The Greek Leadership Institute

The Greek Leadership Institute encompasses the range of Student Life programming to develop and promote UMKC's fraternity and sorority community as a means to attract, nurture, and develop responsible community leaders. The ultimate goal of the Greek Leadership Institute is to provide for the long-term growth, quality, and security of UMKC's Greek community as a venue to develop well-rounded leaders who uphold the Greek values of scholarship, service, friendship, and character.


New Member program
A progressive education session on today's Greek system at UMKC and generally, as well as expectations and rights of membership. New Member Program combines online curricula with presentations and meetings.


Fraternity-Sorority Speaker Series
Lectures, open to everyone but promoted especially to Greeks, discussing issues of particular importance to the Greek systems of today and tomorrow.
Dates - TBA

Related Links
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Fraternity & Sorority Speaker Series
Greek Advisory Board
Summer Greek Retreat
Greek Excellence Awards
 
Greek Officer Retreat
A multi-day leadership seminar designed for Greeks, to enable all members to lead the system in new direction, and be leaders inside the Greek community and out.
Date TBA


Greek Excellence Awards / Greek Week Banquet
Annual recognition of chapters for meeting criteria of the Greek Excellence Awards. The awards are presented at the Greek Week Banquet, celebrating Greek life and chapter success with public recognition and a nationally recognized speaker on Greek issues.
Date TBA


Summer Greek Retreat
A multi-day session to develop the vision of UMKC's Greek system and discover system-wide ways to achieve that vision.
Date TBA


Leadership on Demand
In addition to scheduled programs, Greek life staff can present tailor-made sessions on a wide range of subjects to suit a chapter's educational needs. These may include risk-taking, goal-setting, events promotion, problem solving, risk management, teambuilding, conflict management, diversity, hazing, recruitment, and many other topics. Activities are highly interactive, incorporating hands-on experiential tasks, introspective discussions, and fun. Staff will create workshops according to group size, needs, and abilities. Participation may be reported to headquarters offices for chapter recognition. This service is free to Greeks. Greeks may also participate in other Student Life Office leadership programs .