2014_AMProgramBook by Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors

DECEMBER 2-5, 2014 | OMNI NASHVILLE HOTEL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Schedule at a Glance

AFA Foundation

Exhibitors

Sponsored by Phired Up Productions

8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. | Mockingbird 1 In society today, many things compete for our time and attention: our family, our friends, work, social media, etc. The list goes on and on. Often by the end of a day many find themselves simply exhausted because of all of the different roles they are managing and the person getting the least amount of time and attention is you. Taking care of yourself is crucial to being a successful leader yet it is often the last thing we think to do. Resiliency is a key attribute of today’s successful leaders. LeaderShape recognizes this. It is inevitable that in our daily lives, we will face challenges and struggles that will cause stress especially when one is in a leadership role. RESILIENCE has been designed to help individuals spend time thinking about how they can face adversity and come back stronger than they were before…not just back to the status quo. This program is based on the latest medical research. Research that has shown people can actually “train” their brains to respond to stressful situations in a way that will improve their overall health and ultimately their enjoyment of life. This program is designed for professionals and is ideal for groups looking to invest in the personal well-being of their organization as well as their colleagues. The skills learned during Resilience will allow professionals to approach their daily work with increased focus and build more intentional relationships with coworkers, colleagues, and clients. Most importantly, doing this personal work will role model the importance of taking care of yourself and how essential that is to being an effective community member regardless of one’s occupation. Preregistration is required for Advance Programs.

Annual Meeting Registration

12:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

AFA Foundation Silent Auction Item Drop-off

1:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mockingbird 4

Order of Omega Case Study Competition Meet & Greet 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. | Legends Ballrrom G

The Order of Omega Case Study Competition provides graduate members with an opportunity to use their problem solving skills, consider and address an issue area related to the work of a fraternity/sorority professional, providing them with the opportunity to further the development of their skills.

6:00 - 7:15 p.m.

The AFA Foundation will recognize individuals joining our Leadership Society with cumulative giving of $1,000 or more during the Regional Meetings.

Annual Meeting Welcome Reception

7:30 - 9:00 p.m. | Broadway Ballroom Ballroom Pre-Function

AFA Connection Kickoff 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. | Legends Ballroom E The AFA Connection Kickoff is an interactive event designed to help first-time meeting attendees, graduate students, and new professionals navigate and take ownership of their Annual Meeting experience. First-time meeting attendees, graduate students, and new professionals are encouraged to attend and learn what AFA and the Annual Meeting have to offer. Participants will become familiar with the Annual Meeting schedule, meet other conference attendees, and discover Association resources. Participants will build their professional networks, network with experienced professionals, and connect with other attendees!

2015 Volunteer Welcome Program 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. | Bass

12:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

What will you discover today? 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Annual Meeting Registration 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Opening Session 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. AFAF Silent Auction Drop-off 10:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Case Study Competition Presentations 10:15 – 11:45 a.m. Ed Block 1 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Grand Opening 1:00 – 5:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open 1:00-5:45 p.m. AFAF Silent Auction 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. New Professionals Seminar 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Ed Block 2 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Networking Break 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Ed Block 3

WEDNESDAY

4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Reception 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Fireside Chat Meet & Greet 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Ignite Fraternity

WEDNESDAY 12.03.14 Annual Meeting Registration

AFA Foundation Silent Auction

Opening Session: How the World Sees You Sally Hogshead, @SallyHogshead

New Professionals Seminar

Funded in part by the AFA Foundation in partnership with Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and Foundation.

The New Professionals’ Seminar introduces the fundamental concepts necessary to becoming a successful fraternity/sorority professional. Learn how to have a meaningful, lasting impact on a community while avoiding the traps of becoming a fire fighter, a program planner, a decider, an expert, or a rule enforcer.

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Broadway Ballroom A-F

In today’s distracted world, people have a 9-second attention span. With only 9 seconds to communicate value, we must use our advantages to immediately break through. Sally teaches how to break through the distraction and competition by creating moments of intense focus. When you fascinate a boss, colleague, or student, you immediately engage their interest. They’re more likely to remember you, trust you, respect you, and buy from you. But if you fail to fascinate, they’ll move on to the next option. See full description on page 16.

AFA Foundation Silent Auction Item Drop-off 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Legends Ballroom Ballroom A-D

Order of Omega Case Study Competition Presentations

10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Gibson Ballroom & Old Hickory

1:00 - 5:45 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

Funded by a grant to the AFA Foundation from Kappa Delta Private Foundation

1:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Broadway Ballroom K

Educational Program Block #3 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Educational Program Block #2

Fireside Chat Meet & Greet

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Sponsored by LaunchPoint (Formerly Recruitment Boot Camp)

Please see pages 27-28 for session descriptions.

5:45 - 6:30 p.m. | Broadway Pre-Function

Featured Program: Being An Intentional Influencer Inside Your Organization Thom Singer, @ThomSinger

Campus-based professionals will be stationed at tables, and you will be able to seek out an institutional representative. We encourage you to stop by the institutions’ tables to say hello and introduce yourself. Begin creating those partnerships early!

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Music Row 5

Educational Program Block #1

See full description on page 17.

Please see pages 24-26 for session descriptions.

Networking Break

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

AFA Vendor Members contribute significant financial support each year to the Association. In addition to this generous support, our Vendor Members offer services that enhance the performance of campuses, chapters and inter/ national organizations. We are pleased to welcome our exhibitors to this year’s Annual Meeting. Please join our Vendor Members and interfraternal partners in the Exhibit Hall. Enjoy the opportunity to network and learn more about their various products, resources and services.

AFA s committed to giving back to the local community, so we need your help with an Annual Meeting service project! Rudolph’s Red Nose Run 5K occurs on Friday, Dec. 5 in Nashville, and, with a staff of two, NeedLink needs our assistance preparing for the registration process. You can be a part of the action by rolling a few of the 2,000 T-shirts in the Exhibit Hall.

Please see session descriptions on pages 29-31.

Consistently being a team-player, supporting the common good of the organization, networking, acknowledging others, and a commitment to being part of the solution are just a few ways to foster “Cooperative Significance” among co-workers, volunteers, advisors, and students. It is easy to think that it is “power” that matters for success, but instead it is respect. One does not command respect, one earns respect.

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. & 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

See full program description on page 18.

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening

Commitment to the Community

Realizing how important it is for our colleagues to reconnect at our meeting, we are pleased to be able to offer 30 minute networking breaks throughout the schedule. Use these breaks as an opportunity to hold a quick meeting or to simply reconnect with a colleague over coffee. Our hope is that providing these networking breaks allows Annual Meeting participants to maximize their experience, both socially and educationally.

Learn more on page 18. Preregistration is required for institutions; however, preregistration is not required for Meet & Greet participants.

First Timers Meal Gatherings 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. | Meet in lobby

Connect with first-time attendees and network during meal gatherings. Reservations have been made at seven great restaurants near the hotel. Signup at registration or during Connection Kick-Off to reserve a space at the restaurant of your choice! Please meet in the hotel lobby. Please note, the cost of the meal is your responsibility.

Ignite Fraternity

8:00 - 10:00 p.m. | Music Row 5 The concept is simple. Speakers will present their Ignite Talks, 5-minute talks of 20 slides that automatically advance very 15 seconds, to an audience of their Association peers. Speakers can enlighten and entertain the audience on any aspect of fraternity. Enjoy a relaxed learning atmosphere and listen to what our members have to say about fraternity! Preregistration is required to give an Ignite Talk; however, all attendees are highly encouraged to attend and watch.

WEDNESDAY 12.03.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #1

Moving Beyond Assessment: Measuring YOUR Effectiveness

Broadway Ballroom G | Leader | Traditional Presentation | Program #100

Josh Schutts, University of West Florida, jschutts@uwf.edu Gentry McCreary, University of West Florida, gmccreary@uwf.edu

Cornell University: Final Phase of Ending Pledging Kara Miller, Cornell University, ksm39@cornell.edu Travis Apgar, Cornell University, tta4@cornell.edu Kent Hubbell, Cornell University, klh4@cornell.edu

In 2011, Cornell University President David J. Skorton challenged our campus to “end pledging as we know it.” Learn about the status of our initiative in its third year. New highlights include our campus wide council on hazing, partnership in the hazing collaborative being led by the University of Maine, academic credit bearing class in partnership with Cornell Outdoor Education, total membership development efforts, and our challenges and successes over the past three years in our work to eradicate the practice of pledging. Learner will be able to modify Cornell’s efforts to suit their own campus or organization in hazing prevention. Learner will be able to articulate the prevention model we used as well as the phases we developed to implement change.

Closing Alpha

Broadway Ballroom H | Collaborator | Traditional Presentation | Program #101

Broadway Ballroom J | Innovator | Learning Experience | Program #103

We know that most F/S professionals are only in their jobs for 3-4 years. With such a short tenure, how can you know whether or not you are having an impact on your campus? What are the standards by which you will measure your own success, and what measures will you employ? What is your plan for moving the needle on the BIG issues, and what steps will you take in putting that plan into action? Much of the work in our field related to measurement has involved program-level learning outcomes assessment. While measuring learning outcomes is important, it falls short of being able to measure impact at the community or orgåanizational level. This session will explore a variety of techniques that F/S professionals can use to better measure the impact of their work, and will allow participants an opportunity to begin developing their own effectiveness plans. Participants will learn fundamentals of strategic planning and the assessment of effectiveness outcomes. Participants will lay the groundwork on their own programmatic/organizational effectiveness plans.

Achieving a Truly “International” Fraternity: Encouraging International Students to Go Greek!

Jenny Levering, Miami University, leverijj@miamioh.edu John Reineke, Beta Theta Pi, John.Reineke@betathetapi.org

Cumberland 2 | Innovator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #104

When you google “fraternity closure” the words “Miami University” and “Beta Theta Pi” are some of the most frequent that come up. We have what we consider a perfect partnership and now have been through the perfect storm. Even when you think you have a perfect partnership chapter decisions are complicated and never actually easy. This session will highlight strategies to form partnerships, how to actually work together when times get difficult and how to stay strong when decisions get hard. We’ll discuss and challenge “best practices” and have a conversation about closures, alternatives to closures, partnerships and teams. What’s working, what’s not and is there a way to successfully make a joint decision? Participants will discuss the difference between partnership and team and be challenged to think about how to utilize those teams in different ways when working to improve chapter cultures. Participants will be able to identify ways to make joint decisions between campuses and international partners and will be challenged to think outside the box about when closure is not an option what are other ways to change a culture.

The purpose of this session is to gather a group of Fraternity and Sorority Life leaders together to discuss the future of Greek Life. The population of international students on college campuses is rapidly increasing. Without familiarity with Greek life culture, fraternities and sororities struggle to connect and recruit students from outside of North America. Fraternities and sororities are perfect places to foster cross-cultural friendships and develop excellent inter-cultural communication skills. What can be done to create interest among international student populations? What can we do to encourage our fraternities and sororities to begin creating global diversity in the organizations? This session provides the opportunity for a collaborative approach. This is an opportunity to learn what other campuses are doing to engage a new population of students and learn more about what might work on our own campuses. Brainstorm opportunities to engage and recruit students from outside of North America. Collaborate and develop relationships with advisers from different backgrounds and learn how other campuses succeed and struggle.

Building a Championship Level Team

Cumberland 1 | Leader| Idea Lab | Program #102 Jeremiah Shinn, Boise State University, jeremiahshinn@boisestate.edu Justin Kirk, Delta Upsilon, kirk@deltau.org Are you winning championships or settling for “good enough”? Often, the ways we build and maintain our teams prevents us from achieving the level of success we desire. This session articulates thinking errors in our hiring and team development processes and offers strategies for building great work teams and taking them to the championship game… every year. To articulate the common thinking errors in the hiring / staff team development process. To provide simple strategies for more purposeful hiring / team development processes.

Luke Bretscher, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, luke.bretscher@unl.edu

Transformational Conversations Revisited

Mockingbird 3 | Educator | Learning Experience | Program #105 Mandy Womack, University of San Diego, awomack@sandiego.edu Fred Myrtle, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, fred.myrtle@betathetapi.org Each conversation we have has the potential to be transformational. As values based organizations, our fraternities/ sororities should be producing leaders that can continue the legacy of life changing conversations. As we engage students in conversation, how do we set the tone for authenticity, vulnerability, and a sense of being real? This session will explore why this approach matters to a student’s development and how to begin engaging in conversations that move from transactional to transformational. Participants will consider how an intentional and theory-based model should shape the conversations we have with students. This session was utlize: Challenge and Support (Sanford); Marginality and Mattering (Schlossberg); and two self identified practices Participants will be able to identify 3 strategies for engaging in transformational conversations.

WEDNESDAY 12.03.14 How to develop a community standards program for your institution’s fraternity and sorority community

Navigating Everything from Road Trips to Step Shows: Risk Management Principles for Culturally Competence

Dustin Struble, University of Kansas, dustin.b.struble@ku.edu Amy Long, University of Kansas, amylong@ku.edu

Rasheed Ali Cromwell, The Harbor Institute, racromwell@theharborinstitute.com Suzette Walden Cole, The Harbor Institute, swaldencole@thehaborinstitute.com

After several high-profile incidents occurred within the fraternity and sorority community at the University of Kansas, campus professionals were charged with creating a community standards program. The purpose of the program was to 1) provide a tool for evaluating chapter performance and 2) empower the leadership within the fraternity and sorority community to be part of the decision-making process for holding chapter accountable. This multi-year development and implementation of the program required campus professionals to engage students, alumni, volunteers, inter/national headquarters, and umbrella organizations in the process. Now in its third year of implementation, the data collected from this program has shown significant gains and increased accountability across most chapters and governing councils. Based on the data gathered and lessons learned, this program will provide participants with a step-by-step guide as well as offer items for consideration for practitioners wishing to develop standards programs for their fraternity and sorority communities. Participants will be provided with strategies for developing, implementing, and evaluating a community standards program over a 3-4 year period. Participants will understand how the findings and implications from the community standards program at one institution can be applied to the work on their campuses.

Understanding the basic legal issues regarding risk management is vital to the foundation of every fraternity/sorority life professional. This session will explore strategies for controlling and limiting risk in multicultural fraternities/sororities, their events and the added consideration of overlapping liability with graduate chapter activities. Many multicultural groups “road trip” for step shows, work with promoters for “after-parties”, invite neighboring chapters to new member shows, and visit other campuses for similar purposes. Participates will develop strategies to educate members on risk management principles, assessing their individual and chapter exposures and raise the awareness of how to effectively manage potential risks with chapter programming and activities. Campus-based professionals need to understand what to consider when writing travel, insurance and required waiver policies. Culturally-based fraternal organizations reciprocally must be able to effectively communicate risk management procedures with the campus- and collaborate to ensure undergraduate chapters are compliant with campus and organizational policies. Participants will gain knowledge on training culturally-based fraternal organization members about the risk management principles and policies, why they are important and how this affects them. Participants will know the relevant parts of risk exposure and liability and how best to work with the culturally-based undergraduate and graduate chapter members, as well as their inter/national organization’s leadership.

