SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
WELCOME
FRIDAY February 3 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Wake-Up & Workout
8:30 am - 11:00 Pm
Awards & Assessment Display Professionals’ Lounge Study Lounge
9:00 am - 10:30 am
General Session
w/The Strong Movement
ThursdaY February 2
8:30 am - 5:00 Pm
9:30 am - 12:30 Pm 1:00 Pm - 9:30 Pm 1:00 Pm - 9:30 Pm 1:00 Pm - 6:45 Pm 1:00 Pm - 11:00 Pm 3:00 Pm - 6:00 Pm
Exhibitor Set-Up/Registration
10:00 am - 6:00 Pm
Awards & Assessment Display Professionals’ Lounge
1:45 Pm - 2:15 Pm
5:30 Pm - 6:45 Pm 5:30 Pm - 6:45 Pm 6:45 Pm - 9:30 Pm 7:00 Pm - 8:30 Pm 8:45 Pm - 9:45 Pm 8:45 Pm - 9:45 Pm
NBGLC Welcome Reception
2:30 Pm - 3:30 Pm The Future of AFLV Awards & Assessment
Registration Open
Silent Auction Drop-Off
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
Pre-Conference Programs
LGBTQA Welcome Reception Exhibit Hall Closed
Registration
Silent Auction & Exhibit Hall Open
10:45 am - 11:45 am Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 2
12:00 Pm - 1:45 Pm
Affiliation & Recognition Lunch
& Raffle Announcement (Exhibit Hall)
Chat & Grab Dessert with Exhibitors
2:30 Pm - 3:30 Pm Order of Omega Case Study Informational Meeting
2:30 Pm - 4:50 Pm
Professionals’ Institute
Educational Session Block 1
2:30 Pm - 5:45 Pm
Chapter Presidents’ Institute
8:45 Pm - 9:45 Pm 9:45 Pm - 10:45 PM
Town Hall Meetings
3:50 Pm - 4:50 Pm
Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 4
10:00 Pm - 11:00 Pm 10:45 Pm - 11:45 Pm
Stroll Competition Meeting
Opening Session
Professionals’ Reception & Town Hall
Registration Re-Opens
Silent Auction Kickoff (Exhibit Hall)
Thursday Night Entertainment
with Harlan Cohen
11:00 Pm - 12:00 Pm
Stroll Competition Practice
2:30 Pm - 3:30 Pm
5:10 Pm - 5:45 Pm
Open to all professional attendees
Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 3
Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 5
7:00 Pm - 8:00 Pm NBGLC Stroll Competition Dress Rehearsal 9:00 Pm - 12:00 am
NBGLC Stroll Competition
GET CONNECTED
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE ( CONTINUED ) Saturday February 4 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Wake-Up & Workout
8:30 am - 2:00 Pm
Registration Open
w/The Strong Movement
8:30 am - 6:00 Pm
Study Lounge
Professionals’ Lounge 8:30 am - 4:30 Pm
Awards & Assessment Display
10:00 am - 2:00 Pm
Silent Auction Open/Bidding
9:00 am - 10:30 am
General Session
Closes at 2pm SHARP
10:00 am - 2:00 Pm
Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 Pm - 1:15 Pm
NBGLC Luncheon
10:45 am - 11:45 am 12:00 Pm - 1:15 Pm 12:00 Pm - 1:15 Pm 1:00 Pm - 2:00 Pm
Educational Sessions Block 6 AFLV Central Student Luncheon Professionals’ Luncheon
Chat & Grab Dessert with Exhibitors & Raffle Announcement (Exhibit Hall)
1:45 Pm - 5:15 Pm
Order of Omega Case Study Competition
2:10 Pm - 5:30 Pm
NBGLC Campus Racism Hack-A-Thon
2:10 Pm - 3:10 Pm
Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 7 Come and go as you please.
3:30 Pm - 5:30 Pm
Silent Auction Item Pick-Up
3:30 Pm - 5:20 Pm
Council Meeting Space
3:30 Pm - 5:20 Pm
Award Consultations for 2017 Applicants Open to all, no reservation required
3:30 Pm - 4:30 Pm
Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 8
5:35 Pm - 6:35 Pm
Order of Omega Initiation
4:50 Pm - 5:20 Pm 5:35 Pm - 6:35 Pm
Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 9 Fraternal Values Society Meet & Greet
5:35 Pm - 6:30 Pm Awards & Assessment Rehearsal (Invitation only) 7:30 Pm - 9:00 Pm
Recognition Banquet
9:30 Pm - 12:00 am
AFLV Party Hop
9:30 Pm - 12:00 am
T-Shirt Auction
Sunday February 5 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Closing Session
TABLE TABLEOFOFCONTENTS CONTENTS Schedule at a Glance
25
Get Connected 3
Friday Schedule
30
Conference Info
5
Ed Block 2
31
Ed Session Topics 7
Ed Block 3
35
Exhibitors 8
Ed Block 4
39
Keynote Speakers
9
Ed Block 5
43
11
Saturday Schedule
48
Featured Events 15
Ed Block 6
49
Special Events
Ed Block 7
53
Ed Block 8
57
Ed Block 9
61
Who’s Who
64
2
Featured Speakers
& Pre-Conference Programs
17
NBGLC Events 19 Professional Events
20
IFC Academy 22 Thursday Schedule
24
Ed Block 1
Sponsors 67 Maps
68
Award Recipients
Students and advisors wearing award recipient and/or finalist ribbons represent councils which have applied and been selected to receive awards at the recognition banquet on Saturday. Ask these individuals about the outstanding work they are doing on their campuses, sign up for an awards consultation, and check out the AFLV Awards & Assessment Info Session on Saturday at 2:30PM.
Conference Dress
Business attire should be worn for all sessions of the conference except the NBGLC Stroll Competition. The Saturday evening banquet attire is a coat and tie for men and semi-formal dress for women. An additional opportunity has been added on Saturday to wear your Because I Said I Would shirt with jeans up until the Recognition Banquet. These will be available for purchase on site. Follow us on Pinterest for examples of what is and is not appropriate to wear.
Daily Announcements
All updates on conference activities will be announced in the first general session each day. You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook or download the Guidebook App for push notifications. If you wish to make a general announcement, the deadline is noon the previous day. Announcements should be submitted in writing to the conference office in Room 201/202.
Ed Session Evaluations
Provide feedback for each educational session using the paper evaluations available in each session room. Evaluations are essential to the program presenter and help us make AFLV Central even better. We really do care what you think. Return your completed session evaluations to the program presenter. The overall conference evaluation will be available electronically immediately following the conference.
Meals
Dietary restriction meal tickets are issued to attendees based off of their registration. No refunds are available for missed meals or lost nametags. Additional guest meal tickets can be purchased from the registration desk.
Emergencies
Please report injuries and illnesses to hotel security through the hotel operator and then contact an AFLV Staff Member in Room 201/202 and your advisor.
Nametags
Nametags must be worn at all times. Nametags are your admission ticket to all Ed sessions, general sessions, meals, and any special events (seriously, all conference events). If you lose your nametag, you will be charged a $20 replacement fee, so don’t lose it! Please note: name tags reflect the information given at the time of registration. If there is a update, a small change fee will be assessed.
Promptness
Please arrive early to the educational sessions because many fill up quickly! If there’s a session you’re super excited to attend, there’s a good chance others are too. Time is allowed between sessions to ask questions, get presenter contact information, etc. Seating capacity is limited, so plan ahead and arrive early. If your session is full, consider checking out one of our featured speakers. Note that ICC rooms are in the Indianapolis Convention Center connected via walkway by Starbucks.
Questions
Find any member of the AFLV team if you have questions. All of our team members are easily identified by our silver AFLV nametags.
Registration
Delegates should check in with the hotel BEFORE checking in with the conference. Conference registration is located in Griffin Hall. All AFLV Central participants must be registered for the conference and must wear their nametags at all times.
Stroll Participation
Practice for the NBGLC stroll competition is not allowed in hallways outside of guest rooms or breakout rooms that are in session. We know you’re determined to win, but it’s hard to sleep or learn when there’s strolling going on right outside! All participants must attend the Stroll Competition Thursday at 10:00 p.m. in White River E. Teams will have an opportunity to practice from 11:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. in rooms 105-106-107-108-109.
Lost and Found PAGE 5
Please check with the hotel security staff or the conference office located in the registration area in Griffin Hall for lost and found items.
INFORMATION FOR #AFLVCENTRAL STANDARDS POLICY To ensure all AFLV Conferences continue to maintain a reputation for excellence and high standards, we have high expectations of appropriate behavior at each event. In an effort to minimize hotel security involvement, behavior standards will be monitored and enforced by the Conference Standards Team. It is expected each conference participant reads, understands, and follows conference behavior standards as well as appropriate federal, state, and local laws. AFLV expects conference attendees respect the property and the rights of the hotel and its guests. In that spirit, be advised that alcoholic beverages and/or illegal substances are not permitted in general hotel spaces and there will be no alcohol and/or illegal substances permitted in guest rooms. Alcohol and/or illegal substances are also not permitted at any conference event, including meals.
HOTEL INFORMATION Check In
Check in is at 3:00 p.m. You will be able to leave your luggage at the bellman station if you arrive early.
Check Out
Check out on Sunday is at 11:00 a.m. You are able to expedite the process by checking out from the television in your room. Late check out is not guaranteed, so please make arrangements with the front desk.
Bills
All federal, state, and local laws apply, as do your institutions policies and procedures. The legal drinking age in the state of Indiana is 21 and is strictly enforced.
All hotel guests are responsible for paying their hotel bills. We will not assume any responsibility for your account while attending the conference. Tipping is at your discretion; however, we recommend a minimum of 15%. For bell service, please tip $2 per bag depending on the size and weight of each bag. For maid service, please tip $2 per night.
Respectful behavior is expected by all attendees. In this spirit, loud music, gatherings, or disruptive hallway conversations are prohibited.
Hotel Security
Standards Process
Depending on the severity, first incidents may result in a warning. After one warning, individuals violating conduct expectations may be asked to leave the conference and the hotel. AFLV reserves the right to send any individual or delegation home without any warning if the violation is deemed severe enough. University officials and inter/ national fraternities and sororities will be informed of the conduct and the individuals responsible. If any member of a council is asked to leave the hotel, that council may be suspended from attending future AFLV conferences. Additionally, if a delegation has repeated offenses while in attendance, its membership in the Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values and eligibility to attend future conferences will be in jeopardy.
The JW Marriott does everything it can to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable stay. Should an emergency arise, please dial the operator from any hotel phone. This goes directly to the hotel security department who will dispatch appropriate personnel to the scene.
Parking
The conference parking rate for attendees at the JW Marriott is $40 per car per day for self-parking and $45 per car per day for valet. If you have questions or need special parking arrangements, contact the JW Marriott.
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ED SESSION TOPICS In an effort to help you select educational sessions that are
most applicable to your interests and position, sessions are categorized into 15 areas, many of which correspond with the AFLV Awards & Assessment process.
PROGRAM TOPICS ARE LISTED FOR EVERY ED SESSION. Using these topics is a great way to guide the decisions you make on which session to attend. Any participant is welcomed and encouraged to attend any session, regardless of category or conference.
• Academic Achievement • Community Service & Philanthropy • Council Management • Intake & Membership Recruitment • Leadership & Educational Development • Public Relations • Risk Reduction & Management • Self Governance & Judicial Affairs • Chapter Management • Fraternal Values • LGBTQA • Health & Wellness • Life After College • Social Entrepreneurship • Social Justice There are nine blocks of educational sessions throughout the conference. All conference attendees are invited to attend any session in which they have interest. However, we’ve taken an extra step to identify sessions that have content targeted specifically for NPHC fraternity and sorority members with the NBGLC emblem.
EXHIBITORS All exhibitors in our hall support AFLV programs and you! Please commit time in your schedule to visit with each exhibitor and learn about the products and services that can make a difference to your campus community. Collect information and share with other councils, chapters and students on your campus. Plus, participate in raffle drawings throughout the conference in the exhibit hall! Greek Yearbook
because I said I would
University Tees
Circle of Sisterhood Foundation
Fraternal Composite Service, Inc
GreeniPhi & GreekSustainability.org
GigSalad
Adam Block Design
The Strong Movement
Greek101.com
ForCollegeForLife
The Catalyst Agency
Prevention Culture
DCinternships.org
CampusPride
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
Delta Zeta
Vantine Imaging
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Kotis Design
Order of Omega
Nava New York
AFLV
University Photo
Phired Up
CAMPUSPEAK
Innova
Headbands of Hope
TechniPhi
CrowdChange
ALSAC/St. Jude
Campus Pride
greekyearbook.com universitytees.com fraternalcomposite.com gigsalad.com thestrongmovement.com forcollegeforlife@gmail.com preventionculture.com campuspride.org deltazeta.org cmnhospitals.org
orderofomega.org aflv.org phiredup.com innovagreek.com techniphi.com stjude.org
becauseisaidiwould.com circleofsisterhood.org greeniphi.com
adamblockdesign.com greek101.com
thecatalystagency.us dcinternships.org
reaganfoundation.org vantine.com
kotisdesign.com/college navany.com
universityphoto.com campuspeak.com headbandsofhope.com crowdchange.co campuspride.org PAGE 8
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS KJ McNamara / Vince Fabra @phiredup
All Leadership is Social
Thursday | 7:00PM - 8:30PM | Grand Ballroom As we fall more in love with our cell phones and apps, our personal, human, face-to-face relationships are suffering. Yet, our ability to be more social and connect deeply with others defines our fraternal experience and our ability to lead our brothers and sisters. Social fraternities and sororities are perfectly designed and positioned to breed the world’s greatest social leaders. Fraternities and sororities need social leaders now more than ever. Social Excellence is the most important factor leading to success in life, business, relationships, and fraternity and sorority. By embracing the social component of our organizations rather than downplaying it, fraternities and sororities can move beyond relevance and become deeply significant and valuable to our host institutions, local community, and to the world. Agency Representation: PhiredUp Productions
James Robilotta @JamesTRobo
Leading Imperfectly: The Value of Being Authentic for Fraternity & Sorority Leaders Friday | 9:00AM - 10:30AM | Grand Ballroom
Oh boy, another speech on leadership. Instead of the same clichéd leadership lessons, it’s time to be different. Let’s talk about who you are personally as a leader. As humans, we can’t learn things from people who are perfect, we can only learn things from people who are imperfect. So, it is time to own who you are, so you can be real to others and lead through your faults. This deep, but hysterical, keynote will leave you feeling introspective about the person you show to others. It will show you how being more authentic actually inspires open communication, forms tighter bonds, and causes members to be more engaged. We need to talk about you before we can talk about us, so let’s discuss where you struggle and succeed to make you a more efficient and effective authentic leader for your council and chapter. Agency Representation: CAMPUSPEAK
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ALEX SHEEN
@bcisaidiwould
BECAUSE I SAID I WOULD
Saturday | 9:00AM - 10:30AM | Grand Ballroom Alex Sheen is the Founder of because I said I would, the international social movement and nonprofit dedicated to the betterment of humanity through promises made and kept. Sparked by the loss of his father, Alex began sending promise cards to anyone who requested them at no cost. Since his father’s passing on September 4th, 2012, because I said I would has sent over 4.47M promise cards to over 150 countries. Alex’s commitment to the betterment of humanity has inspired millions around the world. Alex’s work has been featured on CNN, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, TODAY Show, Good Morning America, NPR, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, CBS Nightly News and many other program, and he has been featured on the cover of Spirit Magazine, honored as a Steve Harvey “Harvey’s Hero” and was the closing TED speaker at TEDxUtica and TEDxYouth@Austin. Alex’s efforts in social media were featured in BuzzFeed’s “Most Important Viral Videos of 2013.” Alex’s posts have made the #1 spot on the front page of Reddit.com over 10 times.
Terrell Strayhorn @tlstrayhorn
AFLV Must Bring about Consensus & Change! Sunday | 9:00AM - 10:15AM | Grand Ballroom
Every year, over 3,000+ people attend AFLV Central and AFLV West, making them two of the largest gatherings of professionals and students in fraternity/sorority life. Each conference consists of hundreds of educational sessions, speakers, and entertainers using over 100s of hours to address topics ranging from diversity to hazing, recruitment to leadership. But the purpose of a conference is more than glitter and #hashtags, conferences are intentional meetings of like-minded people designed to bring about consensus and change. In this session, Dr. Strayhorn, a dynamic voice and thought leader, uses a blend of story, singing, piano, data, and humor to challenge AFLV attendees to reach higher, promote belonging, #dogoodwork, and leave inspired to change their campus and the world! Agency Representation: The Ohio State University’s Center for Higher Education Enterprise
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FRIDAY FEATURED SPEAKERS Matt Mattson @PhiredUpMatt
Go Greek Isn’t A Marketing Strategy
Friday | 10:45AM - 11:45AM | White River E “GO GREEK!” is not a marketing strategy. It’s begging. It’s shouting. It’s demanding. It’s selfish. We can do better. The fraternity/sorority industry has existed for over 200 years, yet it enjoys less than a 10% market share of 4-year college students. We should be marketing like a Fortune 500 company, not a 4th grade bake sale. Sidewalk chalk and puffy paint don’t cut it anymore. It’s time for a professional data-driven marketing strategy to sell our value as fraternal organizations to the best prospective members. Great marketing minds know how to do this. They know real human connection is at the center of all great marketing work. Agency Representation: Innova
Lawrence Ross @alpha1906
Blackballed: A Lecture on Campus Racism Friday | 10:45AM - 11:45AM | White River F
Racism and college students. Every year, whether via anonymous racist posts on Yik Yak, or Greeks wearing blackface at “Crips & Bloods” Halloween parties, racism on campus has a detrimental effect not only minority students, but also on the white students who perpetuate it. This session on campus racism is a frank look at how a legacy of white racial supremacy in the United States leads to fraternity members singing about lynching black people. This program operates under the premise that you’re not responsible for your actions if you’re ignorant of why something is racist. However, you are responsible if you do understand, and you do the racist act anyway or if you remain quiet. As a result, fraternity and sorority members will learn about their own organization’s legacy of racism, while getting a call to action to change that legacy to being anti-racist. The choice is there’s. Website: thelawrenceross.com PAGE 11
Ross Szabo @rosseszabo
Building a Better Sense of Belonging: Greek Life & Mental Health Friday | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | White River E
Mental health challenges can be a double-edged sword for fraternities and sororities. When handled incorrectly they can divide a chapter, create loneliness and disciplinary issues. When handled correctly, they can connect a chapter in a powerful way and provide support to all members. Studies show members of fraternity/sorority life receive more emotional support than non-Greek students. It’s vital to harness that unique connection to enhance membership development and build the critical component of belonging to an organization. Website: humanpowerproject.com
Kelsey Tainsh @KelseyTainsh
Back Stroke: You’re Braver Than You Believe, Stronger Than You Seem, Smarter Than You Think Friday | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | White River F
Kelsey Tainsh has lived her life differently than she had planned, hoped, or dreamed of. By age 13, she was a world champion Wakeboarder and acted in movies including “Rumor Has It” and TV shows such as “Gilmore Girls” and “Desperate Housewives.” At age 15, she experienced a life-changing stroke. Many of you have experienced a “stroke” changing your life forever. How did you handle it? Did you feel like giving up? Did you feel like you were all alone and your future held no promise? She’ll teach you to see your challenges and obstacles and those of others, as opportunities for greatness. Kelsey decided to take her “hand out of her pocket,” and it changed her life forever. She will challenge you, to “empty your pockets,” embrace your differences and celebrate your normal! Agency Representation: Metropolis Management
David Otunga @DavidOtunga
Climbing Mountains
Friday | 3:50PM - 4:50PM | White River E Even as a little boy, David Otunga knew he wanted to become an entertainer. Despite being picked on relentlessly by his peers, David never compromised his dreams and goals. Following his graduation from Harvard Law School and becoming a lawyer at one of Chicago’s top law firms, David decided to take a leap of faith and follow his dreams of becoming a professional wrestler. He turned his dreams into a reality, and became a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar and body builder. By sharing his story and transformation from a regular kid into a worldwide celebrity, David inspires students to set huge goals and shares with them strategies to achieve them. David pushes students to set lofty goals and proves to them that with hard work, determination, and perseverance, they can reach their dreams. Agency Representation: CAMPUSPEAK
Annalise Sinclair @annnnnnalise
Greek Unity, Not My Chapter, & Other Lies We Tell Ourselves Friday | 5:10PM - 5:40PM | White River E
Fraternity and sorority life tends to get a bad rap. From newsfeeds to newspapers and images on television media outlets, we are portrayed as being filled with hazing, alcohol abuse, sexual assault, and plain stupidity. Too often, our members believe it will never happen to them, or worse, it will only happen to another chapter or organization. This leads to a false sense of invincibility and poor decision making. By exploring the myths and realties surrounding fraternities and sororities, Annalise opens the door for honest conversation regarding the future of our communities and how individual members can impact our organizations in a positive way. By moving beyond the stereotypes, myths, and assumptions, our members are able to more readily address the big picture problems, thus leading to strong chapters and communities. Agency Representation: ForCollegeForLife
Lori Hart @drlorihart
The Safety Pillar
Friday | 3:50PM - 4:50PM | White River F Just about any sorority or fraternity member has heard the term “The Pillars of Greek Life.” When asked what the pillars represent, most members can easily rattle off the terms brotherhood & sisterhood, scholarship, leadership, service & philanthropy, and for the most part, we have communities and chapters excelling in these areas. But, in these same communities, we are also excelling in hazing, drug use, assault and high risk drinking. Perhaps in 2017, we need to reframe this conversation. If we truly want to be brothers and sisters, we need to focus on a pillar of safety to ensure all members, new members and guests are treated with dignity and respect. We need to keep each other safe because that is what real friendship and what being a good human are truly about. Agency Representation: The Catalyst Agency
Darryl Bellamy @BellamyInspires
Fearless Leadership: Conquering our Inner Fears to Lead Out-Front Friday | 5:10PM - 5:40PM | White River F
What’s the one thing holding you back from being the leader you want to become? After collecting and cataloging thousands of fears from around the country, Darryl has a grasp on the top fears holding you back from achieving your desired results. When he first started collecting the fears of students, he was impressed by the vulnerability, self-awareness, and rawness of the students’ written fears. Darryl now uses that same research to help students overcome their top fears. Through a three-step formula, you will gain a clearer sense of your overall purpose and leave empowered to conquer your fears to propel you and your organization onwards. Website: bellamyinspires.com
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SATURDAY FEATURED SPEAKERS MichellE Goubadia @mgspeaksup
Be a Dream Maker: Your Role in Making Fraternity & Sorority Life Great
Saturday | 10:45AM - 11:45AM | White River G-H-I So, you’re in a fraternity or sorority, life is great, right? But have you ever stopped to consider how your role in your chapter is making it truly great? Or worse, could your behavior be destroying it? In her typical candid style, Michelle provides a wake-up call to those fraternity and sorority members who are coasting on their status or who are senselessly participating in destructive behavior, like hazing, abusive drinking, assault and poor academics. Agency Representation: The Catalyst Agency
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Steve Birdine @SteveBirdine
Creating The Unstoppable Leader
Saturday | 3:30PM - 4:30PM | White River E This transformational, inspirational, motivational, dynamic, real, open, honest, provocative, comedic, interactive and thought provoking workshop takes you back to the basics while developing the necessary skills needed to improve yourself, your organizations and the communities you serve. This workshop offers a fun, fast-paced, positive learning environment while touching on numerous topics of interest: leadership, social justice, defining manhood/ womanhood, greatness, unity, race-cultural pride, relationships, expectations, focus, courage, creativity and much more. It asks the difficult questions and requires a shifting of our thoughts and actions. Agency Representation: The Harbor Institute
Sharon Bui @shabuii
College Broke to Six Figures
Saturday | 3:30PM - 4:30PM | White River F Get introduced to Sharon’s story, extraordinary vision and tenacious passion for business success. Identify entrepreneurial and leadership factors associated with her ability to accomplish tremendous goals. Analyze the external and internal motivations which have led to Sharon’s growth of Frill. Be inspired to follow your passion and dreams. Agency Representation: ForCollegeForLife
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Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky @whatsupsmiley
Be The Change You Wish To See: The Path to Social Entrepreneurship
Saturday | 4:50PM - 5:20PM | White River F In this session, students will learn how to incorporate social impact and personal meaning into their chapters, organizations, and activities on campus. Bestselling author, Smiley Poswolsky, shares the stories and lessons of young leaders who have started their own businesses as college students, raised thousands of dollars through crowdfunding campaigns, received venture capital funding and major press coverage, and gone on to work for successful mission-driven businesses and non-profits. Smiley will discuss three simple steps to becoming a social entrepreneur, teach you how to surround yourself with a tribe of believers helping you achieve your dreams, and discuss how to make a positive difference in the world. The path to social entrepreneurship can help you become a better chapter leader, as well as an experienced changemaker and a leader in your community as you enter the job market after college. Agency Representation: CAMPUSPEAK
Lindsay Smith
@LidseySmithHHC
Do You Love Your #Selfie Too Much?
