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FOUNDING FATHER EDUCATION<br />
WEEK ONE FACILITATION GUIDE<br />
I. Distribute Membership Education Workbook and to <strong>Better</strong> the <strong>Man</strong> <strong>Man</strong>ual — 5 Minutes<br />
• Provide each New Member with a copy of the Membership Education Workbook and a<br />
copy of the to <strong>Better</strong> the <strong>Man</strong> <strong>Man</strong>ual<br />
• Ask them to write their name in their books and emphasize that they need to take<br />
care of these materials throughout the <strong>Better</strong> <strong>Man</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />
II. Grand Chapter Advisor Welcome and Introduction — 5 Minutes<br />
• Introduce yourself, sharing your name, chapter, initiation year, profession, and<br />
fraternity background<br />
• Briefly describe your role as the Grand Chapter Advisor<br />
• Responsible for coordinating Founding Father Education meetings and<br />
educational activities<br />
• Always available to answer questions or hear concerns; provide contact information<br />
by writing it on the board or a flipchart<br />
III. New Member Introductions (WBOOK 5-7) — 15 Minutes<br />
New Members will get to know a little bit about each other by sharing a little about<br />
themselves. Have each New Member introduce himself by sharing the following:<br />
• Full Name and Nickname (if applicable)<br />
• Hometown and State<br />
• College Major<br />
• An achievement from high school or college<br />
• An unknown fact or experience about himself<br />
IV. Balloon Towers – 25 Minutes<br />
Divide the group into smaller groups; there should be no more than ten to a group. Give<br />
each group a bag of balloons and one roll of tape. They have 15 minutes to build the<br />
tallest balloon tower in the room. The bottom of the tower has to touch the floor, and they<br />
can only use the balloons and the tape to complete this project. Give them 15 minutes to<br />
build their towers. At the end of 15 minutes, see who has the tallest tower and give their<br />
team a prize. Bring the group together and ask the following processing questions:<br />
PROCESSING QUESTIONS<br />
• Why do the towers look different? What does this translate into for the group in<br />
regard to achieving your goals?<br />
• Did this become a competition? Was that part of the instructions? Why did you all<br />
work in separate groups? How did it affect the construction of your tower?<br />
• How did your group communicate?<br />
• Did anyone assume leadership?<br />
• Did your group work together or individually?<br />
• If instead of saying build a balloon tower, I said recruit ten men, what would have happened?<br />
V. Goal Setting – 60 Minutes<br />
Open your own copy of the Membership Education Workbook to The Power of Goals,<br />
by Robert M. Sheehan (WBOOK 8). Members should also open their workbooks to The<br />
Power of Goals, by Robert M. Sheehan (WBOOK 8). Lead the group in a discussion on the<br />
importance of setting goals, what defines a SMART goal, and why a goal-driven attitude<br />
will lead this early group to success from day one. Make sure to define the differences<br />
between v. 1.0, v. 2.0, and v. 3.0 SMART goals.<br />
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GOAL SETTING ACTIVITY<br />
• Ask members to locate the SMART Goal pages in their Workbooks (WBOOK 9-11).<br />
Task them with individually creating v. 1.0, v. 2.0, and v. 3.0 SMART goals. Provide<br />
them with the context that they are coming up with goals for the group, not for<br />
themselves as individuals. Give them ten minutes to individually complete the pages<br />
in their workbook.
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