The Secret Tactic For Getting People to Join Your Group
by Matt Mattson Want to know the top secret tactic to get people to join your group? Want to know how to really trick someone into agreeing to membership in…
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Recruitment: A Responsibility & A Privilege
by Matt Mattson I had the absolute pleasure recently of talking to the Executive Director of Alpha Omicron Pi, Troylyn (Troy) LeForge. We were chatting about organizational growth and some…
What’s Your Recruitmentality?
by Josh Orendi As fall approaches, most student organizations are focused on getting their fall class of new members. That’s one way to think about recruitment. Rather than thinking about…
You Have The Power
by Matt Mattson You are powerful. You may not even realize it. You have the power to change someone’s life forever. Remember when you first joined your organization — that…
Let Values Guide The Decision
by Dr. Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre I can remember very clearly the first moments of my first days as a college freshman. I was an always joiner. I would have found sorority…
Higher Standards?
by Matt Mattson If you raised your standards for membership this fall — significantly — what would happen? What if you only allowed students with a 3.75 GPA or better…
Summertime Relationship Maintenance
by Matt Mattson Today is a good day to take a break from your break. Many of our readers are enjoying their summer vacation from college, and have been spending…
Sororities: An Important, Personal Request
by Matt Mattson [I’m proud to announce the birth of our second daughter… Josie Wisdom Mattson, born 6/20/11. She joins her sister Elliotte Piper Matttson as potential members of sororities…
Recruitment Lessons from Phired Up’s Annual BIG EVENT
by Matt Mattson We have been known to poke fun at the “big recruitment event” mentality that many organizations have (see here, here, here, and here for just a handful…
Produce a Summer (Recruitment) Blockbuster
by Vince Fabra It seems like every Friday during the summer one or two or three blockbuster movies are released. The releases of these movies are preceded by months of…
