values – Greek University

Rashmi Airan: How can we hold our members accountable?

By admin on August 7, 2023

Rashmi Airan is a keynote speaker and consultant determined to create organizational cultures focused on integrity, authenticity, and accountability. Rashmi instills audiences with the energy and understanding to create the safe space that will allow us to engage in courageous conversations in all aspects of our lives. She will create a strategy for any organization to address reputational risk issues as they arise. Rashmi utilizes her own experiences to share her human performance methodology, technique and mindset that will catalyze leadership, growth and stability in all organizations.

In episode 377 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Rashmi chose the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, why she decided to join Chi Omega sorority, why she didn’t listen to her inner voice screaming “ask questions” about a local real-estate developer, how she viewed all of her strong relationships after serving a six-month sentence to Federal prison for bank fraud with a judgement against her future earnings, how she doesn’t let shame and remorse define who she is today, how we can hold our members accountable, how we can start vulnerable conversations in our fraternity or sorority, how she’s able to overcome the adversity in her life, and how a commitment to empathy can help us end problems such as hazing. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzUwWEgR24

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Mary Simeoli: What is the correlation between our fraternity values & sexual assault prevention?

By admin on April 21, 2023

Our next guest is Mary Simeoli, Esquire. She is an organizational development leader known for DEI transformations as nexus of strategy, policy, education, and culture. She is a constant study of evolving trends and best practices, with a commitment to data-infused narratives that resonate with key stakeholders. She has the unique ability to guide executives, board members, staff, and college students in highly matrixed environments with a focus on shared goals, operational efficiency, and compliance.

Mary is a member of the Massachusetts and Connecticut Bar, an experienced speaker and facilitator, and a certified Civil Rights investigator. She is prepared to engage in the tough conversations and trainings from compliance to conduct. She’s been given the gift of great mentors, she is passionate about leadership and development, and she’s a loyal sister of Alpha Delta Pi sorority where the motto is: “We live for each other”.

In episode 355 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Mary decided to go to Quinnipiac University, why she joined (and stayed) at Alpha Delta Pi sorority, what it was like working as a Leadership Consultant for Alpha Delta Pi, what made her want to practice law, what is Title IX, how campuses can better engage with students in crisis utilizing trauma-informed practices, what are Title IX adjudicative processes and why that’s so important to follow, what is the correlation between our fraternity/sorority values and commitments to sexual assault prevention on our campus, and when the new regulations are coming from the Federal Government on Title IX policies. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2CZamt0_pU

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Debbie Peterson: What happened to government by the people?

By admin on July 17, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23770118/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Our next guest is Debbie Peterson. Debbie was the mayor of her city for two years after serving for four years as a city councilmember and four years before that as a planning commissioner and commission chair. The two things her town needed most were more income and a better image. She had built a successful manufacturing business with about the same number of employees and income as the city, and she has a degree in public relations, so she felt she could make a difference in her city’s well-being. Little did she know how much my understanding of boards, balance sheets, budgets, cash flow, company culture, communication, and redevelopment would matter. It was when she became the mayor that she began to be able to connect the dots between poorly run agencies, obscure and confusing government practices, dysfunctional boards, and missing money. That was also when she was able to make some changes. She did not do it alone. It was an effort by hundreds of widely diverse citizens who saw problems and stepped up to say something.

In episode 263 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why she chose the University of Idaho for her undergraduate experience, her advice to college students who are terrified about the thought of growing up and having a career, what drew her to public service, advice if our listeners see some local government corruption in their town, how cannabis corrupted some of the local politicians, the one American value that unites us all, what happened to government by the people, and more on women’s often overlooked role in politics. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyX-wsoN9rA

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Nora Shepard: How can college students & orgs tell their story on social media in a compelling way?

By admin on February 8, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/22063832/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Nora Shepard is one of the founding members and the Director of Business Development of award-winning, internationally recognized personal branding firm, SimplyBe. She has overseen and helped built hundreds of personal brands. She has built the processes and systems that are today the bedrock of SimplyBe. She has witnessed grown men cry because they finally feel free to be themselves. Nora has helped invent the frameworks to bring this to life for you too. Today she oversees key partnerships, client satisfaction, and continuous growth into new markets and she would love to partner with you!

In episode 213 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Nora chose the University of Michigan for her undergraduate experience, what was special about the women of Alpha Chi Omega, what is SimplyBe and who are her target customers, what are the processes and systems college students need to grow their own business, how she is able to stay true to the values of the organization as they grow their team, advice on telling your story on social media in a compelling way, ways to get more job opportunities on LinkedIn, how college students can position themselves as the authority, how we can retain our members, and what makes Nashville a great market to expand the business into.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAKmgbfBIe0