CliftonStrengths

Beginning with the fall 2019 term, CliftonStrengths will no longer be a requirement for all new members. However, if your chapter would like to continue using the assessment, there are codes available for the 2019-2020 school year. If you are interested in receiving access to new codes and/or receiving some form of online training around Strengths, please fill out this form. There are several options available to fit your chapter’s needs.

CliftonStrengths (formerly known as StrengthsQuest) is a 30-minute online assessment that helps the user identify their natural talents. Gallup developed the assessment after a decade of studying how organizations function. After completion of the assessment, it provides the user with a customized report of top five talents and how best to use them. The assessment is used at more than 600 schools and universities in North America. More than two million people and 4,000 members have used CliftonStrengths to discover, develop and apply talents for academic, personal and career success.

The CliftonStrengths philosophy is not about ignoring weaknesses. Instead, it focuses on natural talents and not allowing weaknesses to prevent success. By learning how strengths can be harnessed, it allows someone to fulfill their deepest potential. As a result, we know Phi Psis recognize their true potential.

CliftonStrengths is used in several capacities for Phi Kappa Psi:

• New Member Education
• Chapter Leadership Retreats
• Leadership Programs

The CliftonStrengths assessment describes 34 core themes unique to each individual. They are: