by Elena Pastore We know that people join people – meaning, it’s the people in the organizations that give them life! It’s the people that give our Greek-letter organizations meaning – not the letters themselves! I’m sure that prior to joining your organization, the letters meant nothing to you. It’s the people you met that Read More
by Becca Lahr Let’s put our research hats on and be curious together for a second. Try thinking back on the last couple of years. Think about the former members of your chapter who have decided to leave. What do you think they would say if they were asked WHY they left? Finances? Time Commitment? Read More
by Haley Cahill-Teubert You did it! You successfully navigated your first virtual recruitment and you’ve got fantastic new members! So…. now what? What do we do with all these members? How do we integrate them into the chapter and give them a great new member experience over Zoom? And what about our current members? It Read More
Is fraternity/sorority worth it? Isn’t it just buying your friends? We already know that fraternities and sororities have had a membership retention and engagement problem. But it’s worsening by the minute as members are asking “is this really worth it” (especially given the extreme circumstances of the present moment). During last week’s Phired Up Friday, we offered Read More
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre It’s March now and for many of you Spring is in the air, and graduation is on the horizon. Spring is a season of Greek weeks and finals preparation, saying goodbye and getting ready to do the “summer thing”. It is also a perfect time for chapter evaluations to take place. Read More
by Erin Chatten If you were to know one important thing about me, it’s that I tend to ask A LOT of questions. I’m an inquisitive and curious human, and the last name of Chatten certainly doesn’t hurt my reputation. Every time I’m around my sorority sisters or on a campus working with fraternity/sorority members Read More
by Erin Chatten The future of fraternity and sorority freaks me out a little. Yeah, I said it… I’m not just referring to what we see in the news every day, I’m referring to the lack of proprietary value added to a college student’s life by membership in a fraternity or sorority. What on earth Read More
by Tyler Blaker I’d like to share a story with you… It’s the beginning of my sophomore year and classes start tomorrow. I’d like to hang out with some brothers on syllabus eve, and maybe go get a bite to eat. I go through the list of brothers I would want to hang out with Read More