REAL Leadership Experience FAQs

Thursday: Comfortable clothes for travel; Summer business casual (see description below). 

Friday Day: Summer business casual.  

Friday Evening: Casual (Gamma Phi Beta gear encouraged). 

Saturday Day: Summer business casual. 

Saturday Evening: Athleisure, including sneakers, for Girls on the Run service program.  

Sunday Day: Summer business casual, appropriate for group photos during graduation; comfortable clothes for travel. 

Summer business casual means sun dresses, skirts, pants, nice sleeveless blouses and sandals. No jeans, shorts, sweats, flip-flops, athleisure or midriff-baring tops during daytime programming.  

For Friday evening, Gamma Phi Beta attire is encouraged! We want you to be comfortable, as it will be hot in Oklahoma in July.  

You will be provided a name badge upon arrival and expected to wear this throughout the weekend. 

Bedding  

• Twin sheet set or a sleeping bag 
• Blanket (the rooms can get cold) 
• Pillow 

Personal Care 

• Towels 
• Washcloth 
• Shower shoes 
• A bag or caddy to carry supplies to and from the bathroom  
• Shampoo/conditioner/body wash, etc. 
• A robe 

Additional Considerations 

• Appropriate clothing for each day and activity  
• Gamma Phi Beta apparel for casual evenings 
• A light sweater or wrap in case the facility is chilly 
• Appropriate sleepwear 
• Phone charger 
• Money for personal expenses 

Gamma Phi Beta is excited to use Psi Chapter’s facility for REAL Leadership Experience. As the space will be used to house our attendees and host events, we have established a facility curfew with quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Please know that the chapter facility is a shared space. All RLE attendees will be using the communal bathroom areas. Please be respectful of the space and allow all attendees to use the facility equally. 

• Complimentary transportation to/from Will Rogers World Airport. 
• Customized programming for your emerging leadership role. 
• Two evenings of fun including a sisterhood event and a service project. 
• Complimentary Wi-Fi. 
• Meals include: 

  • Day one – Lunch for early arrivals, buffet dinner 

  • Day two – Buffet breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon snack and buffet dinner 

  • Day three – Buffet breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon snack and buffet dinner 

  • Day four – Heavy continental breakfast, boxed lunch 

Gamma Phi Beta will provide all transportation to and from the airport for you. You will be provided instructions on this in July in the pre-event email

Please make sure you have checked in at Psi Chapter’s facility with Gamma Phi Beta staff no later than 4 p.m. The welcome session begins at 5 p.m.  

All programming will conclude at noon on the last day. We will provide you with a boxed lunch as you depart.

Before booking your flight, please email flight details to Director of Conferences and Meetings Page Adams. All flights must be approved prior to booking. If you are having issues or problems finding appropriate travel times or flights that meet chapter cost guidelines, email Page Adams.

Please go to our registration site here. Under the Register Now button, click Already Registered? You will need to enter the email address you registered with and the confirmation number for your registration. 

Click here to apply for an RLE airfare scholarship. If selected, this scholarship will cover your flight costs up to $400. All submissions are due by May 26. Selected participants will be notified by Friday, May 30. If applying for an airfare scholarship, please refrain from booking your flight until after the scholarships are awarded, at which time you will be provided with further details. 

Please indicate your allergies or dietary needs when you register. We will make sure to provide you with meals throughout the weekend that meet your dietary concerns.

The average high in Norman, Oklahoma, in July is 94 degrees; the average low is 76 degrees. The average precipitation is 2.3 inches of rain for the month, with an average of 75% sunny days and high humidity. The sun rises at approximately 6:28 a.m. and sets at approximately 8:42 p.m. 

• Parking at your local airport or transportation to and from your local airport  
• Checked luggage 
• Travel meals or snacks 
• Spending money for free time in Norman 

Please contact Conferences and Meetings Coordinator Karima Soliman. Her emergency cell is 405.620.6155.    

If you have questions regarding registration for RLE, contact Conferences and Meetings Coordinator Karima Soliman. If you have questions concerning flights or other logistics for RLE, contact Director of Conferences and Meetings Page Adams.