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Schedule
*Ballroom C
Locations for sessions are listed with presentation
overviews on the following pages.
Recommendations are given for specific chapter
officer positions as to which sessions to attend.
However, these are only recommendations. You are
free to choose which sessions to attend based on
what you believe you will gain from those sessions.
8:30 a.m.—9:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m.—10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.—11:20 a.m.
11:30 a.m.—12:20 p.m.
12:30 p.m.—1:30 p.m.
1:40 p.m.—2:30 p.m.
2:40 p.m.—3:30 p.m.
Registration
Keynote: David Westol*
Session 1
Session 2
Lunch*
Session 3
Session 4
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Keynote Speaker: David Westol
Dave Westol (@Limberlost1)
is the founder, owner, and
CEO of Limberlost Consult-
ing.
Dave is an alumnus of Michi-
gan State University and the
Detroit College of Law. His
involvement with fraterni-
ty/sorority life includes serving as recruitment chair and new
member educator for his chapter and Vice President for
Communications and President of the MSU Interfraternity
Council. Following his graduation from Michigan State he
served five years as a regional volunteer and eight years as
a national officer for his fraternity. He then served for 18
years as Chief Executive Officer of Theta Chi. He also
served as an assistant director of student activities and ad-
visor to fraternities at MSU while attending law school.
Dave is licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan
and is a member of the Michigan Bar. He is a member of
the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and
received Certified Association Executive status in 1997.
Dave served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Kala-
mazoo County, Michigan for nine years before becoming
CEO of his fraternity. He served as President of the Fraterni-
ty Executives Association from 2002-2003 and has served or
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continues to serve on the boards of directors for FIPG
(Fraternal Information and Programming Group), Haz-
ingPrevention.org, Gamma Sigma Alpha, the North Ameri-
can Interfraternal Foundation and the Association of Frater-
nal Leadership and Values (AFLV).
Dave has made presentations on over 420 campuses and
at over 300 national men’s and women’s fraternity and so-
rority events. He has nearly twenty national fraternities and
sororities as clients for services ranging from board orienta-
tion, governance and governing document review, risk
management, alumnae/alumni corporation develop-
ment and chapter membership reviews, of which he has
participated in or overseen over 90.
Dave has officiated high school football in Michigan, Penn-
sylvania and Indiana. He began his 27th season as a foot-
ball official in August of 2012 and his seventh as Referee.
He has worked as an official at the D-II and D-III college lev-
els. He served three years as co-chairman of the Indiana
Officials Association football section—the IOA is the largest
of over 20 associations in Indiana—and now co-chairs the
New Football Officials program. His officiating crew ad-
vanced to the Sectional Final game level in 2011.
Dave was honored with the Gold Medal from the North
American Interfraternity Conference for service to the inter-
fraternal community in April of 2012. He received the Silver
Medal from the Conference in 1995.
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Session 1 & Session 2 Executing a Quality New Member
Education Program
James Crawford
SUB 221
Attendees should be willing and able to discuss effective plan-
ning techniques; develop a new member education plan; devel-
op a communication plan with alumni, new members, university
staff, parents, and other stakeholders concerning event activities,
outcomes, etc.
Recommended for: New Member Educator, Membership,
President, Vice President
Scholarship: Improving Chapter Academics and In-
creasing Chapter GPA
Michael Ayalon
SUB 224
Understand where the Greek community stands in relation to the
University for academics, to develop a sound scholarship pro-
gram in the chapter, set academic goals, and to improve time
management skills.
Recommended for: Scholarship, New Member Educator, Vice
President, President
Finance in Fraternity and Sorority Life
Don Anderson
BALLROOM D
Students can expect to learn:
the ABCs of creating and monitoring a chapter budget;
forming 990 Informational Returns and succession planning;
best practices for banking, security, and purchases including
incompatible duties, as well as internal monitoring;
personal financial mentoring-basics, best practices, and
building and maintaining a credit rating
Recommended for: Treasurer, President, Vice President, New
Member Educator, Scholarship
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Session 1 & Session 2 Continued...
Secret Rituals, Public Taglines: What they say, mean,
and how they inform our choices
Cara Sutcliffe
BALLROOM B
Attendees will leave this session having thought about what their
organization's ritual and tagline leads others to expect of them as
members and what those expressions of Greek values mean in
their daily lives.
Recommended for: Ritual Chair, Standards/Judicial, President,
Vice President
Recruitment 101
Ryan Armstrong
BALLROOM A
This program will discuss the systems and practices needed to
have an effective recruitment committee all year. Topics dis-
cussed will be organizational methods, key performance indica-
tors, and conversation strategy.
