Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Reflections on the Pyramid Leadership Institute: The Student Perspective

Below is an article written by Anthony Krake, TE F10 for the NJIT student newspaper, The Vector.

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On Saturday January 22, Tau Delta Phi hosted its 2nd Annual national leadership conference, the Pyramid Leadership Institute in the New Jersey Institute of Technology Campus Center. Around 80 Tau Delts from our active chapters and colonies - plus executive council members from around the country - attended the event, which discussed everything from the preservation of fraternal rituals all the way to the future of Tau Delta Phi.

This eight-hour event consisted of multiple breakout sessions where alumni, new members, and general members discussed different topics involving the fraternity as a whole and had an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions to their national officers about the roads they would like to take in the future. Each group also had individual discussions about their personal role in bettering the fraternity for the new era of Greek Life.

To help understand where fraternities will be heading, Mr. Greg Hauser, a renowned New York attorney who specializes in fraternity affairs, presented his speech, “The Future of Greek Life.” His speech explained where fraternities have been, where they are going, and the actions that must be taken to help them survive and prosper.

The leadership institute was a great success in helping Tau Delta Phi continue its 64-year standing at NJIT, as well as help future development and expansion of the fraternity. Leadership is one of the most important qualities to have, and Tau Delta Phi uses events like these to ensure their fraternity builds leaders within every member.

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If you have positive experiences from the Pyramid Leadership Institute that you want to share, do so now! We want to hear from all of you about how you are using the Institute to make your chapter and colony better.

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