During Fall 2011, Delta Zeta was pleased to launch its New Member Education Program via Enriching U, Delta Zeta's online education site. Please watch this video for a preview of the New Member Education Program on Enriching U. A full transcript is provided below.
Enriching U is the place for personal, leadership and membership development for Delta Zeta members. We like to explain it as our online Delta Zeta University; where our members take part in sessions tailored to their Delta Zeta experience to enhance their knowledge of both the sorority and themselves. It is also the new home for Delta Zeta’s New Member Education Program.
Enriching U lives on Metro, Delta Zeta’s private, social network. All new members as well as appropriate chapter officers and advisors will have the Enriching U container on their Metro page. Simply click through to begin your sessions.
The New Member Education Program has ten sessions, plus the National Exam. Modules come in a variety of formats. Some present the information in a Powerpoint like slide show, others are tabs which the new member can read through at her own pace. For example, in Session 2 on History and Heritage, new members will learn the story of Delta Zeta through a timeline and also explore each of our Founders in depth.
Each session in the new member program also contains Journal Entries. These Journal Entries encourage new members to reflect upon what they are learning and how they are experiencing their new member period within Delta Zeta.
The New Member Education Program in Enriching U provides each member access to the Scholarship Plan with the top navigation link. A new member can set her academic goals, class details for the semester and other details like her major, GPA goal, academic “buddy,” etc. We all know that success begins with setting goals, so we encourage all of our new members to use this tool.
Enriching U allows us to take a different approach to education. New members will learn about Delta Zeta through the site by taking the sessions and quizzes before a meeting and will come to new member meetings prepared and able to talk about what they have learned. This allows the Vice President of New Member Education to be able to focus on how to incorporate our history, beliefs and values into the new members’ daily lives – thus helping make the New Member Education Program a resource and not just something they have to do.
New lesson plans and other resources have been developed to help guide our Vice Presidents through the educational process. These resources are in Metro – New Member Education container – New Member Resources. We also have a special section in the Chapter Officer Resources – Collegiate resources container for Enriching U which includes a Program guide.
If you have any questions about the New Member Program, please contact Christi Mayer, National New Member Education Chairman. You may also send any questions to enrichingu@dzshq.com.
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