It’s All Greek to Me… Or is It?

Brendan Cafferky & Megan Lorincz

Introductions
Objectives
● Gain understanding of the
connection between the unique Oak
Lane experience and the main
campus experience
● Encourage engagement and
collaboration between Oak Lane and
other main campus communities
● Learn about the development of LLC
identity process
● Anything else you would like to get
out of this session?
Current Living Learning Communities at Virginia Tech
 Activity

Identify a group of students who would

benefit from an LLC. What would that
community look like?
What is Greek Life?
This is Fraternity and Sorority Life at Virginia Tech
Oak Lane Overview
Number of students in Oak Lane: 600+ Pic of Oak Lane

Number of Organizations in Oak Lane: 18 (soon to

be 20)

Total FSL Students: 4,500+ or about 20%

Total number of organizations: 55+

Vision Statement vs. Mission Statement
A Vision Statement: A Mission Statement:

● “North Star” ● Defines the present state or purpose of

● Defines the optimal desired future state of an organization
what an organization wants to achieve over ● Answers three questions about why an
time organization exists
● Achievements in five, ten, or more years i. WHAT it does

● Is written succinctly in an inspirational ii. WHO it does it for

iii. HOW it does what it does
manner
● Path to goal
● Goal

*https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/smartwork/201004/vision-and-mission
Oak Lane as an LLC
Mission

Oak Lane seeks to provide opportunities to grow, lead, and develop relationships
through the implementation of a learning-centered curriculum.

Vision

Oak Lane strives to foster a safe and inclusive environment that promotes scholarship,
leadership, and meaningful relationships with the interfraternal community.

*Working statements
So what’s next?
● Finish editing our statements
● Get final approval from the House Supervisor
Team
● Edit statements again
● Send to both Housing & Residence Life
Leadership and Fraternity & Sorority Life
Leadership for approval
● Another round of edits and approval
● Final statements to be shared officially (possibly
via website, pamphlets, twitter, etc.)
 Post-Presentation Activity

What have you learned from this presentation

about LLCs or Oak Lane?
Any questions?