Brothers from across the nation joined the National Fraternity and the Educational Foundation at six Top Leaders Institutes this January to explore leadership behaviors, discuss risk management and mental health, and Make Better Men.
Nearly all chapters were in attendance this year. Brothers met in Atlanta, Georgia; Reno, Nevada; Kansas City, Missouri; Dallas, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; and Albany, New York.
The content was refined based on feedback received last year and offered a greater emphasis on risk management and mental health resources for brothers to use. Brothers worked with alumni and other chapters to learn more on these topics, create strategic goals for their chapter, develop a stronger understanding of their officer role, and share ideas with one another.
Friday kicked off with identifying individual leadership skills and how to sharpen them. Saturday was focused on officer training and strategic goal setting. Assessment data collected show that brothers who attended feel that their overall knowledge of the topics discussed increased.
Several chapters took to social media to showcase the fun experiences they were having at the Top Leaders Institutes while also sharing some of their greatest takeaways.
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Brother Tom Meyer, an alumnus of Beta Alpha Chapter at Southern Illinois, who was in attendance at the Chicago location, shared in an email to Home Office “We want to express our sincere appreciation for an excellent Top Leaders Institute. Depth of content showed a large incremental increase. The list of accomplishments by our team is deep and extensive. It would not have happened without TLI.”
Dr. Amanda Horvat, AGR’s Director of Leadership and Education, said the goal has always been to make Top Leaders Institute a world class leadership training opportunity for chapter officer teams to develop individualized plans for long-term chapter success. The AGR Home Office team is always looking for ways to enhance the experience and create an environment where brothers can learn from one another.
The National Fraternity would like to thank the Home Office team, the National Board of Directors, the Board of Directors of the Educational Foundation, those who donated to the Capital Campaign and all alumni volunteers who made this successful national event possible for a second year.
