Fraternity Advisor Articles

How to Hide the Weird Guy During Fraternity Rush

This question was submitted by one of our readers. If you have a question you want me to answer go here to submit it: Fraternity Advice. Question: How do we hide weird guys during informal and formal rush? We have a 65 man chapter and 8 of them are very odd. Some are legacies that [...]

Small Fraternity Problems

This question was submitted by one of our readers. If you have a question you want me to answer go here to submit it: Fraternity Advice. Question: I am a member of a small fraternity and this has hindered our relations with sororities.  They say that they do not want to plan events with us [...]

What Should a Fraternity Advisor do About a Cover-up?

This question was submitted by one of our readers. If you have a question you want me to answer go here to submit it: Fraternity Advice. Question: So you’re an alumni fraternity advisor and your chapter is in trouble with the school and its neighbor because of a bottle-throwing incident. There is a fraternity cover-up. [...]

Fraternity Exec Boards vs the Brotherhood

This question was submitted by one of our readers. If you have a question you want me to answer go here to submit it: Fraternity Advice. Question: Our fraternity has several problems: morale, feeling like the Fraternity Executive Committee makes decisions without the majority’s wishes in mind (aka brothers have no say and that several [...]

50 Best Summer Ideas for a Fraternity Leader

I asked those on my email list the following question: What is your single best piece of advice for a fraternity leader this summer? Below is a compilation of the 50 best answers I received.  Thanks to all those who responded. 1. Just because it’s summer time doesn’t mean your work stops. The summer affords [...]

How to Get Your Fraternity Ideas Supported

I’m going to start with a short story about fraternity ideas and how they get supported. Luke is a true fraternity guy. He attends every event and holds the Director of Fundraising position in his chapter. He loves the fraternity. But one day, Luke has a problem. Grad Night, a highly anticipated and special event [...]

An Overwhelming Sorority Experience

I had a special honor last night – I was invited to speak to the women of Kappa Delta Sorority at NC State. This was a first for me, and to be honest I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.  I have given my keynote presentation to men several times, but never to women.  I [...]

Should I Quit or Rebuild My Fraternity?

This question was submitted by one of our readers. If you have a question you want me to answer go here to submit it: Fraternity Advice. Question: I have been with my fraternity at a smaller college for about 2 years now and it seems like the end of the road is nearing. When I [...]

Why Teams Win

I love college hoops. I am from Tobacco Road, and college basketball isn’t life or death around here. It is much more important than that… In this post, I’m going to tell you exactly why teams win. There are basically two ways to win in modern day college basketball. The Kentucky Method First, you can [...]

153 Fraternity and Sorority Mixer Ideas

Last week, I asked those who subscribe to my newsletter (click here – it’s free!) to share their favorite fraternity and sorority mixer ideas.  I’ll be honest, I really had no idea of what to expect. I am happy to report that I received a ton of great ideas, and a few duds.  But I [...]