Saturday | 4:50PM - 5:20PM | White River E It has often been said millennials are self-absorbed and narcissistic. It’s no wonder considering we live in a time where over one million selfies are taken on a daily basis. One could easily assume all those selfies lead to inflated egos and narcissistic men and women. However, while selfies are at an all time high, why are 91% of women still unhappy with their bodies? This program will help you understand the true differences between self-love and narcissism, while offering you tools helping you to quit comparing yourself to everyone you follow on Instagram and instead learn to love your #selfie a little bit more everyday. Agency Representation: The Catalyst Agency
FEATURED EVENTS Dating, Relationships, Consent: 5 Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life (While Totally Sober) Harlan Cohen
Thursday | 10:45PM - 11:45PM | Grand Ballroom
Party Hop Saturday | 9:30PM - 12:00AM | Griffin Ballroom
We’re taught to read, we’re taught to write, but no one Close out #AFLVCentral at the Party Hop! Show off your teaches us how to find a date while sober. Dating in stroll or dance along with your newest friends. college is Netflix, chill, and accidental hookups. We aren’t good at open and honest communication. That’s where New York Times bestselling author and nationally syndicated advice columnist, Harlan Cohen, steps in. Harlan has cracked the code and will share the secret truth to dating, relationships, and consent. He will help you find love, make your relationships better, or find someone th better. Harlan takes the best from his book, Getting Naked: Five Steps to Finding The Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed & Totally Sober) and delivers a step-by-step approach to help you find what you want in love (and life). Harlan helps attendees set clear boundaries, be better listeners, and better communicators. Harlan will answer your Thursday | 10:00PM - 11:00PM | White River E questions via text message live during this informative, educational, and comedic event. For competing teams.
10 Annual Stroll Competition
Stroll MEETING:
NOTES
Stroll PRACTICES:
Thursday | 11:00PM - 12:00AM | 105-109 Practice space is available to stroll competition teams. Please utilize these spaces instead of practicing in open common areas.
Stroll COMPETITION DRESS REHEARSAL: Friday | 7:00PM - 8:00PM | Grand Ballroom For competing teams.
Stroll COMPETITION:
Friday | 9:00PM - 12:00AM | Grand Ballroom
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This exciting event brings together teams comprised of multiple councils to compete in a night full of the latest music and dance moves and plenty of laughter. The competition promotes Greek unity while upholding NPHC’s high standards and expectations. Each year the Stroll Competition proves to be must-see event! #NBGLC10
Wake Up & Work Out
Silent Auction
WITH THE STRONG MOVEMENT
Friday | 7:00AM - 8:00AM | White River G-H Saturday | 7:00AM - 8:00AM | White River G-I
SILENT AUCTION DROP OFF:
Thursday | 1:00PM - 9:30PM | Griffin Hall
SILENT AUCTION OPEN:
KICK OFF: Thursday | 9:45PM - 10:45PM | Griffin Hall
Exhibit Hall specials EXHIBITOR SET-UP REGISTRATION:
Thursday | 1:00PM - 6:45PM | Griffin Hall
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN:
Thursday | 1:00PM - 6:45PM | Griffin Hall Thursday | 9:45PM - 10:45PM | Griffin Hall Friday | 10:00AM - 6:00PM | Griffin Hall
Friday | 10:00AM - 6:00PM | Griffin Hall Saturday | 10:00AM - 2:00PM | Griffin Hall
Bid early & bid often! For every bid you make, your name will be entered in the #AFLVCentral Raffle to win an iTunes gift card! For example, if you bid on ten items one time, your name will be submitted ten times. This will not include institutional bids on speakers. We will draw one gift card on Thursday and one gift card on Friday. Drawings start over each day, so keep an eye on your items and keep bidding!
SILENT AUCTION PICK UP:
Saturday | 3:30PM - 5:20PM | Griffin Hall
The exhibit hall has great offerings for all attendees! Make sure to stop by to see what’s new for fraternities and sororities.
Chat & Grab DESSERT With Exhibitors & Raffle Announcement
Friday | 1:45PM - 2:15PM | Griffin Hall Saturday | 1:00PM - 2:00PM | Griffin Hall After lunch, stop by the exhibit hall for dessert and a chance to win a raffle prize!
T-Shirt Auction Saturday | 9:30PM - 12:00AM | White River E Bid on extra shirts from Greek Week, intake/recruitment, social events,and philanthropic events! All proceeds go towards conference scholarships.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
THURSDAY
Advancing Your Panhellenic Pre-Conference Program Thursday | 3:00PM - 6:00PM | 103-104 Have you always wanted to know more about the who, what, why or how, behind the National Panhellenic Conference? If so, join NPC as we dig deep and discuss a variety of topics from Unanimous Agreements and NPC policies to Panhellenic operations, including officer roles and responsibilities, to the true purpose of Panhellenic. NPC wants to work with and support you in advancing your Panhellenic in 2017. Presented by: National Panellenic Conference
The Vision for Fraternity Communities Pre-Conference Program Thursday | 3:00PM - 6:00PM | 204-205 In 2015, NIC member organizations adopted landmark reforms to enhance the fraternity experience and embarked on a long term initiative to more effectively support and ultimately strengthen fraternity communities. Now, one year later, there are many questions as to what comes next for campus Interfraternity Councils. Join NIC staff for a pre-conference session focused on translating the core principles and process of adopting these principles to the community and chapter level Presented by: North-American Interfraternity Conference
The Intake Equation Pre-Conference Program Thursday | 3:30PM - 4:30PM | 309-310 The Intake Equation brings together leaders from culturally Greek letter organizations that hold intake to discuss the core challenges affecting your community. Through discussion and interactive activities, you will be challenged to examine your current practices and intake process. You’ll discuss how your organization’s brand does or does not align with your values and learn how to help your chapter develop a strong brand. This session will help you effectively bring in and retain quality members while also being true to the traditions and values of their groups. The Intake Equation will give you the strong foundation you need to return to campus to take action and build a meaningful legacy on campus. Presented by: CAMPUSPEAK PAGE 17
STUDY LOUNGE
Thursday | 1:00PM - 11:00PM | 300
LGBTQA Reception
Thursday | 5:30PM - 6:45PM | 304-305-306
NBGLC Reception
Thursday | 5:30PM - 6:45PM | White River F
TOWN HALLS This is Us: NPC and College Panhellenic Town Hall & Meeting
Thursday | 8:45PM - 9:45PM | White River A-B-C-D The National Panhellenic Conference invites all College Panhellenic presidents and fraternity/sorority advisors to join us for an opportunity to learn about NPC updates, discuss trends in College Panhellenics and have the opportunity to meet in-person with an NPC area advisor as well as peers from like campuses.
NBGLC Town Hall
Thursday | 8:45PM - 9:45PM | White River E
Cultural Greek Town Hall
Thursday | 8:45PM - 9:45PM | White River G
IFC Town Hall
Thursday | 8:45PM - 9:45PM | White River H-I-J
Professionals Welcome Reception & Town Hall
Thursday | 8:45PM - 9:45PM | White River F
FRIDAY
SPECIAL EVENTS SATURDAY
STUDY LOUNGE
Study Lounge
Affiliation Luncheon
Order of Omega Case Study:
Friday | 8:30AM - 11:00PM | 300
Friday | 12:00PM - 1:45PM | Grand Ballroom
The Future of Awards & Assessment
Saturday | 8:30AM - 6:00PM | 300
COMPETITION
Saturday | 1:45PM - 5:15PM | 105-109
Come to this open session to learn about exciting changes in the awards & assessment process.
The purpose of the Order of Omega Case Study Competition is to provide an educational learning experience for undergraduate members of fraternities or sororities and fraternity/sorority professionals.
Order of Omega Case Study:
Awards & Assessment Consultations
Friday | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | 107-108
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
Friday | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | 302-303 The purpose of the Order of Omega Case Study Competition is to provide an educational learning experience for undergraduate members of fraternities or sororities and fraternity/sorority professionals.
Saturday | 1:45PM - 5:30PM | Grand Ballroom Foyer Did you submit an application and want some feedback? Sign up at the registration desk to meet with an awards judge.
NBGLC Campus Racism Hack-A-Thon
Saturday | 2:10PM - 5:20PM | White River G-H-I-J
Values in Action Campaign Available for purchase in Griffin Hall
This initiative recognizes those who exemplify their fraternal values. You can purchase a pin in celebration of an individual who puts his/her #valuesinaction.
How it Works:
For $5 (or five for $20), you can purchase a pin. If your honorees are attending the conference, they can display their insignia on their nametag and be recognized as a person who puts their fraternal #valuesinaction!
Your purchase gets you: • • •
The pin A special card to complete and give the honoree A postcard to display at the conference bearing the honoree’s name
Use critical, divergent, and creative thinking to solve the problems of campus racism. Come together to use collective brain power to transform ideas into real social change.
Council Meeting Space
Saturday | 3:30PM - 5:20PM | ICC 123-124 Reflect on what you’ve learned with your council in our special meeting spaces. Open to all.
Fraternal Values Society Meet & Greet Saturday | 5:30PM - 6:35PM | White River A
Are you interested in the Fraternal Values Society? Come to this session to learn what it is all about from AFLV staff, current students and campus advisors.
ORDER OF OMEGA INITIATION
Saturday | 5:35PM - 6:35PM | 314
RECOGNITION BANQUET
Saturday | 7:30PM - 9:00PM | Grand Ballroom PAGE 18
THURSDAY NBGLC Reception
Thursday | 5:30PM - 6:45PM | White River F
NBGLC Town Hall
Thursday | 8:45PM - 9:45PM | White River E
FRIDAY Zeta Phi Beta Meeting
Friday | 10:45AM - 11:45AM | 301
Kappa Alpha Psi Meeting
Friday | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | 206
Sigma Gamma Rho Meeting
Friday | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | 208
PHI BETA SIGMA ED SESSION
Friday | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | 311
Alpha Phi Alpha Meeting
Friday | 3:50PM - 4:50PM | 206
Alpha Phi Alpha Meeting
Friday | 5:10PM - 5:40PM | 206
NBGLC Stroll Competition
Friday | 9:00PM - 12:00AM | Grand Ballroom
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SATURDAY Alpha Phi Alpha Meeting
Saturday | 10:45AM - 11:45AM | 206
NBGLC Campus Racism Hack-A-Thon
Saturday | 2:10PM - 5:20PM | White River G-H-I-J Members of NPHC, NPC, NIC, NALFO, and NAPA attending #AFLVCentral are encouraged to use critical, divergent and creative thinking to solve the problems of campus racism. Come together and use collective brain power to transform ideas into real social change. Instead of solving a coding problem like most HackAThons, you’ll be part of a team charged with creating strategies to bring campus racism to an end. Teams will be selected randomly, and designed to break up councils, and individual fraternity and sorority members, so be prepared to utilize self-expression, debate opinions, and get outside of your comfort zone. Real social impact only happens when communities come together. Will the fraternity & sorority community at #AFLVCentral come together, work together, and try to create change? We hope so! Participants can come and go at any point during the #HackAThon. Hosted by Lawrence Ross
NBGLC Lunch
Saturday | 12:00PM - 1:15PM | White River G-H-I-J
THURSDAY Professionals’ Welcome Reception & Town Hall
Thursday | 8:45PM - 9:45PM | White River F
Professionals’ Lounge
Thursday | 1:00PM - 11:00PM | Griffin Hall
FRIDAY Professionals’ LOUNGE
Friday | 8:30AM - 11:00PM | Griffin Hall
PROFESSIONALS’ INSTITUTE Preparing for the Future: The Evolving Fraternity/Sorority Professional Friday | 2:30PM - 4:50PM | ICC 123-124
*For campus & HQ staff members and graduate students The role of campus-based fraternity/sorority professionals has evolved over the past 40 years, and the markers of success are still changing. With increasing calls for accountability and shrinking resources, fraternity/sorority professionals will need to reposition themselves to remain relevant. Using recent research on the profession, this professional develop session will ask participants to rethink the role of the fraternity/sorority professional, provide a framework for improving their impact, and guide them in integrating it into their work. We will examine the contribution of fraternity/sorority professionals to student outcomes, relationships with institutional partners, and how to better prioritize time and resources. This developmental experience will prepare participants to make sense of their responsibilities and develop strategies for improving their work. Justin Kirk, Executive Director, Delta Upsilon Fraternity kirk@deltau.org Jeremiah Shinn, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Boise State University jeremiahshinn@boisestate.edu
SATURDAY Professionals’ LuncheoN
Saturday | 12:00PM - 1:15PM | White River F PAGE 20
IFC
THURSDAY
ACADEMY
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM | 304-305-306
IFC Academy
FRIDAY 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | 304-305-306
IFC Academy
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 304-305-306
IFC Academy
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM | 301 IFC Academy Track: Service & Philanthropy
and Diversity & Inclusion
SATURDAY 10:45 AM - 3:00 PM | 301
IFC Academy Track: Service & Philanthropy and Diversity & Inclusion
10:45 AM - 3:00 PM | 302
IFC Academy Track: Communications/PR
10:45 AM - 3:00 PM | 303
IFC Academy Track: President
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM | 302
10:45 AM - 3:00 PM | 304
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM | 303
10:45 AM - 3:00 PM | 305 IFC Academy Track: Judicial/Risk Management
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM | 304
10:45 AM - 3:00 PM | 306
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM | 305
10:45 AM - 3:00 PM | 307
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM | 306
3:15 PM - 5:45 PM | 304-305-306
IFC Academy Track: Communications/PR IFC Academy Track: President IFC Academy Track: Recruitment IFC Academy Track: Judicial/Risk Management IFC Academy Track: Internal Operations
IFC Academy Track: Recruitment
IFC Academy Track: Internal Operations IFC Academy Track: Scholarship IFC Academy
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM | 307
IFC Academy Track: Scholarship
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Daily Schedule Exhibitor Set-Up/Registration
9:30AM - 12:30PM | Griffin Hall
Opening Session: All Leadership is Social
Registration Open
See page 09 for a session description.
1:00PM - 9:30PM | Griffin Hall
Silent Auction Drop-Off
1:00PM - 9:30PM | Griffin Hall
7:00PM - 8:30PM | Grand Ballroom
Educational Session Block 1 8:45PM - 9:45PM
See pages 23-25 for session descriptions.
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
Professionals’ Reception & Town Hall
Awards & Assessment Display
Join fellow professionals and graduate students for refreshments and a short program.
1:00PM - 6:45PM | Griffin Hall 1:00PM - 11:00PM | 3rd Floor Foyer
8:45PM - 9:45PM | White River F
Town Hall Meetings
Professionals’ Lounge
9:45PM - 10:45PM | Various Locations
The Professionals’ Lounge is the place to connect with professional friends, meet new colleagues, network, and relax. Host an informal discussion group, reflect on ideas, and exchange ideas. Complimentary Wi-Fi is also available.
Registration Re-Opens
1:00PM - 11:00PM | Griffin Hall
Study Lounge
This is an opportunity to voice your opinions and talk about the issues affecting your community with similar councils across the country.
10:00PM - 11:00PM | Griffin Hall
1:00PM - 11:00PM | 300
Silent Auction Kickoff (Exhibit Hall)
Pre-Conference Programs
Join us for refreshments as we officially open the Silent Auction. The AFLV Silent Auction raises money to support scholarships and leadership development initiatives including our service immersion trips. Bid early, bid often, and take home some great items. The first raffle drawing announcement will be made.
5:30PM - 6:45PM | Various Locations
See page 17 for session descriptions. Pre-registration is required for all pre-conference programs.
NBGLC Welcome Reception
5:30PM - 6:45PM | White River F
Kick off NBGLC with a reception for all participants of the conference! This reception is for chapter members and will include music, light refreshments, and an opportunity to mingle with brothers and sisters in attendance in Indianapolis.
LGBTQA Welcome Reception
6:45PM - 9:30PM | 304-305-306
Start #AFLVCentral with the LGBTA Welcome Reception! Take this opportunity to mingle with attendees who identify as LGBTQA as well as allies. Also enjoy light refreshments and music.
10:00PM - 11:00PM | Griffin Hall
Stroll Competition Meeting
10:00PM - 11:00PM | White River E For participating teams. .
