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Title: Trends in Housing
Time: 1 Hour, 11 Minutes
Description: Student housing is big business. Not only are today’s students more demanding of a quality living environment, universities and private developers are spending tremendous amounts of money to attract them to live in their facilities.
Patrick Alderdice of Pennington & Company leads an informative session discussing the trends in Greek housing. This section covers:
• Student life and their wants and needs as it relates to housing
• Your competition – it’s not just the fraternity next door
• Current challenges facing most fraternity houses
• Living arrangements and space allocation
• Financing the project – the impact of scope, performance, quality, costs, and schedule
Having raised more than $178 million in support of Greek life while consulting more than 327 housing corporations on 92 campuses, Patrick will also provide insights to help you plan and prepare for a successful housing campaign. Specifically, he addresses:
• Common comments and perceptions from alumni
• The “Rules of Fundraising”
• Importance of the Feasibility Study
• The Campaign Timeline
• Tax-Deductibility and how it relates the design of the facility
Presenter:
 Patrick Alderdice (President & CEO - Pennington & Company)
Patrick Alderdice is president and
chief executive officer of Pennington & Company, a full-service
fundraising, consulting and alumni relations firm. He has led the
company from a regional-based consulting firm to the recognized leader
in fraternity and sorority fundraising. Pennington has raised more than
$178 million for Greek life while working with more than 327 house
corporations on 85 campuses.
A frequent speaker on trends in Greek housing, fundraising, alumni
relations and recruitment at college campuses and national fraternity
and sorority conventions, Patrick is vice president of the Fraternity
and Sorority Political Action Committee and sits on the alumni board of
trustees for Delta Chi at the University of Kansas.
At the 2009 North-American Interfraternity Conference annual meeting,
held in Washington, D.C., Patrick was honored with the Alumni Award of
Distinction. The award recognizes the fraternity man who has given
specifically of his time, talents, and service to the betterment of the
fraternity.
Patrick has also been recognized by Delta Chi Fraternity with its 2007
Meritorious Service Award and by Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity with its 2008
Ralph “Dud” Daniel Interfraternal Excellence Award.
Prior to joining Pennington & Company 14 years ago, Patrick served
the Delta Chi Fraternity Headquarters staff as a leadership consultant,
director of chapter development, and director of chapter services.
He resides in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Emily.
Any questions about the webinar should be directed to Director of Education & Technology, Steve Good.
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