http://risepartnerships.com/categories/greeksrise.html en-us Copyright 2010 RISE Partnerships Interspire Website Publisher Sat, 26 May 2012 03:03:58 EDT 20 Copyright 2010 RISE Partnerships http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/h5s4dnvJoPc/our-statistics-mistake.html It's always exciting to hear about the number of campuses where fraternity/sorority members exceed the average GPA at the regional leadership conferences every year. But something struck me this time: we have an embarrassing statistics problem.Her...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/h5s4dnvJoPc" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:28:37 EDT http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/our-statistics-mistake.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/our-statistics-mistake.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/Y0Dv6HXVXOM/making-mistakes.html Learning from mistakes doesn't work the way most people think.If you do something wrong, it's wrong.When you recognize and acknowledge that it was wrong, it becomes a mistake.Repeat a thousand times, and the only thing you "learned" is one thousa...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/Y0Dv6HXVXOM" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:00:26 EDT http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/making-mistakes.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/making-mistakes.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/6ibv6Y9s_5E/be-the-decider.html Things that require a chapter vote: Changing the bylaws Offering a bid to potential members Revoking membership Electing officers Setting the budget Changing the budget Things that do not require a chapter vote: Selecting T-shirt color Violating a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/6ibv6Y9s_5E" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:47:12 EST http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/be-the-decider.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/be-the-decider.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/i4k9C4QinbQ/the-learning-styles-myth-.html Asking a trainer about learning styles is comparable to asking a fraternity/sorority advisor if they teach keg-tapping.  It’s a tempting idea, but it makes about as much sense as believing in bigfoot or tryptophan.  Like these examples, the myth i...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/i4k9C4QinbQ" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:23:27 EST http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/the-learning-styles-myth-.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/the-learning-styles-myth-.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/utU3fMbdDwI/create-value.html   I have a degree. Does that make me smart? Intelligent? Competent? I have parents and mentors. Does that make me a better person? I have a gym membership. Does it make me stronger? Faster? Healthier? I have a title. Does that make me resp...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/utU3fMbdDwI" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:00:30 EDT http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/create-value.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/create-value.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/ceURqB2Kddc/doing-more.html It happened recently, the annual media prompt of “why do fraternities still exist." From the Wall Street Journal: "Shutter Fraternities for Young Women's Good." From Inside Higher Education (in response to the Wall Street Journal): “Renewed Fight ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/ceURqB2Kddc" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:30:50 EDT http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/doing-more.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/doing-more.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/fqnzJeDQAow/what-will-we-do-without-them.html It’s that time of year again; spring has turned to summer, radio stations are playing Semisonic’s ‘Closing Time’ on repeat, and millions of students have graduated. We have high hopes for the Class of 2011 as they make their way into the world, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/fqnzJeDQAow" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:30:53 EDT http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/what-will-we-do-without-them.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/what-will-we-do-without-them.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/EJdoumhEO1Q/your-search-begins-now.html As an undergraduate I had a very clear idea of how to plan for life after college: take the LSATS, create a killer resume, get set up with a great recruiter, do some networking and land the perfect job. During the fall semester of my senior yea...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/EJdoumhEO1Q" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:41:28 EST http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/your-search-begins-now.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/your-search-begins-now.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/fH9k4fv5zn0/the-power-of-ritual.html Is ritual it just a formal, routine observance? Or does it have the power to create change?In some traditions, ritualistic ceremonies are believed to bring about a physical change in the natural world: dances bring rain, a community feast secures...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/fH9k4fv5zn0" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:16:19 EST http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/the-power-of-ritual.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/the-power-of-ritual.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Greeksrise/~3/QXsi0bMD8qU/credibility-lost.html I have a co-worker who can be difficult to work with. He’s not difficult in a bad way, but difficult in a way that makes you work harder to be better. He is very detail-oriented and wants to be overprepared for any scenario.Last week before a pro...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Greeksrise/~4/QXsi0bMD8qU" height="1" width="1"/> no@spam.com (Dan Wrona) Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:21:11 EST http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/credibility-lost.html http://risepartnerships.com/blogs/credibility-lost.html Dan Wronanonadult