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Essentials Past Articles

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July 2010
	Book Review: Change or Die Gender and Pop Culture in Women’s Risk Management Programming Practice Safe Facebooking: Use Your Privacy Features Leadership in the 21st Century College Fraternity Helping Fraternity Men Reach Their Leadership Potential
June 2010
	This is Your Brain on Change Book Review: How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In Have you Twittered Today? The Social Network Generation H1N1 during Panhellenic Formal Recruitment Managing the Job Change Process
May 2010
	The Transition from Fraternity/Sorority Professional to Motherhood… or Was It a Collision? Bridging the Divide Book Review: Renewal Coaching: Sustainable Change for Individuals and Organizations Rising to the Challenge: Opportunities for Stronger Asian American Fraternities and Sororities
April 2010
	Strategies for Cultivating Citizenship and Community Relations The Best of Both Worlds: Finding Balance within Two Cultures Book Review: New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Brand New Career Fusing Doctoral Study and Fraternal Advising: Lessons Learned Unpacking My Invisible Suitcase: Skills I Learned to Assist in my Graduate School Journey
March 2010
	First-Generation Hispanic Students: Bridging the Gap A Call for Action: Furthering Cross-Cultural Communication in Predominately White Fraternities and Sororities Book Review: When Race Breaks Out; Why it is Still Essential to Engage Today’s College Student in Conversations about Race and Racism “Tear Down These Walls”: A Case Study in Cross-cultural Collaboration
February 2010
	Listening to the Needs of our Students: A Focus on Deaf Greeks Book Review: The Trophy Kids Grow Up: How the Millennial Generation is Shaking Up the Workplace How Prepared Are You? Mental Health Issues and Today’s College Student The Working Millennial: Are They Taking Over the World Yet?
January 2010
	Using the AFA Annual Meeting as a Professional Development Experience Creating Meaningful and Intentional Opportunities for Staff Development: A Campus Approach Professional Development Planning for New and Advancing Professionals Intentionally Engaging in Professional Reflection and Goal Setting
October 2009
	Helping Students Move Forward by Looking Back: Using Reflection and Self-Authorship to Build a Senior Seminar Curriculum Expecting More: The Senior Fraternal Experience Helping Seniors with the Next Step: Marketing the Fraternity/Sorority Experience Always Phi Mu: The Senior Experience Book Review: Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds
September 2009
	Ten Mistakes Made by Fraternity/Sorority Professionals in a Crisis The Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Ladder of Risk Program How to Prepare Yourself for the Worst-Case Scenario A Death on Campus: More than Just Crisis Management Risk Management or Risk Avoidance: Which Is Your Focus? Book Review: Crisis Communication: Practical PR Strategies for Reputation Management and Company Survival
August 2009
	The Right Questions of Relevance Making Your Mark on the Fraternal Relevance Movement Staying Connected As You Climb the Ladder Perspectives on Persistence in the Profession National Panhellenic Conference Extension Process Expansion Metrics and Best Practices Book Review: Guyland: A Tough Place to Be (portions reprinted with permission of Sigma Phi Epsilon) Book Review: Alpha Girls: Understanding the New American Girl and How She is Changing the World
July 2009
	Getting First Year Students to Year Two: Intentional Education for First Year Students in their Second Semester Being Intentional With Evidence of Learning in Students' Co-curricular Experiences: A Case Study Book Review: Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities
June 2009
	An "Alternative" Approach to Service Education Political Engagement in the Fraternal Realm: Supporting the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act Book Review: The American College Town Fostering Ethical and Moral Development of Fraternity and Sorority Members through Service
May 2009
	Online Students Go to College Spirituality: A Passing Fancy or Growing Edge? Brotherhood and Sisterhood Reconsidered: Transgender Resource Guide and Inclusion Starting the Conversation: Fraternity and Sorority Soldiers
April 2009
	Perception vs. Reality: Marijuana Usage among College Students Generation Rx (portions reprinted with permission of Willis HRH) Book Review: College Drinking: Reframing a Social Problem Helping Fraternity and Sorority Members with Mental Health Issues that Lead to Substance Abuse
March 2009
	Implications of the Declining Economy of Fraternities and Sororities Managing Group Finances in an Ever-Changing Economic Climate Professional Development on a Shoe String Book Review: The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke Tightening the Belt: Surviving Hard Economic Times
February 2009
	Tri Delta Tackles Body Image Issues for Women Body Image and Relationships: Searching for Love University of Arizona's Approach to Healthy Lifestyles through Peer Education Book Review: Bitchin' Bodies: Young Women Talk about Body Dissatisfaction
January 2009
	Leading the Revolution: Learning how to Incorporate Innovation in Our Work The Sorority Living Learning Community: Promoting a Purposeful Undergraduate Experience Innovation and Evolution: The University of Arizona's Aristotle Academic Skills Program Pink Goes Green
October 2008
	Professional Development at IFI: An Opportunity for Kaizen Fostering Learning Volunteering: An Essential Part of Our Personal and Professional Development
September 2008
	For this issue of Essentials, we reprised some of the best articles from the past year, just in case you missed them.
