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
by Jessica Gendron Williams I’ve had the great pleasure of working with one of the NPC sororities this spring, speaking at their regional events about something I considered controversial – feminism. I honestly applaud this organization, because when met with two options, one very standard leadership option and the second, a provocative talk about sorority Read More
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre It’s April now and for many of you Spring is in the air, and graduation is on the horizon. April is a season of Greek weeks and finals preparation, saying goodbye and getting ready to do the “summer thing”. April is also a perfect month for chapter evaluations to take place. Read More
Editor’s Note: This blog is a little longer than normal (and we don’t even mention fraternities, sororities, Social Excellence, or recruitment by name!). We strongly recommend you check it out and share it with someone who could use help finding their “Little Me” and being a little more vulnerable, one of the four pillars of Social Read More
by Taylor Deer Dear Greek Life, I haven’t told you this but, I miss you. Look, don’t get all weird on me here, just listen for a second. We’ve been through a lot together, so I feel like I need to be honest with you. We don’t hang out that much anymore, and lately I’ve noticed that you’ve Read More
by Taylor Deer When advising a chapter, it’s important to understand the fundamentals of what a chapter needs to be successful for recruitment. After working with hundreds of chapters, I’ve learned is that they really don’t like to spend time mastering the fundamentals. I’ll hear “We already know that” or “We’ve tried that before” or Read More