1998 Volume 121 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

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More than leaders
Undergraduates improving their chapters and their communities
by Nathan Thomas, director of chapter services
Iune 25-29 marked another annual Phi
Delta Theta Leadership College in
Oxford, Ohio. Over 500 Phis from
3ss the United States and Canada
gathered at Miami University for Phi
Delta Theta's flagship educational
program.
In his last year as "Dean of the Leadership
CoUege," Jim Hoppe, McMaster '87,
lead a strong curriculum. Brother Hoppe
has been the dean for four years.
The College opened with a sesquicentennial
celebration as brothers followed a
candle-lit pathway to the base of Elliott
Hall. While the night wasn't as brisk as it
was that night of
December 26,
1848, the spirit of
that night could
still be felt. Brothers
rededicated
themselves to the
commitments of
The Bond and
charged themselves
with the ideals of
the founders. "I am
Robert Morrison
and to you I pass
Leadership College
July 25-29,1998
Miami Unlversityj
Oxford, Ohio
this torch, be it yours to hold it high," was
the charge led forth firom the base of the
founding of Phi Delta Theta as portraits
of the founders glowed down on the participants.
Professional speakers Patti Holmes (on
motivation. The Spirit of Leadership),
Mike Green (on alcohol and substance
abuse, Greeny's Alcohol Assessment),
Sparky Reardon, Mississippi '72 (on
Phikeia education. Whip Me, Beat Me,
I'm a Pledge), Kathy Hiunphrey (on diversity.
Self Formation), and Maureen
Syring (on motivation. The Time Is Now)
lead the general sessions. The 18 hour
days also included Leadership College
chapter meetings, educational sessions.
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ritual reviews, and community service
throughout the greater Oxford area.
Participants were divided into Leadership
College "chapters" which consist of
about 25 phis from different chapters
throughout the realm of Phi Delt. The
College also included chapter advisory
board training for alumni and the ambassador
program. Ambassadors are veteran
Leadership College participants
selected to return to the College for advanced
training and development.
While all work and no play makes for
a dull Leadership College, participants
were up until the wee hours of every
morning sharing Fraternity
experiences,
enjoying tropical trips
(thanks to hypnotist
and entertainer Mark
Pittman), gambling
their Phi bucks, playing
PhiSports, and being
guests of the Cincinnati
Reds as they took on
the Atianta Braves. The
upset of the College
had to be the "Phikeia
Chapter" taking first
place in the intertube water polo tournament.
From the wmning team, three had
been initiated into the Fraternity only a
few hours earlier in the day.
The City of Oxford proclaimed the
event Phi Delta Theta Week in Oxford.
"...To promote the ideas of scholarship,
service to others, leadership, personal
development, and fraternal values and
ethics to its diverse membership," as the
proclamation read.
The program was sponsored in part by
generous donations from the Phi Delta
Theta Educational Foundation. To be a
part of next year's College as a donor,
faculty member, or participant contact
the General Headquarters.
http://w\\'w.phidelt-ghq.com
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