Recommended for: Recruitment, Membership, President
Social Media
Michelle Stepp
PARLIAMENTARY ROOM
Both your personal and organization’s brand and reputation are
everything. Don’t blow it on a 2 second tweet! Learn more
about using social media to benefit you and your organization’s
image. Have a conversation with a member of MTSU’s social me-
dia team about where they are, what they see and where it may
or may not take you.
Recommended for: Community Relations, Public Relations
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Session 1 & Session 2 Continued... Bystander Intervention
Barbara Scales
BALLROOM E
You are at a party. During the past hour you notice one of your
male friends has been talking to a young woman. They seem to
be having a good time but it is clear that the woman has had
too much to drink. At one point your friend walks by you and you
hear him say he is just going to get her “one more” and “that
should be enough.” A few minutes later you see him put his arm
around the young woman and start to lead her upstairs. What do
you do? This interactive session will give you tools to STEP UP and
SPEAK OUT after all It's On Us. Come learn how to be an active 3-
D bystander.
Recommended for: New Member Educator, Membership,
President, Risk Manager, Standards/Judicial
Accountability: Not Easy but Necessary
Austin Arias
SUB THEATRE
Holding you membership accountable is essential in ensuring that your
organization can grow and prosper. But this isn’t always easy. Your mem-
bers are your closest friends. This session will highlights ways you elevate
your peers and organization to a higher standard, while still maintaining
a balanced relationship between friend and officer.
Recommended for: President, Vice President, New Member
Educator, Standards/Judicial, Scholarship
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Session 3 & Session 4 Building On Success
Ryan Armstrong
SUB 221
This program addresses important topics related to officer transi-
tion and the definition of different leadership roles within a chap-
ter. Participants will gain a better understanding of transition strat-
egies and delegation of responsibility.
Recommended for: All Council Members
Because I know you - the value of Brother-
hood/Sisterhood
Megan Carter
SUB 224
Strong relationships are at the core of the fraternity/sorority expe-
rience. Participants will share ideas to foster strong chapter rela-
tionships, explore the value of brotherhood/sisterhood in chapter
success, and identify ways to overcome the challenges of teach-
ing this critical core value.
Recommended for: Membership, Social, Risk Management
Philanthropy and Community Service
Britt Pettigrew
BALLROOM A
We will discuss ways community service can: develop chapter
leadership, character, community, & values; be a powerful way
to build MTSU Greek life by exposing non-Greek students to one
of the true hearts of Greek life; transform the community (as well
as those that participate); and also hear about some of the
unique & fulfilling local areas to serve.
Recommended for: Philanthropy, Community Service, Member-
ship, Community Relations, Public Relations
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Session 3 & Session 4 Continued... Think Outside the Greek
Jackie Victory ft. October Henson
BALLROOM B
What image does your chapter have when it comes to relation-
ships on campus? In this session members of the Greek communi-
ty will learn why it is important to build relationships across cam-
pus. Students will be challenged to think outside of their organi-
zations to garner partnerships that will strengthen their chapters
and the Greek community.
Recommended for: New Member Educator, Member Develop-
ment, Recruitment, President, Vice President
Sexual Assault 101, Consent, and Bystander Interven-
tion
Michael Ayalon
BALLROOM D
Utilize the Greek Community to provide leadership, develop a
peer education approach, increase campus awareness of re-
sources available, develop a campus culturally sensitive cam-
paign for consent or bystander intervention, and educators
should know the steps to responding to survivors
Recommended for: President, Vice President, Standards/Judicial,
Risk Management
Alcohol: Knowing the Limits
Austin Arias
SUB THEATRE
As an officer, you are responsible for working towards a healthy
organization. This includes emphasizing safe behaviors when it
comes to alcohol. In this session, we will tackle topics like alcohol
consumption, knowing limits, signs of alcohol abuse and how to
address unsafe behavior in your chapter.
Recommended for: Risk Management, President, Vice President,
Social
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Session 3 & Session 4 Continued... Personal Branding/Leadership on a Resume
Dr. Janet McCormick
BALLROOM E
Helpful tips and advice regarding key communication aspects of
interview preparation, execution and follow-up including such
topics as: company research, resumes, cover letters, salary nego-
tiation, networking, and more! During this interactive session, par-
ticipants will have the opportunity to express job/internship seek-
ing concerns, to gain support and direction from a well-
established career guidance specialist, to showcase
skills/experiences gained from their leadership positions and to
motivate peers toward greater self-confidence in achieving ca-
reer goals.
Recommended for: All Council Members
How to Utilize Your Governing Council
James Crawford
PARLIAMENTARY ROOM
Attendees should be willing and able to discuss current tech-
niques they use to utilize their council effectively and what they
would want out of an effective council relationship. Attendees
should expect to brainstorm ways in which they can work in a
cohesive manner with their council.
