Western Plains Division Conference | Feb. 20-23, 2020
Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Addison, Texas 75001
Registration
Registration fee is $160 per person. Register online by Feb. 13, 2020.
Chapters and colonies are expected to send five undergraduates to the division conference. The following officers are expected to attend:
- vice president
- director of finance
- director of recruitment
- new member education chairman
Chapter presidents are encouraged to attend.
Chapters and colonies may send three additional members who serve in the roles listed below:
- director of standards
- new member class president
- director of risk education
- committee chairmen or assistant committee chairmen
Attendance exceeding eight brothers must be approved by your chapter advisor and division president. If your chapter cannot send the new minimum of five men, please communicate that with your division president. Review the attendance policy carefully!
Plan to arrive between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, February 20.
Dinner on Thursday is on your own. The conference includes breakfast, lunch and dinner on both Friday and Saturday.
Individuals with food allergies or dietary requests must indicate those at registration or email the conference liaison no later than Feb 12, 2020.
For alumni attending the Saturday banquet only, the cost is $50. Please register online as “Banquet Only.”
Remember, you will make your payment on-site when you check in at the division conference.
Hotel
Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel
Room rate: $129/night plus tax.
Reserve your room by Feb. 4, 2020 to receive the conference rate. Click below to reserve your room online or call 800-489-0793 and tell them you're with Delta Tau Delta to request the conference rate.
Hotel Parking: $8 per day
Western Plains Division Schedule
The full conference schedule including session descriptions will be added here at the conference date nears. Plan to arrive between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, February 20. The conference will conclude following the banquet on Saturday night.
Division information
Payment Procedure: Chapter treasurers should bring three checks for the division treasurer to pay for the conference registration, division dues and any obligations to the General Fund (pledge, initiation, insurance, etc.) Do not bring a prepared check with the amount already written out as the amount may be different than expected.
Billing: Once a registration is submitted, the chapter will be billed. If the registrant is unable to attend, no refund will be provided. Another chapter member should be substituted in place of the original registrant.
Division dues are $28 per initiated and new member in good standing on your rosters as of November 15, 2019.
Participants are expected to attend all educational programs and events during the conference.
Who should attend? Review the attendance policy carefully!
Coat and tie are required all day Saturday (this includes the luncheon, Ritual and the awards banquet). Collared shirts are expected for all conference sessions. No hats.
Volunteers
The Western Plains Division covers registration costs plus half of the hotel expenses for one advisor per chapter and all DVPs.
Substitutions for the lead chapter advisor must be approved by the division president by January 6, 2020, to receive reimbursement. No exceptions will be made after this date.
For hotel reimbursement contact Western Plains Division Treasurer David Hammon after the conference. You must submit a copy of your receipt to be reimbursed for your hotel room.