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Feb 8

UIFI 2013: Apply Now

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)

Applications are now available for the 2013 Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute

May 7

NIC Partners with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign

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May 2

Pete Sessions Introduces Bipartisan, Cost-Effective Solution to Help Make College More Affordable

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The Fraternal Government Relations Coalition supports the Collegiate Housing & Infrastructure Act.

Apr 19

Delta Lambda Phi Social Fraternity Joins the NIC

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Delta Lambda Phi Social Fraternity was seated as a new member fraternity at the 2013 NIC House of Delegates on April 15th.

Apr 2

Announcing the 2013 Awards of Distinction

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Mar 26

Fraternity Leaders to Receive NIC Gold Medals

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Mar 21

Hazing Prevention Expert to Receive NIC Silver Medal

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Mar 19

Fraternities to Receive NIC Laurel Wreath Awards

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Mar 8

Gail Perry, MBA, CFRE to Headline NICF Seminar Pre-Conference

Posted by Dan Hartmann | Add Comment (0 Comments)

It is with much excitement that we announce Gail Perry as one of THE Foundations Seminar 2013 Pre-Conference speakers. 

Mar 5

NIC Receives Record Number of UIFI Facilitator Applications

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Jan 25

IFC Academy 2013 Presenters and Panelists

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Jan 23

Annoucing the Winter 2013 Interfraternity Council Webinar Series

Posted by Matt Welch | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Jan 15

Announcing the 2013 Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute

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Jan 14

What It Means To Be A Fraternity Man

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This guest post from Robert George, Lafayette College ‘14 - Phi Kappa Psi, shares his reaction to what it means to be a fraternity man following his participation in Futures Quest.

Jan 11

NIC 2012 All-Fraternity All-American Football Teams

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Jan 3

5 Reasons You Should Attend IFC Academy

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Jan 3

IFC Academy WILL Transform Your Council

Posted by Monica McGee | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Dec 20

“R & R” for IFC Advisors over Winter Break

Posted by Trace Camacho | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Dec 13

Opposition to Limiting Itemized Deductions for Charitable Giving

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Dec 11

2013 National Ritual Celebration Week Speaker Contest by Phi Mu

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Dec 11

The Interfraternity Council’s Role in Successful Fraternity Recruitment

Posted by Matt Welch | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Dec 6

Greeks in the 113th Congress

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Dec 6

A Checklist for Preparing Fraternity Houses for Winter Break

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This is a guest post from Bobbi Larsen, Education Consultant at Willis Insurance.

Dec 5

AFA Takeaways - Lessons Learned from Weight Watchers

Posted by Katherine Pezzella | Add Comment (0 Comments)

This post is by Katherine Pezzella, the Assistant Director of Greek Life at the College of Charleston and Regional Director for Region 8 of Gamma Phi Beta.

Dec 4

Having a Vision that Works for the Interfraternity Council

Posted by Matt Welch | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Dec 3

Take Advantage of the Resources Available for Interfraternity Councils

Posted by Tim Mousseau | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 30

Celebrating 100 Years of Interfraternal Membership

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 29

How to Build a Strong Partnership with Your Interfraternity Council Advisor

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 28

Connect with NIC at the AFA Annual Meeting - #AFAAM

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Nov 28

3 Ways for IFC Advisors to Assist with IFC Officer Transitions

Posted by Su McGlone | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 27

Measuring the Impact of the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 19

Interfraternity Council Success Hinges on IFC Representatives

Posted by Matt Welch | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 16

The Role of Mentoring in the Leadership Transition

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 15

2 Steps for IFC Advisors to take for IFC Elections

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Nov 14

The 5 Dysfunctions of an Interfraternity Council

Posted by Tim Mousseau | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 13

Why the IFC Exists

Posted by Matt Welch | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 9

How to Make Sure You Have a Successful Officer Transition

Posted by Kristin Fouts | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Nov 2

3 Things Interfraternity Councils Must Do

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Nov 1

NIC Announces Mentors for 2013 Jon Williamson Futures Quest

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Oct 29

NIC Presents to The BACCHUS Network General Assembly #BACCHUSGA

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Oct 26

Why Interfraternity Councils Should Recognize Faculty

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Oct 25

5 Reasons Why New Member Grades Underperform

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Oct 24

Crafting an Effective IFC Scholarship Program

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Oct 18

NIC Receives Record Number of Futures Quest Mentor Applications

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Oct 17

Stand Against Bullying Today To Help Prevent Hazing Tomorrow

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Oct 16

Someone…Something…Now

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Oct 15

Tips, Ideas and Inspiration for IFC Officers on The IFC Advocate Blog

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Oct 9

University of Mississippi’s Interfraternity Council Donates $5000 to Memorial Scholarship

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Sep 12

NIC Launches Partnership With Interfraternity Councils

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Sep 6

NIC-IFC Affiliation: What IFC Advisors Need to Know

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Aug 24

Join The Conversations to Prevent Hazing With #40answers

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Aug 21

The 2016 Mindset List

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)

Mindset List is published each year by a pair of professors at Beloit College to provide a snapshot of how incoming college freshmen view the world.

The NIC shares this information each year as it is a valuable reference point of the new men that are joining fraternities across North-America, especially when being viewed by other generations.

