"Graduate Fraternity & Sorority Life Assistant (Student)"

Job Details

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Department: Fraternity & Sorority Life Support

Time Type: Part time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Description:

Summary:

The Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) Graduate Student Assistant for the Center for Student Involvement reports to the Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life and provides advising and leadership development in areas of recruitment, risk management, member education, leadership training, and programming for the community.

The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) is the hub for the student experience at American University. CSI facilitates leadership development, organizational advising, and programs that help foster a sense of belonging for the next generation of changemakers. Our office is home to Student Government, Student Activities Council, Student Media, Student Organizations, Fraternity & Sorority Life, and the Graduate Leadership Council. 

Essential Functions:

• Serve as the co-advisor to a designated FSL governing council (e.g., IFC, NPHC, Panhellenic), providing strategic guidance and mentorship to executive officers on governance, organizational development, policy interpretation, and budget management.
• Serve as an advisor to Professional Greek Organizations, guiding them in organizational development, strategic event planning, and ensuring full compliance with all University policies and procedures.
• Coordinate the planning and execution of the Fall and Spring New Member Series educational program, including communicating requirements to chapter leadership, tracking mandatory attendance records, and holding regular office hours.
• Manage and implement the comprehensive marketing and communications strategy for the Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) community, overseeing content creation for all digital and print platforms to promote recruitment, signature events, and community standards.
• Assist in design and implementation of targeted leadership development curriculum and training programs for FSL chapter and council executive officers, delivered through mandatory retreats, specialized workshops, and officer transition meetings.
• Serve as an administrator for the Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) section of the Engage platform, ensuring compliance, event submissions, membership roster management, and required form submissions.
• Actively represent FSL interests and contribute to required weekly Center for Student Involvement (CSI) and FSL staff meetings, 1:1s with the Assistant Director, and FSL governing council meetings.
• Provide direct operational support for campus-wide Center for Student Involvement (CSI) events, including large-scale Involvement Fairs and Late Night and Weekend programming, requiring flexible evening and weekend schedules.
• Assist in managing ongoing educational efforts related to hazing prevention, ensuring the Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) community's compliance with all university and state anti-hazing policies and mandatory reporting requirements.

Competencies:

• Advising and Supporting: Addresses the knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to providing advising and support to individuals and groups through direction, feedback, critique, referral, and guidance...
• Leadership: The Leadership competency area addresses the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of a leader...
• Organizational and Human Resources: ...
• Student Learning and Development: ...
• Technology: ...

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Part-time.
• 20 hours per week.
• Hybrid modality.
• Late-night and weekend programming as needed.

Salary Range: $18.95 per hour.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Admittance to the HESA program.
• Undergraduate student programming experience.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Membership in a recognized fraternity/sorority.
• Experience with marketing, graphic/design.
• Experience in and/or working with fraternities and sororities and leadership development.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to and work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse constituencies.
• Ability to work collaboratively.

Other Details

• This position is available only to enrolled American University students.