by Branden Stewart, Phired Up Undergraduate Intern The other day I went to Target with one thing on my mind: toothpaste. I’ve been out of town and hadn’t been thinking to grab any since I’d been running low. After distractions with sales on DVDs, thoughts of buying a frozen pizza for dinner, storage containers for Read More
by Matt Mattson When is recruitment on your campus? …wait …wait …wait for it… [DRAMATIC PAUSE] O.K., how did you answer that question? Did you give a list of dates? Did you say “the fall” or “the spring”? Did you start explaining your deferred/delayed recruitment process? Did you say it starts with when “online sign-up” Read More
by Matt Mattson This is just a quick Dynamic Recruitment tip to help you grow your Names List over the summer. Be sure you’re providing clear opportunities online (and making clear requests) for people you know to refer potential members your way. Here’s what I mean. Inter/National Fraternities and Sororities are pretty good at offering easy opportunities to Read More
by Matt Mattson Art vs. Science. Both are necessary when it comes to growing your organization. We had a great conversation with a trusted colleague this weekend. He suggested that because we have two big lessons we teach (Dynamic Recruitment & Social Excellence) there might be some confusion about our message. So, here’s a fun way to Read More
by Matt Mattson This is a completely random recruitment thought. What if, however, your chapter used Skype, Google Video Chat, or some other web-based video chat software to connect with the larger inter/national organization while recruiting new members this fall. I “see” my brother-in-law weekly, and he lives in Poland. My 18-month-old “sees” her grandparents regularly despite their Read More
by Matt Mattson I had a realization today that we’ve never shared this over the blog. Maybe we were trying to keep it a secret, but oh well… here it is (the pic in the blog is a general diagram, to see fraternity and sorority specific diagrams, see the links at bottom). I also was thinking Read More
by Matt Mattson This is a simple blog post with a simple piece of advice. If you have a chance, GO! Do you have a fraternity/sorority conference or convention this summer? Go. Do you have a chance to attend UIFI, Leadershape, or some other life-changing experience like those in the next year? Go. Does it Read More
by Matt Mattson Visit this website today: www.nicindy.org/fraternityrights. Seriously. We’ll let that website tell the good news, but here’s a sneak peek… LEGITIMATE RESEARCH SHOWS… “Students who choose to participate in the fraternity experience gain a significant advantage to non-participants in many formative measurements that apply greatly to civic engagement, relationship building, and professional leadership Read More
by Matt Mattson We are constantly seeking the best recruitment ideas from campuses across North America. If you have good ideas that fall in line with Phired Up’s Dynamic Recruitment philosophy, you can submit them here so that we can share them with the world. Some of the best ideas we come across have to Read More
by Matt Mattson I’ve had this conversation lately with a number of Greek leaders who are planning their fall recruitment strategies. I thought it might be worth sharing with others. Twice in the last week, the idea of an All-Greek Barbecue has come up as a means of a) “Showing a strong Greek presence,” b) Read More