Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life is the home to Fraternity and Sorority Life at UConn. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life is located in the Involvement Office in the Student Union, Room 302. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life provides and coordinates assorted services designed to enhance the quality of chapter and council operations as well as the overall fraternal experience. Students are welcome to stop by the Involvement Office for information, to borrow leadership-training resources, or to make an appointment with staff for specific advisement. Students and advisors can also make an appointment by calling (860) 486-4710. Services available to fully registered fraternities and sororities include:
- Advisement to assist chapter officers in establishing and maintaining efficient organizational operations and quality programming consistent with the four pillars of Greek Life: academic achievement, service and philanthropy, leadership, and brotherhood / sisterhood.
- Access and ability to reserve available University facilities.
- Participation in the Greek Leadership Series seminars, workshops, and retreats specifically designed for new members as well as chapter and council officers.
- Access to the Greek Resource Library with a variety of specific resources geared toward fraternities and sororities.
- Participation in programming initiatives of the All Greek Council, the Interfraternity Council, the Multicultural Council, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and the Panhellenic Council.
- Inclusion in publications of the Greek councils and the University.
- Participation in Greek Week, Homecoming, and other University programs.

OFSL Staff at 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of Fraternity Advisors in Cincinnati, Ohio
Vision Statement
The University of Connecticut will have an outstanding Greek community that enhances the student experience, and is recognized locally and nationally for fraternal excellence.
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to foster a quality fraternal experience for members and contribute to the University community by:
- Enhancing student development through membership in fraternities and sororities.
- Promoting the development of a community comprised of values-based organizations, including both individual chapters and the governing councils.
- Engaging students in values-based decision making and programming consistent with the four pillars of Greek life:
- Academic Excellence
- Leadership Development
- Community Service
- Brotherhood/Sisterhood
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Todd C. Sullivan
Director
Greek Leadership Cabinet, Greek Judicial Board, Growth Plan, Housing
Todd C. Sullivan became the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at UConn in 2006. Todd earned his BA in Film Studies from the University of California
at Santa Barbara. Upon graduation, he traveled for his fraternity, Delta Upsilon, as a leadership consultant for two years. He then advised the
Interfraternity Council at Indiana University while completing his MS in Higher Education & Student Affairs. He worked for several years as the Assistant
Director of Campus Life for Greek Affairs at Florida International University, and in 2003 became the first Director of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs at
Tufts University. He has served on the Association of Fraternity Advisors Executive Board, and he facilitates leadership, diversity, anti-hazing, and
recruitment programs for Campuspeak, Inc.
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Lindsay Sell
Assistant Director
IFC, Programming, Marketing
Lindsay Sell serves as the Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Lindsay hails from Colorado where she attended Colorado State University to
earn a BA in Speech Communication. Lindsay then spent a year traveling as an Educational Leadership Consultant for her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta. She then
returned to Colorado State to complete an MS in Student Affairs in Higher Education while advising the Greek Judicial Board and working in the Office of
Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct Services. Post graduate work, Lindsay served as the Coordinator of Student Programs at the Colorado State
University Alumni Association and joined UConn’s OFSL staff in the summer of 2007.
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Kendra Darigan
Graduate Assistant
Panhellenic, HuskyTHON
Kendra Darigan serves as a Graduate Assistant for Fraternity and Sorority Life. Kendra graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2005 with a
major in Professional Studies and minors in Professional Education and Health Science. Following graduation Kendra moved to St. Louis, Missouri where she
held the Chapter Services Director position for Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority. Currently she is a graduate student in UConn’s Higher Education and Student
Affairs (HESA) masters program.
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Kevin Lobdell
Graduate Assistant
MGC, Order of Omega, Greek Week
Kevin Lobdell serves as a Graduate Assistant for Fraternity and Sorority Life. He is currently a student in the UConn Higher Education and Student Affairs
(HESA) masters program. Kevin graduated from Clarkson University in 2006 with a BS in Supply Chain Management. Kevin is a member of the Sigma Chi
fraternity and continues to do volunteer work for Sigma Chi as facilitator for the Risk Management team at their annual international leadership training
workshop.
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Shelissa Newball
Graduate Practicum Student
NPHC
Shelissa Newball is a second year student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program at UConn and is continuing her practicum in the Office
of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Shelissa attended Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut, where she became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Incorporated. After graduating from Wesleyan with a BA in Psychology and African American Studies in 2005, Shelissa worked at the New York Historical
Society as a museum educator. In Fall 2006, she entered the HESA program and now serves as the UConn National Pan-Hellenic Council advisor.
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Betty Conklin
Secretary
Budget Manager
Betty Conklin returned to the Greek scene as Secretary starting in the summer of 2006. She has worked in various secretarial capacities in the Student Union
Director’s Office, Student Union Operations, Business Office, Student Involvement, Community Outreach, Greek Life, Residential Life, Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs, Health Services, Counseling Services and Career Services. Betty has spent the past sixteen and a half years within the
Division of Student Affairs.
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Contact Us
OFSL Contact Information
Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Student Union, Room 302
2110 Hillside Road, Unit 3008F
Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: (860) 486-4710
Fax: (860) 486-8821
Website: www.greeklife.uconn.edu
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