It's always exciting to hear about the number of campuses where fraternity/sorority members exceed the average GPA at the regional leadership conferences every year. But something struck me this time: we have an embarrassing statistics problem.Her...

Learning from mistakes doesn't work the way most people think.If you do something wrong, it's wrong.When you recognize and acknowledge that it was wrong, it becomes a mistake.Repeat a thousand times, and the only thing you "learned" is one thousa...

Things that require a chapter vote: Changing the bylaws Offering a bid to potential members Revoking membership Electing officers Setting the budget Changing the budget Things that do not require a chapter vote: Selecting T-shirt color Violating a...

Asking a trainer about learning styles is comparable to asking a fraternity/sorority advisor if they teach keg-tapping.  It’s a tempting idea, but it makes about as much sense as believing in bigfoot or tryptophan.  Like these examples, the myth i...

  I have a degree. Does that make me smart? Intelligent? Competent? I have parents and mentors. Does that make me a better person? I have a gym membership. Does it make me stronger? Faster? Healthier? I have a title. Does that make me resp...

Is ritual it just a formal, routine observance? Or does it have the power to create change?In some traditions, ritualistic ceremonies are believed to bring about a physical change in the natural world: dances bring rain, a community feast secures...

If you’ve ever played a serious game of euchre, you’ve heard this phrase. It means that someone played a powerful card right out of the gate, typically as a statement of confidence that they have a strong hand.Of course, there’s always a chance t...

The following is reposted from a September 22 blog written for Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Most men who will join the fraternity this year are 18 years old right now.On average, they will live to be 75.6 years old.This means they will be with Del...

"They have to respect us!” This phrase comes up time after time when we are coaching fraternity and sorority leaders on how to improve their new member education programs. They insist that ‘respect from new members’ be listed as one of the goals....

I like my couch.  It's comfortable.  It's familiar. If it were possible, I could lay there for weeks at a time. It's in exactly the right spot in my living room, and everything I need is at my fingertips: my Chex-mix, my drink, and the remote cont...