Embracing
Change:
Reflecting on the 2024 Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (BEDI) Summit Exploring paths to lasting transformation through belonging, equity, diversity and inclusion
The fourth annual BEDI Summit took place on February 24, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MT, and it was truly a transformative day of learning! Collegians, alumnae, International Headquarters staff, volunteers and family and friends of Gamma Phi Beta all gathered online to engage with two talented keynote speakers, learn about BEDI updates within the Sorority, gain access to exclusive resources and more. By coming together and actively participating in BEDI programming, we collectively strive toward creating a more just, equitable and inclusive community within Gamma Phi Beta for both current and future members.
up in our educational feedback forms, expressing, “I’ve learned a lot at the BEDI Summit, but I’m not sure how to take what I’ve learned and use it to make change.” The 2024 BEDI Summit addressed this by focusing the event’s programming on BEDI action.
The first-ever BEDI Summit took place in 2021, and since then, the event’s programming has been reinvented annually to provide learning, stories and resources that best align with members’ feedback and requests. For several years, Gamma Phi Betas have been speaking
If you were unable to attend the 2024 BEDI Summit, fear not! You can still engage with everything, from our keynote speakers’ words of wisdom to BEDI action resources, by reading on.
During this year’s summit, attendees learned from keynote speakers Eboné Bell and Chevara Orrin and panelists about how to make BEDI actionable in their lives and leadership. Attendees were also given a BEDI Summit Companion Guide to further their learnings during the day, take notes or jot down questions.
From The Keynotes with the summit's theme of BEDI action, both Eboné and Chevara provided numerous practical strategies for attendees to enact BEDI change in their daily lives. In case you missed it, here are a couple ways, according to our esteemed keynotes, that you can employ to effect BEDI change in your life, starting here and now.
Eboné Bell and and Chevara Orrin imparted many insightful words to attendees of the 2024 BEDI Summit, delving into their lived experiences, family lineages and legacies they aspire to leave behind. They explained how these aspects shape their work as leaders in the realm of belonging, equity, diversity and inclusion. In alignment
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