Shifting gears for the summer

Just as our undergraduate brothers shift gears from school to a summer job or internship, the GHQ staff welcomes the change in pace as well.

During the school year, much of the staff's time is spent on chapter visits, Red Letter Day reports, Founders Day celebrations, new chapter installations, and various committee meetings.

Now that school has ended for the majority of our chapters, the leadership consultants are off the road and we can spend time planning and preparing for summer projects and conferences like the Emerging Leaders Institute.

Examples of summer projects include updating officer manuals, creating the new Red Letter Day calendars, and reviewing award applications. Each consultant is also given a few projects relating to the Emerging Leaders Institute. Whether it be Phi Sports, transportation logistics, faculty orientation, binder preparation or Phi Cafe, each consultant works hard to ensure those who travel to Oxford for ELI have an outstanding experience.

One of the toughest things to do is to say good-bye to those leadership consultants who are finishing their two-year employment with us. Brothers Adam Cegavske, Kerrie Herren and Tim Bynum finish their service on Thursday, May 31. We will miss their hard-work, dedication, and positive attitudes. Each of them is leaving with a solid future and we wish them the best of luck.

A welcome change is the addition of our newest leadership consultants. Five recent graduates will be joining us in mid-June to begin their training program. They include: Daniel Holman (Nevada-Reno), Keith Wysocki (Nebraska), Jacob Kingdon (Lawrence), Dustin Strubble (Chico), and Kevin Bazner (Robert Morris). These five men will join our three senior consultants Johnathan Talcott (South Dakota), Ben Dictus (Lawrence), and Ken Colby (LaVerne) to round out our eight-man consultant staff.

Two of the new consultants will be joining Brother Talcott as leadership consultants dedicated to the expansion area. Director of Expansion Steve Good is ready to bring Phi Delta Theta back to the campuses of Utah, Michigan State, Oregon, and Butler next year.

Enjoy the shift that your summer brings. Remember, Go far...