2018 NGLA Annual Conference Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Delta Zeta

Delta Zeta has nearly 260,000 members with 166 active collegiate chapters. Members of the organization annual work to support the organization’s global philanthropy, speech and hearing. The organization’s National Philanthropy Partner, the Starkey Hearing Foundation, has programs in 59 countries across the globe and provides over 100,000 hearing aids each year to those in need. They have local teams in these 59 countries that provide continuous care to the patients that have received these hearing aids. In support of their philanthropic mission, Delta Zeta is proud to help NGLA provide sign language interpreter services for conference attendees.

Silver Sponsors

The B+ Foundation

The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation honors the life of Andrew McDonough. Andrew battled leukemia, septic shock and complications of childhood cancer for 167 days before passing away on July 14, 2007, at the age of 14. Andrew’s B+ blood type became his family’s and friends’ motto throughout his fight against childhood cancer — to “Be Positive”. The B+ Foundation is about Kids Helping Kids Fight Cancer — raising money to provide financial and emotional support to families of children with cancer nationwide. The B+ Foundation is the largest provider of financial assistance to families of children with cancer nationwide and also funds critical, cutting-edge childhood cancer research.

Choose a Challenge

Choose a Challenge, are adventure travel specialists who run student led challenges overseas. However we are not your normal travel company. We work exclusively with non-profits and societies on campus to take student groups on philanthropic overseas adventures. Our unique 'travel for a cause' model means you can directly support the causes that matter most to you and achieve something spectacular for yourself and others. This year we are actively recruiting for new Greek Life partners so come find us in the main hall to find out what we can do for your chapter.

CrowdChange

CrowdChange helps Greek life leaders enhance chapters’ philanthropy work. We unite all chapter philanthropy events for a campus or a Headquarters on one centralized platform, with features that help students raise more money and increase engagement for their events. We combine the best in technology and social media, and we are spreading across the country with a platform that students love.

ForCollegeForLife

ForCollegeForLife is comprised of speakers, facilitators, and consultants providing the leading voice for America's colleges and universities. We operate with the ethics of service, professionalism, and integrity.

Greek Composites by Vantine

Vantine is the nation’s founder of Greek Composites. Capturing tradition since 1937, this third-generation family owned business, prides itself in creating the best possible experience by making the entire composite process, effortless and enjoyable. Quality assurance is a Vantine tradition that begins with professional photographers, esthetic design and in-house production, maintaining the most advanced technology and personnel available. Corporate culture focuses on family values and communication which is the basis for nurturing loyal relationships from our customers. Thank you for allowing Greek Composites by Vantine, to be a lasting piece of your legacy. “A composite is an essential part of what will become your history.” – David Vantine, President

Phi Mu Delta

Founded at the Universities of Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont, Phi Mu Delta will be celebrating 100 year of Brotherhood, Service and Democracy on March 1, 2018! Our vision is to provide a positive fraternity experience for today's college man, encouraging high personal standards, morally, mentally, and spiritually, and, to help its members live the ideals of our founders: democracy, brotherhood and service. We seek to redefine fraternity through cultivating and curating a culture of lifelong civic engagement and fellowship

Phired Up, Innova, and TechniPhi

We believe that fraternities and sororities change the world — for the better — every day. We believe that fraternities and sororities help people become the best version of themselves. We believe that fraternities and sororities matter — matter to people, communities, and the world. We believe that more people in fraternities and sororities = a better world. Phired Up, Innova, and TechniPhi can help your organization grow and thrive through education, coaching, technology, research, and marketing.

Skedaddle

Skedaddle is a transportation technology that allows people to travel to amazing destinations with inspiring people. With Skedaddle, it's simple to start or join a customized bus route anywhere in North America, including your next fraternity/sorority outing. Learn more at http://letskedaddle.com or shoot us a note at [email protected]

Unique Impressions

Unique Impressions is your NGLA Boutique for the weekend! But we are also a full-service Greek store, complete with on site embroidery, screen printing, lettering and art services. For 30 years, we’ve been known for friendly service, on time delivery and quality at a fair price, and would love to put our years of experience to work for you, be it individual jacket orders, chapter orders, or recruitment shirts!

