Leadership Opportunities
Through the Alpha Phi Foundation, the Fraternity provides cutting edge leadership and training programs for its collegiate members. It funds interactive leadership programs that strengthen women's management and team-building skills through conferences, workshops, videos, individual chapter programs and institutes such as UIFI and Leadershape. As a member of Alpha Phi, you will have leadership development opportunities from the moment you join.
In keeping with Alpha Phi's mission of cultivating leadership, Alpha Phi has created an organization-wide Leadership Initiative with two main components - Chapter Leadership Development (CLD) and the Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI).
Chapter Leadership Development
Successful chapters rely on the involvement of the entire chapter to lead. Our Chapter Leadership Development (CLD) program defines leaders not as those with a formal leadership title, but as anyone who influences others and contributes to the chapter. Leadership is an interactive activity. Facilitated by our Educational Leadership Consultants and a team of outstanding alumna volunteers who collectively visit each chapter, our program is designed to give members the tools to be active followers and fosters an environment where all chapter members understand how to be leaders. Leading team efforts and working successfully to utilize group dynamics are skills fostered by this initiative.
Emerging Leaders Institute
Alpha Phi recognizes the importance of modeling leadership skills for our rising leaders to duplicate in their chapters. The Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) provides a caring, creative and fun environment where leaders are challenged to explore and strengthen personal values in the context of today's university setting. The Institute provides our emerging or rising leaders with a unique opportunity to learn from successful Alpha Phi alumnae and each other. Annually, 150 freshmen and sophomores who show great potential as future chapter leaders are invited to attend.
Chapter Leadership Alpha Phi chapters are self-governed, providing collegians with extensive, real-world leadership opportunities under the mentorship of caring alumna advisors. The officer structure mirrors the organization structure of a typical business, with roles that provide valuable experience for the future. Officers participate in an intensive leadership training program at annual regional conferences, which also provides the opportunity to network with officers of other chapters as well as talented alumnae who share their insights based on professional and volunteer experience. These opportunities become the foundation for the establishment of a professional network of outstanding women who will provide a lifelong support system through graduation and beyond.
