2012 SOUTHERN Division Conference
Knoxville Marriott
Knoxville, Tennessee
February 23-26, 2012
Conference sold out!
HOTEL INFORMATION
Knoxville Marriott
500 Hill Avenue, SE
Knoxville, Tennessee 37915
1-800-228-9290
Website
Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-228-9290 (use the reservation identification code “tautaua” ) or by visiting the reservation website. Reservations must be made by February 1, 2012 to ensure receiving the group rate. After the date, the group rate may not be available.
- Room Rate: $99 plus state and local taxes for single and double rooms.
- Complimentary self-parking is available at the hotel.
- Undergraduates and alumni are responsible for reserving their own rooms.
- The Great Southern Division will cover half the hotel room plus tax, minus any incidentals charged to the room, for chapter/colony advisors (or his designee if approved by the division president) and DVPs. The division will cover all of the hotel room costs plus tax, minus any incidentals charged to the room, for chapter/colony advisors (or his designee if approved by the division president) and DVPs if he shares his room with another chapter/colony advisor (or his designee) or DVP. For reimbursement after the conference contact The Great Southern Division Treasurer Richard Lindgren at richardflindgren@yahoo.com.
- Arrive Thursday prior to 5:00 p.m.
- Depart any time Sunday.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Who Should Attend: The 2012 Conference is a leadership and educational training session for the division. Chapter presidents, treasurers, recruitment chairs, guides, new member educators and Road chairmen are expected to attend. All brothers are encouraged to attend. Chapter advisors and division vice presidents are expected to attend for the alumni training curriculum. Reminder: Coat and tie is required for the Ritual and awards banquet and a shirt with collar is expected for all conference sessions.
- Registration fee is $110 per person: provides conference materials, T-shirt, meals, breakouts and recognition banquet.
- Register online by February 12, 2012.
- For alumni attending the banquet only, the cost is $35. Please register as “Alumni, Banquet Only” on the online registration system.
- The Great Southern Division will cover the registration cost for one advisor per chapter/colony (or his designee if approved by the division president) as well as all DVPs.
- The chapter president or his designee should register the entire chapter delegation.
- Undergraduates and alumni participants must register for the conference by clicking on the link at the top of this page.
PROGRAMMING TRACKS - New for 2012 Conferences
The 2012 division conference programming has changed to fit the needs of our undergraduate members. Programming tracks will allow specific positions more time together to learn essential skills and share best practices. Chapter presidents, recruitment chairmen, treasurers, guides and new member/member educators will each have their own personal track and spend conference time in those sessions. Participants who don’t currently hold one of those positions will participate in the leadership track. This track will include advanced curriculum taught by Phired Up on The Social Excellence Model. Chapters are encouraged to send the five officers that tracks are being offered for and other members that they feel will benefit from the experience. Click here for more information on the programming tracks.
Breakout sessions will be offered in addition to the programming tracks. The breakout sessions will focus on specific topics likes the FAAR, honor board or academic affairs. These sessions have been rewritten and will provide relevant and important information for chapters.
PAYMENT PROCEDURE
Chapter treasurers must bring THREE checks for the division treasurer to pay for the conference registration, division dues and any obligations to the General Fund (new member fee, initiation fee, insurance). Do not bring a prepared check already written out as amounts might be different than expected.
Dues are $25.00 per undergraduate active, new member and affiliate member on the rolls as of November 15. Dues are payable to the division treasurer.
CANCELLATION POLICY
The division incurs expense in planning and executing the conference. In particular, meals are ordered and material printed based on the number of undergraduate and alumni registered for the conference.
In order to keep costs reasonable, chapters will be expected to pay for the number of men registered for the conference as of the registration cut-off date. Men may attend as substitutions for previously registered chapter members; however, the payment for the number of men registered will be expected.
Questions concerning this policy should be directed to the division president.
CONFERENCE CONTACTS
Southern Division President
Lee Grace
lgrace@gracetitlegroup.com
Southern Division Treasurer
Richard Lindgren
RichardFLindgren@yahoo.com
Central Office Liaison
Dave Sirey
david.sirey@delts.net
317-284-0203 (1225)
RESOURCES
Download Southern Division resources