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2008 FEA Annual Meeting Schedule

"Make It Happen"


July 8th, Tuesday
6:30-8:30pm                FEA Board of Directors Dinner

 

July 9th, Wednesday - Friendship

8:00am-12:00pm          FEA Board Meeting

7:30am-12:30pm          New Exec Orientation

12:00-6:30pm              Registration

2:00-5:00pm                Sponsor Registration

12:30-1:30pm              FEA Board & New Executives Luncheon (by invite only)

2:00-4:00pm                FEA Business meeting (Executives)

2:00-4:00pm                Educational Sessions (Staff)

2:00-3:00pm               

  • Teaching fraternity chapters and colonies how to recruit - Josh Orendi/Matt Mattson
  • Teaching sorority chapters and colonies how to recruit - Jess Gendron
  • Today's Undergraduate Membership Development
    Initiatives and Programs - Jeremiah Shinn
  • Being an Effective Internal Consultant - Dave Westol

3:00-4:00pm               

  • Today's Undergraduate Membership Development
    Initiatives and Programs - Jeremiah Shinn
  • Rolling Out and Marketing Educational Programming - Richard Harrison Bailey Agency
  • The Business Side of Fraternity and Sorority Housing - Tim Pitcher, Emperor Group
  • Turning the Sleeve Inside Out: Managing Your Supervisor - Dave Westol

4:15-5:15pm                General Session - Brian Gray, Media Sauce

6:15-7:00pm                Reception

7:00-10:00pm              Opening Banquet

6:30-10:00pm              Children’s Dinner - Camp Doral


July 10th, Thursday – Professional Education

8:00-1:00pm                Registration

8:15-9:45am                General Session - FIPG

10:00am -12:30pm       Educational Sessions

10:00-10:45am

  • Volunteer Recruitment (for execs only)
  • Learning and Development of Collegiate Women - Dr. Laura Osteen
  • Unpacking Leadership & Leadership Development - Dr. Scott Allen
  • Special Event Planning/ How to make a meeting Green - Carol McCormick, Experient
  • So you lost the Dog and Pony Show – what do you do next and how do you work with the campus? - Andrea Gaspardino, Emory & Linda Wardhammar, AFA

11:00-11:45am

  • Working with Board (or Bored) Members and the Board Bully/Baby (for execs only) - Dave Westol
  • Understanding Campus Judicial Systems - Tony Blanton
  • Leadership Development Resources - Dr. Scott Allen
  • Identifying, Recruiting, and Closing the Deal on Your First Class of Members - Woody Woodcock and Matt Arnold
  • Recruiting volunteers for local boards - Scott Mietchen

12:00-12:45pm

  • Training your Board of Directors (for execs only)
  • Re-engaging Alumni/Alumnae Into the Life of the Fraternity/Sorority
  • Creating a Sense of Purpose Within Our Newest Chapters and Colonies - Woody Woodcock
    and Matt Arnold
  • Understanding the Process of Selecting an Audit Firm - Tim Duvall, Katz Sapper & Miller, CPA
  • It's All About Balance! Communicating with Members, Parents, and Alumni through Facebook, Email, Text Messaging and the Web! - Matt Hintze

9:00am-12:30pm          Sponsor Registration

10:00am-4:00pm          Exhibit Set Up

1:00-2:30pm                Sponsors luncheon

2:30-5:00pm                Sponsor Registration

2:45-3:45pm                Educational sessions

  • Fraternity & Foundation Board Relationships - James Owens, The Pursuant Group
  • Hiring the Best - Recruiting 1st Year Staff - Brad Karsh, JobBound
  • Retention Issues in Sororities
  • Thinking Through Leadership Development - Dr. Scott Allen
  • 23 Ways to Detect Hazing - Dave Westol

5:00-10:00pm              Trade Show and Buffet Dinner

5:00-10:00pm              Children’s Dinner - Camp Doral


July 11th, Friday

6:45-12:30pm              Golf Tournament (The Red Course)

8:00-11:00am               Tennis Tournament

9:00-11:00am               Spa Outing

1:30-3:30pm                Networking with Sponsors/Trade Show

3:45-4:45pm                Sponsors Reception

6:30-9:30pm                Section dinners

Past Presidents

Executive Directors      

Staff Members

 

July 12th, Saturday - Advocacy

8:30-9:30am                 Sorority Executive Director Breakfast

8:15-9:30am                 Building partnerships with Higher Education Professionals

9:45-10:45am

  • How to Implement a True Recruitment Coaching Philosophy within your Organization (for men’s groups execs and staff) - Josh Orendi, Matt Mattson, Phired Up
  • Open Space Discussion - Training your Fraternity Consultants - Karl Grindle
  • Open Space Discussion - Training your Sorority Consultants - Kelly Hurst
  • Licensing, Trademarks, and Merchandise Sales - Dan Shaver, Affinity Group
  • Selling the Greek Movement to Non-Greeks

11:00-12:00pm

  • General Session: The future of Greek life and Higher education in the 21st Century/Proving the value of fraternity/sorority membership through assessment - Dr. Mark Frederick/Stevan Veldkamp

12:15-1:15pm

  • Negotiating and Executive Employment Contract
  • The Basics of Assessment - Stevan Veldkamp
  • Managing to Lead, a manager’s guide to success - Brad Karsh, JobBound
  • Understanding hotel contract terminology - Shannon Frank, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts

1:15-2:00 pm                Buffet Lunch

2:00-3:00pm                Closing FEA Business meeting

6:00-7:00pm                Reception

7:00-9:30pm                Closing Banquet

6:30-9:30pm                Children’s Banquet – Camp Doral

 

 


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