GENERAL SESSIONS
OPENING SESSION
Kick off CLC with an engaging opening session exploring the foundations of CliftonStrengths, the assessment developed by Gallup that identifies individuals’ natural patterns of talent and how to develop them into strengths. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of why leading from their strengths is especially relevant in their Tri Delta officer roles. Heidi will share personal stories of how understanding her own strengths has shaped her leadership journey, career path and impact within Tri Delta and beyond. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A, inviting thoughtful dialogue among participants about applying strengths to leadership in their chapters, campuses and future endeavors.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Heidi Uhrig Guest, California/Davis, is a seasoned beauty executive with more than 35 years of leadership experience at The Estée Lauder Companies and Coty Inc., where she led high-performing teams across regional, national and global markets. In 2024, Heidi founded Forte Advisers, LLC, a strengths-based consulting firm dedicated to igniting talent so that individuals and organizations can flourish. Through her work, she partners with clients ranging from individuals to executive teams, helping them identify their strengths and translate them into purposeful strategy and performance. Heidi attended the University of California/Davis, where she was initiated into Tri Delta’s Beta Pi Chapter.
RITUAL DEMONSTRATION
Our Ritual turns 138 years old this year! It’s understandable that history, tradition and meaning may get lost over time. Join us for a time of inspiration, heartfelt reflection and a reminder of the power of our Tri Delta Ritual. And let’s get back to basics! This interactive session will explore the logistical ins and outs of Ritual, bust some myths, answer frequently asked questions and help you lead your chapter in meaningful ceremonies this year.
CLOSING SESSION
Ignite Your Chapter: Making Strengths Your Leadership Superpower empowers Tri Delta leaders to identify their personal strengths and intentionally use them to create positive chapter impact. This interactive keynote helps participants connect who they are to how they lead, equipping them to influence culture, strengthen sisterhood and lead with confidence and purpose.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Erin Wilson is on a mission to transform how leaders and teams thrive by integrating relationship intelligence, strategic rest and intentional leadership. As the CEO of Design Ideal Consulting, she has spent over a decade designing transformative team-building experiences for organizations worldwide. A certified expert in CliftonStrengths, Strength Deployment Inventory, The Five Behaviors and Everything DiSC, Erin equips teams with the tools to communicate, collaborate and lead with impact. She’s also the co-author of “Strategic Rest in Leadership,” which challenges the hustle mindset and helps leaders cultivate clarity, resilience and creativity. As the host of her weekly show, “Power NAP Live,” she dives into the intersection of rest, leadership and innovation.
EDUCATIONAL SESSION OPTIONS
Officers will get the chance to attend their choice of educational sessions at CLC. The topics will be a mixture of position-specific education and broader leadership skills (e.g., leading a team meeting, having difficult conversations, etc.). Each officer role will select the topics they want to attend.
