Perspectives Archive

Beyond Compliance: Leveraging the Stop Campus Hazing Act for Effective Hazing Prevention

Colleges and universities are now operating amid heightened accountability...

When the Work Becomes Too Complex: A Case for a Classic 90s Remix

Whether on a campus or at a fraternity headquarters,...

Still figuring it out? Here’s what helped me

New to the profession? No graduate assistantship experience in...

Letter from the Editors

If there were a “State of the Fraternity/Sorority Industry”...

Learning to Adapt: Advising Across Council Lines

Fraternity and sorority life advising is rarely a one-size-fits-all...

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...

Letter from the Editors

Earlier in 2022, the Perspectives Editorial Board engaged in conversation about the purpose of the publication. In that conversation, a question emerged: what is...
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