Bronze Sponsors

Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity

Founded on June 4, 1895, at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Alpha Chi Rho is a national men’s collegiate fraternity whose purpose is to enhance the lifelong intellectual, moral, and social development of our members through the guidance of our four Landmarks. Men of Alpha Chi Rho are expected to live by our Landmarks and exemplify high moral Character, Honor, and Integrity (CHI).

Ambition in Motion

Ambition In Motion is a mentorship program that works with fraternities and sororities that are dissatisfied with their alumni engagement and upperclassmen engagement. Ambition In Motion is designed to help students in the chapter land jobs, internships, and gain acceptance to graduate programs through alumni mentors while optimizing for the time constraints of alumni. Through brief student and mentor assessments, Ambition In Motion can match students and alumni together based on the ideal mentorship match.

Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA)

Through programs, publications, networking opportunities and other resources, AFA represents the community of campus-based fraternity and sorority advisors and is the leading voice in aligning the fraternity/sorority and higher education experiences.

Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values (AFLV)

AFLV accelerates progress in fraternity and sororities through change enabling experiences. We strive to challenge conventional wisdom to discover new solutions for problems facing campus communities through best-in-class experience design and execution.

Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research (CFSR)

The CFSR for Fraternity and Sorority Research (CFSR) was founded in 1979 and is 501(c) (3) non-profit organization and an Indiana University Research Center. CFSR is an advocate for the inspiration, funding, vetting, and recognition of research related to the fraternity and sorority movement. As a non-for-profit organization, CFSR has given out over $25,000 in research grants and recognition awards over the past five years to promote research on fraternities and sororities. CFSR administers the Fraternity and Sorority Experience Survey (FSES) and provides benchmark data which enable chapters, councils, campuses, and school consortiums to measure the member experience and captures the perception of member’s fraternity and sorority members’ involvement.

The FSES is the first validated research project regarding the fraternity and sorority experience with more than 55,000 completed surveys since 2015. The FSES aggregate data offers new insights into the state of today’s fraternities and sororities and informs how to create conditions for the growth and development of chapters and communities. The FSES aggregate data produces measureable results to help fraternity/sorority professionals target their approaches in creating cultural change in their communities. Profits generated by the sales of the FSES, coupled with dues generated through Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors, keep survey costs low as well as pay for research grants and recognition awards.

Circle of Sisterhood Foundation

The Circle of Sisterhood is a U.S. charity founded and powered by sorority women to remove barriers to education for girls and women facing poverty and oppression around the world. Together, as one community of educated women, we are providing opportunity through education and giving girls and women an equal chance for rewarding lives and livelihoods. Over 250 college sorority communities and thousands of alumnae throughout North America have helped us have an impact in 22 countries. We’ve also funded the construction of fifteen schools in five countries. The sorority community is standing together across affiliation to answer the call to the global crisis in girls’ education.

Clothowear

Life is a myriad of connections that tie us together. The name derives from the Greek goddess “Clotho” who spun, drew out and cut the thread of life and whose decisions represented the fate of all people in society. Clotho uses premium apparel, customized individual art with the latest technology to provide unparelled products. Clotho: “Connecting the threads of life”

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CAMPUSPEAK

CAMPUSPEAK is the nation's premier provider for educational programming for college and university students, faculty and staff. CAMPUSPEAK provides transformative learning experiences to educate and inspire students for success in their college years and beyond. CAMPUSPEAK values partnerships and will always provide customers with dependable, friendly service that exceeds their expectations.

Dennis Gillan, Mental Health Speaker

Dennis Gillan uses his losses in life to take on the stigma of mental health and to let people know that it is ok not to be ok.

His keynote speech has been heard by thousands, but he only needs one to listen.

Feel Your Boobies® Foundation

Feel Your Boobies® Foundation is a non-profit breast cancer organization that promotes proactive breast health to young women (primarily under 40) through strategic education & outreach programs. Our College Outreach program provides free breast health resources to campuses nationwide. The program also includes Bras Across Campus® which is a college based student engagement campaign that utilizes peer-to-peer education and outreach to spread the Feel Your Boobies® message. By aligning with Fraternities, Sororities, Peer health educators and other notable student leaders, we are able to create learning and leadership opportunities and enhance the impact of our programs.