Collegiate Chapter President
| EDUCATIONAL SESSION TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Healthy Boundaries and Avoiding Burnout | We’ve all heard the word “burnout” and the phrase “boundary setting” before. Have you ever considered the relationship between them? In this session, we will discuss the importance of maintaining healthy boundaries with friends and other members of your chapter, explore the relationship between boundary setting and burnout symptoms, and identify personal influences that contribute to establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries. |
| How to be the Face of Tri Delta | As the collegiate chapter president (CCP), you may feel like the spotlight is always on you. Navigating that pressure may feel overwhelming which is where this session comes in. During this session, you will identify the various types of stakeholder relationships and each of their needs. You will reflect on what it means to be a representative of Tri Delta, and you will brainstorm ways you can prioritize your responsibilities as CCP while maintaining a balance with other aspects of your life. |
Vice President/Operations
| EDUCATIONAL SESSION TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Administrative Upkeep and Governing Documents | BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE to this session. This session is geared to help a vice president of operations (VPO) learn the importance of administrative upkeep and introduce them to the basics of governing documents. Participants will identify critical administrative tasks owned by operations team officers. Participants will assess their chapter’s administrative upkeep practices and develop a plan to improve administrative task procedures as needed. |
| Strategic Programming 101 | When your chapter officers work so hard to plan chapter events and development opportunities, it can be disheartening when there is a lack of participation or engagement. In this session, participants will evaluate what truly motivates their chapter, brainstorm ways to get chapter buy-in for events and opportunities and come up with new engagement strategies. |
Vice President/Chapter Programming & Development
| EDUCATIONAL SESSION TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Breaking Barriers to Engagement | As a chapter leader, it is sometimes hard to understand why other members in your chapter do not want to be engaged in programs and events. This session will focus on identifying the barriers to engagement and developing strategies to increase member engagement. Participants will leave knowing how to articulate the value of Tri Delta programming and the collegiate experience. |
| Training the Conduct Committee | Everyone who serves on the conduct committee should be prepared to address various issues. As the chair of the committee, it is the responsibility of the VPCPD that their team is trained to navigate hard conversations with fellow sisters. The VPCPD will learn how to promote growth, discover how to properly utilize their resources and keep accountability at the forefront of all conversations. |
Vice President/Community Relations
| EDUCATIONAL SESSION TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Event Management | Event planning and management can elevate any chapter event to the next level when done correctly. During this session, you will discuss the characteristics of successful chapter events and common pitfalls of event planning. You will also identify solutions for common challenges of the event planning process and review best practices of event management including completing the Event Notification Form (ENF). |
| Helping the DPRM Manage the “Yap” | Managing the “yap” or what others say about your chapter can be one of the hardest things to do as VPCR. Working with your director of public relations and marketing (DPRM) to navigate this is known as perception management. During this session, you will identify strategies to tackle perception management challenges from internal and external sources. You will also explore when the VPCR should step in to navigate an issue versus when you should support the DPRM in their responsibilities. |
Vice President/Member Experience
| EDUCATIONAL SESSION TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| RFM 101 | Release Figure Methodology (RFM) can be confusing and complicated if you have never been behind the scenes of the recruitment process. During this session, you will define RFM-specific terminology and identify what is relevant to share with different stakeholders. You will also discuss the recruitment rounds list-making process and practice utilizing resources to solve issues related to RFM. This session is only relevant for chapters that participate in primary recruitment. If your chapter does not participate in primary recruitment, you may want to consider attending a different educational session. |
| Utilizing Your Retention Committee | Utilizing a retention committee can help your chapter address retention concerns in a proactive way. During this session, you will collect ideas about how to fulfill the responsibilities of the retention committee, practice addressing challenging conversations with members related to retention, and discuss retention efforts that have worked for peers in other chapters. |
| When Recruitment Emotions Run High | Recruitment is notorious for being filled with lots of emotion. Knowing how to regulate your emotions as a leader and helping others do the same can enhance the recruitment experience for all involved. During this session, you will discuss common feelings that vice presidents of member experience (VPME) navigate leading up to and during recruitment. You’ll also explore emotional regulation skills/strategies and identify ways to be proactive in managing the emotions associated with recruitment. |
All Officers
