St. Cloud State University

Conference Attendees:

Jena Pearson: V.P. of Programming PHC/GPB - MGCA Trip Coordinator and MGCA Delegate peje0504@stcloudstate.edu

Director of Public Relations PHC: Catherine Salonek: saca0601@stcloudstate.edu

Director of Communictions PHC: Jennifer Parrish: paje0501@stcloudstate.edu

V.P. of Membership Development PHC: Christine Williams: wich0401@stcloudstate.edu

V.P. of Programming IFC/GPB Dan Anderson: anda0401@stcloudstate.edu

V.P. of Recruitment PHC: Jessica Glenn: glje0401@stcloudstate.edu

V.P. of Standards PHC: Arianna Stanton: star0301@stcloudstate.edu

President PHC: Angela Thielges than0302@stcloudstate.edu

Roben, Cassandra President of Delta Phi Epsilon: roca0301@stcloudstate.edu

Gorshe, Alexis M President of Delta Zeta: goal0302@stcloudstate.edu

Haak, Jennie L President of Kappa Phi Omega: haje0404@stcloudstate.edu

Kara L Kiecker President of Phi Epsilon Alpha: kika0403@stcloudstate.edu

IFC Graduate Advisor: Chelsea Redger: rech0602@stcloudstate.edu

PHC Advisor: Stuart R Umberger: srumberger@stcloudstate.edu

Wednesday -- February 14, 2007 Pre-Trip Meeting: (All those going)

12:00noon Lunch Mtg(Garvey back room - Gray Room) All those going on trip

Thursday -- February 22, 2007 Departure: Tentative Departure at 5:40AM. Trip Map

We will coordinate a few pic up locations within and around the SCSU Local Campus Neighborhood.

Friday -- February 23, 2007

Hot topic Sessions and Affiliation Luncheon sponsored by St. Judes:

Alll SCSU Dinner/Social Night: Depart for Downtown Chicago (Ride the "L") 7:00pm.

We will be having dinner at the Chicago Hard Rock Cafe with students from the Loyola University - New Orleans at 8:00pm.

Riding the Chicago "L" downtown

Saturday – February 24, 2007

Saturday Night Recognition Banquet and Entertainment

Sunday -- February 25, 2007 : Depart Hyatt Regency O’Hare (Rosemont) by 11:30am. Trip Map

Accomodations:

Spacious 450-sq.-ft. guest rooms feature elegant, neutral-toned decor and modern furnishing, two double Grand Beds with ultra-plush pillows, the softest of sheeting and thick down blankets piled upon irresistible pillow-top mattresses. Enjoy deluxe amenities such as wireless Internet access, Portico bath products,daily newspaper and available balcony.

Ladies: Each participant will be intentionally placed in a room with 4 or 5 max. ( This means you will be assigned roomates)

Dan ( The Guy Going) is going to be sharing a room with two IFC men from Grand Valley State University.

Chelsea Redger: IFC Graduate Advisor will be staying with a Graduate Student (Grad Advisor Greek Life) from Grand Valley State University.

Stuart Umberger: Fraternity & Sorority Community Advisor will be staying with a a Graduate Student (Grad Advisor Greek Life) from Grand Valley State University.

13 registered students

2 Advisors

Documents & Forms

Conference Trip Absent from class Form

MGCA Trip Agreement Form

2007 Pathways

What is a Pathway?

A Pathway is composed of three sessions – on one issue – that you will attend throughout the conference. They are intended to allow in-depth discussion by participants, and the sessions will build upon each other. Pathway sessions will to all day on Saturday this year.. Each participant should choose ONE pathway.

2007 Hot Topics

2007 Conference Schedule

2007 MGCA Planner Template

You should document the skills you gained from MGCA. identify the skills you are learning from your participation in co-curricular involvement.

MGCA Article (and GET READY FOR REGIONALS)

Pre-Conference Programs you will be attending:

"A Few Push-Ups: A Tastes of RBC" Pre-Conference Workshop (RBC)

Since 2004, Recruitment Boot Camp has been changing the face of the Greek Communities across the North-America. RBC has taught close to 5,000 student leaders how to massively improve their recruitment process. Results have been outstanding, even up to a 40% increase in single year!

A version of the program, RBC: Special Ops, has been brought to over a dozen national organizations teaching recruitment with their specific values, culture and framework. And now the campus version, RBC: Training Day is being facilitated on campuses around the country to impact an entire campus culture all at once.

In this abbreviated program "A Few Pushups: A Taste of RBC" you will
experience a portion of the curriculum and how it has been able to literally
transform recruitment in chapters and communities across the country.

"Crossing the Line" Pre-Conference Workshop (CAP)
The term "hazing" is vague, and the actions behind it are secret. The consequences vary wildly, and the line between hazing and tradition, between positive and negative, and between harmless fun and potentially life-threatening activities can be very blurry. It isn't hard to understand why students struggle with the issue. This pre-conference will explore the various levels of hazing activity and will help students talk about how to deal with each. It will include an exploration of our values and how hazing fits. Most importantly, we will explore the hidden harm that hazing can cause. The high profile deaths and injuries make the news, but how does hazing impact students' lives in everyday, behind the scenes ways? Finally, we will end with a frank discussion about the purposes of hazing, followed by action-planning around solutions and alternatives.

Chicago Websites:
www.webcore.com/chicago/
www.chicago.il.org
www.ci.chi.il.us/tourism