Make Your Move Session Two

Envision Your PossibilitiesYour Fraternity

Who do I really want us to be?

Who are we becoming?

Insight

This second session pulls back the lens and reframes the questions from the first hour together to be more about us than just me. Imagine if every brother in your local chapter were envisioning grand possibilities for their lives.

Consider what a chapter gathering might feel like if there were dozens of men in the same space who were each envisioning a big-picture perspective, who were preparing themselves for this lifetime journey, who were fueled by a passionate desire to become and behave in a manner that was honorable, who established priorities that truly mattered, who developed a plan of action matched with the proactivity to make it happen, who surrounded themselves with like-minded individuals who were inspiring and aspiring to go the distance – persistently pressing forward and onward to cultivate positive growth in their lives as well as throughout the Phi Kappa Theta brotherhood.

Introspection

Which phrase(s) from the Insight section strikes a chord with you as you think of your brothers back home and the dreams you might have for your chapter?

Interaction

As a large group, brainstorm a list of positive and future-focused dreams that you hope for your local brotherhood (without explicitly commenting on your chapter’s current deficiencies or difficulties).

Instruction

The Eight Essentials for both Envisioning & Experiencing Fraternity Possibilities

Perspective

the dream of who we are becoming as a brotherhood and how I envision a positive future for my chapter

Preparation

the intellectual, leadership, social, and spiritual development of members required to become a positive community of gentlemen and servant leaders

Passion

a deep desire for positive progress that infuses the community with motivation

Priorities

that my brothers are growing into effective leaders who passionately serve society, Fraternity and God

Plan

the decision to establish strategic and specific goals that will accomplish the mission and vision of the Fraternity

Proactivity

the daily decisions of every brother to stick to the plan

People

cultivating powerful comradery, positive communication, and progressive conflict resolution while pursuing a common mission and vision

Persistence

the dogged drive to push through barriers, climb over obstacles, and maneuver around roadblocks that threaten our Fraternity’s growth, progress, and success

Interaction

As you revisit and review each of the dreams on your master list that was brainstormed earlier as a group, talk about which of the Eight Essentials are most required at this point, if your chapter were to experience the fulfillment of each dream.

Introspection

For your chapter, write down the two strongest essentials that seem already to be going well.

For your chapter, write down the two weakest essentials that need the most attention and investment.

Interaction

Circle up with participants from your chapter to briefly discuss what each member listed as the two strongest and two weakest essentials for envisioning chapter possibilities.

Invitation

Wake Up

...to the reality that your chapter will not one day miraculously embody the Fraternity’s mission and vision without inspiration, instruction, and maybe intervention.

Rise Up

...and make a commitment to envisioning and embracing a grand vision for who your chapter is becoming and could be in the years ahead.

Step Up

...and carefully consider how to strengthen each of the eight essentials required to fully experiencing your Fraternity’s dreams and possibilities.