Spouse and Guest Program

Chi Phi is proud to invite the spouses and guests of its members. Spouses and guests are encouraged to attend the Banquet and Friday night dinner and baseball game with the Baltimore Orioles v. NY Yankees. We will have ample information about Baltimore entertainment and events available for spouses and guests, so they can have fun while the Brothers are in session. Registration for Spouses and Guests can be found here.

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore

This year Congress will be held at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore. We have been able to secure a special nightly rate of $205. To ensure you receive the special nightly rate, reserve your room prior to June 7, 2013. With exception of the Watts Gunn Memorial Golf Tournament and the Friday night Orioles game against the Yankees, all Congressional activities will be taking place at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore. Please note that because of the Orioles baseball game against the Yankees hotel rooms in the city will sell out. Book your room now with the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore.

The Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore is located at:
550 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202 [Map]

You can make reservations online or by calling (410) 234-0550. When reserving your room over the phone, be sure to reference 148th Chi Phi Congress. You can also reserve your room for congress online by accessing the reservation site.

Pre-Congress Education Sessions

Both educational sessions will take place from 9 a.m. to Noon before Congress begins on June 28, 2013. Breakfast will be provided for participants. Registration closes at 5 p.m. on June 7, 2013.

Register now.

[Option 1] Motivating the Middle

A workshop that helps your student leaders better fight apathy and better motivate and activate members at all levels of engagement and involvement.
The most actively involved student leaders in your campus organizations (your “top-third” members) get frustrated and burned out, trying to lead members who are less motivated and engaged than they. If only there was a way to teach these committed student leaders smarter strategies to lead those whose commitment levels varied from their own.
Now there is. The “Motivating the Middle” interactive workshop from is based on the book Motivating the Middle: Fighting Apathy in College Student Organizations, published by CAMPUSPEAK co-founder T.J. Sullivan in 2012. Facilitated by some of the agency’s most talented professional facilitators, MTM will help your most dedicated student leaders understand that their fellow members respond to different motivations and engage in different ways.
Too many top-third student leaders spend all their time focused on the bottom-third members – the ones who don’t attend meetings and events, fall short on their promises, and detract from the mission and goals of the organization. As the battle wages between the top-third leaders and the bottom-third members causing problems, the middle third gets ignored.
By shifting their leadership efforts to the middle-third members, your organization’s leaders can make change, improve morale, and tap into new productivity.  In a few short hours, your leaders will learn the truth – that people at different levels of engagement are motivated in very different ways – and will learn how to act on this knowledge to strengthen their club, Chapter, or organization.
Participants will learn the concept and strategies highlighted in Sullivan’s book and will engage in both discussion and action planning to put those strategies into action. Student leaders will also learn how their personal leadership style inhibits or encourages the middle-third leadership strategy, enabling them to adjust their approach to some of the most pressing issues facing their group.

• Create list of core characteristics of each third.
• Diagnose persistent problems with your organization/campus and develop strategies for how to approach and remedy each.
• Develop basic membership criteria for your organization.
• Design and implement a creative and strategic plan to continue to motivate members after the workshop.

[Option 2] Alphas Academy Revisited

NOTE: Only current Chapter Alphas are eligible to attend. Alphas Academy attendance is is not required.
Revisit key concepts from the Alphas Academy curriculum, discuss challenges you have encountered during your term, and catch up with fellow Alphas. This will largely be a participant driven session with the opportunity to talk about the major difficulties, strategies for success, and future goals during your time as Alpha. 

Register now.

Hit the greens with Chi Phi and help support Chi Phi Leadership Development Programs at the Watts Gunn Memorial Golf Tournament! The 2013 Watts Gunn Memorial Tournament will be Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre De Grace, Maryland. Named after the first thoroughbred horse brought to America, the name Bulle Rock truly signifies the strength of the 235 acres of golf heaven. Superbly designed by Pete Dye, this par 72 course has long been considered the region’s best player’s course and the top ranking public course in Maryland. It is continually ranked in the Top 100 listings of every major Golf Publication. Zagat readers have also ranked Bulle Rock among the nation’s Top 50 golf courses. Visually stunning tee shots, terrific green complexes, wonderful course conditions and a great design will make you feel like you are playing in a major.

The Watts Gunn Memorial Golf Tournament is an opportunity for corporations and individuals to support Chi Phi Leadership Development Programs and have some fun along the way.  The tournament honors internationally famous Chi Phi golfer, Watts Gunn, Omega 1928 better known as "the Southern Hurricane."  Held the day before Congress, the scramble-style tournament has raised $64,000 to support the College of Excellence and other leadership development programs benefiting Chi Phi students across the country.

Schedule of Events

• 7:00 a.m. - Driving range and putting greens open
• 7:30 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast Begin
• 8:30 a.m. - Shot-gun start
• 6:00 p.m. – Chi Phi Educational Trust Cocktail Hour
• 7:00 p.m. - Chi Phi Educational Trust Leadership Dinner and Golf Awards Ceremony

Tournament Information

• Four person team scramble format
• Individual Player Cost $250 (includes breakfast, greens fees and cart fees)
• Tournament Contests include closest to the pin and longest drive
• Mulligan Tickets Available


• Registration Deadline June 10, 2013
• Sponsorship Deadline June 5, 2013

Presenting Sponsor $10,000 (only one available)

• Tournament will be marketed as Chi Phi Educational Trust Watts Gunn Memorial Tournament presented by Presenting Sponsor Company Name
• Recognition and company logo on all communications, tournament shirts and publicity materials including invitations, calendar of events, two broadcast emails and Chi Phi website
• Recognition in Chakett Magazine
• Opportunity to distribute promotional materials at the tournament
• Banner placement at the Bulle Rock Clubhouse during the tournament
• Invitation for all players to the Chi Phi Educational Trust Cocktail Hour and Leadership Dinner and Golf Awards Ceremony
• Two teams of four players

Gold Sponsor $5,000

• Recognition in program, invitations, calendar of events, two broadcast emails, Chi Phi website and event signage
• Recognition in Chakett Magazine
• Opportunity to distribute promotional materials at the tournament
• Invitation for all players to the Chi Phi Educational Trust Cocktail Hour and Leadership Dinner and Golf Awards Ceremony
• Two teams of four players

Silver Sponsor $2,500

• Recognition in program, invitations, calendar of events, two broadcast emails, Chi Phi website and event signage
• Recognition in Chakett Magazine
• Opportunity to distribute promotional materials at the tournament
• Invitation for all players to the Chi Phi Educational Trust Cocktail Hour and Leadership Dinner and Golf Awards Ceremony
• One team of four players

Hole Sponsor $1,000

• Company name and logo at sponsored hole
• Recognition in Chakett Magazine
• Opportunity to distribute promotional materials at the tournament
• Invitation for all players to the Chi Phi Educational Trust Cocktail Hour and Leadership Dinner and Golf Awards Ceremony
• Two players 

To sponsor the tournament contact Elizabeth Knott, Director of Development at knott@chiphi.org or 404.231.1824.