First Amendment Institute (FAI)
Coalition for Fraternal Rights
First Amendment Institute (FAI)
January 29- 31, 2027
Loew’s – O’Hare, Chicago
Join other fraternity and sorority leaders from across the country to discuss why the First Amendment matters – particularly for college students – and what you can do to make a difference on your home campus.
Interested in attending?
Interested students should contact their national headquarters to demonstrate interest in attending and find out how your organization’s application process works.
Another avenue to attend is through financial sponsorship by your IFC, NPC, NPHC, or Fraternity/Sorority Life or other college/university office. If you have identified a possible sponsor, they should contact [email protected] to discuss sponsorship details.
Click the video below to learn more from last year’s participants.
FAQs
January 29 – 31, 2027.
The Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel.
Currently enrolled students who are members of IFC, NPC, NPHC, or Fraternity/Sorority Life or other college/university organizations.
Students are selected by their organization or the Coalition for Fraternal Rights and who have a contribution of $2,500 from the organization or an individual.
All expenses are covered for participants except for travel to Chicago. Included expenses include two nights in a hotel, four meals, and session materials.
Participants will arrive Friday, January 29, 2027 by 3 pm CT and depart Sunday, January 31, 2027.
The national organization or sponsoring entity will handle participant’s travel arrangements.
The Coalition for Fraternal Rights will handle hotel reservations for attendees.
Dinner on Friday, and breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday.
Attendees are expected to dress business casual for the program. Baseball caps are not considered business casual.
No. The FAI focuses on its namesake, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
There are both speakers and panel discussions that present to all participants. There is also a considerable amount of time for small group work and time for the men and women participants to separate and discuss what they are hearing about the First Amendment that may uniquely affect them.
The CFR focuses on defending the fraternity and sorority experience for undergraduate members, which includes being proactive in exposing our collegiate members to the importance of the First Amendment to the fraternity and sorority experience and how the First Amendment protects their individual and organizational rights on campus.