Thursday Night Entertainment Dating, relationships, consent: 5 steps to finding the love of your life (While Totally sober) 10:45PM - 11:45PM | Grand Ballroom See page 15 for a session description.
Stroll Competition Practice
11:00PM - 12:00PM | 105-106-107-108-109
Practice space is available to stroll competition teams. Please utilize these spaces instead of practicing in open common areas.
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#Adulting . . . A Program for Seniors 308 | #103 | Life After College
8:45PM-9:45PM
ED BLOCK 1
Ohio University & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad, Greek Week 313 | #101 | Fraternal Values
We often wish our issues were simple. But in fraternity and sorority life, we deal with bigger problems: like racial tension, political turmoil, student death, and issues of inclusion within the community. All of these items influenced Ohio University’s 2016 Greek Week program. This event is a student-coordinated and planned competition week that has been a campus staple for decades. But what happens on campus and in the community when a week of events that has been planned for months is suddenly changed? This session will provide a timeline of issues and events leading up to the re-structuring of Ohio University’s 2016 Greek Week, offer guidance on the steps that were taken and should have been taken, and what is being planned for the future. Kristen Kardas, Ohio University kardas@ohio.edu Aly Ruhl, Ohio University ar280114@ohio.edu Kaitlin Wilson, Ohio University kw757712@ohio.edu
Black, White, Frat: The Caucasian Clause & Change in our Organizations 309-310 | #102 | Social Justice
An uncomfortable truth about some (not all) men’s and women’s national organizations is the legislation that limited membership based upon race and sometimes religion. The history of The Clause, as it is known, will be reviewed along with several legal cases and the role of undergraduates in bringing about change from the 1940s to the 1960s. We’ll also examine where we are today in terms of bias and prejudice in our communities. While some may argue we are in a post-racial era, others will point to party themes, recruitment videos and other behavior reflecting a different philosophy. The First Amendment will also be reviewed as it relates to actions and speech on public institutions. Expect blunt and candid commentary in this session. David Westol, Limberlost Consulting, Inc. David.Westol@gmail.com PAGE 25
Can you picture it? Walking across the big beautiful stage at graduation shaking hands and anxiously awaiting that beautiful piece of paper, the one you worked so hard for. However, big spoiler alert, the answers to life are not on the back of it. But, rest assured, those lofty promises of personal development your chapter sold you on - they slowly seeped in between mandatory chapter meetings and Saturday night social events. The real world is waiting, and whether you know it or not, you actually are ready. Join us as we pass off the #adulting guidebook fraternities and sororities promise you. Harriette Baker, Phi Sigma Sigma harriette.lauren@gmail.com Andrew Jordan Fischette, Andrew Reid Consultancy info@andrewreidc.com
Under the Influence . . . of Stress 205 | #104 | Health and Wellness
Life is stressful. Students tend to worry about grades, relationships, jobs, money, fraternity/sorority life legacy & commitments, and their future in general. Professionals worry about these students as well as the stressors in their own lives: the economy, budgets, time management, character-development and work relationships to name a few. This discussion deals with stress and the physical and mental problems caused by an excessively stressful life. Stress is defined and its mental and physical manifestations analyzed. Also, a stress test is given so you can determine your current stress level, and the test is followed with twenty meaningful and fun ways to de-stress from your distress. Corey Ciocchetti, University of Denver & CAMPUSPEAK coreyciocchetti@gmail.com
Drone Shots & Glitter: The Best & Worst Sorority Recruitment Videos & What We can Learn 103-104 | #105 | Public Relations
There is a new expression of values among us. It sometimes features a drone shot, blowing glitter, and bikini/ flag walks. Other times, it is a beautiful piece of art giving the world a glimpse inside the beauty of our organizations. Some are good, some are bad. Some are Hollywood, some are Snapchat. But they’re all important, both for marketing purposes and for understanding the values, priorities, and beliefs of sorority leaders. Sorority recruitment videos can be a powerful marketing tool when approached in the right way. Let’s explore this fascinating phenomenon together, and discuss some of the best ways to make sorority recruitment videos great. Matt Mattson, Innova Marketing, Inc. Matt@InnovaGreek.com
Gentlemen Use the F Word
Redefining Sexual Assault Prevention
Nope, not that word! Feminism, gentlemen. More than any year, 2016 was the year of the women. The first female presidential candidate of a major party, female athletes running the Olympic podiums, and way more conversations in mainstream media about how we treat women. What is the role of men in these discussions? What about fraternity men? What is your personal role? We often don’t have these discussions with fraternity men, presuming issues of women and feminism are not your concern or interest. But as members of organizations founded upon the idea of being gentlemen (among other things), let’s show your critics just how powerful it can be when men come together to discuss the F word.
As a male survivor of sexual assault, Tim knows sexual assault is not a current event but an ongoing issue faced by countless students. When addressing this issue through education, programs, and adjudication, it is important to use the right tools. There are numerous ways we can talk about sexual assault, but we must use the proper methods to be successful in engaging our peers on this issue. Through this program, participants will learn how different demographics might react to various types of programming, find out how to reach new audiences, and take a critical look at their campus programs. Regardless of your current education, learn about the many ways, big and small, you can make an impact in preventing sexual assault.
203 | #106 | Social Justice
Tina VanSteenbergen, ForCollegeForLife tinavansteenbergen@gmail.com
Win or Lose is Something You Choose:
The Seven Stages for Building Chapter Cohesion 204 | #107 | Leadership Development
The truth is most people want to be on a team, a winning team, but don’t know their place or role in order to make that happen. You’ll learn the Seven Winning Elements Coach Winn utilized to encourage her team to play as a unit (leading to a national championship) and how you can transfer those principles to create a unified and inspired chapter of leaders. If you’re frustrated by your brothers and sisters missing meetings or not buying into and supporting events, and you’ve driven yourself crazy trying to find ways to get people excited about your chapter and the fraternity/sorority community, then this session is for you! Sherry Winn, Metropolis Management joyce@metropolismanagement.com
208 | #109 | Risk Reduction and Management
Tim Mousseau, CAMPUSPEAK timothy.o.mousseau@gmail.com
A Positive PR Blueprint: Your 10 Social Media Commandments 209 | #110 | Public Relations
Social media plays a big part in what other organizations on campus think about us, what other students think about us, what professors think about us, and what future employers might be thinking about us. It all starts with a positive PR plan. We will review the 10 Social Media Commandments you and your chapter must pay attention to in today’s online environment. We’ll use real examples of fraternity and sorority members across the country and how it affected their chapters and even their organizations. We’ll show you how to keep records and publicize all the good your chapter does, as well as ways to follow FIPG regulations as a chapter and avoid bad headlines. Michael Ayalon, Greek University mike@greekuniversity.org
Beyond the Basics: The 4 Traits of Highly Successful Leaders
It’s Lit! How to Throw a Party 101
Don’t settle for just being a fraternity/sorority leader. Be a successful one! If you’ve ever felt ineffective in your leadership role, it probably came from engaging in the wrong actions at the wrong time. Learn what highly successful leaders do and don’t do. This presentation is jam packed with information to change the way you lead your chapter and/or council. Go beyond the basics of leadership and learn how to be an advanced leader. Also, learn the five ways to implement change in your chapter or council,how to interact successfully with those you lead, and how to leave a legacy empowering those who come after you. This program is funny, high energy and interactive.
Everyone loves a fun party, right? Better yet, everyone loves a fun and safe party. During this hands-on session, we will actually be throwing a (mock) party. Attendees will socialize, drink mock-tails, and even experience scenarios that happen at all fraternity and sorority social events. Additionally, you will be educated on how to properly and adequately respond to these scenarios and will be provided with beneficial information and resources on how to train your members to be successful sober monitors for your chapter events. Come ready to party and learn some great practices to take home to your campus!
314 | #108 | Leadership Development
Justin Jones-Fosu, CAMPUSPEAK justin_jonesfosu@yahoo.com
101-102 | #111 | Risk Reduction and Management
Leighton Wise, Epsilon Eta - Pi Kappa Phi wisea6@winthrop.edu Sarah Pankratz, Winthrop University pankratzs@winthrop.edu
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Rainbow is the New Black: Creating & Supporting an Inclusive Panhellenic Recruitment Environment 307 | #112 | LGBTQA
If Alex Voss was Greek, would she be in your chapter? This presentation will help your council leaders find solutions to recruiting diverse populations to your chapter. We will discuss and evaluate how traditional and widely excepted recruitment practices might subtly indicate to students within the LGBTQIA+ spectrum that sorority life is not for them. We hope participants will leave with an increased understanding of their own implicit biases in hopes of creating realistic goals for inclusive recruitment practices. Jordyn Baker, University of Dayton bakerj2@udayton.edu Kate Roessler, Missouri State University kroessler@missouristate.edu
Surviving in a Social World When You’re Introverted or Awkward 302-303 | #113 | Leadership Development
Are you a little introverted? Do you sometimes feel super awkward in conversation? Do you find yourself looking down at your phone or walking around with your headphones in to avoid conversation with strangers? Do you want to get better at conversation? Learn how to survive as an introvert in a social world, how to get better at interacting with people when you need to, and build some necessary confidence and skills to be better at conversation! KJ McNamara, Phired Up Productions KJ@PhiredUp.com Taylor Deer, Phired Up Productions Taylor@PhiredUp.com Vince Fabra, Phired Up Productions Vince@PhiredUp.com
Embracing Real Beauty
312 | #114 | Health and Wellness According to fashion magazines, women should be six foot, a size zero, and in perfect proportion. Men should be chiseled forms with perfect abs. Our culture’s obsession with perfect looks has begun to shape and change the way men and women feel about themselves. It needs to stop. If we continue allowing the media to define how a man or woman should act and look, we are faced with organizations where men and women never feel good enough. Join the conversation on how we can change our chapters, community, and campus to form strong confident leaders. Stacy Nadeau, Delta Delta Delta stacy@stacynadeau.com PAGE 27
NOTES
Daily Schedule Wake-Up & Workout w/ The Strong Movement 7:00AM - 8:00AM | White River G-H
Awards & Assessment Display
8:30AM - 11:00PM | 3rd Floor Foyer
Professionals’ Lounge
8:30AM - 11:00PM | Griffin Hall
The Professionals’ Lounge is the place to connect with professional friends, meet new colleagues, network, and relax. Host an informal discussion group, reflect on ideas, and exchange ideas. Complimentary Wi-Fi is also available.
Study Lounge
8:30AM - 11:00PM | 300
Chapter Presidents’ Institute
2:30PM - 4:50PM | 309-310
The Chapter Presidents Institute will provide resources, skills, and leadership development opportunities for chapter presidents of all councils in areas geared towards helping you succeed as a leader in your organization. You will spend time with fellow chapter presidents from across the country as you learn more about their leadership styles and how to become agents of positive, sustainable change within your chapters and communities. Pre-registration is required for this event.
Educational Sessions & FEATURED SPEAKERS BLOCK 3 2:30PM - 3:30PM
See pages 33-36 for session descriptions.
Building a Better Sense of Belonging: Greek Life & Mental Health
Back Stroke: You’re Braver Than You Believe, Stronger ` Than You Seem, Smarter Than You Think
Registration
General Session Leading Imperfectly: The Value of Being Authentic for Fraternity & Sorority Leaders
8:30AM - 5:00PM | Griffin Hall
Ross Szabo | White River E
Kelsey Tainsh | White River F
Educational Sessions & FEATURED SPEAKERS BLOCK 4
9:00AM - 10:30AM | Grand Ballroom
3:50PM - 4:50PM
Silent Auction & Exhibit Hall Open
Educational Sessions & FEATURED SPEAKERS BLOCK 2
See pages 29-32 for session descriptions.
Educational Sessions & FEATURED SPEAKERS BLOCK 5
10:00AM - 6:00PM | Griffin Hall 10:45AM - 11:45AM
See pages 37-41 for session descriptions.
Climbing Mountains
David Otunga | White River E
The Safety Pillar
Dr. Lori Hart | White River F
Go Greek Isn’t A Marketing Strategy
5:10PM - 5:45PM
See pages 41-44 for session descriptions.
Matt Mattson | White River E
Blackballed: A Lecture on Campus Racism
Greek Unity, Not My Chapter, & Other Lies We Tell Ourselves
Fearless Leadership: Conquering our Inner Fears to Lead Out-Front
Lawrence Ross | White River F
Affiliation & Recognition Lunch
12:00PM - 1:45PM | Grand Ballroom
Chat & Grab Dessert with Exhibitors & Raffle Announcement (Exhibit Hall)
1:45PM - 2:15PM | Griffin Hall
Order of Omega Case Study Informational Meeting 2:30PM - 3:30PM | 302-303
The Future of AFLV Awards & Assessment 2:30PM - 3:30PM | 107-108
PROFESSIONALS’ INSTITUTE
2:30PM - 4:50PM | ICC 123-124 Open to all professional attendees
Annalise Sinclaire | White River E Darryl Bellamy | White River F
NBGLC Stroll Competition Dress Rehearsal 7:00PM - 8:00PM | Grand Ballroom For participating teams.
NBGLC Stroll Competition
9:00PM - 12:00PM | Grand Ballroom
This exciting event brings together teams comprised of multiple councils to compete in a night full of the latest music and dance moves and plenty of laughter. The competition promotes Greek unity while upholding NPHC’s high standards and expectations. Each year the Stroll Competition proves to be must-see event! #NBGLC10 PAGE 30
Avoiding the T-Shirt Wearer
314 | #203 | Intake/Membership Recruitment
10:45AM-11:45AM
ED BLOCK 2
Crimes Against Fraternity: Scholastic Edition
313 | #201 | Academic Achievement In the popular card game, participants must answer serious societal questions with humorous answers. This applies to academic achievement as we struggle to reframe the discussion so it gets the attention of our students. Academic achievement is one of our founding principles and is central to the mission of our host universities. So how do we make academics a challenging and fun topic? What role do our councils play? How do we engage chapter leaders to put words into action? How do we measure academic achievement beyond GPA? How can our groups play a larger role in the university’s academic mission? And what are the latest best practices of increasing academic achievement? This interactive session will include best practices that go beyond “library hours” and infuse research and key performance indicators to help participants create a fun academic frame for their ever-changing fraternal community. Andy Morgan, Ph.D., Gamma Sigma Alpha Andy.Morgan@IndState.edu
Living Your Ritual: What Does Your Social Media Presence Say About You? 311 | #202 | Public Relations
Through discussion and presentations, this program will explore the effects social media has on the fraternity/sorority community. We’ll look into the role members play in living their ritual and values through both their personal and chapter social media accounts. We’ll also discuss the negative effects sites like Greek Shenanigans and Total Frat Moves can have on the community, and how students can counter those images and perpetuate a positive perception of the community and their chapters to the world. Students will leave this session understanding what it means to live their ritual and values through their social media accounts. They will also be pushed to think critically about their role and their organization’s role perpetuating stereotypes through social media. Ernest Evans, Culver-Stockton College & Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., eevans@culver.edu Nikia Jefferson, Indiana University & Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., nikjeffe@indiana.edu PAGE 31
Your fraternity/sorority experience is like a relay race. Members before you passed the baton and trusted you to move the organization forward. No matter how spectacular your leg of the race, if you don’t have quality new members to pass the baton to, the race ends. But how do we attract, dare I say recruit, new members to our organizations the right way? It’s simple. Connect with men and women who believe what you believe, not those who want what you have. Using successful business models, this workshop teaches participants to inspire change, better align their branding, and prepare to pass the baton. Shelly Brown Dobek, North Carolina State University sbdobek@ncsu.edu
Humility, Admitting When Your Wrong, & Serving Your People: How to Be a Servant Leader 101-102 | #204 | Leadership Development
Leading a chapter or a community is hard work, and it can be pretty lonely at the top. When things go wrong, it’s your fault. When things go amazing, you don’t always get the credit. Being a true servant leader is more than taking on lots of responsibility and doing everything yourself. It’s serving, not just the people you lead, but your fellow leaders, too. It’s not always easy, but it’s always worth it. Learn from the CEO of Phired Up on how she tries to lead her people and fellow leaders with a servant’s heart and mindset - and how well it works! Jessica Gendron Williams, Phired Up Productions Jessica@PhiredUp.com
Is the House on Fire?: It Can Wait ‘Til 8 302-303 | #205 | Health and Wellness Just for Professionals
Not having boundaries with students regarding personal and professional life is a large contributor to turnover. In the era of advancing technology and instant answers, many students see everything as an emergency situation. Setting boundaries between your professional life and your personal life can be difficult. Students feel we should be accessible 24/7. We will utilize tips and techniques from the helping, business/entrepreneurship, and technology fields to provide some best practices for developing those boundaries. Our team of seasoned perspectives aim to help new professionals, graduate, and undergraduate students understand why boundaries are needed and how to set them in the areas of communication, social media, and personal time. Tyler Havens, Western Illinois University TF-Havens@wiu.edu Jessie Stinson, University of Central Missouri stinson@ucmo.edu
Open Forum & Q&A on Sexual Misconduct & Abusive Relationships
Holding Your Community Accountable: Six Easy Steps to Being a Boss
Just for Professionals
One of the toughest things for an IFC man to do is holding his peers and brothers accountable. In November of 2015, men from different organizations at UNC Charlotte saw a problem with the lake. After coming together, they sought the understanding to alter the culture of their community to ensure the longevity of fraternity life and the institution. Now, it is the time to never look back. In this interactive program, students will discover the six basic steps taken by the IFC at UNC Charlotte to create this culture of change and accountability. Students should come prepared to challenge the norm and will leave with a plan to do so.
205 | #206 | Risk Reduction and Management The focus on sexual misconduct is not going to die down, and we are mandated to address the widespread issue of abuse in relationships. Professionals are aware of these issues, but with so many responsibilities, it is difficult to be an expert on each aspect. Students are holding professionals to a higher standard and are quick to criticize, making it natural to feel anxious speaking on the matter for fear of saying the wrong thing. This is an open and safe forum to ask questions, discuss, share your perspective, and to submit questions anonymously. Aaron Boe is the consultant and curriculum developer for over a dozen national organizations, and a national speaker on sexual misconduct, IPV, and prevention education. Aaron Boe, Prevention Culture aaron@aaronboe.com
LGBTQ&A
208 | #207 | LGBTQA Fraternity and sorority organizations pride themselves on creating spaces where members can grow into tomorrow’s leaders. This can be a struggle when these spaces are not inclusive of all identities. We’ll explore inclusivity issues within FSL with a focus on the LGBTQ+ community, covering topics from: inclusive language, pronouns, safe spaces and utilization of campus resources. We will also create a space for participants to ask questions about LGBTQ+ issues, inside and outside of FSL. Participants will gain skills and knowledge applicable to recruitment, retention, and programing. Maureen Doyle, Bowling Green State University doylem@bgsu.edu Anna Fredendall, Bowling Green State University annavf@bgsu.edu
Know Thy Self: A Quick Snapshot into Personality Inventories 209 | #208 | Leadership Development
You might know who you are as a leader, but communicating that to those you work with can be just as important. But, where do you even start? There are so many personality inventories out there, so how do you choose? How do you know which is best for you and the leaders around you? Learn about some of the most common inventories on the market, why they could be beneficial to you, your chapter or your council, and leave with an easy-to-facilitate program for when you return to campus! Becky Soderholm, Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity bsoderholm@alphaxidelta.org Kristen Wagner, Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity kwagner@alphaxidelta.org
203-204 | #209 | Council Management
Grant Parker, University of North Carolina at Charlotte gparke12@uncc.edu Bonny Shade, University of North Carolina at Charlotte bonny.shade@uncc.edu
Handling the Hard Liquor Problem in Your Greek Community 103-104 | #210 | Risk Reduction and Management
When hard liquor is made easily available to guests at fraternity and sorority events, the risk of dangerous behaviors and harm greatly increases. Join us for a look at how this issue has been tackled at The Ohio State University, and what strategies proved to be successful, and yes, unsuccessful in trying to change the drinking culture in the community. In addition, we’ll discuss how this issue is not just for the IFC to solve as Panhellenic and other community councils have a hand in helping, too! Drew Cooper, The Ohio State University Lindsey Turoff, The Ohio State University Hunter Hartwig, The Ohio State University hartwig.24@osu.edu
MGC Priorities
312 | #211 | Council Management Too many programs, not enough help, too many ideas, not enough time. No matter the size of your MGC, you need to slow down. Too often our MGCs are trying to be everything to everyone and then fail at everything. Stop comparing yourself to NPHC, IFC, and Panhellenic. This program is designed to find the types of priorities your council needs for your campus. It is different at each campus, so learn a method for brainstorming and prioritizing to help your council focus on the things that matter and to sharpen your focus so you can be successful. Sam Centellas, Outsight Consulting sam@centellas.org PAGE 32
Proud & Purposeful: The FraternaL Experience
Do You Even Go Here?: How to Make Your Council Relevant
You’re one of the few, the proud. You made the choice to join your fraternity or sorority. Yet, a recent study of over 10,000 members nationwide found 68% never expected to join when they first arrived to campus. Attend this session to find out why, but more importantly, learn what actions we can all take to change that reality. It is no one else’s responsibility but ours to ensure new students are excited to explore how joining a fraternal organization will lead them to an incredible collegiate experience and beyond. This session will empower and equip you with a renewed sense of motivation, pride and purpose about your commitment. You’ll learn strategies and take home resources helping you empower your members to feel the same.
