AFA Annual Meeting Benefits Worksheet

My main reasons for attending the 2025 AFA Annual Meeting are to benefit from the many learning and networking opportunities. I also believe the innovation and inspiration I’ll gain from the conference will help me complete the following projects:

Current Projects

[Enter details of your upcoming projects. Highlight a specific “pain point” or challenge associated with the project (if applicable).]

1. Project:
   1. Challenge or “Pain Point”:
2. Project:
   1. Challenge or “Pain Point”:
3. Project:
   1. Challenge or “Pain Point”:

Value Proposition Statements

[Review the Annual Meeting website (including the schedule) and identify specific ways the Annual Meeting can provide value to your work. Consider the following phrase as a template for your statement(s):

The Annual Meeting can help me solve/address (X) by doing/offering/connecting me with (Y).]

1. [Statement]
2. [Statement]
3. [Statement]

Educational Opportunities

This year’s educational program at the 2025 AFA Annual Meeting includes sessions touching on several important topics for our campus. After reviewing the conference schedule, I have highlighted a number of specific educational sessions that will allow me to learn about new trends and best practices in the field:

[Note: The full list of Educational Programs will be published in October.]

• [list ed session]
• [list ed session]
• [list ed session]
• [list ed session]

I believe that attending these sessions (as well as others) will not only give me access to the latest trends in the fraternity/sorority profession but will also provide me with professional development opportunities at an affordable cost.

Networking Opportunities

I’m also planning to meet with the following fraternity/sorority industry partners during the AFA Annual Meeting:

[Choose the most relevant fraternity/sorority partners for your department and provide reasons why you are interested in meeting them. Consider organization staff/volunteers, other campus-based staff members, and exhibitors/partners that can help to elevate your work.]

1. Partner:

Reason why:

1. Partner:

Reason why:

1. Partner:

Reason why:

Certification Opportunities

For Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd) only:

I will also qualify for Continuing Education credits for my participation at conference sessions, which can be used for my Student Affairs Educator Certification which includes a specialty credential in Fraternity/Sorority Life.

Other Opportunities

In addition, below I have included a chart detailing some of the departmental needs in general, my objectives in particular, and how my attendance at the 2025 AFA Annual Meeting can help me meet these needs and objectives.