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...

They’re Our Students, Too: Important Considerations to Support Student Safety and Partnership in Sorority and Fraternity Life

Coming out of the AFA Annual Meeting, it seems a great time to revisit the conversation on partnerships between campus-based sorority & fraternity life...

What Keeps Me Up at Night? Fraternities Becoming Pawns in the Campus Culture Wars

Over the spring and summer of 2024, a seemingly innocuous incident involving fraternity members protecting an American flag from protesters at the University of...

NPHC Denouncement: A conversation with Dr. Mea Ashley

Dr. Rafael Matos, AFA Perspectives editorial board member, sat down to chat with Dr. Mea Ashley whose groundbreaking dissertation studied membership denouncement among members...

Enough.

On Saturday morning, September 30, 2017, I was awoken by the sound of my name coming from the bathroom. I could hear the alarm...

President’s Message – AFA Perspectives October 2024

Election season is upon us. The task of identifying and selecting the leaders who will shape the next chapter of our association is not...

Embrace AI to Transform Greek-letter Organization Education

When was the last time your organization studied or defined its value proposition? What specifically, for the student in 2024 and beyond, does membership...
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