Recommended for: President, Vice President, Treasurer
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Facilitator Bios Michael Ayalon is a successful business owner
and seasoned executive with a proven track rec-
ord of growing companies. In July of 2012, Michael
became the 7th Executive Director of Sigma Pi Fra-
ternity International, which was founded in 1897.
Michael is responsible for the effective administra-
tion of the International Fraternity with over 125
chapters and 78,000 living members from its head-
quarters in Lebanon, TN. Sigma Pi initiated their
100,000th member in March of 2014. His focus is to provide training, guid-
ance and innovative opportunities for leadership, social, academic, and
personal development.
Prior to joining Sigma Pi, Michael was the Chief Executive Officer and
Founder of an industry leading website design and search engine optimi-
zation company in New York with employees all over the world. Prior to
that, he was the Director of Finance for a $25M global Cisco Premier Part-
ner with offices in New York City, Amsterdam, and Bangalore. Michael's
key accomplishments include identifying and implementing cutting edge
technologies to produce better reporting, greater transparency, and
more efficiency to these organizations.
In November of 2014, Sigma Pi Fraternity purchased the historic Mitchell
House in Lebanon, TN as their new headquarters. This mansion built in
1906 was used by Castle Heights Military Academy from 1936 – 1986, and
then was used from 1997 – 2013 as the Cracker Barrel Headquarters. Mi-
chael lives in Franklin, TN with his wife Jennifer and their two children.
Connect with Michael on twitter - @SigmaPiExec
Megan Carter is a native of Murfreesboro, and
has a B.S. and M.S.T. from MTSU. She has been a
member of Alpha Delta Pi since 1977. Yes, she is
old, but she is also an excellent example of how
the fraternity/sorority experience can impact your
life, throughout your life.
Megan served her chapter as Finance and Chapter Advisor for 20
years. She currently serves as a Total Membership Education Di-
rector for District 2 (Tennessee, Kentucky, North and South Caroli-
na), overseeing New Member Educators. She is married with two
teenage boys.
Connect with Megan on Twitter - @Megan_C1851
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Facilitator Bios Austin Arias currently serves as the Assistant
Dean of Students at The University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga. In his role, Austin has the privi-
lege of working with the campus programming
board, student organizations and large scale
campus traditions. Previous to UTC, Austin was at
Illinois State University where he received his Mas-
ter of Science degree in higher education in 2013
and served as the graduate assistant for student
programming from 2011 - 2013. Austin received his Bachelor of Arts de-
gree in Mass Communications from the University of South Florida St. Pe-
tersburg in 2011. Originally from Tampa, Florida, Austin is proud brother of
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and actively serves the organization as a risk
management educator.
Connect with Austin on Twitter - @AustinArias.
Dr. Janet K McCormick earned her Bachelor
and Master degree’s in Speech Communication
from Eastern Illinois University and her Ph. D. in
Communication from Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale. She taught at Spalding University in
Louisville, Kentucky before spending 8 years
teaching abroad in London, Buenos Aires, and
Singapore. She joined MTSU in 2002 as an Intercul-
tural Communication Specialist and is the recipient of the
“Outstanding Teacher Award”, the “Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Award”, the “Outstanding Academic Advisor Award” and the
“Distinguished Educator in Distance Learning Award” for the rap-
idly growing Organizational Communication major/minor at
MTSU. Dr. McCormick conducts experiential Communication
Training Seminars regionally on such subjects as Intercultural
Communication, Gender and Communication and Leadership
and presents regularly at national and state conferences on such
topics as best practices in teaching through experiential learning
assignments, professional development through hands on train-
ing activities, application and assessment of effective leadership
and communication skills using personal reflection.
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Facilitator Bios Michelle Stepp serves as Associate Director
in the office of Alumni Relations at MTSU. Dur-
ing her 16 years at MTSU, she's organized eve-
rything from alumni chapters to awards pro-
grams to Homecoming, and scholarships. She
was the lead event planner for the MTSU Cen-
tennial Gala hosting 1200 alumni and
friends. She has been the advisor for Sigma Nu
fraternity, Order of Omega and other student groups and is cur-
rently advising the MTSU Student Ambassadors. She is responsible
for communication including the alumni website and is a member
of MTSU’s social media team. Personally, she is a national officer
for Sigma Kappa sorority focusing on public relations and social
media. She is a former lifestyle blogger where she worked on so-
cial media and Pinterest strategy with brands such as Hershey’s,
3M, Cheerios, Tiny Prints, Shutterfly, Party City, etc.
