Episodes 20
Avg. Duration 59m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (13)
Since Mar 2020
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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About This Podcast

Through applied research, we help fraternities and sororities and college campuses understand fraternity/sorority chapter culture and measure and improve the impact of their work.

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Recent Episodes

Episode 2.8 Social Status, Social Media and Sorority Recruitment (with KJ McNamara)

Feb 19, 2026 1h 14m

How is social media impacting how students perceive, join, and experience sororities on college campuses? In this episode, KJ McNamara joins us to talk about the ways that sorority recruitment has…

Episode 2.7 - Who Are the Future Members of Sororities? (With Heather Matthews)

Jan 13, 2026 1h 8m

In this episode, we talk with Heather Matthews, Director of Communications at Kappa Delta. She has been one of the prominent voices discussing the report "The Next Generation of Sorority Members: A…

Episode 2.6 - What Does "Research Informed" Even Mean?

Jun 27, 2025 1h 32m

The Stop Campus Hazing Act tells us that our primary prevention programming needs to be "research informed." What does that even mean??? Aldo Cimino and Adam McCready discuss what the research says -…

Episode 2.5 - The Stop Campus Hazing Act

Jan 23, 2025 57m

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.

Episode 2.4 Independent IFC's

Aug 23, 2022 44m

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…

Episode 2.3 Attrition and Retention in FSL

Dec 23, 2021 58m

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…

Episode 2.2 The Trust Gap

Oct 28, 2021 1h

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

Episode 2.1 The Great Resignation

Oct 14, 2021 46m

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?

Season 1, Episode 10 - The Impact of COVID-19 on the Fraternity Experience

Feb 02, 2021 1h 20m

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…

Season 1, Episode 9 - Femininity And Social Status

Dec 14, 2020 1h 2m

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…

Season 1, Episode 8 - Kappa Alpha and the Lost Cause - A Conversation with Taulby Edmondson

Sep 08, 2020 57m

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…

Season 1, Episode 7 - Abolish Greek Life and the History of White Fraternities

Aug 11, 2020 54m

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…

Season 1, Episode 6 - A Conversation With Lawrence Ross

Jun 16, 2020 58m

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…

Season 1, Episode 5 - Professional Readiness in FSL

Jun 01, 2020 1h 2m

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…

Season 1, Bonus Episode - Title IX Changes And The Impact On Fraternities And Sororities

May 26, 2020 56m

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…

Season 1, Episode 4 - Belonging in Latinx Groups

May 18, 2020 40m

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

Season 1, Episode 3 - Research Roundtable

May 04, 2020 1h 9m

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.

Season 1, Episode 2 - Who Joins, Why And How

Apr 19, 2020 1h 3m

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…

Season 1, Episode 1 - Why Hazing

Mar 30, 2020 1h 34m

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

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Mar 30, 2020 3m

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.

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