1. IMPORTANT- Apply online right away
for preferred consideration and more time to fund raise and prepare for
an incredible summer. There is a rolling application process and once the
team is full, we will stop accepting applications for the upcoming year.
2. After you complete each requirement listed below on
the Pi Kappa Phi Online Community, click submit and your application will
be received by the Push America office.
3. Upon receiving your application, you will receive a
phone call to set up a half-hour interview.
4. After the interview has been completed, the selection
committee reviews each application. The entire process should take approximately
two weeks from the time the Push America office receives your application.
5. When the selection committee reaches their decision,
a Push America staff member will call you to inform you of your team member
status.
The Application Requirements (Click on links for examples):
Personal Information:
1. You will be required to fill out your personal contact and driver's
information as well as your parents contact information.
Submit a Picture:
1. Make sure you have an appropriate picture that is ready to submit.
2. Composite, passport or head shot styles are best for
the photo.
3. The picture does not have to be professionally taken.
4. Please submit your picture in a high resolution JPEG
(.jpg or .jpeg) format.
Submit a Resume:
1. Make sure you have a professional resume that is ready to submit.
2. You will copy and paste your resume into the form provided.
3. For cleaner formatting, we advise left aligning your
resume.
4. Your resume should include the following:
• Employment History
• Campus Leadership Positions
• Extracurricular Activities
• Volunteer Experience
• Chapter Leadership Positions
Complete the Essays:
1. You will be required to write the essays listed below:
• Create a personal mission statement.
• Why do you want to participate in this event? (Pi Alpha's: Why do
you want to come back and participate in Gear Up Florida?)
• What have your experiences been with individuals with disabilities,
if any and what opinions have you gathered from those experiences?
2. Limit each essay to no more than one typed page.
3. We advise writing the essays in a word document, spell
checking and then copying it into the field provided.
Create a Fundraising
Plan:
1. You will be required to create a fundraising plan
in the form provided.
2. We have included standard fundraising practices that we
require of our team members already in the form provided.
3. You will create four personal fundraising goals with deadlines.
4. You will need to provide individual, innovative ideas to
customize your fundraising plan.
Identify Your Training Potential:
Upon acceptance, our cyclists will enroll in our new training system set up
by the official team coach of Push America’s Cycling Events, Dean Peterson.
This web based training system will provide our team members with all the tools
necessary to be a successful cyclist on their event. Before you enroll in this
training system, we need to assess your training potential.
Answer the following questions in a one page essay created in a Word Document
that is ready to submit prior to starting the online application. You will
copy and paste your training potential essay into the form provided. Make
sure your training essay is NOT more than one page in portrait
orientation. Anything larger may overload the system and cause you to restart
your application from the beginning.
1. What is your current fitness level?
2. What is your current activity level? (I.e. – Are
you already a cyclist, do you maintain a regular work out schedule, Intramural
sports played etc…) 3. Does your current schedule
allow for an advanced training plan to be followed?
4. What are your training goals? (I.e. - Weight loss, increase
fitness/conditioning level, toning up, increasing endurance etc…)
5. What is your commitment to training and preparing for your
event?
• What are the most important changes needed for you to reach your potential?
(I.e. - Eating properly, better sleeping habits, etc…)
6. What environmental elements do you have in your life that
contribute to your ability to achieve your training goals? (please list all
that are applicable)
• A network of roads, training variety, adequate nutrition, training partners,
supportive family and friends/accountability, etc…
7. Do you own a bike and cycling equipment? If so what kind?
If not, how and when do you plan on obtaining it?
Submit Transcripts:
1. Make sure you have an electronic copy of your transcripts ready
to submit.
2. You can retrieve a copy of your unofficial transcripts
online at your college or university’s Web site.
3. This is only applicable for undergraduate members.
4. You will copy and paste your unofficial transcripts
into the form provided. Please submit a transcript that is NOT more
than one page printed and in portrait orientation. Anything larger
may overload the system and cause you to restart your application from the
beginning. If your transcripts are longer than the above specification,
you may submit them by e-mail to Mike Wilbourn at mwilbourn@pushamerica.org
and by stating that you have done so in the below text area.
Submit Two Personal References:
1. You will be required to give two personal references for your
application. Note: References from undergraduate brothers are not
accepted. References should be people who are in a leadership position
to you and that can speak on your behalf (ie. Direct Supervisor, Coach,
Professor, Alumni Brothers/Chapter Advisor etc...)
2. Your references will be contacted by the Push America
office.
Additional Requirements:
1. As a Gear Up Florida team member you must attend (or have already
attended) a National Push America Program OR maintain a regular volunteer
relationship in your local community with people with disabilities.
Click here for a listing of upcoming
Push America events that will satisfy this requirement.
2. Undergraduate Gear Up Florida Team Members are required
to maintain at least a 2.2 cumulative G.P.A.
For questions or more information contact:
Mike Wilbourn, Director of Team Services
704.504.2400 x128 or mwilbourn@pushamerica.org
