April 1-2, 2025
Details for 2025 Hill Visit process specific to men’s fraternities:
- Organizations are asked to recruit students to lobby. Some organizations run their own internal process for recruiting, selecting and nominating their students for the experience, while other organizations allow any member to apply and work with the NIC staff on the backend to endorse selected students. The NIC supports both ways!
- To be considered by the selection committee, students must complete the online application by December 6.
- The committee prioritizes the following areas when selecting students:
- Student government leadership
- Experience with political internships
- Student representation on their college/university board
- Campus representation
- Geographical diversity
- IFC leadership
- Chapter leadership
- Inter/national organizations will be asked to confirm the participation of selected students by the first week of January.
- Selected students who have also been confirmed by their inter/national organization will be notified of their status in mid-January.
2025 Hill Visit Agenda:
Monday, March 31: Students arrive in Washington, D.C. (anytime)
Tuesday, April 1: Training for students runs from 8 AM to 5 PM
Wednesday, April 2: Lobbying begins in the morning and continues through the late afternoon. The FSPAC Congressional reception and dinner begins immediately following the lobbying visits. Every student, regardless of his inter/national organization’s FSPAC fundraising efforts, will participate in the FSPAC Congressional reception and dinner.
- Students may depart following lobbying on April 2 if needed/desired
Thursday, April 3: Students depart Washington, D.C.
Registration & Costs
Related Costs:
- Registration for fraternity students is $799, which includes breakfast and lunch in the hotel on April 1, a cash stipend for food on April 2 and three nights in the host hotel (check in March 31; check out April 3). NIC staff will invoice the registration fee to organizations that are sponsoring students.
- Students should contact their fraternity headquarters staff to inquire about their ability to cover travel expenses; the NIC does not cover any portion of traveling to D.C.
Registration Form: After students have been selected in January, they will be provided a form to complete to secure their participation.
Hotel Rooms: The NIC staff will handle all rooming reservations for students. Every attempt will be made to place students with a roommate from the same organization. Students who insist on a single room will be charged separately by the NIC for the additional rooming charges.