Mockingbird 4 | Values Aligner | How To | Program #106

Development of Integrity in College Students: What do our students truly value? Cumberland 6 | Values Aligner | Research Symposium | Program #107

J. Matthew Garrett, Ph.D., Emory University, jmatthewgarrett@gmail.com Megan Janasiewicz, Emory University, megan.jan@emory.edu The purpose of this study was to understand the influence of various collegiate experiences on the development of integrity and exploration of values in traditionally-aged college students. Defined by many as an important public good that promotes positive transformations in society (AAC&U, 2012), integrity is a key collegiate outcome that practitioners must better understand, including the experiences of college students that most positively promote values exploration and congruence. A sample of 4,000 traditionally-aged (18-24) college students at two institutions, a large state flagship and a medium private, was used. Findings suggest that a number of major student engagement experiences correlate directly and significantly with various values that students hold. Further, these experiences, the associated values, and their influence on the students’ level of integrity is clearly indicated. Significant implications for involvement in IFC, NPC, NPHC, and MGC organizations exist and will be explored in this session. Practitioners will be able to discuss the values that research indicates students involved in fraternal organizations hold.

How to Create a Culture of Collective Accountability through Active Bystander Behavior Cumberland 4 | Collaborator | How To | Program #108

Marilyn Russell, The University of Texas at Austin, marilynr@austin.utexas.edu This session tells the story of BeVocal, a campus-wide multi-issue bystander intervention initiative at a large public university. Building on the research of sexual-assault focused bystander programs, BeVocal works across issue areas to break down isolation of various centers on campus and build a web of support. By using coalition building across different harmful behaviors BeVocal is establishing a norm of collective responsibility and respect for all campus community members. The session will serve as an interactive think tank for the application of the BeVocal model to each participant’s unique campus community. Gain an understanding of the BeVocal model and how it can apply more broadly across institutions.

Cumberland 5 | Values Aligner | Traditional Presentation | Program #109

AAGLOs: Bridging the Gap Between Student Affairs Professionals’ Understanding and AAGLOs’ Reality Mockingbird 1 | Advisor | Panel Discussion | Program #110

Vigor Lam, National APIA Panhellenic Association (NAPA), public.engagement@napa-online.org Charles Andrean, Lambda Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Inc., candrean7@gmail.com Victoria Chan, Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., victorialtchan@gmail.com Mai Nguyen, California State University, Sacramento, mainguyen.alphaphigamma@gmail.com Toubee Yang, Johnson & Wales University - Providence, toubeeyang@gmail.com Why are my Asian American Greek Letter Organizations (AAGLOs) struggling with their academic and service requirements? Why isn’t there any alumni or national support for my AAGLOs? Why won’t my AAGLOs talk to me? Why are their national websites so terrible?! If you have ever asked yourself one of these questions, this session is for you! In the past several years, Asian American Greek letter organizations (AAGLOs) have expanded rapidly across the nation and most student affairs professionals have been challenged with how to effectively engage, advise, and develop students that are in AAGLOs. In this session, panelists will share their different perspectives based on their organization, experience, and identity development through membership within an AAGLO. Come to this presentation to improve your cultural competency and how to work to improve the experiences of students whom are members of AAGLOs. Attendees will gain necessary insight and tools to properly and effectively advise Asian American Greek letter organizations within their respective Greek councils.

WEDNESDAY 12.03.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #1 Continued

Preparing for the Not-So-Unexpected: Litigation Related Actions, Documentation & Depositions Mockingbird 2 | Administrator | Traditional Presentation | Program #111 Scott Reikofski, University of Pennsylvania, reikofsk@upenn.edu David Westol, Limberlost Consulting, Inc., david.westol@gmail.com Ron Binder, University of Pittsburgh-Bradford, binder@pitt.edu Functioning in our highly litigious society profoundly affects the work that we do as educators, administrators and agents of our institutions. It is rare that a career fraternity/sorority advisor does not find him/herself involved in at least one lawsuit over the actions or inactions of our students and their chapters. This presentation brings together three seasoned professionals with a combined 95 years of knowledge and expertise (yeah, that’s right 95!!) to discuss all aspects of our work as it relates to potential and actual litigation. From the manner in which we document our work, electronic communication and the files we keep, providing documentation during “discovery” to the experience of depositions, this panel will share their experiences, make recommendations, provide interactive discussion and answer related questions. Participants will gain a greater understanding of proper documentation and file keeping of our day to day work in the event that litigation does occur. Participants will leave with knowledge of what professionals can expect as they go through the preparation process for litigation.

Muddy Waters: Student confusion on hazing, bullying, mean girls, Leaning In - how do we address? Cumberland 3 | Values Aligner | Roundtable Discussion | Program #112 Lorin Phillips, Sigma Sigma Sigma, phillips@campuspeak.com Mari Ann Callais, CAMPUSPEAK, callais@campuspeak.com Tracy Maxwell, CAMPUSPEAK, maxwell@campuspeak.com Do the women’s organizations you support struggle with mean girl behavior? Do strong leaders want to confront an issue but decide not to because of the chapter bullies? Have female students reported feeling harassed because they are being sent to their internal judicial boards or otherwise held accountable for their behavior? Have women justified their aggressive behaviors as “being strong,” “leaning in,” or standing up for what they believe in? This roundtable will be a facilitated discussion focusing on some confusion surrounding these issues in women’s organizations. The days of “everything is hazing” has got to go! “If new members/members aren’t doing the same thing” as a definition of hazing is outdated and causing major confusion. There is a need for solid curriculum development for advisors based on adult learning theories not just student development theories alone. Participants will work to identify problems and solutions as a group. Differentiate between women’s hazing, bullying, and mean girl behavior so that appropriate prevention strategies may be applied. Explore Gilligan’s theory of Moral Development, female learning theories, and Bystander behavior to inform the problem identification and educational solution discussion.

WEDNESDAY 12.03.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #2

Fear: What are we actually afraid of?

Broadway Ballroom G | Educator | How To | Program #113

Tracy Maxwell, CAMPUSPEAK, tracymax88@gmail.com Monica Miranda, University of South Florida, mlmiranda@usf.edu Beth Stathos, Chi Omega, BStathos@ChiOmega.com Cherie Michaud, University of the Pacific, cmichaud@pacific.edu Veronica Hunter, Temple University, veronica.hunter@temple.edu

How to Speak to Fraternity Men about Sexual Misconduct Aaron Boe, Aaron Boe Productions, aaron@aaronboe.com Archie Messersmith, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, archie.messersmith@sigep.net Suzette Walden Cole, SWC Speaks, swcspeaks@gmail.com There has never been a greater focus on sexual misconduct on campuses, and there has never been a better time to engage fraternity men to help prevent it. No one is better positioned to reach fraternity men than fraternity and sorority advisors and headquarters staff. But the complexity of this issue and the difficulty of speaking to fraternity men on this sensitive topic have caused many to shy away from attempting it. In this session we will walk through successful approaches that are grounded in theory and research. We will discuss the rationale for each component and best practices from experiences in developing and deploying programs, including how to speak about alcohol and sexual assault, and critical concepts for bystander intervention training. Whether you intend to speak to a large audience, a group of leaders or one fraternity man, you will learn practical applications to optimize your effectiveness. Participants will feel more confident taking a positive approach to addressing this issue and will have more frequent and productive conversations with individuals and groups of fraternity men. Participants will share the most critical concepts that better equip fraternity men to proactively address the issue in their chapters and create chapter cultures that prevent harm.

How to Teach Students to Design Sanctions That Will Change Behavior Broadway Ballroom H | Values Aligner | How To | Program #114

Kim Novak, NovakTalks & Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, kim@novaktalks.com Justin Angotti, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, jangotti@pikapp.org How many times in the past year have your students been faced with the challenge of coming up with sanctions to address chapter or individual behavior? How many conversations have you been part of where it felt like the sanction assigned was nothing more than a prescribed remedy? In this train the trainer session, participants will be taught a sanctioning model intended to truly change behavior, as well as techniques for utilizing the model in student conduct board trainings. Participants will be able to integrate a strategic problem solving model into chapter and council-level conduct board trainings in order to reframe the sanctioning conversation. Participants will be able to articulate the importance of teaching students to focus on changing behaviors when assigning sanctions for conduct violations.

Feel The (Recruitment) Pain

Cumberland 1 | Values Aligner | Idea Lab | Program #116

Women from across the fraternal movement engage in a real time conversation about how fear impacts self, our work, relationships, and sisterhood. Demystify fear regarding reputation, retaliation, public relations, professional boundaries, liability, and risk. Offer support to others that feel fear and help them overcome, grow, learn, and support others.

Intent vs. Impact: Examining current practices within fraternity & sorority life Cumberland 3 | Values Aligner | Roundtable Discussion | Program #117 Holly Grunn, Bowling Green State University, hgrunn@bgsu.edu Kahlin McKeown, University of Maryland, kmckeown@umd.edu Noah Borton, Delta Upsilon International Fraternity, borton@deltau.org Best practices, policies, and guidelines are essential for any industry to excel in an evolving and changing landscape. With a focus on growth and maintaining a competitive or leading product, companies can easily lose sight of what is important and as a result, consumers experience unintended consequences. Sound familiar? Just like any other corporate industry, fraternities and sororities are susceptible to such consequences if professionals are not consistently analyzing systems and practices to measure intent versus impact. This session will allow participants to examine and engage in discussion about the intent behind current “best practices,” policies, guidelines, and/or systems in the fraternity/sorority industry and, whether they are producing positive results or negative consequences. Participants will analyze the intent vs. impact of 5-7 current practices, systems, and/or guidelines within the fraternity/ sorority industry through guided roundtable discussion. Participants will identify 1-3 instances in their own work where results are not meeting intended outcomes.

Traversing the Color Line: The Experiences of Black Women in National Panhellenic Organizations Cumberland 6 | Researcher | Research Symposium | Program #118

Broadway Ballroom J | Advisor | Learning Experience | Program #115

Barbre Berris, Chi Phi Fraternity, berris@chiphi.org

Matt Mattson, Phired Up Productions, Matt@PhiredUp.com

As campuses and chapters experience increasing diversity, it is important to learn from the stories of women of color who have chosen to affiliate with Greek-lettered organizations that have been historically and predominantly White. Their experiences can inform the ways in which campuses and organizations can best support both diverse women seeking affiliation and the collegiate chapters whose membership may reflect changing campus demographics. The focus of this presentation is to deepen participants understanding of the experiences of these women. By describing the experiences of the women to the audience, the presentation will identify and explore the factors influencing the decision of the women to seek membership into the organizations and challenges they faced surrounding their participation. To provide insight on the subject of race and the integration of historically segregated organizations for professionals who are addressing issues related to membership diversity within these organizations. To describe the factors influencing the decision of Black women to seek membership into the National Panhellenic Conference organizations, their experiences, and challenges they faced surrounding their participation.

If you want to help fraternity/sorority leaders recruit better, you probably ought to have at least tried it. Fail forward with us, build empathy for your students, and feel the pain of trying to actually perform recruitment behaviors. Let’s see if you can actually DO the recruitment work you want your students to do. Think of it as empathy training. Think of it as a Crossfit workout for your recruitment muscles. Don’t just give your students recruitment advice, tell them about “that one time I actually did this stuff and NAILED IT!” Helping students adopt results-driving organizational growth behaviors requires detailed, specific, coaching that is best developed through actually trying to do this stuff, screwing up, then figuring it out. If you don’t want to actually do work and get uncomfortable, please don’t come. If you want to FEEL the pain (and REWARD) of practicing recruitment behaviors, see you there. The learner will be able to advise fraternity/sorority members on recruitment with personal stories of experience. Participants will be able to teach vital recruitment behaviors using experiential techniques.

WEDNESDAY 12.03.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #2 Continued

Real Talk: Being a Professional of Color in Fraternity & Sorority Life

Mockingbird 4 | Educator | Traditional Presentation | Program #119

Marco Blanco, University of Vermont, mablanco@uvm.edu Trace Camacho, Michigan State University, camacho3@msu.edu

Making Sense of Mental Health; Curriculum for Chapters Ross Szabo, Human Power Project, ross@humanpowerproject.com Heather Matthews-Kirk, Zeta Tau Alpha, Heather-Kirk@zetataualpha.org Mental health has become one of the most critical topics facing fraternities and sororities. Depression, anxiety, eating disorders, lack of sleep and substance abuse are prevalent and greatly impacting our members and chapters. It is time to start a conversation about solutions to address and support this crucial area of members’ lives. Ross Szabo and Zeta Tau Alpha partnered to develop and launch “Behind Happy Faces,” a widely scalable mental health curriculum that gives members tools to address mental health and create a positive environment in their chapters. This session will outline the impetus for the program and provide best practices to approach mental health on a chapter level. It will teach how to help members understand mental health and the barriers of why some don’t seek help, how to lead a balanced life, steps to create effective coping mechanisms and how to help a friend in crisis. Participants will examine mental health concerns that exist in members’ lives. Participants will ascertain fundamental approaches to help chapters address mental health concerns.

Breaking Glass | Women and the Guts to Lead Mockingbird 1 | Leader | Panel Discussion | Program #120

Kodee Gartner, Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity, kgartner@alphagammadelta.org Ashley Lamphier, Alpha Gamma Delta, alamphier@alphagammadelta.org Amber Garrison Duncan, Alpha Gamma Delta, ivpc@alphagammadelta.org Feminism has been both contested and celebrated since the Women’s Movement began years ago. The dialogue about women’s leadership has continued to evolve as thought leaders such as Sheryl Sandberg and Arianna Huffington have offered their personal journeys and encouraged women to lean into whatever table they find themselves seated. The notion of success has been challenged by many and wellness has started to emerge as a theme in the conversations, challenging the idea of having it all. How do we respond to the trends impacting both professional women and college-aged women embarking on their career paths? This session will focus on strategies for the unique environments Association members work in, acknowledging the disparity between women being the minority and the majority in their respective workplace. Professionals reflect on the issues and opportunities facing women in the Association by engaging with women leaders of varied experiences. Professionals identify key strategies for enhancing their personal leadership journeys in the realm of higher education and the non-profit sector.

Moving from Consultants Who “Visit” To Staff Who Consult & Support Our Chapters Cumberland 4 | Collaborator | Traditional Presentation | Program #121 Scott Smith, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc., scott.smith@sigmanu.org If each campus and chapter is truly “unique” why do fraternity/sorority consultant programs treat every chapter interaction in exactly the same way? Sigma Nu’s chapter consultation and support program allows for adaptation and flexibility to a chapter’s situation and needs while still addressing foundational issues common to all groups. Sigma Nu’s consultation through choice model incorporates the “must” issues like officer training and goal setting, with the “menu” of workshops, meetings, and problem solving to meet chapters where they stand. Participants will learn about this model and also engage in Q&A, discussion, and best practice sharing from their own consulting models and ideas for the future of this important service provided to collegiate chapters. Participants will identify at least three new ideas for transforming their organization’s consultant program.

Cumberland 2 | Collaborator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #122

Being a professional of color in the field of fraternity and sorority life can be challenging. Exploring the ideas of race and privilege and working with students, headquarter staffs and campus advisors, can create a unique dynamic when it comes for professionals who are of color. This discussion is geared at sitting down and looking at how professionals of color challenge themselves, as well as the people they work with, within the fraternal movement and how to navigate through the profession as a person of color. Participants will engage in discussion surrounding being a person of color in the profession of fraternity and sorority life. Participants will better understand the importance of racial affinity spaces as sources of empowerment.

