“Why Don’t They Do Blind Member Selection?”
by Matt Mattson Just recently I was conducting a focus group of non-Greek student leaders for a campus on the east coast. We do these focus groups as part of…
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How Racism Lives in Modern Fraternity/Sorority Joining Processes
by Matt Mattson Let’s start by saying this. YOU are probably not to blame. But YOU can help work against racist infrastructure and systems that linger in fraternity and sorority…
Considering Joining a Fraternity/Sorority? | 8 Free Videos To Promote Fraternities & Sororities
Now more than ever fraternities and sororities should be actively sharing a positive story about our organizations with potential members. Phired Up is proud to provide these eight professionally produced…
Free Phired Up Education: Phired Up Fridays May 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th
Phired Up & TechniPhi are excited to announce that Phired Up Fridays are back in May! These completely free Phired Up education sessions have been so incredibly well received that…
“You get out of it what you put into it.” (STOP SAYING THAT)
By Matt Mattson I was talking with a sorority leader at Baldwin Wallace University the other day and she gave me this idea. I was asking, “Are there any ways…
The Top 10 Things Your Chapter Should Do Right Now To Respond to COVID-19
The storm called COVID-19 is raging right now, and while the impact it is taking on real humans, real families, and real lives is far more important than anything you’ll…
An Unlikely Hero: How Fraternities & Sororities Can Save Higher Education
by Josh Orendi “Put us to work! We’re ready.” Aaron Varnue, said on a call last week. He’s a junior business major and chapter president of Acacia Fraternity at Purdue…
Fraternity & Sorority Will Endure: Immediate Joint Growth Recommendations For The Entire Fraternity/Sorority Industry To Weather The Storm of COVID-19 Implications
“Cultivate connection. That should be our number one focus and perhaps even our obsession for the next several months. If all of the leaders, professionals, volunteers, and influencers of the…
COB Event Best Practices
by Haley Cahill-Teubert One of the great things about continuous open bidding is the significant amount of flexibility you have in the size and set up of the event, who…
Digital Recruitment: “What if Recruitment is Cancelled?”
Phired Up knows that many students, volunteers, and professionals are worried about how COVID-19 is going to impact summer/fall fraternity/sorority recruitment initiatives. This blog is meant to provide insight, opportunities…
