Welcome to the home page of the Borradaile Challenge. The document below will report your chapter's performance so far this year, and compare it to standards adopted at the 56th National Convention.

ENTER THE BORRADAILE CHALLENGE
(You will need M.S. Excel to view this document.)

View your chapter's results from last year

View your chapter's results from '04-'05

More information about the Challenge:

Overview of Borradaile Challenge standards.

What it is: The Borradaile Challenge is an overall code of practice for our Fraternity, a series of standards that our chapters and offices have agreed are important to our success. There are chapter standards in membership, recruitment, programming & operations, scholarship, finance, philanthropy, community service, risk management, national participation, alumni relations, and reporting.

How it helps Phi Tau: There are three primary benefits from having the Borradaile Challenge in effect. First, it will clearly communicate Phi Kappa Tau's high standards to all members; second, it will assist chapters in meeting those standards; and third, it is a way for the Fraternity to document its top-level performance and share it with others.

How does it work? Almost all data gathered for the Borradaile Challenge comes from chapter reporting. Therefore, if your chapter is behind in reporting, your full performance will not be logged in the Borradaile Challenge. When the Executive Offices receives a report or a roster, the data will be entered into the Borradaile Challenge tracking page. You can check your page on the web and monitor your progress in all areas of performance. The information will be updated within a week.

What if we don't meet the standards? Check a few things. First, ask if you have reported information correctly to the Executive Offices. (It may say you are below the standard in philanthropy, but this is okay if you haven't held your fund-raisers for the year yet.) Second, see if you expect that you'll meet the standard by the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 2005). If not, your first point of contact should be your leadership consultant. The consultants will be able to help you meet and explain the standards.

Please be aware that it is still the middle of the fall semester, so you won't have had the chance to meet all the standards. In some categories, your standard will be "below basic expectation" because you haven't had the chance to meet the standard yet. This is okay. (For example, if you haven't had fall initiation yet, your initiation rate will be zero. That's fine, for now!)

How do I view the Borradaile Challenge? Click here to view the Challenge. The document is a MS Excel document, so you will need Excel. You will need a password. To request the password, e-mail dcs@phikappatau.org