[RING OF PHIRE: The Ring of Phire is a team of undergraduate fraternity and sorority members dedicated to delivering the messages of Phired Up Productions to their peers around the country.] by Steve Pasdiora (Ring of Phire Member) We have horses (read this to understand what that means). Now we want Unicorns. Everyone has one Read More
by Josh Orendi Your 40 and 50-something alumni might recall a fraternity environment where 10-14 week pledge programs were the norm. It wasn’t unheard of to initiate fall recruits in late spring. Times sure have changed! Today, there are at least 3 national organizations that have literally abolished “pledging” and “pledge periods” all together (SigEp, Read More
by Matt Mattson About this time of year a lot of fraternity/sorority members are getting concerned about not only getting a high quantity of members, but more importantly… high QUALITY members. Of course we at Phired Up believe that you don’t have to choose one or the other. There are a LOT of students on your Read More
by Josh Orendi Those that are familiar with the Dynamic Recruitment message know that Member Positioning is one of the “cylinders” for powering your “names list” with leads from your “prospect pool.” Too much lingo? No problem. Let me try again. Fact: People do not join fraternities or sororities. People join people! Relationships drive results. Read More
by Vince Fabra As I work with fraternity/sorority members around the country now that I’ve started traveling for Phired Up, I find myself explaining a concept called “GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE.” In some cases, being in the middle isn’t so bad. Being the “middle man” allows you to connect two groups. Being the “middle Read More
by Matt Mattson Today I am at Colorado State University where I’m working with the fraternity community on a long-term partnership to increase the quantity of quality men involved in Greek Life. I was out on campus today working with fraternity/sorority members and had such a positive experience I just wanted to blog about it Read More
by Meghan Ward-Bopp As Jess and I made our tour of sorority conventions this summer I had the opportunity to see and chat with many unique, eloquent, intelligent and incredibly diverse women. I loved talking through their challenges and brainstorming together what the best strategy for attacking recruitment this fall might be. However, one of Read More
The academic year has begun, so we’re re-posting a blog favorite that may come in handy as you start your semester! by Josh Orendi “Three-to-Seven” A little technique with big results… Write “3-to-7″ on the back of your hand. Post it on the inside of the front door of the chapter house. Put up a sign Read More
[RING OF PHIRE: The Ring of Phire is a team of undergraduate fraternity and sorority members dedicated to delivering the messages of Phired Up Productions to their peers around the country.] by Steve Pasidora, Ring of Phire Member Recruitment—aside from the actual communication with prospective members—is largely about assessing the value of recruitment methods and Read More
[RING OF PHIRE: The Ring of Phire is a team of undergraduate fraternity and sorority members dedicated to delivering the messages of Phired Up Productions to their peers around the country.] by Amelia Mieth, Ring of Phire Member A couple of months ago, I saw something that has resonated with me to this very day. Watch this Read More