THURSDAY 12.04.14 The Parasitical Effect of Destructive Narcissism on Our Community; Understanding Challenging Leaders Legends Ballroom E | Advisor | Learning Experience | Program #143
John Holloway, Growth Guiders LLC, john@growthguiders.com Elgan Baker, Growth Guiders LLC / Lambda Chi Alpha , eblxa@aol.com
Nuestra Communidad: Advising the Diverse Community of NALFO Mockingbird 4 | Collaborator | Traditional Presentation | Program #146
Keith Garcia, La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc., kgarcia@launidadlatina.org Julia Maestas, National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, collegiateaffairs@nalfo.org Mary Gonzalez, Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc., president@kappadeltachi.org
In recent years there has been an increased degree of attention placed on the impacts of narcissism on organizations through their leadership. There exists a dichotomy between the beneficial role that a healthy degree of narcissism can bring to a leaders performance and the damaging impact of destructive narcissism on an organization’s stakeholders and operations. As a matter of understanding dysfunction in organizational leaders, there is a developing identification of the complex ways destructive narcissism feeds off of the host organization and the impacts are masked for longer periods of time as compared to other manifestations of dysfunction. Empower the professionals to make an educated assessment of the degree of narcissism within leaders they are responsible for engaging. With a better appreciation for the characteristics of narcissism, professionals will be better prepared to engage and support those organizations that are experiencing the effects of destructive narcissism.
As the presence of NALFO organizations grows on campuses across the country it is important for campus based professionals to understand the diverse needs of this community. NALFO is the collective voice of the Latino Greek community and represents the spirit of unity and collaboration amongst its membership. This presentation will provide advisors with a clear understanding of the makeup of this diverse group as well as their shared standards. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of the diverse groups that comprise the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations Participants will be better prepared to serve the needs of the NALFO community but also the individual organizations that comprise the council.
Time Hacks for Fraternity/Sorority Professionals
Cumberland 6 | Researcher | Research Symposium | Program #147
Legends Ballroom F | Administrator | How To | Program #144
Dan Wrona, RISE Partnerships, dan@risepartnerships.com Mike McRee, Delta Upsilon Fraternity and Educational Foundation, mcree@deltau.org Many fraternity/sorority professionals are departments of one, torn between maintaining basic operations and having a meaningful impact on the community. Navigating these opposing forces can be a challenge, but at least we are not alone. Productivity has become an important topic among many fields in recent years thanks to the growing popularity of lifehacker, GTD, Evernote, and other resources. Join us to for a review of multiple “time hacks” that can help you eliminate rework, avoid time-sucks, increase efficiency, and create space for more meaningful work. We will share only the best techniques that we apply to our own work in fraternity/sorority life. List three techniques to eliminate time sucks and describe how to apply them to work. Participants reprioritize their time and effort according to its return on investment.
How to Effectively Conduct a Chapter Conduct Investigation Legends Ballroom G | Values Aligner | How To | Program #145
Justin Angotti, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, jangotti@pikapp.org Kimberly Novak, NovakTalks & Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, kim@novaktalks.com Another day, another alleged incident. But how will you determine what actually happened? How can you ensure the investigation is prompt and thorough, while also remaining fair to the students and chapters involved? What can you do to more effectively prepare for your individual interviews, and what strategies can you use during those meetings to maximize your effectiveness? In this session, participants will explore best practices for conducting chapter conduct investigations, including strategies for selecting investigators, conducting interviews, and writing investigation reports. Participants will be able to apply best practice in student conduct administration in order to effectively conduct an investigation.
Sisterhood Defined: Devising and Testing a Measure of Fraternal Sisterhood Gentry McCreary, University of West Florida, gmccreary@uwf.edu Joshua Schutts, University of West Florida, jschutts@uwf.edu Sarah Cohen, University of West Florida, scohen@uwf.edu Emerging research by McCreary and Schutts (2014) has hypothesized and tested a model describing four unique schema by which fraternity members think about the construct of brotherhood. This session will present the results of new research, sponsored by two NPC sororities, into the roots of sisterhood. This presentation will feature original research aimed at answering the following: How do sorority members define and understand sisterhood? Can these schema be quantitatively measured? Does sisterhood schema impact other areas of the sorority experience? Participants will learn about the hypothesized schema of sisterhood and how they relate to the sorority experience. Participants will discuss strategies aimed at fostering positive cultures of sisterhood within sorority chapters.
Making Your Consultant Program Count: Assessing and Evaluating your Traveling Consultant Program Mockingbird 2 | Researcher | Traditional Presentation | Program #148 Allie Crouse, Delta Gamma Fraternity, Allie@deltagamma.org Lorie Hunter, Delta Gamma Fraternity, Lorie@deltagamma.org Is your organization’s traveling consultant program “working”? Can you articulate the purpose of that program? What is the philosophy behind each chapter visit? Are our campuses actually benefiting from traveling consultants? Explore these questions and more at “Making Your Consultant Program Count: Assessing and Evaluating your Traveling Consultant Program”. During this session, survey data comparing various NPC organizations’ traveling consultant programs will be shared, the purpose and relevance of such programs will be discussed, as well as the assessment and evaluation methodologies behind Delta Gamma Fraternity’s revamp of their program will be shared. Participants will explore the results of the NPC Consultant Survey Summary Report and be able to ide Participants will identify methodologies to assess and evaluate the relevance and purpose of traveling consultant programs.
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