25 • An adequate amount of food and alternative beverages (such as water, juice, assorted sodas, coffee, and teas) must be available throughout the duration of the event. These will be provided at the cost of the organization(s) holding the event. The amount of food and beverages appropriate for the size of the event will be determined by the Fraternity and Sorority Life Office. • One person from each organization (executive board member, social chair, or risk management chair) must be at the entrance of the function with a roster of the chapter members and the guest list to ensure that uninvited guests do not enter the function. In addition, the organization must always have six (6) sober monitors at the event. Sober monitors are not to consume any alcoholic beverage before or during the approved event. • The third-party vendor must provide an ID checker. Students 21 years and older must present proper identification at the party entrance to obtain a wristband. Wristbands are the only acceptable method of identifying students of a legal drinking age. • The GA For Fraternity and Sorority Life Programming and/or their designee, must be present for the duration of an event where alcohol is served, whether the event is on or off campus. Active: An initiated member of a Greek organization who is currently enrolled as an undergraduate student. Alumna: A sorority member who is graduated from the university and is no longer a student. Plural is alumnae. Alumnus (“Alum”) : Member of a fraternity who has graduated. A fraternity member who graduated from the university and is no longer a student. Plural is Alumni. Bid: An invitation to join a fraternity or a sorority. Bid matching: A system for matching the choices of potential new members with the choices of the chapters. Brother: An initiated member of a fraternity. Call: A unique vocal expression for a particular organization; used to recognize other members. (Please do not: Repeat an organization’s particular response or call. It is considered disrespectful to do so) Chapter: A term used to refer to undergraduate fraternity or sorority students in a particular Greek organization. This term is also used nationally to distinguish one group of students on a particular campus from those on another campus. Many national groups give their chapters names such as a Greek letter, or a combination of letters, or a Greek letter and a state. College Panhellenic Association: The governing body for Panhellenic sororities at NSU. COB (Continuous Open Bidding): An ongoing, open recruitment with no scheduled, specific, or campus wide activities. Bids may be extended at any time during the academic year. Colony: An organization that has been approved to move forward in becoming a chapter of a Social Greek-lettered organization. Crossing/Crossing over: A term used by UGC groups to indicate that a new member has been fully initiated into the group. Collegiate Fraternal Council (CFC): The governing body of the fraternities (typically NIC groups) at NSU. Divine Nine: The term used to describe the nine NPHC affiliated organizations. Dues: Charge of joining a fraternity or sorority. Each chapter’s dues are different and cover different expenses. Fraternity and Sorority Life Glossary
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