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Greek Judicial

The Greek Judicial Board application process will be open during the spring semester of 2008. All interested individuals must submit a completed application packet to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities and then participate in an interview.

The Greek Judicial Board is a hearing body consisting of Greek student justices who hear judicial cases involving the four Greek councils, IFC, Panhellenic, MGC, and NPHC. All Greek student justices are selected, trained, and advised by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities.

When selected to serve on a Greek Judicial Board, student justices are afforded an opportunity to provide leadership for the Greek and larger community by maintaining the values and principles of the Greek community and the standards and expectations of Florida State University. Because of this, these select student justices are required to have a strong vision for the potential of the Greek community to live their ideals and the leadership ability to hold their peers accountable. The Florida State University recognizes the importance and benefit of peer-governance in the Greek community. The Greek community understands that peer-governance can only be sustained through leadership and accountability exercised through the University's Student Conduct Code.

It is expected that the Greek community will honor the principle of self governance, participate in and improve the judicial process as needs arise, and share in the task of making challenging and difficult decisions that support the ethical and behavioral standards of the FSU community. All student justices will attend educational training sessions throughout the semesters as well as scheduled judicial hearings. The responsibilities of student justices are as follows:

•  uphold the University's community standards as defined by the Student Conduct Code

•  participate and support the application/interview/selection process

•  actively participate in all training sessions and hearings they are scheduled for

•  set aside personal and organizational perspective in order to establish accountability and maintain community standards

If student justices do not meet the responsibilities outlined above, the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities will appoint substitute justices from other hearing bodies. If it is determined that the Greek judicial system is compromised in any way, the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities may utilize alternative hearing bodies.

Greek Judicial Board Applicants Must Meet The Following Criteria:

  • Have a commitment and investment in upholding the standards of the Student Conduct Code.
  • Have an understanding of the concepts of being objective and maintaining professionalism.
  • Must meet the minimum cumulative GPA requirement as outlined in each council's constitution.
  • Must be in good judicial standing with the University. Those individuals currently on probation, or suspended from Florida State University , are not eligible to apply.
  • Must be a registered undergraduate or graduate student, enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours.
  • This is a position for RESPONSIBLE and HIGHLY MOTIVATED students.

Duties And Responsibilities of Student Justices:

  • Time Commitment - The expected time commitment of justices is 2-3 hours per week. Justices must attend scheduled hearings and training workshops. Once justices are scheduled for a weekly hearing, it is expected that they will mark their calendar accordingly. In addition to the initial fall training session, there will also be two mandatory continuing education training sessions in the fall and spring semesters.

•  Confidentiality - It is mandatory that all justices understand that they are dealing with sensitive subject matter that must not be discussed outside of a scheduled hearing. •  Open Mindedness and Objectivity – Justices must hear cases based on the facts of the case, and not on any matters of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, and/or disability.

  • Student Justices are required to uphold the Student Conduct Code.

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