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
It is fascinating how various quests for utopia can bring out the worst in people or groups. As many as 60 million people died in the Soviet Union’s experiment. The Chinese Cultural Revolution, in which dictator Mao Zedong endorsed violence … Continued
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
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
Penn State announced that it would soon be housing The Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research – currently located at Indiana University at Bloomington since 1979. The news may capture our attention for its link to Timothy J Piazza, for … Continued
Beta Theta Pi recently announced a strategic plan, and in that plan is a call for an assessment of the needs and status of its membership. Bravo – Feedback is good! I overall gave the plan a thumbs up … Continued