Do you ever feel like you’re living in one of Cady Heron’s jungle scenes within your council? In this session, fellow council executive board members will show you the tools necessary to take back your council so there will be less competition and more unity. From programming to philanthropy, we will give you the devices you need to have your members saying your council is fetch again.
Kevin Snyder, CAMPUSPEAK & Center for Creative Leadership, Kevin@KevinCSnyder.com
White River B | #216 | Self-Governance and Judicial Affairs
ICC 127 | #212 | Intake/Membership Recruitment
Recruitment Assessment & Evaluation: The 4 Questions of Community Growth & How to Ask Them
ICC 128 | #213 | Intake/Membership Recruitment Information is key. In 2015, over $40 billion was spent by companies in market research. To know your market, you must research. Most councils are shooting at targets in the dark, creating a recruitment structure without knowing what the market wants. We don’t even know our own community because we don’t stop and look at who we are or know our own demographic information. Do you know how many business, or math majors are in fraternity/ sorority life? What are the top 5 high schools sending us members? What are the racial, religious or socioeconomic trends in our membership over the past 5 years? The answers to these questions are within reach. In this session, you’ll learn the process to find and strategies to use information gathered through assessment and evaluation. David Stollman, LaunchPoint Stollman@LaunchPointSolutions.org
What To Do When You Screw Up As a Leader 309-310 | #214 | Leadership Development
It would be great if you could be a perfect leader and never make any mistakes. But, leaders can also use their mistakes as opportunities to improve both themselves and their organizations. In this vulnerable and hilarious presentation, students will learn it’s okay to make mistakes and how to own them when it happens. Then, students will learn the 4-part process to correcting course while keeping a chapter or council motivated and on target for better success down the road. Sam Davidson, Catalyst ssdavidson@gmail.com PAGE 33
White River A | #215 | Council Management
Bri Rae, Winthrop University & CPC President, Delta Zeta president.wucpc@gmail.com Emelyne Henderson, Winthrop University & CPC VP P&S Zeta Tau Alpha, philanthropy.wucpc@gmail.com
Let’s Talk About Real Talk
As brothers and sisters, we have a unique obligation to watch over each other and abide by our shared values. But, what happens when our members don’t uphold those values? How do we have tough, uncomfortable conversations while holding steadfast to the ethics of care our organizations were founded upon? When approached in the appropriate manner, having challenging conversations focused around values, and taking ownership over issues, can both strengthen our commitment to our organization and relationships with others. Whether it is the problem members, or addressing community challenges, this presentation will equip you to successfully approach, mediate, and work through these conversations, and get better at having real talk with your members. Emily Mitch, Elon University emitch@elon.edu
What Coca Cola & Your Chapter Have in Common
White River C | #217 | Public Relations Why does Coca Cola make you feel all warm and fuzzy? It’s not because of the carbonation, it’s the branding. A brand is built from who you are, who you want to be, and who people perceive you to be. Just as branding is important to businesses, it’s just as important for chapters. Jess created a brand that has generated over a million dollars in revenue and been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Forbes, Vanity Fair and more. But, she believes the key to branding is not what you do, it’s why you do it. Anything from your mission, to your colors, to even the emojis you use, all point back to your brand. In this session, Jess will walk you through branding your chapter like she branded her company: starting from the core and working your way out. Jessica Ekstrom, CAMPUSPEAK jess@headbandsofhope.com
Beards, Whiskey, Bros & Baking?: Renegotiating Modern Day Masculinity
Hacking Risk Management: Six Things to Do If You’re Serious About Safe Fun
Throughout pop culture, anecdotal evidence, and various research, fraternities are often seen as bastions of hyper, if not toxic, masculinity. While this can be true, the evolution of our membership shows us this is no longer the norm. Many want to move away from the stereotypical frat bro, but how do you do this? What about the chapters that embrace these perceptions? Masculinity in the 21st century is anything but binary, and we are uniquely suited to shift how we view this identity. Join two past fraternity staffers in discussing how.
Risk management remains one of those “uh, oh” topics: a lecture with bone-chilling slides of terrible incidents and outcomes. Let’s try hacking risk management with six practices reducing legal exposure and stress levels while helping your members and guests have an enjoyable time. We’ll review practical ways to reduce liability, enhance safety and involve members in the process. If you’re looking for black and white solutions to a complex series of issues this session is not for you, so bring your philosophical hat.
Tim Mousseau, CAMPUSPEAK timothy.o.mousseau@gmail.com Mark Gehrke, Synergos AMC gehrke@synergosamc.com
David Westol, Limberlost Consulting, Inc. David.Westol@gmail.com
White River G-H | #218 | Social Justice
Crucial Conversations in the College Panhellenic Judicial Process
308 | #219 | Self-Governance and Judicial Affairs The National Panhellenic Conference has outlined a specific procedure College Panhellenics are required to follow when an alleged violation of Panhellenic policy arises. Being comfortable with difficult conversations and being able to manage conflict are key to proper implementation of this process. Join the National Panhellenic Conference as we provide an overview of the College Panhellenic judicial process, focusing on informal discussion and mediation as a resolution to issues. National Panhellenic Conference npccentral@npcwomen.org
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ICC 126 | #220 | Risk Reduction and Management
What Does Values-Based Fraternity Recruitment Actually Mean & How Do You Do It?
ICC 125 | #221 | Intake/Membership Recruitment “So, what are your values?” is not the way we move to a more values-based recruitment in fraternity. But, what is values-based recruitment and how do you do it as a chapter, an IFC, and a community? How do you begin to make the shift, what order to you do it in, and who’s responsible? Shifting to values-based recruitment is a collaborative effort between the IFC and the chapters. Come learn how to build a partnership and slowly make the shift in your fraternity community. Vince Fabra, Phired Up Productions Vince@PhiredUp.com Taylor Deer, Phired Up Productions Taylor@PhiredUp.com
PM-FEATURED SPEAKERS 10:45 11:45PM
Go Greek Isn’t A Marketing Strategy Matt Mattson | White River E
Blackballed: A Lecture on Campus Racism Lawrence Ross | White River F
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Follow Your Heart isn’t Good Enough: How to Transform the Recruitment Counselor Role
White River I-J | #222 | Intake/Membership Recruitment Recruitment Counselors might be the most important and integral part of the success of a sorority recruitment process, and it should be one of the most significant and coveted positions within our sorority communities – attracting our very best sorority leaders. These women should be highly trained to be true guides, counselors and mentors. The bad news is these positions are seen as a way for sorority women to get out of recruiting or as a means to impact their own chapter’s recruitment success, and once we have these women, we’re not adequately training them. The good news? We can change culture. You can transform the role of a sorority Recruitment Counselor into a role of significance by taking a more intentional and strategic approach to the recruitment, selection, training, and expectations of Recruitment Counselors. We’ll teach you how! KJ McNamara, Phired Up Productions KJ@PhiredUp.com Brittany White, Phired Up Productions Brittany@PhiredUp.com
Getting Great in the Door
White River D | #223 | Fraternal Values Do you want to leave your community better than you found it? We are in the people business and the quality of your recruitment determines the trajectory of your community. If you recruit mediocre people, you will have a mediocre community; if you recruit great people, you will have a great community. In this straight-forward session, Tom Healy will help you understand your purpose, share what characteristics top-notch members possess, show you how to provide and sell value to members, explain how to properly evaluate potential members, guide you on how to communicate authentically during recruitment, and walk you through a winning process leading to more of the right people joining your community. After this program, you will understand the impact of your recruitment efforts and how your entire community can do it at a high level so your chapters and members thrive! Tom Healy, LaunchPoint Solutions healy@launchpointsolutions.org
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Redefine the Divine Nine
ICC 126 | #301 | Leadership Development Does your NPHC experience adversity and inner-council conflict? Does your NPHC struggle to maintain high membership numbers and required GPAs? Imagine what it would be like to gain control of these and other challenges to motivate NPHC members to decrease the less-than-constructive practices, to increase academic eligibility, and to attract high quality members who engage in succession planning, collaboration, and sustainability. NPHC must be provided with the tools necessary to support themselves, one another, and the broader community. This session provides mind-changing strategies that encourage chapters to take action on issues challenging their community the most. Tish Norman, Transforming Leaders Now, Inc. booktishnorman@gmail.com
7 Keys to Crushing Your Philanthropy Event: Proven Strategies to Take Your Philanthropy to the Next Level ICC 127 | #302 |
Philanthropy is one of the most uplifting and unifying aspects of fraternity/sorority life. In this session, you’ll learn strategies to help you raise more money, increase engagement, and inspire your team. We’ve worked with hundreds of philanthropy events and will be discussing the keys to putting on and growing a successful event. We’ll also have an interactive discussion about your own events, where you can share experiences, learnings, and questions. Expect to leave not only inspired, but also with a clear roadmap of how you can become the best Philanthropy Chair your campus or chapter has ever seen. Russell Citron, CrowdChange russell@crowdchange.co
Thriving as a Council President
ICC 128 | #303 | Council Management Tom Healy shares specific strategies to effectively lead your council as President. These strategies were developed while working with councils on over a hundred campuses and having served as an IFC President. In this interactive session, Tom will share leadership best practices, common mistakes made by council leaders, and a series of case studies. By the end of this session, you will have a personalized plan for leading your council at a high level this year. Tom Healy, LaunchPoint healy@launchpointsolutions.org
Headquarters: Call Me Maybe?
313 | #304 | Chapter Management Do you ever feel like headquarters is out to get you? Do you question advisors when they recommend you build a relationship with your inter/national organization? We’re here to help. We want to show you the benefits of fostering a proactive relationship with the support networks your organizations have in place. You will leave this session with the tools and the confidence to make calls in the good times and the bad. This will strengthen your relationship with your inter/national organization, and help you understand the bigger picture offraternityand sorority. Jessie Ashton, Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women jashton@pibetaphi.org Taylor Phoumivong, University of Oklahoma taylorphoumivong@gmail.com
Strategies for Managerial Excellence 314 | #305 | Leadership Development
One of the biggest problems we face is we’re constantly reinventing the wheel, and we’re repeating the same mistakes we made in the past because of a lack of officer transition and training. All of our effective recruitment techniques, fundraising programs, scholarship initiatives, risk management procedures, and other organizational memory is lost when people leave and you may not effectively be teaching their replacements. We will identify and train future leaders, ensure successful officer and job transition, and properly set new goals. We’ll demonstrate what effective committee structure looks like. We’ll review effective meeting and communication techniques, and underscore the importance of organizational financial responsibilities. Finally, we’ll examine the role of frequent and honest communication with your all of your stakeholders. Michael Ayalon, Greek University mike@greekuniversity.org
How To Be A Really Freaking Good PR Chair ( If that’s not your job: How You Can Fix The Greek Image ) 101-102 | #306 | Public Relations
It’s weird isn’t it? We have this huge image problem in fraternity/sorority life, yet nobody ever teaches you how to fix it. If you’re in a position like PR Chair, you’re normally given no training, you don’t know how to measure your success, and you end up posting random stuff on social media hoping you’re doing your job. Not anymore because it’s time to learn how to actually do public relations and marketing as a fraternity/sorority student leader. This session is for PR Chairs and anyone who wants to help fix the negative image of fraternity/sorority life on your campus, and it includes brand new research from PR Chairs across the country. Matt Mattson, Innova Marketing, Inc. Matt@InnovaGreek.com
May The Odds Be Ever in your Favor: Surviving the Graduate Assistantship 308 | #307 | Life After College Just for Professionals Being in a graduate assistantship can be the best and worst time in your professional career. You are discovering who you are professionally and finding the balance between your former life as a rockstar student leader and the rockstar professional you want to be. How can you make the tough calls? How do you create balance? What habits should you leave behind? What skills do you need to work on? Are you positioning yourself to be a great professional. Advice will be given and tough questions will be answered. Michelle Guobadia, University of North Carolina Charlotte, mguobadi@uncc.edu Shelly Brown Dobek, North Carolina State sbdobek@ncsu.edu
Embracing the Sigma in You
311 | #308 | Chapter Management This program is is for Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. members only. This program will address fraternal fellowship, membership growth, anti-hazing culture, and the future of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. The culture of pledging your chapter versus intake into our fraternity will be discussed. This program will provide clear guidance chapter-ism and how they benefit or harm the brand of Phi Beta Sigma. Jarrod Benjamin, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. jarrod.benjamin@gmail.com Rafael Matos, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. blueoneder@gmail.com
Fraternity Recruitment Skills: More than Just a Conversation
ICC 125 | #309 | Intake/Membership Recruitment Conversations and cool events are the only things you need to know to recruit men into your fraternity. Do you know how to get his contact information after you meet him in a way that’s not creepy? Do you know how to invite him to an event your hosting? Do you know what questions to ask him to decide if he’s a good fit for your fraternity? Do you know how to have a conversation with him about joining - before you actually ask him to join? If you answered no to any of those questions, you need this session. We’ll teach you all the skills you need from meeting guys to inviting them to join. Vince Fabra, Phired Up Productions Vince@PhiredUp.com Taylor Deer, Phired Up Productions Taylor@PhiredUp.com PAGE 36
It’s On Us: Join the Movement to Create Community Change
Refocusing on Values in Panhellenic Recruitment
Over the past year and a half, It’s On Us has reached incredible heights. Almost 350,000 people have taken the pledge online, we’ve released three official PSAs with 20 million views, students have hosted 1,200 events on over 500 campuses, and there have been 2.1 billion impressions on #ItsOnUs. The next step? The creation of the It’s On Us Greek Leadership Council comprised of national fraternities and sororities coming together to shift the culture around sexual assault. Come learn how you can get involved in moving the conversation forward in you chapter, on your campus and in your community.
Recruitment might be values-based, but is it values-focused? Last year, the National Panhellenic Conference took intentional steps to emphasize no-frills recruitment. While many Panhellenics lauded this step, some chapter leaders are left wondering how to navigate this change. What can we do to accept and welcome this change? How do we teach our members to truly understand, emphasize, and educate PNMs about interfraternal values through their recruitment processes?
103-104 | #310 | Health and Wellness
Logan Davis, Delta Gamma Fraternity logan@deltagamma.org Winn Decker, North Carolina State University fsl-gradadvisor2@ncsu.edu
Breaking The Mold: Diversifying Our Community
203-204 | #311 | Social Justice Reach outside your comfort zone. Step outside your bubble. Minnesota State Mankato’s Fraternity & Sorority community acknowledged its unintentional lack of traditionally underrepresented students as members. In an effort to try to change this, and develop new partnerships across campus and within the community, we’ve begun the development and implementation of a Diversity and Outreach committee, which will result in positions on the governing councils. During this session, attendees will learn about strategies and processes we’ve used and take away something that may help them with a similar initiative on their own campus. Daniel Gries, Minnesota State University, Mankato daniel.gries@mnsu.edu Michelle Fetter, Minnesota State University, Mankato michelle.fetter@mnsu.edu John Bulcock, Minnesota State University, Mankato john.bulcok@mnsu.edu
make your mark
312 | #312 | Leadership Development What kind of mark are you making on your organization, Greek community, school, city or the world? Do you ever feel like you could be doing more but just not sure how? This session will cover multiple topics related to leadership, service, and philanthropy, something all Greek organizations value. Come learn about servant leadership, best practices in philanthropic events and a hands-on activity for the kids of St. Jude. Katie Foster, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Katie.foster@stjude.org PAGE 37
White River D | #313 | Intake/Membership Recruitment
Laurel Peffer Price, LaunchPoint price@launchpointsolutions.org
Is it Time to Use “Recruitment” & “NPHC” in the Same Sentence? White River G-H | #314 | Intake/Membership Recruitment
“Our organization doesn’t recruit,” is a popular phrase said by most NPHC brothers and sisters. As a brother of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., I know I have said it as well. Is the time to change that upon us? Percentage-wise, NPHC numbers are low at predominantly white institutions. Small chapter sizes, organizations having all of their members graduate, and other issues could all be alleviated by getting these organizations to recruit more. However, hyper exclusivity, tradition, laziness, poor grades, color barriers, and non-NPHC educated advisors all negatively impact chapter sizes. Come to this round table discussion, so we can see what is working and not working on each other’s campuses. We don’t have to call it recruitment, but we need to do something. James Robilotta, CAMPUSPEAK & Iota Phi Theta Inc. jtrobo@gmail.com
Confronting the Idiot in Your Chapter
White River I-J | #315 | Health and Wellness Every chapter has at least one. The brother or sister whose behavior negatively impacts the chapter, him/herself, or you. Bad roommates, drinking problems, or even the member who won’t pay her dues. Wouldn’t our chapters be happier and healthier if we were willing to confront those whose bad choices bring everyone else down, or even threaten our existence? In this fun and very real session, we will discuss what we’re willing to confront, why we don’t confront, and a few tips to increase your chances for success if you get the courage to confront. T.J. Sullivan, ForCollegeForLife sullivan@intentionalTJS.com
All In: Be a Leader You Would Follow
White River A | #316 | Leadership Development Do you want to make a difference in your chapter, on campus, in your life? We all do, and then life bumps into us and we put it off. We get scared or anticipate negative results. We want to lead but worry others will not follow. Your generation is blessed with intelligence and ability. The problem is often finding the motivation and developing the tools to lead with inspiration and power. In fact, society has recognized this phenomenon and labeled your generation as the Lost Generation. However, this moniker doesn’t need to stick or be accurate. This presentation provides a kick start in your life through discussions of sacrifice, values, priorities and perspective. The idea is you need to develop the skills to be the type of leader others will follow. Corey Ciocchetti, University of Denver & CAMPUSPEAK coreyciocchetti@gmail.com
Lessons Learned: A Year of Sigma Gamma Rho Growing Differently
You Can’t Sit with Us: Exploring the Intersection of Privilege & Inclusion 205 | #318 | Social Justice
This session is an interactive program intentionally designed to reshape the way members of the community view inclusion and privilege. Through facilitating structured conversations and activities in a brave space, students will explore their privileges and dissect the influences associated with it. In addition, the students will engage in meaningful dialogue with the purpose of discovering and analyzing how they are using their privilege. Students will be empowered with one simple technique to carry on the privilege of creating inclusive environments. Is your organization creating an inclusive environment? Can all students really sit with us? Nicolas Wright, Appalachian State University wrightnt@appstate.edu
Communicating with Authenticity
208 | #319 | Intake/Membership Recruitment
If you want different results, you have to try something different. That’s exactly what Sigma Gamma Rho decided to do in the 2015-16 academic year: change the way we grow. We tested new, different and unique growth strategies with a small regional population of chapters with the help of our partners at Phired Up Productions. We’ll share with you, what we did, what we learned, what worked, what didn’t and what we’re changing for the future.
When it comes to recruiting, there are many vehicles for communicating to potential members. When we post to our social media sites, we tend to communicate very differently than how we might communicate face to face. What would it look like to consistently communicate authentically when recruiting new members into our organizations? By attending this session, participants will discuss various communication outlets, styles, and tips allowing potential members to have a better understanding of organizational values and expectations of membership.
