by Tyler Blaker I’d like to share a story with you… It’s the beginning of my sophomore year and classes start tomorrow. I’d like to hang out with some brothers on syllabus eve, and maybe go get a bite to eat. I go through the list of brothers I would want to hang out with Read More
by Austin Netherton For many undergraduate fraternity men, the overwhelming and hurried occasion we call “Rush” is in wrapping up on campuses across North-America. I often hear from chapter leaders that this time period is recognized as the time when the most (and potentially only) effort is made by a chapter to recruit potential new Read More
by Erin Chatten The Beatles had it right… all you need is love. But in this time where campuses come to life with the start of a new academic year, I think when we say, “all you need is love”, what were really thinking and saying is: “all you need is a friend”. Think about Read More
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre If we want healthy and engaged members in our chapters, we need potential new members (PNMs) who are encouraged to find the organization that hosts an experience which best aligns with their personal values. One of the most important things we can do in our communities is to allow PNMs to make Read More
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre Traveling with #BabyJune so far been an absolute blast. I enjoy some aspects of travel, mostly the making of new friends. I try hard to practice my craft on planes – being friendly, being a host, and loving others in whatever space they are in (even if they are taking up Read More
by Matt Mattson This academic year more than 100,000 men will join one of the 6,100+ fraternity chapters that thrive on more than 800 campuses across North America. At Phired Up, TechniPhi, and Innova, we are passionate about helping more responsible, thoughtful, high-performing gentlemen experience the positive life-changing gift of college fraternities. We know that Read More
By Matt Mattson Dear Brothers, Allow me to clarify. I’m writing to the fraternity men who care. To the ones who are trying. To the ones who raised their hand and volunteered to be a leader despite the negative reputation and history of institutional debauchery that exists in fraternities. To you, gentlemen, I write this Read More
by Matt Mattson This is important. Like, really, really important for all fraternity leaders to read and understand. It gets at the core of our problems and our opportunities. It is about our very reason for being. And it might shock you. Brotherhood. This word is tossed around by fraternities more than ping pong balls and Read More
by Matt Mattson I’ll just start this post with a direct recommendation: BUY THIS BOOK TODAY . Generation Z Goes To College by Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace. Here’s a quote from the Amazon.com description to start your learning… “Generation Z is rapidly replacing Millennials on college campuses. Those born from 1995 through 2010 have different motivations, learning styles, Read More
by Matt Mattson There’s an old saying from Abraham Maslow, “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” I feel that way about the recent happenings around fraternity life at Penn State. Administrators have policy. Lawmakers have laws. Researchers have research. Disciplinarians have discipline. Educators have education. I’m not saying that’s Read More