April 5th - 7th, 2002
KDP Leadership Forum at Indiana University - PA.
About the Experience:
On the weekend of April 5th, 6th, and 7th, Amy
Glerum-Kolb
and I (Joshua Bopp) drove 400 miles to a KDP Leadership Forum hosted by Indiana University
of Pennsylvania (IUP). It was an amazing experience for both for us. We had a
chance to meet and interact with members for many other chapter in the Northeast Region.
Through this contact, we got many ideas about things that we would like to do with
our chapter in the future. Also, we got a chance to share our ideas and many of teh
other chapters liked them as well.
Below are many of the pictures from our weekend. Jamie, an
officer of the Beta Gamma Chapter at IUP brought us out to dinner on Saturday night.
Then later we all went out to one of Indiana's evening hot spots. Having the
chance to spend a little more time there other than just at the forum was one of the
better parts of the experience. I will certainly remember our trip for the rest of
my life.
The 800 miles of driving was fun as well, with little actual work being
done during the drive and much radio-karaoke and story-telling filling the 7 hours each
way. Punctuated by Amy's first time at a Cracker Barrel on Friday night and every
type of weather imaginable, it was a time to remember. Of course, we stopped at
Sheetz for a Shmagel, Shmuffin, or Shmiscuit, as well as gasoline.
Our chapter, Epsilon Omega, will hopefully be hosting one of these
Leadership Forums in the Spring of 2003. If so, we will be looking for some of our
members to host people travelling from other schools who would like to stay the weekend.
Click on images for full-sized pictures:
 Lynne
(Headquarters) gets things started |
 Here
we are learning about different leadership styles
|
 Networking
in the lobby |
 A nice
catered lunch in a private room |
 Two
KDP members chat between sessions |
 A KDP
member from West Virginia talks with Denise, KDP's student counselor
|
 Everyone
ready for KDP Jeopardy? |
 And
the categories are? |
 Members
during a large-group session
|
 Sarah
leads a group discussion on delgation and motivation |
 Her
groups listens intently... |
 The
afternoon round-table discussions were awesome! |
 Lynne
and Amy discuss positions at Headquarters |
 Denisha
and Duwon from University of District of Columbia
|
 Stephanie
from Indiana University - Bloomington |
 Stephanie,
Duwon, and Denisha |
 Jamie
(IUP) talks with Stephanie
|
 Sarah,
Tina, and Dawn from Beta Gamma Chapter |
 Amy
shows off her prize KDP shirt! |
 Mmm...
Steak! |
 Jamie,
Amy, and Josh are ready for a night on the town
|
 Amy
takes a "souvenir" |
 After
a trip through the car wash, we're ready to start home |
 But
not without breakfast and lunch |
 Okay,
so we're far away, but the guy wasn't about to stand in the street to take our picture... |
 On the
road and almost back in NY |
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