August 2008
	Using Credibility as an Anti-Hazing Argument 23 (More or Less) Ways to Detect Hazing (and Why the Hazers Make it so Easy for the Rest of Us) Overcoming the Evil of Hazing National Hazing Prevention Week
July 2008
	Collaborative Incident Management Team: A Model for Effective Campus Partnerships Promoting Alumni Volunteerism Collaboration with NPHC Council: Lending a Helping Hand Collaboration Can Develop in Disguise Telling Kristin’s Story
June 2008
	Book Review: The 4-Hour Workweek A New Look at Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities Emotionally Intelligent Leadership – Book Review
May 2008
	A Reflection on Standards Programs: From Student to Professional Accountability: A Judicial Perspective Restorative Justice: Powerful Tools for Reframing Judicial Interactions Utilizing Community Standards to Align Accountability, Assessment, and Performance
April 2008
	Bridging the Gap: One University’s Experience Using Leadership Programs as Cross-Campus Strategic Institutional Partners Leadership Lessons: Insights from One Institution’s Greek Leadership Development Program Purposeful Planning of Fraternity and Sorority Leadership Programs Reclaiming Leadership Understand Your Strengths to Maximize Leadership Development in your Organization
March 2008
	Bridging the Gaps: An Analysis of an Intervention Designed to Address Gender Development among Students Encouraging a Vision: A Female Fraternity Advisor's Perspective Sorority Advising, a Male's Perspective: An Interview with Dean Harwood Using NSSE Data for Good Practice in Fraternity and Sorority Communities
February 2008
	Best Practices for Advising Native American Fraternities & Sororities Bridging the Gap: Breaking Down Racial, Cultural, and Social Barriers at Northwestern University Cultural Competence: More than Just a Buzz Word Intent Verses Impact: Examining Our Subtle Racism and Responses to Accountability
January 2008
	AFA Foundation Presence at the 2007 Annual Meeting Developing a Professional Development Plan Envisioning the Future I Can’t Have a Baby, I Have Hundreds of Fraternity & Sorority Children! An AFA Moms Panel Discussion
November 2007
	AFA Members Advising Future AFA Members The Chapter Advisor’s Perspective “It takes a village…” Provoking Discussion on Mentoring Pay It Forward Purposeful Professional Mentoring
October 2007
	Measuring Up: Twelve Steps Closer to a Solution for BGLO Hazing Book Review: Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health – A Guide for Young Adults
September 2007
	“Yeah, but it wasn’t hazing!" Research-Based Insights on Why Students Underestimate Hazing Examining and Transforming Campus Hazing Cultures: The Hazing Research Initiative Gauging our Progress on Countering Hazing Culture: An Interview with Hank Nuwer Hazing: A Community Concern An Anti-Hazing Hero: In Her Own Words (CAMPUSPEAK, Inc. & HazingPrevention.org)
August 2007
	Making Your Resume Stand Out Students with Disabilities and Involvement in Fraternities/Sororities I Take Just Pride: How a Fraternity Reinvented Itself, Why a Professor Joined
July 2007
	Resources for Working with Parents and Families Effective Partnerships: Creative Methods for Fraternity & Sorority Professionals Working with Today’s Parents & Families Working with Parents and Families on Campus: An Evolutionary Progress Working with Parents of Fraternity and Sorority Members Successful Techniques to Ensure Strong AFA/EBI Assessment Participation
June 2007
	Book Review: Hesselbein on Leadership Book Review: No More Ramen: The 20-Somethings Real World Survival Guide Book Review: Handbook for Student Leadership Programs Book Review: A Leader’s Legacy Gaining Buy-In for the AFA/EBI Fraternity/Sorority Assessment
May 2007
	Assessment with Power: The AFA/EBI Fraternity/Sorority Assessment Drinking on Campus (reprinted with permission from CQ Press) Learning From the Virginia Tech Massacre: Creating a Crisis Management Plan
April 2007
	Male Bonding in College Fraternities: Implications for Chapter Advisors Facing the Facts Conquering Rape: A Men’s Issue Confidentiality vs. Legal Obligation (The Fraternal Law Newsletter)
March 2007
	Answering A Call for Values Congruence Benchmarking Assessments: The AFA/EBI Fraternity/Sorority Assessment Book Review: The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership Stop Guessing and Start Assessing
February 2007
	A Developmental Approach to Disordered Eating Women’s Issues and Men’s Issues: Moving Past the Dichotomy
January 2007
	An Overview of Higher Education Professional Associations Book Review: My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned By Becoming A Student Professional Development Resolutions You Can Keep!
