Fraternity Updates

Leadership Consultant Program

This fall, our seven 2022-23 Leadership Consultants made 52 Growth Visits to 44 chapters to support Primary Recruitment and Spirit Week efforts. They are looking forward to transitioning into Member Experience Visits and providing leadership development and experience support throughout the remainder of the fall term. Keep up with their travels by following @AlphaGamLCs on Instagram. The 2023-24 LC Application opens October 19 and closes November 23. Learn more at ® alphagammadelta.org/leadership-consultant.

DEI Recruitment Workshop Summary

During the summer of 2022, the Fraternity provided an annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training for chapters to complete as they start their fall term. This program honed in on inclusion through a reflective listening session. In small groups, chapter members were guided by video through a series of questions to explore what inclusion looks like in their chapter and identify ways to create a more welcoming and inclusive sisterhood for their current and future members. Every member of our organization deserves to feel like they belong within Alpha Gamma Delta, and we are committed to continuing this work throughout our Fraternity.

Fraternity Introduces New Trauma Program, TREK

We know it can be difficult to process and move through an incident or traumatic situation in collegiate chapters and communities. When trauma is not identified and worked through, we see it resurface through sisterhood and even operations. TREK: Trauma, Recovery, Evaluate and Knowledge program was designed by the Fraternity Wellness Team at International Headquarters to provide the framework and steps to help collegiate chapters identify where to start with recovery. Chapters will explore how to identify and assess a chapter-wide trauma, resulting in an impactful change in chapter operations or membership experience. Chapter leadership will move through the program collaboratively with staff support to design customized plans. The Fraternity looks forward to helping chapters recover, grow and come out stronger together.

Academic Excellence

In 2022, the Academic Excellence Committee made several changes to our academic programs. Our terminology changed from scholarship to academics or academic excellence. The Fraternity is no longer requiring proctored and honor study hours for all members. We’ve replaced it with an Academic Goal Setting Program on Acorn. This program must be completed by any member with a cumulative GPA under a 2.9. The Scholarship Improvement Plan (SIP) is now the Academic Success Plan of Action and Midterm Review (ASPA).

Listening Sessions

During the opening session of the 2022 Convention, International Council addressed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and communicated directly to chapter/club leadership about this decision. The following month we held four Listening Sessions related to the role of the Fraternity in societal issues with collegiate, alumnae and volunteer members. Through our discussions, International Council affirmed that, as a women’s Fraternity, our role is to support one another. We also affirmed that anything the Fraternity does in response to social or political issues cannot be performative, but most actively show that we are thoughtfully looking for ways to support our members as only we can. We continue to encourage and support each member in finding her passions, and using her voice and getting involved to make a difference in our communities through advocacy, volunteerism and voting.

IHQ Wins Four Awards at FCA Annual Conference

The 99th Fraternity Communications Association Awards took place this April at the FCA Annual Conference in Cincinnati. The Communications and Marketing Team from IHQ brought home four awards. The team placed second in the William C. Levere Award for Total Communication for the Academy for Collegiate Officers campaign, and Educational Resources for the 2021-22 Recruitment Marketing Toolkit. The team also placed third in two Digital Award categories; one for the Alpha Gamma Delta Blog, and the other for Excellence in Digital Integrated Marketing for the Academy for Collegiate Officers campaign. Additionally, Chief Marketing Officer, Wendy Theus Barker, Gamma Alpha–University of Georgia, wrapped up her term as FCA President and transitioned to serving as the Past President on the current FCA Board of Directors. ® FCA Annual Conference

Chapter Reporting and Good Standing

To simplify reporting for collegiate chapters, we are no longer requiring monthly reports from individual officers. Reports will now be per term for Good Standing and recognition purposes. These along with additional supplemental reports (CFRs, Ritual Inventory, etc.) will be uploaded via myAlphaGam. The five sections of Good Standing now have minimum requirements. Meeting these minimums will place a chapter in “Good Standing.” For further recognition, chapters will need to complete additional activities, and these can be found in the Collegiate Leadership Manual on Acorn.

The Reporting Dashboard is now live. Data from chapter officers and IHQ staff can now been seen by all members and advisors on the dashboard, including money raised for the Foundation, number of initiated members and new members, Good Standing points accumulated, and more. Initiates will now also be able to report their individual service hours and leadership roles via myAlphaGam.

2022 Talent of Leadership Award Recipients

Alumnae nominated for the Talent of Leadership Award make significant contributions to their professions or local communities. Recipients are recognized locally at International Reunion Day celebrations or events hosted by alumnae groups and receive a commendation from the International Fraternity.

Congratulations to the 2022 Talent of Leadership recipients:

• Donna Lewis Friess, Delta Alpha—University of Southern California

• Vicky Owles Goodin, Gamma Lambda—Longwood University

• Christina Bailey Hytholt, Zeta Zeta—Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Kami Schichtel McLaughlin, Theta Rho—Barry University

• Sujatha Reddy, Zeta Eta—Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• Diane Brown Wicker, Epsilon Epsilon—William Jewel College

Nominations for Talent of Leadership are accepted electronically through the Fraternity's website and are due by February 15 of each year. Learn more at ® alphagammadelta.org/talent-leadership-nomination-form.

Oral History Project

The Fraternity has partnered with Publishing Concepts (PCI) to collect unique stories from alumnae in an effort to produce the Alpha Gamma Delta Oral History Project. By sharing your memory, you'll ensure that the rich history of Alpha Gamma Delta will be preserved for generations to come. PCI will soon be contacting alumnae by mail, phone and email asking for your participation and updating your contact information. Stories will then be transcribed and stored for posterity both at a national and local chapter level. We thank you, in advance, for your participation.