by Josh Orendi You know which prospects scare me most? The ones with NO questions or concerns about joining the fraternity. I’ll take the guy that needs time to think through a lifelong commitment and asks for some help with a few personal concerns about membership. I like future members that take membership that seriously. Read More
by Clark Buckner, Guest Blogger – Undergraduate Member of Alpha Tau Omega at Belmont University Over the course of this past summer I’ve had the opportunity to discuss and share different strategies and concepts with Matt Mattson, President of Phired Up. Together we’ve discussed how greek organizations at heart truly are grassroots organizations. We both agree 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) It’s been a while since I’ve written a book report for school, so when given the opportunity 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 Scott Woodfill (Ring of Phire Member) [Editor’s Note: You might want to at least read this blog, or read the stories about motivation 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 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 Vince Fabra I just finished up spending the last two weeks with Matt Geik recruiting at the University of Montana. Darby Swanson, a freshman at UM, is a student who made a choice to be Socially Excellent. We introduced him to Social Excellence on Wednesday evening and he signed a bid on Thursday morning. Thursday 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