Jakimva Martin, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. syntaktes@seregionsgrho.org
Jessi McPherrin, LaunchPoint Solutions mcpherrin@launchpointsolutions.org
209 | #317 | Intake/Membership Recruitment
Jessica Gendron Williams, Phired Up Productions jessica@phiredup.com
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Building a Better Sense of Belonging: Greek Life & Mental Health Ross Szabo | White River E
Back Stroke: You’re Braver Than You Believe, Stronger than You Seem, Smarter Than You Think Kelsey Tainsh | White River F
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Expanding the Expansion Conversation White River B | #320 | Council Management
Did you hear about the new fraternity/sorority coming to campus? So did we. This program will explore the effects of expansion and extension on a fraternity/sorority community. Everything from campus dynamics and partnerships to rebranding, recruitment and intake can be affected. Understanding how to integrate a new organization is key to its acceptance in the community. By attending this session, participants will learn about both the campus and headquarters perspectives on expansion and extension, challenges both face, and most importantly, the impact welcoming new organizations will have on the student experience. Knowing how to navigate these discussions with other leaders will foster a more inclusive and unified community. Brian Hoffman, Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity bhoffman@zbtnational.org
Making Lemonade Out of Lemons: Taking Responsibility for Working with Panhellenic Delegates
White River C | #321 | Council Management Panhellenic delegates hold some of the most important roles in a College Panhellenic, but are often underutilized or worked around when trying to make decisions or accomplish goals. When trained properly by both their organization and the College Panhellenic they serve on, delegates can immediately impact a community for the betterment of all. Join the National Panhellenic Conference for a conversation on how to take ownership over onboarding delegates and utilizing them in an effective way all year. National Panhellenic Conference npccentral@npcwomen.org
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Rethinking Cultural-Based Fraternities & Sororities
209 | #401 | Intake/Membership Recruitment With various challenges facing cultural-based fraternities and sororities (CBFS), change is in order. Many organizations are committed to outdated beliefs stifling their growth and threatening their future. In order to grow and prosper, change must occur and our members must be prepared to make critical decisions. This presentation seeks to engage participants in an open dialogue about the difficulties organizations falling under the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) and the National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) face with recruitment, branding, and retention. Participants will discuss best practices to instill in new members positive pride in their organizations and train them to become productive and life-long engaged members once initiated. Rafael Matos, BELEADIT Educational Creative Solutions info@beleadit.com
Critical Resistance: Impact of Culturally Based Greek Organizations on Social Movements White River A | #402 | Social Justice
Student-led social justice movements have been overwhelmingly represented by members of culturally based Greek lettered organizations. In this session, participants will gain a historic overview of the inception of culturally based fraternities and sororities and their impact on social justice movements in communities of color. This presentation will specifically highlight Black and Brown Greek letter student activism on college campuses spanning from the 1960’s during the push for Black and Brown student unions to our struggle today for immigration reform and the Black Lives Matter social movement. This space will allow participants to explore the relevance of their fraternal values in today’s movements while engaging in collaborative dialogue to construct meaningful solidarity work within the community. Myriam Duran, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, duran6@illinois.edu Kadeem Fuller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, klfulle2@illinois.edu
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Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention: A Real Plan to Promote Campus Safety
Sorority Women Answering Call to Global Crisis in Girls’ Education
There are policies in place to keep our members and guests safe at all times, yet among college students, daily drinking and marijuana usage is up significantly from 1994 to 2014. We need to understand the risks associated with alcohol and drug usage, group culture, and how students can safely intervene if you see someone struggling with addiction. Over 35% of college students report binge drinking in the last 2 weeks (5 or more drinks in a row). Over 42% report they have been intoxicated in the last month. Given these statistics, it’s important to openly discuss the challenges associated with these numbers, and what we can do about it within our organizations.
Sororities began to appear in the mid-1800s because of significant obstacles to women attending college. Sorority founders bound together fiercely to fight for their right to higher education. Did you know there are places in the world where girls are still not able to achieve education? Sorority communities on over 200 campuses are engaged in a global humanitarian effort to help girls achieve education – much like our Founders did for us. In this session, we will talk about what life was like for women on college campuses as the sorority movement began; the critical issues of impoverished and oppressed women around the world today; and efforts by sorority women to be part of a global movement to provide hope and opportunity to girls worldwide.
311 | #403 | Health and Wellness
Michael Ayalon, Greek University mike@greekuniversity.org
Study Tables Don’t Work, so Now What?: Redefining Scholarship Programs to Make an Impact 312 | #404 | Academic Achievement
Year after year, chapters and councils sell GPA and academics as a part of our experience. However, research shows the new member process hurts new member grades and many of our members are succeeding scholastically in spite of their membership, not because of it. Too often, cumbersome scholarship programs and requirements are forced on members even though they yield no results. There is no doubt scholarship matters to our campuses, who we recruit, and member success. Creating meaningful academic programs takes time, dedication, and the right mindset. Gone are the days of arbitrary study hours and forced programs. Successful scholarship requires a personal focus. Through this program, learn how to better mobilize your members through a proven program yielding individual results and better engagement. Tim Mousseau, CAMPUSPEAK timothy.o.mousseau@gmail.com
ICC 125 | #406 | Social Justice
Ginny Carroll, Circle of Sisterhood Foundation, Inc. ginny@circleofsisterhood.org
Breaking the First Rule of Fight Club: Let’s Talk About Conflict
103-104 | #407 | Leadership Development Do you know how to handle conflict on your council or executive board? Do you understand how best to confront someone who is in the wrong or causing trouble? Conflict is a frightening word, experience, and/or outcome for many council and chapter leaders. In this interactive session, you will identify the benefits of healthy conflict and become equipped on how to handle it within your own role. Conflict is a given when working with people and now is the time to practice the life-long skill of managing it. Jordan Kocher, Kansas State University jkocher@k-state.edu
That Sex & Relationships Program ICC 127 | #408 | Health and Wellness
The days of the resume being your calling card for employment are over. Today, you need to stand out to potential employers in a whole new way. In this interactive session, students will learn the 7 things they must do in college as a leader in order to own the job market once they graduate. Furthermore, undergradutes will be able to evaluate future leadership opportunities in order to focus their efforts on activities, groups, and networks benefiting them in the real world.
Beneath all of the talk about sexual assault, abusive relationships, and bystander intervention, there are some simple truths that can equip you to better understand these confusing issues and make a difference in the lives of others. The bonus is this program also equips you to maximize your own social life and relationships as well. This power-packed program covers critical concepts on relationships, sex, and what it takes to create the social culture in your community that everyone wants. Students often comment it is different from any other program they’ve experienced. Aaron Boe delivers his powerful personal story and expert knowledge with humor and heart, while focusing on what can help you as an individual and as a leader.
Sam Davidson, Catalyst ssdavidson@gmail.com
Aaron Boe, Prevention Culture aaron@aaronboe.com
Your Resume is a Waste of Time 314 | #405 | Life After College
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Why Your Self Worth Matters
Chosen for a Time Such As This
Did you know your self-worth and how you feel about yourself affects the way you lead? Did you know it may impact your future salary? Join us for a conversation on how your self-worth impacts your leadership style, interviewing skills, relationships, and your future salary. Together, we will examine how you define your self-worth and why it’s important. From a healthy pillar of strong self-worth, participants will leave with a plan to lead with the best intentions.
Leadership is a calling, so accept it or not. Many students are aspiring to take on leadership roles within their community and campus, but have not tapped into the leader within. This workshop will focus on helping you to establish a plan on how to accept and activate your call to leadership, learn practical methods to help tap into your potential to take your leadership to the next level, and explore how to be a resilient leader that can lead your chapter through challenges and pitfalls while upholding the values and mission of your organization.
308 | #409 | Leadership Development
Stacy Nadeau, Delta Delta Delta stacy@stacynadeau.com
The Importance of Building Relationships with Campus-Based Professional & Graduate Chapters 205 | #410 | Chapter Management
This program will identify the benefits of building campus-wide relationships. It will also assist in identifying stakeholders outside of the fraternity/sorority community whp will provide sustaining resources for chapters of your respective organizations. Joshua Busby, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. joshuabusby2@yahoo.com Jarrod Benjamin, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 2ndvice@phibetasigma1914.org
No Skits? No Frills? Now What?
White River I-J | #411 | Intake/Membership Recruitment For years, sorority leaders have been pushed to create a more values-based recruitment process and to eliminate the frills of recruitment. However, that request has left most of us wondering, “How?” and “What do we do instead?” Values-Based Sorority Recruitment can be achieved by focusing on four specific categories (Behavior, Criteria, Conversations, and Expectations) at both the chapter, community, and PNM level during the sorority recruitment process. In this session, we’ll discuss specific strategies, tools, and programs, in all four categories, that you can use to achieve Values-Based Recruitment in your chapter or community. Stop wondering “How?” and start asking “When?” KJ McNamara, Phired Up Productions KJ@PhiredUp.com Brittany White, Phired Up Productions Brittany@PhiredUp.com
313 | #412 | Leadership Development
Ronald L. Jones, DareIILead Leadership Facilitation Company, rlj@theronaldLjones.com Whitnee Boyd, Texas Christian University whitnee.boyd@gmail.com
What Does it Mean to be a Real Black Man or Woman?: Hazing in the NPHC Community 203-204 | #413 | Health and Wellness
Through student testimonials, videos, and a social-historical investigation, participants will examine the reasons why NPHC organizations participate in hazing activities and what prevents our organizations and members from standing up to hazing. Participants will discuss the values we teach during the membership intake process and how these values align with or contradict the values of our organizations and our members. Additionally, participants will deconstruct the ideas of black masculinity and femininity and how hazing contributes to the continued disempowerment of black men and women in our society. Kate Butler, The Ohio State University butler.669@osu.edu Devin Walker, The Ohio State University walker.856@osu.edu
WHat Every Greek Needs to Know about Diversity White River D | #414 | Social Justice
Tired of generic and boring diversity programs? Justin is, too! Sometimes we have made diversity conversations so complex, people have missed its simple core and foundation. Diversity has also been made into a holding hands exercise where everybody agrees, but it really is more about authentic listening, being open and respecting others even when we don’t agree. You can’t afford not to know how to help your chapter and council navigate these tough issues in today’s climate. Get real, honest, and leave the PC at the door as we engage in real learning and transperancy! Realize the power a diverse and engaged fraternity/sorority environment offers and how to set your chapter/council up for success. Justin Jones-Fosu, CAMPUSPEAK justin@justininspires.com
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Same Dream, Same Team
Let’s Keep It Real: Who Are You?
Fraternity and sorority communities have many outlets for support: inter/national headquarters, alumni/ae, and campus based professionals. Often times, communities do not find value, see these groups as supportive, or trust in the three aforementioned groups. This session will help students better understand the role of a campus-based professionals, and how we partner and collaborate with inter/national headquarters’ staff. The most important piece to this session will be spent on building relationships and trust with their campus based professional. We will focus on effective communication, how to share exceptions, and leave time for an anonymous Q&A to address challenges or concerns they are facing.
This session features four NPHC campus-based professionals sharing their vulnerable story with session attendees. The goal is to have an honest, thought-provoking, dynamic, and courageous conversation with NPHC leaders about who they are, what they are doing on campus, and why they exist. We will also challenge them to take this experience to develop their leadership potential for life after college. This session will focus on emotional intelligence, leadership development, and soft-skill development for life during and after college.
ICC 126 | #415 | Leadership Development
Helen Lahrman, University of Iowa helen-lahrman@uiowa.edu Erin McHale, University of Iowa erin-mchale@uiowa.edu Zana Morris, University of Iowa
More Than Just Mailing a Check: Engaging in Philanthropy
White River C | #416 | Chapter Management We host and attend philanthropy events all year long, but what do we actually know about the causes we’re giving money to? Do your members feel connected to your organization’s cause? Are they able to motivate people to participate in your events? How can you tie your philanthropic efforts into what you’re doing with recruitment, brotherhood/sisterhood activities, etc.? When your members are proud of the work you do for your philanthropic cause, they become more engaged and proud to be a member of your chapter or community. This session will focus on how to educate your chapter or community about the cause(s) you support, plan effective philanthropic events and increase the amount you can raise for your cause. Brian Golden, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals bgolden@cmnhospitals.org
Work to Make Your Recruitment Guide Training the Best Yet ICC 128 | #417 | Intake / Membership Recruitment
The training and recruitment guide sets the stage for the experience a potential new member (PNM) has while participating in Panhellenic recruitment. A good training can create an extraordinarily positive experience for a PNM and keep her excited and enthusiastic for the duration of recruitment; while a bad training can provide the opposite experience for a PNM. Come to this session to learn helpful tips and tricks to training the best group of recruitment guides your campus has ever seen in action! National Panhellenic Conference npccentral@npcwomen.org
101-102 | #418 | Leadership Development
Chris Graham, Florida State University ccgraham@fsu.edu Tavianna Williams, Virginia Tech Arthur Doctor, Emory University
Leadership DNA: The Makeup of an Extraordinary Leader
White River B | #419 | Leadership Development You’re already an extraordinary leader. Perhaps you don’t feel that way, but your potential is ready to be unleashed once you fully become aware of your leadership DNA. Extraordinary leaders understand who they are, their purpose, and they have a clear vision for what they expect to accomplish. Their success is neither an accident nor a result of luck. Rather, it’s a byproduct of their leadership DNA, which can be learned and developed. In this interactive presentation, you’ll learn exactly where you can start in maximizing your leadership effectiveness and achieving extraordinary success. The knowledge and tools learned in this presentation can be taken back to your council, chapter and campus to influence others as well. Leadership is a verb requiring action. Kevin Snyder, CAMPUSPEAK & Center for Creative Leadership, Kevin@KevinCSnyder.com
Handsigns, Stepping, & All Those Shrieks. What’s It All About? v. 2.0 White River G-H | #420 | Fraternal Values
This session is for the well intentioned but uninformed. It’s time Panhellenic, IFC and cultural Greek members come together to dispel myths and learn about the other members of the community. What is intake? Why do they have numbers on the back of their shirts? And what’s up with those colors, shrieks, and hand signs anyway? Come learn and ask all the questions you have been itching to. This session is only for IFC/Panhellenic members and advisors who wish to truly understand what it means to be inclusive when it comes to your fraternity/sorority community! Michelle Guobadia, University of North Carolina Charlotte, mguobadi@uncc.edu Sam Centellas, La Casa de Amistad sam@centellas.org PAGE 42
Supporting our Brothers & Sisters 205 | #503 | Health and Wellness
5:10PM-5:40PM
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Headbands of Hope: How One College Student Refused to Wait to Make a Difference 311 | #501 | Social Entrepreneurship
Who says an internship can’t change your life? During the summer of her junior year, Jess Ekstrom worked for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. As she interacted with children facing life-threatening illnesses, she discovered young girls loved to wear headbands instead of wigs after losing their hair to chemotherapy. Armed with inspiration to do good beyond her internships, she founded Headbands of Hope. Since launching the organization in 2012, HOH has been featured on The Today Show, Forbes, and more. Most importantly, Headbands of Hope has donated headbands to every single children’s hospital in the United States. So many college students want to make a difference, and plan to do it “someday.” College students can build companies, affect change, and solve problems before graduation, if they have the commitment. Jess is living proof that a college student with an amazing idea and a willingness to act on it need not wait. Jessica Ekstrom, CAMPUSPEAK jess@headbandsofhope.com
Honestly, Aren’t We All A Little Bit Prejudice? Identifying our Own Biases 313 | #502 | Social Justice
In this session, participants will identify and discuss implicit/explicit practices in which councils and chapters may perpetuate certain identity stereotypes. We will address how these may occur in the method we program, market, and recruit. This may include cultural appropriation, tokenism, themed parties, and yes, even racial/ethical exclusionary practices. Our goal is to educate participants in positive, diversity and inclusive practices and ideas which would then lead to a more positive and inclusive community. Javi Rodriguez, The Ohio State University Rodriguez.738@osu.edu Kate Butler, The Ohio State University butler.669@osu.edu PAGE 43
There are a lot of workshops on how to work with individuals with physical disabilities in fraternity/sorority life. However, there doesn’t seem to be much of anything for students dealing with mental disabilities and how we can support our brothers and sisters. We can imagine this is a challenge in the new member education processes in any chapter because the learning atmosphere can be intense at some stages. Being an individual with a mental disability myself, it is difficult to constantly explain the why’s and how’s of mental disabilities and how to make accommodations since it’s not a problem people can visually see. This session will help you work with all members most effectively, connect you to resources so you can support members, and ask the tough questions to better understand how to support them during their membership. Tiffanie Duong, University of Iowa Tiffanie-duong@uiowa.edu Helen Lahrman, University of Iowa helen-lahrman@uiowa.edu
Thriving as an Introverted Leader
203-204 | #504 | Leadership Development When thinking of traits making a leader successful, people often assume you need to have an outgoing and extroverted personality. While those who enjoy networking and interacting with others are at an advantage, it doesn’t mean a natural introvert, a shy extrovert, or an ambivert can’t succeed as a leader; it just means their plan and strategy may need to be adjusted accordingly. By attending this session, attendees will learn about the different personality styles and how to thrive as an introverted student leader in their campus community. Jessica McPherrin, LaunchPoint Solutions mcpherrin@launchpointsolutions.org
Defenders of a Legacy: Learning from our Leaders of the Past to Model the Way Today
White River C | #505 | Leadership Development Some of the world’s greatest minds were members of your organizations, and their works and deeds both within and outside of the organization, paved the way for generations to follow. Who will be the trailblazers to set the path for the new members over the next 100 years of your organization? This will be an interactive session utilizing Model the Way from the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership to show how historical leaders from your organizations modeled the way and how it is essential for members today to learn from the past to model the way for the future. LaVar Jamison, Florida Atlantic University & Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., JamisonL@fau.edu
Thoughts Into Action: Turning Your Greek Experience into Entrepreneurship
Staying “Woke” Beyond Your Trendy Social Media Post
What do the founders of Uber, Snapchat, Spanx, Dropbox, and Warby Parker all have in common? They became members of fraternities or sororities in college. From learning how to become an influential, collaborative leader to planning successful philanthropies, your role as a chapter or council leader might be setting you up for huge success. In order to capitalize on this success, you must know your why. Why did you join? Why did you become a leader? Why did you make so many of your key decisions? In this session, you will discover your why and how to use this to make a positive impact in your chapter, on your campus, and in the world. Disruptive innovation stems from one idea. It’s time to turn your ideas into action!
While we like to believe our posts on social media are making a difference in social justice issues, often times the conversation fades to black rather quickly. This session looks at how students can engage in social action through their chapters to make a lasting impact on their campus and community at large; beyond the reactionary social media response. This session will also provide students the tools necessary to begin supporting issues extending beyond the identities most salient amongst their group.
103-104 | #506 | Social Entrepreneurship
Alexa Carlin, For College For Life alexa@alexacarlin.com
Help! I Don’t Know About The Other Councils! 314 | #507 | Fraternal Values
You have culturally-based fraternities and sororities on your campus, but you don’t know anything about them. Through this session you will learn actions steps you can take to create meaningful relationships with the members of culturally-based fraternities and sororities, as well as how these relationships and partnerships are directly tied to our organization’s values. Drew Hopson, University of West Georgia si-jhopson3@westga.edu Joie LeRette, University of West Georgia si-jhutchi6@westga.edu
Say What?! Inclusive Language In Fraternity & Sorority Life 209 | #508 | Social Justice
Fraternity and sorority life is an incredible space for undergraduate students to find community and belonging. However, we do not always do our best with making those communities as inclusive to people of different backgrounds and identities as we can. This session will introduce the concept of inclusive language and put it into practice through several case study activities that model both fraternity/sorority life and everyday life. It will then transition into how we can use language that is inclusive of different councils (i.e., NPHC, MGC, IFC, and Panhellenic terminology around recruitment, new members, etc.) to ensure our communities are not only inclusive of different identities, but different approaches to the membership experience. Anna Fredendall, Bowling Green State University annavf@bgsu.edu
308 | #509 | Social Justice
Devin Walker, The Ohio State University walker.856@osu.edu
Frat Chat: Honest Conversations about Being a Fraternity Man 101-102 | #510 | Health and Wellness
Be a Man. Frat versus Fraternity. What does it all mean? Maybe it’s time to have an open and honest conversation about what it means to be a man these days. Maybe it’s time for us to look at one another as resources rather than competition. Let’s move beyond the preconceived notions of what it means to be a man and truly talk about what it takes to become a man. Let’s be authentic. Let’s get real. Dan Faill, Elon University dfaill@elon.edu James Robilotta, CAMPUSPEAK jamestrobo@gmail.com
Show Up & Be Awesome: Quality over Quantity
309-310 | #511 | Intake/Membership Recruitment In this session, Lane and Courageous, known as the poetry duo I.N.K. on the college programming circuit, show students how the quantity of involvement isn’t nearly as important as that quality when it comes to membership in campus groups. Attendees will learn specific tactics to both show up and be awesome at events and in social circles. They will be given the task of outlining all of their social circles, and looking at ways they can become more dedicated to these circles instead of picking up new circles that may not be a good fit. Armed with this new knowledge, attendees will be able to use this new strategy to increase their social reach, which will in turn allow them to increase membership in their chapters. They will also be able to foster relationships with other students that may be able to help them once they start down their career paths. Lane Shuler, Houla Entertainment inkspokenword@gmail.com Jonathan Clark, Houla Entertainment MisterJClark@gmail.com
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The Greek Global Initiative: Think Globally, Act Locally 208 | #512 | Fraternal Values
The growth and popularity of Circle of Sisterhood and Greek Sustainability on campuses across the country is evidence of the willingness of student leaders to address the most pressing global challenges of today and the capacity of collegians to lead the transition to a sustainable tomorrow. This session introduces participants to the 17 Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nation’s to address poverty, climate change, and inequality by 2030. This interactive session will not only connect the dots between the UN’s SDGs and the sorority/fraternity community, but also will inspire and empower participants to more fully live their values and make an even bigger difference in the world before and after graduation. Rachel Barr, GreekSustainabilty.org & GreeniPhi rachel@GreeniPhi.com
The Icarus Effect: How to Rebound from Failure
White River D | #513 | Life After College The best thing that can happen to someone is failure. Across life, everyone fails, sometimes in dramatic ways. The problem is when things fail spectacularly, preparation rarely helps. Yet where we cannot always predict failure, we can always learn from it. Learn about creative solutions on how to manage failures as a means of learning instead of defeat. As an artist, Tim has worked to understand how practiced techniques can lead to beautiful creations. Through his research, he has learned how to make creativity a trait anyone can use to guide their life. There are no reasons failure has to be an issue, and in fact, we should embrace it. You are going to fail, come learn how to make the most out of it.