Relational Aggression Between Women; Why You Gotta Be So Mean? Mockingbird 2 | Values Aligner | Traditional Presentation | Program #123 Kristin Muncy, James Madison University, muncykr@jmu.edu Come and join in a presentation and discussion that will include education about Relational Aggression (a fancy name for girl bullying), dialogue and sharing about observations and solutions for the old adage “girls are just mean.” Time and time again we hear stories from sorority women about being ignored, left out and mistreated by other sorority women. What is this about and why does college still feel as bad as middle school somedays? How can we help these young women see that if they are not careful, this type of behavior can surround them for years to come? How can we all intentionally work to shape women’s behavior towards other woman to reflect love, support and grace? What better place to begin the conversation than in a sorority? This program is geared towards helping you bring this type of program and conversation back to your own campus sorority chapters. Participants will learn about Relational Aggression and understand it’ s relevance to sorority life. Participant’s who attend this program will leave with ideas on how to bring this dialogue to their sorority community.

ourage & Change: How to Surface Root Issues, Secure Buy In and Design & C Achieve a Better Future Cumberland 5 | Innovator | How To | Program #124

Annie Carlson Welch, North Carolina State University, awcarlso@ncsu.edu Vinny Sandy, University of Kentucky, vinny.sandy@uky.edu Tim Reuter, Growth Guiders, LLC, tim@growthguiders.com Designing and achieving change requires the courage to tackle root issues, admit real problems, find the right solutions, and, most importantly, secure the right help and executive sponsorship. For many reasons – job security, fear, lack of knowledge, perceived lack of access, lack of time and/or money, and more – it is easy to acquiesce to high risk elements before surfacing root issues with our campus / organization’s leadership. Acquiescence produces a dynamic where what we are working on or believe are lynch-pins for change (membership, chapter, and/or community issues) does not align with what our department/division/board/organization/etc. believes we need to be working toward. This collaborative learning experience is intentionally designed to help participants move beyond surface issues, employ courage to pose the question regarding the deeper, root issues and identify – through clear models and robust research – what is truly required to achieve more meaningful and rapid change. As a result of participating in this collaborative experience, professionals will have the capability to identify key factors that necessitate change in high-risk scenarios/environments within their campus community or inter/national organizations. Participants will be armed with models and data and that enables them to more confidently and courageously surface root issues within their communities, organizations and the larger profession, as well as be prepared with change management strategies.

WEDNESDAY 12.03.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #3

Title IX & Campus SaVE Act: Implications & Practical Prevention for the Fraternity/Sorority Advisor Broadway Ballroom G | Administrator | Traditional Presentation | Program #125 Courtney McKenna, Quinnipiac University, clmckenna@quinnipiac.edu Gentry McCreary, University of West Florida, GMcCreary@uwf.edu Aaron Boe, Aaron Boe Productions, aaron@aaronboe.com Sexual assault/misconduct on college campuses is receiving lots of attention from advocacy groups, politicians, government agencies and the White House. Are you unclear on exactly what is expected for college administrators? This presentation will overview Title IX and the Campus SaVE Act and review the 2011 call to action from the Office of Civil Rights via the “Dear Colleague Letter.” It will then identify the multiple issues that are widely misunderstood, in part because they often occur from behaviors not recognized by all as traditionally “violent” behaviors, which increases the odds that our members will be perpetrators and/or victims. Finally, presenters will discuss how fraternity/sorority professionals can help prevent these issues from occurring and equip our members for healthier social lives in a natural way through leadership programming and member education. Participants will better understand Title IX and Campus SaVE Act. Participants will learn steps they can take to better educate their community on sexual assault/misconduct prevention.

Ideology vs. Reality: Challenging the Myth of the Fraternity/Sorority Golden Era Broadway Ballroom H | Educator | Traditional Presentation | Program #126 Jeremiah Shinn, Boise State University, jeremiahshinn@boisestate.edu Justin Kirk, Delta Upsilon, kirk@deltau.org Noah Borton, Delta Upsilon, borton@deltau.org “It is unlikely that what the fraternity aspires to be will ever become entirely congruent with its reality.” –Fraternity for the Year 2000 Fraternity/Sorority Professionals commonly reference the past while looking to the future. At times this comes in the form of mythologizing the founders or harkening back to a “golden era.” However, a look at the reality of our historical timeline shows these idealized images were never reality. Rather than espousing a return to some image of the past there may be more to learn by understanding how these organizations have persisted and how that can inform our future. Participants will be able to articulate a historical understanding of fraternities and sororities as it relates to their relationship with high education and student behavior. Participants will be able to develop a personal framework for working with fraternities and sororities through the application of the mission of the organizations rather than a historical image.

Whose culture is it? On Cultural Appropriation in our Organizations Cumberland 1 | Educator | Idea Lab | Program #127

Cristina Vega, University of Vermont, cmvega@uvm.edu Kimberlee Monteaux De Freitas, University of Vermont, kimberlee.monteaux@uvm.edu Organizations have made headlines for appropriating cultures with their t-shirts, social themes, and costumes - just to name a few. This program explores the definition of cultural appropriation and offers tips on how to explain cultural appropriation to students. Furthermore, this program creates a space for participants to engage in conversation about some of the issues they face as they navigate or help others navigate their way towards becoming inclusive communities. Participants will understand what cultural appropriation is and how it affects others. Participants will leave feeling more confident addressing instances of cultural appropriation and educating others.

Beyond Work/Life Balance: The Road to Wellbeing

Broadway Ballroom J | Leader | Learning Experience | Program #128 Michelle Marchand, Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity, mmarchand@alphaxidelta.org Megan Foster, Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity, mfoster@alphaxidelta.org Our careers have the potential to bring much joy and happiness into our lives, but work alone can’t provide us with a wellrounded sense of personal fulfillment. Professionals in our field strive to reach the mysterious land of “work/life balance”, yet studies show that finding satisfaction is much deeper than simply the work/life dichotomy. What are the five essential elements of wellbeing and how does our capacity to thrive in life hinge on these areas? Utilizing research by Gallup and real-world examples from Alpha Xi Delta’s “A Clear Vision of Life: The Wellbeing Program for Alumnae”, this session will provide opportunities to experience tangible wellbeing growth during and after our time together. Learn more about what it means to focus not just on career, but also social, financial, physical, and community wellbeing, and depart the session having already realized improvement. Participants will identify the five essential elements of wellbeing and if they are thriving (or suffering) in each. Participants will engage in two learning opportunities on-site to develop two elements of their personal wellbeing.

Is it time to use “Recruitment” and “NPHC” in the same sentence? Cumberland 2 | Collaborator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #129 James Robilotta, CAMPUSPEAK, JTRobo@gmail.com “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 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 orgs 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 roundtable 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. Ignite a conversation about ways to increase NPHC chapter sizes on our campuses. Recognize that the traditional approach to member intake in NPHC organizations is hindering their future potential.

olunteer Management & Engagement: Effective Strategies & Best Practices V for Working with Volunteers Cumberland 4 | Collaborator | Traditional Presentation | Program #130 Amy Colvin, Alpha Chi Omega, acolvin@alphachiomega.org Allison Foster, Nova Southeastern University, af885@nova.edu Volunteers are the life blood of our organizations - many of us are or have been volunteers as well as work with volunteers on a frequent basis. As we all know, recruiting, training, and managing volunteers has it’s twists and turns. Having held numerous volunteer, volunteer manager, and staff volunteer supervisory roles join the presenters as they share their tips, tricks, success stories, and nightmares (we all have a few) with volunteer engagement. Prepare yourself for some “real talk” and idea generation. Participants will gain tactics for managing volunteers. Participants will learn the necessary components of a volunteer management plan.

WEDNESDAY 12.03.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #3 Continued

Modern Fraternity: Framing Scholastic Achievement Beyond Library Hours

Mockingbird 1 | Collaborator | Panel Discussion | Program #131

Greg Mason, University of Central Florida, gregory.mason@ucf.edu Tony Lake, University of Miami, tlake@miami.edu Ron Binder, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, binder@pitt.edu Pete Smithhisler, North-American Interfraternity Conference, pete@nicindy.org

Independent Identities, Successful Communities: The Art of Governing Council Collaboration Nicki Meneley, National Panhellenic Conference, nicki@npcwomen.org Jason Hinson-Nolen, North-American Interfraternity Conference, jason@nicindy.org Michelle Guobadia, University of North Carolina Charlotte, mguobadia@uncc.edu Charles Andrean, Lambda Phi Epsilon National Fraternity, Inc., president@lambdaphiepsilon.org Julie Johnson, National Panhellenic Conference, panhellenics@npcwomen.org It is critical that we allow autonomous governing councils to co-exist, assuring that each council is treated separately but equally; however, in doing so, many questions may arise for a fraternity/sorority advisor: How can an advisor foster an environment of collaboration while still helping governing councils maintain a separate identity? What are the lines these councils should draw when partnering on programming? And how can advisors ensure that the needs of one governing body do not overpower the others? This panel discussion will be led by members of the fraternity and sorority community who have experience working with separate councils that have had successful collaboration efforts. The panel will address common issues faced when attempting to operate multiple councils in tandem, as well as offer insight into what tools are being used on college campuses to combat these issues and why making distinctions between councils is important. Participants will be able to articulate the importance of council differences but also recognize two opportunities where collaboration is necessary among councils.

Storytelling: Improving Our Ability to Share Assessment Data Mockingbird 2 | Researcher | Traditional Presentation | Program #132 Kurt Moderson, EBI MAP-Works, kurt.moderson@macmillan.com Once upon a time, fraternity/sorority professionals were called upon to gather assessment data. So we got good at collecting facts and information. But it often failed to prompt action, change thinking, or demonstrate value. To create a happy ending, student affairs professionals need insights from storytellers, who know how to design an impactful story. This session will allow audience members to draw on story design elements and theory to provide a framework for developing cohesive, compelling stories. Participants will discuss the definitions of various story design elements and learn how to incorporate them into a cohesive story. Participants will evaluate the usefulness of story design elements to present information, build consensus, and engage audiences.

Mockingbird 4 | Values Aligner | How To | Program #133

In the hit ABC sitcom “Modern Family,” the term “family” is an ever-changing frame or idea. This applies to scholastic achievement, as many of today’s students are unprepared for the rigors of collegiate level work. Academics must also be “re-framed.” Scholastic achievement is a founding principle of every fraternity and sorority and is central to the mission of all universities. So how do we make academics a topic that is as sexy as Sofia Vergara’s character? How can our various councils play a role and how do we engage our chapter leaders in actually caring about scholastic achievemnt? How can fraternities and sororities play a bigger supportive role in the academic mission of the university? This interactive session will include best practices that go beyond using “library hours” and infuse research, key performance indicators and national office initiatives to help participants create an academic frame for their ever-changing fraternal community. Participants will generate ideas and strategies for developing academic practices, policies and programming for implementation that can be used to align the fraternal community with the mission of their within their institution Participants will gain knowledge regarding the latest research on fraternity/sorority membership and academics as well as national organization initiatives, including Key Performance Indicators (GPA, retention, etc.) and NASPA Summit information.

So How Do We Use This “Stuff”?

Cumberland 5 | Educator | Traditional Presentation | Program #134 Kim Novak, Pi Kappa Alpha, knriskybiz@gmail.com James Crawford, Vanderbilt University, james.crawford@vanderbilt.edu What if our undergraduate fraternity men aren’t achieving their potential because its “US” that is getting in the way of their success? What if our current approach of using “ritual” and “values” to engage men in change efforts with hopes to minimize risks or increase their commitment to fraternity are falling flat? Utilizing research, current literature, and evidentiary examples the presenters will illustrate how the human element of the fraternity experience contributes to behaviors like hazing, high-risk alcohol consumption, and violence. Participants will learn how potential “humanistic hurdles” impact their education efforts within fraternity communities and will be given a new perspective on approach that will increase the opportunities meet men where they are at. Content will explore the implications of research, literature, theory regarding college age men and masculinity development in order to consider on a deeper level how to utilize this important information to inform our work in engaging men. Challenge participants to look beyond the students when trying to figure out why the requested, taught, or demanded changes are not happening in their communities and learn to develop their perspective towards their students.

WEDNESDAY 12.03.14 So they called you B#$%^… Now What?

The Effects of Panhellenic Sorority Membership: Persistence and Retention

Sharrell Hassell-Goodman, The Ohio State University, hassell-goodman.1@osu.edu Antonio-Phillip Lytle, The Ohio State University, Lytle.38@osu.edu

Jenny Greyerbiehl, National Panhellenic Conference, jenny@npcwomen.org Patrick Biddix, The University of Tennessee, pbiddix@utk.edu Anne Emmerth, National Panhellenic Conference, anne.emmerth@gmail.com

Cumberland 3 | Educator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #135

As professionals there are many times our identities become the target of attack. In the midst of providing resources and training for our students to become more culturally competent we sometimes forget our own developmental journey. During this roundtable presentation participants will engage in critical conversations about self-preservation and care when dealing with bias in our fraternity and sorority communities. Participants will share experiences and engage in discourse facilitated in a safe space in which understanding around difference is celebrated and appreciated. The focus of this discussion is to gain an understanding of one’s identity development situated in the experiences and impact of our work with students. The presentation will utilize a theoretical lens of the Reconceptualize Model of Multiple Dimensions of Identity (RMMDI) and its relationship to Self-Authorship. The use of student development theory will serve as a backdrop of the presentation to frame the conversation. Participants will have an opportunity to explore systems of oppression which have occurred within their experiences as fraternity and sorority professionals. Through this exploration, participants will have an opportunity to make meaning of their experiennce. Participants will have a better understanding of strategies for coping with external influences and the resources available. Through this presentation participants will have an opportunity to dialogue with peers and colleagues about techniques and skills.

Cumberland 6 | Researcher | Research Symposium | Program #136

Over the past 17 years there has been a significant number of studies about the impact sorority membership plays on college retention and persistence, but little research conducted on the effects sorority membership has on educational outcomes. As such, a large-scale analysis of the persistence and retention of the National Panhellenic Conference’s (NPC) members as compared to unaffiliated women on their host campuses was completed in the summer of 2014. The analysis focused on four main areas: the effect joining has on persistence and retention, the effect the timing of when a member joins has on persistence and retention, the effect joining has on the length of time it takes a member to graduate, and national trends regarding sorority membership, persistence and retention. During this presentation, you will learn the results of this analysis and the implications of this on the sorority experience. Participants will be able to articulate the impact NPC sorority membership has on educational outcomes.

What will you discover today? 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Annual Meeting Registration 8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Ed Block 4 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Seasoned Professionals Seminar 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Graduate Student Training Track 10:00 a.m. – 5:25 p.m. AFAF Silent Auction 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Networking Break 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Ed Block 5 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. AFA/AFAF Recognition Luncheon 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Ed Block 6 2:45 – 5:15 p.m. Project Job Search 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closing Festivities 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Ed Block 7

THURSDAY

5:25 p.m. AFAF Silent Auction Close Phase 1 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Fireside Chats

THURSDAY 12.04.14 Annual Meeting Registration

8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

Exhibit Hall

10:00 a.m. - 5:25 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

Educational Program Block #4

Networking Break

8:45 - 10:15 a.m.

