Questions about Leadership Training

[decadence]

Hi,

I have a question/s about leadership training and similar training within fraternities and sororities. I want to learn how different GLOs do this, GLOs amongst other things are widely held to teach and equip members throughout their time in the chapters/groups with leadership skills. Along with lifelong friends, members often tout self-developing as a leader as one of the greatest benefits of having been in their sorority or fraternity.

I know some larger (inter)national fraternities have structured leadership programs e.g. Sigma Nu's LEAD program, Delta Tau Delta's The Complete Delt program etc.
I am interested in discussing structured programs being used in an org (at campus level) versus regular leadership activities (e.g. one week an image consultant on business dress might visit, help on public speaking given another week - you get the idea) coupled with chapter officer positions being available for those members to further develop and put skills learnt into practice.

Where the group is a member of a large organization which has a specific developed program the group may use that but if a) their group does not have one (or they can & do opt not to use it) or b) they are not part of a larger group at all what are the options? And, are such ad-hoc leadership initatives (such as those examples above) which are not part of a long term structured laid-down program of limited effectiveness? Undergraduates developing a focused, well structured leadership program designed to span three or four years themselves which includes everything necessary and then exercising the program may be some feat ?!!

Thank you for sharing your experiences, ideas, thoughts and opinions!

ETA: To further clarify/expand this original post I'm particularly interested in discussion where the groups resources are limited - be that in experience of leadership training/programming or financial. This applying more to smaller or standalone groups/those without a structured international program and larger ones where it is not widely used. But I'd love to hear from anyone from all types of groups with their thoughts on the questions.