct, that includes prioritizing partnering with fraternity & sorority national organizations and educating student leaders how to effectively hold their peers accountable.

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