Nobody talks about academic probation like it actually happens. You hear about it in whispers, or you see a chapter go quiet on social media for a semester, or someone mentions it offhand at a philanthropy event. But the truth is that almost every chapter - at some point - has been there. And the way a brotherhood handles it says more about who they are than any bid day photo ever could. ... Read more

There's this whole invisible architecture to Greek social life that nobody explains during recruitment. You find out about it gradually - through casual comments, through noticing patterns, through eventually asking someone older in your chapter why you keep seeing the same fraternities at every sorority philanthropy event. The answer is almost never random. Greek social calendars are political in a way that took me a while to fully appreciate, and I say that as someone who didn't join until sophomore year and had zero context for any of it. ... Read more

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. just announced a formal partnership with The Jed Foundation to strengthen mental health support for its members and surrounding communities. And honestly, I've been waiting for a story like this - not because it's surprising that a fraternity is talking about mental health, but because of how they're doing it. This isn't a chapter posting a crisis hotline number on Instagram and calling it a day. This is a national organization locking in with one of the most credible mental health nonprofits in the country. That distinction matters more than most people realize. ... Read more

When I first heard that Greek life at the University of Minnesota is expanding onto 17th Avenue, my immediate reaction was something between "interesting" and "okay, but at what cost." Because housing is never just housing when it comes to Greek organizations. Where chapters live shapes everything - recruitment, culture, alumni relationships, and how the rest of campus perceives you. ... Read more

Transfer students get handed a weird set of rules the moment they step on campus. They're expected to settle in fast, make friends fast, figure out a new school fast - and then, somewhere in that chaos, they're also supposed to figure out Greek recruitment on a timeline that was never designed with them in mind. I've sat in enough Panhellenic meetings to know that the system doesn't exactly roll out the welcome mat. And most councils aren't even embarrassed about it. ... Read more

There's a pattern most people don't talk about honestly. A fraternity gets suspended - national headlines, campus outrage, a stern statement from the university - and then six months later everyone kind of forgets about it. Then it happens again. Different chapter, same script. And if you've spent any real time in Greek life, you already know which houses on your campus are perpetually one incident away from losing their charter. ... Read more

UNM's Greek community just raised $57,000 for Storehouse New Mexico during Greek Week. That's a record. And honestly, that number deserves more attention than it's probably getting outside of Albuquerque, because it doesn't happen by accident - and most people who weren't in the room don't understand why. ... Read more

Recruitment chairs are great at a lot of things. Remembering your name after meeting 200 guys in two days, cracking jokes that land at 10 a.m., making a house with peeling paint feel like the obvious choice. But breaking down the actual financial commitment? That part somehow always gets left out of the conversation. You find out the real number around week three of pledging, right after you've already told your parents you joined. ... Read more

Good Morning America ran a piece recently about how to survive sorority recruitment. Tips on what to wear, how to talk, how to present yourself. The kind of stuff that gets packaged as advice but really just teaches women to perform for a week and hope the right house picks them. I read it as an IFC guy who has watched rush from the other side of the fence, and honestly, something about the framing bothered me in a way I couldn't shake. ... Read more

Continuous open bidding gets sold as this flexible, low-pressure alternative to formal recruitment. Chapters that didn't hit their quota during fall rush, PNMs who missed the official process, everyone gets another shot. Sounds reasonable on paper. But after sitting through more Panhellenic council meetings than I can count, I can tell you that COB is one of the most mismanaged tools in the Greek governance playbook - and almost nobody talks about why. ... Read more

You have made one of the biggest decisions of your life to go to college. Congratulations! However, that’s not the only decision that you’ll have to make when it comes to college life. Another important decision that you’ll probably make is the decision to go Greek in college. Greek life has lots of benefits to offer to its members – opportunities to build a network, social/community activities to participate in, a strong brotherhood bond to maintain, and many more!  However, one of the biggest challenges college guys face at the beginning of their Greek life is choosing the right fraternity for themselves.... Read more

Nobody talks about academic probation like it actually happens. You hear about it in whispers, or you see a chapter go quiet on social media for a semester, or someone mentions it offhand at a philanthropy event. But the truth is that almost every chapter - at some point - has been there. And the way a brotherhood handles it says more about who they are than any bid day photo ever could. ... Read more

There's this whole invisible architecture to Greek social life that nobody explains during recruitment. You find out about it gradually - through casual comments, through noticing patterns, through eventually asking someone older in your chapter why you keep seeing the same fraternities at every sorority philanthropy event. The answer is almost never random. Greek social calendars are political in a way that took me a while to fully appreciate, and I say that as someone who didn't join until sophomore year and had zero context for any of it. ... Read more

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. just announced a formal partnership with The Jed Foundation to strengthen mental health support for its members and surrounding communities. And honestly, I've been waiting for a story like this - not because it's surprising that a fraternity is talking about mental health, but because of how they're doing it. This isn't a chapter posting a crisis hotline number on Instagram and calling it a day. This is a national organization locking in with one of the most credible mental health nonprofits in the country. That distinction matters more than most people realize. ... Read more

Every school thinks their Greek Week is the best. And honestly, most of them are wrong - but in the most entertaining way possible. I spent four years watching our council try to one-up itself every spring, and by senior year I had enough context to know that some schools are genuinely doing something special while others are just running a slightly competitive field day with matching t-shirts. There's a difference. A big one. ... Read more