Leading the Lion Pride Facilitator Guide FINAL

Distribute blank sheets of paper for each member. Ask each brother to draw his own
Task:
coat of arms. It is up to his own creativity, imagination, and artistic skills to come up
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his personal rendition. The drawing should include symbols which represent some
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values, how the fraternity come into his life, and significant influences in his life. An
personal
motto should accompany his picture. Each brother should take a turn and describe his
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of arms and symbols to the entire group.
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Have all group members stand on the tarp/cloth. Their goal is to turn the tarp/ cloth
Task:
without touching the ground surrounding it. All participants must maintain contact with
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tarp/cloth at all times. This eliminates the options of carrying participants on shoulders
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other balance related concerns.
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Challenge Activities
Personal Coat of Arms
Materials: pencils, blank sheets of paper
Time Needed: 75 minutes
Questions
Discussion
What are significant things you learned about others as a result of this exercise?
Was this difficult? Why?
What types of symbols did people use?
Did anyone use non-fraternity symbols?
Did that surprise you? Why/why not?
What were some similarities and differences seen in each person’s coat of arms?
Magic Carpet
Materials: 4’ x 5’ piece of tarp or plastic cloth per 8-12 people.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
Discussion Questions
What was your role in regard to coming up with a solution?
Were you active or passive?
Who did the most work?
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