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PHI PHASE EDUCATION<br />
PHI PHASE CALENDAR<br />
You have a big job ahead of you; to help, here are some resources:<br />
SCHEDULE CONSISTENT PRESENTATIONS<br />
Schedule large group presentations to occur on the same day each month (e.g., first<br />
Wednesday). Be strategic when choosing your day of the week for the year. Think about<br />
chapter meetings, Interfraternity Council meetings, other campus programs, etc.<br />
HOLD A MONTHLY MEETING<br />
While the Phi Phase is primarily a self-directed experience, you are expected to hold a<br />
monthly meeting regularly. It doesn’t have to be long, simply serving as a formal transition<br />
between themes--finalizing the concluding theme as you introduce the Large Group<br />
Presentation.<br />
A sample calendar has been provided that would allow you and future Alumni Directors to<br />
stay on track and offer large group presentations for each of the six themes in a pattern that<br />
complements the academic year. You should ideally schedule one large group presentation<br />
per month and encourage members to complete individual activities on their own, then<br />
hold a monthly round-table meeting to gather Individual Activity completion from brothers.<br />
Recommended topics for Large Group Presentations, as well as some potential ideas for<br />
individual activies, have been provided for each theme.<br />
MONTH<br />
September<br />
October<br />
November<br />
THEME<br />
Remaining Engaged<br />
with the Fraternity<br />
Post-Graduation<br />
Experience<br />
Networking in the<br />
21st Century<br />
LARGE GROUP<br />
PRESENTATION TOPICS<br />
Roles of Chapter<br />
Council/Alumni<br />
Association/House<br />
Corporation<br />
Alumni Panel<br />
First Year Experience<br />
Post-Graduation<br />
Alma Mater<br />
Engagement<br />
Maximizing Social<br />
Media<br />
Remembering Names<br />
and Working the Room<br />
February Life Transitions Family Dynamics and<br />
Reintegration<br />
March<br />
April<br />
May<br />
Financial<br />
<strong>Man</strong>agement<br />
Career and Life<br />
Planning<br />
Senior Service Ceremony<br />
Sustaining a Long-Term<br />
Relationship<br />
401K and Investments<br />
Creating a Budget and<br />
Using It<br />
Salary, Mortgage, Loan,<br />
Contract Negotiations<br />
Understanding Your<br />
Credit Score<br />
SUGGESTED IDEAS FOR INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES<br />
• Attend a Chapter Council meeting<br />
• Give to your chapter’s endownment<br />
• Call Fraternity Staff and ask about volunteer opportunities<br />
• Sit down one-on-one with a long time volunteer from your<br />
chapter and disucss why he gives back<br />
• Join your college’s alumni association<br />
• Sit down one-on-one with a member of your university’s career<br />
services office staff and discuss professional transitions<br />
• Attend a career services/networking fair<br />
• Connect with the Alpha Sigma Phi network on LinkedIn<br />
• Read Social Excellence<br />
• Reflect and journal on self-sufficiency, especially in regards to<br />
the responsiblity of caring for oneself and others<br />
• Make a list of powerful experiences you’ve had with mentors in<br />
your life, and one where you have mentored others<br />
• Open a savings account at a local bank<br />
• Create an account on mint.com to better track your finances<br />
• Meet with a Financial Planner<br />
• Pull your credit report<br />
• Craft a 5-15 year plan for the elimination of student loan debt<br />
• Research your tax history<br />
• Investigate and/or purchase life insurance<br />
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