Staying Power: A Photographic History of The Black Fraternal Movement from the 1930s – 1990s ICC 128 | #515 | Leadership Development
This session features photographs from various collegiate archival and personal collections, documenting the experiences of Black Greek-letter organizations on US college campuses from the mid to latter half of the 20th century. Inspired by Peter Fyrer’s Staying Power, The History of Black People in Britain, we focus on a distinctive period of time when photographs served as archival tools to capture historical moments in the Historical Black College and University (HBCU) experience. It documents extraordinary cultural displays and performances, thereby enlightening all stakeholders in Black fraternal experiences from post-World War II through to the 1990s, leading up to present day. Tish Norman, Transforming Leaders Now, Inc. booktishnorman@gmail.com
Courageous is Contagious: Rewriting the Script on Sexual Violence Prevention White River A | #516 | Risk Reduction and Management
Tim Mousseau, CAMPUSPEAK timothy.o.mousseau@gmail.com
Forget self-defense classes and booklets filled with statistics and how to avoid rape dialogue. What if we had a different conversation? What if we told stories? As a survivor of sexual violence, Brittany has witnessed the power of personal narrative. Whether sharing her story in the U.S. or to a women’s nonprofit on the other side of the globe, it’s her willingness to be vulnerable that gives others the courage to do the same. So how do we break those barriers holding us back from getting personal? How do we root out the shame and guilt? In this session, you will learn how to rewrite a lasting prevention approach, where survivors feel empowered and their peers feel confident in their support.
Thriving vs. Surviving as a Chapter
Brittany Piper, CAMPUSPEAK britbroderick@gmail.com
( Or in the Zombie Apocalypse )
ICC 126 | #514 | Leadership Development This fun and entertaining program is for chapter leaders to learn how their chapter can excel rather than just exist. Presenters will use imagery from various zombie movies as a tool to help demonstrate how leadership development can help a chapter thrive and get out of survival mode. Participants will complete an activity and engage in meaningful discussion. Tiffany Dennett, Bowling Green State University tdennet@bgsu.edu Jeremy Keller, Bowling Green State University jerkell@bgsu.edu
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Developing Successful Recruitment Counselors
White River B | #517 | Intake/Membership Recruitment Participants will leave the program with the knowledge and skills to successfully recruit, select, and train recruitment counselors that will positively impact and streamline their recruitment process. Ashley Fitzpatrick, Southern Methodist University alfitzpatric@smu.edu
The Future of Recruitment: Tactics, Trends, & Technology
ICC 125 | #518 | Intake/Membership Recruitment As we travel further into the age of technology, it plays an increasingly important role in the way we approach our search for quality members and the recruitment process. Listen to a technology CEO and recruitment expert share his thoughts on the future of recruiting. What trends will stick, and what just won’t work in the most integral component of our community’s growth? Cody Cross, GreekLink cody@greeklink.com
Talking Greek: Sharing the Pride Behind our Letters
White River I-J | #519 | Intake/Membership Recruitment Mastering the art of communicating your fraternal experience in the most uplifting and inspiring way takes a plan and practice. When we describe our membership to outsiders, it is difficult to overcome the negative stereotypes immediately coming to mind. Not only can our leaders succeed at this, but so can every other members as well. Yes, with a little training and practice, your average members can share their experience with potential members, parents, potential employers and even potential partners in a way that inspired the finest images of membership. David Stollman, LaunchPoint Stollman@LaunchPointSolutions.org
Marketing That Doesn’t Look Like a 4th Grade Bake Sale ICC 127 | #520 | Public Relations
Fraternity and sorority is a beautiful thing. However, the story we’re allowing to be told about us is hideous. It’s no wonder our reputations are in the dumpster because many of our marketing and PR efforts seem haphazard. Sidewalk chalk. Glitter. Homemade poster boards. This session provides real, practical, results-producing methods to marketing that are affordable and can make real reputational impact over time. Marketing isn’t about flash and pizazz. It’s about an amplification of our member’s stories so relationships can be more efficiently and effectively facilitated. Learn the 8 Essential Marketing Tactics and more from the only people who are 100% dedicated to helping fraternities and sororities grow through marketing.
Letters that Last a Lifetime
White River G-H | #521 | Fraternal Values Graduation comes and we’re often asked: “Were you a part of Greek Life?” or “Were you in a sorority or fraternity?” Unfortunately, the answer is always the same, even though the letters change: “Oh yes, I was in…” We are selling ourselves short by only identifying with our affiliation during our time in college. It’s time to shift our response. Next time someone asks us, let’s say: “I am a…” Our membership is for life. Our collegiate years are just the start of an amazing membership experience we can all have. Let’s talk about how we can maximize our time as actives in order to propel ourselves as successful fraternity and sorority individuals for the future and how students can effectively network and connect with alumni throughout college. Millennials often struggle to reach further than their phones, but Lauren shows how everyone can make a connection, in whatever way they communicate best. Lauren Cook, CAMPUSPEAK laurencook5@yahoo.com
FEATURED SPEAKERS
5:10PM-5:40PM
Greek Unity, Not My Chapter, & Other Lies We Tell Ourselves Annalise Sinclaire | White River E
Fearless Leadership: Conquering our Inner Fears to Lead Out-Front Darryl Bellamy | White River F
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Brendan Nusbaum, Innova Marketing, Inc. Brendan@InnovaGreek.com
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Daily Schedule Wake-Up & Workout w/The Strong Movement
Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 7
Registration Open
NBGLC Campus Racism Hack-A-Thon
7:00AM - 8:00AM | White River G-I
2:10PM - 3:10PM
8:30AM - 2:00PM | Griffin Hall
2:10PM - 5:30PM | White River G-H-I-J Come and go as you please.
Study Lounge
8:30AM - 6:00PM | 300
Silent Auction Item Pick-Up
3:30PM - 5:30PM | Griffin Hall
Professionals’ Lounge
8:30AM - 6:00PM | Griffin Hall
The Professionals’ Lounge is the place to connect with professional friends, meet new colleagues, network, and relax. Host an informal discussion group, reflect on ideas, and exchange ideas. Complimentary Wi-Fi is also available.
Awards & Assessment Display
Award Consultations for 2017 Applicants 3:30PM - 5:20PM | 3rd Floor Foyer
Council Meeting Space
3:30PM - 5:20PM | ICC 123-124
Open to all, no reservation required.
8:30AM - 4:30PM | 3rd Floor Foyer
Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 8
General Session BECAUSE I SAID I WOULD
Creating The Unstoppable Leader
COLLEGE BROKE TO SIX FIGURES
3:30PM - 4:30PM
9:00AM - 10:30AM | Grand Ballroom
Silent Auction Open/Bidding 10:00AM - 2:00PM | Griffin Hall
Closes at 2:00PM SHARP.
Exhibit Hall Open
Steve Birdine | White River E Sharon Bui | White River F
Educational Sessions & Featured Speaker Block 9 4:50PM - 5:20PM Be The Change You Wish To See:
10:00AM - 2:00PM | Griffin Hall
The Path to Social Entrepreneurship
Educational Sessions Block 6
Do You Love Your #Selfie Too Much?
Order of Omega Initiation
10:45AM - 11:45AM
Be a Dream Maker: Your Role in Making Fraternity & Sorority Life Great Michelle Goubadia | White River E
Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky | White River F Lindsay Smith | White River E
5:35PM - 6:35PM | 314
NBGLC Luncheon
Fraternal Values Society Meet & Greet
AFLV Central Student Luncheon
Awards & Assessment Rehearsal ( Invitation only )
Professionals’ Luncheon
Recognition Banquet
Chat & Grab Dessert with Exhibitors
T-Shirt Auction
12:00PM - 1:15PM | White River E 12:00PM - 1:15PM | Grand Ballroom 12:00PM - 1:15PM | White River F
& Raffle Announcement (Exhibit Hall)
1:00PM - 2:00PM | Griffin Hall
After lunch, stop by the exhibit hall for dessert and a chance to win a raffle prize!
Order of Omega Case Study Competition
1:45PM - 5:15PM | 105-106-107-108-109
5:35PM - 6:35PM | White River A
5:35PM - 6:30PM | Grand Ballroom 7:30PM - 9:00PM | Grand Ballroom 9:30PM - 12:00AM | White River E
Bid on extra shirts from Greek Week, intake/recruitment, social events,and philanthropic events! All proceeds go towards conference scholarships.
AFLV Party Hop
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Best Practices for Training Panhellenic Recruitment Counselors
ICC 125 | #603 | Intake/Membership Recruitment The recruitment counselor team is the first face of the Panhellenic community for potential new members, and they set the tone for a PNM’s experience with the Panhellenic community. An effective training program will aid PNMs in making informed, values-based decisions throughout recruitment and support chapters in maintaining a values-focused Panhellenic recruitment. During this program, the National Panhellenic Conference and LaunchPoint will share our best practices for creating a well-rounded and cohesive recruitment counselor training program.
10:45AM-11:45AM
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Can We Talk About It & Be About It?: Thoughts & Strategies on Hazing Prevention 209 | #601 | Risk Reduction and Management
Have you been faced with the predicament that everything your chapter does for new member education looks like hazing? Do you want to try and make safer programs for your chapter’s new member process that are authentic to your organization? In this interactive, discussion-based session, participants will understand what the definition of hazing is and how eliminating it from their chapter’s operation can increase their success. Session participants will leave with tools to help their campus develop new safe new member education activities. Kevin Saberre, University of Texas at Dallas revsaberre@gmail.com
MGC Recruitment Done Right
ICC 128 | #602 | Intake/Membership Recruitment We want quality members. So shouldn’t we work to find the best people on campus to join our chapters? We have to stop waiting for the ones that come to us. This program covers the important, “Why did you join?” conversation and helps students learn to replicate that to help you attract more members just like you. We’ll also talk about marketing and branding your organization in the right way, so you appeal to your audience. We’ll also cover the important topic of why students are not joining your chapter, and the reasons will surprise you when we ask students around the country why they aren’t joining cultural groups. We must get the message to the right people. We all want the right members, the best members, so let’s work on ways for you to find them and help your chapter become stronger. Sam Centellas, Outsight Consulting sam@centellas.org PAGE 49
Laurel Peffer Price, LaunchPoint Solutions price@launchpointsolutions.org
Major Key: Communicating With HQ & Campus During Crisis
ICC 127 | #604 | Risk Reduction and Management As chapter leaders, there are times you are faced with a risk management issue and communication is coming from your fraternity/sorority advisor, chapter members, Headquarters staff, and more. Through this session learn some major keys on how to have consistent messaging with constituents, best practices for collaboration, and more confidence to take on these big conversations. Gabrielle Rimmaudo, Chi Psi Fraternity grimmaudo@chipsi.org Donald Abels, University of Mississippi donald@olemiss.edu
How Will You Support?: The Importance of Community in Responding to Sexual Violence 205 | #605 | Health and Wellness
Sexual violence in the community has become a critical topic, and justifiably so. With sorority women being almost 75% more likely to experience victimization opposed to their unaffiliated peers, it’s likely someone close to you is a survivor. Since the vast majority of survivors disclose to their closest friends, you need to know how to respond. Are you and your organization ready? How will you react? How can you avoid re-victimizing the survivor, yet still show empathy, care, and support? This interactive program will address sexual violence in fraternity/sorority life, and specifically focus on who survivors disclose and report to, the importance of a positive response, and how to create a culture of support in your chapter and community. Alex Dudek, University of North Carolina at Charlotte adudek1@uncc.edu Malayna Hasmanis, Grand Valley State University hasmanim@mail.gvsu.edu
The Bigger Picture
314 | #606 | Fraternal Values This program will be facilitated by International NPHC Collegiate Leaders. It will identify the true reason in which you joined your organization. Attendees will learn how to create a climate of collaboration and development among organization members. Attendees will establish a system of networking for life after their collegiate experience. Each attendee will learn how to leverage professional opportunities from relationships built while joining and remaining committed to your respective fraternity and sorority. Jarrod Benjamin, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 2ndvice@phibetasigma1914.org Taylor McCain, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. secondvpmccain@gmail.com Cody Charles, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. c.charles162@yahoo.com
Confronting the Monster Under the Bed: A Guide for Navigating Diversity & Inclusion Conversations 312 | #607 | Leadership Development Just For Professionals
Several events, over the past year and a half, have brought issues of justice and diversity to the foreground throughout our country. From Donald Trump’s perspectives on Muslims and Mexicans, to the murder of 49 LGBTQ+ people in Orlando, these instances have impacted fraternity/sorority life and forced professionals in the field to face our biases, and in some cases, take action. While some colleagues excel in this area, some avoid the topic altogether. This session will provide participants with practical ways to engage students, across various identities, in dialogue that is meaningful, challenging and supportive of both professionals and students. Rafael Matos, BELEADIT Educational Creative Solutions Info@beleadit.com Hammed Sirleaf, Oklahoma State University, Hammed sirleaf@okstate.edu
The Vision for Fraternity Communities 309-310 | #608 | Council Management
So You Want To Be a Fraternity/Sorority Advisor? 314 | #609 | Life After College
Have you ever wondered how your fraternity/sorority advisor got his or her job? Have you considered what it might be like to work for your inter/national headquarters? Do you feel like you are majoring in fraternity/sorority life? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this session is for you! Choosing a career working with fraternities and sororities is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding. Session participants will learn the steps you need to take during your undergraduate years to prepare for a possible career working as a fraternity and sorority professional either at an inter/national headquarters or on a campus. Information on traveling consultant positions, graduate schools, assistantships, and full time professional positions will all be addressed. Carolyn Whittier, Ph.D., Valparaiso University carolyn.whittier@valpo.edu Thad Doyle, University of Akron tmdoyle@uakron.edu
You Are What You Believe
101-102 | #610 | Leadership Development So many students today have a negative self-image. They don’t think they’re smart enough, tall enough, attractive enough, or good enough to please others around them, or more importantly, to please themselves. David Otunga knows better. He empowers and encourages audiences to realize what naysayers and bullies think doesn’t matter nearly as much as what you think of yourself. David works to encourage students to realize people will experience all kinds of bullying at all stages of their lives, and to learn that if you buy into the negativity you will start to believe it and it can manifest. However, if you believe you’re a great person with amazing talents, then that’s what you will become. David Otunga, CAMPUSPEAK dotunga@gmail.com
Behind Happy Faces Mental Health Curriculum 311 | #611 | Health and Wellness
In 2015, NIC member organizations adopted landmark reforms to enhance the fraternity experience and embarked on a long term initiative to more effectively support and ultimately strengthen fraternity communities. Now, one year later, there are many questions as to what comes next for campus Interfraternity Councils. Join NIC Staff for a session focused on translating the core principles and process of adopting these principles to the community and chapter level.
Most members have learned about their physical health from age 5 throughout the rest of their lives. As a society, we don’t teach about mental health in the same way. Large-scale mental health awareness campaigns have been occurring for the past 15 years. College students are more aware of the mental health challenges that are impacting them. The next step is to begin to teach them skills to address their mental health. This session focuses on giving members the tools they need to manage their mental health.
North-American Interfraternity Conference contact@nicindy.org
Ross Szabo, Human Power Project ross.szabo@gmail.com
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The Most Serious Issue We’re Not Talking About
White River A | #612 | Health and Wellness There is so much talk about sexual assault, but it seems few people are discussing the widespread issue of abuse in relationships. Understanding this issue is actually a key part of understanding healthy relationships. This is a program for both men and women because any person can experience unhealthy or abusive relationships; and all people play a role in building a culture of healthy relationships. After this session, you will be empowered as an individual and as a friend who can help others throughout your life. Aaron Boe, Prevention Culture aaron@aaronboe.com
Congratulations: You’re Now the Mayor of a Small City
White River B | #613 | Council Management Fraternity/sorority communities are often the largest student groups on campus, and the number of members can easily exceed the population of many small cities. Taking a leadership role in a large chapter, or at the council level, often places you in a position to essentially be the mayor of your small town. We will walk through how to navigate many of the issues that come along with leadership in a large community and discuss ways you can be most effective. This session will help you learn how to build key partnerships making your time in office easier, how to communicate your vision to your community members, and how to leverage the size of your community into positive action. Sarah Cohen, Indiana University cohen24@indiana.edu Helen Lahrman, University of Iowa helen-lahrman@uiowa.edu Abby Ford, Indiana University abiford@indiana.edu
Building Community: We Are All in This Together, So Get Over Yourself! ICC 126 | #614 | Fraternal Values
The value of community shapes our work, our goals, and our vision. Community is our it factor. It is a word we use to describe the group of students who come together under the name of fraternity/sorority life. It is our mission for students to see this word as a value rather than a noun. Building the value of community requires a culture shift. It is a slow and steady process of working with and for your campus community. Come learn how to make this happen on your community from a community that is making it work everyday. Bonny Shade, University of North Carolina Charlotte bonny.shade@uncc.edu PAGE 51
Generation Z Doesn’t Want a Sales Pitch: They Want a Story White River C-D | #615 | Intake/Membership Recruitment
The new generation of college students don’t want a sales pitch. They actually hate being sold stuff. They also don’t like being lied to about what they are buying. Our organizations have become bad about selling our organizations as the way we talk about our fraternities and sororities. We push hard with facts about what we do, what we’re the best at and why they should want to be in our organization. They actually hate that. What they want more than anything are the stories of your experiences in your fraternity or sorority. They don’t want you to be a salesman, they want you to be a storyteller. Learn how to stop selling and start telling stories in a meaningful way to authentically and honestly represent what your organization offers. KJ McNamara, Phired Up Productions KJ@PhiredUp.com
HAHAHA: Work/Life Balance as Student Affairs Professionals White River J | #616 | Health and Wellness Just For Professionals
Work/life balance is often framed in the field of higher education as an elusive goal, one only the lucky can reach. The concept of finding your third place is a new framework to which new professionals can approach this intangible aim of work/life balance. This session will focus on making you more fulfilled outside work so you become a better professional. You will learn the power of finding what brings you joy, so you can live and teach your story. James Robilotta, CAMPUSPEAK & Iota Phi Theta Inc. jtrobo@gmail.com
How Men Can End Assault & Why We Must Care
203-204 | #617 | Risk Reduction and Management There is no denying sexual assault is a men’s issue. Data from the Department of Justice shows us that in roughly 99% of assaults, men are involved regardless of survivor gender. Men have the power to end sexual violence, but how do we get there? When talking to men, language, calls to action, and programming matter. Not all men are responsible for assault, and offering blanket programming can alienate audiences. It is important to talk with men the proper way, not sugar coating the issue but to meet people where they are and help move them where they can be. Join the conversation on how to talk to men about assault, how to create change, and how we can all move the needle, together. Tim Mousseau, CAMPUSPEAK timothy.o.mousseau@gmail.com
Band-Aids Don’t Fix Bullet Holes: A Holistic Approach to Creating Change
FEATURED SPEAKER
308 | #618 | Leadership Development
Has there ever been bad blood between you and your peers about creating change? Just because you have problems, doesn’t mean you can’t solve them. Join us as we examine the Social Change Model of Leadership in a practical way. With heightened expectations, fraternity and sorority leaders need to be equipped with the knowledge base, resources, and confidence to identify the root issues of their reoccurring problems. By the end of this session, you will be ready to adequately address your most prominent issues in a strategic, efficient, and purposeful way. This model will help you put these issues in the past, so problems like these will not last.
