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Author Archives: The Emerald
Have You Called Your Mother Lately?
Engaging Family and Friends in Your Lifelong Commitment to Fraternity The phone call to my parents in early September of 2009 was a common experience fraternity men and sorority women have. I told my parents I wanted to join a fraternity. The usual silence ensued, a sigh, and then the question, “Why?” I explained to […]
Establishing a Workshop to Maximize Success
I just realized that there are roughly two and half months of school left for most of our chapters – Wow! It seems like time has gone by so quick this school year, and graduation is almost here. I have visited 14 different campuses so far, and I have another ten that I will still […]
Life on the Road: Connor Schwalm
I’ve always described my fraternity experience as unorthodox; then again, people that are close to me would probably agree that the idea of me joining a fraternity in the first place was a strange one. I joined my chapter during my second semester sophomore year. However, fall semesters were always the big recruitment season at […]
You Have No Experience
Dilemma: Job Requires Experience. You Have No Experience. In my line of work I have the pleasure of reviewing hundreds of resumes and interviewing just as many people every year. I work with all walks of life from the very experienced to the recently graduated as a recruiter. No matter the person, finding a job […]
118 Years of Excellence
Our Fraternity is the premier men’s social and personal development fraternity in North America. Sigma Pi men embark on a quest to enrich their lives the moment they take oath to join our ranks, and first clasp on the golden greek cross over their heart. The brotherhood that four ambitious men dreamed of in 1897 is a […]
In Praise of Frat Life on Campus
Editors Note:This article originally appeared on the Newsweek website on February 9, 2015. In his February 4 piece, “The Fraternity No Longer Belongs on the American College Campus,” Alexander Nazaryan recklessly capitalizes on overblown, negative stereotypes of fraternities to imply that Greek life is the catalyst for all the troubles facing campus life today. The author couldn’t […]
National Signing Day Recruitment Lessons For Fraternities
Already missing football season? We are too. Check out this fantastic blog post from our Friend Vince Fabra at Phired Up that discusses the parallels between National Signing Day for potential college athletes, and the ways in which we recruit new members into our chapters. You’ll be surprised (and maybe a little worried) at how […]
Leading By Serving
Inspired by A Leader’s Legacy, James Kouzes & Barry Posner “Leadership is not a position.” This is something we hear all the time as a student leader. But if leadership doesn’t come with a title, why do we continue to look at those holding executive board positions when the chapter or a member is in need of […]
The Emerald Online, A New Take On Fraternal Communications
“We’re changing the world with technology.” – Bill Gates In 2015, that statement couldn’t be any more true. With the constant advancement of technology and the internet, communication has simplified. Today, The Emerald Online embraces the technological revolution, and enters 2015. With the implementation and development of theemerald.org, nearly every Sigma Pi member in the world […]