10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

Please see pages 34-35 for session descriptions.

Seasoned Professionals Seminar Funded by a grant to the AFA Foundation from Kappa Delta Private Foundation

8:45 a.m. - 10:15 p.m. | Music Row 4 Tired of being tired of stress? We’re over it too. Join us for a deeper dive into REAL solutions that will make your work and home life less frantic and more friendly. And while we’re at it, let’s look at the work environments we’re creating and influencing. How can we shape and influence those cultures into something more purposeful, sane, and healthier paced? Stress isn’t going to disappear from our lives – some of it actually helps us be successful – but we are going to help you minimize it where you can and manage it where you must. Please see page 18 for full seminar description. Preregistration is required for this seminar.

Graduate Training Track Funded by a grant to the AFA Foundation from Kappa Delta Private Foundation

8:45 a.m. - 10:15 p.m. | Music Row 6 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. Please see page 18 for full track description. Preregistration is required for Graduate Training Track.

AFA Foundation Silent Auction

10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

Educational Program Block #5 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Please see pages 36-38 for session descriptions.

AFA/AFA Foundation Recognition Luncheon 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Broadway Ballroom A-F

A meal ticket is required for this banquet. Additional meal tickets may be available at Annual Meeting Registration. Participants with meal tickets who decide not to participate in this event are encouraged to leave unwanted meal tickets at the registration desks for use by latecomers.

F eatured Program: The Dark Power of Fraternities: A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Music Row 5 Caitlin Flanagan, author of The Atlantic, “The Dark Power of Fraternities,” a yearlong investigation explored the pervasive and too often tragic problems that plague the fraternity experience. This featured speaker session will allow AFA members to learn more about Flanagan and her experience researching and writing this piece that stirred great conversation. Please see page 17 for full program description. This session will fill up, so please plan according.

Project Job Search

Sponsored by Delta Phi Epsilon

2:45 - 5:00 p.m. | Music Row 4 and 6 Project Job Search gives graduate students a competitive advantage in the process of finding the perfect job. Experienced fraternity/sorority professionals will review participants’ résumés and conduct mock job interviews for created positions descriptions. Please see page 17 for program description. Preregistration is strongly encouraged as space is limited.

Exhibit Hall Closing Festivities

4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D Please join our Vendor Members and interfraternal partners in the Exhibit Hall. Enjoy the opportunity to network and learn more about their various products, resources, and services. During the exhibit hall closing we will be raffling off exciting prizes. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

Educational Program Block #7 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.

Please see pages 42-45 for session descriptions

AFA Foundation Silent Auction Closes Phase 1 5:25 p.m. | Legends Ballroom A-D

Fireside Chats

Sponsored by LaunchPoint (Formerly Recruitment Boot Camp)

5:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Broadway Pre-Function Fireside Chats are a forum for campus and inter/national organization representatives to reinforce their collaborative efforts on a variety of issues through brief, 20-minute meetings. This year, we are able to offer a maximum of nine Fireside Chat opportunities. These meetings will provide attendees the opportunity to discuss the progress of their organizations and create collaborative action plans for future success. Preregistration is required for Fireside Chats.

Educational Program Block #6 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

Please see pages 35-38 for session descriptions.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #4

Creating Innovative Educational Experiences

Cumberland 3 | Values Aligner | Roundtable Discussion | Program #137

Michelle Marchand, Alpha Xi Delta, mmarchand@alphaxidelta.org Noah Borton, Delta Upsilon, borton@deltau.org

Breathe a Little Deeper, Think a Little Clearer

Kayte Fry, Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity, kayte-fry@zetataualpha.org Jenny Levering, Miami University, leverijj@miamioh.edu As women we often feel a sense of pressure to compete, to conform and to impress each other, which sometimes can lead to a lack of authenticity. Based on concepts from Brené Brown and Sheryl Sandberg, participants will be challenged to develop a vulnerable and stronger sense of self. We will discuss what brings us happiness and how to be a better version of YOU at home and in the workplace. The conversation will focus on women specifically but all perspectives are welcome to join. Participants will reflect on balance in the workplace and in their personal lives. Participants will be challenged to assess their life priorities (family, work, relationships etc.) and learn strategies to live a more authentic life.

How To Build a Culture of Team Excellence

Cumberland 4 | Administrator | How To | Program #138

Cumberland 1 | Innovator | Idea Lab | Program #140

We all get tired of lecturing along with a PowerPoint, and there are only so many times we can sit in a circle and ask students questions. At some point, we need to incorporate new and innovative pedagogy and curriculum design into educational programming. This session will help participants to be intentional in the design and selection of activities and discussions which fit together in a rational manner to achieve desired outcomes. Participants will work together to design educational interventions through various methods. We will all leave the room with access to greater design resources, five-eight new curriculum ideas, and a renewed commitment to educational innovation. Participants will be able to develop new and innovative educational activities. Participants will identify resources for finding content and designing educational programming.

Let’s Talk About It: Exploring Sexuality and Rape Culture in Today’s World Cumberland 2 | Educator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #141

Jessica Gendron Williams, Phired Up Productions, Jessica@PhiredUp.com

Elyse Gambardella, Phi Mu Fraternity, egambardella@phimu.org Sharrell Hassell-Goodman, The Ohio State University, hassell-goodman.1@osu.edu

Fraternity and sorority, when done right, is comprised of a group of individuals, governed by and committed to a set of clear values and expectations who have an intense focus on a clear and common goal. Those things are what have given fraternity and sorority the ability to sustain and impact the world in amazing ways over the course of our history - to make real change happen with excellence. This concept, when applied to teams, whether teams of students or professionals, can do the same - build a culture of creating change, with excellence. At Phired Up, we’ve applied these concepts to our team over our 12 year history and we believe we’ve made real change happen (we hope you agree). We strive to help you learn how to apply the same concepts to your team (student or staff), build a culture of team excellence and make change happen. Learners will apply concepts to create a strategy to build a team culture of excellence. Learners will understand and apply how values and clear, measurable goals can drive a teams outcomes.

How do we create a culture of consent? Do we focus on prevention education or risk reduction? As educators, we remain committed to building communities that foster the growth and development of women. The conversation about sex, relationships, sexual health and consent are changing but the social pressures and societal expectations that women and men face can influence behaviors, attitudes and feelings. This session will provide participants the opportunity to engage in dialogue about topics such as victim blaming, slut shaming and rape culture. Using gender development theory, this session examines the behaviors of sorority women and the role of advisors and professionals in creating an environment that allows women to explore their gender and sexual identity. Participants will explore societal expectations and gender dynamics of intimate relationships. Participants will identify strategies to help men and women start the conversation about healthy relationships.

Onboarding: So Much More than a Training Program Cumberland 5 | Educator | Traditional Presentation | Program #139 Scott Smith, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc., scott.smith@sigmanu.org This interactive session will present a model for developing and implementing a comprehensive onboarding program to prepare new staff to perform the professional work of their fraternity/ sorority or campus. Inter/national Fraternity/ Sorority professionals will benefit from a review of onboarding theory and literature, best practice sharing, and developing a personal plan for implementing a comprehensive orientation and training program. Campus-based professionals will benefit from learning how consultants are trained, applying key concepts to training graduate staff, and connecting the work of campus and organization-based staff to support chapters. All participants will receive a sample training program and guide to implementing key components in creating or updating their own training program. Participants identify at least three best practices that can be implemented into their next employee onboarding cycle. Participants recall at least three onboarding principles at the end of the program.

First Year: Creating A Manageable Professional Development Plan Post #SAGrad Mockingbird 1 | Educator | Panel Discussion | Program #142

Spencer Hudec, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Spencer.Hudec@tamuc.edu Kristen Kardas, Ohio University, kardas@ohio.edu Anthony Williams, Vanderbilt University, anthony.j.williams@vanderbilt.edu This session will provide firsthand experience in the creation of a professional development plan, highlighting resources provided by professional organizations, on campus, and virtually. The Panel will discuss personal experiences and avenues for developing their own plans as well as a framework for current #SAGrads or first year professionals to assist them in creating their own professional development plan. Participants will learn at least three new ideas for professional development plans/programs Participants will leave with resources on how to craft a formal professional development plan and tools in how to implement that plan.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 The Parasitical Effect of Destructive Narcissism on Our Community; Understanding Challenging Leaders Legends Ballroom E | Advisor | Learning Experience | Program #143

John Holloway, Growth Guiders LLC, john@growthguiders.com Elgan Baker, Growth Guiders LLC / Lambda Chi Alpha , eblxa@aol.com

Nuestra Communidad: Advising the Diverse Community of NALFO Mockingbird 4 | Collaborator | Traditional Presentation | Program #146

Keith Garcia, La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc., kgarcia@launidadlatina.org Julia Maestas, National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, collegiateaffairs@nalfo.org Mary Gonzalez, Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc., president@kappadeltachi.org

In recent years there has been an increased degree of attention placed on the impacts of narcissism on organizations through their leadership. There exists a dichotomy between the beneficial role that a healthy degree of narcissism can bring to a leaders performance and the damaging impact of destructive narcissism on an organization’s stakeholders and operations. As a matter of understanding dysfunction in organizational leaders, there is a developing identification of the complex ways destructive narcissism feeds off of the host organization and the impacts are masked for longer periods of time as compared to other manifestations of dysfunction. Empower the professionals to make an educated assessment of the degree of narcissism within leaders they are responsible for engaging. With a better appreciation for the characteristics of narcissism, professionals will be better prepared to engage and support those organizations that are experiencing the effects of destructive narcissism.

As the presence of NALFO organizations grows on campuses across the country it is important for campus based professionals to understand the diverse needs of this community. NALFO is the collective voice of the Latino Greek community and represents the spirit of unity and collaboration amongst its membership. This presentation will provide advisors with a clear understanding of the makeup of this diverse group as well as their shared standards. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of the diverse groups that comprise the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations Participants will be better prepared to serve the needs of the NALFO community but also the individual organizations that comprise the council.

Time Hacks for Fraternity/Sorority Professionals

Cumberland 6 | Researcher | Research Symposium | Program #147

Legends Ballroom F | Administrator | How To | Program #144

Dan Wrona, RISE Partnerships, dan@risepartnerships.com Mike McRee, Delta Upsilon Fraternity and Educational Foundation, mcree@deltau.org Many fraternity/sorority professionals are departments of one, torn between maintaining basic operations and having a meaningful impact on the community. Navigating these opposing forces can be a challenge, but at least we are not alone. Productivity has become an important topic among many fields in recent years thanks to the growing popularity of lifehacker, GTD, Evernote, and other resources. Join us to for a review of multiple “time hacks” that can help you eliminate rework, avoid time-sucks, increase efficiency, and create space for more meaningful work. We will share only the best techniques that we apply to our own work in fraternity/sorority life. List three techniques to eliminate time sucks and describe how to apply them to work. Participants reprioritize their time and effort according to its return on investment.

How to Effectively Conduct a Chapter Conduct Investigation Legends Ballroom G | Values Aligner | How To | Program #145

Justin Angotti, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, jangotti@pikapp.org Kimberly Novak, NovakTalks & Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, kim@novaktalks.com Another day, another alleged incident. But how will you determine what actually happened? How can you ensure the investigation is prompt and thorough, while also remaining fair to the students and chapters involved? What can you do to more effectively prepare for your individual interviews, and what strategies can you use during those meetings to maximize your effectiveness? In this session, participants will explore best practices for conducting chapter conduct investigations, including strategies for selecting investigators, conducting interviews, and writing investigation reports. Participants will be able to apply best practice in student conduct administration in order to effectively conduct an investigation.

Sisterhood Defined: Devising and Testing a Measure of Fraternal Sisterhood Gentry McCreary, University of West Florida, gmccreary@uwf.edu Joshua Schutts, University of West Florida, jschutts@uwf.edu Sarah Cohen, University of West Florida, scohen@uwf.edu Emerging research by McCreary and Schutts (2014) has hypothesized and tested a model describing four unique schema by which fraternity members think about the construct of brotherhood. This session will present the results of new research, sponsored by two NPC sororities, into the roots of sisterhood. This presentation will feature original research aimed at answering the following: How do sorority members define and understand sisterhood? Can these schema be quantitatively measured? Does sisterhood schema impact other areas of the sorority experience? Participants will learn about the hypothesized schema of sisterhood and how they relate to the sorority experience. Participants will discuss strategies aimed at fostering positive cultures of sisterhood within sorority chapters.

Making Your Consultant Program Count: Assessing and Evaluating your Traveling Consultant Program Mockingbird 2 | Researcher | Traditional Presentation | Program #148 Allie Crouse, Delta Gamma Fraternity, Allie@deltagamma.org Lorie Hunter, Delta Gamma Fraternity, Lorie@deltagamma.org Is your organization’s traveling consultant program “working”? Can you articulate the purpose of that program? What is the philosophy behind each chapter visit? Are our campuses actually benefiting from traveling consultants? Explore these questions and more at “Making Your Consultant Program Count: Assessing and Evaluating your Traveling Consultant Program”. During this session, survey data comparing various NPC organizations’ traveling consultant programs will be shared, the purpose and relevance of such programs will be discussed, as well as the assessment and evaluation methodologies behind Delta Gamma Fraternity’s revamp of their program will be shared. Participants will explore the results of the NPC Consultant Survey Summary Report and be able to ide Participants will identify methodologies to assess and evaluate the relevance and purpose of traveling consultant programs.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #5

Brotherhood: A Third Year of Research

Mockingbird 2 | Collaborator | Traditional Presentation | Program #149

Gentry McCreary, University of West Florida, gmccreary@uwf.edu Joshua Schutts, University of West Florida, jschutts@uwf.edu

Purposeful Understanding & Communication Across Campus Organizational Subcultures

Cumberland 6 | Researcher | Research Symposium | Program #151

Scott Reikofski, University of Pennsylvania, reikofsk@upenn.edu

Brotherhood can be thought of as the currency of fraternity - chapters are selling it and prospective members are buying it. It is the foundation of the fraternal experience. But what is it? How do students define it? Does how students define it matter? This session will showcase the key findings of the presenters’ research into fraternal brotherhood, with special attention paid to the underlying constructs, brotherhood’s relationship with other elements of the fraternal experience, and new data related to demographic predictors of brotherhood. Participants will learn about the four schema of brotherhood and how those schema influence and are influenced by other elements of the fraternal experience.

Creating and sustaining partnerships across institutional silos, and across external borders with community organizations, government agencies, business, parents, and other external constituents requires both a deep understanding of professional and institutional cultures and the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals holding different occupational cultural norms. The study of intercultural communication and understanding the various lenses through which different people and different campus cultures view their work gives us essential tools to be more effective in our interactions. This session explores the role of organizational and occupational cultures as a barrier and a bridge to a purposeful, integrative learning environment. We all seek to better understand our institutions, improve our ability to leverage resources and build coalitions. While reviewing primary theories of organizational culture, participants will identify core characteristics of higher education culture, professional and disciplinary subcultures, and their juxtaposition within institutional environments. Participants will be introduced to primary theories of organizational culture and be encouraged to identify some of the core characteristics of American higher education culture, professional and disciplinary subcultures, and their juxtaposition within it. Learning from the scholarship on intercultural communication, participants will come away with strategies for negotiating across various occupational cultures and subgroups on campus for more effective collaboration within institutions.