Connect with Michelle on Twitter - @MichelleBStepp
James Crawford is a graduate of the Uni-
versity of North Carolina- Wilmington with a
degree in Athletic Training and is a member of
The Delta Chi Fraternity. As an undergraduate,
he served as a Founding Father, Vice President
for two years, President for one year, and
served on many committees of the Wilmington
Chapter. Additional campus involvement ex-
periences ranged from being peer mentor,
Resident Assistant, Men’s 1in4 program member, and many more.
After graduating, he spent the year applying to graduate schools
trying to decide between entering the medical field or higher ed-
ucation while gaining work experience. He then decided to at-
tend the University of South Carolina to earn his Master's of Educa-
tion while serving in their Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life as a
graduate assistant. James now currently serves a Coordinator of
Greek Life at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN working with the
Interfraternity Council, the IFC membership organizations, and
serving on committees within the Dean of Students. In his spare
time he likes to read, build things, hang out with his girlfriend and
dog, and explore around Tennessee.
Connect with James on Twitter - @Padfoot20
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Facilitator Bios Ryan Armstrong graduated from the University
of Iowa in 2012 with a Bachelors of Arts in Commu-
nication Studies. He immediately began working on
the Sigma Pi Fraternity Staff. He travelled for a year
as an Educational Leadership Consultant for the
Southern Region before accepting a position as an
Expansion Consultant, during which time he assist-
ed in the recruitment and colonization of new
groups at the university of South Florida and the
University of San Diego. He currently works as Direc-
tor of Expansion for the fraternity, identifying and
securing new growth projects and managing the expansion staff."
Connect with Ryan on Twitter - @ryandarmstrong
Barbara Scales has 18 years of social welfare
and adult learning experience; currently, Barbara
is the Director of the June Anderson Center for
Women & Nontraditional Students at Middle Ten-
nessee State University. Barbara holds a Bachelor
of Arts in Psychology/Sociology and a Master of
Arts in Education and Counseling and is currently
working on her Ed.D in Learning and Leadership at
the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.
Barbara is a devoted wife to her husband of 11
years and loving mother to her 8-year-old son,
Isaiah. Her first passion is bringing awareness and educating others on
Social Welfare; secondly, is helping people “define their destiny and de-
velop their purpose”, and discovery their potential. Barbara’s motto in
life is, "Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words;
they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch
your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes
your destiny.”
Connect with Barbara on Twitter - @LadyB_04
Britt Pettigrew has served college students for
20 years with CRU. He weekly speaks at IFC on
leadership and comes alongside Greek students
& chapters that seek growth in areas of leader-
ship, personal, and spiritual development.
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Facilitator Bios Cara Ballard Sutcliffe has served Pi Beta Phi
as Grand Vice President Collegians since 2011. Her
chapter of initiation is Illinois Beta-Delta at Knox
College in Galesburg, IL. Cara holds a Bachelor of
Arts in biology and a Master of Science from Bay-
lor College of Medicine in human and molecular
genetics. She works at Vanderbilt University Medi-
cal Center as the manager of VANTAGE, Vander-
bilt Technologies for Advanced Genomics.
Don R. Anderson is the Director of Finance for
Sigma Pi Fraternity International, Inc. Don earned
a BBA in Management and MS in Accounting and
Information Systems from MTSU and an MBA from
Trevecca Nazarene University. He is a Certified
Public Accountant and Registered Accounting
Firm in Tennessee. He is an alumnus of Tennessee
Tau Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; a
Past Master and Secretary of Doric Masonic
Lodge 732 in Nashville; and a Knight Commander
of the Court of Honour of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
Jackie Victory is the Director of Student Or-
ganizations and Service at Middle Tennessee State
University, within the umbrella of the Center for
Student Involvement and Leadership, and over-
seas all student organizations that are officially
recognized by campus. She obtained her Bache-
lors of Business Administration with focuses on Mar-
keting and Marketing Management from the Uni-
versity of Tennessee at Martin, and her Masters of
Science in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
from Middle Tennessee State University.
Connect with Jackie on Twitter - @mtsuleadserve
Connect with Toby on Twitter - @OctoberHenson
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Allison Commings, Director
Donald Abels, Coordinator
Colin Blouin, Program Assistant
Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life www.mtsu.edu/fsl
Thank You
We want to thank David Westol and all of our facilitators for
being a part of this event! We also want to thank our IFC,
NPHC, and Panhellenic executive officers who helped the
event run smoothly. Finally, we want to thank all the chap-
ter officers in attendance. We hope you received valuable
information and practical suggestions that you can use in
your leadership role to promote growth in all aspects of
chapter life.