I's Leadership Institute

January 8-10, 2010

Once the Kappa Alpha Order National Administrative Office has received your registration, travel arrangements will be processed.  Please note that once we have purchased your plane ticket, the airlines will not allow a name change.  The chapter will be responsible for any additions or corrections to the ticket.  Registrations are due to the Kappa Alpha Order National Administrative Office by Wednesday, December 2nd.

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Airline Policy:

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Travel Arrangements:

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Holiday Address:
Please provide your address during the Christmas Break. We will mail to your attention an informational packet the week of December 15th.

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Scholarship Policy: To remain eligible to serve as Number I, a 2.5 semester/quarter GPA must be achieved every semester/quarter (See R9-271 Scholarship Standards). To make sure every Number I has achieved a 2.5 GPA, it is mandatory for every Number I participant to submit a copy of his fall semester/quarter report card as soon as they are made available from the college/university. A copy of the report card (detailing hours achieved, class schedule, gpa, and grades) should be emailed or faxed to the attention of the chapter’s assigned Associate Director for Chapter Services by the deadline of Monday, January 4, 2010.  
   If a Number I does not submit his grade information without a valid excuse, the Number I may be removed from office. If a Number I shows up on site and does not have the 2.5 GPA minimum requirement, he will be sent home at his chapter’s expense. 
  If a Number I receives below the 2.5 GPA, the Number II (9-132) becomes the Number I (until the next chapter election) and therefore is required to attend NLI unless a chapter election occurs before NLI. The chapter will be required to reimburse previous ticket fees and the cost of a new airline ticket.

Please fill in the below information citing your previous semester GPA (most likely Spring '09, unless on quarter system) and your expected GPA for the end of the Fall '09 semester.

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NLI Travel Policy

   The Kappa Alpha Order National Administrative Office will make all flight arrangements purchased through Canyon Creek Travel. Flight arrangements will be made for participants that live at least 4 hours or more from the Number I’s holiday or school address to Greensboro, North Carolina. 
   The Order will cover transportation costs including the following: plane tickets from the participant’s residence or school address, mileage reimbursement for those driving, lodging at the Caraway Conference Center, and meals on site. Participants are required to cover any meals while traveling and any incidental expenses (airport parking, mileage to and from the airport, etc.). 
   Upon receipt of the Number I’s NLI registration, the Kappa Alpha Order National Administrative Office will purchase the cheapest roundtrip ticket from the closest major airports. Canyon Creek Travel will send an E-Ticket via email to each Number I. Flights will be scheduled to arrive on Friday, January 8th no later than 5:00 PM EST. Please plan to block off the entire day for travel and expect an early morning departure. Our goal is to bring everyone in before 1PM EST to avoid any delays. Return flights will be scheduled to leave Greensboro on Sunday, January 10th no earlier than 3:00 PM EST. A shuttle will take everyone back to the airport at 12:00 PM. 
   Any Number I flying out of an airport located in Berryman and Neal Province will be required to depart on Thursday, January 7th. Any other flight where there are multiple destinations may also be required to fly out on Thursday. It is nearly impossible with flight delays, multiple destinations, and long distance flights to bring everyone in on time for us to begin on Friday, January 8th at 6 PM. 
   If anyone is on vacation and not flying out of the closest major airport of their residence or school address, Kappa Alpha Order will work with that individual to get them to NLI. However, the person is required to pay the difference of the school or holiday address travel destination and the vacation destination. If this is the case, the participant will have to leave their vacation destination to arrive to the conference center on Thursday, January 7th. 
   Once the ticket has been purchased, the Kappa Alpha Order National Administrative Office will not pay for any additional changes. If a Number I fails to show or he becomes ineligible (disciplinary reason, grades, etc.) after a “seat” confirmation letter has been issued by the National Administrative Office, the chapter will be charged the average cost of a participant to attend (approx. $450.00). 
   If a Number I fails to register by the December 2nd deadline, the chapter will have to reimburse the National Administrative Office the difference of the plane ticket from the price of a ticket on Dec. 2nd and the date of the late registration.

BAGGAGE POLICY:  Please be advised that airlines charge for checked baggage. The NLI policy is that no one will be reimbursed for checked luggage. Please pack a carry-on luggage since our conference is two and a half days. 

DRIVING: Participants whose school address or holiday address (depending on where the Number I located at the time of NLI) is within 4 hours (250 miles one way) of Greensboro are required to drive and will be reimbursed at .35 cents per mile. Please arrive to the conference center on Friday, January 8th by 4:00 PM EST.

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Breakout Sessions: