THE SECOND ANNUAL BEL ONGI NG, EQU I T Y, DI V ER SI T Y A N D I NCLUSION
Summit
By Director of Education Jenny Campfield
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In February 2022, more than 2,000 members of the Gamma Phi Beta family gathered virtually for the second Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (BEDI) Summit. The BEDI Summit was established in February 2021 for the sole purpose of creating a more just, equitable and loving Gamma Phi Beta. This ambitious task of moving Gamma Phi Beta toward a more inclusive sisterhood is accomplished by providing members with access to keynote speakers, interactive breakout rooms facilitated by industry-leading facilitators, dialogue with Sorority leaders, digital educational resources and more.
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2022 BEDI SUMMIT CHANGES The second iteration of the BEDI Summit incorporated a variety of changes in response to attendee feedback following the inaugural event. These changes included: • Dividing programming over two days to create a more accessible event schedule. • Providing access to Day One programming at no cost to all collegians whose chapters successfully registered all required attendees.
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Creating a brand new Day Two curriculum designed to empower chapter and volunteer leaders to engage with their leadership roles from a BEDI lens. Offering new educational content based on attendee requests. This included content on sex, gender, gender identity and orientation, strategies for creating change, intersectionality and more. Including a live panel with Gamma Phi Beta leaders to enable attendees to participate in a conversation with organizational leaders. Providing attendees multiple avenues for giving feedback, including a live Q&A feature, three event assessments, a postevent follow-up and questions asked through the general Gamma Phi Beta email. Giving organizational updates on BEDI work taking place at the chapter, regional and international levels.
