Current NIC Alliance Partners
Alliance Partners are key contributors to the work of member organizations and our professionals. These organizations have committed to providing excellent service and support to NIC member organizations. The NIC strives to build relationships with partners who understand the work of fraternities and how they can best serve your needs. “Distinguished” level partners support both the NIC and the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence.
DISTINGUISHED TITANIUM ALLIANCE PARTNERS
Billhighway | Greekbill | ChapterSpot
In 2018, Billhighway and greekbill joined forces in order to provide more options to fraternities and sororities. We are unified in our mission of simplifying finances and developing innovative solutions to support the fraternal industry and our clients’ vision for the future.
ChapterSpot provides CRM and member-management tools in the Fraternal Market. ChapterSpot’s tools leverage the power of the Salesforce platform. Our strategy is to identify the best technology available and build solutions on top of that technology to make the tools work as if they were built specifically for the needs of fraternal organizations and fraternal foundations.
OMEGAFI/PENNINGTON & CO.
OmegaFi and Pennington & Company provide financial, fundraising, recruitment and membership engagement software and services and software for fraternities and sororities. Our innovative tools and customer-centered approach help fraternal chapters, house corporations, headquarters, foundations and campus councils save time and money. Together, we manage nearly 10-million-member records, collect $500 million in dues, rent, fees and contributions every year; and have raised more than $1 billion in donations.
TITANIUM ALLIANCE PARTNERS
MANUAL
MANUAL’s mission is to inspire young men to become the best version of themselves, and we are aspiring to build the largest personal development and mental wellbeing platform for young men in the world. MANUAL partners with high schools, universities, and fraternities on their most pressing male engagement challenges. MANUAL offers a comprehensive digital engagement suite featuring high-quality, evidence-based content, live chat support with trained, vetted male coaches, and a targeted behavior change effort that meets men where they are via email newsletters, and social media. Research conducted by Indiana University’s Irsay Institute shows that MANUAL works to reduce anxiety symptoms, improve trust and help-seeking behavior, and, critically, increase young men’s expectations they would complete their college degree due to participation in MANUAL. There are now over 40,000 MANUAL members across the country.
DISTINGUISHED DIAMOND ALLIANCE PARTNERS
FRATERNAL LAW PARTNERS
Fraternal Law Partners, a division of Manley Burke, LPA, was founded in 2012 to serve the legal needs of fraternities, sororities, student life organizations and their related charitable foundations. Fraternal Law Partners provides legal counsel on business matters – real estate and housing, corporate governance, employment issues, tax, grant-making, and fundraising and stewardship support – as well as risk management and hazing counsel, crisis and incident management, litigation and other liability issues.
GREEK HOUSE CHEFS
Greek House Chefs is the elite option in custom food service for Fraternities and Sororities across the country. We’ll provide your chapter with made-from-scratch meals, custom menus, complimentary special event services and most importantly, we’ll bring your Chapter home for dinner again.
HISTORYIT
We provide clients with a brand new approach to making historical collections more accessible, meaningful and even profitable. A national company with headquarters in Portland, Maine, HistoryIT is owned and managed by professional historians, archivists, and technologists.
We bring industry-leading expertise to preserve historical collections of all types and sizes and to make them searchable in meaningful ways. Working with cultural institutions, universities, corporations, professional associations, sports teams, and others, HistoryIT leverages cutting- edge technologies, proprietary methodologies, and the subject matter expertise and commitment of its team to create appealing, effective digital portals for historical resources.
PLAID
Plaid is an organizational training and development firm with the vision of helping people and teams be better. We accomplish this by designing thought-provoking and stimulating learning experiences for both students and professionals. Plaid supports its partners by creating educational programs, conducting research and data strategies, and serving as a trusted consultant for strategic planning and human capital development initiatives. We offer specialized services including online signature programs and custom course design, curriculum evaluation & design, executive search & selection, team building, program facilitation, and culture change initiatives.
DIAMOND ALLIANCE PARTNERS
ALPHA FRATERNITY MANAGEMENT
Alpha Fraternity Management is setting the standard for fraternity and sorority management. Specializing in housing and operations, we’ve been partnering with chapters and national organizations across the United States to fund repairs and capital improvements, create positive chapter cultures, create stronger membership and boards, develop repeatable operations, and ensure a sustainable foundation for over 25 years.
Whether you need assistance with developing actionable budgets and financial reports, member communications, paying invoices, facility management (or finding a house), or real estate/construction services, the Alpha family of companies — which includes Alpha Real Estate + Financing, Alpha Accounting + Financial Mgmt, and Alpha Design+Build — allows us to provide a comprehensive suite of services. We can develop, implement and staff a complete program or provide services to fill a single need — often more cost-effectively and with less management effort than it would take to perform these services yourself!
