All Under One Roof (Student Guest Post)
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by one of Phired Up’s interns this semester — Becky Cohen. She and a team of undergraduates are collecting stories to help our…
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The Small Things Matter in Recruitment
by Woody Woodcock Have you heard anyone say something in 2015 that caught your attention yet? Last week I heard a man say something valuable that really stuck with me.…
We Need Values In Recruitment
by Matt Mattson For almost 13 years we’ve been teaching that the source of all our fraternity/sorority success is RECRUITMENT, and the cause of all our fraternity/sorority woes is also…
“We’re about Quality!”
by Matt Mattson “We’re about quality!” says nearly every fraternity/sorority member. Prove it. Please. Prove it. Be exceptional. Be people your alumni can be proud of. Be “high quality.” Today…
“THANK GOODNESS RECRUITMENT IS OVER!!”
When we visit college campuses and interact with sorority women, we often ask, “How was recruitment??” We want to know how things have gone, and perhaps more importantly, how they…
There’s One Way to Turn a Mule into a Horse
Once upon a time, a farmer gave each of his three sons a baby mule and a plot of land. Years later the three brothers sat together discussing the lazy,…
National Signing Day Recruitment Lessons For Fraternities
Alright football fans! You thought the season was over after the Buckeyes and Patriots were crowned champions?! Maybe we won’t be watching football games until next fall, but there’s always…
Lying About Our Organizations
By Paul Manly Last Fall I had the pleasure of hosting individual recruitment consultations with a handful of recruitment chairmen at a large university. I’ve gotten to do hundreds of…
The 5 Conversations of Fraternity Recruitment
100% of recruitment happens during conversations. Yet most of our members couldn’t hold a conversation if it came with a handle. Practice these five conversations and be prepared with the…
I Believe In Fraternity and Sorority
by Matt Mattson I’m proud to be a member of a fraternity. I’m prouder still to be an active member of the larger fraternity/sorority industry. But sometimes (i.e. lately) it’s…
