For Every Game in the Fall

Have the house scrubbed down and looking good. Make sure the halls are vacuumed, the stairwells swept and mopped, etc. Buy a vacuum if you have to, but there is no excuse for the house not to be clean—and that means rooms like the library, pool room, parlor and the individual rooms too. Take some pride in your own house. Empower your house manager, and then back him up.

Have a delegation of guys who remain posted at the house on game weekends. Their role is to greet alumni, chat with them, show them around, answer questions, etc. We strongly suggest having at least six guys.

The chapter’s undergraduate officers need to speak with all the members to review the basics of general friendliness and hospitality. If they were in their parents’ home and saw some stranger walking around the living room, I doubt they’d just go upstairs and not say “Hello, can I help you?” It’s no different at the chapter house—it’s home to all of you, so try to get the members to be more aware about being friendly and speaking to strangers.