Advisor Academy
The Advisor Academy is a series of events exclusively for chapter advisors focused on high-level learning and inspiration. Delivered both virtually as conference-style events in-person as drive-in-style events, each session is an opportunity to hear from Beta staff, keynote presenters and other volunteers on a variety of topics that are essential to highly successful advising efforts.
Advisor Academy Highlights
Advisor Academy is designed to provide our most essential volunteers with education that will help them to better guide, coach and mentor chapter leaders. Each session provides an inspirational keynote from a Fraternity leader, as well as an opportunity for advisors to participate in focused breakout sessions of their choice on topics such as:
- Advisor Basics
- Navigating Student Mental Health
- Planning Safe Chapter Events
- Strong Officer Transitions
- Creating an Inclusive Brotherhood
- Am I at Risk?
- Insurance Basics for Advisors
- and many more!
Advisors are also encouraged to network with others from similar campus types, chapter sizes and/or facing similar advising challenges.
Beta Theta Pi invites feedback from past and future Advisor Academy attendees about desired topics for breakout sessions. If you have an idea, please send it to Director of Leadership and Education Dr. Eric Buller.
“Beta Theta Pi is a family descended from generations of Bridge Builders.”
– Peter E. Van de Water, St. Lawrence ’58
Essential Information
Who
Chapter Advisors
Where/When
Check back here for the schedule of future Advisor Academy events.
Cost
The event is free for all advisors to attend
Incentive
Advisors who complete the event will receive a $50 gift card as a “thank you” for their dedication to Beta’s chapters and to help defray any costs of attendance. Advisory teams that have two or more advisors complete the event will receive a $200 gift card to help support the cost of advisory board development.
Questions
For additional help, please contact the Administrative Office at 800.800.BETA or info@beta.org.
Quick Links
Attendee List
See who signed up for the 2022 Advisor Academy.
Schedule At-A-Glance
See the 2022 Advisor Academy schedule.
Other Events
In addition to Advisor Academy, the Fraternity hosts in-person, geography-based “Advisor Drive-Ins” as well as virtual “Lunch and Learns” throughout the year. Find information on these events below.
Who: Advisors (Regional)
When: April 22 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
Where: TBA
Description: This regional advisor academy will provide General Fraternity updates and an opportunity for local advisors to connect and share best practices. There will be time for position-specific breakouts, goal setting as advisory teams and opportunities to connect with GFOs and AO staff.
Cost: The event is free for all advisors to attend.
Register: Registration for the event here.
Questions: Contact Director of Volunteer Services Meghan Bullard (800.800.BETA).
Who: Advisors (Regional)
When: April 29 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
Where: DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City (237 S Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19107)
Description: This regional advisor academy will provide General Fraternity updates and an opportunity for local advisors to connect and share best practices. There will be time for position-specific breakouts, goal setting as advisory teams and opportunities to connect with GFOs and AO staff.
Cost: The event is free for all advisors to attend.
Register: Participants may register for the event here.
Questions: Contact Director of Volunteer Services Meghan Bullard (800.800.BETA).
Who: Volunteers (Advisors, GFOs)
When: Ongoing (See 2023 Dates Below)
January 25 | February 22 | March 29 |April 26 | May 31 | June 28 | August 30 | September 27 | October 25 | November 29
(Session recordings are linked to respective dates above.)
Cost: The event is free for all advisors to attend.
Register: Participants may register for sessions here. Find topic descriptions and more using the event calendar.
Questions: Contact the Administrative Office at 800.800.BETA.
