"These talks and activities made me understand the importance of unity
in our Greek Community. Creating a win-win relationship with other
fraternity chapters is a good start to improving Greek unity. Most
fraternities and sororities share similar goals and values. We can make
each other better if we help each other achieve our goals and live up
to our values. Come to think of it; all Greeks are in the same boat,
and we surely don't want that boat to sink."
-- Chris Yim ar98
"I expected a clear-cut, very defined conference with lots of
specifics on problems and how to fix them. What I got was so much more
than I expected! UIFI gave me a chance to actually think about what was
going on in my chapter, on my campus, and around the nation. I was kind
of able to draw my own conclusions. UIFI just gave me a certain
understanding of what the problems actually are and how to deal with
them."
-- Brant Bristow is98
"What I learned at UIFI will benefit my chapter, my Greek system, my
friends here at Triangle, and me. I learned that being Greek is a
really great thing, and being Triangle is just the icing on the cake,
so to speak. UIFI really gave me the focus and desire to come back to
Marquette and make a difference in my chapter. I also learned that
other Greeks from similar and totally different types of schools (large
Greek population versus small Greek population) like Marquette have the
same problems and enjoy the same benefits of being Greek. Many of the
large group sessions are where I gained most of my new knowledge and
how to deal with specific areas of Greek life, like dealing with
conflict (personal and professional), chapter involvement,
decision-making skills, becoming a credible leader, and talking about
what our ritual should mean to each one of us."
-- Ryan Murphy marq96
"I learned that there is a lot more to leadership than I first
thought. Leadership is a multi-faceted talent. Teamwork is the largest
part of leadership. It is more than just having one person force other
people to do things. With leadership by example you can get great
results. Constant input is mandatory to get maximum efficiency.
Diversity will always be a part of groups so being able to cope with
diversity is only going to make the group function better. We also must
find strengths and weaknesses so we can work together as a group to
extend the strengths and to help eliminate the weaknesses."
-- Cory Dawkins is96
"To start with, let me just say thank you, as UIFI was one of the most
motivating and invaluable experiences I have ever had the opportunity
to be a part of. The whole experience builds such a high level of
motivation and self confidence, it's unreal. I feel ready to take on
the world; however, knowing you can't leap mountains on your first try,
I have already set a number of small, obtainable goals and steps
towards which my Chapter and I will be striving. The topics covered
were real and applicable to the ways we live our lives today as members
of the Greek Community."
-- Dan Amerman mtu95
"This summer the Undergraduate InterFraternity Institute will be
held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Last year I was lucky enough to have the
opportunity to attend, thanks to the generosity of TFEF. I attended
Leadership school at Purdue last summer, and presented information on
UIFI along with a great group of other Triangles that I can say that I
am very proud to know. When I attended MGCA (Midwestern Greek Council
Association) in Chicago, I had an opportunity to meet up with some of
the guys that I had seen at Leadership School -- funny, they had all
been to UIFI. This year a number of Triangles have been provided the
opportunity to attend. But guess what? The same chapters who had
delegates last year are sending more members this year. Iowa State,
Cincinnati, Armour, Colorado State, and Marquette are all sending
delegates this year. Hmmmmmmm . . . maybe these chapters are doing
pretty well . . . stop me if you don't see the correspondence. If you
want your chapter to be a better place, you have to work on it, and use
your resources, like our national office and its services."
-- Jason Moulden marq95
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