The list for the Class of 2016:

Aug 8

Why The NIC Doesn’t Rank Fraternities

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Jul 26

Fraternity Men Participating in the 2012 Olympics & Paralympics

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Jul 13

Healthy Masculinity Summit’s Conversation Starters

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May 15

NIC to Restore Affiliation with IFCs

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May 9

Health Management Systems of America and Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Team Up to Help College Students

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Apr 2

2012 NIC Awards of Distinction

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Mar 21

Galbreth and Westol Named 2012 NIC Gold Medal Recipients

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Mar 9

Remembering Jim Vredenburgh of Theta Xi Fraternity

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Mar 5

NIC Supports NPC’s International Badge Day

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Mar 1

Record Number of UIFI Facilitator Applicants / Nearly 20% of Graduates Apply to Intern at UIFI 2012

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Feb 24

Daniel E. Hartmann named NICF Director of Development

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Feb 14

Send a UIFI 2012 Postcard!

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Feb 1

NIC Provides Testimony In Support of Legislation to Reduce College Hazing

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)

“Hazing has no place in the fraternity experience and men who fail to abide by our principles and to do their part to ensure the fraternity experience is devoid of hazing have no place in our organizations,” said Pete Smithhisler during his testimony to the Georgia House of Representatives.

Jan 19

New Law Practice Focuses on Fraternities, Sororities and Student-Life Non-Profits

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Jan 15

Another Successful Year for the Jon Williamson Futures Quest

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Jan 15

NIC Now Accepting Facilitator and Intern Applications for UIFI 2012

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Nov 16

NIC Update on UniLOA and Case for Fraternity Rights

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Oct 26

NIC Practicum Opportunities Now Available

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Sep 23

Responding To The Fraternity Call To Action

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Sep 22

How Full is Your Cup?

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Sep 21

Making it Right

Posted by Kristin Fouts | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Sep 20

Fraternal Coffee Orders

Posted by Jameson Root | Add Comment (0 Comments)

What’s your Fraternal Coffee Order?

Sep 19

Take Comfort In Rituals - Not Hazing

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Take Comfort In Rituals. What do you think of when you see this picture?

Aug 3

NIC Celebrates Another Record Year of UIFI

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Jul 21

Past NIC Chairman James Estes receives FEA Distinguished Service Award

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Jul 14

University of Alabama President Recognized With Laurel Wreath

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Jul 13

Wade Lowhorn Named Director of Public Policy

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Jul 11

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Celebrates Their 100th Anniversary

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May 10

Kristin Fouts named Director of the Coalition Assessment Project

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May 4

Join the Greek Relief Effort in Alabama

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Apr 28

Position Announcement - Director of Fraternity Advancement

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The North-American Interfraternity Conference invites candidates to submit an application for the Director of Fraternity Advancement Position.  The director’s position will concentrate on advancing the growth of the fraternity movement through project based initiatives.  This dynamic position will have significant interaction with the rest of the NIC professional staff position. The Director of Fraternity Advancement will be based at the NIC headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. 

Apr 28

Position Announcement - Director of Public Policy

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The North-American Interfraternity Conference invites candidates to submit an application for the Director of Public Policy position.  This position will concentrate on enhancing the environment in which fraternities operate by guiding campus advocacy efforts for the NIC.  The Director of Public Policy will be a senior level position, based at the NIC headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. 

Apr 6

Social Media Strategies for Fraternities

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)

Join us for this educational webinar that will give you answers and ideas to many questions that exist about social media and how it can be used for organizations - and particularly fraternities. Andy Huston, Director of Member Services, will be the presenter.

Mar 1

NIC Receives Record Number of Facilitator and Intern Apps for UIFI 2011

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)
Feb 16

Summer Lobbying Internship in DC

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Feb 9

Are You Ready?  Register Now for UIFI 2011

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Feb 8

NIC Statement on the Film “Brotherhood”

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Jan 25

23% of House & 41% of Senate is Greek

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Jan 19

NIC Now Accepting Facilitator and Intern Applications for UIFI 2011

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Jan 5

The Centennial Founders Day of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

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Dec 6

Preparing a chapter house for extremely cold temperatures

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Nov 23

Futures Quest Registrations due on December 1.

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Register now for the Jon Williamson Futures Quest!

Nov 16

IFC Transition Resources Available

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)

Looking to have a successful IFC Officer Transition? The NIC can help…

Nov 10

Does Your Chapter Have a House?

Posted by Will Foran | Add Comment (0 Comments)

If your chapter has a house,  make sure you do this 1 thing before Thanksgiving….

Nov 4

Kappa Alpha Order surpasses 150,000 initiates in its history

Posted by Andy Huston | Add Comment (0 Comments)

Kappa Alpha Order (known as “KA” or “the Order”), a national men’s collegiate social fraternity, founded in 1865, is proud to celebrate the milestone of 150,000 total initiates. Earlier this year, national staff of KA confirmed that on November 20, 2009, Drury student Steven R. Blackshear was initiated by the Beta Iota Chapter of KA launching his lifetime membership in fraternity.

Oct 28

Leadership as an IFC President: A NIC Webinar

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Oct 27

NIC Announces Mentors for 2010-2011 Jon Williamson Futures Quest

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Oct 20

New Study on Internet Gambling Among Teens and Young Adults

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A new study of internet gambling among teens and young adults shows that internet gambling among men is up over the past two years

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