St. Cloud State University

Fraternity & Sorority Community Strategic Planning Spring 2007

IFC/PHC/GPB New Executive Officer Orientation & Annual Reteat

Saturday: January 20th, 2007 9:00am - 4:40pm

Atwood Memorial Union - Mississippi Room

SCSU Retreat

Strengths:

• Good Communication about Events
• Willing and Motivated
• Resources and Connections to Campus
• Small Size in the context to start to build/Create a Close Community Drive to Better Our Community Loyalties  

Weaknesses:

• Not Utilizing Connections
• Stuck in "Tradition"
• Lack of Purpose Greek Community
• Lacks Faith in Us
• Not Positively Promoting Ourselves
• Not Providing Resources to Help Educate Our Community
• Beating Each Other Up ("warring tribes")
• Lack of Community
• Small Size - Negative Population growth
• Academics - Lack of Balance & Prioritizing

Opportunities:

• School Support of Us is Strong and Ready of Us to Make an Impact
• Move our Greek System Forward to be a Greek Community
• Prove Ourselves to Greek Community
• Grades and Academic success improvement

Threats:

• Bad News/Publicity
• Allowing Ourselves to Fall Back
• Ever Mindful of How the Community See Us
• Grades

Strategic Planning
The set of managerial decisions
and actions that determines
the long-run performance
of the Fraternity & Sorority Community

Why Strategic Management/Planning Is Important
1. It forms the basis of the decision-making
process.
2. It results in higher organizational
performance.
3. It requires that Leadership examine and
adapt to changes.
4. It coordinates diverse organizational units,
helping them focus on organizational
goals.

Why SWOT Analysis Is Important

SWOT Analysis is an important planning
tool that helps an institution identify, in
a systematic and organized way, its
internal strengths and helps it match
those strengths with the best
opportunities in the environment.

SO Strategies: Use strengths to take advantage of opportunities

WO Strategies: Overcome weaknesses to take advantage of opportunities

ST Strategies: Use strengths to avoid threats

WT Strategies: Minimize weaknesses and avoid threats

Strategies:

• Stronger Accountability of the Councils Leadership

Tactics:

1. Leadership Positions Accountabilty contracts