All feedback is welcomed...

Here's the link to the hotel which provides ideas for dining and recreation in the area..

http://www.desertridgeresort.com/home/home_static.asp


for phoenix type events there's always the western theme (yawn--oops did I say that?) I live here so I get a little tired of the cowboy thing
check out www.rawhide.com

Rawhide is moving from Scottsdale to Chandler/SouthEast Valley so it will be a 25 minute drive..of course we are talking about being outdoors in Phoenix in the summer.

It's 100 degrees right now at 9 pm and it was 100 degrees by 9 am --we're down from 112 earlier today. You have to know that people here break out their fur coats if it gets below 70 degrees. I'm not kidding...

And all that dry heat jazz goes out the window in late June/July. We have our "monsoon" season this time of year
Translation: Cloud bursts and incredible lightening shows and spontaneous short-lived rain storms. It can get humid... I thought Atlanta was slightly more humid than Phoenix, but not nearly as hot.

Plan on drinking LOTS of water... I'll spare you my first summer in Phoenix stories, because I didn't take the heat warnings seriously.

I'll keep checking for things to do and keep you posted on what I find out.

In regards to food at the next convention--I noticed that they have a restaurant that is "Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine". That sounds FANTASTIC to me! I think it would be really neat if one of our meals was that type of theme.
Of course I am something of a "foodie" type so maybe the rest of you think that sounds freakish...but I'm just tossing out ideas.

Better menu would DEFINITELY be good! Especially some chicken, that's not fried and makes people get sick. I can't believe we paid $350 for the food! That was outrageous for what we got! I spend that in a month for food! More PIP storytelling, maybe tours that aren't $50 for us poor college students. I like the whole social thing. I was 1 of 2 people from my chapter that went and I totally understand the tagging along with a group thing. Something for non-delegates to do. I felt like convention was awesome, but I really wanted to learn something or at least have an organized activity, that doesn't cost money. I really wish that EVERYONE could've participated in ritual. I loved the tote bags though. Shirt swapping is a must! I thought we did that and I brought tons of stuff only to bring it back :( . Hmmm...I'm sure I'll come up with more later.

Kiqualey12 shirt swapping is only done (to my knowledge) at Leadership Institute and Leadership Academy. One of our collegiate members who went to Convention thought she was gonig to go to sessions similar to LI and LA. I had told her it was the complete opposite. Convention is more a celebration of being an AOII. LI and LA are where you learn and exchange ideas with other members from all over the USA and Canada. I hope this helps :)