April marks for many of us the beginning of the end of the semester. Finals are approaching, quickly followed by the summer break. Between our classes, our jobs and our…
by Paul Manly Why do chapters use alcohol during recruitment? Because it’s easy. Attracting young men to our fraternal organizations with alcohol and women is easy. That’s why it’s been…
by Josh Orendi Battling weight issues has been a daily struggle for as long as I can remember. I was the fattest kid in my middle school class. I remember…
Kappa Delta Rho is a social fraternity with chapters on 38 college campuses across the United States. Since 2007, undergraduate membership has skyrocketed 109% according the Executive Director, Joe Rosenberg.…
“We don’t need to be talking about stereotypes and perceptions, we need to take a look at our reality.” -Kristin Leih, Fraternity/Sorority Professional The reasons people sometimes don’t join, are…
[Note: At the end of this blog we announce an important upcoming webinar series for sororities!] [Another Note: We’ve written a highly-read blog on this topic before here. Read it…
Some members of a Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity chapter recently did a great exercise to drive names onto their Names List and start great conversations. They put up a posterboard/flip…
How to recruit high quality people into your fraternity or sorority. Don’t ask them to join, ask them to help you create something greater than what currently exists. Don’t act…
by Josh Orendi We know that organizations that fall apart can almost always trace their demise to a deterioration of their core – People or Purpose. That’s been written about…
Take out a pen and paper, your tablet, your laptop, or even your phone. Find a way to write your answer to this question down before going any further. What…