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The Science Engineering Leadership Fellows

• Zeta Psi Educational Foundation
• SELF Internship Program

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• Our Goals

Provide a pipeline of pre-qualified,
best-of-the-best candidates for host company
consideration. Offer unique add-on programming to
enhance the intern experience for the student
and create a more well rounded, capable, and
valuable Intern. Build a lasting relationship bet
ween SELF and host companys based on quality,
confidence, trust.
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• Program overview

Internship is a key component in a well rounded
education for our students, and a valuable asset
to host companies. Companies demand more practica
l experience from grads well-rounded and able to
contribute beyond their lab bench.
Insuring quality control for interns is a key
issue Zeta Psi provides the best of the best
for host companies, offering excellent quality
control and active mentoring monitoring.
Zeta Psi internships are the envy of the
fraternity world, providing a better experience
for our interns and a more balanced, monitored,
and highly motivated intern for hosts.
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• About Zeta Psi

Founded in 1847, one of the oldest and most
prestigious international fraternities with 45
chapters located in the U.S. and Canada all at
top tier schools The first truly national and int
ernational fraternity with chapters founded at
Berkeley and Univ. of Toronto On May 3rd 2008, th
e first Intercontinental fraternity chartering at
Oxford University. Only fraternity to be active a
t all eight Ivy League schools first to
establish at Tufts, Cornell, Berkeley, Toronto,
Stanford, McGill, Case Western, Oshawa, Oxford,
and others
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• About Zeta Psi

Zeta Psi is a small, intimate brotherhood, driven
by alumni engagement Educational Foundation (ZPEF
) founded in 1949 to provide scholarships,
grants, leadership training We believe our close
bonds of genuine brotherhood help shape our men
into who they will become and turn out into the
world self-respecting, original-thinking
self-controlled, purposeful gentlemen.
A commitment to personal, professional, and
leadership development unparalleled in the
Fraternity world.
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• Existing Internship Programs

Washington Scholars Fellowship Program
Wall Street Scholars Program NMFN Internship Enha
ncement Program OUR GOAL IN 2010 5 OF ALL STU
DENT MEMBERS IN A ZETE INTERNSHIP.
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• Washington Scholars Fellowship Program
• (www.washingtonscholars.org)

Founded in 2000 Based in Washington D.C. 30 - 40
interns per year Provide experience in governmen
t related areas Extracurricular training in repor
ting, leadership, involvement, communications,
and networking Individual responsibility achiev
ement stressed
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• Wall Street Scholars Program
• (www.wallstreetscholars.org)

Founded in 2006 with a single intern
Based in New York City 4 interns in Summer 2007
6-10 interns targeted for Summer 2008
Provides finance new media experience
Broad networking and educational programs
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• NMFN Internship Enhancement Program

Founded in 2007, a nationwide program
A top-10 Internship program for 16 years, Zeta
Psi is their first ONLY fraternity
partnership. 2 initial interns, 10-15 planned for
Summer 2008 Provide business financial service
experience Emphasis on developing personal, pro
fessional and especially networking/marketing/sale
s skills.
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• Proposal

Each applicant is carefully screened by our
committee of experienced industry veterans, with
an emphasis on well-rounded, high achieving,
motivated candidates. Candidates pre-commit re-
commit to participate in the Zeta Psi Enhanced
Internship program requirements.
SELF provides a top candidate for host to
consider, aware of the extent of individual
commitment to the program, and the programs
commitment to insure a successful intern.
We request that the intern be involved in, and
credited for involvement (i.e. name on
publication/design/patent/), work on important
work in the field of study
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• Enhanced Internship Program

Interns are carefully selected and interviewed
for their commitment and quality control.
Each intern is assigned an industry-specific
mentor and actively engages in additional local
alumni networking. Additional opportunities for p
rofessional development, including our
StarPoints program for personal growth
Regular reporting requirement and ongoing
monitoring Program designed to broaden educationa
l and networking experience, ensure ongoing
commitment, and the best experience for interns
and host companies.
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• Zeta Psi Selection Criteria

Exceptional academics, significant campus
involvement, and meaningful fraternity
leadership experience Judged on depth of engageme
nt in activities and strength of leadership
quality, not quantity Faculty recommendations are
good, but support from local alumni validate the
candidates strength and commitment
Intense interview process and written commitment
to program WHAT WE WANT not just sharp minds, b
ut the personality and drive to commit to a
rigorous program, and succeed (anywhere)!
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• Why it works for our host companies

No added cost top candidates are selected by
Zeta Psi and provided with our broader program
host companies pay, or not, as they would any
other intern. Additional Mentoring and Education
ensures highly committed candidates with an
extra layer of quality control.
Higher caliber applicant under closer scrutiny
with higher drive to succeed. Our interns arent
expected to do okay, they are expected to do the
very best!
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Turning Bright Minds Into Brilliant Leaders.

• Thank You!

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