It was great to see support from leaders within the greek community to come out and give us all some helpful tips to continue to elevate our community.
The most important piece I took away wasn't about the greek community but simply a leadership technique.
The questions was asked "How do you encourage involvement within your chapter and how do you deal with only a few guys showing up to events."
The panelist answered: "You can't blame the whole chapter. To say only 8 guys came out to our event and the rest of you should be ashamed of yourself isn't productive. If you make the 8 guys who did come stand up in front of the chapter and honor and praise them that is more likely to encourage more to come out next time, so they can be like that rather than criticism."
I think this simple leadership perspective can go a long way in all of our chapters. This is an issue we all deal with in whatever we do. To improve it is easy to look at what is going wrong and try to fix it, but it is probably more effective to focus on what is going right to improve what is wrong.
I consider myself a good fraternity man. I don't rage, commit to my academics, lead outside of the classroom, and represent my letters well. I don't want to be made to feel guilty about attendance or behavior when I am doing well because that makes me feel that I am not doing well. Praising the good in public and dealing with the bad in private makes things much more productive and is helpful to an organization as a whole.
Now for some funny clips from the office to end the class on a high note!
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