Role Guide

Vice President, Programming

Serves as the primary planner and coordinator of chapter programs and events. Owns the chapter calendar and helps ensure the undergraduate experience is balanced, values-based, well organized and compliant with member-safety expectations.

Key responsibility areas

Maintains a comprehensive, conflict-free chapter calendar aligned with academics, recruitment and member development.
Leads the Programming Committee, assigns clear ownership and ensures planning milestones are met.
Plans and executes events, coordinating logistics, budgets, venues, transportation, communications and risk-management requirements.
Evaluates and improves programming by assessing attendance, cost, outcomes and lessons learned.

Leadership skills to develop

Delegation & Empowerment: Delegates ownership of events and initiatives to other brothers.
Communication: Sets clear expectations for events and deadlines and judges what to communicate chapter-wide versus privately.
Lead by Example: Sets the standard for participation and effort other brothers follow.

For Mentors

How a mentor supports this role

Your mentor helps you build the judgment, confidence, accountability and leadership skills needed to make those decisions yourself.

Where a mentor helps

Emphasize planning and organization, and managing timelines that advance chapter goals and member development.
Stress compliance and risk management so events follow safety standards, policies and planning protocols.
Coach delegation and accountability — assigning ownership, setting deadlines and ensuring follow-through.
Strengthen coordination with Finance for budget and resource management.

Mentor coaching focus

Strategic Planning & Prioritization: Plan ahead and align programming with chapter goals and priorities.
Delegation & Accountability: Empower committee members, set expectations and ensure timely follow-through.
Judgment & Decision-Making: Balance member experience, safety, compliance and resources.

Ask your mentor

“How do you run a project plan when nobody reports to you?”
“Where am I doing work that a committee member should own?”
“How do I say no to an event the chapter wants but cannot execute well?”
“How do I build risk management into planning without killing the fun?”

Development ideas

Bring your event plan and timeline for a mentor review before the next major event.
Build a post-event debrief template and use it every time.
Assign one event fully to a committee member and coach him through it.