by Matt Mattson If you are in charge of recruitment, it can be easy to get confused and overwhelmed. There are so many options and variables. Especially if you’re doing “open recruitment” (where there is no significant council support and no “rounds” or “schedule” already in place). Sure, you could look at what the person Read More
by Matt Farrell Congrats on stepping up to oversee recruitment! Wouldn’t it be nice to hear an honest, unfiltered take from someone who’s learned the hard way? Enter Will Elkins, who just finished up almost three years as a recruitment leader for his fraternity that had ZERO members when he started school. Will is a Read More
Contact: Branden Stewart Carmel, Ind.– Phired Up is proud to announce the full-time hire of Hailey Mangrum as an Organizational Growth Consultant, effective December 2nd, 2019. Hailey will also serve Phired Up’s sister company, TechniPhi, in an Account Management role. She joins the Phired Up team full-time following nine months in a part-time capacity delivering Read More
Your Names List is a critical first step in developing a successful recruitment system. The larger your Names List gets, the more successful you will become (Remember, “Quantity Drives Quality!”) You’ll have a greater opportunity to recruit more quality individuals when you increase the size of your Names List. Put every non-Greek prospective student on your chapter’s Names 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 Alonzo Cee As some would say, joining culturally-based fraternal organizations is a serious matter. A sentiment that can sometimes reside in the fear of having folks join for the wrong reasons. And this fear is legitimate for organizations that are smaller compared to their historically white counterparts. To also be tied to a long Read More
by Matt Mattson “I can’t wait for recruitment to be over!” Have you ever said that? Have you ever heard a member exclaim it? I mean, I get it. I get the sentiment. If you can get through recruitment you can get to the fun stuff of fraternity and sorority. But I’ll be honest, I 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
by Matt Mattson So many fraternities and sororities use “tabling” as a marketing/recruitment/promotional tactic. It can be AWESOME when done right. But some tabling approaches are meh while others drive results. This is meant to be the ultimate resource to do tabling right for fraternities and sororities! First things first. Download and read this practical instructional resource on tabling, Read More
This is more than just a friendship club. This sisterhood thing. This brotherhood thing. This fraternity/sorority thing… it is a life-changing gift. It’s way more than a friendship club. Let me explain. “We are more.” That’s the best, most succinct, most all-encompassing, and – the more you let it sink in – the most Read More