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‎History of the ALPHA Standards

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‎History of the ALPHA Standards

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 Examples of ALPHA Standards include organizing large-scale philanthropy events, holding educational workshops, and organizing leadership development programs.
-ALPHA ratings score [[fraternities and sororities]] according to  academics (high average GPA), community service (amount of total hours/ average hours per individual), campus involvement (amount of members involved in other campus activities), leadership development (amount of members in campus leadership positions), philanthropy (amount donated and scale of events hosted), housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni information. <ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organizations receive one to five stars, though no organization has ever received below three stars. Chapters that exceed the standards and make a significantly large positive impact on their campus and community, while fulfilling their organization’s mission and vision, are rewarded by Columbia’s Office of Residential Programs.
+ALPHA ratings score [[fraternities and sororities]] according to  academics (average GPA), community service (amount of total hours/ average hours per individual), campus involvement (amount of members involved in other campus activities), leadership development (amount of members in campus leadership positions), philanthropy (amount donated and scale of events hosted), housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni information. <ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organizations receive one to five stars, though no organization has ever received below three stars. Chapters that exceed the standards and make a significantly large positive impact on their campus and community, while fulfilling their organization’s mission and vision, are rewarded by Columbia’s Office of Residential Programs.
 The ALPHA Standards are reviewed by a panel of administrators and unaffiliated students, and administered by [[Student Affairs]]<ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas</ref>. This is a more open review system than the closed, student-run system known as the[[Greek Judicial Board]], in which members of the Greek community elected into judicial positions by representatives from every chapter serve as the review board.

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 Examples of ALPHA Standards include organizing large-scale philanthropy events, holding educational workshops, and organizing leadership development programs.
-ALPHA ratings score [[fraternities and sororities]] according to academics, community service, campus involvement, leadership development, philanthropy, housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni information<ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organizations receive one to five stars, though no organization has ever received below three stars. Chapters that exceed the standards and make a significantly large positive impact on their campus and community, while fulfilling their organization’s mission and vision, are rewarded by Columbia’s Office of Residential Programs.
+ALPHA ratings score [[fraternities and sororities]] according to  academics (high average GPA), community service (amount of total hours/ average hours per individual), campus involvement (amount of members involved in other campus activities), leadership development (amount of members in campus leadership positions), philanthropy (amount donated and scale of events hosted), housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni information. <ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organizations receive one to five stars, though no organization has ever received below three stars. Chapters that exceed the standards and make a significantly large positive impact on their campus and community, while fulfilling their organization’s mission and vision, are rewarded by Columbia’s Office of Residential Programs.
 The ALPHA Standards are reviewed by a panel of administrators and unaffiliated students, and administered by [[Student Affairs]]<ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas</ref>. This is a more open review system than the closed, student-run system known as the[[Greek Judicial Board]], in which members of the Greek community elected into judicial positions by representatives from every chapter serve as the review board.

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 The '''ALPHA Standards of Excellence'''—'''ALPHA Standards''' for short—is a rating system for [[Fraternities and sororities]].
-The Standards are a Columbia University initiative that was instituted to uphold and promote community standards of philanthropy, service, and fraternal development. The ongoing recognition of Columbia [[fraternities and sororities]] in the [[Inter Greek Council]] depends on their meeting or exceeding the requirements of these standards.
+The Standards are a Columbia University initiative that was instituted to uphold and promote community standards of philanthropy, service, and fraternal development. The ongoing recognition of Columbia [[fraternities and sororities]] in the [[Inter Greek Council]] depends on their meeting or exceeding the requirements of these standards
 ALPHA ratings score [[fraternities and sororities]] according to academics, community service, campus involvement, leadership development, philanthropy, housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni information<ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organizations receive one to five stars, though no organization has ever received below three stars. Chapters that exceed the standards and make a significantly large positive impact on their campus and community, while fulfilling their organization’s mission and vision, are rewarded by Columbia’s Office of Residential Programs.
 The ALPHA Standards are reviewed by a panel of administrators and unaffiliated students, and administered by [[Student Affairs]]<ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas</ref>. This is a more open review system than the closed, student-run system known as the[[Greek Judicial Board]], in which members of the Greek community elected into judicial positions by representatives from every chapter serve as the review board.

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	ALPHA ratings score [[fraternities and sororities]] according to academics, community service, campus involvement, leadership development, philanthropy, housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni information<ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organizations receive one to five stars, though no organization has ever received below three stars. Chapters that exceed the standards and make a significantly large positive impact on their campus and community, while fulfilling their organization’s mission and vision, are rewarded by Columbia’s Office of Residential Programs.		ALPHA ratings score [[fraternities and sororities]] according to academics, community service, campus involvement, leadership development, philanthropy, housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni information<ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organizations receive one to five stars, though no organization has ever received below three stars. Chapters that exceed the standards and make a significantly large positive impact on their campus and community, while fulfilling their organization’s mission and vision, are rewarded by Columbia’s Office of Residential Programs.
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		+	Examples of ALPHA Standards include organizing large-scale philanthropy events, holding educational workshops, and organizing leadership development programs.

