Journal/Time Sheet
Week 1
09/10/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed plans and goals for the semester.
Time: 1 hour
09/11/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the first chapter meeting of the semester.
Time: 2 hours
09/14/2017: Pledge activity - this was an activity to introduce the pledges to what Sigma Chi is about. I had to set up and help facilitate the activity.
Time: 1.5 hours
Week 2
09/17/2017: Executive council meeting - each EC member came up with goals for the semester, along with a weekly goal. We also held a discussion about each of the pledges and their progress so far.
Time: 1 hour
09/18/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting.
Time: 2 hours
09/21/2017: Pledge activity - this activity was called RBC which stands for ritual, brotherhood, and club. These three things are the three main components of what Sigma Chi is as an organization. This was an experiential activity that guided the pledges through certain tasks that taught them important aspects of each component.
Time: 1 hour
Week 3
09/24/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals.
Time: 1 hour
09/25/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting.
Time: 2 hours
09/28/2017: Pledge activity - this activity was called strength in numbers and the purpose was to teach the pledges that we are an organization that depends on people and that each member is crucial to the success of the organization. As usual, I helped set up and run the activity.
Time: 1.5 hours
Week 4
10/01/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals.
Time: 1 hour
10/02/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting.
Time: 2.5 hours
10/05/2017: Pledge activity - this was an experiential activity for the pledges to learn about some of the more secretive aspects of Sigma Chi. This activity required about an hour of drive time and included a bonfire. I prepared this activity ahead of time and helped run it as well.
Time: 3 hours
Week 5
10/08/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals.
Time: 1 hour
10/09/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting.
Time: 2 hours
10/12/2017: Pledge activity - this was another confidential activity that taught the pledges more of the deeper meaning of Sigma Chi. I set up and ran the activity.
Time: 1 hour
Week 6
10/15/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals.
Time: 1 hour
10/16/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting.
Time: 1.5 hours
10/19/2017: Pledge activity - this was another activity that I can’t give much information on. This was took quite a bit of preparation and set up time.
Time: 2.5 hours
Week 7
10/29/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals.
Time: 1 hour
10/30/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting.
Time: 2 hours
11/02/2017: Pledge activity - this was another confidential activity that required a good amount of preparation and set up time.
Time: 2.5 hours
Week 8
11/05/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals.
Time: 1 hour
11/06/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting.
Time: 2 hours
11/09/2017: Pledge activity - this week is initiation week, so this activity was more of a reflection on the pledge process as a whole. This one didn’t require a whole lot of set up time.
Time: 1 hour
11/11/2017: Initiation - this event required the most preparation and set up time out of any activity throughout the semester. I was responsible for setting up the whole ceremony, along with playing a large part in the ceremony.
Time: 6 hours
Week 9
11/12/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals.
Time: 1 hour
11/13/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting. This was the first chapter meeting with the 11 new members. There are no more activities for the rest of the semester because pledgeship is over.
Time: 3 hours
Week 10
11/19/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals.
Time: 1 hour
11/20/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting.
Time: 2 hours
Week 11
11/26/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals.
Time: 1 hour
11/27/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting.
Time: 1.5 hours
Week 12
12/03/2017: Executive council meeting - discussed current issues in chapter, along with a review and update on the progress of each member’s weekly goals. Since this was the last EC meeting of the semester, we discussed the semester as a whole and what we did well and what we could improve on in the future.
Time: 1 hour
12/04/2017: Chapter meeting - set up the chapter room and attended the meeting. This was the last chapter of the semester and the conclusion of my position.
Time: 2.5 hours
Total time: 57 hours