Fall 2022 Annual Conference

Large Group Education Sessions

During the Annual Conference, NPC brought member organization leaders and partners together for large group education sessions to discuss higher education trends and their impacts to our organizations and to provide updates on two ongoing NPC projects.

• The Future of Higher Education

With Jeff Selingo: Jeff Selingo, a noted higher education author and speaker, offered his insight on current higher education admissions and enrollment trends and the impacts for institutions and sororities. He discussed at length how organizations are grappling with meeting Generation Z’s expectations regarding the student experience.

• Higher Education Trends: VPSA Panel: NPC CEO Dani Weatherford facilitated this panel discussion during which four higher education administration professionals shared their perspectives on trends in higher education and how those trends affect college students and our Panhellenic communities. Topics ranged from relevancy of the sorority experience and what they see as barriers to joining to how to best partner with campus personnel and faculty and their institutions’ approaches to student health and wellness.

• Data Project Update with Chris Smith of Smith Insights: Chris Smith provided an update on the NPC project to collect and analyze more recruitment and membership data and the implications for the Conference and member organizations.

• Summer Recruitment Marketing Campaign Update

With Heather Matthews: Heather Matthews, marketing consultant, provided an update on NPC’s summer recruitment marketing campaign, in which NPC’s volunteer recruitment marketing coaches provided direct coaching to 230 College Panhellenics to help them boost fall 2022 primary recruitment registration numbers and build marketing muscles for the future. Her presentation included a discussion of the campaign details, results, lessons learned and recommendations for future campaigns.

NPC also hosted the Conference Conversation for member organization leaders to discuss topics of high priority, including difficulties with housing, barriers to membership growth and threats from college/university overreach. The goal of this session was for leaders to gather information and opinions to help them with future decision-making regarding growth, sustainability and relevancy.

During the conversation, they shared their thoughts and organizational best practices, asked and answered questions and brainstormed ideas.

Peer Group Meetings

NPC also provided more than six hours for peer group meetings for member organization inter/ national presidents, executive directors/CEOs and chief panhellenic officers. Each group discussed topics they believed were important to discuss faceto-face. On Saturday morning, the peer groups also met for a short time with the NPC Board of Directors.

Other Activities

On Friday, attendees also had several opportunities to meet with representatives from NPC partner businesses. The highlight of the day was the Dinner With Partners, during which attendees participated in a spirited yet friendly trivia contest.

Ahead of and throughout the event, attendees could purchase sunflower stickers from the NPC Foundation to honor Panhellenic friendships and bolster the Foundation’s Spirit Fund. The NPC Foundation’s mission is to support NPC initiatives that enhance the sorority experience, including events such as the Annual Conference.

“It was a thrill to host our member organization leaders and partners during this Annual Conference near so many of our homes in Indianapolis,” said NPC CEO Dani Weatherford. “This event continues to serve as an important forum for everyone to come together for conversation and camaraderie in order to advance our organizations and the sorority experience.”

The next NPC Annual Conference is scheduled for Oct. 19 - 21, 2023, in Dallas.

Regular Meeting of the Council of Delegates

As part of NPC’s organizational structure and governance change that took effect in 2019, the Council of Delegates was created to ensure the voice of the NPC member organizations continued to guide the work of the Conference. The Council of Delegates is composed of an individual from each of NPC’s 26 member organizations, and delegates are tasked with attending membership meetings and voting on matters that come before the members.

In April 2022, the delegates voted to amend the NPC Bylaws to include two in-person meetings and two virtual gatherings annually. As a result of this change, the first regular meeting of the Council of Delegates, which now will occur between Aug. 1 and Nov. 1 each year, was held immediately following the NPC Annual Conference.

During this meeting, the delegates voted to amend several NPC College Panhellenic policies, heard presentations from NPC committee chairs, and discussed a handful of topics of mutual interest.

The delegates will next meet in person during the NPC Annual Membership Meeting on April 29 in Indianapolis.

Inspired by the Alpha Sigma Alpha's service & giving statement, D.O.T. Days (Donating Our Time) takes place the first week of October every year. During D.O.T. Days 2022, members reached 11,278 service hours with 82 chapters reporting. These submissions are only a handful of ways our members donated their time.

Theta Alpha, Coe College, IA, partnered with Willis Dady Homeless Services and helped paint a house for multiple families in need of a stable home.

Zeta Gamma, Gannon University, PA, went to the library and wrote messages on post-it notes containing encouraging words for anyone who read them.

Zeta Sigma, University of the Incarnate Word, TX, handed out treats to the kids at the local zoo as they came by in their Halloween costumes.