AILG Accreditation Reviews
Information and Procedures for Visiting Committees
Results of prior Accreditation Visits.
Basic Data Form
ScheduleDuring Spring 2009 we plan to review the following FSILGs on the dates indicated:
Reports2007-8 Year-End Report of the Accreditation CommitteeHandout for the AILG June 2009 Plenary Meeting. Includes listing of all FSILGs with status and future review schedule. |
Contact the Accreditation CoordinatorJohn R. Covert Phone (MIT): 617 324-8259 (day, evening, and cell) Spring 2009 Results: (in alphabetical order according to the English spelling of the Greek Letter or English word)
Fall 2008 Results: (in alphabetical order according to the English spelling of the Greek Letter or English word)
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Interview Time Slots
We will conduct our Spring 2008 interviews during two time slots: Morning (9-11:00) and Afternoon (1:00-3:00). Visiting Committees will be composed of three or four members and each Committee will visit two groups. All Visiting Committees will meet as a group for breakfast at 8:15 and for lunch at 12:00. Each Committee is encouraged to work as a team on the preliminary organization of their reports from 11-12 and 3-4 and to send their completed reports to the Accreditation Coordinator within four days.How you should prepare
Alumni Corporations and Undergraduate Organizations are requested to arrange a review date with the Accreditation Coordinator. The Alumni and Undergraduates are requested to work together to complete the online Basic Data Form, and consolidate and return a single completed form to the Accreditation Coordinator no later than two Sundays preceding the selected date. On the day of the review the Visiting Committee wishes to begin the visit with a brief house tour and then meet with a minimum of two officers of the Group's Alumni organization (but preferably more) and at least two officers of the Group's Undergraduate organization (to provide a learning opportunity).About the Program
Full information on the MIT AILG Accreditation Program, including historical data with past review results, is available at the Main AILG Accreditation Site.Summary:The Accreditation Program is an organized review of the living groups within the MIT Fraternity, Sorority, and Independent Living Group (FSILG) community. The program has two main objectives: 1) to provide the MIT administration with a multi-dimensional evaluation of the health of each MIT FSILG, and 2) to create a forum for the AILG, the alumni leaders of MIT FSILG house corporations and advisory boards, and the undergraduates to actively discuss and exchange ideas on improving the FSILG community. We are not aware of any effort close to this scale on other campuses, and believe the Accreditation Program is an important element in developing MIT's FSILG community and deepening the partnership between alumni, MIT, and the undergraduates that has characterized this community.
Our official contact is with each FSILG's alumni organization. As the AILG, the association of the alumni of FSILGs at MIT, our formal dialogue is with our members: the alumni representatives. To streamline the scheduling process, we contact both alumni and undergraduate officers, and both alumni and undergraduates are encouraged to ask questions of and communicate with the Accreditation Coordinator, to participate in the preparation of response forms, and to be present at the reviews. All "official responses" are always expected to be from the alumni officers, who are required to be at the reviews and expected to provide advice to and oversight of the undergraduate participants.
Timeline for Spring 2008
| 12/22 | Spring 2009 Program Announcement |
| 12/23 | Basic Data Form updated for this term |
| February Reviews | |
| 1/5 | Email invitations to Visitors sent by John Covert ✓ |
| 1/10 | Email reminder to February Groups sent by John Covert |
| 1/12 | Email reminder to non-responding Groups sent by John Covert ✓ |
| 1/13 | February confirmed by Groups ✓ |
| 1/13 | February visitors notified by John Covert ✓ |
| 1/15 | February confirmed by Visitors ✓ |
| 1/25 | Basic Data Form due from February Groups |
| 1/26 | Email announcement to March Groups sent by John Covert |
| 1/31 | Email reminder about late February Basic data forms ✓ |
| 2/5 | Final pre-interview message for February sent by John Covert ✓ |
| 2/7 | February Interview Date |
| March Reviews | |
| 2/7 | Email reminder to March Groups sent by John Covert |
| 2/7 | Email invitations to March Visitors sent by John Covert ✓ |
| 2/11 | Status presented to AILG |
| 2/10 | Email reminder to non-responding March Groups to be sent by John Covert |
| 2/12 | March confirmed by Groups |
| 2/16 | March confirmed by Visitors |
| 2/21 | BDF Reminder to March Groups |
| 2/22 | Basic Data Form due from March Groups |
| 3/4 | Email announcement to April Groups sent by John Covert |
| 3/4 | Final pre-interview message for March sent by John Covert |
| 3/7 | March Interview Date |
| April Reviews | |
| 3/7 | Email reminder to April Groups sent by John Covert |
| 3/7 | Email invitations to April Visitors sent by John Covert |
| 3/16 | April confirmed by Visitors |
| 3/22 | Basic Data Form due from April Groups |
| 3/31 | Final pre-interview message for April to be sent by John Covert |
| 4/4 | April Interview Date |
| May Reviews | |
| 4/4 | Email announcement to May Groups sent by John Covert |
| 4/11 | Email reminder to May Groups sent by John Covert |
| 4/14 | May confirmed by Visitors |
| 4/15 | Status presented to the AILG |
| 4/19 | Basic Data Form due from May Groups |
| 4/28 | Final pre-interview message for May to be sent by John Covert |
| 5/2 | May Interview Date |
Program Documents, updated for this year:
- The Online Basic Data Form for 2008-9 with instructions.
- Privacy Policy for Accreditation Data
- Instructions for Visiting Committees
Main
AILG Accreditation Site with Archive
More information will be posted here as we get closer to the dates.
