FAQs

All 2026-2027 collegiate chapter Executive Teams (Chapter President, VP Community Relations, VP Finance, VP Membership Experience, VP Membership Integrity, VP Membership Recruitment, VP Operations, and VP Programming & Enrichment) should be in attendance for Leadership Academy. Every chapter should also have one Advisor present serving as the Chapter Host.

In addition, advisors are welcome to join any General Sessions or Officer Track sessions. Advisors interested in attending any sessions should register to receive track information.

LA will be held Saturday and Sunday January 9 and 10 as a flexible format event. Each chapter’s CCAB will be selecting the chapter’s chosen format within their Advisor registration.

The Leadership Academy Flexible Format Experience gives your chapter the opportunity to participate in select sessions in the way that works best for your Executive Team. ETs may meet in-person to build sisterhood and create a retreat-like experience or participate fully virtually via Zoom. We encourage Executive Teams to meet in person whenever possible!

Executive Teams meeting in-person will receive an extra gift in their Leadership Academy materials package to add to your in-person LA experience!

Your CCAB should discuss and determine how your chapter will participate in the Flexible Format Experience before registration. Each chapter’s CCAB will designate a Host to help lead and facilitate the Flexible Format sessions. Whether meeting in-person or virtually, your Host will help keep your group on track, guide discussions and activities, and create an engaging Leadership Academy experience. Your CCAB will indicate your chapter’s selected format and Host through your Advisor’s registration.

The Leadership Academy Flexible Format Experience provides you with sessions in a variety of formats:

• Inspiring and informative general sessions that you’ll watch virtually via Zoom Webinars
• Officer tracks held virtually via Zoom Meetings, where you’ll participate in training specific to your officer role and meet other members across AOII holding the same position
• Flexible Format sessions led by your Host (either in-person or via Zoom) that will allow your team to start the year off right with engaging discussions, activities, Ritual, and sisterhood to ensure your ET is ready to Inspire Ambition

A flat registration fee of $450 per chapter will be invoiced to the chapter in December. The flat fee covers all 8 collegiate participants and CCAB attendees per chapter and will not be pro-rated. Collegiate attendees who register by the December 6 deadline will participate in keynote and breakout educational sessions, officer trainings, and will receive a mailed LA 2027 participant package. Executive Teams meeting together in person for the Flexible Format sessions will receive all of the participant materials in one package shipped to the Chapter Host.

Registration opens on October 20, 2026 and closes on November 19, 2026 for Advisors and on December 6, 2026 for collegians. For chapters hosting elections after December 6, please email events@alphaomicronpi.org as soon as possible to make registration arrangements.

If you have successfully registered for LA, you will see your name listed on the Attendee tab. You can access the attendee tab by selecting the Registration tile and navigating to the Attendee tab at the top of the page.

Saturday – AOII Shirt

Sunday – LA 2027 T-shirt or AOII Shirt

Executive Teams meeting together, in person for Leadership Academy 2027: 

• Check to make sure you have the Zoom application downloaded (and updated to the most current version)
• Bring a pen and notebook to take notes
• Have your AOII LA Participant Workbook handy
• Have snacks & water in your workspace and plan your meals accordingly, as breaks in the schedule will go by quickly
• Personal device, a laptop is strongly preferred for all Zoom sessions
• Headphones, especially for individual Zoom sessions

Executive Teams meeting fully virtual for Leadership Academy 2027:

• Check to make sure you have the Zoom application downloaded (and updated to the most current version)
• Bring a pen and notebook to take notes
• Have your AOII LA Participant Workbook handy
• Have snacks & water in your workspace and plan your meals accordingly, as breaks in the schedule will go by quickly
• Ensure that you are in a quiet location where you are able to turn your camera on and unmute during various sessions

All registered attendees will receive an email the week of Leadership Academy with a schedule that includes Zoom links. 

