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Chapter Holiday Ideas: Spread The Cheer!

With the holiday season in full swing, sorority and fraternity chapters are finding new and innovative ways to celebrate and spread the cheer. If your own chapter is in need of a little holiday invigoration, or if your members need an outlet for their holiday joy, here are some great ideas to spread the joy and celebrate the season.

Student Jobs: Working during College

With rising tuition costs, book fees, and housing rates, many college students are finding themselves in need of money. And for those students who choose to go Greek, they can add membership dues...

Decorating Your Chapter House From the Inside Out

As the new school year progresses, you may find yourself looking around your chapter house wondering “where did this stuff come from?” If your chapter house is outdated, or just needs a little...

National Epilepsy Awareness Month

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month! Epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterized by frequent seizures, affects approximately 50 million people around the world, the majority of who...

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...

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...

Celebrate Halloween, Greek Style!

Halloween is arguably one of the best holidays we have. We get to dress up as pretty much anything, spend a night with our friends, and get free candy just for ringing a doorbell. While this may...

Oktoberfest: Willkommen!

One of the best parts about the month of October, apart from the autumn leaves and Halloween celebrations, is Oktoberfest. Originally created in Munich, Germany to celebrate the marriage of Crown...

Top 5 Exchange/Mixer Ideas

An exchange or mixer is a private social event between members of two chapters, usually a fraternity and a sorority but sometimes between two sororities or fraternities. To get members involved...

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...

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,...

10 Ways To Meet a Freshman

While we’re all taught that a potential new member can be any student on campus, freshmen students are especially coveted by most Greek chapters. As the competition to meet freshmen and spark...

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...

Alumni: The Best Kept Recruitment Secret

Recruitment is one of the most important aspects for any Greek chapter, thus, there’s always a lot of pressure on those running recruitment. While this time can be stressful and make you want to...

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...

Swine Flu: Protecting Yourself and Your Chapter

Everyone right now is talking about the Swine Flu. Whether at school, at work, or visiting home for the weekend, people are worried about the spread of this new virus, and how it could affect them...

Alcohol Abuse & Alcohol Poisoning

Let’s face it, these days it seems like alcohol and college go hand-in-hand. The infamous “red cup” has become a staple in the college stereotype, and as much as some try to...

Dealing with Anti-Greek Parents and The "Greek" Stereotype

For many potential new members, the idea of going Greek can be quickly crushed by anti-Greek parents who believe the negative stereotypes of fraternities and sororities. As recruitment is the...

6 Easy Ways to Increase Chapter Collections

Every chapter has their issues collecting money from members. Following these simple tips can help you make your life as a treasurer a whole lot easier.

Top 10 Greek Communities

Ever wonder what other Greek communities around the country are doing? Ever ponder how your community stacks up against other communities? We wondered the same thing, and thus was born the Top 10...

Serenade Songs

A fairly easy and inexpensive way for your fraternity to improve sorority relations is by serenading. In many Greek communities, serenading is almost a necessity, with fraternities competing to...

Top Fraternity and Sorority Mottos

Every fraternity and sorority has a motto that reflects the beliefs and ideals of the organization. Some mottos are very specific to the organization, while others can be applied to the way in...

Top 10 Serenade Don'ts

Worried about serenading sororities? Avoid these 10 common pitfalls and your serenade is sure to melt hearts and make a lasting impression.

Fraternity Serenade Checklist

Serenading a sorority can be tricky and nerve-racking, especially if you’re unprepared. Here are some features that no serenade should ever be without. Complete the checklist and…