Mid Year Leadership Conference
The need for effective
chapter officer training continues to be a strategic priority for Pi Kappa Phi. What began over 25-years ago as “AVA” (Archon
– Vice Archon Conference), then later evolved into “AVAT”, has now become one
of the largest, most impactful leadership program in the fraternity world, with
over 15,000 students participating since 1995.
In 2011, more than 160
chapters and nearly 1,300 students participated in our Mid Year Leadership
Conference, each in one of 10, unique ‘tracks’ designed specifically for Pi
Kappa Phi’s top leadership roles. Our
chapters and ultimately our fraternity rises and falls based on the leadership
of our officers. Through programs like
Mid Year, Pi Kappa Phi is ensuring that our officers are full prepared to
lead.
Year after year, the
feedback from our students is that this program is one that they need. Prior to Mid Year 2011, only 28% of
participants felt prepared to take on the responsibility of their office, but
after Mid Year, close to 90% felt prepared to lead.
The fraternity’s goals around
Mid Year are three fold:
(1) Continue to
increase the capacity of the program, allowing more students to participate
each year;
(2) Continue to improve the quality of the experience through
quality speakers, the utilization of technology and implementation of proven
educational techniques
(3) minimize both the direct (registration fees) and
indirect (travel expenses) costs for student chapters to participate.