Partnership and Contract Transparency are Needed in Fraternities
What good does it do to tell the members of a chapter that they are 1.3% less likely to binge drink – based on self-reported data – than their peers? It might make the members of the chapter feel superior, … Continued
While We Have Your Attention: Spare Change for the Fraternity?
Dear Student, We want to thank you for all you have done for the Fraternity, our fraternity, the one you pledged your life to. Few understand lifetime membership as you do. Men like you volunteer in your community, and when … Continued
How Racial & Religious Desegregation Triggered “Big Fraternity”
It’s been almost nine years since I started blogging about the structure and politics of Fraternity/Sorority Life. Many things have changed in the years since I launched “BondFraternal.org” in 2011. I think I am better at naming websites, for example. … Continued
Rethinking How Fraternities Operate: The Member-Centric, Collaborative, Kinship Model
Some of us consider our fraternity experience to be the defining moment of our time in college. We are lucky – lucky to have attended college – lucky to receive an invitation to a fraternity (sort of) – lucky to … Continued
Delta Sigma Phi Is A Relic From a Forgotten Era
The United States of America was my mother’s first true home. She grew up as an Assyrian, Christian woman in Iraq, a region in which her people had lived for thousands of years. Assyrians have been targeted throughout history, perhaps … Continued
Rebuttal: Fraternities & Gangs Have Plenty In Common
I remember watching a television series detailing the rise and fall (or sustainability) of gangs throughout American history. After learning more about gangs I came to a realization: “Gangs are fraternities.” An article by Ibram Kendi for The Atlantic made … Continued