Artem Arefyev: Building a DIVERSE Student Organization in College

Artem Arefyev is the current Director of Member Services for the Executive Office of Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc. and the Conference Manager for The Harbor Institute. He graduated with a Bachelors from the University of South Carolina, and also got his Masters in Higher Education Administration from there as well. In episode 528 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Artem chose the University of South Carolina, why he decided to join Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity as a white man, what are his job responsibilities as Director of Member Services for the national fraternity, why college students should not avoid conflict, how we can handle conflict in our student organizations, what is implicit bias, how college students can talk about race and racism without being combative, how we can build diverse student organizations in college, how our organizations can better support marginalized students, how we can make an impact with DEI in our organizations, and what books we can read on DEI. Enjoy!