Some Pictures from Macon

Chapter presidents spent the day in Macon, Ga visiting all the amazing sites and seeing ADPi history. Here are some pictures from the day. Be on the lookout for a blog post in the future.

Chapter presidents at the Cannonball House

Stained glass that hangs in our parlor room

some Adelphean Society badges

The Cannonball House porch.

Some incoming LCs visiting Eugenia's grave.

The Alpha Delta Pi Fountain at Wesleyan College.

Chapter presidents jumping in!

Community Building at IMPACT

This Small Town activity created a lot of chatter in the ballroom.

When we say the word community, what do you think that means?

IMPACT collegians talked about shared beliefs, dependability in this Saturday morning session which focused on community and how you can strengthen your chapter's community next fall.

Leaders discuss the goals of their own personal
part of the town.

Small Town USA, a learning activity not the country song, challenged the collegians of the newly formed Diamond Town, Lion Town and Violet Town. Different pride groups worked together to discuss the needs of their own individual parts of the town, working together to create a cohesive unit.

Observers were also picked in each groups to listen and then comment to the group about how each town worked together.

Each groups discussed with the whole session what went right, and what could have been improved, in each session.

Co-Facilitator Adam Cantley said that this exercise is really an exercise in trust.

"You have to a level of trust for this to work, and you have to have trust for your sisterhood to work," He said.

IMPACT Attendees will have one more session tomorrow morning and most will be visiting Executive Office or the Georgia Aquarium this afternoon.

Were you in this session this morning? What did you think of activity? Tell us below in the comments!

Just That Old Sweet Song...

By: Jackie Mills,  Co-Recruitment Director, District IV

Ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors?
See my Top Five!

Maybe it was the Southern accents or the blast of humidity that told me I was officially in Atlanta! (Possibly the Savannah Candy Company in the terminal with fresh pralines too. Ha Ha!)

This is me with some of my favorite ADPis.
Classy and fabulous always!

Every time I come back to Atlanta, it feels like home. Leadership Seminars (and Grand Conventions too) are like coming back home to see your old friends--and picking up where you left off without skipping a beat!

Today was a jam-packed day of meetings in individual programming teams for IOs. Want to know what goes on behind-the-scenes? 

Here's my Top Five for Friday!

1.    Programming teams had approximately eight hours to meet. (Whoa!) In our RD Session, we had a list of objectives, prioritized and delegated projects, and brainstormed about new marketing ideas. (Be excited! Fun things are always in the works!)

2.    Your favorite RDs also met with the Panhellenic Relations Directors (PRDs) to review Release Figure Method (RFM) procedures and statistics. This was super helpful information--and will be great for setting goals with chapters this year. (Watch for that, RVPs!)

3.    In between sessions, of course a quick trip to Gift Mart was necessary (50% off? Holla!) Of course, we all had to have a meal break and glam it up for the all-Leadership Seminar picture. (I'm way in the back. Look for the pink and pearls when it is online.)

ADPis love to shop, especially when everything is on sale!

4.    Meeting face-to-face was super fun and energizing--the RDs were able to bounce ideas off once another, troubleshoot issues, and remind ourselves of why we love recruitment so much. Basically, we laughed. A lot. We even ended up having dinner with the Total Membership Education (TME) Directors to brainstorm on overlapping areas. Yay for being productive!

      5.    And...waking up for 8:30 AM meetings is SO worth it to hang out with cool RDs. (Please reference the picture of Ryan Gosling.)

I am LOVING my time in ATL! As always, be sure to say "Hi!" and follow me at @JackieSueMills. 

Shopping Galore at the Renaissance

Sorority Spirit and Gift Mart

The Renaissance Concourse Hotel is a shopper's paradise this year for Leadership Seminar.

A mountain of cups from
Gift Mart!

Gift Mart is hosting a 50% off sale and items are selling fast! T-shirts, tote bags, stationery, tumblers and much more are a steal. We've seen sisters stocking up on all the great ADPi items.

We also have other licensed vendors here at LS. Sorority Spirit is here with some great apparel items and other fun little ADPi gifts.
For those with jewels on the mind, Herff Jones is here and they're debuting their new line of ADPi fine jewelry.

Don't forget to stop by the various areas, IMPACT attendees on Saturday, to check out some of the great ADPi items you can rock back in your hometown and campus.

Have you purchased something from our vendors this weekend? What item do you want most? Let us know in the comments!

Herff Jones jewelry 

Adelphean Compass- Leading with Vision

Pi Pi ADPi, Like it Love It ADPi

Chanted in unison by every chapter president who was attending the Leading with Vision session of Adelphean Compass.

The session, facilitated by Dawn Victor-Herring and Tracy Carson, explored the creation of a vision that chapter presidents will create not only for themselves as leaders but also for their respective chapters.

Before the facilitators talked about creating a vision, they touched back on some of the lessons learned in the previous sessions. Chapter presidents introduced themselves among their table mates and discussed what it meant to lead with vision.

Maureen Orth, Alpha Eta-Kansas State University, said that executive committee is not the only members who should be on board with their visionary goal but rather the whole chapter.

"At the end of the day, the whole chapter needs to be in motion," she said.

Members were challenged to reflect about their chapters and pinpoint chapter goals with some sisters discussing their own personal goals to the group. Sisters spontaneously participated saying poignant phrases like "take pride in your chapter and others will take pride in your chapter too" and "developing and inspiring leaders."

