by Haley Cahill-Teubert Quick question: How often do you visit your chapter’s website? Maybe the better question is: Since becoming a member, have you ever visited your chapter’s website? You probably don’t spend a significant amount of time on that site, which is ok. That’s also a good reminder that our chapter websites should not Read More
by Haley Cahill-Teubert One of the great things about continuous open bidding is the significant amount of flexibility you have in the size and set up of the event, who is invited, how long it lasts and so forth. Maybe your ideal recruitment event is a movie night with your sisters or getting ice cream Read More
We are excited to share some important initial details regarding Growth Summit 2020 (hosted by Phired Up & TechniPhi) this summer! We’ve officially made the call to host the event online this June due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns. The event will be fully virtual and will take place on June 24, 2020! We are excited Read More
CONTACT: Branden Stewart Carmel, Ind. — RJ Taylor joined the Phired Up and TechniPhi leadership team on April 1st as the Assistant Vice President of Education & Strategy. In this role, RJ has assumed responsibility for the day-to-day management and leadership of our education team, and will begin delivering training and strategic consultation services for Read More
by Haley Cahill-Teubert Can we all agree life is weird and chaotic right now? When the governor of my state issued a shelter-in-place order, and I caught myself thinking: “Wow, I never imagined something like this would happen in my lifetime.” We’re facing some difficult times and navigating uncharted waters, my friends. And whether we Read More
Is fraternity/sorority worth it? Isn’t it just buying your friends? We already know that fraternities and sororities have had a membership retention and engagement problem. But it’s worsening by the minute as members are asking “is this really worth it” (especially given the extreme circumstances of the present moment). During last week’s Phired Up Friday, we offered Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Carmel, Ind. — Phired Up is excited to continue offering FREE live educational experiences for fraternity/sorority students, volunteers, and professionals on March 27th, April 3rd, and April 10th by extending its Phired Up Fridays initiative. This follows the first set of educational sessions on March 20th that were attended by hundreds of Read More
By Matt Mattson This blog was inspired by a Live Digital Training session that is available to watch in full for free here. Here’s a completely hypothetical situation. Imagine with me, would you… Imagine that the news is suddenly full of stories of a worldwide zombie apocalypse. Again… completely hypothetical… but imagine that it is Read More
Phired Up knows that many students, volunteers, and professionals are worried about how COVID-19 is going to impact summer/fall fraternity/sorority recruitment initiatives. This blog is meant to provide insight, opportunities for reflection, and potential solutions. We recently presented a digital training session on this topic that is available to watch for free here. This post Read More
by Matt Farrell You’re hearing a lot about what you need to do different virtually now, but wait a second. Think about the role your phone has played in how you currently make friends. Think about how you use it to set aside time with people. Recruitment has already become mostly digital. Now, we’re simply Read More