Accreditation and Awards

Greek Five Star Chapter Program

The fraternity and sorority community at the Southeast Missouri State University has had a long and rich history. Dating back more than seventy years fraternities and sororities have continued to be an active part of the Southeast Missouri State University and Cape Girardeau community.

The Five Star Chapter Program provides organizations the opportunity to be recognized with “star standing” in five key areas of chapter operations 1) Academic Success, 2) Chapter Management 3) Membership Development and Education, 4) Civic and Community Engagement, and 5) Harm Reduction/Risk Management.

Chapter of the Year

Utilizing information from the Greek Five Star Chapter Program, one fraternity and one sorority, are recognized as the Fraternity of the Year and Sorority of the Year. The selection of these chapters is based on the total points awarded through the Greek Five Star Chapter Program.

2019 Fraternity of the Year; Sigma Nu                    2019 Sorority of the Year; Alpha Delta Pi

2018 Fraternity of the Year; Phi Delta Theta      2018 Sorority of the Year; Delta Delta Delta

Chapter Five Star Summary

Use of Five Star Chapter Program

The Five Star Chapter Program, which includes the past Greek Accreditation program, focuses on the actions chapters take and the structure they have in place to support their organization. Chapters are required to submit data for the Five Star Chapter Program or to formally notify the Office of Greek Life they do not intend to participate.

Star standing in each of the areas is based upon a set of pertinent criteria. The star standings will be determined by the following point value:

• Five Star Chapters - Chapters attaining 90% or more of possible points
• Four Star Chapters – Chapters attaining 70% - 89% of possible points
• Three Star Chapters – Chapters attaining 55% - 69% of possible points
• Two Star Chapters – Chapters attaining 41% - 54% of possible points
• One Star Chapters – Chapters attaining 26% – 40% of possible points
• Chapter Non-Conforming - Chapters scoring less than 25% of the eligible points or failing to submit any information for the Five Star Chapter Program

Evaluation
The submitted materials are reviewed by a panel of faculty and professional staff at Southeast Missouri State University or invited professionals with experience in Greek Life and/or who work with student organizations at a college or university. Each submission is reviewed by three panelists and the average of the three scores will be the score for each item/section. Reviewers are asked to provide written feedback in relation to their score. Any dispute between panelists will be resolved by the Office of Greek Life.

Accreditation

From 2013-2016 the University provided an “Accreditation process” that asked chapters to respond to 69 questions that included areas such as academics, participating in minimum standards, and chapter operations. Chapters that achieved a set score were “accredited” and those not meeting this standard were “Not Accredited.” The “Accreditation” program was replaced during the 2017 calendar year for the University’s Five Star Program.

Awards

From 2013-2016 the University provided an “Accreditation process” that asked chapters to respond to 69 questions that included areas such as academics, participating in minimum standards, and chapter operations. Chapters that achieved the highest score in the different areas of the Accreditation program were selected for the overall award for each sub-section.