Delegates, and pay membership dues. Each member fraternity must share a wealth of statistical information with the NIC including the number of new members, new member retention, the number of new initiates, total number of initiates, annual retention rate, the number of new chapters and their size, the number of closed chapters and the reason for closure, the total number of active chapters, number of members who are "campus leaders", number of hours of community service completed, and amount of money raised for charitable causes. This information is aggregated, and the raw data is destroyed. The NIC requires its members to support open expansion on their campuses. It requires that its members are insured and have risk management programs. It imposes a grade requirement on new members and initiated members. It denies members from having women's auxiliary groups. It requires alcohol free recruitment and new member programs, and new member programs are capped at twelve weeks and encouraged to be shorter. Finally, each member must have provisions for the emergency temporary suspension of any of its chapters. NIC members are required to "communicate its values through its ritual at least annually or as prescribed by its policies." Mission The NIC serves to advocate the needs of its member fraternities through enrichment of the fraternity experience; advancement and growth of the fraternity community; and enhancement of the educational mission of the host institutions. The NIC is also committed to enhancing the benefits of fraternity membership. Each of the 75 member organizations has adopted basic expectations of their members and agreed to the following Nine Basic Expectations. I will know and understand the ideals expressed in my fraternity ritual and will strive to incorporate them in my daily life. I will strive for academic achievement and practice academic integrity. I will respect the dignity of all persons; therefore I will not physically, mentally, psychologically or sexually abuse or harm any human being. I will protect the health and safety of all human beings. I will respect my property and the property of others; therefore, I will neither abuse nor tolerate the abuse of property. I will meet my financial obligations in a timely manner. I will neither use nor support the use of illegal drugs; I will neither misuse nor support the misuse of alcohol. I acknowledge that a clean and attractive environment is essential to both physical and mental health; therefore,