T HE PARTNERSHIP: A Comprehensive Community Response to Underage and Dangerous DrinKING Mockingbird 1 | Educator | Panel Discussion | Program #150

Dr. Roy W. Baker, The Pennsylvania State University, rwb27@psu.edu Thomas J. Fountaine, II, State College, Pennsylvania, manager@statecollegepa.us Thomas R. King, State College, Pennsylvania, tking@statecollegepa.us Margaret Hambrick, Neighbor to Neighbor Program, State College, Pennsylvania, Peg.Hambrick@gmail.com “The Partnership” presentation will demonstrate a coordinated town-gown response involving a local community (State College, Pennsylvania) and a major university (The Pennsylvania State University) in an effort to respond to events that place individuals at risk for alcohol and high-risk activities and behaviors. This program will include a panel discussion and formal presentation with video excerpts by community leaders including the State College city manager, the chief of police, a neighborhood program coordinator, and university professional and student staff. “The Partnership” will described, discuss and demonstrate a proven collaborative strategy and initiative that has made a significant impact to address and reduce dangerous and underage drinking in the community. In addition, the program will share the innovative “Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program” that connects fraternity chapter houses and their members with local State College families in the Highlands Neighborhood in an effort to improve relationships in the community. To understand and appreciate the value of institutional and local community collaboration in addressing a complex issue such as dangerous and underage alcohol consumption.

AWA-at?: Preparing your volunteers for implications from the new SAP V legislation Cumberland 4 | Leader | Traditional Presentation | Program #152

Suzette Walden Cole, James R. Favor & Company, SWCSpeaks@gmail.com Archie Messersmith, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, archie.messersmith@sigep.net The talk of the new legislation and clarifying reports coming from the White House is everywhere. One only has to pick up the latest issue of TIME magazine, scroll through Facebook or watch the evening news to hear about institutions being investigated for allegedly mishandling cases of sexual assault (SA). As institutions across the country work to understand and then comply with the new SA prevention legislation, those of us on the I/HQ side of the fence should be doing exactly the same thing. This session will focus solely on the parts of this legislation that affect our volunteers--chapter/faculty advisors, house directors, facilitators--we must aid them in understanding their responsibilities, especially if they are employed by the college/university. If we are to truly partner with host institutions in this endeavor, it is imperative that we understand the full implications of this legislation. Participants will know the relevant parts of the law affecting their volunteers, and their potential implications. Participants will gain knowledge on training volunteers about the basis for the new legislation, how it affects them, and how best to work with the undergraduate chapter members.

Finding Your Strategy

Legends Ballroom F | Leader | Traditional Presentation | Program #153 Dan Wrona, RISE Partnerships, dan@risepartnerships.com Wendi Kinney, SUNY Geneseo, kinney@geneseo.edu Aimee Jensen Boland, Sigma Sigma Sigma, ajensen@trisigma.org Katherine Pezzella, University of Maine, katherine.a.pezzella@umit.maine.edu There are dozens of problems in your community, but which ones are worth solving? How much have you thought beyond the program you’re doing tomorrow or next week? Are you getting acceptable results from the community? Where is it going, and what is the best plan for getting there? Are you investing your resources in the right places? There are no “right” answers to these questions, but through a careful strategic thinking process, you can find a promising path to progress. During this session, we will explore multiple models for strategic action, equip you with basic tools for leading a strategic planning effort in your community, and share examples from practitioners who have carried out both successful and unsuccessful plans. Explain the basic features of a strategic plan and the process for creating one. List practical examples of how each element of the plan should be used to guide the work of a fraternity/sorority community.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 Beyond learning objectives: Calculating our true impact Cumberland 5 | Researcher | Traditional Presentation | Program #154 Ellen Shertzer, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, ellen.shertzer@delts.org Tim Reuter, Growth Guiders, tim@growthguiders.com Doug Russell, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, doug.russell@delts.org “Life-changing”, “best weekend ever” or “made me proud to be a member” are a few common reactions we receive on program evaluations. These qualitative remarks help us to understand participants’ emotional responses to programming, but they don’t quantify the impact or provide a tangible ROI for an event. What if you could calculate the value of volunteer facilitators to your board? What if you could demonstrate measurable learning and the extension of participant learning into organizational impact to your vice president? This session is about just that – sharing lessons learned and the value of going beyond learning objectives. Program participants will identify new methods related strategies that extend learning objectives beyond the program and lead to participant application and organizational impact. Program participants will engage in a process of collaborative inquiry to understand why and how an inter/national headquarters staff customized and designed a program assessment model to ensure they could measure participant learning and application.

“ What is wrong?” vs. “What works well?” Shifting Our Approach to Change Using Appreciative Inquiry Legends Ballroom E | Advisor | Learning Experience | Program #155 Ginny Carroll, inGiNuity, gcarroll@inginuity.com Carson Lance, Northeasern University, c.lance@neu.edu Holly Grunn, Bowling Green State University, hgrunn@bgsu.edu The traditional approach to change is to identify the symptoms, diagnose the problem or barriers to success, and find a solution. Although this approach is effective in some cases, always focusing our energy and attention on what is wrong can often cause us to become paralyzed in creating real change: what we focus on becomes our reality. Appreciative Inquiry suggests that we frame problem solving and change in a different way by identifying what works in an organization and creating strategies on how to maximize what works. With this heightened awareness and focus on strengths, people will strive to do more of what makes them successful and in turn, experience intended results. Join a conversation on how to effectively integrate Appreciative Inquiry into your work and enlighten your perspective in approaching change. Participants will understand the theoretical framework behind Appreciative Inquiry. Participants will be able to apply the framework of Appreciative Inquiry to their work as fraternity/sorority professionals.

Most Freshmen Don’t Make the Varsity Team: A Realistic Career Development Conversation Legends Ballroom G | Leader | Traditional Presentation | Program #156

Lencioni’s Naked Consulting: A Model to Improve Fraternity and Sorority Consulting Practices Cumberland 1 | Innovator | Idea Lab | Program #157

Kyle Hickman, Quinnipiac University, kyle.a.hickman@gmail.com Kevin Marks, Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, kjm@phikappapsi.com Anne Wolfcafe, Willow Marketing, anne@willowmarketing.com Andy Huston, Willow Marketing, andy@willowmarketing.com Fraternities and sororities rely heavily upon hiring consultants and regional directors to make a difference with individual chapters and colonies. If your organization is looking for an innovative way to approach consulting, then Patrick Lencioni’s ‘Getting Naked’ might be the book to provide the necessary paradigm shift. This session (led by 2 former consultants and a Greek professional previously of the engineering industry) will explore the three fears present in building great client relationships. By examining these fears and the corresponding principles, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to transform their consultant training programs. “At its core, naked service boils down to the ability of a service provider to be vulnerable—to embrace uncommon levels of humility, selflessness, and transparency for the good of a client.” Gather a basic understanding of Patrick Lencioni’s Naked Consulting model. Learn various ways in which the Naked Consulting model can be applied to improve fraternity and sorority consulting.

Fresh Fish in Polluted Water: The NPHC New Member Experience Cumberland 2 | Collaborator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #158

Teresia Greer, Louisiana State University, rgreer7@lsu.edu Parice Bowser, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, pbowser@uark.edu Nicole Jackson, The University of Alabama, tnjackson@sa.ua.edu Reginald Lane, University of Florida, rlane@studentinvolvement.ufl.edu Let’s Be REAL: NPHC Membership Intake continues to be a growing concern because of the many levels of liability for the new members, initiated members, alumni, universities and national organizations. We continue to ask ourselves: Did we educate them enough on the Hazing Policy? Do we trust the student leaders and advisors that are facilitating the process? Do we suspect that an underground process is going on? and What will make this Membership Intake Process any different than the semester before when they were found responsible for violating the hazing policy? So why are we not discussing this as adults who are charged with this responsibility? This session will allow participants to discuss the reoccurring issues and the culture of the process in an honest and open setting as well as attempt to explore the consciousness and experience of an NPHC new member. Participants will develop strategies for University administrators and National Organizations to better support NPHC New Members pre, during, and post their new member process.

Michelle Marchand, Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity, mmarchand@alphaxidelta.org Justin Kirk, Delta Upsilon Fraternity and Educational Foundation, kirk@deltau.org It’s easy to compare our career development to what others around us are doing or what we think is expected of us, but sometimes we fail to consider all aspects of who we are or what we need. How can we best move through our careers, while remaining true to what we value, being honest with what we bring to the table, and ensuring our motivations are in the right place? The simple way is to follow the crowd, yet the crowd might not be going in the direction we want or need. This program will address the confidence continuum that evolves throughout a career, the impact of how we “show up”, and the opportunities that can arise when we focus our efforts in the direction best suited for us. Participants will engage in intentional exercises designed to analyze their career purpose and goals. Participants will evaluate their goals through the lens of the AFA Professional Development Continuum.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #5 Continued CLIMB: A Social Justice Retreat

Mockingbird 4 | Innovator | How To | Program #159 Kim Monteaux De Freitas, University of Vermont, kmonteau@uvm.edu Cristina Vega, University of Vermont/Chi Omega, cmvega@uvm.edu Elyse Gambardella, Phi Mu Fraternity, egambardella@phimu.org Greg Fink, Texas A&M University, gfink@stuact.tamu.edu In 2009 UVM Fraternity & Sorority Life piloted “CLIMB,” UVM’s Fraternity & Sorority Life’s Social Justice & Leadership Institute. This experience offers a hands-on experiential opportunities for students and a rich experience for all facilitators involved. Since CLIMB’s inceptionhe UVM Fraternity & Sorority community has been awarded the Association of Fraternity and Sorority Life Advisors (AFA) Diversity Initiative Award twice. This session aims to provide tips on how-to create a social justice retreat/institute for students including curriculum building tips, building a budget and finding facilitators. Participants will leave with an understanding of the foundational skills of creating a social justice retreat for students and will be provided with resources to use on their own campus. Participants will leave with an understanding of the importance for creating similar spaces for their students and the positive effects social justice retreats/institutes can have on a campus community.

Blueprinting a New Normal: A Positive Approach to Hazing Prevention Cumberland 3 | Educator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #160

Tim Wilkinson, Lehigh University, tsw205@lehigh.edu Tracy Maxwell, CAMPUSPEAK, tracymax88@gmail.com Rebecca Davison, Seton Hall University, rebeccaleedavison@gmail.com Looking at ways to end hazing from a deficit model are commonplace, and often leave practitioners frustrated and burnt out. Additionally, the idea of student self-governance has been called into question when research shows that many college students have yet to develop skills to hold each other accountable. Also, negative behavior has been normalized before the recruitment process, solidifying the perception that approaches involving hazing are productive and accepted. This session will focus on three aspects of hazing prevention: 1) How to approach hazing prevention from the perspective of generating positive experiences, as opposed to a list of “do’s and don’ts.” 2) Creating new models of member education that focus more on supervision from professionals and volunteers with the skills and expertise to steward a safe and rewarding experience. 3) A specific campus example of how use of the Prevention framework and local data is driving anti-hazing interventions. Learners will be able to better identify positive approaches to working with various stakeholders on hazing prevention. Learners will be able to begin conceptualizing strategies to normalize positive behavior for both chapter members and students considering joining a Greek organization.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #6

Students Experiences as a Result of Participation in an International Service Immersion Trip Acoustic | Educator | Research Symposium | Program #161

Tricia Fechter, ACPA-College Student Educators International, pfechter@acpa.nche.edu International service immersion experiences are becoming increasingly popular as an avenue for college students to explore other cultures, practice language skills, and demonstrate concern for the global community through hands on service. This study explores the ways in which students engage with and experience international service immersion and the learning experiences of the student participants. To share the experience of students who participate in international service immersion. To inform practice around international service immersion trips for professionals doing this work.

Throwing Out the Wheel: Reinventing Council Advisement Cumberland 1 | Innovator | Idea Lab | Program #162

Tim Mousseau, CAMPUSPEAK, Inc., timothy.o.mousseau@gmail.com Kyle Hickman, Quinnipiac University , kyle.a.hickman@gmail.com Annalise Sinclair, Presbyterian College, annalisemsinclair@gmail.com Whether it is your first or fifteenth year within the industry, advising a struggling council is a time consuming burden. To prevent this stress from emerging, the key lie in successful defining the functional foundation for councils and ensuring this is taught to our members. How do we do this though when some of our councils may have been struggling for years? Throughout this program, participants and presenters alike will explore how to move past current methods for training councils, collaborating in developing new practice for advising these groups. Utilizing the methodology of the design industry and innovation to guide this discussion, audience members will be provided an alternative foundation on how to train their council while being given an opportunity to contribute to a discussion on how we as professionals can better address, support and challenge our communities’ governing bodies. Collaborate with participants identifying a list of unconventional best practices that work in council advisement. Explore a design & innovation-based approach for developing curriculum and creating new support structures of council advisement.

Challenging Culture: Eyes, Ears, Questions

Legends Ballroom F | Advisor | Traditional Presentation | Program #163 David Westol, Limberlost Consulting, Inc., David.Westol@gmail.com Michael McRee, Delta Upsilon International Fraternity, MMcree@gmail.com We spend a good deal of time wringing our hands over the essential question: How do we convince our collegians that sororities and fraternities should mean more than social, sports and sisterhood/brotherhood? The answer: If we truly seek positive change, we must begin by listening and watching...and then asking questions. Two presenters with extensive experience in challenging the status quo, TFM/TSM mentality and mile wide/inch deep organizations will provide practical and philosophical tools for challenging chapter and council culture. Learners will understand the need for listening to and observing group dynamics first before asking questions that will challenge and engage some of the members while balancing expectations. To provide an opportunity for learners to role play in small groups in order to implement what they are learning.

Are You Married to Your Work? Kids? I’ve Got Hundreds of Them! A Discussion for Singles Cumberland 2 | Values Aligner | Roundtable Discussion | Program #164 Tracy Maxwell, Solo Survivors, tracy@solosurvivors.com Todd Sullivan, University of Connecticut, todd.c.sullivan@uconn.edu More than 32 million Americans are single: 28% of US households - and 40 to 50% in many major cities – contain just one person, according to the book Going Solo by Eric Klinenberg. This discussion based session will explore the ins and outs and ups and downs of being single, and the impact of our student affairs schedules on that status. Tracy has blogged about singles issues since 2007, and her book Being Single, With Cancer was released in August. In it she explores the impact of being single on our happiness, health, sense of community, and how we feel about ourselves. Todd has no kids, one niece, two nephews, and is responsible for 2,300 students. He is interested in the social constructs of how single men and women in the field receive and react to pressure regarding marriage and family. Identify and understand theories about being single, loneliness and shame. Consider their desired relationship status and the importance of connection and community regardless of status.

