Outdoor Leadership Program
The Outdoor Leadership Program (OLP) is sponsored by the Ahlberg Family. The goal of the trip is for Brothers to come together and have an outstanding adventure in the outdoors and to experience the wellness benefits of the "three-day effect" from an extended retreat in the wilderness. A facilitator will lead some conversation around mental health, the value of offering substance-free activities, the shock and awe of being outdoors, and general leadership. The OLP is geared towards beginners in outdoor excursions so while experience in the outdoors is certainly useful, you can be provided with everything you need to participate.
Past OLPs have included backpacking on the Appalachian Trail, whitewater rafting on the Chattooga River, bushwhacking in the remote Joyce-Kilner Slick Rock Wilderness, and hiking through the scenic Great Basin National Park in Nevada.
In 2025, a select group of Chi Psi men will join staff and alumni facilitators for canoe-packing and hiking in Colorado on the Gunnison River in the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area. We will set out on the river with all of our supplies for three days in canoes, paddle through scenic wilderness, port at a beach to set up camp for the night and find some hiking, then pack up in the morning and keep on paddling down the Gunny! This year's Outdoor Leadership Program is scheduled for July 10th-13th, 2025. Please apply to attend below!
NOTE: The Educational Trust will cover all meal and trip expenses (except for those meals purchased while traveling), with the exception of personal travel to Denver International Airport (DEN). In certain cases, the Educational Trust may be able to cover travel costs to Denver.
