FRATERNITY NEWS
FLI attendees engage in a model Be the Match donor drive, adding 79 names to the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry. A grant from the FarmHouse Foundation is available for chapters who want to host a drive on their own campus. Read more about the history of the Fraternity’s partnership with Be the Match on page 18.
FarmHouse Leadership Institute Jan. 3-6, 2015 FarmHouse Leadership Institute (FLI) participants are reminded to “live the Ritual” during the closing session. The theme of the 2015 FLI was “It Begins with Me,” reminding chapter officers to be the change that they want to see in their chapters.
January
Regional Leadership Conferences Mobile RLC attendees visit the USS Alabama Museum on the deck of the decommissioned battle ship anchored in Mobile Bay. Attendees learned to fight “An Enemy Called Average” in recruitment, member education, personal development and career success during two weekends at three locations in February. Mobile, Ala. | Feb. 13-15, 2015
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February
Top: Midwest Regional Director Thomas Marten (SIU ’11) energizes FarmHouse men at the Detroit RLC. Bottom: Attendees visit the Little Big Horn National Monument near Billings, Mont. Each RLC featured a cultural activity in the host city as part of the program. Detroit, Mich. & Billings, Mont. | Feb. 20-22, 2015