T he 5 Key Performance Indicators that are setting the Standard of Modern Fraternity Expansion Cumberland 3 | Collaborator | Traditional Presentation | Program #165 Woody Woodcock, Pi Kappa Phi/Phired Up, woody@phiredup.com This program is designed to explore the Key Performance Indicators of an effective expansion project, and set expectations for a new age of successful fraternity expansion. We believe that expansion done right can jump start the health of a Fraternity community on a college campus. In an age of increased fraternity expansion across North America, it’s important for Inter/National organizations and campuses to know best practices for building and supporting excellent new chapters. When headquarters and campuses build effective partnerships and share resources, the likelihood of expansion success is greater. Participants will learn what the five Key Performance Indicators of expansion success are, and how to practically apply them to the next wave of expansion on your campus. Participants will learn the top three speed bumps that compromise the standard of key performance indicators, and leave with an understanding of how Campus-Based Professionals can provide an environment for expansion teams to thrive on their campus.

Title IX and You: Implications for Greek Life

Cumberland 4 | Administrator | Traditional Presentation | Program #166 Matt Gregory, Association for Student Conduct Administration, president@theasca.org Jennifer Waller, Association of Student Conduct Administration, jenniferw@asca.tamu.edu There has been quite a bit of National attention on how colleges and universities respond to reports of sexual assault on campus. The presenters have been heavily engaged in dialogue on sexual misconduct in the wake of the increased National attention on colleges and universities and following the introduction of proposed legislation. This session is intended to introduce the participant to current issues surrounding sexual assault on campus. The presenters will review current guidance and legislation with particular attention to implications for the fraternity and sorority community. This session is sponsored by the Association of Student Conduct Administrators. Inform participants on the current state of sexual misconduct on campus. Introduce the basics of current guidance and legislation surrounding sexual misconduct on campus.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #6 Continued

How to Bridge the Gap: Building lasting rapport with your NPHC

Understanding Life Outcomes: The Effect of Sorority and Fraternity Membership on Well-Being

Cumberland 5 | Advisor | How To | Program #167

Cumberland 6 | Researcher | Research Symposium | Program #169

Rasheed Ali Cromwell, The Harbor Institute, racromwell@theharborinstitute.com Suzette Walden Cole, The Harbor Institute, swaldencole@theharborinstitute.com Syreeta Greene, The Harbor Institute, sgreene@theharborinstitute.com

Jean Mrasek, National Panhellenic Conference, chairman@npcwomen.org Pete Smithhisler, North-American Interfraternity Conference, pete@nicindy.org

Many campus-based professionals find it challenging to understand, communicate and work with NPHC members. While many advisors have great intentions in implementing positive change it is often smothered by frustration and a sense of disconnection. This session empowers participants to assess their expectations and provide a clearer perspective by providing a holistic context. This context examines the 1970’s dramatic increase in African American student enrollment and their participation in BGLOs, while illustrating the convergence of the development of Fraternity/Sorority Life departments during that era and the cultural climate on campuses that influenced the relationship between Greek Life and BGLOs. This examination is critical in unlocking why these issues still exist for campus-based professionals. Through a multimedia presentation, interactive activities, and group breakouts participants will be able to bridge the perceived gap with enhanced understanding about why they face these challenges and tangible short and long term solutions to address them. Participants will be exposed to strategies to increase their ability to advise fraternities and sororities through a culturally competent lens. Participants will possess concrete knowledge of how to bridge the gap in supporting their NPHC community.

odeling The Way: Phi Beta Sigma’s Values-Based Approach to Collaborating M with Host Institutions Mockingbird 4 | Collaborator | Traditional Presentation | Program #168

Rafael Matos, William Paterson University of New Jersey, matosr2@wpunj.edu Daryl Anderson, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., ied@phibetasigma1914.org Dr. Zachary Shirley, Texas A&M University–Commerce, Zach.Shirley@tamuc.edu Celebrating 100 years is a major milestone for any organization, and while it is a festive time, it is also an opportunity to reflect on current practices and ways to reinvent itself. This is the case of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. The fraternity recognized challenges in working with colleges and universities and responded by developing the Sigma Professional Advisors’ Council, a group that consists of fraternity officers and current professional fraternity/sorority advisors (affiliated with Sigma) who work collaboratively to develop and implement values-based best practices to strengthen Phi Beta Sigma’s relationships with host institutions. These include academic accountability of chapters, communication with schools regarding Sigma policies and updates, and understanding how to implement best recruitment practices for struggling chapters. We will share tips on how organizations can adopt a similar approach. Provide participants with best practices to develop more effective collaborations with colleges and universities. Provide participants time to consider how they can best adopt these practices.

Most individuals who have participated in co-curricular activities during their collegiate careers could easily share the intangible benefits they received through their participation in those activities; however, rarely do they have research to back up their claims. The National Panhellenic Conference and the North-American Interfraternity Conference partnered with Gallup in 2014 to measure the impact of fraternity and sorority membership as part of the Gallup-Purdue Index. This program will present findings from the research about how well college graduates are thriving in the five elements of well-being. Well-being, as defined by Tom Rath and Jim Harter, in their book, “Well-Being, The Five Essential Elements,” allows individuals to better understand what makes life worthwhile. Participants will be able to list and describe the five essential elements of well-being. Participants will be able to explain to the students they interact with the benefit of fraternity and sorority membership as it relates to well-being.

Curiousity Exploration as a Foundation for Assessment Work Legends Ballroom E | Researcher | Learning Experience | Program #170

Annie Carlson Welch, North Carolina State University awcarlso@ncsu.edu Jason Bergeron, University of Houston, jberger@uh.edu Curiosity exists when there is a gap between what we know and what we want to know. In the past several years, science has shown us that curiosity is rooted in the brain within in dopamine pathways, meaning that as we discover we start to feel real good about our exploration and learning. The pursuit of happiness and creativity work hand in hand, but it doesn’t always feel this way. Often assessment feels bogged down in the creation of instruments when it should cause feelings of elation and positivity. Join us as we explore curiosity and refocus our interests on discovering new knowledge. Curiosity seekers will spend their time in the gap thinking about and pondering all that we don’t know and how we can begin learning. As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to describe the impact of curiosity on their personal and professional lives and be able to practice four strategies for creative exploration. As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to practice applying creative exploration to their assessment plans.

ata-Driven Decisions: How Will You Build and Sustain Growth in the Next D 10 years? Legends Ballroom G | Researcher | Traditional Presentation | Program #171

Jessica Gendron Williams , Phired Up Productions, Jessica@PhiredUp.com Will Foran, North-American Interfraternity Conference, foran@nicindy.org Colleen Coffey-Melchiorrie, Phired Up Productions, Colleen@PhiredUp.com Fraternity and sorority has grown significantly over the last 10 years - and we should have grown. Data from the US Department of Education shows us that rate in which college enrollment has grown directly correlates to the rate at which fraternity and sorority has grown. As we look toward the future of college enrollment, the numbers aren’t as promising as the last 10 years. Using the data we have about college enrollment, recruitment and expansion/extension trends, generational trends, and data of why people aren’t joining, we can begin to make data-driven decisions about how to grow in the next 10 years. If you don’t yet have a strategy to build and sustain growth for the next 10 years, this session is for you. Learner will apply data to create a strategy to build and sustain growth in their organization or community.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 Facilitators Eat Last, Executing Home-Grown Leadership Programs

University Feud: Name that Conduct Process…Survey Says

Justin Shukas, University of Oregon, jshukas@uoregon.edu Michelle Robinson, Florida State University, mrobinson3@fsu.edu Mary Philips, Sigma Kappa Sorority, maryap@me.com Trenton Nettles, Western Oregon University, nettlest@wou.edu

Jonathan Sanders Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Jsanders@lsu.edu

Mockingbird 1 | Educator | Panel Discussion | Program #172

In this panel discussion, you will hear from campus-based and headquarters-based professionals who have taken part in the development of multi-day, curriculum-based leadership conference/retreat for fraternity/sorority leaders. Each member of the panel oversees the continuous development and improvement of the curriculum and has also invited colleagues to join in the facilitation of these programs. As a profession, we continue to experience an increase in these programs and this program will provide the audience with a space to ask questions about the factors that make for an impactful few days. Join us to take part in this discussion, provide your own experiences, and leave with a sense of confidence that you can also develop, implement, and continue to provide these programs. Participants will learn effective strategies to design and execute leadership development curriculums for their constituents.

Mockingbird 2 | Researcher | Traditional Presentation | Program #173

This session will focus on the findings from the presenter’s dissertation research entitled “Conduct Issues with Fraternities and Sororities: University Processes Evaluated at Four-Year Universities”. This quantitative study examined how four-year universities address conduct violations of alcohol, hazing, and other policies with fraternities and sororities. The study was in partnership with the Association of Student Conduct Administration (ASCA) and was subsequently awarded the Dissertation of the Year Award for 2013 by ASCA’s Research Committee. The researcher will share results containing type of conduct process utilized, strategies for success, and the need for future inquiry on this issue. As a result of attending this program, the learner will gain knowledge on current conduct processes being utilized by Four-Year Universities to address conduct issues with fraternities and sororities. As a result of attending this program, the learner will be able to reevaluate their current conduct process being utilized to address conduct issues with fraternities and sororities on their campus or by their Inter/National Headquarters.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #7

The Fraternal Movement in Washington: Changing Public Policy to Improve the Experience

The Tale of Two Cities: Real Talk about Homophobia in Predominately American Fraternities Legends Ballroom E | Educator | Learning Experience | Program #176

Acoustic | Leader | Traditional Presentation | Program #174

Kenny Jones, University of Pennsylvania, kejone@upenn.edu

Jean Mrasek, National Panhellenic Conference, chairman@npcwomen.org Pete Smithhisler, North-American Interfraternity Conference Sarah Lindsay, Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee

In the wake of the many secret conversations coming to light regarding men in the closet, out of the closet, around the closet and being members of or interested in fraternities, we are faced with more and more questions as administrators. Students are gossiping, chapters are meeting, all about him. Because he is gay and in a fraternity! This presentation delves deeper in the conversation to identify the roots of fraternity inclusion in college. Using empirical data, media, and real life experience, the interactive controversial presentation will shed light on how to navigate through such questions that would allow better understanding of the LGBTQ community and resources available to educate all on an already taboo subject. Participants will develop personal and professional strategies to promote inclusion within fraternal life.

The Fraternal Government Relations Coalition (FGRC) advocates for federal public policies that allow fraternities and sororities to continue their role in developing the leadership skills, community engagement and academic support needed to transform today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders. The Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee, the NorthAmerican Interfraternity Conference and the National Panhellenic Conference will discuss the public policy agenda being advocated on behalf of fraternity and sorority members on The Hill. Items including member rights, student safety, college affordability and student success as well as freedom of association, Title IX, hazing prevention, mental health awareness and initiatives that would improve student financial aid policies, retention and graduation rates will be covered. Participants will be able to describe the purpose behind and activities of the FGRC. Participants will be able to identify strategies for supporting the activities of the FGRC.

Selecting the Ideal Change Agents: An innovative approach to cultivate organizational change Cumberland 4 | Educator | Traditional Presentation | Program #175 Kyle Pacque, Michigan State, kpacque@gmail.com Shane McCarty, Virginia Tech Do your trainings, presentations or programs actually produce significant behavioral change to positively affect organizational outcomes? Nationwide, fraternity and sorority life student affairs administrators, organizational student members and national organizations have developed research-based curricula and trainings, but the overall initiatives are ineffective. Why? The process for selecting change agents “who will make it happen” has not been considered. Student organizations, especially Greeks, at institutions nationwide could benefit from a research-based Actively Caring for People (AC4P) initiative and approach that promotes servant leadership, virtues-based friendships, and inclusive environments. Participants will feel empowered leading an AC4P culture shift after learning; 1) an innovative process for selecting ideal prosocial change agents (reframing paradigm) 2) principles and rationale underpinning AC4P (education), and 3) practical strategies for immediate implementation (training). Participants (e.g., administrators, practitioners, and researchers) will understand the AC4P principles and applications related to cultivation of an AC4P culture in a fraternity and sorority. Participants (directors, advisors, practitioners) will understand the importance of the selection process for identifying social change agents in fraternity and sorority organizations/ communities.

How Two Campuses Navigated Policies Relating to Trans Students Cumberland 1 | Administrator | Idea Lab | Program #177

Sarah Loge, College of Charleston, logesj@cofc.edu Ryan Powell, University of Alabama, rrpowell@sa.ua.edu This session will begin with a look at how two campuses have navigated policies surrounding trans students and their participation in IFC fraternities. One campus with a potential member who physically was born as a female, but identifies as male and one campus with an active member who physically was born male, but is transitioning to female. After presenting these two case studies the session will be opened to participants to further discuss and develop ideas surrounding policy and how to support trans students in navigating fraternity and sorority participation. Participants will be able to identify national and campus-based resources to assist in the development of policy surrounding trans students. Participants will discuss potential challenges related to trans students participating in the fraternity and sorority community on their campus.

The Legacy of the Divine Nine Lives On

Mockingbird 1 | Educator | Panel Discussion | Program #178 Jennifer Jones, National Pan-Hellenic Council, jmjones@smu.edu Bonita Herring, Sigma Gamma Rho, grandbasileus@sgrho1922.org This program is design to allow represenatives from the nine historically African Fraternities and Sororities talk about why they are necessary today on college and university campuses and in the communities at large. They will provide insight on the value added they bring and the difference theyhave made and is makin all over the world. Particpants will have a better understanding of the past present and future of the organizations.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 LAMP 2014: Illuminating Best Practices with Empirical Data and Psychological Theory. Cumberland 6 | Researcher | Research Symposium | Program #179 Rodney Roosevelt, Indiana University Southeast, rwroosev@ius.edu Despite hazing having been identified as a critical issue in higher education, surprisingly few studies of national scope or solid theoretical grounding have been conducted. The Life Assessment and Motivation Project (LAMP) is a multisite, longitudinal investigation of factors influencing undergraduate behavior. The 2014 survey represents the experience of over 1200 fraternity men from 185 campuses covering a wide spectrum of institutional types. Behaviors of interest studied include hazing, academic performance, alcohol & drug use, and sexual attitudes and behaviors. Students were additionally administered a battery of psychological measures. An overview of results (including intensity and frequency of alcohol/drug use; sexual activity and attitudes; hazing attitudes) will be provided with thorough attention given to hazing. Extensive attention will be given to how students conceptualize hazing and how stakeholders can use that information to communicate more effectively with students. Professionals at all stages in their careers will benefit from this session. Participants will be able to use theory and emperical evidence provided to develop more effective programing at their home instutions and shape healthier student environments.

Bad for Business

Legends Ballroom F | Administrator | Traditional Presentation | Program #181 David Westol, Limberlost Consulting, Inc., David.Westol@gmail.com Wendi Kinney, State University of New York at Geneseo, kinney@geneseo.edu David Stollman, CAMPUSPEAK, Inc., kinney@geneseo.edu David.Stollman@gmail.com Underground or unrecognized groups have become more numerous and more intrusive in our communities. The reasons why recognition was suspended or the charter revoked--risk management, hazing, consistent behavioral issues--are often exacerbated over time. And, neighbors, municipalities and the university community do not distinguish between these groups and recognized organizations. Unrecognized groups are indeed bad for business. Our panel will share ideas, philosophies and practices relating to the closing of a chapter, the “gestation period” when an unrecognized group takes shape, and most importantly reducing the impact and effect of unrecognized groups within your campus and community while emphasizing the positive aspects of recognized organizations. Unrecognized groups are bad for business--ignoring them is not a solution. To understand the wide-reaching negative effect of unrecognized groups and therefore consider these a priority. To provide practical steps and procedures to reduce the influence and relevance of unrecognized groups.

