By Abby Ford We are at a place, where I don’t believe that we can continue to sugarcoat things. Being a part of any student organization has its challenges, but the challenges faced by sororities and fraternities are extra special. We need to have real and honest conversations (and actual conversations not a smoke and 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 Abby Ford If you have ever flown through the Atlanta airport, chances are you have seen people sprinting to catch their connecting flight, or maybe you’ve been that person sprinting. This past August, a newfound hobby of mine was being “that girl” sprinting through the airport, on numerous occasions, and being the person that Read More
by Matt Farrell When did you first feel your fraternity? I’m not talking about when you first saw or heard about it. That’s usually the research you did, or the guy you already knew, or the bid that somehow ended up in front of you. I’m not talking about the first close friend you met Read More
by Abby Ford Earlier this summer I had the opportunity to cross something off my bucket list: snorkeling for the first time. While getting our gear on and listening to safety instructions, the instructors asked how confident we all were in our swimming abilities. I grew up in Florida and spent countless hours in a 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
by Matt Farrell This semester I went to the most impactful new member meeting I’ve ever attended. The group sat in a circle. Challenging topics were discussed passionately. Loneliness, confidence, mental health. Everyone clearly wanted to be there. There were tears, hugs and heated discussions. There wasn’t a test at the end. Oh, one more 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 Matt Farrell Social media activism has always fascinated me. Clearly keyboards can raise wide awareness, but those who use them are commonly challenged by the question “what are you doing to help in real life?” This is what made the 2016 Standing Rock protests so unique. When the Dakota Access Pipeline was announced to Read More