by Erin Chatten Let’s call out the obvious here. Recruitment is going to look different this year. It may be online, it may be the way it’s always been, and it may include social distancing. Whatever happens, there are steps we can be taking starting right now to set ourselves up for to successfully guarantee Read More
by 25 Women From 17 Different Sororities This project started after a member of the Phired Up staff had one of the many conversations we often have with Panhellenic leaders that included the young woman (who was trying incredibly hard to lead with strength and confidence) saying something like this… “I want recruitment to be Read More
by Haley Cahill-Teubert It’s not the right time for a lot of things. It’s not the right time to try out that new restaurant in your town. It’s not the right time for graduation parties. It’s not the right time to visit grandparents. It’s not the right time to go see that new movie at Read More
Last week (May 11th, 2020) the NPC released a report providing guidance to Panhellenic sorority leaders across North America. (Download report here). This report is exciting. It offers hope and possibility to Panhellenic women in the wake of COVID-19 and its impact on sorority recruitment. Phired Up and TechniPhi strongly support the spirit of the Read More
by Haley Cahill-Teubert Quick question: How often do you visit your chapter’s website? Maybe the better question is: Since becoming a member, have you ever visited your chapter’s website? You probably don’t spend a significant amount of time on that site, which is ok. That’s also a good reminder that our chapter websites should not Read More
by Matt Farrell Ansley Martin is the Panhellenic President at UNC Wilmington and sister of Alpha Gamma Delta. She helped the community navigate through TWO hurricanes during the past two recruitments. I had a chance to catch up and hear about Ansley’s experiences and the future of Panhellenic recruitment from an undergraduate perspective. Check it Read More
by Haley Cahill-Teubert Sometime in June or July, I began my outreach to campuses and chapters I would be visiting in the fall semester to learn more about their specific education needs and how I can support them. A lot of those conversations included things like: how to make philanthropy round stronger or how to Read More
by Haley Cahill-Teubert We’ve all heard our fair share of WEIRD recruitment rules. Surely all these rules were well-intended, but at some point in time, things went a bit too far. In talking with communities about strategies for maximizing COB efforts, building relationships with PNMs and growing chapters, I’ve been told: “No, that’s against the Read More
by Haley Cahill-Teubert I was working on an entirely different blog piece earlier in the week that lead me to Google: “Characteristics of Type A personality”. Here is the result: (Side note: Can my fellow Type A friends agree that “hostile” and “aggressive” aren’t the most flattering of adjectives to describe us?) I did a Read More
by Haley Cahill-Teubert When I went through recruitment, EVERYONE talked about how fabulous Bid Day would be. From my recruitment counselor to the women in each sorority, everyone was so hyped up for Bid Day. I’m not sure if it was because it meant tons of new women would be joining each chapter, or because Read More