ONE ACT: Sexual Violence Prevention through Bystander Intervention in Fraternities & Sororities

Putting All of Your Cards on the Table – How to Become a True Partner.

Brittney Bahlman, UNC Chapel Hill, bbahlman@email.unc.edu Kelli Raker, UNC Chapel Hill, raker@live.unc.edu

Byron Hughes, Virginia Tech, bahughes@vt.edu Samantha Mogab, Delta Gamma Fraternity, samantha@deltagamma.org Seth Irby, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, seth.irby@sigep.net

Legends Ballroom G | Educator | Traditional Presentation | Program #180

As the legal and political landscape surrounding sexual violence on college campuses continues to develop, institutions are focusing more on sexual assault prevention than ever before, especially through bystander intervention. What does this look like in fraternity and sorority communities? How do we empower our members to take an active role in sexual assault prevention? This session will share one campus’ experience partnering with campus wellness professionals to give fraternity and sorority members the knowledge, skills, and confidence to recognize the early warning signs of sexual violence and high risk drinking, and take preventive action in everyday life. You will learn about strategies for collaborating to advance wellness advocacy in your fraternity/sorority community, best practices in bystander intervention, successes and challenges of program implementation, and process and outcome evaluation data from fraternity and sorority participants, including changes in agreement with rape myths, bystander efficacy, willingness to help, and bystander behaviors. Participants will understand how to apply a bystander intervention model to sexual violence prevention education. Participants will be able to describe effective components of bystander intervention training program for fraternity and sorority members.

Cumberland 5 | Collaborator | Traditional Presentation | Program #182

Haven’t we always grown up hearing “honesty is the best policy”? Then why don’t we always practice it in our line of work? If you have ever felt unsupported or frustrated at the lack of transparency or honesty in a response received from a university or headquarters partner during a conduct violation, then join this discussion about how to ensure the best possible learning experience for your students during a conduct investigation. This solution-oriented discussion will highlight some of our personal experiences and lessons learned through partnering during the difficult times to decrease conflicting messages from university and headquarters partners and relieve the anxiety our students encounter navigating multiple processes. Participants will identify and discuss the obstacles both universities and headquarters face during times of conduct violations that inhibit the two from creating a strong partnership in support of student learning. Participants will explore best practices for creating a strong partnership during conduct investigations and determine ways to deepen relationships from the beginning.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #7 Continued Are You Asking the Right Questions?

How to Create Educational Initiatives for Collegiate Members: Examining Phi Muâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Radiance Program

Cumberland 2 | Advisor | Learning Experience | Program #183

Mockingbird 4 | Educator | How To | Program #184

Kimberly Novak, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, knovak@pikes.org Justin Angotti , Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, jangotti@pikapp.org

Elyse Gambardella, Phi Mu Fraternity, egambardella@phimu.org Jackie Gilpin Isaacson, Phi Mu Fraternity, jisaacson@phimu.org Jessica Sopko, Phi Mu Fraternity, jsopko@phimu.org

Ever wonder where you are supposed to store all those forms we require students to turn in? IF you have had a chance to get them placed on line then how long do you need to keep them? Event registration processes are often one the most under evaluated systems in our offices and yet they have the potential to be great tools for health and safety efforts. This interactive session will provide participants with insight into how to better use event registration as a risk mitigation tool OR empower you to stop calling it is a risk management process when it is simply info gathering. Strategies for balancing institutional responsibilities with work load limitations will be shared as will tactics for engaging chapter advisors in event planning process. Participants will be able to evaluate their current event registration process to determine if it is accomplishing what they desire or identify key aspects for a new process they are considering Participants will be able to create event registration or planning resources that will empower as well as challenge students to think critically about the chapter activities.

This summer, Phi Mu Fraternity overhauled programming for collegiate members. It was a joint effort among staff, volunteer officers and students, which was sometimes challenging as the priorities were different for the different stakeholders. The programming incorporates the values, mission and Ritual of the organization; utilizes student development theory; includes a post-assessment, and has a guide for chapters to plan beneficial programs throughout the academic year. Staff members who were charged with bringing the program to life will share the timeline, rationale for selected program themes, challenges overcome and a brief overview of the educational program and online app that students now use. Participants will identify strategies to create, implement and assess new, educational and innovative programming for undergraduate students. Participants will examine ways to collaborate with stakeholders to develop educational programming.

THURSDAY 12.04.14 Making Sense of Your IFC: How to Help Your IFC Without Doing All the Work Yourself

Will you be my Mentor? Intentionality in Creating Mentoring Relationships Cumberland 3 | Collaborator | How To | Program #186

Mockingbird 2 | Advisor | Traditional Presentation | Program #185

Tim Mousseau, CAMPUSPEAK, Inc., timothy.o.mousseau@gmail.com

Jason Hinson-Nolen, North-American Interfraternity Conference, jason@nicindy.org Kyle Martin, North-American Interfraternity Conference, kyle@nicindy.org Brittany Ankeny, North-American Interfraternity Conference, brittany@nicindy.org

Where mentoring may seem an implicit concept found within our organizations and essential to the growth of professionals, it is not always defined. Curating formal mentoring relationships, while requiring intentionality, provides strong foundations for professional growth. Mentoring relationships best thrive when all parties understand their roles, expectations, and the commitments that foster success. It is critical that as professionals we deliberately seek out mentors by adding structure to our sometimes informal relationships. Through this session, mentoring will be discussed through a structured lens, working to understand how it can be cultivated in professional settings, how to make the most of these relationships and in identifying how to create a culture of mentoring within our communities. Participants will learn how to extend this culture to students, thereby strengthening community based mentoring programs. Amazing mentoring relationships do not happen by chance, but are intentional built as explicit part of our communities. Define the use of expectations, goals, and consistency in shaping a formalized mentoring relationship Provide participants two, model processes they can utilize to cultivate office and community based mentoring programs.

Interfraternity Councils should bring chapters together and help them elevate their operations by focusing on shared values and responsibilities. But let’s be real: too many Interfraternity Councils don’t get it. Too often, we hear that IFCs “do nothing” or “aren’t working.” What can the concerned advisor do to make their IFC work in a way that leaves a meaningful impact? This session is designed to help you find the path to being a successful IFC advisor. The session will address public relations; data tracking; programming; recruitment; expansion; officer roles; judicial affairs; and IFC governing documents. Advisors will leave this session with an idea of what potential obstacles to expect from their IFC along with skills and techniques that empower IFC men to success. This session brings expertise from the previous two years of IFC work from the NIC staff and builds upon a similar session at last year’s Annual Meeting. Educate and inform IFC advisors about Interfraternity Councils’ roles and how to empower students to put those goals into action on campus. Discuss advising techniques for successful Interfraternity Councils that create better communities through their work.

What will you discover today? 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Annual Meeting Registration 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. AFAF Silent Auction - Final Phase 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. AFA Business Meeting 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Ed Block 8 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. General Session 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Networking Break 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. AFAF Silent Auction Item Pick-up 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Ed Block 9 5:30 – 7:15 p.m. Receptions 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Closing Banquet 9:30 – 11:30 p.m. Receptions

FRIDAY

FRIDAY 12.05.14 AFA Foundation Silent Auction Final Phase 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Broadway Pre-Function

Annual Meeting Registration

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Broadway Pre-Function

AFA Business Meeting

9:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Broadway Ballroom A-F Please visit BusinessMeeting.afa1976.org to review 2013 minutes, resolutions, and a digital copy of the Annual Report. Printed copies of the membership report and the financial report will be provided.

Educational Program Block #8 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Please see session descriptions on pages 48-49.

F eatured Program: Mental Health, the Military and the Transition to College Dr. M David Rudd, @UofMemphisPres 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Music Row 5

Throughout his career, Dr. M. David Rudd has been responsible in part for more than $18 million in research grant funding, including more than $3 million for research to help military populations through the U.S. Army/Department of Defense Military Operational Medicine Research Program. He has continued his affiliation with the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah as co-founder and scientific director, a role that has garnered much national attention. He has testified seven times before the U.S. Congress on issues related to veterans and suicide and is recipient of the 2014 Military Health Services Research Symposium (MHSRS) Research Award for suicide prevention among the military. Please see page17 for full program description.

Featured Program: Good Times: A Seasoned Professional’s Perceptive on the Fraternal Movement Greg Singleton Friday | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Music Row 6 Have you ever wondered what’s changed or stayed the same throughout the years within the fraternal community? Ever given thought to what senior administrators “actually” think about the Greek experience? And, as a graduate student or young professional, what can YOU do to get ahead in this field or perhaps “move on up” the ranks in higher education? Please see page17 for full program description.

AFA Foundation Silent Auction Item Pick Up 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Broadway Pre-Function

Educational Program Block #9 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Please see pages 50-51 for session descriptions.

Various Receptions 5:30 - 7:15 p.m.

General Session: College (Un)bound: Implications for Fraternity & Sorority Practioners Jeff Selingo, @JSelingo

Please see page 10 for details regarding various receptions.

Funded in part by the AFA Foundation in partnership with Delta Upsilon International Fraternity

Join us for the Closing Banquet as we honor the recipients of the Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Awards, the Robert H. Shaffer Award, the Jack L. Anson Award, and the Dr. Kent L. Gardner Award.

1:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Broadway Ballroom A-F

Networking Break

Closing Banquet

7:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Broadway Ballroom A-F

Various Receptions 9:30 -11:00 p.m.

Please see page 10 for details regarding various receptions.

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

FRIDAY 12.05.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #8 Why change fails.

Women In the Workplace-Understanding Today’s Environment for Tomorrow’s Leaders (FEA)

Broadway Ballroom G | Leader | Traditional Presentation | Program #187

Broadway Ballroom K | Leader | Learning Experience | Program #190

Dan Wrona, RISE Partnerships, dan@risepartnerships.com

Susan Zabriskie, Fraternity Executives Association, sszabriskie@aol.com Dawn Watkins, Plaid, LLC, dawn@beingplaid.com

As a profession, we constantly introduce new change initiatives, but the results regularly fall short of their original vision. How is it that so little has changed despite continuous effort over multiple decades? The answers lie in a number of models from other disciplines that explain what goes wrong and what it would take to advance the fraternity/sorority experience. Join us to learn from sociology, mathematics, economics, and other sciences what it takes to propagate new ideas, how individual decisions aggregate into collective action, how to find leverage in a challenging problem, how our change efforts will play out based on the dynamics of large, complex social systems, and more. The session will use real-life change efforts to illustrate how we can incorporate a number of new models into our work. List and explain at least three models for social change. Select models that are relevant to current initiatives and describe how they inform change efforts.

T hat’s Not How Any of This Works: The Psychology of Student Decision-Making Broadway Ballroom H | Educator | Traditional Presentation | Program #188 Justin Angotti, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, jangotti@pikapp.org Lori Hart, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, lhart@pikapp.org Have you ever heard a student, alumnus, or volunteer say, “The other chapters on this campus are far worse than us”? What about, “We’re just waiting for the seniors to graduate, so we can make the changes we want”? Perhaps you’ve heard, “They’re my brothers/sisters; they would never lie to me.” Or a common refrain, “They didn’t have to participate if they didn’t want to.” And did you ever just want to stop and say, “That’s not how any of this works?” In this session, we will not only explore the research on group dynamics, social norms, and other forces that shape our decision-making on a daily basis, but also provide professionals with best practices for incorporating this research into everyday conversations. Participants will be able to incorporate relevant research on the psychology of decision-making into conversations with students, alumni, and volunteers. Participants will be able to identify practical applications for the research prevented in order to positively impact individual and group decision-making.

Ask Us Anything: Professional Perspective From Your Boss’ Boss Broadway Ballroom J | Leader | Panel Discussion | Program #189

Jeremiah Shinn, Boise State University, jeremiahshinn@boisestate.edu Stephannie Bailey, Matrix Achievement, sbailey@matrixachievement.com Justin Kirk, Delta Upsilon, kirk@deltau.org Kelly Jo Karnes, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, kkarnes@siue.edu As young or aspiring fraternity/sorority professionals, it can be daunting to engage in REAL conversations with your boss (and your boss’ boss). This honest and unfiltered panel discussion provides you with an opportunity to learn what we’ve learned, to ask the questions you might not normally ask, and to discuss what really matters as you begin your journey toward becoming a great professional. Participants will interact with HQ and campus professionals who are among the leaders in their field Participants will engage in honest and transparent dialogue about what it means to become a great professional.

“Power is like being a being a lady...if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t” so quipped Margaret Thatcher about women in leadership. This session will focus on best practices and recent research about women in the workplace. Armed with latest trends, participants are encouraged to share their case studies for group consideration and facilitation. This program is sponsored by the Fraternity Executives Association (FEA). Particpants will learn latest research trends about women in the workplace ( example - hiring, pay and performance) to create context for their career path planning. Participants will apply best practices and recent research to their own career trajectory and consider implications.

E volving Fraternities & Sororities: Futuristic Discussions on Staying Relevant & Providing Meaning Cumberland 2 | Innovator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #191

Scott Reikofski, University of Pennsylvania, NASPA FSKC, reikofsk@upenn.edu Ron Binder, University of Pittsburgh-Bradford, NASPA FSKC, binder@pitt.edu As values based organizations, fraternities/sororities were, for decades, where students turned for leadership training, community engagement and learning/living values in the academy. But society and higher education have evolved and so those elements within Higher Education must evolve as well. The last two NASPA FSKC Interfraternal Summits, a “meeting of the minds” of SSAOs and fraternity/sorority executives, have reflected on our past but assertively considered the future of the fraternal institution. With technological advances, how will distance learning, social media and virtual worlds affect individual chapters, entire inter/national organizations, and those who advise and educate sorority/fraternity communities on campuses? What must we do to drive this evolution to stay relevant? This roundtable session will share elements of those conversations as well as provide opportunity for similar conversations among those on the frontline. Results of this roundtable will be shared at the 2015 Interfraternal Summit. Participants will bring their own experience and predictive imaginations to actively engage in futuristic predictive conversation. Outcomes from the program discussion will prepare participants to adapt to the evolving nature of their organizations.

Increasing Engagement Through e-Learning: Impactful Fraternity/Sorority Chapter Advisor Training Cumberland 3 | Advisor | Traditional Presentation | Program #192 Justin Shukas, University of Oregon, jshukas@uoregon.edu Lindsay Ritenbaugh, DePaul University, lritenba@depaul.edu Wes McCormack, OrgSync, Inc., wes@orgsync.com Virtual communities can assist in the training and support of fraternity/sorority chapter advisors. Accessible, convenient, online cohorts allow for learning, collaboration, and sharing of best practices in real time. e-Learning initiatives increase personal growth while providing greater opportunity to customize training based on needs of the organization and/or chapter advisors. These virtual workspaces are economical, measurable, and easily adaptable for commuting advisors who have limited time and access to on-campus meetings and activities. Participants will have an understanding of the influence of technology and e-Learning on chapter advisor/volunteer engagement and training.

