News and Advice for Successful Fraternity and Sorority Members

Chapter Management

Greek Letters: Do's and Don'ts

Every fraternity and sorority has its own rules about who can and can’t wear their Greek letters. Some organizations allow spouses, siblings, or parents of the members to wear their letters, and others only allow members who have been initiated and are in good standing. While fraternities and sororities work tirelessly to ingrain these rules in their members’ heads, we often hear of members forgetting the rules and the consequences that ensue.

Staying Alive: Why Chapters Close And How To Avoid It

While everyone in the Greek system tries to stay positive about each chapter on campus, the truth is that multiple Greek chapters shutdown every year, for one reason or another. And although we...

School and Your Chapter: Ways to Ensure Academic Success

Academics are a priority for every fraternity brother and sorority sister (or at least it should be) and keeping those grades up are just as important to the chapter as they are to the individual...

Why Every Chapter Needs a Chapter Adviser

As we’ve said before, fraternity and sorority alumni are the untapped resource of every chapter. While we all may believe we know how to run a chapter and know everything there is to know about...

Public Relations: Improve Your Image on Campus!

Fraternity and sorority chapters are always striving to have the best public relations. A chapter can reap incredible rewards by having a good image on campus; from higher recruitment numbers,...

Shy Brothers: 5 Ways to Get Them Involved in Recruitment

Just as every person can’t be the life of the party, every fraternity chapter has members who shy away from the spotlight. For some chapters, these brothers are few and far between, whereas for...

Planning Your Recruitment Retreat Schedule

Whether you already have your retreat venue or are still deciding, it’s never too early to plan out your retreat schedule. Just like the actual recruitment events, planning and scheduling each day...

Summer: Rest, Relax... & Chapter Business

Many Greek chapters make the mistake of “taking the summer off” and letting their active members do next to nothing related to the chapter. Then, when the school year begins, these chapters...

Play Ball! Sports & the Greek Community

Competition is an integral part of the Greek system. We all want to be the top house on campus, throw the best parties, and recruit the best new members. The same goes with fraternity and sorority...

Hazing

Hazing is an issue that every fraternity and sorority needs to address. Whether you’ve had a problem of hazing at your college or university, your chapter has had a hazing incident, or you...

Dealing with Troublesome Members

A bad member can decrease the productivity of other members and even ruin the reputation of your entire chapter if not monitored or confronted. From not paying dues and low GPAs, to bad behavior...