COVID-19 – Fraternity/Sorority Life Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - University of Houston
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COVID-19 – Fraternity/Sorority Life Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Please use the following FAQs as a guide in finding answers to many of your important questions surrounding the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on fraternity/sorority operations:

Chapter Coach Meetings - We encourage you to continue to meet with and schedule meeting with your ‘chapter coach’. The CFSL team is prepared to use your technology of choice in continuing to meet (Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams, etc.).

Chapters planning on taking in members should follow the same reporting process outline in our ‘Membership Intake Policies’ section on our CFSL website. The same reporting guidelines should be followed as in previous semesters.

Virtual intake education and presentation of new members is highly recommended. For guidance on a virtual/digital format. Please reference CFSL’s ‘A Virtual New Member Presentation Guide’ resource for tips on how to present your new members/neophytes virtually/digitally.

Chapters wishing to host any in-person education sessions and rituals must consult with their respective chapter coach prior to submission of any intake reporting within the Center for Fraternity & Sorority Life to explore if appropriate distancing and face-covering can occur adhering to all university COVID-19 guidelines and Event Approval Process.

If presenting members formally through a new member/neophyte presentation, the 10 business day timeline between initiation and presentation still applies.

New member education should be completed before April 30, 2021. No new member education and/or formal presentations (virtual or in-person) will be conducted during or after finals or during the summer months.

Fraternity/Sorority Leadership 101 – The ‘FSL 101’ requirement will remain in a virtual format. As in previous years, those who have already completed the requirement in late Fall/early Spring and are not transitioning officers at the close of this semester will not need to complete it. Those who are transitioning officers and have yet to complete the requirement will need to complete it. Stay connected here for a description of the new virtual process when released, which should be on or before April 15, 2021.

Other Student Organization Registration Processes – Make sure to stay engaged with the Center for Student Involvement as they communicate updates around other student organization registration virtual processes.

Listed below you will find a link to all of the student-wide communications sent regarding COVID-19 and responsive decisions the university has made: COVID-19 Communications

Also, FSL Monthly Updates will continue to be sent as they have historically been. You can find an archive of all previously sent FSL Updates’ by clicking on this link