Free Phired Up Education Extended: “Phired Up Fridays” Continues Every Friday Through April 10th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Carmel, Ind. — Phired Up is excited to continue offering FREE live educational experiences for fraternity/sorority students, volunteers, and professionals on March 27th, April 3rd, and April 10th by extending its Phired Up Fridays initiative. This follows the first set of educational sessions on March 20th that were attended by hundreds of students, volunteers, and professionals from around North America.

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL PAST RECORDINGS AND A SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING SESSIONS

During this Coronavirus/COVID-19 “social distancing” period, Phired Up knows that fraternity/sorority members will continue to desire engaging education about how to grow their organizations. This is one small way we can help members, volunteers, and fraternity/sorority professionals do something that feels normal and productive. 

“Even if you’re not physically at college, now is still the time to make plans for marketing and recruitment,” said Matt Mattson, Phired Up’s co-founder and President in the initial announcement. “Not to mention the importance of learning smart ways to engage your brothers and sisters digitally.”

Mattson reinforced the importance of this initiative today, “We have to act now to prepare for a fall that will be very different than what we’re used to. It is important that we have our people, plans, and preparation in place to help students find fraternities and sororities in the upcoming school year.”

The schedule of upcoming events can be found below. 

[Note: Watch the recording of our Facebook Live Announcement.]

Tips for participating: A desktop or laptop works best. Mobile devices might require app download (follow prompts to “JOIN A MEETING” when you click the login link). You might need the “MEETING CODE.” We recommend logging in 10-15 minutes prior to the start. Max 1,000 participants. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH

“See The Word ‘RECRUITMENT’ Through Fresh Eyes”
Fraternity & Sorority Growth Fundamentals
by Matt Mattson – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(COMPLETED | FREE RECORDING AND BLOG)

“Recruitment is CANCELLED! Now What?”
Digital Recruitment Principles (Just In Case)
by Josh Orendi & Hailey Mangrum – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(COMPLETED | FREE RECORDING AND BLOG)

FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH

“Is Fraternity/Sorority Really WORTH IT?”
Membership Engagement Principles In A Virtual World: 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). This live digital training offers insights on how to keep members and how to keep them engaged. The principles delivered during this session are applicable to the extremes of the current moment and the normalcy that we’ll soon (hopefully) return to. Plus, Colleen wants to love on you and let you know that she (and we) are here for you right now!
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(COMPLETED | Free Recording)

“GO GREEK! Is Not A Marketing Strategy!”
Marketing Principles for Fraternities and Sororities: Fraternities and sororities MUST be ready to tell a powerful story about the value and values of our organizations starting immediately! The world is changing quickly, and it’s very noisy out there. Do you have a plan to market to the right audience with the right message and the right tactics that will result in the right new members this upcoming school year? Special time will be spent discussing very practical tactics for increasing the amount of people who demonstrate interest in sororities and fraternities.
by Matt Mattson  - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(COMPLETED | Free Recording)

April 3rd

Phired Up Human Support (Like Tech Support, but for Humans): Have tricky questions about fraternity/sorority growth you’d like to talk with a professional about? Want to troubleshoot a difficult situation related to the pre-member experience? Want to just connect with someone who believes in sorority/fraternity, and could help stoke the “phire” that is your passion for this work? Login to Phired Up Human Support and we’ll support you… the humans who make up the fraternity/sorority world. (for students, volunteers, and professionals).
(COMPLETED | Free Recording)

• 12pm EDT Growing Culturally Based Organizations & Communities with Hailey Mangrum
• 1pm EDT Growing IFC Chapters & Communities with Matt Farrell and Woody Woodcock
• 2pm EDT Growing Panhellenic Chapters & Communities with Erin Chatten and Haley Cahill-Teubert

April 10th

The Future of Fraternities and Sororities: To say the world has changed in the last month would be an understatement. But it was rapidly changing anyway. It’s time for the leaders of fraternities and sororities (students, volunteers, and professionals) to be forward looking. We can’t worry about the “events scheduled for next week.” We need to be strategizing for the seismic shifts of the next 5-10 years. During this session, Phired Up will discuss our industry-wide guidance for the way people will join fraternities and sororities in Fall 2020 and beyond (and discuss the potential impacts of COVID-19 on overall fraternity/sorority membership).
by Matt Mattson – 1pm Eastern Daylight Time
(COMPLETED | Free Recording)

Phired Up Human Support (Like Tech Support, but for Humans)… Technology Edition: Have tricky questions about fraternity/sorority growth technologies (CampusDirector, ChapterBuilder, MyVote, PNM Companion App) you’d like to talk with a professional about? Want to troubleshoot a difficult situation related to the pre-member experience (especially technology stuff)? Want to just connect with someone who believes in sorority/fraternity, and could help stoke the “phire” that is your passion for this work? Login to Phired Up Human Support and we’ll support you… the humans who make up the fraternity/sorority world. (for students, volunteers, and professionals).
by Erin Chatten, Hailey Mangrum, and Matt Farrell – 3pm Eastern Daylight Time
(COMPLETED | Free Recording)

About Phired Up. Phired Up  helps fraternities and sororities grow. The company’s products, services, and brands are creating the future of fraternities and sororities by transforming the way people join. The company delivers relationship-focused, data-driven, results-producing TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, and STRATEGY solutions for every aspect of the pre-member experience from first-impression through initiation.