R EGIONAL V ICE P RESIDENT ’ S R EPORT I LLINOIS D ISTRICT C ONFERENCE FEBRUARY 8, 2014

S PECIAL T HANKS !!! District of Illinois Leadership Team Bro. Ryzell McKinney District Director Bro. Paul Julion Asst. District Director Bro. Frank Stacy Executive Director Bro. Aaron Beasley Asst. Executive Director

A GENDA I. Membership information II. IMDP Informational Updates III. Upcoming Events IV – 14 Leadership theme V. Brotherhood Discussion VI. Other VII. Q & A

Membership Information

C HAPTERS IN THE R EGION  141 Chapters in the Midwestern Region  Alumni – (56, 40%)  College – (85, 60%)

A CTIVE M EMBERSHIP  2,895 Active Members of the Region  Alumni – (1,074, 37%)Life – (1,327, 46% )  College – (494, 17% )

A CTIVE M EMBERSHIP VS. C HAPTER I NFORMATION

M IDWESTERN R EGION M EMBERSHIP C HART 7 Y EAR A NALYSIS |

A LPHA I LLINOIS C ONTINUES TO G ROW !!! Upsilon Xi  Key #: 933  Founded: February 11, 2013  Chapter Seat: University of Illinois at Springfield Nu Epsilon  Key #: 479  Founded:September 1, 1977  Rechartered:September 26, 2013  Chapter seat:Lewis University

I LLINOIS C HAPTER S TATUS O VERVIEW  100% of eligible Chapters have completed their Chapter Directories; 2 Chapters currently have no Members  97% of eligible Chapters have paid Grand Taxes, only 1 Chapter has an Outstanding balance  Only 70% of eligible Chapters have paid Regional Taxes; 11 Chapters have Outstanding Regional Taxes  Average Chapter GPA: 2.65  5 Chapters have not reported GPAs

A T -R ISK C HAPTER O VERVIEW  13 Chapters currently have seven (7) or fewer members (41% of all Chapters)  1 Chapter currently has 0 members  100% of the Chapters are College Chapters

IMDP Informational Update

IMDP O VERVIEW Alpha Mu Xi Lambda Beta Eta Delta Epsilon Lambda Epsilon Kappa Theta Mu Lambda Iota Delta Lambda Eta Eta Tau Kappa Pi Lambda Iota Pi Mu Delta Lambda Nu Delta Nu Epsilon Nu Rho Mu Chi Lambda Nu Psi Lambda Omicron Xi Zeta Xi Lambda Rho Zeta Lambda Upsilon Xi Chapters APPROVED to participate in IMDP for Spring 2014

IMDP O VERVIEW ThetaGrand and MW Regional Taxes owed Mu Grand and MW Regional Taxes owed Theta OmicronGrand and MW Regional Taxes owed TauMW Regional Taxes owed Epsilon PhiMW Regional Taxes owed Zeta NuMW Regional Taxes owed Pi SigmaMW Regional Taxes owed Kappa Pi LambdaMW Regional Taxes owed Mu Kappa LambdaMW Regional Taxes owed Mu Mu LambdaMW Regional Taxes owed Chapters INELGIBLE to participate in IMDP for Spring 2014

IMDP S CHEDULE S PRING 2014F ALL 2014 Applications become available/ Cluster Intake Dates Submission Deadline Dec. 6, 2013August 1 Application request deadlineJanuary 17September 12 Completed Application Submission Deadline (DD) January 24September 19 District Director Submission Deadline to HQ February 7October 3 IMDP WindowFebruary 21 – June 21October 17 – December 13

IMDP U PDATES  At the 92 nd General Convention, the Delegates authorized a three week IMDP process  The Midwestern Region will conduct IMDP initiation on SATURDAYS ONLY.  There has been conflicting information provided in some of the trainings  Add registration for 82 nd Regional Convention to membership applications for all Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 Candidates (Early bird rate):  Alumni – $195  College – $150 IMDP: Fees are to be collected BEFORE the completion of Weekend # 2 New Initiates are still required to complete a registration form for the Convention.  College Brothers Only: Per Art. VII and Art. IX of the Constitution and By-Laws College Brothers and Chapters are required to have a 2.5 GPA to be considered In Good Standing. If either a Brother or a Chapter does NOT meet this requirement, he/it is INELIGIBLE to participate in Membership Intake or the IMDP process.

N OTICE OF I NITIATION P ROCESS  Notice of Initiation forms are to be completed UPON completion of the initiation process. Failure to complete the document will be delay the ability of the Fraternity to recognize the newly initiated new members

Upcoming Events

82 ND M IDWESTERN R EGIONAL C ONVENTION  April 10 – 13, 2014  Hilton Omaha, Omaha, NE  Theme: “Empowering our communities through service, advocacy and education.” Alumni BrothersCollege Brothers Early Bird (Ends Dec$195$150 Standard Registration (Dec. 16 – March 31, 2013) $225$175 On Site (After April 1, 2013)$275$200

Brotherhood Discussion

M ISSION OF A LPHA P HI A LPHA Alpha Phi Alpha develops LEADERS, promotes BROTHERHOOD and ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, while providing SERVICE and ADVOCACY for our communities.

2013 – 14 R EGIONAL L EADERSHIP T HEME R ECOMMIT. R EDEDICATE. R EFOCUS !!!!

W HAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU??? 1. HELP!!!!!  Join a committee, volunteer to serve the Region  We need ideas and assistance  Support for initiatives 2. ACCOUNTABILITY  We need Brothers to be responsible for living up to the expectations of the Fraternity 3. ATTENDANCE  Midwestern Regional Convention, April 10 – 13

W HAT DO YOU NEED FROM ALPHA??? 1. Why did you join Alpha??? 2. Are getting all that you can from Alpha??? 3. How can Alpha do better by you?

“Character is power…the power to create rather than destroy; the power to energize rather than deflate; the power to serve others rather than merely serving self.” Kevin Cashman, “The Pause Principle”

Other

C OMMUNITY E MPOWERMENT F UND  Donations made to “Charles H. Wesley” Foundation  Proceeds will be used to leave a positive impact on the communities we serve

C ONCLUSION  Final Points  Q & A