Accreditation

The Nine Pillars of Chi Phi’s Accreditation Program are:

1. Recruitment and Growth
2. Financial Management
3. New Member Education
4. Total Membership Education
5. Ritual
6. Alumni Relations
7. Chapter Operations
8. Scholarship
9. Community Relations

More information about each Pillar can be found in the Accreditation Rubric.

Accreditation submissions are scored by an independent panel of volunteers recruited by the Accreditation Committee, which is also comprised of volunteers. The panels includes both Chi Phi Brothers and Friends of Chi Phi. They are able to take an independent, unbiased look at sections of each Accreditation submission which aligns with their areas of interest, expertise, or profession (for examples, we may ask an accountant to review the Financial Management Pillar or one of Chi Phi’s Goliards to review materials under the Ritual Pillar).

Chapters receive a score within each Pillar, as well as an average score. To be awarded One Star in a Pillar, the Chapter must complete ALL requirements in the One Star section for that Pillar. Chapters cannot achieve Two Star or Three Star status in a Pillar without first completing the One Star requirements. For a Chapter to be awarded Two Stars or Three Stars in a given Pillar, the Chapter must then also complete a designated number of additional “best practice” objectives. In each Pillar, there are more of these objectives than needed to attain Three Star status.

A Chapter’s cumulative score is calculated using the average number of stars earned across each of the nine Pillars and the number of Pillars in which the Chapter receives Zero Stars.

Number of Zero Star Pillars and Average of All Scores are limiting factors for each other when the calculations for Final Chapter Designation are performed.  This means that Chapters will receive the highest designation for which both corresponding achievements are met.  Take, for example, the results from hypothetical Chapters A through C below.