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This role is an on-campus, in-person position.
The Assistant Director provides training, development, advice, and support for the individual members, chapters, councils, advisors and inter/national organizations of the SMU fraternity & sorority community. This position will provide specific advisement to the individual members and chapters of one or more of our four Greek councils. This position supports initiatives that benefit the entire community including event planning, training and development, and advice and support for SMU students and the fraternity and sorority community. The Assistant Director is a member of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) within the Student Involvement team and works in service of the departmental mission, and divisional strategic plan.
Essential Functions:
- Advising: Provide hands-on, personalized advising to the executive board, chapter leaders, and members of two of our Greek councils. Communicate and meet regularly with alumni volunteers, (inter)national headquarters constituents, housing corporation boards, traveling consultants, and fraternity/house directors. Coordinate formal/informal council recruitment/intake processes.
- Programming: Manage the planning and execution of FSL community-wide initiatives with specific responsibility for the risk management education, the student officer newsletter, and the community leadership retreat in order to further the development of a unified community and support values-based programming.
- Serve as an active and engaged member of the Fraternity & Sorority team and support the department mission. Support the implementation and realization of the goals and learning domains in the student affairs strategic plan.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
- Master's degree is required. A degree in Student Affairs or a related field is preferred.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience working in higher education and with fraternities or sororities is required.
- Active membership in an inter/national fraternity or sorority is highly preferred. Experience working with diverse populations is preferred.
Deadline to Apply:
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by July 10, 2026.
Position will remain open until filled.
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Student Affairs Overview
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