Chapter presidents then worked on constructing their goals and shared some of their ideas with the group. Victor-Herring and Carson were encouraging the collegians to be themselves and don't hold back their feelings.

"We want you to feel comfortable," Victor-Herring said.

The sessions in this program build on one-another, as well as, the pre-work the members completed before Leadership Seminar.

Be sure to be on the lookout for more updates including one on their trip to Macon.

Are you participating in Adelphean Compass? Tell us below in the comments!

IMPACT's First Sessions

IMPACT getting started!

IMPACT attendees braved the coffee shop lines and walked into the ballroom. With pop tunes blaring and  tables of sisters from all over the country, the emerging leaders sat down and chatted with each other, excited to start the first day of sessions.

International President Tammie Pinkston
greeting collegians. 

International President Tammie Pinkston weaved around the ballroom tables conversing and laughing with the collegians, with some members tweeting the pres. is in the house! Ms. Pinkston spoke to the program welcoming the attendees.

"I want to remind you that you're an emerging leader," She said. "We're expecting great things from. you.

Ms. Pinkston went on to say that Alpha Delta Pi is a lifetime commitment and that your stewardship starts here.

Next the co-facilitators spoke to the attendees and both expressed their excitement.

"I'm a huge ADPi fan," co-facilitator Adam Cantley exclaimed. "I know we're going to have a great week."

The co-facilitators went on to explain what Alpha Delta Pi expects from the attendees, as well as, the great opportunity these college women have this weekend.

"This is an opportunity to get to know 139 of your sisters from around the country," Co-Facilitator Annie Durant said. "And also get to know your facilitators."

Some of IMPACT's amazing facilitators. 

IMPACT is all about participation and we're encouraging attendees to join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #ADPiLS2012 and mention @IMPACT_ADPi.

"If you have a great point, we want to hear what you have to say," Durant said.

These tweets will even be displayed during all meal times and some may even be featured in an upcoming issue of the Adelphean.

Now the attendees are broken up into their pride groups for the weekend. Fun names for the groups, penguins, books, crayons, cars, apples are scattered around the room playing team-building games and led by two facilitators, an ADPi and one of our ADPi friends. Beach balls are lobbed and hula hoops lifted while attendees learn how to work in their new groups with their facilitators.

Pride Group members discuss a session. 

Be on the lookout for more updates from the IMPACT program. We will be sharing updates all weekend!

Are you an IMPACT Attendee this weekend? Tell us how the first sessions went below in the comments! 

The start of LS for the New LCs

By: Megan Stroup, Leadership Consultant


Welcome to Leadership Seminar, ladies! I hope your first evening was wonderful and you’ve already gotten to meet a lot of new sisters. I got to meet some very exciting women earlier this week: my fellow 2012-2013 Leadership Consultants! 


After months of Facebooking and tweeting, waiting to meet each other, the nine of us were finally together at Memorial Headquarters on Tuesday. Our first task in Atlanta was to shoot a video for Alpha education in the upcoming year. Be sure to look for us on Bid Day! We also had the pleasure of dining with Grand Council that evening and, of course, staying up to the wee hours of the morning getting to know one another.

The incoming Leadership Consultants at Memorial Headquarters!

Since our initial meeting on Tuesday, we have been very busy preparing for our chapter and colony visits this year. So far, we’ve had trainings in four separate areas:

We met with Mrs. Beth Mannle at Memorial Headquarters on Wednesday morning to discuss our individual personalities and strengths. This session was a perfect introduction to consultant training because we learned so much about one another and were able to share our most influential chapter experiences.

That afternoon, we arrived at the Renaissance Concourse and had another session with Mrs. Lindy Lutz Cash on image, including individual perceptions and chapter branding. Mrs. Cash shared some great activities for us to try with chapters, so you might get to see one or two this year!

Thursday was another busy day, as we met with Mrs. Tracy Carson in the morning to discuss our upcoming year and how to stay healthy on the road, both mentally and physically and in maintaining our relationships. Those of you attending Adelphean Compass will have the privilege of hearing Mrs. Carson speak, and trust me: she is a great presenter!

Finally, Mrs. Beth Wright gave us an overview of the Release Figure Method. We had a million questions and learned so much about the inner workings of recruitment and the methods used at different schools. This was a very important session because our first visits this fall will be all about recruitment, and we definitely want the right tools to help each chapter be as successful as possible.

Thursday evening, the Leadership Consultants participated in the sister mixer and dinner with the chapter presidents, advisors and International Officers, and we will be participating in the regular Adelphean Compass programming for the rest of the weekend. Please come say hi if you see us, and follow us on Twitter for updates of our experience (see handles below)!

Can't you tell we like hugs! you might get one if we come
to your chapter :)

From left:
Mary Simeoli, Theta Theta (@MSimeoli)
Ashley Luizzo, Epsilon Rho (@ashluizzo)
Jessica Johnson, Eta Rho (@JJJohnsonnnn)
Brittany Walker, Eta Pi (@bwalkitout_)
Caroline Harlan, Epsilon Psi (@CarolineHarlan)
Rose DeLarme, Beta Alpha (@rdelarme)
Megan Stroup, Alpha Gamma (@mcstroup)
Laura Stewart, Zeta Mu (@NoStewFoYou)
Eryn Shannon, Zeta Theta (@eryn_danielle)