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
Two years ago, the Philadelphia 76ers won 10 out of 82 basketball games and were widely considered to be the worst pro basketball team in history. It was all set up a few years earlier by a mediocre season when the team decided to, well, stop trying. Under new leadership, Philadelphia stripped their roster and 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 Matt Farrell March Madness is fun because it’s unpredictable. The last few weeks brought wild upsets, a 98-year-old nun becoming a household name (what up Sister Jean?), and some clueless basketball person you know probably outsmarting the annoying “expert” in your bracket pool. Yet, Villanova lifting the trophy was perhaps the most predictable thing Read More
by Brittany White I know everyone has their opinions and rituals about the flu shot. Some people get it every year like clockwork. Others have never gotten it and have never gotten the flu. Personally, I grew up in a household where we got it every year. As I have gotten older though, sometimes I Read More