What do you do when a Brother makes a mistake?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

A mistake is misspelling the chapter president's name in chapter documents.

Stealing $300 is not a mistake. It is a crime. Kick his sorry a** out and call the district attorneys office to file criminal charges.

Also, get him officially expelled by your National.

Cosign. If we can stand for anything, we can stand for the proposition that stealing is bad. It's just never justified.

Also, take some steps to protect yourself. Require that all checks be signed by at least two officers, require that the treasurer fully disclose all activity in the fraternity accounts each week to the eboard, and for God's sake, never deal in cash -- never take dues in cash, never pay anyone in cash. Create a situation where it'd be impossible to cover up theft and theft will not happen.

In addition to what LaneSig said, I'd initiate civil proceedings against the guy to get the money back.

[KSUViolet06]

Yes it's the right thing to do. Theft is not a mistake. When you steal, it says that you can't be trusted. Why keep that type of person around for them to potentially do it again?

Theft is grounds for termination of membership. The member in question is also subject to criminal charges and/or civil proceedings.

This type of thing is exactly why our chapters never deal in cash and require all checks to be signed by 2 officers. In addition,the sorority account is disclosed to the advisory board each week, checked by our financial advisor randomly a few times a year, and submitted to the national treasurer each year for review.

[GooniePDT49]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Cosign. If we can stand for anything, we can stand for the proposition that stealing is bad. It's just never justified.

Also, take some steps to protect yourself. Require that all checks be signed by at least two officers, require that the treasurer fully disclose all activity in the fraternity accounts each week to the eboard, and for God's sake, never deal in cash -- never take dues in cash, never pay anyone in cash. Create a situation where it'd be impossible to cover up theft and theft will not happen.

In addition to what LaneSig said, I'd initiate civil proceedings against the guy to get the money back.

Any way you look at it, theres always something sketchy going on.

I think the greeks should use either cash or checks, although alotta times, from what I've seen, checks seem to bounce.

Keep your receipts as well, because my school also does audits, even if the student government doesnt fund the greeks, which at my school they dont.

I dont think the school advisors necessarly need to handle the treasurers issues in a greek organization. We had a few different faculty advisors who werent even greek, that didnt always make the right decisions concerning money matters.

It'll be a good learning experience for the students, when managing money becomes part of their college experience. In matters involving stealing money, make em walk the plank!