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Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life

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Posting Details

Posting Details

Job Title Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Department STUD ACTIVITIES & LEADER OFFICE
Position Number FP650A
Location Norfolk, VA
Job Summary
Student Engagement & Traditions (SET) supports students throughout their Monarch experience with the goal of providing experiences that aid in the retention, persistence, and graduation of ODU students. The SET team oversees student organizations, fraternity and sorority life, ODU’s campus information desk, off-campus student life, large-scale campus programs like Homecoming and The Monarch Experience, and supports existing campus traditions while developing new ones.

The Director of Fraternity & Sorority life will provide vision and oversight to ODU’s 23 active organizations and 4 governing councils (Panhellenic Council, InterFraternity Council, National Pan Hellenic Council, and Multicultural Greek Council). In this role, the Director will lead the development of growth planning, leadership programming, event management, policy and procedure enforcement, and advisement to the community. This position supervises one coordinator and one graduate assistant, and reports to the Executive Director for Student Engagement & Traditions.
Position Type FullTime
Type of Recruitment General Public
Minimum Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in student affairs, higher education, or related field required.
  • Considerable knowledge and understanding of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
  • Considerable knowledge of student development concepts, trends, and theories.
  • Considerable knowledge of trends and accepted procedures, practices and policies related to Fraternity and Sorority Life.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and strong problem-solving abilities.
  • Full time experience advising students.
  • Considerable experience planning and executing events.
  • Direct experience with recruitment processes for one or more Greek councils on a residential college campus
  • Considerable experience in program initiation, development, and assessment.
  • Some experience leading and supervising the work of others.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Considerable direct experience advising fraternities, sororities, or councils.
Conditions of Employment
  • Given the nature of the positions in Student Engagement & Enrollment Services that provide support to student services and/or student-centered programs, the employee occupying this position may be required to work during a university closing as directed by his or her supervisor. 
    • These instances may include working from a remote location (i.e. telework, etc.).

Job Open Date 02/01/2024
Open Until Filled Yes
Application Review Date 02/26/2024
Job Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required
Criminal Background Check The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.
Department Information
Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
ODU Statement
Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  3. Contact Information for Professional References
Optional Documents
  1. Recommendation/Reference Letter 1
  2. Recommendation/Reference Letter 2
  3. Recommendation/Reference Letter 3

Supplemental Questions

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