The Fraternity Advisor

Question: Is there a benefit to having smaller numbers in your fraternity?
Answer: Yes there are. The following are a few that come to mind:

Brothers from a fraternity in Illinois read my article Should We Have Two Fraternity Recruitment Classes a Semester and informed me that they had recently made this change. They allowed me to interview them about how the process is working out for them. Below is what they said:

What is your opinion on having two recruitment classes in a semester? Do you have any advice?

I’m our fraternity vice president, but do a lot of the president’s work as he’s working a lot (it’s like having 2 presidents ). We gave a bid to a guy some brothers don’t feel fit “our normal image” and next week they will try to cut him early. Some brothers feel he is “sloppy seconds” as he rushed a different fraternity 2 years ago and quit. Other brothers feel that he may not keep quiet about certain secrets.

Our fraternity had a great rush and now we have a large pledge class. What is the best way to start a pledge program to get these guys quickly involved? We are worried that some guys may quit, and that is the last thing we want. Thank you.

I have received this question about 100 times this past week in several different forms. The answer is very simple, but the politically correct world doesn’t like the answer. However, I will give it to you straight.

The fraternity president must do these 10 things during fraternity recruitment to ensure that the fraternity is successful during rush.

So rush week is this coming week (I’m a freshman btw). My parents (who aren’t keen on the “Greek-life” thing) told me that I’m allowed to rush, however I can’t accept any bids for this year. Basically they want me to not join a house until my sophomore year. Does turning them down for this year hurt my chances on still being a part of their house next year? Cause I don’t want them to think badly of me because of that. Should I just wait until sophomore year?

Fraternity Recruitment is one of the most important and difficult tasks a fraternity has to accomplish to survive. This article will help turn fraternity recruitment a chapter strength. 5 Ways Your Fraternity Can KILL IT during Recruitment details 5 essential things your fraternity must remember to recruit quality guys fast.

I am the rush chair of a small struggling chapter looking for a bit of advice on rush events. When it comes to rush week our rush events have always been lackluster to say to least. How does my fraternity have a good rush week?