Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
In recent years, Beta Theta Pi has invested its time and financial resources into leadership development. A search for the word leadership on Amazon.com returns more than 178,000 results. Amazingly, a similar search on Google yields 269 million hits! Consider that you can read more than 2,000 published definitions of leadership. Yet, although [...]
We found this recent post in a forum about, oddly enough, recruiting. Most of the posts are looking at the corporate variety, but this fraternity (SigEp) related one slipped in somehow. It has good stuff. Here are the first 3 points:
1. RECRUITMENT STANDARDS. Set high standards for joining. Keep standards articulate and quantifiable. Strong chapters [...]
Social skills can nurture grade-A students of lifeDr. Timothy Quinn • Special to The Clarion-Ledger • June 10, 2008
Social skills are important. This is what I told a patient’s mom when she asked me to persuade her son not to join a fraternity.
She felt it would affect his grades. The mother was surprised when I [...]
We have another point of view on the question of whether EDGE is worthwhile. In the interest of equal coverage we are treating it as a guest post as well…
I have to disagree almost entirely with the previous post in regards to EDGE being a waste of money.
First of all, the numbers that were [...]
We have a guest poster today who has some things to say about the EDGE program and how it is run. He has asked to remain private for now, but he is a person who is “in a position to know” as the news media would say.
The Summer ‘08 Journal has solidified my previous inclinations [...]
Bob Kerr is away this week, but he sent his post in ahead of time. More good food for thought.
Elitism or Egalitarianism ….
…seems to be one of the central debates in the North American Fraternal Movement. In board rooms, bar rooms and conference rooms can be heard the debate on this topic decade after decade. [...]
A guest post by Bob Kerr, Coordinator of Greek Life at Oregon State and OGH recipient.
Last Chapter Standing, Part Three (If you missed them, here is a link to part one, and a link to part two.)
Last chapter standing is but one scenario facing the North American Fraternal Movement. As we look to the tercentennial [...]
A guest post by Bob Kerr, Coordinator of Greek Life at Oregon State and OGH recipient.
Last Chapter Standing, part two (If you missed part one, Here is the link)
So, how do you know you are playing the game of “Last Chapter Standing”? Well, there are a couple of real good indicators. First, when you [...]
A guest post by Bob Kerr, Coordinator of Greek Life at Oregon State and OGH recipient.
Last Chapter Standing…
… may be the direction the North American Fraternal Movement is heading. At a time when the enrollment is generally on the rise, enrollment in the fraternal world is at best managing its loss. If we are who [...]
Brothers from IL Beta (Illinios Tech) lend their support to WI Zeta (Marquette)
Ten men from the local chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Illinois Beta, braved the snow and traffic on a long cold drive to Marquette University to assist the fledgling fifteen man chapter Wisconsin Zeta in their effort to build a new, thriving chapter [...]
