by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre Traveling with #BabyJune so far been an absolute blast. I enjoy some aspects of travel, mostly the making of new friends. I try hard to practice my craft on planes – being friendly, being a host, and loving others in whatever space they are in (even if they are taking up Read More
by Matt Mattson This academic year more than 100,000 men will join one of the 6,100+ fraternity chapters that thrive on more than 800 campuses across North America. At Phired Up, TechniPhi, and Innova, we are passionate about helping more responsible, thoughtful, high-performing gentlemen experience the positive life-changing gift of college fraternities. We know that Read More
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre What is moxy? People use the word “moxy” a lot when we talk about men or the actions of men. We use this word to describe “cool guys” – the Van Wilder, Jason Bourne, and John McClane types. Our society uses moxy to describe dudes that are sexy, tough, strong, athletic, carefree, rich, Read More
By Matt Mattson Dear Brothers, Allow me to clarify. I’m writing to the fraternity men who care. To the ones who are trying. To the ones who raised their hand and volunteered to be a leader despite the negative reputation and history of institutional debauchery that exists in fraternities. To you, gentlemen, I write this Read More
by Matt Mattson This is important. Like, really, really important for all fraternity leaders to read and understand. It gets at the core of our problems and our opportunities. It is about our very reason for being. And it might shock you. Brotherhood. This word is tossed around by fraternities more than ping pong balls and Read More
by Matt Mattson There’s an old saying from Abraham Maslow, “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” I feel that way about the recent happenings around fraternity life at Penn State. Administrators have policy. Lawmakers have laws. Researchers have research. Disciplinarians have discipline. Educators have education. I’m not saying that’s Read More
by Jason Allen Lets paint a picture of what society says true masculinity is: Tall, dark, and handsome The most confident man in the room, demanding attention from everyone Muscles, that have muscles, that have abs Always having the most gorgeous, size 0 woman on your arm Bragging about all the sexual conquests you have Read More
by Brittany White In all seriousness, we need to have an important conversation about cupcakes. I’m not joking. Really quick, let me take you back to the beginning of my relationship with cupcakes – when I was a young girl. Growing up, I was totally one of those kids that wanted the cupcake with the Read More
by Branden Stewart Have you heard that old song “Summertime Blues”? Aside from the nostalgia it evokes in me for the classic 1994 film, Camp Nowhere, the song also applies to how I usually felt around this time of year in college. School’s ending for the summer, the sunshine is here to stay, and it Read More
by KJ McNamara It took me a really long time to figure out what people meant when they said that sorority was forever. I remember sitting in workshops and meetings in college listening to old ladies tell me it was “forever and whispering to myself, “Do you expect me to have the sticker on my Read More