April 3, 2020
The North American Interfraternity Conference is committed to supporting member fraternities and Interfraternity Councils with resources and information during this pandemic

The most current information and resources can be found at:
Fraternal Think Tank
NIC President and CEO Judson Horras formed a Fraternal Think Tank charged with discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fraternity industry and developing recommendations. Experts have been invited for discussions in different areas that impact the fraternal experience including public health, higher education enrollment forecasting, housing and more. The discussions are recorded as a resource for member fraternities, interfraternity councils and advisors.

Currently available discussion recordings:

  • Public Health - Q&A about impact of COVID-19 on fraternities with Dr. Jodie Guest, Professor and Vice Chair, Epidemiology, Emory University
  • Financial Operations - Q&A about financial impact of COVID-19 with Matthew Clare, Officer, Commercial loans, Union Bank & Trust; Jill Robisch, Vice President & Senior Business Development Officer, National Bank of Indianapolis; David Barber, Vice President Commercial Lending, Campus USA Credit Union; Tom Bomberski, President, Billhighway; Fred Maglione, CEO, OmegaFi; Greg Buehner, Director, Pi Kappa Phi Properties
  • Enrollment/Admissions Forecasts - Q&A about the impact of COVID-19 on enrollment and admissions with Trent Gilbert, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Birmingham Southern College; Chuck May, Executive Director, Student Recruitment and Admissions at the University of Missouri; Dusty Newton, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment & Admissions at the University of Nebraska, Kearney; Dawn Watkins Wiese, Partner with Plaid
  • Fundraising - Q&A about the impact of COVID-19 on fundraising with Patrick Alderdice, Pennington & Co.; Ryan King, Associate Executive Director at Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation; Jen Polley Webb, Executive Director at Alpha Delta Pi Foundation; Allison Rickels, Executive Director & CEO at Farmhouse Foundation
  • Chapter House Management, Meal Plans and Sanitation Techniques - Q&A about the impact of COVID-19 on fraternal housing with Jack Dawson of College Fresh; Allan Lutes of Alpha Management; Woody Ratterman of CSL Management; Heith Sheeley of Greek House Chefs; Clay Wardlaw of Safety Plus LLC

Additional recordings will be available in the coming days in COVID-19 Resources.

Business Resources:

In addition to discussions with assembled experts, the NIC is researching additional resources that may assist in your operational assessments and decisions. While resources are added almost daily, the following are currently available:

Congress acting on COVID-19 stimulus
The NIC and NPC, in consultation with Arnold & Porter, have been closely monitoring the COVID-19 stimulus packages for its impact on our industry.

Educational Webinars
The NIC is both researching available webinars focused on responding to the COVID-19 impact and working with partners to develop webinars focused on topics specific to the interfraternal community. All currently known webinars can be found in our COVID-19 Resources on our website. If you have additional free webinars to include, email Todd Shelton.

Upcoming Webinars include:
Growth!? A Brutally Honest Conversation About Recruitment/Intake in 2020 for Council Leaders and NIC Partners
Featuring fraternity growth experts Josh Orendi, Hailey Mangrum, and Matt Mattson from Phired Up Productions with NIC senior staff members Will Foran and Mike McRee.

No fluff. Here’s what we know, what you can do, and actionable resources you can use right now to prepare for a VERY different recruitment/intake season ahead. Don’t wait. Don’t assume things will return to normal. They won’t. The likelihood of a membership decline in the next 6 months is high. The likelihood that recruitment/intake can be done the same way it was done in 2019 is almost zero. Now is the time to pivot your growth strategy and put new recruitment/intake practices in place. This webinar is designed to get change started. Come to the web cast with your key leaders; come knowing change starts now; come knowing that the answer includes (virtual) social connection while social distancing; come with questions to ask at the end.
Recordings of previous webinars:
As campuses have moved to remote classes and guidance related to COVID-19 continues to evolve, let’s come together to discuss resources to help you remain connected, support chapters and members in your communities, make the most of the current environment and opportunities, and navigate a challenging situation that has and will continue to upend our daily lives.
CAMPUS ADVISOR FOCUSED: Moments of crisis can provide an opportunity to reflect on the strategy behind your work and evaluate the systems in place to support councils.
IFC Resources
Other Resources:
The significance of Brotherhood during a pandemic
“I am not the person I was before the virus,” said NIC campus team member Ryan Temby. After Ryan's wife was in contact with a co-worker who was confirmed to have the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Temby family immediately went into quarantine.

He felt it was important to share his story with his fraternity brothers and the interfraternal community. “The brothers coming out to help have been incredible,” he said.
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