The Fraternity/Sorority Life Podcast

In this season finale of the FSL Podcast, trainer and curriculum designer extraordinaire Erin Fischer joins the show to provide straightforward ideas on curriculum design and implementation.

Erin Fischer is the owner and CEO of The Leadership and Training Studio, an Indy-based training, development, and curriculum designing organization.  A lover of leadership, learning, and empowering others, her passion truly shines through in the work she does for all her organizational partners.

Find out more about Erin at: https://www.theleadershipandtrainingstudio.com/about-erin

You can register for the 2017 Program Design School here: https://www.theleadershipandtrainingstudio.com/program-design-school

In this episode, part of a three-part series highlighting advisor thoughts on the fraternity experience, I interview Robert Braswell, advisor to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority Inc. chapters at Illinois State University.

In this episode, part of a three-part series highlighting advisor thoughts on the fraternity experience, I interview Lindsey Hankinson, advisor to the Sigma Kappa chapter at Texas Christian University.

In this episode, part of a three-part series highlighting advisor thoughts on the fraternity experience, I interview Dick Rasmussen, advisor to the Psi Upsilon chapter at the University of Rochester.

In this episode, Brittany Barnes and Erin McHale join for a conversation about toxic belongingness, what it is, how it affects individuals and organizations, and what we might do about it.

Erin McHale serves as Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life Programs at the University of Iowa.  She advises multiple councils, with focuses on recruitment, risk management, and PR, and volunteers for her sorority, Gamma Phi Beta.  

Brittany Barnes serves as the Assistant Director for Fraternities, Sororities, and Cooperative Life at Purdue University.  She advises the Panhellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Council, as well as handling assessment duties.

In this Pi Day episode, the members of Nerd City get together to explore questions around engagement, advice to professionals and members, and the nature of calling in FSL.

The Nerd City members are:

Donald Abels - Coordinator, Fraternity/Sorority Life, University of Mississippi

James Crawford - Assistant Director, Greek Life, Vanderbilt University

Logan Davis - Assistant Director of Education and Development for Prevention Programs, Delta Gamma

This week, on the FSL Podcast, Ashlee Canty joins us for a conversation about the importance of diversity within chapters, the role that advisors can play in emphasizing diversity and inclusion, and some practical suggestions for increasing the focus on diversity and inclusion within a chapter and community.

Ashlee Canty serves as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for SAE. She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.  She holds her masters of science in college student personnel from Western Illinois University and is currently a doctoral candidate at DePaul University. Prior to beginning her work with SAE, Ashlee worked at Syracuse and DePaul Universities in their FSL offices.

For additional reading on this topic, Ashlee recommends:

Dr. Derald Sue

Dr. George Kuh

Dr. Shaun Harper

Dr. Lori Patton

Dr. Walter Kimbrough

Dr. Mary Howard-Hamilton 

This American Life

Our National Conversation about Conversations about Race

This week, Jess Pettitt and Stevie Tran join the show to discuss gender identity and some items to consider and improve for professionals, students, and organizations.

In this episode, Veronica Moore, the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisor's most recent past president joins the show to reflect on her time on the Association board and to offer some challenges and encouragement for the future of fraternity and sorority life.

Veronica has served as the AFA President for the past two years, with her term ending at the most recent annual meeting. In her day job, she recently made a transition from working with fraternities and sororities at Temple University, to serving the Delta Upsilon Fraternity on an international level, while sharing her talents to lead new cultural initiatives at the NIC.

In this episode, Ben Pendry and Cassie Gerhardt, both members of the AFA Foundation, join to discuss the importance of connecting donors with values and to provide an inside look at the work and wins of the AFA Foundation.

Note: you can give to the AFA Foundation by going to afa1976.org/donate