Meeting With Our Sounding Board

It was wonderful to attend the AFA meeting in Orlando last weekend. More than 1,200 were in attendance, with approximately 300 new campus professionals in the mix. NPC is committed to collaboration with our campus professionals. As mentioned in the recent Chairman's Message, our Fraternity/Sorority Advisory Committee serves as a sounding board for the NPC Executive Committee. We hosted a breakfast for the FSA Advisory Committee at the AFA annual meeting. Introductions were made and conversation was lively. We discussed creating a transformational and enriching experience; promoting Panhellenic as a premier leadership track for women; providing diversity education; helping our women with transitions; and encouraging our Panhellenics to collaborate with other interfraternal friends on campus. The NPC Executive Committee plans to engage the committee members in quarterly discussions on campus trends and hot topics in addition to using the committee as a review board for initiatives NPC may want to roll out to campuses.

Committee members are:

• Mandy Womack, University of San Diego
• Adam Cantley, University of Delaware
• Parice Bowser, University of Arkansas
• Blake Bradley, Illinois Wesleyan University
• Courtney McKenna, Quinnipiac University
• Katelyn Getz, University of Akron
• Michelle Guobadia, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
• Dave Conner, The College of New Jersey

We applaud these campus professionals and others who work with our students on a daily basis. According to the African proverb,“It takes a village,” and we appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with others and encourage our sorority women to strive for excellence. We want them to truly understand the power of Panhellenic as a unified coalition of women. Only then can we become an exemplary women's organization.