November 2006
	The Changing Roles of Parents in Higher Education Judicial Affairs National Methamphetamine Awareness Day
October 2006
	Book Review: Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year Old Company that Changed the World Leadership Retreats, Open Space Technology and the Development of Transformational Leaders in the Fraternity and Sorority Community Taking the Philanthropic Lead: Demonstrating Servant Leadership in Fraternity and Sorority Members
September 2006
	A “Culture of Hazing”: An Unconventional Perspective The Disastrous Effects of Hazing Film Review: A Thin Line: Wrongs of Passage Resource Review: Hazing on Campus
August 2006
	From Vision to Action: Implementing the Standards of Excellence at The Ohio State University Strategic Planning 101 The Benefits of Strategic Planning
July 2006
	Advisor P.R.E.P. Creating a Chapter Alumni Association Maximizing Alumni Resources: Grassroots Alumni Efforts Increase Capacity of Fraternity and Sorority Communities Retaining Advisors Review of AFA’s Chapter Advisor Manual: A Great Resource to be Familiar With
June 2006
	American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Film Review Book Review: Brotherhood: Gay Life in College Fraternities Book Review: Our Underachieving Colleges Book Review: Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future
May 2006
	A Simple Solution in Friendship Creating a Positive Ethos of Social Justice within the Fraternal Movement Great Books on Men's Development and Men's Issues Men, Masculinity, and Fraternities: An Overview
April 2006
	Book Review: Good Guys: Eight Steps to Limitless Possibility in Fraternity Recruitment Consulting and Development Services: A Spotlight on Several AFA Associate Members Meeting Your Assessment Needs: A Spotlight on the Association of Fraternity Advisors’ Associate Members Recruitment Management Products Provided by Associate Members of AFA
March 2006
	Creating Organizational Learning and Change Using Bolman's and Deal's Four Frames of Organizations Linking Community Service and Symbolic Interactionist Theory to Create Inclusive Fraternity and Sorority Communities Spring Break
February 2006
	Conducting the Spring Job Search Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black (Book Review) Men Behaving Badly: Making Connections Between Moral Development & Fraternity Men Mental Health Issues and Today's College Student
January 2006
	Do Students Use Technology Wisely? (NASPA NetResults, December 21, 2005) A Review of Facebook.com An Overview of MySpace.com A Review of Webshots.com Rethinking Student Affairs Practice (Book Review)
October 2005
	Intersecting Hazing & Moral Development: Examining Sorority Women's Behavior & Progression of Thinking Settling Disputes Using Principles Instead of Power Your Duty to Report Hazing
September 2005
	Council Liability Insurance How Much Have Expectations Changed? Stretching Your Professional Development Dollar
August 2005
	A New Look at Trademark Infringement: Unrecognized Organizations Being Who You Say You Are, Setting the Standard Thefacebook: The New Buzz on Campus National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations: Uniting Latino Fraternities & Sororities
July 2005
	Gambling: The New Drug of Choice Holiday Observance Guide (September - December) Rituals and Resistance to Change: Using a Cultural Lens
June 2005
	African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and Vision (Book Review) Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories About the “Great Good Places” at the Heart of Our Communities (Book Review) Computer and Internet Use on Campus: A Legal Guide of Intellectual Property Free Speech and Privacy (Book Review) Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood (Book Review)
May 2005
	A Matter of Ethics: A Program by the Association of College Honor Societies A Practical Approach to a DUI Program Assessment 101 Strategies for Working with Fraternities and Sororities in Judicial Matters The Many Hats of a Fraternity and Sorority Professional: Applying Theory to our Professional Roles
April 2005
	HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Taking Chapter Risk on the Road The Growth of Multicultural Organizations
March 2005
	A History of Sisterhood: Women’s Secret Societies, Women’s Fraternities, and Sororities Creating a Crisis Management Plan - Part I & Part II (NASPA NetResults, December 7, 2004) Mentoring Communities: A Faith-Full Vision for Fraternity and Sorority Life 21st Birthdays: A Rite of Passage or A Dangerous Milestone
February 2005
	FERPA - What Can We Do? Relevance Measured Student Dating Suicide and Mental Health - Resources for Helping Our Students
January 2005
	Female Aggressive Behavior To PhD or Not to PhD? Unrecognized Fraternities and Sororities
September 2004
	Millennials - Revisited! Slamming Students Through the Vectors: Recognizing the Need for Continuous Development
June 2004
	Summer Reading List The Power of Ethical Management (Book Review)
April 2004
	Licensing Trademarks
March 2004
	Helping Seniors Using Schlossberg's Transition Theory Relationships 101 (Book Review) Using Student Discipline as a Student Development Opportunity

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