CSL MANAGEMENT
CSL Management’s mission is to advance the experience of fraternity and sorority housing. We do this through day to day management, including financial services, project management, facility assessments, house director services, consulting, and education.
FAVOR & COMPANY
Favor & Company understands the challenges that today’s Fraternal organizations are up against because our staff has been in your shoes. We know that navigating today’s risk landscape requires more than just an insurer. Favor & Company prides itself on being able to offer our clients the best possible product, a uniquely stable insurance marketplace due to our proprietary relationships, and our superior customer service. We believe our clients are more than just clients, they are part of the Favor & Company family. It is our job to put you in the best possible situation for your organization to be successful. Through our company experience and advice, first in class educational programing, and guidance throughout the litigation process, we stand ready to serve our clients.
FRMT, LTD.
The only solely member-owned comprehensive liability fraternity insurance.
HERFF JONES
Your badge says you belong, our brand says it will endure for generations! Herff Jones is honored to provide quality official jewelry programs to the fraternal market. Please reach out to Nancy, Ken, and/or Kathy for any official jewelry and recognition requirements.
HOLMES MURPHY
At Holmes Murphy, we speak your language and also offer the essential insurance products to fit the unique needs of each client and respective organization.
Holmes Murphy understands while our clients may be members of the same fraternal marketplace, each individual organization has unique insurance and risk management needs that require customized solutions – rather than a one size fits all approach. Holmes Murphy Fraternal Practice prides itself on providing creative and proactive client-oriented strategies and being your long-time advocate and partner.
Get in touch with us today for an easy translation of all things risk management! We’re proud to partner with AFA – fraternal organizations are our sole focus.
PHIRED UP | TECHNIPHI
Who We Are
Every fraternity or sorority could use help finding more members, finding better members, managing their recruitment process, and engaging & retaining their members once they’ve joined.
Hi, we’re Phired Up. We’ve been helping fraternities and sororities likes yours recruit new members and improve their organizations since 2002. We do it in 3 ways:
- We provide Educational Training to teach you how to recruit better and retain more high-quality members.
- We provide Strategic Consulting to give you both a long-term plan for recruitment success and a coach to help you along the way.
- And—with our sister company, TechniPhi—we provide Technology Solutions like ChapterBuilder™ & CampusDirector™ to help you keep your recruitment process managed and organized.
As a company of fraternity and sorority members ourselves, we’re passionate about fraternity and sorority and know the unique ways to help fraternal organizations. Poke around our website to learn more about how we can help you and your organization, and see why over 300 campuses and 75 fraternal headquarters have already partnered with us to help them grow.
RISE PARTNERSHIPS
RISE is an organization development firm dedicated exclusively to fraternity/sorority life. We focus on learning and performance at every level of your organization to help your leaders do their best work. Our partners gain the expertise of our staff members, who combine research, evidence, and best practice from a variety of fields to find new and better ways to advance fraternity and sorority communities.
PLATINUM ALLIANCE PARTNERS
BOARDABLE
Boardable is powerful nonprofit board software that centralizes all communication between you and your board — whether you’re in meetings or between them. Our intuitive tools empower you to work more efficiently with your board and committee members. Find the best meeting times, securely store all of your documents, archive discussion threads, and much more — all in one convenient place.
GOLD ALLIANCE PARTNERS
BIRCHES HEALTH
Birches Health is a leading behavioral addiction teletherapy provider serving the 91% of individuals struggling with gambling and sports betting addiction, video gaming addiction, and sex and pornography addiction that are unable to access care. Our insurance-covered program is created by a clinical team with 7+ decades of cumulative experience as leaders in gambling-specialized treatment.
COLLEGE FRESH
At College Fresh, we’ve built our company the way we create our menus, from scratch and using a time-tested recipe…great, fresh food and the best client service relationships in the collegiate food industry. College Fresh strives to enhance the member experience by providing exceptional meal plans and unmatched responsiveness to our clients’ needs.
THE HARBOR INSTITUTE
We are an educational consulting firm based out of Washington, DC offers services and products in the areas of fraternity & sorority life, diversity, equity & inclusion, leadership development, risk/hazing prevention and cultural empowerment.
We specialize in working with all areas of fraternal organizations, including supporting from helping undergraduate chapters reach their fullest potential, to empowering headquarters’ staff tailor training and development to meet your needs. their member’s needs.
We customize comprehensive experiences and work directly with you, at your pace, to assist you in help you achieving your goals.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
Marriott International. Offering the most powerful portfolio in the industry, our 31 brands and 8,500+ properties across 138 countries and territories give people more ways to connect, experience and expand their world.
