IFC – Greek University

Dr. Akeya Simeon: Why We Need Replacement Activities in Hazing Prevention

By admin on August 8, 2025

Dr. Akeya Simeon is the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at the University of South Florida. Dr. Simeon brings a wealth of experience as a scholar-activist, higher education leader, and social work educator. She most recently served as Assistant Director for FSL at West Virginia University, where she also taught in the School of Social Work and earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education. She’s passionate about hazing prevention, student development, and creating empowering spaces. Read her dissertation research here: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/12669/

In episode 595 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what experiences shaped her as an “unapologetically student-centered, justice-driven” leader, how her background in social work influenced the way she approaches leadership in fraternity and sorority life, what is “The Kaleidoscope Effect” in hazing prevention, examples of replacement activities in hazing prevention, what are the differences in attitudes between IFC and PHA members regarding hazing, what are the institutional barriers that make it difficult for campuses to address hazing effectively, how campuses build institutional memory and long-term hazing prevention efforts that actually stick, and her initial priorities at the University of South Florida. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ05BEishN4

Lauren Gesualdi: Getting Diverse Fraternity and Sorority Councils to Work TOGETHER

By admin on March 7, 2025

Getting diverse fraternity and sorority councils to work together is a challenge? We’ve got some answers. Lauren Gesualdi is the Assistant Director of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs at Rutgers University – New Brunswick! Lauren earned her BA from Montclair State University and completed her coursework at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education in the College Student Affairs program. Lauren is a member of Delta Phi Epsilon International Sorority and spent several years as a member of their professional staff.

On episode 542 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, Lauren tells us why she chose Montclair State University for her undergraduate experience, what was special about Delta Phi Epsilon that made her want to join, what it was like to work for the sorority headquarters as Coordinator of Collegiate Services, what she does as Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs at Rutgers – New Brunswick and what she is most proud of, how to get diverse councils on campus to work together, how to handle mental health and well-being as a college student, how students can better work with the administration on their campus, and some examples of culturally competent programming within Greek life. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0-ad3lhjhU

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Will Foran: What makes the NIC educational programs so successful?

By admin on November 23, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16919606/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Welcome to episode # 100 of Fraternity Foodie! We are celebrating this milestone of our 100th episode with a long time friend and a leader in the Fraternal world, Will Foran, Senior Vice President of Campus Operations for the North American Interfraternity Conference. Will leads NIC Campus operations and education initiatives, designed to increase alumni, undergraduate, and IFC effectiveness. He establishes relationships with campus professionals, as well as NIC stakeholders to coordinate a national education and advocacy strategy.

We find out why Will chose IUP for his undergraduate and Masters Degree, what makes Phi Mu Delta at IUP special, some of the differences between the campuses that he’s worked on (Carnegie Mellon, Mount Union, Western Illinois), what makes NIC educational programming so successful, the challenges of advocacy with so many different organizations in the NIC, the progress that has been made on the 3 Presidential Commissions (alcohol/hazing/sexual assault), recent research showing that fraternity and sorority members benefit from significantly more engagement, steps the NIC taken to address racism/intolerance/hate, what Will wants to accomplish as National President for Phi Mu Delta, and moments that stand out when Will was really proud of his students. Enjoy! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BDaAuyaQhg

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The importance of communication and relationships across councils in Fraternity & Sorority Life

By admin on August 6, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15503291/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Edson O’Neale and Mike Ayalon from Greek University hosted a session tonight called “Let’s Be Honest, We Need Each Other”. This was a conversation about the importance of communication, understanding, and relationships across Fraternity & Sorority Life councils. Thank you to our special guests including Jessica Snell representing NMGC, Clifford Temprosa representing NAPA, Jarred Pernier representing NPHC, Julenny (JuJu) Rodriguez representing NALFO, Tyler Parker representing Panhellenic, and Wakens Leonard representing IFC. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7np-nf5eFA

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Majesty Uwagerikpe: How can we bring diversity and inclusion to fraternity?

By admin on May 28, 2019

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9942776/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Check out my interview with Majesty Uwagerikpe, VP of Diversity and Inclusion for the IFC at UPenn! We talk about why he chose UPenn, the value of internships as a student, why he chose Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, what his family thinks of fraternity, why diversity is important within student organizations, how to bring diversity into recruitment for predominantly white organizations, how we can make fraternity more accessible financially for students, good diversity initiatives at other colleges, and where to go for great food in Philadelphia.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BypsjqUYRLI