	The ALPHA Standards are reviewed by a panel of administrators and unaffiliated students, and administered by [[Student Affairs]]<ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas</ref>. This is a more open review system than the closed, student-run system known as the[[Greek Judicial Board]], in which members of the Greek community elected into judicial positions by representatives from every chapter serve as the review board.		The ALPHA Standards are reviewed by a panel of administrators and unaffiliated students, and administered by [[Student Affairs]]<ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas</ref>. This is a more open review system than the closed, student-run system known as the[[Greek Judicial Board]], in which members of the Greek community elected into judicial positions by representatives from every chapter serve as the review board.

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 The Standards are a Columbia University initiative that was instituted to uphold and promote community standards of philanthropy, service, and fraternal development. The ongoing recognition of Columbia [[fraternities and sororities]] in the [[Inter Greek Council]] depends on their meeting or exceeding the requirements of these standards.
-ALPHA ratings score fraternities and sororities according to academics, community service, campus involvement, leadership development, philanthropy, housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni information<ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organizations receive one to five stars, though no organization has ever received below three stars. Chapters that exceed the standards and make a significantly large positive impact on their campus and community, while fulfilling their organization’s mission and vision, are rewarded by Columbia’s Office of Residential Programs.
+ALPHA ratings score [[fraternities and sororities]] according to academics, community service, campus involvement, leadership development, philanthropy, housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni information<ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organizations receive one to five stars, though no organization has ever received below three stars. Chapters that exceed the standards and make a significantly large positive impact on their campus and community, while fulfilling their organization’s mission and vision, are rewarded by Columbia’s Office of Residential Programs.
 The ALPHA Standards are reviewed by a panel of administrators and unaffiliated students, and administered by [[Student Affairs]]<ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas</ref>. This is a more open review system than the closed, student-run system known as the[[Greek Judicial Board]], in which members of the Greek community elected into judicial positions by representatives from every chapter serve as the review board.

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 The increase in the comprehensiveness of the ALPHA Standards, along with the arrival of new director of Fraternity & Sorority Life Brad Badgley in fall 2013, has significantly improved Greek Life at Columbia. The new standards set principals that require that Greeks make significant positive contributions to their community and conduct themselves in a manner representative of the vision and mission of their respective chapter.
-In describing the ALPHA Standards, one Columbia reporter states, "those earning five stars will receive the ALPHA status" <ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas</ref>. (As in, "Alpha, bro!")." However, while the "Alpha status" term exists, it is not commonly used among members of the Greek community. The expression "Alpha, bro!" is also not commonly used among Greeks.
+The Student Life page describing ALPHA standards states that "those earning five stars will receive the ALPHA status" <ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas</ref>.
 ==Trivia==

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	The '''ALPHA Standards of Excellence'''—'''ALPHA Standards''' for short—is a rating system for [[Fraternities and sororities]].		The '''ALPHA Standards of Excellence'''—'''ALPHA Standards''' for short—is a rating system for [[Fraternities and sororities]].
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−	Developed in the fall of [[2009]] and enacted shortly after [[Operation Ivy League]] in [[2010]], ALPHA ratings judge fraternities and sororities according to academics, philanthropy, housing behavior (if applicable), and alumni stuff<ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:2013_ALPHA_Standards_Checklist.xls</ref>. Organization receive three to five stars; those earning five stars will receive the ALPHA status" <ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas</ref>. (As in, "Alpha, bro!")

	The Standards are a Columbia University initiative that was instituted to uphold and promote community standards of philanthropy, service, and fraternal development. The ongoing recognition of Columbia [[fraternities and sororities]] in the [[Inter Greek Council]] depends on their meeting or exceeding the requirements of these standards.		The Standards are a Columbia University initiative that was instituted to uphold and promote community standards of philanthropy, service, and fraternal development. The ongoing recognition of Columbia [[fraternities and sororities]] in the [[Inter Greek Council]] depends on their meeting or exceeding the requirements of these standards.

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 The '''ALPHA Standards of Excellence'''—'''ALPHA Standards''' for short—is a rating system for [[Fraternities and sororities]].
 The Standards are a Columbia University initiative that was instituted to uphold and promote community standards of philanthropy, service, and fraternal development. The ongoing recognition of Columbia [[fraternities and sororities]] in the [[Inter Greek Council]] depends on their meeting or exceeding the requirements of these standards.
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 ==External Links==
 * [http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/sites/dsa/files/forms/2014%20ALPHA%20Standards%20Checklist.xls The 2014 ALPHA Standards checklist]
 * [http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/alphas The application for serving on the ALPHA panel]