Thank You Phi Kappa Psi

David Stollman at work

This weekend I did Recruitment Boot Camp for Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity in Indianapolis. It was not only an opportunity to be a small group facilitator, but also a chance for me to do some large group facilitation with the famed David Stollman.

I don't think I have ever been as nervous to speak in front of a group as I was when speaking in front of Stollman. I did the skills training portion with Nick Palmer who also helps CAMPUSPEAK with Recruitment Boot Camp. We had a great time, got good feedback, and even Stollman liked it. Slam Dunk.

The weekend was physically grueling, Saturday was a 19 hour day, with breaks to eat and not much else... but we powered through and I feel really good about all of it.

My room... where my small group spent A LOT of time.

Sunday morning I brainstormed something I could do to help Stollman with the closing session. He asked for my help, but because of the long night we never got to sync schedules. So I thought, I could apply my "Close Your Eyes" analogy to the energizer he does... My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean...

My Small Group

I gave him a quick run down of it... he said he liked it... and then a couple minutes later, asked if I would kick off the final large group session with it. BAM.... so without much prep time, I dropped my little bit of knowledge on the group. It didn't bring down the TwitterSphere... but the feedback was solid and I really hope it helped bring home the message to the men...

Fun Brainstorming

It was an honor as always to get to share time with a group of men who genuinely care about their Brotherhood, who want to see it succeed and worked hard to put a plan in place for success.

I wanted to highlight what I think was the best moment of the weekend. Before the closing session, Ron from Phi Psi asked the servers to come into the room. The men gave them a standing ovation for their great work serving us over the weekend... Kim, the server who has been there each time the Phi Psi's visit the hotel... she, with a big smile on her face said, "You guys are alright, this fraternity is taking you places."

Sometimes it is the most simple compliments that mean the most, from the people that you don't think are watching... but they are, and you made a positive impression. Thank you Phi Psi.