FRIDAY 12.05.14 In Your Write Mind: Writing Techniques for Getting Published

The Return of Fraternal Extremes

Liz Osborne, Eastern Kentucky University , elizabeth.osborne@eku.edu Heather Kirk, Zeta Tau Alpha , heather-kirk@zetataualpha.org

Alex Brown, University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, abrown@uwlax.edu Brandon Cutler, Purdue University, bcutler@purdue.edu

Is getting published part of your professional dream? Have you ever wanted to write but didn’t know where to start? Writing articles for publication can help you grow as a professional, but as important, it helps to contribute new knowledge to our field. In this program, the editors of the AFA publications Perspectives and Essentials will provide effective and creative writing techniques for publications. We’ll discuss how to overcome barriers to writing and explore how to build the self efficacy necessary to get published. Attendees will employ creative writing techniques in a future article submission. Attendees will recognize their own self efficacy, utilizing their skills, knowledge and research to submit a high-quality article for publication within the next year.

What’s the one idea you’ve always wanted to implement in your work with fraternities and sororities? What do you think needs to happen to take your organizations and students to the next level? What if our tradition-heavy environment was also known for being the most innovative place on campus? The fraternal movement is filled with organizations with amazing stories and high ideals. But are we living up to that legacy? Join us for The Return of Fraternal Extremes, where we come together to dream big, discuss ways to foster innovation, and develop strategies to turn those big ideas into an awesome reality. Our organizations are designed to change the world. Together, we can help each other, our students, organizations, and communities redefine our future. Participants will identify sources and opportunities to develop a culture of innovation in their daily work. Participants will create their “big idea” and develop a strategy of implementation to help turn ideas in action.

Cumberland 4 | Researcher | Traditional Presentation | Program #193

Wait, I’m liable for what?: How to know if your actions are covered by insurance Cumberland 5 | Advisor | Traditional Presentation | Program #194 Christopher Cole, James R. Favor & Company, chris@jrfco.com Suzette Walden Cole, SWC Speaks, swcspeaks@gmail.com David Westol, Limberlost Consulting, david.westol@gmail.com Bonny Boutet-Shade, UNC-Charlotte, bboutet@uncc.edu Do you ever feel like students are finding new ways to place themselves, or others, in difficult or potentially dangerous situations? Part of an ever changing campus culture is the ability to know what current exposures and liabilities are occurring on the college campus. This session will arm you with the tools to address and confront difficult and dangerous situations, liability and risk in a preventive way. Through examining pinnacle claims and lawsuits over the past year and the role social media played in them, we will discuss how to ensure your fraternity community is healthy and safe. Additionally, participants will gain a better understanding of what is, and is NOT covered through fraternity insurance programs, while arming you with questions to establish your coverage held as a professional in the field. Identify and leave with up to 10 questions to ask their supervisor about their employee insurance coverage. Gain a better understanding of exposures that are emerging as today’s lawsuits.

#OldSchool: The Power of Partnerships with Headquarters & Campus Professionals Mockingbird 1 | Collaborator | Panel Discussion | Program #195

Jennifer Jones Hall, Ball State University, jjoneshall@bsu.edu Amy Vojta, Rutgers University, vojta@echo.rutgers.edu Shelly Brown Dobek, North Carolina State University, sbdobek@ncsu.edu Mark Timmes, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, mtimmes@pikapp.org Judson Horras, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, jud.horras@beta.org Emily Olivares, Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority, eolivares@dphie.org Andrea Alhadari, Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority, aalhadari@dphie.org This program brings together seasoned headquarters staff and campus professionals to impart their decades of experience working together to create positive results in fraternity and sorority communities across the country. Facilitated by the staff at Delta Phi Epsilon International Sorority, panelists will share how they have communicated through the evolution of technology and how going “back to basics” is most effective. Acknowledging that certain forms of electronic communication and social media are necessary, participants will be reminded how interpersonal relationships are key to our ultimate end game: successful fraternity and sorority experiences. Understanding the most effective communication tools in creating strong partnerships with headquarters and campus based professionals. Learning how to build interpersonal relationships with fellow fraternity|sorority professionals for a common purpose.

Cumberland 1 | Innovator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #196

Educating the Whole Student: Wellness Programming as Prevention Education Cumberland 6 | Innovator | Traditional Presentation | Program #197

Allie Crouse, Delta Gamma Fraternity, Allie@deltagamma.org Kate Stanton, Delta Gamma Fraternity, collprogramming@deltagamma.org Reducing high risk behaviors among the fraternity and sorority members we support can feel like an insurmountable mountain to climb. It can appear as though no matter how creatively facilitated your harm reduction programming may be; the next risk-related crisis is looming around the corner. But what if the conversation focused less on training our students on policies and procedures, and instead focused more on building the foundation for a healthy lifestyle? What if we engaged our students from a wellness perspective instead of a risk management perspective? Perhaps doing so might make that insurmountable mountain more within reach. Join us for this session to learn how Delta Gamma Fraternity’s first wellness education program “Bronze, Pink, and YOU” is attempting to do just that. Participants will evaluate their campus’/organization’s wellness education programming and its integration into the fraternity/sorority experience. Participants will explore affordable wellness programming options that can be implemented immediately.

Young, Frustrated, and Idealistic: Harnessing our Professional Passions to Create Change Mockingbird 2 | Innovator | Idea Lab | Program #198

Tim Mousseau, CAMPUSPEAK, Inc., timothy.o.mousseau@gmail.com Kyle Hickman, Quinnipiac University, kyle.a.hickman@gmail.com Whether we always knew it or we stumbled into student affairs, it is common to see countless new professionals emerge every Annual Meeting who are driven to make changes within the AFA community. It is difficult to maintain this professional enthusiasm long-term when faced with the overwhelming challenge of changing a culture. Burnout happens quickly and it isn’t uncommon to lose track of peers. How can we guide the idealism of young professionals to intentionally build processes that drive change? Throughout this session, participants will join a community discussion on the changes we would like to see while working to understand what we can do as young professionals to get there. Presenters will create a ground-work for discussion built on organizational change-theory allowing participants to craft a vision for the future. This session will identify tips on avoiding burnout and generate steps meant to shape the path of our movement. Participants will be provided a professional environment to brainstorm solutions and positively consider the state of the fraternal/sorority movement. Participants will be provided the communication tools and structure for future guided conversations on industry change.

FRIDAY 12.05.14 EDUCATION BLOCK #9

Going beyond grades: Using institutional data to support chapters and communities

Starting a doctoral journey: Factors considered by FSA’s when deciding to pursue a doctorate. Mockingbird 2 | Researcher | Traditional Presentation | Program #201

Cumberland 2 | Researcher | Roundtable Discussion | Program #199

Megan Janasiewicz, Emory University, megan.jan@emory.edu

Trace Camacho, Michigan State University , camacho3@msu.edu Leslie Schacht, The University of Iowa, leslie-schacht@uiowa.edu

Deciding whether or not to pursue a doctorate is a life changing decision with multiple factors to consider. Time commitment? Cost? Institutional support? While every person has their individual reasons, fraternity and sorority advisors have commonalities in when, why, and what they consider. This presentation will introduce new, qualitative research on what factors fraternity and sorority advisors consider when deciding to pursue a PhD. Attendees will be able to identify the common factors that FSA’s consider when pursuing a PhD and will explore their own factors that they have or will consider in their own exploration process. Participants will be able to identify all of the factors that Fraternity and Sorority Advisors consider when deciding whether or not to pursue a doctoral degree.

Chapter and community grade reports can be helpful tools, but you shouldn’t stop there. Many communities are beginning to realize the shear amount of data that institutions have about the students on campus. We will help you pull back the curtain and illustrate how two different institutions have utilized institutional data to asses and support their fraternity and sorority communities. Institutional data can help inform professionals about the students with which they work and can support professionals in making evidence based decisions. The presenters will provide participants with a variety of ideas about where this data may exist on your own campus and how you can gain access to what you data you could be utilizing. Having access to this information can help professionals build their capacity and ability to have a greater impact on student success. Participants will be able to identify the multitude of campus assessments that exists and the data they can access about their students and communities. Participants will learn innovative ways to use the data in order to best support their chapters or communities.

hy Unity Matters in Community: Creating inclusive Greek communities W through social justice education Cumberland 3 | Leader | Traditional Presentation | Program #200 Amy Long, University of Kansas, amylong@ku.edu Dustin Struble, University of Kansas, Dustin.b.struble@ku.edu Social Justice education can be a powerful tool in leadership education for fraternity and sorority members. Having an awareness of the social justice issues that face fraternity and sorority life – elitism, sexism, racism, etc. – can help student leaders better live their values while also creating a more inclusive environment within their chapters and communities. . In partnership with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, fraternity and sorority staff and students at the University of Kansas developed KUnity,a retreat that aligns Greek values and history with Social justice and leadership education. The retreat is providing students from across all councils a starting point for cultural understanding and helping to better prepare students for life in a diverse society. Participants at this program will learn about the development, implementation, and evolution of this program as well as findings based on assessment of the program over the past two years. Participants will gain understanding of the steps and partnerships needed to create a retreat like KU’s. Participants will learn what influence social justice programming can have on students perceptions and understanding of social justice issues.

Vivir mi Vida: The experiences of Latino Gay Men as Fraternity/Sorority Life Professionals Mockingbird 1 | Advisor | Panel Discussion | Program #202

Juan Guardia, Northeastern Illinois University, jrguardi@neiu.edu Nathan Olmeda, California State University, Fullerton, nolmeda@fullerton.edu Keith Garcia, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, kgarcia@launidadlatina.org Higher education scholars have examined LGBT experiences in fraternity and sorority life, yet there is minimal research on the lived experiences of gay, Latino fraternity members. The purpose of this presentation is to understand the complexity of the intersection of ethnicity and sexual orientation for students and professionals who identify as gay Latino fraternity men. Utilizing ethnic and sexual orientation identity models as their guiding framework, panelists will share their stories to better inform attendees. Implications and strategies for fraternity and sorority professionals will be discussed. Participants will gain an understanding for the complexity of the intersection of ethnicity and sexual orientation for students and professionals who identify as gay, Latino fraternity men. Professionals will have a better understanding about how holding these identities informs the practice of some of their peers within the profession.

Using the Senior Administrator Lens to Communicate the Value of Fraternities and Sororities Cumberland 6 | Administrator | Traditional Presentation | Program #203 Jason Bergeron, University of Houston, jberger@uh.edu Josh Schutts, University of West Florida, jschutts@uwf.edu Many of us are adept in communicating the value of fraternities and sororities in a way that makes sense to front-line staff. However, we are not as skilled in communicating the value of fraternity/sorority in a way that makes sense within an overall institutional context and to senior university administrators, including your senior student affairs officer and university chancellor/president. This program will use the lens of the SSAO and university president to frame metrics for success within fraternity/sorority life and will assist professionals in reframing how they understand and communicate student success to institutional decision-makers. Participants will analyze student success measures within the context of their own institution/organization and within salient higher education literature. Participants will redefine how success measures are identified and communicated within fraternity/sorority life.

FRIDAY 12.05.14 Sorority Legal Issues and Trends

From Board Room to Blackout and Beyond

Michelle Willbanks, Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women, michellew@pibetaphi.org Beth Stathos, Chi Omega Fraternity, bstathos@chiomega.com Cindy Stellhorn, MJ Insurance, cindy.stellhorn@mjinsurance.com Karyn Thomas, Sigma Gamma Rho, legaladvisor@SGRho1922.org

Leah Howell, University of Cincinnati, leah.howell@uc.edu

Cumberland 4 | Advisor | Traditional Presentation | Program #204

Advising sororities becomes more complex and challenging each year. Threats of litigation and desire for ‘control’ over student organizations have replaced common sense conversations, reasoning and problem solving. In addition to a myriad of new legal regulations from state, local and federal agencies, it can become confusing, difficult to navigate and can seem to conflict with other policies. Based on a wide range of expertise and many years working with sororities and campuses, the presenters will provide an overview of the current legal issues and trends to help participants understand the ever changing legal challenges faced by sororities and specific to campus professionals who work with and advise sororities. Participants will receive and overview and working knowledge of legal issues on a college campus specific to advising sororities. Participants will learn a framework for campus professionals working with sorority chapter members, local advisors, inter/national volunteers and headquarters staff.

Learning From Our Leaders: Coalition Volunteers Share Insights and Best Practices Music Row 4 | Leader | Panel Discussion | Program #205

Carrie Whittier, Valparaiso University, carolyn.whittier@valpo.edu Since the Fraternity & Sorority Coalition Project was founded in 2007, over 75 campus visits have been conducted by teams of expert volunteers. Several individuals have served many times and therefore have had a great degree of exposure to fraternity and sorority communities across the country. In this session, a panel of these prolific volunteers will share what they have observed over and over, including strengths and challenges and best practices for community and council development. They will also share examples of outcomes experienced by recent Coalition clients as testament to the program review process. Participants will be able to associate experiences and opportunities on their own campus with those reviewed by the Coalition. Participants will have a better understanding of the value of program review for their fraternity/sorority community.

Cumberland 5 | Researcher | Research Symposium | Program #206 Many of us have had that moment! The moment where you are so in awe of the talent, skill, and ability of a student leader in your community, you are certain you are witnessing a person who will change the world. And then comes the moment when you realize this same rock star student is chatting at the close of the meeting and are planning their weekend black out. It is then that you find yourself asking the complex question of “why”? How does one explain the disparate behavior students, who despite success in many other arenas are making intentional decisions to engage in high-risk behaviors, in particular alcohol use? This session will explore a study of this phenomenon and provide participants with a framework to engage students in discussion around decision making and identity rooted in current study results. Participants will be introduced to Identity Development Theory and it’s relevance to current student’s decision making processes. Participants will learn and practice skills to engage students in conversations about high-risk decisions through motivational interviewing.

The Fraternity/Sorority Professional and the Behavioral/Threat Assessment Team Cumberland 1 | Collaborator | Roundtable Discussion | Program #207 Adam Lindberg, James Madison University, lindbeae@jmu.edu Jim McConnel, James Madison University, mcconnjw@jmu.edu As students in mental and physical distress become a focus for college and university administrators, the behavioral/threat assessment team serves as a source of support and collaboration. Traditionally staffed with members of the campus health center, counseling center, judicial affairs/accountability, and campus police/safety, these teams aim to connect troubled students to campus resources. But to what extent do they fully understand the needs and issues of the campus community? This roundtable will offer attendees an opportunity to discuss their campus’ behavioral/threat assessment team structure and to examine the role of the fraternity/sorority professional on a campus behavioral/threat assessment team, identifying the benefits of this service to both the institution and the professional. Attendees will be able to identify the institutional benefits of the fraternity/sorority professional’s presence on a behavioral/ threat assessment team.

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Thad M. Doyle | The University of Akron

2015 Board of Directors President

Veronica (Hunter) Moore | Temple University

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