WOW! This really makes you think about social media and how it affects us, and in turn our organization. This is a great video for those who are hesitant to utilize such avenues. Amazing. What are your thoughts?
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Gchat with Staff!
Ever have a really quick question or wish you could snag a quick chat with a Phi Kap staff member without calling or e-mailing? Now you can! The entire staff is on gchat whenever we're in the office. Now you can chat with us whenever you want, instead of e-mailing back and forth or calling. It's just another easy way to communicate with us. How do you do it? Well, if you have a gmail address, under the chat tab there is a box that says "search, add, or invite." Enter our e-mail address and then select "invite to chat" from the menu on the right. It's that easy! We'll accept your request and then we will show up on your chat list.
If you have any questions or feedback, let us know. Keep reading the blog and have a great week! Best of luck to those who have fall recruitment soon!
If you have any questions or feedback, let us know. Keep reading the blog and have a great week! Best of luck to those who have fall recruitment soon!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Motivational Video
A great motivational video. Thanks to Jeremy from Delta Tau Delta for finding this first.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
50th Convention Recap
Well all of the staff has recovered from Convention and we are finally settling back into life in the office. Settling in is probably the wrong word though, we are actually kicking into crazy high gear as we prepare for the start of the school year! I did want to take some time to recap our time in Columbus for those who weren't able to attend though. As a staff we kept busy with setting up rooms, registration, selling merchandise, and meetings, but there was a lot that occurred over the weekend to be aware of!
I don't have the time to mention everything over the weekend, but did want to mention a few highlights! The new Fraternity Board members were elected and installed, as well as elections for our new UGAC members.We got to hear some inspiring words from past National Presidents during the anniversary banquet, gathered information at educational sessions, and rolled out the new awards program based on accreditation results where we announced that the MA Lambda chapter at Worcester Polytechnic Institute was the winner of this years Founders Cup amongst many other awards given. The vote to recharter the colony at Saint Francis University also took place and they have become our newest chapter. If you get the chance please take the time to congratulate all those elected to positions, award winners, and the men from Saint Francis. Please also make sure your delegates share any other pertinent information that I haven't shared here with you!
Lastly I'd like to comment on how much I enjoyed attending Convention. Anita and I had talks with various members throughout the weekend about the differences between the Convention meetings of men and women. Both of us really appreciated the fact that Phi Kappa Theta really allows their undergraduate members to have a vote and a say in what goes on in their fraternity. Not all organizations give the same opportunities and I really enjoyed seeing undergraduates stand up during debate to make their voices heard. That is something I hope you don't take for granted!
I couldn't cover everything in this post, so please post your thoughts on Convention to share! If anyone wants to see pictures of the weekend, award winners, and archive room, make sure to add PK Thomas as a friend on facebook!
I don't have the time to mention everything over the weekend, but did want to mention a few highlights! The new Fraternity Board members were elected and installed, as well as elections for our new UGAC members.We got to hear some inspiring words from past National Presidents during the anniversary banquet, gathered information at educational sessions, and rolled out the new awards program based on accreditation results where we announced that the MA Lambda chapter at Worcester Polytechnic Institute was the winner of this years Founders Cup amongst many other awards given. The vote to recharter the colony at Saint Francis University also took place and they have become our newest chapter. If you get the chance please take the time to congratulate all those elected to positions, award winners, and the men from Saint Francis. Please also make sure your delegates share any other pertinent information that I haven't shared here with you!
Lastly I'd like to comment on how much I enjoyed attending Convention. Anita and I had talks with various members throughout the weekend about the differences between the Convention meetings of men and women. Both of us really appreciated the fact that Phi Kappa Theta really allows their undergraduate members to have a vote and a say in what goes on in their fraternity. Not all organizations give the same opportunities and I really enjoyed seeing undergraduates stand up during debate to make their voices heard. That is something I hope you don't take for granted!
I couldn't cover everything in this post, so please post your thoughts on Convention to share! If anyone wants to see pictures of the weekend, award winners, and archive room, make sure to add PK Thomas as a friend on facebook!
Monday, August 3, 2009
50th Convention Update
If you're a blog reader, often you are privy to the latest information on PKT and what we're doing. This post is about something that we have not publicly announced yet so feel special to be getting the exclusive information.
This year we have embraced technology for the 50th Convention. You may know that we have a Phi Kappa Theta Twitter page, a YouTube where we post our videos, the Facebook page, and this blog but we have stepped up yet again. The newest rage is Event Tweets on Twitter. Confused? Get on Twitter and search #PKT50th and you'll find people's Twitter updates that are related to our 50th Convention. From now until Convention you'll see staff members updating the Twitter account and including #PKT50th in the update. That's called a hashtag and it's a way to organize posts. It allows multiple people to Tweet about the same topic and keep it in one place. Once Convention begins, any attendee at Convention will have the ability to add #PKT50th in their update if it's Convention related and people who are not attending can see live Twitter updates from Convention in Columbus. Pretty cool, huh!? So if you're going to Convention be sure to start your Convention related Tweets during your travels to Convention and use #PKT50th in or at the end of your tweet. If you're not attending - be sure to search #PKT50th on Twitter to follow status updates straight from the membership in attendance.
This year we have embraced technology for the 50th Convention. You may know that we have a Phi Kappa Theta Twitter page, a YouTube where we post our videos, the Facebook page, and this blog but we have stepped up yet again. The newest rage is Event Tweets on Twitter. Confused? Get on Twitter and search #PKT50th and you'll find people's Twitter updates that are related to our 50th Convention. From now until Convention you'll see staff members updating the Twitter account and including #PKT50th in the update. That's called a hashtag and it's a way to organize posts. It allows multiple people to Tweet about the same topic and keep it in one place. Once Convention begins, any attendee at Convention will have the ability to add #PKT50th in their update if it's Convention related and people who are not attending can see live Twitter updates from Convention in Columbus. Pretty cool, huh!? So if you're going to Convention be sure to start your Convention related Tweets during your travels to Convention and use #PKT50th in or at the end of your tweet. If you're not attending - be sure to search #PKT50th on Twitter to follow status updates straight from the membership in attendance.
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