District Leadership Academy

The Newell District Leadership Academies (formerly Regional Conferences) are a Theta Xi Spring tradition. These academies are held at host chapters throughout the country and provide undergraduate leaders and members with the opportunity to participate in educational programs and leadership development activities that address current campus and Fraternity issues. Sharing ideas with Brothers from a variety of campuses expands each member’s educational opportunities while providing valuable leadership and citizenship training.

The Rising Stars Academy

The Rising Stars Academy will concentrate on providing attendees an opportunity to assess and develop their leadership styles and skills, in an interactive and experiential setting. Along with other new members from across the country, attendees will gather ideas they can take back to strengthen their chapters in the areas of recruitment, membership education and overall operations. In addition, team building skills will be strengthened by accomplishing tasks presented on an exciting outdoor leadership challenge course.

Presidents Academy

The Presidents Academy is an exciting program that enables each chapter president to improve his personal skills and chapter operations by joining with his peers for a high quality leadership and educational weekend. The Presidents Academy focuses on learning to apply a set of leadership competencies most needed by chapter presidents. These competencies include influencing followers to grasp a shared vision, motivating/empowering chapter members for engagement, and decision-making style/skills. The learning activities are designed to include significant time for Presidents to talk/work in small groups for common problem-solving, support, and the sharing of ideas. To assist in this process, a team of recent Past-Presidents will be on hand as peer facilitators and “experts.” Past attendees consistently rank Presidents Academy as one of the highlights of their undergraduate Fraternity experience.