Dyad Podcast

Gentry talks with Cecelia Dockery of the Clery Center and Chad Clark, a campus Clery coordinator, about the impact of the Stop Campus Hazing Act.

Last week, the University of Southern California announced that eight fraternities had walked away from University recognition to form an independent IFC. In this episode, we talk to Jud Horras, CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference, about the growing phenomenon of independent IFC's.

Why do so many FSL professionals leave the field after only a few years, and what separates those who leave from those who stay? These were the questions that inspired the dissertation of Dr. Viancca Williams, which was recently named "Dissertation of the Year" by the Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors. In this episode, Gentry talks with Viancca about her findings, and the importance of building relationships, navigating politics, and defining and measuring success.

Trust between college campuses and fraternities has never been lower. What is driving the trust gap, and what can we do about it?

Much has been said and written in recent weeks about the "Great Resignation." But is it a real thing? Are FSL professionals leaving the field in droves? And if so, why?

In the last episode of the season, Gentry speaks with Dr. Lori Hart about three interconnected trends emerging in the post-COVID data on the fraternity experience. This episode is a companion piece to the 20201 Dyad Strategies Whitepaper.

In this episode, Gentry talks with Simone Ispa-Landa and Mariana Oliver, researchers at Northwestern University and authors of the recent article Hybrid Femininities: Making Sense of Sorority Rankings and Reputation. The article can be found at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0891243220968882

In this episode, Gentry talks with Dr. Taulby Edmondson, a history professor at Virginia Tech. Dr. Edmondson's research into the connections between Kappa Alpha Order and what he calls the "Lost Cause Ideology" was recently featured in an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled "The Campus Confederate Legacy We're Not Talking About."

In this episode, Gentry talks with Nicholas Syrett, author of "The Company He Keeps: A History of White College Fraternities." This conversation is set against the backdrop of the Abolish Greek Life movement and the need to openly acknowledge and address some of the more problematic aspects of the history of historically white fraternities and sororities.

In this episode, Gentry talks with author and scholar Lawrence Ross about the history of the Divine Nine, brother/sisterhood in culturally-based fraternities and sororities, and racism in historically white fraternities and sororities.

Is there a talent gap in FSL? We asked three researchers who are studying professional readiness in student affairs. In this episode, Gentry talks with Drs. Sonja Ardoin, Becky Crandall, and Jeremiah Shinn about their research into the perceptions of SSAO's on professional readiness of entry-level student affairs professionals.

In this special episode of the Dyad Podcast, Gentry talks with two civil rights attorneys, Saunie Schuster and Scott Lewis, about the new Title IX regulations and how they impact fraternities and sororities.

In this episode, Gentry talks with Dr. Crystal Garcia, a researcher who has examined sense of belonging within Latinx fraternities and sororities.

In the first installment of the Dyad Research Roundtable, Gentry talks with Josh Schutts and Sarah Cohen about Dyad's research into the roots of fraternal brotherhood and sisterhood.

In Episode 2, we dive into some new research on fraternity recruitment with Sigma Phi Epsilon CEO Brian Warren. This emerging research examines who joins, how they join, and why they join, and how all of those things impact chapter culture.

In this episode, Gentry dives deep into the research on hazing with special guests Aldo Cimino and Dave Westol.

This is the Dyad Podcast, produced by Dyad Strategies and hosted by Dr. Gentry McCreary. The Dyad Podcast explores research, trends, and critical issues in the fraternity and sorority industry.