Chapter Retreat Planning Resources

The following information is presented to help chapters plan for a Journey retreat.

Pre-Request:

  • Determine what major issues exist in your chapter that you would like to address (e.g., apathy, accountability, chapter planning).
  • Select a workshop by reviewing the descriptions of each to see if there is an available workshop that meets your chapter's needs. 
  • Gain “buy-in” from your executive board and the chapter membership in order to have a positive attitude going into the workshop.
  • Identify an experienced alumnus, who must be approved by your Grand Praetor, to act as the retreat facilitator. Sigma Chi International Headquarters is working to develop a database that can help chapters locate such local alumni facilitators. When it is complete, this technology will be integrated into the retreat request.
  • Select the coordinating brother to be in charge of working with your facilitator and chapter to ensure that all necessary arrangements for the workshop are conducted. Please note: Journey is a locally-delivered program and is designed to maximize the use of local undergraduates and alumni to make all necessary arrangements, including facilities, food and beverages*.
  • Submit the workship request by clicking on the Requests link and filling in all of the required fields. 

 

Pre-Retreat:

 

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Post-Retreat:

  • Complete the workshop evaluation. Journey will never improve without constant feedback; by requesting a workshop, your chapter also accepts an obligation to improve Journey by completing the entire feedback process.

 

*Headquarters does not provide funding for Journey workshops. Each chapter is responsible for making facility arrangements, including obtaining any A/V equipment that each facilitator requires.

**Bell Chapter Challenge participants will receive funding to host retreats.