| EDUCATIONAL SESSION TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Communicate and Delegate with True Colors | Communication, delegation and empowerment all play a critical role in leading a team. During this educational session, each executive officer will articulate their personal leadership style using the True Colors assessment, develop a communication plan for their officer team and define the role of delegation within their team. |
| Empowering and Motivating Your Team | As a leader in your chapter, you serve as a visionary for your team. Rather than doing a lot of tasks, you provide vision, support and accountability for your team. This session was created to help executive officers learn how to encourage their team members to take ownership of their roles. They will walk away understanding the five pillars of self-sacrificial leadership and will practice a training strategy that they can bring back to help empower their team members and create a healthy team environment. |
| Group Dynamics | Working together cohesively can make or break the success of your executive committee. This session will help you better understand the five stages of group dynamics that influence all teams. You’ll identify the characteristics of leaders in each of these stages, discuss the challenges with peer-to-peer leadership and practice addressing different group dynamics scenarios that collegiate chapter presidents (CCP) commonly face during their term. |
| How to Balance Multiple Roles | FOR SMALLER CHAPTERS. Juggling multiple responsibilities as a chapter officer can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be! This session will equip you to explore what truly matters and how to handle competing demands. You’ll learn practical strategies to prioritize tasks, delegate effectively and manage your time while empowering your team. You will leave with a clear approach to balancing your roles with confidence and focus. |
| Making Meetings More Engaging | We have all been a part of meetings that could have been run better or did not need to be a meeting in the first place. Tri Delta meetings shouldn’t fall into that category! During this session, you will brainstorm ways to think outside of the box when creating meeting environments and discuss different types of opportunities to improve meetings. You will also identify how different officers can be included in various parts of meetings and develop an understanding of indicators that a meeting has been effective and engaging. |
| Membership Retention Conversations | Membership retention can be a challenging topic if your chapter is unsure where to start. During this session, you will identify the challenges and benefits of retaining members and categorize how each officer team contributes to member retention efforts. You will also list the components of a strong retention strategy and practice applying them to your chapter’s retention efforts. |
| Motivating the Middle | All chapters experience some of the same challenges when trying to motivate members. Join this session to dive into the concept of middle-third members and build understanding of each member third outlined in “Motivating the Middle” by TJ Sullivan. You will explore how chapter officers can strategically engage the middle to elevate their chapter experience and the strategies you can use to bring that experience to life. |
| Officer to Officer Conversations | As an officer, you were slated into a role to complete certain tasks. As an officer, you may notice some tasks of a fellow officer falling through the cracks and want to know how to fix them. During this session, participants will identify common accountability issues and learn how to have difficult conversations surrounding accountability. They will leave with an action and implementation plan that they will be able to utilize in the upcoming year. |
| Overcoming Your Imposter Syndrome | Imposter syndrome can hold leaders back from fully embracing their potential, filling them with self-doubt and second-guessing their abilities. But you were chosen for this role for a reason. In this session, you’ll learn how to reframe negative thoughts, embrace your strengths, and step confidently into your leadership. Through reflection and practical strategies, you’ll leave equipped to serve your chapter with assurance and authenticity. |
| Understanding Your Leadership Style | Imposter syndrome can hold leaders back from fully embracing their potential, filling them with self-doubt and second-guessing their abilities. But you were chosen for this role for a reason. In this session, you’ll learn how to reframe negative thoughts, embrace your strengths, and step confidently into your leadership. Through reflection and practical strategies, you’ll leave equipped to serve your chapter with assurance and authenticity. |
RITUAL WORKSHOPS
Ritual: The Foundation for Accountability
Holding others (and ourselves) accountable can feel really difficult, especially when they’re our sisters and friends. Luckily, we have ritual, tradition, and core values that can help us align expectations with actions within our chapters. In this session, members will learn 5 core elements to accountability and how to build ritual into accountability conversations. Members will also be able to explore real world scenarios and how to offer loving and values-based accountability to others.
Chapter Buy-In: Ritual as Our Throughline
This session invites collegiate leaders to reframe ritual as a living part of Tri Delta rather than a required ceremony. Participants will explore how their individual officer roles meaningfully connect to Ritual and influence chapter buy-in. By grounding ritual in the brilliance, courage, and vision of our college-age founders, this workshop helps officers understand ritual as a guide for leadership, friendship, accountability, and belonging. Participants will examine common barriers to ritual buy-in, reflect on how members experience ritual today, and leave with practical strategies to help their chapters see ritual as a powerful legacy that connects Tri Deltas across generations, geography, and time.
