Blogs

365 Days of Recruitment: Free E-Book

by Matt Mattson Happy New Year! Are you… Wondering if there is a step-by-step, day-by-day guide to getting amazing recruitment results for your fraternity? Hoping that this resource takes into…
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3 Recruitment Readings

by Matt Mattson People seem to like things simplified into three really easy steps. I want people to like me, so I’ll try that. If I could recommend three really…
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“We live in a vulnerable world.”

by Matt Mattson Just watched this TED talk from Brene Brown, Ph.D. on vulnerability. We’ve written about vulnerability before, as it is our 4th Pillar of Social Excellence. If you’re…
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Recruitment Solitaire

by Vince Fabra In order to stay sharp, we at Phired Up challenge ourselves to see just how many things we can actually relate back to recruitment. Recently, I took…
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Dean’s List / Honor Roll

by Matt Mattson The Dean’s List from this semester = Your fraternity’s/sorority’s new friends next semester. Go. (Example: MSU Business School Fall ’09. Fall ’10 will be out soon.)
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Be More Moose, Less Hero

by Nick Gilly and Vince Fabra Social Excellence calls for you to be less of a hero, and more of a sidekick. In recruitment, a moose can attract heroes. Read…
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The “Say Hi” Pledge

by Matt Mattson A link to this article in Inside Higher Ed made the rounds last week, and the implications for our Social Excellence message were obvious. Clearly “The Social…
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Missed Rush? (or Sneak Peek)

by Josh Orendi and Matt Mattson Missed Rush? NKU (Northern Kentucky) Sigma Phi Epsilon deserves credit for a brilliant idea that helped spark their young chapter’s recruitment burst. After a…
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