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Be a Dream Maker: Your Role in Making Fraternity & Sorority Life Great
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Tyler Manning, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville tymanni@siue.edu Nicki Rowlett, Millikin University nrowlett@millikin.edu
Rebuilding Foundations: Using The Social Change Model to Revitalize a Council 208 | #619 | Leadership Development
What do you do to help a struggling council when it seems you have tried everything? Using the Higher Education Research Institute’s Social Change Model of Leadership, we will explore how to revitalize a council from the ground up. Diving into the 7 C’s of social change, we will cover how to turn these concepts into tangible skills that any council can utilize. Whether it’s getting down to the foundation and reworking the council from the inside out, or making small changes with a big impact, we will help you think through a model that will work for your council. Maureen Doyle, Bowling Green State University doylem@bgsu.edu Anna Fredendall, Bowling Green State University annavf@bgsu.edu
Buy In or GET OUT!
ICC 123-124 | #620 | Fraternal Values Held back by chapters who don’t “get it” & don’t care? Members who are there for the wrong reasons? Fighting? Cliques? Apathy? Poor appreciation for ritual, service, scholarship? What if good leaders could spend more time actually leading, rather than just cleaning up the problems & dealing with negative images made by those who don’t “get it?!” Well it’s time to tell them to… Buy In or GET OUT! David will say what you wish you could. Let him confront them in his funny, interactive and moving style. His message will inspire those that care about the core values of Fraternity and Sorority Life—fellowship, service, leadership and scholarship. It will touch on topics that range across all major issues facing today’s members. He will challenge your members to embrace the best and get rid of the rest. David Stollman, CAMPUSPEAK stollman@campuspeak.com PAGE 52
Diversity According to Family Guy & South Park
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NPHC Un-KCUF: Re-evaluating Masculinity, Chants & Image Within the Fraternities 101-102 | #701 | Risk Reduction and Management
NPHC fraternities have served as support systems for members on various campuses, as well as provided growth and development in the areas of social, intellectual and civic engagement. Misogynistic songs and acts, hyper-masculine aggressions and a depreciation for organizations’ founding ideals are forcing colleges and universities to revisit accountability standards for fraternities and sororities. This interactive session will address these concerns and provide participants practical ways to enjoy the social part of collegiate membership in an NPHC organizations while building and maintaining positive relationships with their institutions. Rafael Matos, BELEADIT Educational Creative Solutions On-Site Cell Phone:, Info@beleadit.com Christopher Jefferson, North Carolina State University Cmjeffer2@ncsu.edu Parice Bowser, University of Arkansas Pbowser@uark.edu
Four Councils, One Community
308 | #702 | Council Management Just For Professionals
We live in an ever-changing, multicultural, and interconnected world. Why would our council advisement look any different? Many fraternity/sorority professionals serve as a primary advisor to one or more councils. However, when it comes to students and their challenges and development, we are doing a disservice to only work with one advisor and only work with one council. At Iowa, we have primary and co-advisors for each of our four councils. Each position serves on a committee with their colleagues from each council and that committee is assigned to another staff member. Communication, collaboration, and community is built through this model, and we have found success and broader support for our community. We will spend time going over Iowa’s current model, share best practices, and discuss the challenges that come up every so often. Helen Lahrman, University of Iowa helen-lahrman@uiowa.edu Ryan Miller, University of Iowa ryan-d-miller@uiowa.edu Zana Morris, University of Iowa zana-morris@uiowa.edu PAGE 53
312 | #703 | Social Justice
Be ready to experience, feel and learn first hand how your personal experience affects the interaction you and your community have every day. Matt’s program is the #1 most booked diversity program in the United States. He uses South Park and Family Guy as the perfect tools to expose the current state of social justice in America. Students will view clips from these programs, and will understand why the underlying hidden messages in these programs are driving real conversations and changes in our culture. Everyone will understand how the news and pop culture influences his or her behavior and values. Matt Glowacki, Bass/Schuler Matt@Mattglowacki.com
Keepin’ It 100 In Your One-on-One: How To Make The Most Out Of Meetings With Your Advisor/ee 311 | #704 | Leadership Development
If you hold a leadership position, then you have probably scheduled a 1:1 advisory meeting at some point. While these meetings are often planned with good intentions, if not properly structured, these meetings can become burdensome and unproductive. In this session, we will discuss the purpose of 1:1 advisor meeting, and how to make the most out of each meeting. Using a few simple tips, such as planned preparation time and outlining expectations upfront, you will learn how to take your 1:1 meetings from a formality to one of your most productive times of the day. Winn Decker, North Carolina State University fsl-gradadvisor2@ncsu.edu Raven Whitley, North Carolina State University rcwhitl2@ncsu.edu
You Are More Than Your Resume
208 | #705 | Leadership Development High-achieving student leaders get addicted to accolades. From joining countless organizations to accumulating titles upon titles, the student leadership mindset is one which encourages more. More positions, more meetings and, sadly, more lines on the resume. Casey J. Cornelius, Founder and CEO of ForCollegeForLife, challenges attendees in this program to focus on quality and not quantity. In the attempt to build a strong resume and leadership history, we must not forget that resumes and leadership positions are not the goal; instead, leadership is about the opportunity to serve, to empower others and, ultimately, to make things better for others. This program is designed to help new student leaders at the beginning of their leadership journey. Casey J. Cornelius, ForCollegeForLife forcollegeforlife@gmail.com
Blurred Lines: Identifying & Understanding Sexual Harassment 309-310 | #706 | Risk Reduction and Management
As an interactive facilitated program, individuals will examine their thoughts and feelings about sexual harassment. The program will require students to become reflective and analyze past experiences in order to grasp the severity and prevalence of sexual harassment on college campuses. Within this brave space, students will discuss their different views respectfully while learning from their fellow colleagues. In addition, we’ll discuss the vital role members of fraternity/sorority life can play in increasing awareness and reducing the number of cases on college campuses. Through active participation, participants in each session will leave with greater understanding and resources to educate their chapters and college community on sexual harassment. Nicolas Wright, Appalachian State University wrightnt@appstate.edu Caitlyn East-Hutson, University of Evansville ce104@evansville.edu Colton Janes, Eastern Illinois University cdjanes@eiu.edu
Drop the Drama
ICC 123-124 | #707 | Leadership Development Drama. Aren’t you sick of it? We watch miscommunications fester and create discord, disillusionment and disinterest. What if more members were capable of having the honest, often difficult but necessary conversations? These soft skills, the ability to have difficult conversations, to confront others without negativity, and to receive critical feedback, are prized by employers. Training your members now will improve your organization and prepare them for success in life. Learn the individual and organizational strategies to create a more respectful, caring and welcoming organization. David Stollman, CAMPUSPEAK stollman@campuspeak.com
Welcome to Greek Life! Let’s Get Oriented! 313 | #708 | Leadership Development
Is your chapter or community struggling to retain new members? Are current members in your chapter disengaged or deactivating because the experience is different than what they imagined? In this session, you’ll explore how joining fraternity/sorority life is a lifestyle change and that like other major milestones in life, orientation is key to a successful transition. All organizations have a new member education period, but education isn’t enough to retain great members. Learn how you can elevate your new member process by simply switching your thinking from education to orientation. Lyndsey Karp, Delta Phi Epsilon lkarp@dphie.org
Game Changer Moments
314 | #709 | Risk Reduction and Management Have you heard a sports announcer refer to a player as a game changer? Someone who forces the other team to change their plan simply by being on the field or court. The goal of this session is to help students identify what actions they can take in real life situations to prevent acts of violence and de-escalate crisis situations. Bystander Intervention is an easy idea to get behind, but having the confidence to actualize those concepts at 2 a.m. on a Friday night is a much harder thing. After participating in this session, students will be able to stand up with confidence and say the room they are in is safer because they are in it, and they’ll change the game to prevent behaviors like sexual violence, bullying, and alcohol abuse from happening. Kevin Reynolds, For College For Life forcollegeforlifekevin@gmail.com
You Recruited Them, How Do You Keep Them?
ICC 126 | #710 | Intake/Membership Recruitment You did all that work to get your newest (and even oldest) members to join. How do you ensure all that effort wasn’t in vein? How do you make sure to keep them, and keep them engaged? Phired Up conducted a study to determine why our members leave and/or disengage. We’ll teach you why they leave and disengage, and how to prevent it from ever happening. We’ll also teach you what you can fix in your recruitment/intake process to ensure they don’t leave or disengage. Brittany White, Phired Up Productions Brittany@PhiredUp.com KJ McNamara, Phired Up Productions KJ@PhiredUp.com Taylor Deer, Phired Up Productions Taylor@PhiredUp.com
A Call to Action! Bystander Intervention
ICC 127 | #711 | Risk Reduction and Management On an average Friday night at someone’s apartment, or at an officially sponsored student organization event, these environments have the potential to expose a campus community to risk - either by personal choice, or by the actions of others. If these situations arise, it’s imperative the campus community is prepared to protect one another. Individually, without exposure to specific techniques, one may be inclined to think “someone else will step in” or “it’s not my place”, or they might have a “you do you” mentality. This reactive mentality increases significant risks, and preventable harm. Risks exist, and how one manages them reflects their values and the strength of your community. Suzette Walden Cole, CAMPUSPEAK SWCSpeaks@gmail.com PAGE 54
New Member Education: The Juxtaposition of Being Made to Feel Special & Recognizing Privilege ICC 128 | #712 | Fraternal Values
New member education is complex. On one side, we want our new members to feel special since they were just personally invited to be a member in an esteemed and selective organization. On the other, we expect them to recognize the power and privilege they have being members of an elite group with great potential to positively affect social change. How does your chapter walk that line? Social sororities and fraternities were founded as community building entities but are often seen as hindrances to societal progress. What should we be teaching new members about their new role on campus? Come to this session to discuss the future of new member education. James Robilotta, CAMPUSPEAK & Iota Phi Theta Inc. jtrobo@gmail.com Tina VanSteenbergen, ForCollegeForLife tinavansteenbergen@gmail.com
Conserve Your Mental Energy for What Matters Most White River A | #713 | Health and Wellness
Has anything you’ve ever worried about actually become a problem? If you tend to over think things or think yourself in circles, this session is for you. Learn to observe your thoughts and conserve your mental energy for what matters most. Not everything you think is automatically true, and sometimes big, irrational worries are just your brain’s wiring misfiring. If you tend to over think things, imagine the voice in your head as a roommate who will not stop talking. This roommate comments on everything that happens, focusing on the negative and making up negative stories. I’ll teach you how to filter your thoughts, which will help you see your life with more positivity. Liz Funk liz.funk@gmail.com
F the Status Quo: Moving Beyond Tradition White River B | #715 | Council Management Just For Professionals
There it is. That dirty word. Tradition. Our organizations exist in a world of status quo, and one of the biggest problems is they often cling to the past, as little as 3-5 years ago, while failing to move into the future. In every professional industry, organizations either change or fail. Why pretend we are any different? Innovation is not a buzzword, but it is a practiced behavior developed with the right skills and mindset. As an entrepreneur who has helped successfully start, and failed, businesses, let’s talk about what it means to cultivate a culture of innovation and how the right practices yield countless results. If we don’t change on our terms, others will force it on us. Ready for the challenge? Tim Mousseau, CAMPUSPEAK timothy.o.mousseau@gmail.com
Greek to Grad
White River C-D | #716 | Life After College Did you know the average time an employer looks at your resume is 6.5 seconds? With the job market being so competitive, it’s hard to stand out and show your true potential on a piece of paper. In this program, you’ll learn how to take your roles in your organization and translate them into landing your dream job. As a millennial who hires staff for her own company, Jess will show you the ropes from resumes, interviews, internships, personal branding, social media and, ultimately, landing a job you love. In this program, you don’t just go through the exhausting motions of applying for jobs, you learn how to stand out and give yourself an edge on the competition. Jessica Ekstrom, CAMPUSPEAK jess@headbandsofhope.com
Strong Girl Steps to a Stronger, More Confident + Happier You 209 | #717 | Health and Wellness
You know everything about your affiliation, but what about your council? And why does it matter? To understand where you are going, you must understand where you came from. This program will explore our roots, examine the impact of collective action in the civil rights movement, and question our definition of social relevance today. Come engage, learn, and leave with a renewed vision and purpose for your NPHC.
Learn the tools to transform your body and mind, reach your goals and live a happy, positive life with the confidence to go along with it! In this program, Ailis Garcia, the founder of The Strong Movement, combines her skills as a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Nutrition Specialist, as well as her experience navigating college and life after graduating from USC. She shares practical steps supported by recent research in the field of positive psychology that you can implement immediately to become your best you and build a strong body and strong mind. The program is interactive and engages tools that can be applied everyday to boost your confidence and happiness.
Shelly Brown Dobek, North Carolina State University sbdobek@ncsu.edu
Ailis Garcia, The Strong Movement ailisgarcia1@gmail.com
NPHC History & Purpose: What is Our Relevance Today? ICC 125 | #714 | Social Justice
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From Wishing to Reality: Recruitment 101 for Culturally Based GroupS 205 | #718 | Intake/Membership Recruitment
You wish you had bigger intake/pledge classes/lines? You wish you had standing room only for your Interest Meetings/Informationals? Are you cultivating membership or just wishing and praying people will come to your organization? Stop thinking old school and learn about the new school ways of building your potential membership pool, connecting with your market, and getting the quality membership you have always wanted! We recuit, get over your self! Come learn how to make it happen. Michelle Guobadia, University of North Carolina Charlotte, mguobadi@uncc.edu
Developing A Strategic Plan for Your Council
103-104 | #719 | Council Management Leaving a legacy as a council leader means creating a shared vision and putting a clear plan in place to make it reality. Some leaders tell their communities where they are heading and work hard to get there. Great leaders chart a course to address a consensus of community needs and target those needs with deliberate action. This session will teach council leaders how to identify key community needs through coalition building and collaboration, how to create a detailed plan to address those needs, and how to execute the plan by playing to the strengths of fellow council and chapter leaders. Brandon Baltzell, LaunchPoint Solutions brandon@launchpointsolutions.org Tom Healy, LaunchPoint Solutions healy@launchpointsolutions.org
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Empowering Chapter Recruitment Chairs 209 | #803 | Intake/Membership Recruitment
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Do Black Lives Really Matter to Black Greeks? 205 | #801 | Social Justice
The Black Lives Matter Movement has been a driving force in our country and on our college campuses this past year. Many of our students are getting involved with the movement and standing up against police brutality and inequality in their communities and on their college campuses. What role are you playing as a member of a Black Greek Organization? This program will be an open discussion about the effects the Black Lives Matter Movement is having on college campuses across the country. It also will serve as a space for students to discuss strategies on how to support the movement as members of Black Greek Organizations while providing the tools necessary to become or remain active in the Black Lives Matter Movement. Ernest Evans, Culver-Stockton College & Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., evens@culver.edu
Often our chapters compete in recruitment rather than having a collaborative environment elevating all chapters. In this session, as the VP of Recruitment, you will learn how to effectively empower all of the chapters in your community to thrive at recruitment. You will learn how to train them on recruiting at a high level, how to conduct high-value meetings with chapters, hear about best practices from across the country and learn about great resources you can provide each chapter. You will walk out of this session with a specific strategy on how to give chapters everything they need to succeed while building a collaborative environment in your community. Tom Healy, LaunchPoint Solutions healy@launchpointsolutions.org Brandon Baltzell, LaunchPoint Solutions brandon@launchpointsolutions.org
How to be Number One While Being the Low Person on the Totem Pole 308 | #804 | Leadership Development Just For Professionals
Advisors often feel neglected, overwhelmed, and not supported for the time and effort they put in with their students. Their work is can be overlooked and minimized by others. You are not alone. This session is designed to uplift, motivate, and encourage you to continue your work. Professionals will be given an opportunity to express their challenges at work while learning how to demonstrate and identify strategies to stay focused, positive, and connected to their students and their purpose. Jess Turuc, East Carolina University turucj16@ecu.edu Dorothea Mack, East Carolina University mackd@ecu.edu
Hustle Till You Don’t Have to Introduce Yourself: A Simple Guide to Being a Boss Babe Name It: Voicing the Truth About Mental Health 208 | #802 | Leadership Development Being a woman is hard, and it doesn’t get easier. We’ve all been called bossy, uptight, and bitchy, and it’s time we reclaim these words and turn them into positive attributes. The world needs more confident women who are empowered to act, motivate, and inspire. Confidence takes time and owning your inner boss babe takes strength and gusto. It’s about learning how to deal with doors closing in front of you and using the experience to hustle, grind, and show the world what you are made of. Bonny has been through bullying, name calling, and lacked confidence but overall, her outlook on life has not changed: The world is ours for the taking, ladies. Let’s let our confidence shine! Bonny Shade, For College For Life bonny.shade@uncc.edu PAGE 57
313 | #805 | Health and Wellness
With a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from USC, Lauren covers the signs of depression and anxiety. Terrifyingly, 6% of college students considered suicide this past year and 50% of them did not reach out to anyone. Knowing this, Lauren helps students to look around, listen up, and step in when help is needed. Lauren also emphasizes mindfulness and self-care: we must put on our oxygen mask first before we can help others. By teaching students how they can value themselves, Lauren helps students take preventative measures for their mental health. Talking about mental health isn’t always an easy conversation but it needs to be had. This session will offer an intentional space to talk about this vital subject. Lauren Cook, CAMPUSPEAK laurencook5@yahoo.com
Greek Gods: The Science of Wining & Losing & The Ritual of Inclusivity: its Implications for Fraternity & Sorority Life Perceptions of Access & Chapter Image 314 | #806 | Leadership Development Just For Professionals
Fraternities and sororities are some of the most competitive student groups on a college campus – second maybe only to athletic teams, and that’s not even clear. When one looks closely, you will find elements of competition built into every aspect of the undergraduate fraternity and sorority experience. Winning is central to member and chapter success even if it isn’t overtly referred to in that manner. This presentation seeks to educate participants on research surrounding winning, losing and competition in order to better inform our daily practices, advising approach, strategic plans and more. Evidence in the areas of gender, politics, finance, genetics, neuroscience, psychology, military training, sports, economics, and education may be addressed to show the pervasive nature of these concepts and how they relate to fraternity and sorority life. Connections and parallels to the profession will be inclusive of both campus and headquarters perspectives. Joslyn McGriff, Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, joslyn@AFA1976.org Courtney McKenna, Quinnipiac University clmckenna@gmail.com
Accountability: Easy to Say, Tough to Do
101-102 | #807 | Self-Governance and Judicial Affairs The key phrase is this: “Standards mean nothing unless you are willing to enforce them.” Translation: “How do chapters and councils establish standards and then enforce those through a procedure?” We will look at three models for standards boards, review bylaws and policies and, most importantly, discuss the courage required to hold peers accountable. If you find your organization struggling with accountability, you are not alone, but there are plenty of ways to improve the process. David Westol, Limberlost Consulting, Inc. David.Westol@gmail.com
Exploring the Crossroads of your Intersectionality & Your Ability to Pass 312 | #808 | Social Justice
Each person’s ability to integrate their identity in healthy ways within the fraternity/sorority community determines how successful they will be. This session introduces and explains the concepts of intersectionality and passing, within a framework of social justice. Session participants will explore different dimensions of social and political life, and learn what it means to navigate within larger cultures. Matt Glowacki, Bass/Schuler Matt@Mattglowacki.com
311 | #809 | Fraternal Values
Participants will develop an understanding of how to combat naysayers and promote inclusivity within their chapters through values alignment and accessibility to their campus communities. Participants will reflect on the diverse identities of their chapter membership and how they align with the identities and values within the greater campus community and potential new members of their organizations. Participants will also explore the relationship between their chapter image and perception of accessibility among potential new members and non-affiliated community members. Sarah Layne, University of South Dakota sarah.layne@usd.edu Myriam Duran, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign duran6@illinois.edu Raven Whitley, North Carolina State University rcwhitl2@ncsu.edu
Gentlemen, We Have a Problem 203-204 | #810 | Social Justice
Society is worried about men. Colleges and universities often view male students as potential problems on campus. Men are falling behind in rates of persistence, success and graduation. Most importantly, men are struggling to balance the new expectations of manhood with existing notions of masculinity. In this program, Casey J. Cornelius introduces the foundation of his Man Enough mindset. This calls on men to be better; to be man enough to be empowering, caring and authentic while also challenging other men to not engage in the activities which give us all a bad image. Explore how men are shaped by their relationships with society, women, other men and themselves. Also, this program begins the dialogue about the problem of manhood and how we all can do a part to solve it. Investigate some of the current examples of how men are characterized by media and how it influences popular perceptions. Casey J. Cornelius, ForCollegeForLife forcollegeforlife@gmail.com
Have a Conversation that Matters
ICC 126 | #811 | Intake/Membership Recruitment NPC Values Based Recruitment is about more than just removing frills. It’s about having a conversation with your perspective members: one that tells the story of what your sorority does, how it lives its values, and why your sorority is relevant to women today. Come learn how to build a Values Based Conversation with practical tips to take this workshop back to your membership. Shelly Brown Dobek, North Carolina State University sbdobek@ncsu.edu PAGE 58
Blurred Lines (Pt. 2): Dismantling the System 309-310 | #812 | Social Justice
As an interactive facilitated program, this series was created to have individuals examine their thoughts and feelings about sexual misconduct. After presentations of Blurred Lines: Identifying and Understanding Sexual Harassment, the desire from students to learn and to discuss sexual misconduct more in depth inspired the creation of Part 2. This program will require students to reflect and analyze past experiences and current events in order to grasp the severity and prevalence of sexism within society. Students will discuss different views respectfully while learning from one another. In addition, we’ll discuss the vital role fraternity/sorority members can play in dismantling sexism and rape culture. Through active participation, participants will leave with a deeper understanding and resources to educate their chapters and college communities. Caitlyn East-Hutson, University of Evansville ce104@evansville.edu Nicolas Wright, Appalachian State University wrightnt@appstate.edu
Recruiting, Retaining & Motivating Exceptional Volunteers
ICC 125 | #813 | Intake/Membership Recruitment Leading others is no easy task! Every individual brings with them their own unique history, personal level of experience and primary motivation for being involved. It is your role as a leader to inspire your membership to achieve greatness, to create an atmosphere where people feel a sense of ownership and where everyone feels compelled to properly prepare the generation of leaders to follow. This session will provide you with concrete strategies to energize, retain and transition your members to immediately employ upon returning to campus, or maybe even before. David Coleman, Metropolis Management joyce@metropolismanagement.com
After 100s of Years, Why Have We Not Found a Better Way? 103-104 | #814 | Intake/Membership Recruitment This session will be a facilitated conversation focusing on why hazing behaviors continue to occur in our organizations. What are the reasons, after decades of studies and discussions on the topic, that alternatives to hazing seem to still be such a challenge to implement? What prevents these alternatives from being effective and successful, enough to eradicate hazing? LaVar Jamison, Florida Atlantic University & Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., JamisonL@fau.edu
I’m sorry! Who do you think you are?: Knowing When & How to Call Someone Out
ICC 127 | #815 | Risk Reduction and Management Confronting members on issues, behaviors, and other performance related matters can make for challenging situations for all parties involved. In most instances, it’s not what you say, but how you say it that can make the difference between war and peace. In this session, we will explore communication and confrontation techniques, ways to proactively prevent negative results, tips on minimizing the impact to the group, and recommendations for the post-confrontation follow-up. Suzette Walden Cole, CAMPUSPEAK SWCSpeaks@gmail.com
More Action, Less Title: Empowering Our Brothers & Sisters To Do More ICC 128 | #816 | Leadership Development
Hey, high-5 for your new position on your council or in your organization! Alas, being a leader is an action, not just a title. Empowerment is becoming a cliché in leadership, but that’s because individuals are only talking the talk, not walking the walk. This session will breathe new life into the act of empowering members by challenging them to do better through a three-part strategy: challenging, motivating and appreciating your brothers and sisters. Attendees will leave this energizing talk with a new strategic plan for how to positively impact members of their organizations by boosting accountability, reprioritizing recruitment efforts, and increasing engagement in returning members. Note: audience will also giggle…a lot.
