Professionals Learning Lounge
Join your fellow professionals for a cup of coffee and a space to relax.
Silent Auction
You can bid on Silent Auction items during the day on Friday. Plus, for every bid you make, your name will be entered in the AFLV West raffle for some great prizes!
Study Lounge
We get it. You’re a student first.
We have dedicated space for you to get your work done while you’re at AFLV West.
Exhibit Hall
We have an amazing group of exhibitors that are excited to share their programs and organization with you. Stop by to get swag and learn more! This is a great networking opportunity!
General Session | James Robilotta
Choosing to Care: Punch apathy in the face to build community
In this hysterical and motivational keynote we will talk about how to ask better questions, change the way we hear people’s stories and insights, and adapt the mindset of curiosity. Let’s stop the apathy and the assuming and start learning about each other because curiosity creates community.
Saturday’s general session features James Robilotta’s keynote “Choosing to Care: Punch Apathy in the Face to Build Community.”
Game Changer | Dan Faill
Why the world needs fraternity
With male enrollment declining since 2017, there has never been a more important time to highlight the need for the fraternity experience. This program outlines current data, as well as sheds light on how fraternity could be the solution we all need.
This Game Changer features Dan Faill’s session “Why The World Needs Fraternity.”
Professionals Luncheon With 50/50 Raffle
Connect with colleagues, friends, and professionals new the field over a meal and sweet treat. We will also have the 50/50 raffle during lunch- Don’t want to miss the chance to win BIG!
Student Delegation Lunch
Connect with members of different delegations and enjoy a nice meal together!
Raffle Announcement
For every bid you made in the silent auction, your name was entered in the AFLV West raffle for some great prizes! Winner will be announced in the exhibit hall.
Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Close
Make your final bids and check out our amazing exhibitors before 1:45pm PST.
Order Of Omega Case Study Competition
On competition day, you and your team will sit down with a few judges to talk through your specific case study and how your team would best handle the situation. All participants get a chance to win prizes!
Game Changer | Ross Szabo
Mental Health is Health; How to Talk About Difficult Topics in Your Chapter
Take the lead on challenging conversations with your chapter. Learn how to support your members!
This game changer features Ross Szabo’s keynote “Mental Health is Health": How to Talk about Difficult Topics in your Chapter.”
“Make Connections Break”
Take this opportunity to meet new people! Talk to someone from a different campus or affiliation and learn something new. This gives you a chance to network, gain a new perspective on something, or even make a new friend.
Silent Auction Item Pick-Up
Did you win an auction item? Congrats! Come pick it up in the exhibit hall by 5:30pm.
Game Changer | Dominique Mendoza
Using Your Alumni Network for Mentorship and Career Boosts
Let's explore how fraternity and sorority chapters can effectively utilize their alumni network to enhance professional development and secure mentorship opportunities. College students often overlook the valuable resource that their alumni network offers, from career guidance and job opportunities to industry connections and personal growth.
This Game Changer features Dominique Mendoza’s session “Using Your Alumni Network for Mentorship and Career Boosts.”
Recognition Banquet
It’s time to celebrate…YOU! Our recognition banquet highlights the accomplishments of councils and individuals as we recognize Council Compass, Marketing and Media Showcase, and Individual award winners!
AFLV Late Night
It’s time for a night you won’t forget! Join us for a night filled with action from Party Hop/ Stroll Off to T-Shirt Auction, and much more.
Closing Speaker | Cassie Little
What stands in the way of you, your chapter, or council feeling connected to the fraternity and sorority community on your campus?
If “community unity” has become a recurring goal for your organization, it’s time we consider a new way of building relationships and bravely addressing the conflicts we have overlooked.
The closing session features Cassie Little’s keynote “True Community Starts with YOU.”
Disneyland Excursion (Tickets Required)
Enjoy some time at The Happiest Place on Earth!
Disney Ticket Pick-Up at Registration
Did your delegation purchase Disney tickets? Pick them up at registration!
Game Changer | Odell Bizzell
3 Reasons DEI Training Doesn't Work in Greek Life & What To Do InsteaD
You will learn how to tailor DEI training to meet the unique needs of your community, ensuring it resonates with your members and drives real change and doesn’t just check a box.
This Game Changer features Odell Bizzell’s session “‘3 Reasons DEI Training Doesn’t Work in Greek Life & What To Do Instead”
Order Of Omega Initiation
Order of Omega recognizes individuals for their leadership, scholarship and service to the campus and fraternity and sorority community. Initiation will be held at AFLV Central for new chapters or campuses reactivating with approval from the campus advisors.
