Shared Values Are Tools To Connect, Not To Control.
Two small towns grew side-by-side over many centuries in a mythical valley. The people were well-acquainted with one another, though each took pride in their hometown. Twice a year, millions of orange butterflies would emerge from fields of wildflowers to … Continued
IFC Officers: Don’t Pay The NIC Until You Get A Vote
The North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) is assuming authority over local Inter-Fraternity Councils (IFC) after decades of neglect. There is reason to fear a power-grab by the NIC, an organization which is less accountable to fraternity members as it is … Continued
How Special Interests Affect Greek Life
Working for a fraternity is difficult to explain. Higher education professionals claim that we are higher education professionals. Others say that we are non-profit organizations. Most of the general public assumes that working for a fraternity’s central office means drinking … Continued
Fraternal Thoughts To Ponder Together
Some things come to the mind incomplete. I wake up in the morning, have a thought about fraternities, jot it down, and may never return to it again. Many of the posts I write are forever drafts, never to be … Continued
Two Fraternity Billing Companies Remain: How Little LegFi Changed The Game
Where there were once five or more co-equal competitors in the fraternity billing space, there is now a duopoly. How did a startup with fewer than 15 full-time employees force the “giants” to improve their strategies and business practices? This … Continued
The Authoritarian Backlash Against Hazing
New state laws, proposed federal laws, zero-tolerance coalitions and repeated slandering of self-government highlight the hypocrisy in fraternity leaders’ attempt to use coercion against coercion. Taking a “Test” No lifeline candles remained. I incorrectly answered a fraternity trivia question. My … Continued
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IFC Officers: Don’t Pay The NIC Until You Get A Vote
The North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) is assuming authority over local Inter-Fraternity Councils (IFC) after decades of neglect. There is reason to fear a power-grab by the NIC, an organization which is less... READ MORE
How Special Interests Affect Greek Life
Working for a fraternity is difficult to explain. Higher education professionals claim that we are higher education professionals. Others say that we are non-profit organizations. Most of the general public assumes that working... READ MORE
Stan Kappa Sigma – A Truly “New Normal” Fraternity
In 2018 Kappa Sigma cemented their position as the bad boys among Greek Life (FSL) professionals with the Champion Quest 2018 video. Fraternity thought leaders lambasted the organization on social media. Why would... READ MORE
Fraternity Parties Would Suck Less If We Persuasively Explained The Rules.
I never drank “Nile Juice” from the penis of a statue of a Sphinx. It was never on my bucket list, but the way alumni describe the expired tradition is weirdly enchanting. We... READ MORE