Why People Choose Greek Life ( or Not ) White River C-D | #818 | Public Relations
Why in the world did you choose a fraternity/sorority? Do you even really know? What about the people on your campus who don’t choose join? Do you have any idea why? This session will combine major theories about decision making from best selling authors along with brand new market research on non-Greek students to offer oneof-a-kind insight into the minds of the students you wish your organizations could attract. Is the decision to join or not join about money? Parents? Logic? Emotion? Data? Peer pressure? Social status? T-shirt color? Websites? Your why? Your joining process? The media? Come to find out. Matt Mattson, Innova Marketing, Inc. Matt@InnovaGreek.com
So, You’re Thinking About Extension
White River A | #819 | Council Management Record breaking participation in recruitment? Chapter sizes at maximum capacity for space on campus? Have a local sorority looking to affiliate with an inter/national sorority? Campus enrollment projections continuing to increase? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, perhaps it is time to look into extension. Come to this program to learn the National Panhellenic Conference process for extension, with a focus on the first step: the exploratory process. National Panhellenic Conference npccentral@npcwomen.org
James Robilotta, CAMPUSPEAK & Iota Phi Theta Inc. jtrobo@gmail.com
Complexion for the Protection: NPHC Chapters at PWI’s
White River B | #817 | Chapter Management In today’s universities, Historically Black Greek Letter Organizations have lost sight of the vision in which they were founded. Particularly at predominantly white institutions, NPHC organizations are not thought to add any value to a student’s experience. Often times, black fraternity/sorority members feel they receive very minimal to no support from faculty/staff at PWI’s. In this session, you will learn how to regain the vision for your chapter to have a positive impact on your campus. You will also learn how to establish connections with key resources and stakeholders on your campus to ensure your chapter is successful. Attendees will also share experiences in Black Greek Letter organizations to talk about best practices at different institutions.
PM-FEATURED SPEAKERS 3:30 4:30PM
Creating The Unstoppable Leader
Steve Birdine | White River E
COLLEGE BROKE TO SIX FIGURES
Sharon Bui | White River F
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DeAnte’ Smith, Southeast Missouri State University dmsmith@semo.edu PAGE 60
The Bucket List Challenge
103-104 | #903 | Leadership Development Everyone has dreams they want to achieve, but they’re waiting until the perfect time. “Once I’m done with exams, or once I graduate...” are common variables. But, the perfect time is the moment you’re inspired. Instilling urgency on your list helps to accomplish them earlier. The experience of pursuing a dream (even if you miss) will shape the rest of your life. And if you fail? Your 20’s are your biggest ‘do-over period’ and you can get up and try something else. Jess will inspire you to not wait another year to study abroad, run for leadership, start a business or run a marathon. The time is now. Jessica Ekstrom, CAMPUSPEAK jess@headbandsofhope.com
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Stay Relevant: An Action Plan to Increase Diversity & Inclusion in Sororities & Fraternities 209 | #901 | Fraternal Values
In an increasingly diverse world, colleges and universities are being called to admit a diverse student body and create a culture of inclusion for students. Built upon a history of exclusion, sororities and fraternities must begin to transform their organizations to align with college and university values. Sororities and fraternities must increase inclusion and diversify membership to create a welcoming environment for potential members. This session will provide attendees with a general knowledge of diversity and inclusion definitions. Further, attendees will review recommended action steps for their organization to recruit intentionally and create a culture of opportunity, engagement, and participation for all potential and active members. Caitlin Absher, The University of Texas at Austin caitlin.absher@austin.utexas.edu
My Advisor is White. What Do I Do?!
308 | #902 | Self-Governance and Judicial Affairs Let’s sit down and have an honest conversation about what it means to be a good advisor. Does race or ethnicity matter? Listen to the tale of how a PWO (Predominantly White Office) became an advocate for NPHC and other culturally-based chapters on campus. In a session like this, there’s no room for excuses. Dan Faill, Elon University dfaill@elon.edu PAGE 61
Making Leadership a Verb
203-204 | #904 | Leadership Development New leaders often spend too much time focused on their position, its responsibilities and privileges and not enough on action. In this thought-provoking session, Casey J. Cornelius challenges attendees to reframe how they view leadership. Breaking all the rules of English, Casey suggests we should start seeing leadership as a verb and not a noun. Verbs are about action. To ensure your success this year in your leadership role, you must embrace an ethic of movement. By doing so you, and your organization, can transform itself from one of being to one of doing. Casey J. Cornelius, ForCollegeForLife forcollegeforlife@gmail.com
Helping Greek Student Leaders Recruit & Retain Students with Disabilities & Mental Health Conditions 302-303 | #905 | Social Justice Just For Professionals
Helping student leaders create a climate welcoming and empowering students with disabilities and mental health conditions is vital for the realization of any institution of higher education’s values. However, accommodations aren’t always straightforward. From ensuring technological accessibility to accommodating students at events, communicating with student leaders about how to cultivate a welcoming climate has never been more complex. This discussion is led by an fraternity/sorority alumna who spent twelve years in higher education as a student with multiple disabilities. Rachel will help you to identify accessibility blind spots so you can better serve your institution’s students, as well as some of the legal, procedural, and social barriers, as well as opportunities for improvement in recruitment and retention. Rachel Malka, GreeniPhi rachel@GreeniPhi.com
From Hardship to Leadership: Transforming Pain into Progress
Rise to Shine: How to Live a Happier Life Starting Today
Life throws us curveballs. Some are excruciatingly painful. In this session, Brittany uses herself as a prime example that no matter your circumstances, not only can you overcome your obstacles, but you can thrive from them. Despite the chapters in her life having been filled with grief and hardship, Brittany views these as moments of transformative trauma. She has proven if we can harness our hardships with the intent to grow through what we go through, we can do amazing things for ourselves and others. After becoming an international activist, humanitarian and social entrepreneur fighting for women’s rights, she has found a great deal of healing and meaning in her own life. She wants to help you do the same.
In this session, learn how to cultivate happiness through goal setting, gratitude, and giving back. Also, take ownership by beginning with accountability, visualization, and mentors. Gratitude is key, so Lauren explains how to implement the transformative Five Daily Gratitudes and the three G’s of Happiness derived from neurological underpinnings. We often believe our intelligence, confidence, and optimism are psychologically static. False! With the concept of neuroplasticity, our brain can constantly evolve towards happiness. Lastly, Lauren highlights the need to give back. She informs how we move past the Netflix binge and invest our time where it really counts: in service. Participants will feel inspired, motivated, and excited to take back their happiness and see a new trajectory for their lives.
309-310 | #906 | Health and Wellness
Brittany Piper, CAMPUSPEAK britbroderick@gmail.com
What’s Your Story?: The Power of a Narrative
White River A | #907 | Public Relations Does your fraternity/sorority community or chapter have a single, compelling, emotional story they’re sharing with non-Greeks? Probably not. Most chapters don’t. Most councils don’t. Most communities don’t. Most inter/ national organizations or umbrella groups don’t. In the absence of a compelling story, a story will be written for us, and we won’t be the hero. The moment a community decides upon a story (a marketing narrative) suddenly they have a rally cry. A marketing narrative can create a self-fulfilling prophecy. We live up to the stories we tell about ourselves. Marketing can be aspirational, not just informational. This session includes great narrative examples as well as tactics to find your narrative. Matt Mattson, Innova Marketing, Inc. Matt@InnovaGreek.com
I’m Coming Home: Creating a Plan to Return to Campus 312 | #908 | Leadership Development
Leadership conferences can be confusing. You are often challenged and put in uncomfortable situations to learn and think about entirely new perspectives. However, the conference narrative often misses a key component, what happens next. How do you fully understand new perspectives are limited to the conference experience? How do you prepare return to campus? The conference has been about you and your leadership experience, on campus it is about the people you lead. Creating a plan to return to campus can be helpful in forming a better understanding of knowledge gained as well as the environment for which you are returning to. Logan Davis, Delta Gamma Fraternity logan@deltagamma.org
White River B | #909 | Health and Wellness
Lauren Cook, CAMPUSPEAK laurencook5@yahoo.com
No More Bad Days
White River C-D | #910 | Health and Wellness Bad days. We’ve all had them. They affect how we feel and how those around us feel. They keep us from being great students, members, partners and coworkers. But, what if we shift our perspective? We have plenty to be thankful for, and as long as we remember that, we’ll get through any day. In this program, Coach Nady shares his experience playing football at Cal-Berkeley and working as an NFL sports agent. He was living a high-class life, but left it all to do something that would make him happy - coaching high school football. Scott has experienced his share of bad days. Days that made him feel at his absolute low. But, when he talks about no more bad days, Scott challenge us to become bad day proof. Learn what we need to do to better support ourselves and each other. Scott Nady, The Catalyst Agency ryan@thecatalystagency.us
Extracurricular to Employable: Workplace Value of the Greek Experience 101-102 | #911 | Life After College
Attendees will learn the benefits of including fraternity and sorority leadership roles and activities on their resumes for internships and full-time positions after graduation. How might a philanthropy chair, a new member educator, a council officer, or any other member translate their committee meetings, event planning, and communication skills into quality resume material? Learn how to make experiences stand out on your resume and get helpful tips for discussing leadership roles in interviews and other work environments. Sarah Layne, University of South Dakota sarah.layne@usd.edu
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Imperfection in Perfection: Learning to Love Your Flaws
313 | #912 | Health and Wellness Why do we spend so much time and effort covering our flaws? Who we present to the world is often only a small fragment of who we really are; social media, advertisements and our own conceptions of “perfection” often lead us to portray ourselves in ways which mask our true identity. Even worse, sometimes they force us to make unhealthy decisions. In this session, participants will explore beyond the surface level to determine who or what is contributing to their own personal self-worth. By understanding the disconnect between who we present to others and the person we want to be, you’ll explore how to live a life allowing you to be happy, healthy, and whole. By learning to love your flaws, you will achieve a deeper level of self-respect and authenticity. Annalise Sinclair, Presbyterian College & ForCollegeForLife, asinclair@presby.edu
#YesNewFriends: Managing Transitions After Graduation 311 | #913 | Life After College
Graduating college can be scary. Graduating means a routine where chapter meetings don’t exist, work begins at 8 a.m., and you find yourself watching more Netflix than socializing. Through this session, learn transition tips, how to identify what you need in transition, and taking care of your overall well-being. Gabrielle Rimmaudo, Chi Psi Fraternity grimmaudo@chipsi.org
PM-FEATURED SPEAKERS 4:50 5:20PM
Be The Change You Wish To See: THe Path to Social Entrepreneurship Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky | White River F
Do You Love Your #Selfie Too Much? Lindsay Smith | White River E
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It’s Time to Kick the Clichés
205 | #914 | Intake/Membership Recruitment You’ve heard them all before, “follow your heart”, “trust the process” and “you will just know”, but as easy as they may roll off the tongue they are not answering the why this generation of potential new members are asking for. When recruitment counselors respond with phrases like, “it must have been your grades” and “the computer just does it” we are not inspiring confidence in the very intentional and researched recruitment processes. It is time we pull back the curtain and educate and inform recruitment participants about the ins and outs of the alphabet soup we spit at them (RFM, PNM, ISPs, RIF, COB). Learn how participants came to make responsible and informed decisions the moment we stopped with the cliches and started telling the truth. Harriette Baker, Texas Tech University harriette.lauren@gmail.com Abby Day, Texas Tech University abby.day@ttu.edu
Transferable Skills
314 | #915 | Life After College In this session, learn how the skills you are developing as a leader are preparing you for a job in the real world. You’ll quickly see the benefits of fraternity/sorority membership in giving you a leg up against the competition when applying for a job in any career field. Lyndsey Karp, Delta Phi Epsilon lkarp@dphie.org
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WHO’S WHO?
We know what you’re thinking: “Who’s Who? What do these people do anyway, and why are their names in the program book?”
Beyond our conferences, AFLV is an association with many programs and events. It takes a team of our board of directors, 8 full-time staff members, volunteers, and committees to continue providing top-notch educational experiences and resources like AFLV Central, AFLV West, the Awards & Assessment process, Connections, AFLV sessions of The LeaderShape Institute®, The Journey, Fraternal Value Society, and much more.
Thank you
to everyone who continues to make AFLV a success!
Parice Bowser, University of Arkansas
Vice Chair
David Westol, Limberlost Consulting
Secretary/Treasurer
Shannon Greybar Milliken, Cleveland State University
Director
Dhanfu E. Elston, Ph.D, Complete College America
Director
Mike Hayes, University of Chicago
Director
Tom Jelke Ph.D, T.Jelke Solutions
Director
Caitlin Roberts, University of North Georgia
Director
Jeremiah Shinn Ph.D, Boise State University
Director
Lisa Fedler Swiontek, Sigma Kappa Foundation
CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF Executive Director Ryan O’Rourke
ryan@aflv.org
Onsite Program Specialist Mark Jasper Gehrke
gehrke@aflv.org
Director, Meeting & Events Amy Kerchof
amy@aflv.org
Membership & Client Services Associate Kyle Moyer
kyle@aflv.org
Student Programs Coordinator Claire Dixon
claire@aflv.org
Director of Marketing & Communications Andrea Starks-Corbin
andrea@aflv.org
Graphic & Web Designer Justin England
justin@aflv.org
Executive Assistant Vicki Dean
vicki@aflv.org
NBGLC COMMITTEE NBGLC Director Zach Thomas
Logistics Coordinator Shane Taylor
Logistics Coordinator Kelly Jo Karnes
Conference Liaison Robert Page
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE VOLUNTEER TEAM Harriette Baker
Phi Sigma Sigma
Director of Awards & Assessment
Hannah Cotton
Indiana University
Awards & Assessment Coordinator
Miami University
Armstrong State University
Director of Conference Scripts & Staging, and Awards & Assessment Logistics Coordinator
Western Illinois University
Director of Multimedia & Creative Design
Washington State University
On-Site Registration/Conference Intern Coordinator
Wright State University
Banquets & Catering Coordinator
California State University-Los Angeles
Fundraising Coordinator
Leslie Cheromiah
Texas State University
Lindsey Dever
University of Akron
Devin Hall Joy Hamm Levi Harrel
Oklahoma City University
Tyler Havens
Lindsey Hopkins Hall
Penn State Behrend
Nicholas Hudson Kristen Kardas
Ohio University
Gina Keucher
Christine Loy
Michael Maksymowski Ryan Manning
Sigma Kappa Sorority Stetson University
Ryan Hilperts Sarah Cohen
Carol Nickoson Steve Whitby
Will Frankenberger Kelly Jo Karnes Carrie Whittier
Southern Illinois University- Silent Auction Coordinator Edwardsville Jessie Stinson
Tyler Manning Aly McKenna
James McLendon
Methodist University
Conference Standards Coordinator
University of Dayton
Director of Conference Educational Programs
Indiana University
Karlee Nuttelman Colleen Pace
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Elizabeth Doyle Kate Steiner
Brittany (Graham) Papciak Alpha Gamma Delta
Educational Programs Coordinator
Vance Pierce
Order of Omega Coordinator
Jennifer Pierce
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Kate Roessler
Missouri State University
University of Illinois at Chicago
Nicki Rowlett
Millikin University
Kevin Saberre
Travis Smith
Jennifer Jones-Hall
University of Texas at Dallas
Katie Schremp
Western Illinois University
Haley Snyder
Eastern Kentucky University
Lindsey Trione
Texas State University
Viancca Williams
University of South Florida
Lindsay Wright
University of Cincinnati
AWARDS & ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE Donald Ables
University of Mississippi
Kristen Kardas
Ohio University
Brittany Bowles
Coastal Carolina Unviersity
Gina Keucher
Wright State University
Jessica Ashton
Dennis Campbell Sarah Cohen Thad Doyle
Alex Dudek
CJ Graziano Devin Hall
Shante Hearst Tyler Havens
Ryan Hilperts
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Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women Kent State University Indiana University
The University of Akron
University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of Arizona Miami University
Eastern Kentucky University Western Illinois University AFLV
Jeremy Keller
Tyler Manning Robert Marias
Carol Nickoson Kristy Pacheco
Jennifer Pierce Megan Steely
Danielle Wilcher Ayana Wilson
Carrie Whittier
Bowling Green State University Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville AFLV
Wittenberg University Austin College
University of Tennessee-Knoxville AFLV
Southern Methodist University
Florida International University Valparaiso University
GRADUATE INTERNS Nicole Belinsky
Pi Beta Phi, University of South Carolina
Jordan Conway
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Auburn University
Lindsey Dever
Delta Delta Delta, University of Akron
Jacob Drees
Pi Kappa Phi, The University of Toledo
Katie Evensen
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Taylor University
Abby Ford Kappa Kappa Gamma, Indiana University Keenan Hamilton
Delta Tau Delta, Ohio University
Brooke Hubbard
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Murray State University
Mary Osbourne
Delta Zeta, Ball State University
Allison Summers
Alpha Omicron Pi, Bowling Green State University
Lauren Svendsen
Delta Delta Delta, University of Central Missouri
UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS Skyler Allen
Sigma Phi Epsilon, University of Missouri- Kansas City
Adalberto CastaĂąeda
Sigma Lambda Beta, University of Iowa
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Alpha Epsilon Phi , The George Washington University
Alexander Champagne
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Phi Gamma Delta , Iowa State University
Alpha Phi Alpha, Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis
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Zeta Phi Beta, Florida Gulf Coast University
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Alpha Tau Omega, Millikin University
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Kappa Delta, The Ohio State University
Kappa Sigma, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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