Fraternity & Sorority Life Assoc Director Student Life Assistant DirectorS
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Job Location:
East Lansing, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Working/Functional Title
Fraternity & Sorority Life Assoc Dir
Position Summary
The Associate Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life serves as a leadership partner to the Director and helps advance the success of a fraternity and sorority community of over 5000 students in 58 recognized organizations. The position provides operational oversight and programmatic leadership to create a safe inclusive studentcentered fraternity and sorority experience aligned with university values and national organizational standards.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Administration
- Supports the Director in providing overall administrative leadership for Fraternity & Sorority Life ensuring alignment with university priorities and national organization expectations.
- Oversees major community-wide processes including recruitment new member education expansion/extension and chartering/recognition.
- Develops and maintains effective working relationships with chapter advisors alumni/ae corporations national headquarters partners and university stakeholders.
- Contributes to departmental strategic planning and operational decision-making.
Staff Supervision & Development
- Hires trains supervises schedules and evaluates full-time staff and student employees.
- Maintains personnel records and processes payroll ePARs and hiring documentation according to established procedures.
- Fosters a productive work environment grounded in collaboration professional excellence inclusiveness and mutual respect.
- Provides coaching performance feedback and ongoing professional development opportunities.
Risk Prevention Conduct Liaison & Accountability
- Serves as the departments primary liaison to the Office of Student Support and Accountability and other compliance partners.
- Coordinates fraternity and sorority conduct risk and accountability processes; supports the universitys student organization accountability system.
- Develops and implements harmreduction health & safety and prevention education initiatives for the community.
- Advises stakeholders on relevant university national headquarters and council policies.
- Develops strategies to address unrecognized or highrisk organizations.
Fraternity & Sorority Group Housing
- Manages the recognized fraternity and sorority group housing process including roster management occupancy compliance and training.
- Coordinates with campus partners and external stakeholders to support group housing and the second-year exemption process.
- Ensures adherence to university expectations health and safety requirements and risk management protocols.
Educational & Leadership Development Programming
- Develops and implements educational developmental and leadership programs that support student learning and community wellbeing.
- Creates prevention risk management belonging and leadership education initiatives tailored to the FSL community.
- Provides support for Order of Omega and other recognition and leadership programs.
Assessment Budget & Administrative Support
- Assists the Director in designing and implementing assessment strategies to measure learning outcomes program effectiveness and community trends.
- Contributes to budgeting processes including resource allocation monitoring and evaluation of fiscal needs.
- Manages digital communications website maintenance and marketing effortsusing platforms such as Be Involvedto promote programs and disseminate information.
Additional Responsibilities
- Maintains current knowledge of applicable laws regulations and policies related to fraternities and sororities and risk management.
- Develops and maintains collaborative partnerships across Student Affairs Residential Education and Housing Services Inclusive Access and Belonging Prevention Outreach and Education University Health and Wellbeing Police and Public Safety City of East Lansing and other relevant units.
- Represents the department on committees workgroups and university initiatives.
- Participates in professional development opportunities retreats trainings and community-specific continuing education.
- This position offers occasional hybrid flexibility based on departmental needs.
Minimum Requirements
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing one or two years of post-bachelor degree work such as a Masters in Student Affairs Administration Developmental Psychology Educational Psychology Social Work or Counselor Education; five to eight years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in developing and implementing programs policies and procedures and supervising and coordinating staff; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Desired Qualifications
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience working in Fraternity & Sorority Life at a large complex university.
- Experience coordinating risk management prevention education or student organization accountability processes.
- Familiarity with fraternity and sorority housing systems chapter facilities or property management partnerships.
- Experience collaborating with conduct offices compliance units public safety or crisis response teams.
- Experience developing and accessing learning outcomes for educational programs.
- Demonstrated ability to build partnerships across campus and with alumni/ae advisors and headquarters staff.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship age disability or protected veteran status.
Required Application Materials
Cover letter resume and 3 professional references.
Work Hours
8am - 5pm Monday to Friday with occasional night and weekends based on business needs.
Remote Work Statement
MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
The Bidding Eligibility ends on 02/17/2026 at 11:55 PM
Required Experience:
Director
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