President's Leadership Experience

The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life is excited to announce that the 2013 President's Leadership Experience will be held January 11th-January 13th, 2013 at the Gold Coast Retreat Center in Lake Worth, FL!

Program Details:

• It is an expectation that the Chapter President ( as of January 2013) attend the President’s Leadership Experience. Please understand that sending another officer, in place of the Chapter President, will not be considered an option
• Food and lodging will be at no cost to participants (unless Chapter President fails to meet the set participation expectation).
• This program requires a substance free commitment from each participant.
• Participants will be sleeping on-site during the program.
• Participants are expected to be at all sessions during the President's Leadership Experience. You may not come and go as you please
• Student participants must arrive no later than 7pm on Friday evening (1/6) and will depart by 1pm on Sunday afternoon (1/8)

The President’s Leadership Experience is designed to provide an comprehensive experience that will help prepare presidents to lead their chapters & councils. The objectives of the program are to:

• Discuss the leadership components that drive the internal operations of a high-performing fraternity/sorority
• Practice the leadership skills necessary for upholding the values associated with fraternal membership and for achieving success as Chapter Presidents
• Demonstrate leadership techniques that promote accountability, adherence to standards, true self-governance, and empowerment of members.
• Discuss the role of a leader and Chapter President in identifying and addressing the critical issues of the chapter and the FAU fraternity & sorority community.
• Devise and implement concrete strategies for participants to apply PLE program components toward the betterment of themselves, their chapters, and their community.

The President’s Leadership Experience is a weekend -long experiential learning program that will help prepare chapter and council presidents to lead their organizations to new, higher level of performance. The PLE follows an institute philosophy, meaning that all participants in attendance will have a shared experience. The curriculum will feature hands-on experiential learning activities, leadership theory exploration, small group processing, and individual-focused reflection. Small group meetings are designed to allow participants to explore ideas and issues more fully in a more secure/safe setting.  All sessions will be led by fraternity & sorority professionals.

After completion of this program our chapter and council presidents will be able to discuss the leadership components that drive the internal operations of a model fraternity/sorority and practice the leadership skills necessary for upholding the values associated with fraternal membership and for achieving success as chapter presidents. They will be able to demonstrate leadership techniques that promote accountability, adherence to standards and true self-governance. In addition they will discuss their role as a leader and chapter president in creating positive change in your chapter and the FAU Fraternity & Sorority Community and devise and implement concrete short-term and long-term strategies for applying leadership, values and integrity to the betterment of their fraternity and sorority communities, their chapters and themselves.