by Matt Mattson Today I am at Colorado State University where I’m working with the fraternity community on a long-term partnership to increase the quantity of quality men involved in Greek Life. I was out on campus today working with fraternity/sorority members and had such a positive experience I just wanted to blog about it Read More
by Meghan Ward-Bopp As Jess and I made our tour of sorority conventions this summer I had the opportunity to see and chat with many unique, eloquent, intelligent and incredibly diverse women. I loved talking through their challenges and brainstorming together what the best strategy for attacking recruitment this fall might be. However, one of Read More
The academic year has begun, so we’re re-posting a blog favorite that may come in handy as you start your semester! by Josh Orendi “Three-to-Seven” A little technique with big results… Write “3-to-7″ on the back of your hand. Post it on the inside of the front door of the chapter house. Put up a sign 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 Pasidora, Ring of Phire Member Recruitment—aside from the actual communication with prospective members—is largely about assessing the value of recruitment methods and 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 A couple of months ago, I saw something that has resonated with me to this very day. Watch this Read More
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 Josh Orendi Indistractable. What a cool word. Don’t you think? Well, I’m a little bias because I think I just made it up. ha! I don’t know where the word Indistractable came from, but it’s been stuck in my mind for two days now. I like that it sounds powerful and intentional. It sends 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