by Matt Mattson Look at your brothers and sisters. I mean, really look at them. Look beyond their major or their year in school. Look beyond whether they’re a new member, a chapter president, an officer, a leader. Look past the letters. Look past the house, the events, the colors, the outfits, the nonsense. Look Read More
by Matt Mattson Today’s fraternity and sorority leaders, that I talk to… they’re inventors, they’re originators. They’re some of the most driven, brilliant, and thoughtful people I know. They’re trying to build modern organizations for modern students. They’re not stuck in “history” or “tradition.” On the contrary… They’re ready to create the future of fraternity Read More
by Matt Mattson “The every day real life experience of a sorority leader… the reality… is nothing like what you see in the media,” she said with a mix of exhaustion and optimism. “My reality is less crazy party and far more intense and endless meetings. The best image I can offer about what it Read More
by Erin Chatten For several years, brothers and sisters of fraternal organizations have taken our free, online Dynamic Recruitment Assessment to receive a score to better understand how their chapter is currently recruiting. With a potential of 95 possible points, chapters are rated as Static (29 or under), More Static than Dynamic (30-54 points), More Dynamic Read More
“Get off the stage!” That might be our team’s new mantra. Nobody’s heckling us. Quite the opposite. We’re yelling it at ourselves. Let me explain. This semester our fraternity educators have been engaged in critical discussions with fraternity men around the country. We’re learning a TON from them. These guys are begging for legitimate help, Read More
by Jason Allen We know that mentor is an overused word in our work. However, the sentiment remains: people need someone to look up to for guidance, to be challenged, and to be supported. Fraternity men, and future fraternity men, especially need that now more than ever. Insert bRho Gamma idea here. The first time Read More
by Brittany White Ladies and gentlemen, March Madness is upon us. As the reigning Phired Up Fantasy Football Champion, when the opportunity for another work-related sports competition league presented itself I wanted to jump on the chance to defend my title when our company put together an internal bracket challenge. True life: I’ve never filled Read More
Fraternities everywhere are starting to adopt a “PNM Orientation” session or a “Recruitment Kickoff” event (read more about “structured IFC recruitment”). These events are often well-intentioned (IFC’s want to set high expectations, educate prospective members, and give every chapter an opportunity to share their story), but too often these events result in a lackluster experience Read More
Many IFC fraternity communities we’re talking to are expressing a desire to shift their recruitment process to a more structured (or “formal”) system (think short, early in the term, IFC run, Panhellenic-style, structured process with multiple “rounds” and an official “bid day.”) While there are certainly many communities that already have a structure like this, Read More
by Matt Mattson There are hundreds – probably thousands – of strangers on your campus. They’re just walking around. You don’t know them. They don’t know you. How are you supposed to magically “recruit” them? I mean, really. How overwhelming! I get it. I’ve been thinking about recruitment for years, and I often forget how Read More