Creating Healthy Ritual Traditions
Rituals and traditions are what make our chapters feel like home — they connect Tri Delta members across generations and celebrate shared values. But sometimes, rituals and traditions can unintentionally create pressure, exclusion, or risk. In this session, officers will explore how rituals grow into traditions, learn how to identify which practices are healthy and which may need adjustment, and practice using a simple framework to make intentional, inclusive choices. Members will leave with concrete strategies to guide their chapters in creating meaningful, safe, and values-aligned experiences rooted in Tri Delta’s ritual.
Preparing Your Chapter for Ritual
This session will provide chapter leaders with the tools to effectively prepare their chapters for ritual. Through a framework focused on education, setting expectations, and actively engaging members, members will walk away with practical activities and exercises. This session will also explore the nuances of how to engage different chapter audiences including new members, general members, and members leading ritual ceremonies.
COMMUNITY COHORTS
Attendees will also get to bond over their shared roles in Community Cohorts, based on your officer role! Community Cohorts provide an opportunity for intensive training, developing leadership skills, skill application and more personal conversations with your peers in smaller groups.
Collegiate Chapter President
Collegiate chapter presidents (CCP) are charged with leading their chapter through the successes, challenges and opportunities that face their chapter throughout their officer term. This community cohort will explore the many responsibilities of the CCP role and the skill set they will utilize to lead from a place of confidence and influence. Participants will explore their role as CCP through the lens of visionary leadership and consider qualities of visionary leaders. CCPs will also be introduced to tools and strategies for developing trust with their executive committee members, supporting them in leading their teams of officers and establishing expectations around communication, performance and more.
Vice President/Operations
Designed to provide hands-on experience and foundational knowledge, the Vice President of Operations (VPO) Community Cohort prepares VPOs to lead confidently. This cohort equips VPOs with the skills needed to lead the operations team, support chapter finances, manage slating and officer onboarding and master the basics of chapter operations.
Vice President/Chapter Programming & Development
The Vice President of Chapter Programming & Development (VPCPD) Community Cohort prepares you to lead your chapter with care, accountability and purpose. Through interactive educational sessions, you’ll build skills in leading conduct processes, chapter programming, committee development and culture-shaping leadership. You’ll learn how to facilitate difficult conversations, support member growth and create an environment where belonging, dignity and opportunity are intentional outcomes. This experience equips you with practical tools, peer connection and real-world scenarios to help you confidently guide your sisterhood and strengthen the overall member experience.
Vice President/Community Relations
The Vice President of Community Relations (VPCR) Community Cohort will give you the opportunity to explore the core responsibilities of the VPCR role, including serving as your chapter’s Panhellenic Delegate and leading the diversity, equity, inclusion, access and belonging (DEIAB) committee. Through real-life scenarios, you’ll take a deeper look at your Panhellenic responsibilities, advocating for your chapter, how to utilize your chapter assessment data, engaging in collaborative decision-making and voting on Panhellenic matters with confidence and clarity.
You’ll also participate in meaningful conversations about DEIAB and creating belonging, wherein you’ll learn practical strategies for building an effective DEIAB committee, fostering inclusive chapter practices and cultivating a chapter environment where every member feels connected, valued and supported. This cohort is designed to help you strengthen community, deepen belonging and lead with purpose.
Vice President/Member Experience
The vice president of membership experience (VPME) plays a critical role in shaping the chapter’s recruitment success and overall membership experience. This community cohort is designed to equip VPMEs with the knowledge and confidence needed to lead recruitment with intention, clarity and impact. Participants will explore their role, focusing on planning, execution and evaluation of recruitment efforts through a values-based lens.
Throughout the cohort experience, VPMEs will build skills in recruitment planning, membership selection strategies, recruitment conversations and evaluation processes. Through hands-on practice, peer learning and guided reflection, participants will clarify team roles, articulate a clear recruitment vision for their chapter and leave with concrete commitments to lead their chapter with confidence and purpose.