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. Fear not – many of these conditions can be treated or reversed … Continued
As a part of your new member experience, next executive board meeting, or next retreat, take some time to look through your fraternity or sorority’s governing documents and take note of the chain of command.
My fraternity suggests that chapters meet 20 times or more each year to win our big trophy. That requirement was referenced as an example of an “energy cost” in my last post. [Read: The Dues Are Too Damn High] It’s … Continued
It is time for another Hazing Prevention Week. The initiative began as a way to market hazing speakers. Today, it embodies all of the political theater around fraternity hazing. All the while, we ignore the reality that our efforts to … Continued
Update: Tau Kappa Epsilon, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha & Phi Delta Theta have instructed chapter officers to pay only the $30 required of NIC-member fraternities. Read TKE’s release (which expresses support of 3 other non-NIC fraternities representing 950 chapters) … Continued
We are all told that joining a fraternity or sorority will create opportunities. Adding a fraternity membership or officer position to a résumé; however, can be intimidating. As someone who worked for a fraternity national office for almost six years, … Continued