by Matt Mattson Great news everybody. Your Fall 2014 Recruitment T-Shirt design is already done for you! Pick a nice bright color, then print on the front: “Research Says You Should Join Our Group.” On the back, put this inspiring quote: “The 16% of college graduates who were members of Greek organizations are more likely Read More
by Matt Mattson How do the best chapters prepare for a successful recruitment period in the early parts of the fall semester? That’s the question every fraternity chapter recruitment chair should be asking right now. I had a recruitment chair that I personally coach ask me that recently, and he’s what I recommended… Build a Read More
April marks for many of us the beginning of the end of the semester. Finals are approaching, quickly followed by the summer break. Between our classes, our jobs and our activities, the calendar fills up quickly, leaving seemingly little room for anything beyond our standard responsibilities. Telling you that recruitment of all things should still Read More
by Paul Manly Why do chapters use alcohol during recruitment? Because it’s easy. Attracting young men to our fraternal organizations with alcohol and women is easy. That’s why it’s been happening for decades. Chapter leaders often tell me that they’re fed up with their members that are “just here to party.” They’re tired of members Read More
by Josh Orendi Battling weight issues has been a daily struggle for as long as I can remember. I was the fattest kid in my middle school class. I remember wearing sweatpants and soccer shorts to school because even “Husky” jeans no longer fit. In high school and college I played competitive sports – in Read More
“We don’t need to be talking about stereotypes and perceptions, we need to take a look at our reality.” -Kristin Leih, Fraternity/Sorority Professional The reasons people sometimes don’t join, are so obvious when you have a chance to hear them directly from the “prospects.” We saw this post on Facebook the other day from a Read More
[Note: At the end of this blog we announce an important upcoming webinar series for sororities!] [Another Note: We've written a highly-read blog on this topic before here. Read it and share these with your sisters.] by KJ McNamara Panhellenic Councils across North America are all trying to answer the question: How do we teach Read More
Some members of a Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity chapter recently did a great exercise to drive names onto their Names List and start great conversations. They put up a posterboard/flip chart and wrote: “Before I Die I Want To…” Then they engaged passersby (at their table on campus) in great conversations around their answers. As Read More
How to recruit high quality people into your fraternity or sorority. Don’t ask them to join, ask them to help you create something greater than what currently exists. Don’t act like you think they’re the bees knees until they get a bid, then treat them like crap (word gets around to other leaders) Do high Read More
by Josh Orendi We know that organizations that fall apart can almost always trace their demise to a deterioration of their core – People or Purpose. That’s been written about in our books. We also know that organizations that succeed almost always have a clear and inspiring purpose along with a growing and developing membership Read More