Dr. Christina Witkowicki
Dr. Christina Witkowicki is a Fraternity/Sorority Life recruitment expert. She believes in helping individuals and organizations to reach their fullest potential.
TOPICS
- Fraternity/Sorority Life
- Recruitment
- Leadership
- Masculinity
KEYNOTES
- Getting Chapters Recruitment Ready
- Path to Panhellenic: Empowering PNMs for a Successful Recruitment Journey
- Fraternity Bound: A Guide to Success in Recruitment for Potential New Members
WORKSHOPS & RETREATS
- Safe Start: Preventing Hazing and Building Positive New Member Education
- Community Leadership Workshops & Retreats
RECRUITMENT COACHING
Getting to know
Dr. Christina Witkowicki
As a member of Alpha Xi Delta from the University of New Hampshire, Christina truly believes in the vision of helping others to realize their potential. Having worked with fraternal organizations as both a campus professional and a volunteer, she uses the knowledge she gained from these experiences to provide recommendations to and support chapters, communities, and organizations. Christina received her M.Ed in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Salem State University and her Ed.D in Higher Education Administration from George Washington University studying gender role norms and leadership style development in college men. Throughout her career, Christina has worked in many areas of higher education such as Fraternity & Sorority Life, Residential Life, and Student Activities with extensive experience in Title IX, judicial affairs, crisis response, and strategic planning. Currently serving as the Chief Learning Officer for LaunchPoint, Christina partners with campuses and organizations to develop educational material on critical issues facing our communities, leadership development, and recruitment preparation for chapters, communities, and PNMs.
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
To help you promote your event with Christina, CAMPUSPEAK has created promotional templates you can use. In this folder, you will find resources for social media, a promotional poster for printing, and press photos you can use for your event.
Link to Promotional Materials
LOGISTICAL MATERIALS
KEYNOTES
Getting Chapters Recruitment Ready
Understanding what potential members know, don’t know, want, need, & even fear can add immeasurable power to a fraternity or sororities’ recruitment efforts. It allows for a true, and deeper match with the people that will help increase member retention and satisfaction and make your chapter great.
Dr. Christina Witkowicki has worked with large, small, public and private institutions across North American for over 20 years. She has coached and advised chapters from many organizations on recruitment and is an expert in what PNMs are looking for out of their fraternal experience. By helping chapters clarify what they want to be and sharing insights of what PNMs are looking for, Christina can help chapters better target the PNMs that will help make their chapter great.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this program, students will learn:
- understand data and patterns of recruitment and joining interests within fraternal communities,
- determine the type of member that will contribute to the chapter they want to be and know how to seek out those individuals, and
- how to prepare for recruitment so that chapters and the community can reach their greatest potential.
Path to Panhellenic: Empowering PNMs for a Successful Recruitment Journey
Helping Panhellenic PNMs determine what they are looking for in their sorority experience and evaluating the experience chapters are offering are crucial steps in ensuring they make a well-informed decision during recruitment.
Dr. Christina Witkowicki is passionate about helping PNMs identifying what they are looking for in their sorority experience, determine how best to evaluate the chapters in providing that experience, and presenting their best self and what they can bring to the organization. Participants will leave the program having identified their values and strengths and how they align with the sorority experience they seek.
This program can be customized for the unique campus community to help Potential New Members best prepare for Recruitment on their campus.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this program, students will learn:
- how to determine what they are looking for in their membership experience,
- how to prepare for recruitment to be active participants in the mutual selection process, and
- to determine the best membership match for their lifetime of membership.
Fraternity Bound: A Guide to Success in Recruitment for Potential New Members
Helping Fraternity PNMs determine what they are looking for in their fraternity experience and evaluating the experience chapters are offering are crucial steps in ensuring they make a well-informed decision during recruitment.
Dr. Christina Witkowicki is passionate about helping PNMs identifying what they are looking for in their fraternity experience, determine how best to evaluate the chapters in providing that experience, and presenting their best self and what they can bring to the organization. Participants will leave the program having identified their values and strengths and how they align with the fraternity experience they seek.
This program can be customized for the unique campus community to help Potential New Members best prepare for Recruitment on their campus.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this program, students will learn:
- how to determine what they are looking for in their membership experience,
- how to prepare for recruitment to be active participants in the mutual selection process, and
- to determine the best membership match for their lifetime of membership.
WORKSHOPS & RETREATS
Safe Start: Preventing Hazing and Building Positive New Member Education
The “Safe Start: Preventing Hazing and Building Positive New Member Education” program is designed to equip fraternity and sorority leaders with the knowledge and tools to create meaningful, respectful, and inclusive new member experiences. Dr. Christina Witkowicki has spent more than 20 years working with fraternities and sororities helping chapters to build positive new member education processes to build strong and healthy members, chapters, and communities.
This program will provide participants with a thorough understanding of hazing laws and policies, ensuring they can navigate legal and institutional guidelines to prevent harmful behaviors. Attendees will also gain insight into the key components of a successful new member education process, learning how to foster a welcoming, educational, and values-driven environment. By identifying potential areas of concern within current new member programs, participants will be empowered to make improvements and align their new member education strategies with the core values and ideals of their chapter and broader organization. Through this program, fraternity and sorority leaders will be better prepared to build strong, healthy traditions that prioritize respect, community, and personal growth.
This workshop will be customized for the unique campus community and can be tailored for chapter advisors and volunteers or student leaders.
Optional Consulting: After the workshop, Dr. Witkowicki will meet with each chapter new member educator, chapter president, and chapter advisor (as applicable) to review draft of new member process, identify areas of concern, and provide suggestions and recommendations.
Community Leadership
Preparing new council and chapter leaders for their roles is essential for fostering a successful and cohesive community. Effective preparation begins with inspiring a shared vision of the community’s mission, goals, and expectations, ensuring they are aligned with the broader vision of the college or university.
Dr. Christina Witkowicki has over 20 years of experience in developing leaders and fostering a cohesive community. She will work with stakeholders to determine the current state of the community and create a customized approach to initiating skill development and community connection. Through targeted, fun activities and thought-provoking conversations, Christina will focus on areas such as accountability, teamwork, values congruence, relationship building, and policy understanding. Post-workshop follow up with staff and community leaders helps to ensure continued progress is made.
This workshop will be customized for the unique campus community. Conversations and round tables can include, but are not limited to council and chapter leaders, Chapter and Alumni Advisors, and University Staff.
RECRUITMENT COACHING
Customized Support
Bring in Dr. Christina Witkowicki to provide recruitment coaching to your chapters and/or councils. Christina can provide your community with a retreat experience that explores a range of topics including but not limited to marketing, recruitment, new member education, member retention, and overall growth strategy. In addition, Christina can provide ongoing coaching beyond the retreat for sustainable accountability.
