August 24, 2025
The NIC’s Fraternity Growth Accelerator (FGA) provides emerging fraternities with the platform to collaborate on necessary resources and services. This effort will support their continued growth and development within the North American Interfraternity Conference and the fraternal movement.
The FGA Symposium is an opportunity for all FGA organizations to meet and collaborate on common topics for members of the Fraternal Growth Accelerator. All FGA members are welcome to attend the Symposium which is held in conjunction with the NIC Annual Meeting of Members and FFE Seminar. The 2025 Symposium will be held in person at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.
Benefits of Attending
I highly recommend this program as a tool to both educate and motivate yourself as well as other staff / volunteers from your fraternity. This is a unique opportunity that shouldn’t be missed. I hope you consider attending the FGA symposium.
Timothy A. Smith, MBA, Executive Director, Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity, Inc.
The FGA symposium is a great opportunity for members to meet counterparts in a collaborative environment, focusing on issues that affect smaller and specialized fraternal organizations. The educational sessions, along with the round table discussions, are tailored to input received directly from FGA members.
FGA Symposium attendees will engage in educational content during the day as well as a short business meeting where FGA dues rates will be discussed and an NIC Governing Council representative will be elected.
FGA members are also encouraged to attend the NIC Annual Meeting of Members and/or FFE Seminar.
Read more about the Dual Experience if you are interested in attending both.
2025 Registration & Costs
Registration will open May 1!
Who Should Register
- All volunteer leaders and/or staff of FGA fraternities are welcome to attend the FGA Symposium and NIC Meeting of Members.
How to Register
- Register to attend the FGA Symposium by clicking the button below, logging in to FS Central and selecting the 2025 NIC FGA SYMPOSIUM form on the Events tab.
- If you would like to attend the FGA Symposium as well as the 2025 NIC Meeting of Members and/or FFE Seminar you must also contact Will Foran for your FGA discount code and register through the respective FS Central form.
- Registration for the Symposium costs $75 per attendee and includes lunch and programming.
- FGA members are also encouraged to attend the NIC Annual Meeting of Members and/or FFE Seminar at a 50% discounted rate. To access the discounted rate for the NIC Annual Meeting of Members and/or FFE Seminar, contact Will Foran for your discount code.
| NIC Annual Meeting of Members | 50% Discounted Rate |
|---|---|
| Early-Bird Registration: Deadline June 30 | $150 |
| Standard Registration: July 1-July 31 | $200 |
| Late Registration: August 1-8 | $250 |
| Dual Meeting Experience | 50% Discounted Rate |
|---|---|
| Early-Bird Registration: Deadline June 30 | $275 |
| Standard Registration: July 1-July 31 | $325 |
| Late Registration: August 1-8 | $375 |
If you have questions about registering for the FGA Symposium, please contact Gretchen Foran at gretchen.foran@fraternalexcellence.org.
Location & Lodging
The event will take place at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.
- A room block at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown is available for attendees. NIC/FFE rates start at $184/night + taxes/fees for reservations booked by August 11, 2025.
- In the event the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown room block is fully booked before August 11, attendees will be able to book their stay at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Indianapolis at a rate of $149/night + taxes/fees. The Courtyard is an 8-10 minute walk from the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown
350 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Indianapolis
601 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Cancellation Policy for NIC/FFE rate: Hotel cancellations made 48 hours or less before arrival will be subject to a charge of one night plus applicable taxes.
2025 Schedule-at-a-Glance
The 2025 NIC session lineup highlights critical topics for fraternal industry professionals. By attending the NIC Annual Meeting of Members, volunteer leaders and staff for FGA fraternities accessed timely and relevant education that offered direct application to further each organization.
| Sunday, August 24 | |
|---|---|
| FGA Symposium (FGA members only) | 9 – 2 p.m. |
| NIC Governing Council Meeting | 1 – 3:30 p.m. |
| Jason N. Butler Memorial Gathering | TBA (Round-trip transportation to Delta Chi Headquarters will be provided from the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown) |
| Monday, August 25 (NIC Annual Meeting) | |
|---|---|
| Keynote: Trends & Insights from the 2025 Donor & Alumni/ae Engagement Survey with Jeff Dubberly, Vice President at Cygnus Applied Research | 9 – 10:30 a.m. |
| NIC Session I | 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. |
| NIC Luncheon with Alliance Partner Recognition | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. |
| NIC Alliance Partner-Executive Speed Dating | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
| NIC Session II | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
| NIC Meeting of Members | 3 – 4:30 p.m. |
| Networking Reception with Alliance Partners | 5:15 – 6 p.m. |
Questions?
Your contact by subject area or audience is:
- Registration changes & bundle purchases: Gretchen Foran
- Payments or invoices: Michael Wilson
- Alliance Partners (sponsors/vendors): Will Foran
- NIC sessions, membership programming: Russell Best
- NIC governance and Meeting of Members: Judson Horras
- FGA Symposium: Will Foran
- Seminar keynotes & fundraising programming: Desiree Paulhamus
- FFE governance and business meeting: Will Foran
- Read more about the Dual Experience (NIC Annual Meeting & FFE Seminar)
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