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TikTok, Sponsorships, and Influencers, Oh My!

Since summer 2021, Fraternity & Sorority Life has been impacted by the students’ experience going viral, with the focus on “RushTok.”...

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From a House to a Home: An educational approach to Fraternity and Sorority Housing

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Tradition or Trash? Successful Support for CBFOs, Part I

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Tradition Meets Tomorrow: Modern Fraternal Advising for the “Subscription” Generation

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TikTok, Sponsorships, and Influencers, Oh My!

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The Science of Connection: Practical Tools for Building Belonging in Fraternities and Sororities

When students join a fraternity or sorority, they’re promised...
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Unified Programming Takes Center Stage at Beta Theta Pi’s Winter Leadership Conclave

Beta Theta Pi’s inaugural Winter Leadership Conclave took place...
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To the AFA Community and the broader fraternity/sorority life community -  I want to recognize the gravity of the moment, as we collectively react to the multiple recent incidents of organizational misconduct involving serious allegations of...
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For more than a century, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity has believed that stronger leaders build stronger communities. Today, the Fraternity is...
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The Virtue Gap: Why AI Requires a New Kind of Leadership Development in Fraternity and Sorority Life

Artificial intelligence is embedded in students’ academic and social practices, shaping how they write, retrieve information, communicate, reflect, and solve problems. In the fraternity...
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What Do Large Language Models Know about the Fraternal Experience?

I make it no secret: I’m circumspect of Generative AI. My most tangible concerns are large language models’ (LLMs) use of others’ intellectual and...
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AFA’s Use of AI: The ‘Human in the Loop’

Disclaimer: No artificial intelligence tools were used in the development of this piece. Using AI to craft a piece about AI usage and application...
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Video Responses – Kari Murphy

Question 1 What compelled you to pursue this opportunity to serve on the AFA Board of Directors? https://player.vimeo.com/video/1210848994?h=1ef7bf3902&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Question 2 You were asked to complete a Board allocation...
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Video Responses – Dee Hawks

Question 1 What compelled you to pursue this opportunity to serve on the AFA Board of Directors? https://player.vimeo.com/video/1210848769?h=9baac74c0b&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Question 2 You were asked to complete a Board allocation...
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Video Responses – Dr. Hector Cuevas

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