hey
i am currently working on my presentation...i am doing in on recruitment. i fly to indianapolis on monday, and my interview is on tuesday the 11th.

I'd like to become a consultant too...what kind of qualifications do you need?

Hey Josh my friend Savin is a Phi Psi also and will be in Indianapolis at the same time for an interview too. Maybe you'll meet him!

i had posted this a couple of days ago on on the general chat forum under careers and employment....

i accepted a position to be a field representative for the next 2 years with my fraternity - Sigma Alpha Mu

Congratulations, Kwazi! Get ready for the experience of a lifetime!

Thank you..... i'm really excited for this opportunity... allowing me to stay active and involved in the fraternity as well as the opportunity to travel..

Josh,

Where are you and what, if anything, has happened.

:confused:

I have a question for the board: what exactly is a consultant? Is that position(s) = National Officer? I would love some clarification since I have noticed the differences in structure and usage of certain terminology between IFC/NPC and NPHC organizations...

Thank you in advance. :)

suntzu,

A consultant (they have slightly varying names) is a recent graduate who travels from chapter to chapter and acts as a representative of the national organization. They help the chapters with rush, officer transition and things like that. They do this for one year.

Some groups also have residential-type consultants that stay with one chapter for an extended period of time. They often stay with colonies that are on their way to becoming a chapter or sometimes chapters that are in a rebuilding phase.

More specifically, they represent the operational side, and not the governing side of the fraternity. Consultants are paid staff. In the case of Phi Psi, which is where Josh applied, consultants rarely provide direct help for rush, as that is counter productive. They do perform recruitment workshops. Consultants are rarely, if ever, involved with officer transitions, but do help with operational training.

The full title for Phi Kappa Psi is Educational Leadership Consultant (ELC), and this is more than semantics. Part of the job description involves activities that are educational, and therefore, part of the consultants salary and expenses are underwritten by our Endowment Fund.

A better way of looking at it is like this; ELCs either visit chapters with no known major problems (most visits) or visit chapters with problems (rare, but it happens.) Also, one ELC will be on the ground for pro-active extension projects to help our Director of Expansion.

In the case of visiting a chapter with no known problems, the visit happens once per year, and usually lasts 3-4 days. The ELC will visit with relevant administration officials, local involved alumni, and, of course, the chapter. A chapter evaluation is done covering a broad range of chapter operations. Also, workshops are performed for the chapters based on each chapter's needs.

In the case of problem chapters, we send staff based on need. Sometimes this involves an ELC. On rare occasion, it may involve sending our Executive Director. It depends on the problem.

Russ, our LCs actually help with rush and officer transition quite often, especially if there has been a high amount of turnover in the chapter. I just wanted to clarify this - I'm sure every GLO's program is different in exactly what the consultants do.

I agree.

We called it Regional Directors

Yes, and I think it's also another difference between sorority and fraternity consultants. Many of the sorority consultants do help with recruitment and membership in chapters along with other aspects--organization, education, morale, scholarship, sisterhood, etc...

Each of our 131 chapters is visited by a Traveling Consultant (TC) at least once a year, some chapters may have a TC visit two or three times depending on need.

While many have Trav. Sec, Trav. consultant, ELCs or what ever name is PC at the moment, there are some who dont have that many to cover their whole territory. There are some who have volunteer Alums who do the same thing.

A friend of mine who is a K S Alum was doing this but to much for him to do and got tired of the many problems that were involved, well and a new marriage.

Usually, LXA has at least for sure a once a year visitation, unless there is a problem.

LXA does have extra visits, but money has to come from the Chapter as itteneraries are made out in advance for at least a year.

Would it have been a job I would have loved, damn skippy when I was younger!:D

It is an experience of a life time. If you show something like that on a resume, any Greek Member will realize, that you are a special person with training and back ground!

All I can say is The Very Best Of Luck if you can get a position like this. It is not easy at all and be very stressfull! Oh, but Rewarding!