Collegiate attendees registered by the December 6 registration deadline will receive a package with their Leadership Academy materials, shipped around December 15 to the address listed on their registration.

If your chapter is participating in the in-person version of Flexible Format, your Chapter Host will receive one package with materials for all collegiate members in your Executive Team. If your chapter is participating fully virtually, each collegiate attendee will receive their own package.

The postal service is busy during the holidays, and shipping may take longer than normal, both domestically and to Canada. Please provide an accurate address that can receive mail December 15 – January 5, and double-check your address before submitting your registration!

You do not need your mailed materials to participate in Leadership Academy. An electronic copy of the workbook will be available to all attendees if needed.

Registration can be transferred from one attendee to another at no charge until December 7, 2026. After Dec 7, all completed transfers will be assessed a $50 transfer fee. Packages may be shipped to the initial registered attendee depending on the time of your transfer. To initiate a transfer of the registration, email events@alphaomicronpi.org.    

The Leadership Academy schedule is subject to change. All registered attendees will receive the final schedule the week of Leadership Academy. When planning for the weekend, you should expect to be in sessions from 10:00 AM CT until approximately 7:30 PM CT each day.

If you do not live-in your AOII facility, and you do not have somewhere to stay, we recommend your ET works together to come up with a plan that works best for your chapter. Some options include:

• Asking a close friend who lives in the house if you can stay in their room for a few nights.
• Setting air mattresses up and enjoying LA summer camp style!
• Staying in a guest room or empty bed in your chapter house.
• Have Executive Team members with off-campus apartments host other ET members to stay over — don’t forget to check with your roommates first!

Yes, we recommend having your Chapter Advisor or another member of your CCAB reach out to your Fraternity and Sorority Life office on campus to request access. Please keep in mind they have final say and they may not be able to accommodate the request. If you’d like to include a letter confirming this is an AOII International event need in your communication with your campus partners, please contact events@alphaomicronpi.org.

Depending on which Flexible Format your chapter decides on, your Chapter Host duties overview is as follows (as outlined in more detail in the Chapter Host Guide):

Flexible Experience #1: Virtual Fraternity-Facilitated Sessions with In-Person ET Components

• Decide who from your CCAB will be Hosting
• Secure a location for the flexible format experience
• Plan Executive Team Leadership Academy meals (2 lunches and 2 dinners)
• Communicate plans and needs with Chapter ET
• Participate in a host/facilitator training call on December 15 at 7:30 PM CT (or watch the recording)
• Facilitate the in-person flexible format sessions of Leadership Academy for the ET using a provided facilitator guide

Flexible Experience #2: Virtual Fraternity-Facilitated Sessions with Virtual ET Components

• Decide who from your CCAB will be Hosting
• Communicate plans and needs with Chapter ET
• Participate in a host/facilitator training call on December 15 at 7:30 PM CT (or watch the recording)
• Facilitate the virtual flexible format sessions of Leadership Academy for the ET using a provided facilitator guide

Whenever possible, we recommend hosting the flexible format of Leadership Academy at someone’s home, ideally an advisor’s home or chapter house. A home environment can help create a retreat-like atmosphere and provide a comfortable setting for building sisterhood and connecting as an Executive Team.

If hosting at a home is not possible, we recommend choosing a location that is different from where your ET typically holds meetings during the academic year. Changing the environment can help create a sense of a retreat and make the experience feel distinct from a regular meeting.

Some alternative location ideas include:

• Chapter house/suite living room or common space (if open and available)
• A member’s home
• Community center or meeting space
• Library, or other reservable campus space
• Another comfortable space that allows your chapter to gather for the day

We recommend only meeting in person if your entire executive team can make it work. The only exception for this would be if someone were to end up being sick last minute or have their travel plans fall through, and therefore you may need to video call that individual person in for all ET Flexible Format Sessions. Otherwise, if you know in advance that anyone on your ET cannot make it in person, you should choose to participate in LA as an entirely virtual experience.