Award Consultations For 2025 Applicants
Did you apply for Awards and Assessment? Take this opportunity to meet with one of the judges for a 1:1 consultation and receive feedback on your council’s application! You can discuss your council's work, dig deeper into ways you can improve, and ask any questions that may help you guide your council.
“Make Connections Break”
Take this opportunity to meet new people! Talk to someone from a different campus or affiliation and learn something new. This gives you a chance to network, gain a new perspective on something, or even make a new friend.
Game Changer | Tina VanSteenbergen
What's Love Got to Do With It? Actual Women's Empowerment in Sorority
Sororities of all kinds are designed to empower women–-but it doesn’t just happen by magic. We have to do more than simply love one another. Real, genuine women’s empowerment is an action. We can help each of our sisters feel empowered and worthy, all while discovering that we are too–-we just have to do it on purpose, and together.
This Game Changer features Tina Vansteenbergen’s session “What’s Love Got to Do With It? Actual Women’s Empowerment in Sorority”
Chat & Grab Dessert With Exhibitors + Raffle Announcement
Grab dessert and network with our Organizational Partners in the Exhibit Hall to see how they can make your fraternity/sorority community stronger.
We’ll also have a raffle for some pretty sick prizes. For every bid you make, your name will be entered in the AFLV West raffle for some great prizes!
IFC/College Panhellenic Affiliation Luncheon
Connect with your members of your affiliation from across the country while enjoying a nice meal together!
Dessert will be in the Exhibit Hall
NCGLC Affiliation Lunch
Connect with your members of your affiliation from across the country while enjoying a nice meal together!
Dessert will be in the Exhibit Hall
NPHC Affiliation Lunch
Connect with your members of your affiliation from across the country while enjoying a nice meal together!
Dessert will be in the Exhibit Hall
Game Changer | Rasheed Ali Cromwell
All We Do is Step, Stroll, Hop and Salute? What is a Black Greek?™ (Multicultural Edition)
Participants are empowered with three specific strategies that will realign their chapters, campuses and communities with what the Founder's Intended. This educational experience is open to D9 and culturally-based greek members and the professionals who advise them.
This Game Changer features Rasheed Ali Cromwell’s keynote “All We Do is Step, Stroll, Hop and Salute? What is a Black Greek?™ (Multicultural Edition)”
Order Of Omega Case Study Competition Informational Meeting
The Order of Omega Case Study Competition provides an educational learning experience for undergraduate members of fraternities or sororities and fraternity/sorority professionals.
All teams interested in the case study competition MUST be present at the informational meeting. Learn more about the Order of Omega Case Study Competition.
General Session | Michelle Guobadia
Get in Control!: Your Role in Making Fraternity and Sorority Life Great
Let’s evaluate one of the biggest life-long decisions you have ever made and dispels popular myths about the Greek community. Let’s define the path to making this experience long lasting and GREAT!
Friday’s general session features Michelle Guobadia’s keynote “Get In Control!: Your Role in Making Fraternity and Sorority Life Great”
Study Lounge
We get it. You’re a student first.
We have dedicated space for you to get your work done while you’re at AFLV West.
Professionals Learning Lounge
Join your fellow professionals for a cup of coffee and a space to relax.
Silent Auction
You can bid on Silent Auction items during the day on Friday. Plus, for every bid you make, your name will be entered in the AFLV West raffle for some great prizes!
Exhibit Hall
We have an amazing group of exhibitors that are excited to share their programs and organization with you. Stop by to get swag and learn more! This is a great networking opportunity!
Silent Auction Kickoff + Raffle Announcement
Don’t miss the kickoff of our AFLV West silent auction! There will be a candy bar! 🍭
Plus, we’ll have our first raffle for some pretty sick prizes. For every bid you make, your name will be entered in the AFLV West raffle for some great prizes!
Professionals Reception
Join your colleagues for some light refreshments and yummy desserts!
Opening Session | Bonny Shade
Leadership is Overrated!
It's time to pull back the covers and take a hard look at our leadership, the community we want to change, and fears we face. You wouldn't be here if you didn't want to do the work. So buckle up and get ready to dive in, head first, with some strategies, some fun, and real talk about being a leader!
This year’s opening session features Bonny Shade’s keynote “Leadership is Overrated!”