Perspectives Archive

Planting Strong Roots to Grow into Spring

As we approach the spring season, we’re reminded that...

FSID

AFA uses FSCentral to provide access to member services,...

Managing the Intensity While Preparing for Renewal

As much of the country endures a historic winter...

Winter Leadership Programs: “Dance with Who Comes to the Party”

It’s a question almost all educational programmers have pondered:...

Rewriting the Playbook: Post-pandemic priorities for fraternity/sorority life

Perspectives editors were interested in hearing from a variety of voices in response to the prompt, "what should the top priority of fraternities &...

Prioritizing Change in Fraternity and Sorority Life

Fraternities and sororities have created community and connected members through a lifelong bond for decades. Tradition plays an important role: it is what connects...

Identifying Priorities: Headquarters Perspectives

What should the priorities of (inter)national fraternity or sorority headquarters be? This is an incredibly complex question. As an international fraternity staff member, I...

If You Give A State A Law

Two hazing deaths in Ohio between 2018 and 2021 propelled legislators to pass Ohio’s anti-hazing law, Senate Bill 126 “Collin’s Law,” which went into...

Facing Our Future: Reflections on our Work

In August of 2015, a piece I wrote for AFA Perspectives was published.  The piece began with the following statement: “The ugly truth is...

It’s Time!

I recently returned to higher education from retirement to an interim fraternity and sorority life position to assist my former university while they conducted...
spot_imgspot_img

Popular in Publications

Changing the Fraternity/Sorority Culture

A 2022 NIC Advisor Award of Distinction recipient reflects...

Find a Growth Strategy That Fits (Part II): Marketing the Sorority Experience?

College Panhellenic communities are experiencing new challenges around enrollment...

About Journal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research & Practice

The Journal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research and Practice (formerly Oracle:...

Building Healthy Groups to Prevent Campus Hazing

The start of fall on a college campus is...