Perspectives Archive

When the World Feels Unsteady

There are conversations I’ve had throughout my career that...

Gathering to Do the Work Together

November signals a shift for many of us. We begin turning our attention toward wrapping up the fall semester, reflecting on the needs of our organizations and communities, and considering what lies ahead.

Building the Professional Home

AFA entered the 1980s with a constitution, a newsletter, and as a group unto its own. What it did not yet have was a settled idea of what it would become.

Looking Inward To Find Belief and Unity

Some moments call us to look outward, to understand...

From the Desk of the Executive Director

To the AFA Community and the broader fraternity/sorority life...

Sexual Violence: How to Help When You’re Needed the Most

In the 2022-2023 academic year, I have had the luxury and privilege of presenting the topics of sexual  assault and consent to more collegians...

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...
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