The Fraternity Advisor

My son was pledging a fraternity at Ole Miss and he thought he was “in” though we never received any dues statements which I thought was odd. After returning back […]

We’re having an increasingly hard time getting people to live in the fraternity house. It’s the cheapest place to live on campus, and living in the house gives you cheaper […]

My fraternity is in the process of getting our suspension lifted. I am a newly corporate board member and the rest of corporate board felt that previous active members put […]

I have recently been voted in as my chapter president and little did I know what I was inheriting. I had a meeting with the Greek director at my school […]

So after some troubles our chapter ended up second smallest by the start of our previous fall semester. Our fall rush went really good doubling us in size. Now one […]

My local fraternity is fairly large with 60-70 people. We have a house that holds about 30 men, so we are very close among each other (all pledge classes) and […]

Question: My fraternity recently won chapter of the year on my campus. We have great guys with great ideas, but we have noticed a decline in interest within the brotherhood. […]

I met up with a few buddies of mine from college recently and we took a trip down memory lane. It got me thinking about all the things I wish […]

Below is a list of 300 potential situations that sorority and fraternity presidents may face. This list is a compilation of ideas given to me by readers on my newsletter […]

It happened again! I was walking onto the University of Birmingham campus wearing my letters when this American girl stopped me, asking me whether I’m actually a brother of AEπ. […]

Is lowering dues for older members a smart thing to do? Is the lowering of dues as an incentive a good way to keep brothers motivated? My plan for lowering […]

My question is about my little brother in the Fraternity. I was heavily involved with fraternity recruitment over the summer and rush week and thus had a pretty good idea […]

Here’s how fraternity elections went down: 2 candidates for president, one with qualifications and a bunch of plans (me), one with more qualifications/work-with-the-house, he gets elected. I’m pretty down about […]

If your chapter is anything like mine, you’ve been able to recruit several guys who are very strong leaders, guys who will serve on your executive board in a variety […]

Recruitment numbers can often be a big problem for fraternities. Too often I talk to active members and when I inquire as to why they think their recruitment numbers are […]