Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders - Sigma Chi in Canada
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leadership Programs<br />
2009<br />
Balfour <strong>Leaders</strong>hip<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Workshop<br />
prepar<strong>in</strong>g undergraduates to lead<br />
Balfour <strong>Leaders</strong>hip Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Workshop (BLTW) is the world’s<br />
largest and most successful annual<br />
Greek leadership conference. BLTW<br />
is a central element of an <strong>in</strong>tegrated,<br />
comprehensive leadership development<br />
strategy for <strong>Sigma</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> <strong>in</strong> conjunction<br />
with Horizons, Cornerstone, and<br />
Journey. Operat<strong>in</strong>g for 62 years,<br />
BLTW reached an undergraduate<br />
attendance record <strong>in</strong> 2009 when<br />
1,525 young men attended.<br />
Balfour <strong>Leaders</strong>hip Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Workshop is the primary annual<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g program for undergraduate<br />
and alumni chapter officers. BLTW<br />
<strong>in</strong>cluded the curriculum divisions<br />
for Consuls, Pro Consuls, Quaestors,<br />
Magisters, Recruitment Chairs, Risk<br />
Managers, Alumni, Emerg<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Leaders</strong>,<br />
and Expansion officers.<br />
1,525<br />
Number of participants at the 2009 Balfour<br />
<strong>Leaders</strong>hip Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Workshop – the largest<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Greek world.<br />
Balfour <strong>Leaders</strong>hip<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Workshop<br />
is the primary<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g program for<br />
undergraduate and<br />
alumni chapter officers.<br />
Major Sponsors:<br />
Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation<br />
Lloyd G. Balfour<br />
Indiana, 1907<br />
29th Grand Consul<br />
Each year, the <strong>Sigma</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Foundation<br />
is able to fund a significant portion of<br />
the cost of BLTW thanks to a generous<br />
annual grant from the Balfour Foundation,<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istered by Bank of America.<br />
Established <strong>in</strong> 1947, the Balfour<br />
<strong>Leaders</strong>hip Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Workshop was<br />
named <strong>in</strong> tribute to 29th Grand<br />
Consul,Lloyd G. Balfour.<br />
Through a direct sponsorship gift or<br />
significant gift to a chapter leadership<br />
fund, the follow<strong>in</strong>g brothers helped<br />
sponsor the Balfour <strong>Leaders</strong>hip Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Workshop dur<strong>in</strong>g the fiscal year 2008-09:<br />
Kenneth S. “Bud” Adams<br />
Kansas, 1944<br />
Alpha Omicron<br />
<strong>Leaders</strong>hip Fund – Tulane<br />
Alpha Upsilon Chapter<br />
Southern California<br />
Beta Iota<br />
<strong>Leaders</strong>hip Endowment – Oregon<br />
leadership:<br />
With leadership<br />
and oversight<br />
provided by <strong>Sigma</strong><br />
<strong>Chi</strong> Fraternity’s<br />
<strong>Leaders</strong>hip Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Board, the Balfour<br />
<strong>Leaders</strong>hip Operat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Board evaluates BLTW<br />
aga<strong>in</strong>st established<br />
metrics and<br />
expectations. Key<br />
results for fiscal year<br />
2008-09 <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />
5.65<br />
Average per-chapter<br />
attendance, five of<br />
which were paid for<br />
by the <strong>Sigma</strong> <strong>Chi</strong><br />
Foundation.<br />
93 %<br />
Percentage of<br />
participation by<br />
undergraduate<br />
chapters (212 out of<br />
228.) Every prov<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
was represented.<br />
22.6 %<br />
Increase <strong>in</strong> total<br />
attendance at this<br />
year’s BLTW with<br />
1,525 participants.<br />
60<br />
A record-high 60<br />
chapters were<br />
presented with<br />
the J. Dwight<br />
Peterson Significant<br />
Chapter Award.<br />
207<br />
207 of 212 participat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
undergraduate chapters<br />
report execut<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the strategic<br />
plan developed<br />
at BLTW.<br />
Objectives of the Balfour <strong>Leaders</strong>hip Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Workshop:<br />
➜➜ Develop a chapter strategic plan.<br />
➜➜ Create a system of accountability<br />
for improv<strong>in</strong>g their chapter<br />
throughout the academic year.<br />
➜➜ Learn to become better leaders through<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the core elements of their<br />
office as well as special leadership<br />
strategies and techniques.<br />
➜➜ Pass their knowledge on.<br />
➜➜ Weave <strong>Sigma</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> values <strong>in</strong>to their<br />
officer roles and daily lives.<br />
➜➜ Enhance new relationships with peers.<br />
➜➜ Understand resources available to help<br />
them dur<strong>in</strong>g their tenure <strong>in</strong> office.<br />
Michael Bryson<br />
Pittsburgh, 1968<br />
Harry Cheshire<br />
Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, 1947<br />
The Estate of Harold P. Hanson<br />
Montana, 1959<br />
Tristan Renz<br />
Montana State, 1979<br />
Sandberg Memorial Foundation<br />
Chuck Watson<br />
Oklahoma State, 1972<br />
pg. 8 The <strong>Sigma</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Foundation<br />
annual report 2009<br />
pg. 9
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