If Greek Life Professionals & Speakers Took Their Own Advice
“The work we do is important,” or some quote like that is an easy applause line at any fraternity|sorority professional conference. Those conferences are interesting. We affirm our commitment to the development of students, then gossip about how backward and … Continued
Fraternity Health & Wellness: 19 Tips
A record number of young people, and particularly college-aged men, are committing suicide. Increasing numbers of young people suffer from chronic anxiety and depression. America is generally overweight. There is no need to panic – a solution lies in friendship. … Continued
I Learned About The Deaf Community Through My Fraternity | Journal
This post was first published to Fraternal Journal, an extension of Fraternity Man hosted on Medium.com. It is open to all who wish to contribute life lessons or fond memories of timeless traditions related to the fraternity|sorority experience. One unexpected … Continued
Alexandra Robbins Can Save Fraternities | Interview & Takeaways
If someone were to tell you about “Fraternity: An Inside Look at a Year of College Boys Becoming Men” the newest book by investigative journalist Alexandra Robbins, they may explain it the way a friend described it to me: “It’s … Continued
Happiness In Celebration. A Fraternity Benefit.
According to Jean Twenge, author of “iGen,” the current and rising generation of college students are sadder, lonelier, and more likely to commit suicide than any previous generation. That is not to play down the exceptional qualities of modern young … Continued
If I Were Running For My Fraternity’s Board, This Would Be My Platform | YITBOS
I will not be running for my fraternity’s governing board in 2019 as I had done in 2017 (read more here). It was fun, but the fun part was more or less trying to introduce some sense of campaigning into … 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