James Rosencrans

As the Vice President of Growth & People, Jim is tasked with leading the growth team of the General Fraternity and oversees all activities and services involved with the expansion team, undergraduate recruitment support, and the acquisition of volunteer and staff talent. In his role, Jim follows the Fraternity’s strategic plan, Phi Delt 2030, and executes strategies that prioritize the growth and retention of existing chapters and the expansion of new emerging chapters. He focuses on identifying great people to fill roles within the Fraternity’s staff and chapter structures. Additionally, he takes on the General Headquarters’ human resources operations, focusing on the recruitment and retention of high-caliber staff and volunteers, employee benefits, and workplace culture.

Brother Rosencrans’ passion for growing the fraternity began way before he joined the General Headquarters staff in 2015. Jim is a proud member of the Pennsylvania Lambda Chapter and a graduate of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he studied criminology and sociology. As an undergraduate, he had the opportunity to become a Founder of his chapter, where he served as a recruitment chairman for several semesters.

Over the past several years, Jim has played a key role in driving organizational growth by developing and implementing impactful educational resources and initiatives that support chapter recruitment and celebrate chapters that exemplify excellence. Under his leadership, the Growth Team has successfully executed more than seventy expansion efforts, resulting in the establishment or reestablishment of numerous Phi Delta Theta chapters. In the area of human resources, Jim has championed the implementation of a workplace competency initiative and led the General Headquarters to earn recognition as a certified Great Place to Work.

While Jim is a Pennsylvanian at heart, he currently resides in St. Augustine, Florida with his wife Lauren and daughter Palmer. He and his family enjoys discovering new restaurants, being outdoors, and beach days with their friends.

What Makes Phi Delta Theta Great?

“Phi Delta Theta is a great organization because it is composed of individuals, at all levels or the organization, who continuously challenge the status quo and one another in the pursuit of becoming the greatest version of fraternity. This is reflected through the leadership development opportunities provided by being a member or alumnus of Phi Delt, the philanthropic impacts by ways of the Live Like Lou or Iron Phi Foundations, and professionally by the staff at General Headquarters for being recognized as a nationally Great Place to Work.”

Jim Rosencrans