When we visit college campuses and interact with sorority women, we often ask, “How was recruitment??” We want to know how things have gone, and perhaps more importantly, how they plan to continue to recruit. Almost every time I’ve asked that question in 2015, I’ve been greeted with the same response: “THANK GOODNESS RECRUITMENT IS Read More
The Delta Gamma chapter at the University of Georgia had struggled with membership numbers prior to when I joined the chapter through informal recruitment in the fall of 2007. Chapter Total at the University of Georgia was 175, and with my new member class, the chapter hovered around 100 members, making us the smallest Panhellenic Read More
by Josh Orendi I just met with Michael Donahue at a Panera Bread in Carmel, Indiana. He’s a well respected Executive Coach for top businesses and entrepreneurs in the Indianapolis area (he’s also a Delta Upsilon from Northern Illinois). Mike told me his job requires him to recruit top talent, coach for performance, and facilitate Read More
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre I have been thinking a lot lately about gossip, particularly among women in organizations. I am not sure if it is because I am literally immersed with all women’s organizations all day everyday or because I have been a victim of gossip and am now a STAUNCH advocate against it- it Read More
by Matt Mattson I had the absolute pleasure recently of talking to the Executive Director of Alpha Omicron Pi, Troylyn (Troy) LeForge. We were chatting about organizational growth and some of the amazing work that AOPi has done recently in that department. Amongst a bucketful of other nuggets of wisdom, Troy said something to me Read More
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre I can remember very clearly the first moments of my first days as a college freshman. I was an always joiner. I would have found sorority if it was buried underneath the student union in a locked vault. At an information fair, I went right up to the Panhellenic booth, handed Read More
by Matt Mattson [I'm proud to announce the birth of our second daughter... Josie Wisdom Mattson, born 6/20/11. She joins her sister Elliotte Piper Matttson as potential members of sororities in the fall class of 2026 and 2029 respectively.] Here’s my reality: 1. I do a LOT of work with fraternities and sororities. 2. I Read More
[RING OF PHIRE: The Ring of Phire is a team of undergraduate fraternity and sorority members dedicated to delivering the messages of Phired Up Productions to their peers around the country.] by Amelia Mieth (Phired Up Intern and Ring of Phire member) As a disaffiliated member of my sorority for the past two recruitment seasons, Read More
[RING OF PHIRE: The Ring of Phire is a team of undergraduate fraternity and sorority members dedicated to delivering the messages of Phired Up Productions to their peers around the country.] by Amelia Mieth (Phired Up Intern and Ring of Phire member) In the midst of filling out my March Madness bracket this year (I Read More
[RING OF PHIRE: The Ring of Phire is a team of undergraduate fraternity and sorority members dedicated to delivering the messages of Phired Up Productions to their peers around the country.] by Amelia Mieth (Phired Up Intern and Ring of Phire member) Back in January, I was fortunate enough to share a weekend with Matt Read More