Retreat

AEPhiSierra · #1 12-04-2003, 01:48 PM

I am thinking about planning a retreat for my chapter. We have only had lock-ins at members' houses but this time I want to look into going away for a night or two to do it. I would want it to incorporate team building, leadership training and/or officer transitioning. Places with an outdoor activity course would be a plus! My chapter is in Brooklyn and has approx. 20 actives so if anyone knows places for something like this in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or Pennsylvania it would be greatly appreciated.

mattpike · #2 12-05-2003, 08:46 PM

i am from oklahoma and what we do is take a float trip down a local river. its a blast everyone has a blast and then after all the fun we get down to business and have our goal setting retreat. it keeps us going strong and has become a tradition that has been passed down for like 30 years or so.

AXORissa · #3 12-05-2003, 11:25 PM

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Originally posted by AEPhiSierra
I am thinking about planning a retreat for my chapter. We have only had lock-ins at members' houses but this time I want to look into going away for a night or two to do it. I would want it to incorporate team building, leadership training and/or officer transitioning. Places with an outdoor activity course would be a plus! My chapter is in Brooklyn and has approx. 20 actives so if anyone knows places for something like this in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or Pennsylvania it would be greatly appreciated.

what about a ski trip/retreat? in the Poconos or someplace in northwest jersey in the mountains? We did that one semester, it was fun. It was voluntary, so people didnt complain about the cost.

Buttonz · #4 12-07-2003, 03:54 AM

I wish my chapter was big enough to do something that we could get group rates for...it makes it hard when most of us don't have money and we can't get group rates because we are small

Kevin · #5 12-07-2003, 04:23 AM

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Originally posted by mattpike
i am from oklahoma and what we do is take a float trip down a local river. its a blast everyone has a blast and then after all the fun we get down to business and have our goal setting retreat. it keeps us going strong and has become a tradition that has been passed down for like 30 years or so.

Do y'all float the Illinois?

Sister Havana · #6 12-07-2003, 01:09 PM

My Alpha Phi Omega chapter would go to a Boy Scout Camp that's near IU. We'd do a service project (clean up the camp or something like that), then do our chapter planning, review and goal setting things, then do all sorts of fun camp stuff. It was nice to get away from campus and have flashbacks to younger days, and it didn't cost big bucks like a hotel would.

If there is a scout camp near NYC you might want to look into it.