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We got to chat with TJ Sullivan, CEO of CAMPUSPEAK about his experiences, advice, and fraternity and sorority life!

Pi Kappa Phi: What is your hometown?

TJ: Washington, D.C.

PKP: Which chapter were you initiated in?

TJ: Alpha Psi, Indiana University

PKP: How was your fraternal experience as an undergrad?

TJ: It was great, I became a chartered member, and I was with the best group of guys you could have. I helped build a successful chapter with an amazing group of guys who had a high level of commitment, especially at a university with a low chance of success.

PKP: What makes Pi Kappa Phi important to you?

TJ: I've been a very involved volunteer for 20+ years because the fraternity staff shares a lot of my values of developing young leaders. The fraternity has always been supportive of my endeavors. It's an awesome relationship.

PKP: How have you given back to Pi Kappa Phi?

TJ: I was on staff for Push America, worked with the first teams of Journey of Hope, and wrote the first edition of the White Diamond in 1990. I helped train staff for almost 2 decades, was a regional governor, acted as the chartering officer for Pi Alpha, had a lot of involvement with Push America, and have been a member of Nu Phi since 2004.

PKP: What advice do you have for undergraduates?

TJ: For Pi Kappa Phi - Brotherhood is best when it's given away. The more you seek out opportunities to seek out new members, nurture them and contribute to the health and wellness of the fraternity, the more you get out of it. The most important person in Pi Kappa Phi is the next one you invite to join. For fraternity and sorority life members: Greek life, if it's done correctly, should teach you how to make your life matter for others. It's an opportunity we all have as fraternity and sorority life members if you do it right.

PKP: How do you do it right?

TJ: Treat it as a gift and as a debt you need to repay. The more things you throw on the giving, the more you will get.

PKP: What does leadership mean to you?

TJ: It's about opening up opportunities for other people to do great things. You become successful by helping other people become successful. It means challenging people, giving people opportunities; it means helping someone becomes smarter and more enlightened than they were before they came to you. When you help other people become successful, you become successful.

PKP: What do you think is the biggest challenge facing Greeks today?

TJ: Selfishness. The more we think that we are owed something, the more people think that others should respect them. We need to constantly improve what we've created into something worthwhile. We shouldn't expect more than we've earned. Nobody owes fraternity and sorority life anything. When you accept something special you need to do more, act more, and give twice as much as you receive. Stop worrying about the nonsense.

PKP: Motivate the Middle in 5 words.

TJ: Engage them where they are. Acknowledging where people are, and extending them instead of telling them to be something else. Try to bring out the best of what they're capable of doing.

PKP: As a fraternity man, what would you have done differently during your undergrad?

TJ: I should've, in general, done more. Study abroad, get more involved. I went to what I was good at instead of what excited me. I would have been more involved in recruitment. I didn't feel confident about recruitment, I felt like other people were better than me.

PKP: What was your proudest moment as a fraternity man?

TJ: There's many. The best thing about my fraternal experience is the relationship I get to build with fraternity brothers by far. I think a great moment was when the nondiscrimination policy was passed for gay and bisexual men to be fraternity men. I was confidently the only out and open brother in my chapter, and it was lonely. Now there are openly gay men on staff, when that would not have been happening years ago. I was happy we had gotten to the point that people were asking why was this even an issue. It was like our "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." It was really cool and our national council has been supportive.

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Rant; Sunday Update.

Blog post about a video.

If you have watched this video, great, keep reading. If you haven't watched it, watch this before reading; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4DBvqAaRX0 (well, you could just continue but you may end up getting confused, your choice)

I made the decision to make this video a few days after I saw someone swear at Aidan because he didn't post his update. My first thought at this was 'how on earth can you call yourself a fan?' So that lead me to make this video.

Well, that and what other people had been saying.

I made this as a response to the people that seem to take the updates for granted. Aidan doesn't have to make them. He does them for us, he gets no gain from it, that's what I think people don't quite see.

This video is aimed at the people who send messages to Aidan complaining about the updates. I personally think that is wrong as he takes out his own time to make them for us. Some people just need to learn that he has a life outside of the TV and Internet. He is a 14 year old boy you know?

The aim of this is to make people see sense that attacking him with posts won't make the update any quicker, neither will complaining.

So quit moaning and smile.

Sorry if I offended anyone, please leave me some kind of feedback on what you think and if you have any suggestions on what I should do in future videos.

Much Love xox

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I'm working on revamping and updating my resume as I begin to apply for summer internships and I find myself asking lots of questions like this. Is it too Greek? Is it too UnderGrad? Is it too housing? I get the feeling I'm not that impressive on paper. I need to do some heavy-duty work on this thing. For my friends: Consider if your resume is too greek. Read the article.

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TJ Sullivan's "The Apathy Myth". LOVE.

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