Penn State University, Piazza Center
The Piazza Center is dedicated to being a leading research hub that develops practical solutions aimed at enhancing student safety, well-being, and success within fraternity and sorority chapters and communities. Our goal is to produce actionable data that enables policymakers and practitioners to implement effective student development, prevention, and accountability strategies. While our primary focus is on Greek life, our research also encompasses student organizations, athletics, and first-year college students.
UPPER CRUST FOOD SERVICE
Proudly serving Fraternities, Upper Crust Food Service is known for freshness, quality, variety, and excellent customer service. Upper Crust Food Service began with a vision to solve a problem that many Fraternity houses face. That problem is a lack of consistency and professionalism in the kitchen. With a focus on great food and personal service, we’ve remained true to our roots. Today, the chefs of Upper Crust Food Service prepare tens of thousands of meals weekly for students across the country.
BRONZE ALLIANCE PARTNERS
CROWDED
Crowded’s digital banking web and mobile app provides nonprofit groups with an easy way to collect, spend, and manage money online within minutes. Our platform includes tools for quick officer handovers, group expense management, payment collection, and donations, all through our unique embedded banking system. We work with Nationals in managing their group exemption, making sure chapters are filing their 990s, and reinstating chapters who have lost their non-profit status all while giving full visibility and oversight to the National Organization.
COMPUTER SYSTEM INNOVATIONS
Computer System Innovations (CSI) is a dynamic, team-oriented technology consulting company committed to providing value-added solutions and services to Fraternal Organizations and Non-Profit associations. CSI provides a range of services to help improve your organizational performance including iMIS Engagement Management Software (EMS) solutions, Business Process Optimization, IT Planning, Website Development, Data Migration, Analytics & Reporting, Technical Support, and Training.
FLARE
Flare is a free all-in-one app used by chapters for daily communication. It organizes features like attendance, event calendars, ticketing, announcements, chats, photo sharing, and more into one centralized app.
GILL GRILLING
Great Chefs, Expert Oversight, and Dedicated Customer Service.
Gill Grilling provides kitchen management and made-to-order meal service to chapters nationwide.
Our professional team is easy to work with, and committed to your happiness. Taking pride in quality, hard work, and responsiveness—since 2002.
GREEKTRACK.COM
GreekTrack.com is your comprehensive fraternity management platform which includes: a membership database with automation, invoicing and payment processing, email marketing, foundation donation management, online learning, files and forms, conference registration, e-commerce store, message boards, job boards, event calendars, and much more. Additionally each chapter receives their own website to manage their roster, event calendar, collect local dues, message with email or SMS, host files & forms, achievements, family tree, etc. Simply put, all your software needs on a single platform for you, your alum, and your chapters.
GREEK UNIVERSITY
At Greek University, we believe in the leadership of fraternities and sororities.
We care about your community. Since 2015, we have changed behavior in the long term and created safer campuses by leveraging the leadership embedded in fraternities and sororities. Our favorite moment? Watching all the ‘ahas’ go off in student’s minds as we help them solve campus, council, and chapter problems with our keynote presentations, leadership conferences, workshops, and retreats.
Call us today! 203-58-GREEK or email us now at: bookings@greekuniversity.org
GREEKYEARBOOK
- Preferred Scheduling: you pick the date and time, and we make it happen.
- Professional Photographers: our experienced photographers take thousands of gorgeous sorority and fraternity photos per year.
- myGYB Account Management: we provide an account management system where you can easily view Bid Day photos, Composite proofs, invoices, and make payments online.
- Price Beat Guarantee: no hidden fees and price beat options available.
PRINTING PLUS, INC.
Printing Plus is an award-winning specialty printing business that has served the Greek community and fraternal orders since 1982. We continue to be the industry leader for providing custom-designed printed items that exceed quality expectations. From personalized Greek membership certificates to commemorative installation charters to regalia, custom framing and more. We have everything your organization needs to help support your members and chapters. And we treat each of our customers with unparalleled care and customer service. Please let us know how we can help your organization stand out.
Real Response
Founded in 2015, RealResponse provides a secure, confidential platform for individuals to provide feedback on difficult or sensitive issues within an organization. We ensure voices are heard and people are empowered – with real-time, two-way anonymous communications, surveys, compliance support, competitive benchmarks, and metric data. These insights enhance communications between participants and their respective organizations and provide valuable opportunities to turn feedback into positive change. For more information, visit realresponse.com.
Vantine Imaging, LLC
Vantine is the nation’s founder of Greek Composite photography, capturing
tradition since 1937.
We exclusively provide a second professional to assure a stress free Composite Day experience, at no extra charge. As a third generation photography company, Vantine understand the importance of history, tradition and family.