by Elena Pastore As a sorority or fraternity member, it’s important to connect with incoming students over the summer in a way that is authentic and relatable. As we know, establishing strong connections is a great way to retain members and is the foundation of strong organizations. Often, sororities and fraternities can seem intimidating or Read More
by Lindsay Holdren The end of the semester always feels like the busiest time of the year. You are trying to check everything off of your list that you waited for the last minute to do. Seniors are one foot out the door and break cannot get here soon enough! You can feel it, smell Read More
by Karli Sherman I know you know what it means to be a fraternity or sorority member. I know you know why you joined your organization. I know you know – you feel – what your brotherhood/sisterhood/siblinghood is to you. And that’s good. That’s necessary. But so many times we get caught up Read More
by Colin Nelson-Pinkston Bing Bong. If you would’ve said those two words to me a year ago, I would’ve asked if you were alright. But today, because of TikTok, I would, as the kids say, ‘laugh out loud.’ How did I evolve, or perhaps devolve, depending on who you ask, to a full into understanding Read More
by Matt Mattson A few months back we got this wonderful request from an advisor (Seneca Crump) at Ohio State. We want to develop a list of common language that Phired Up utilizes to work with chapters around growth so we can begin normalizing this language into our coaching practices. Do you all already have Read More
by Matt Mattson and Kenny White Congratulations! You’ve taken on the role of IFC Vice President of Recruitment (or some title like that). That’s awesome. This is a big job. And truth be told, most people who end up in this position have no idea what they’ve gotten themselves into. We wanted to provide a Read More
by Matt Farrell Why would people join your organization when almost everyone is off-campus? How do you build a brand out of thin air? Who else can help if you only have one person on your team? Four years ago, Adil Dittmer ( left) started a brand new fraternity chapter at Wayne State University – Read More
by Matt Farrell Less than two years ago, both Ry Beck and Gage Abell worked heavily in growth – but completely outside of the fraternity scope. Now, they’re guiding Delta Sigma Phi through building an organization-wide growth system – with their past professional experiences helping shape priorities. We enjoyed the chance to sit down with Read More
by Matt Farrell Your fraternity & sorority community is probably thinking about these three things right now. What’s the plan for recruitment? How are we supposed to meet people? Who is going to join? Rather than sit back and wait for clear answers, Drury University (in Springfield, Missouri) took matters into their own hands. After Read More
Lately the Phired Up education and strategy team has been aggressively recommending a relatively new strategy for fraternity/sorority growth. It’s not overly complicated. It’s not technological. There are no complex methodologies or difficult formulas to memorize. And it’s a concept that has been used by the corporate, non-profit, and activists world for a long time. Read More