Greek University

As a successful motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and author, Greek University's Mike Ayalon has headlined over 350 presentations across 125 college campuses to bring light on pressing problems such as Sexual Assault Prevention, Hazing Prevention, Campus Safety, Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention, and Motivation in student organizations. Mike’s strong technological background combined with his varied professional experience in building companies from startup to over $25 Million in annual sales gives him a profound understanding of the ways the complex issues of today penetrate all levels of educational structures. Mike is a TIPS-certified trainer and the former Executive Director of Sigma Pi Fraternity.

Limberlost Consulting

Limberlost Consulting, Inc. provides a variety of services for chapters, councils, campuses and national organizations ranging from presentations on a variety of topics to leadership consultations, preparing for Show Cause hearings, investigations, membership reviews and improving chapter operations. I bring humor and attorney optics to my work and I like to challenge the status quo in whatever form that may be in an organization.

Metropolis Management

Metropolis Management is a full service music and entertainment company. With over 15 years of impeccable service, Metropolis Management has been providing premier speakers and talent for Greek Life events nationwide.

National Panhellenic Conference (NPC)

The umbrella group for 26 national and international sororities, the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is one of the largest organizations advocating for women. NPC sororities are located on more than 670 campuses with 418,770 undergraduate members in 3,347 chapters. Alumnae are represented in 3,754 associations throughout the world. For more information, including a complete list of NPC sororities, visit npcwomen.org or find NPC on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC)

Founded in 1909, the North-American Interfraternity Conference, Inc. is the trade association representing 66 International and National Men's Fraternities. The NIC serves to advocate the needs of its member fraternities through enrichment of the fraternity experience; advancement and growth of the fraternity community; and enhancement of the educational mission of the host institutions.

Novak Talks

NovakTalks continues to be a leader in the field of prevention and intervention. Kim Novak, founder and CEO is considered an expert in hazing prevention and student focused risk management working with diverse groups of partners to help create communities of care. Our team of facilitators have successful careers in both campus and national organizations bringing a depth and breadth of knowledge that meets all our clients needs to their work. Learn more about our team by visiting NovakTalks.com. NovakTalks offers programs geared towards communities, organizations, staff and specialized groups such as conduct boards, new member education teams, council or governance leadership, volunteers, teams or clubs. Programs include: presentation, training, group sessions, staff training and development, retreats, keynotes and consultations.

Order of Omega

Order of Omega recognizes the top 3% of fraternity and sorority men and women for their commitment to leadership, service, and scholarship. Membership provides an opportunity to enhance their leadership experiences through its diverse membership along with opportunities for grants and individual scholarships.

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GreekGive

GreekGive helps local fraternities and sorority chapters raise more money from alumni by managing annual campaigns, capital campaigns, and alumni communication programs. When chapters switch their annual campaign to GreekGive, we guarantee they'll raise at least $5,000 more than they did the year before, or we'll donate back the difference. Our capital campaign management services are pay-for-performance priced, so your organization has fewer up-front costs and takes on less risk than when they work with other fundraising firms.

Rho Lambda

Rho Lambda, the National Sorority Leadership Recognition Society, was founded at the University of Miami as a local group in 1962 under the direction of Dean Louise P. Mills.

The purpose of Rho Lambda is to honor those women within the sorority community who have exhibited the highest qualities of leadership and service to their Greek community and their sorority. They are women who have furthered the ideals and principles of the Greek community throughout their years of sorority affiliation.

To date, over 230 chapters have been chartered throughout North America, each sharing the common goal of recognizing sorority women for their outstanding leadership.

Vision XY

Vision XY

Joshua Fredenburg is a nationally recognized speaker who specializes in leadership development and diversity. He is the author of five books and serves as the President/Founder of the 'Award-Winning' Circle of Change Leadership Experience. For the past decade, Joshua has traveled to forty four different states impacted the lives of thousands of college students at various conferences, retreats, trainings, lecture series, graduations, orientations, and other campus-based programs.

Program and Curriculum Support

RISE Partnerships

RISE Partnerships provides training, consulting, and curriculum design for fraternities and sororities. RISE helps students, volunteers, and professionals do their best work by building knowledge and skills and unraveling the most difficult problems.