SEIFC Announces CORE Recruitment Program, Facilitators 

The Southeastern Interfraternity Conference is pleased to announce its CORE Recruitment program and facilitators for the 2008 SEIFC Leadership Academy, being held February 14-17, 2008 in Atlanta.

The curriculum, developed in conjunction with Phired Up Productions, will focus on a skills-based training that council recruitment chairs will be able to replicate on their respective campuses.  By allowing students to discuss various recruitment strategies and ideas, it will help council recruitment chairs move their recruitment structure from static to dynamic.  Highlights of the curriculum include managing and cultivating leads, developing strategic parnterships, and implementing a values-based selection and bid process.
 

“We are thrilled to have developed this partnership with Phired Up Productions,” said Victor Felts, SEIFC Executive Director.  “We have put together a cutting edge program that council recruitment chairs will be able to take back to their campuses, and we have recruited an all-star team to facilitate the program.”
 

Council recruitment directors will spend the first two sessions in a large group discussing the various components of the Dynamic Recruitment system.  They will follow these conversations up with small group sessions based on institutional type and size and aimed at the implementation of the Dynamic Recruitment program on their campuses.

For more information about the CORE program, visit the SEIFC website at www.seifc.org.

Lead Facilitator - Josh Orendi
CEO, Phired Up Productions

Small Group Facilitator - Large Public
Jonathan Sanders
Assistant Director of Greek Affairs, Louisiana State University

Jonathan Sanders is the Assistant Director of Greek Affairs at Louisiana State University where he advises the Interfraternity Council and co-advises the Greek Board of Directors.  He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree as well as his MBA from Middle Tennessee State University.  As an undergraduate, Jonathan joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity where he held numerous offices in his chapter, including President, New Member Educator, and Recruitment Chairman.   He served as the graduate assistant for the Office of Student Organizations and Community Service at MTSU.  He was chosen to serve as faculty for the 72nd Annual SAE Leadership School where he Co-presented “How to Recruit a True Gentleman”.

Small Group Facilitator - Small Public
Phil McDaniel
Coordinator for Greek Affairs, UNC - Wilmington

Phil McDaniel is currently the Coordinator for Greek Affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He is responsible for advising the Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Panhellenic Council, the community’s 26 fraternities and sororities, and developing educational programs for the Greek Community. Before working at UNCW, Phil spent two years as a Graduate Assistant at the University of South Carolina where he also graduated with a Masters Degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs. He worked for Delta Upsilon International Fraternity for two year as a Leadership Consultant and Expansion Coordinator. Phil has been working with fraternities for the past 5 years and is a member of Delta Upsilon International Fraternity.

Lead Facilitator - Jim Divita
Director of Expansion and Recruitment, Sigma Pi Fraternity

Jim is an alumnus of Michigan State University.  As an undergraduate he served as Recruitment Chairman, Chapter President and IFC Vice President for External Affairs.  Since 2004, he has worked as an Educational Leadership Consultant, an Expansion/Recruitment Consultant and is currently the Director of Expansion/Recruitment for Sigma Pi Fraternity, headquartered in Brentwood, TN.  Jim has traveled to over 65 college campuses and has started 21 new groups throughout North America.  He currently oversees all fraternity expansions, new chapter/colony development & recruitment/marketing efforts across North America including but not limited to presentations on prospective campuses, on-site campus recruitment and post recruitment officer training. 

Small Group Facilitator - Medium Public
Dave Aurich
Assistant Director of Greek Life, Mississippi State University 

Dave received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Masters in Education, both from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a 1999 initiate of the Epsilon-Nu chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at Southern Miss. As an undergraduate, Dave served as Alumni Relations Chair, Pledge Educator, and VP of Membership Development. In 2003, he was selected as his chapter’s Outstanding Member, and was also awarded the honor of “Master of the Ritual” from the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. From 2003-2005, Dave worked as an Area Recruitment Manager for the Headquarters of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and traveled 12 states in the Midwest, specializing in Recruitment and Expansion. Dave currently lives in Starkville, MS and is the Assistant Director of Greek Life at Mississippi State University, where he has helped the IFC to increase their recruitment numbers by nearly 50% in just two years. In his spare time, he enjoys watching college football, traveling, cooking, and playing guitar.

Small Group Facilitator - Private Schools
Dan Richter
Assistant Director of Sorority and Fraternity Life, Emory University

After completing his bachelor's degree in Sociology at SUNY Fredonia in 2000, Dan spent a year traveling the country as a Leadership Consultant for his fraternity, Delta Chi.  In May 2003, Dan received his M. Ed. in Student Affairs Administration from Indiana University.  He has been the Assistant Director of Sorority and Fraternity Life at Emory University in Atlanta since August of 2003.

Dan has been asked to speak at many colleges and conferences on a wide range of topics, and has facilitated the NIC's UIFI, IMPACT, and Alcohol Summit programs.  Also, through collaboration with speaker Geof Brown, he has been addressing a new area of concern to our Greek community: Body Image and Eating Disorders Among Men.