Consumer social · Alumni networking app
GreekVibes: an alumni network app for fraternities and sororities
GreekVibes keeps fraternity and sorority alumni connected to their chapters after graduation. We built the platform, with self-maintained member profiles, searchable chapter directories, mentorship matching, events and giving. It reached 62,000 alumni across 140 chapters in two years, raised directory accuracy from roughly 40% to 91% and lifted donation participation 44%. We built it in 6 weeks.
- Client
- GreekVibes
- Industry
- Consumer social
- Built
- Mobile app
- Timeframe
- 6 weeks
What changed
- 62,000 alumniMembers across 140 chapters in the first two years.
- 91% accuracyChapter directory accuracy, against roughly 40% on the spreadsheets it replaced.
- 2,800 mentorshipsConnections made between alumni and current members.
- +44% donationsRise in alumni donation participation for chapters on the platform.
- 2.7x event attendanceCompared with organising events by email only.
- 6 weeksTime to build.
Results as reported for this build after launch.
The challenge
Fraternity and sorority alumni had no dedicated place to stay connected and network with each other after they graduated.
Greek organisations build an unusually strong network and then lose most of it at graduation. Contacts go into a chapter spreadsheet kept by whoever holds the alumni role that year, student email addresses stop working once people leave, and within three years most of the list is dead.
What survives is a Facebook group that active members ignore and a national database several years out of date. Chapters ended up rebuilding the same list from scratch every few years.
Both founders had worked in alumni relations and knew the real failure was never enthusiasm. Alumni wanted to stay in touch. The infrastructure simply went stale faster than anyone could maintain it, and each fix produced another spreadsheet that would go stale too.
What we built
We built an alumni networking platform where members reconnect with their chapter, share opportunities and stay involved socially and professionally. Records stay current because each alumnus maintains their own.
Alumni-owned profiles
Each alumnus owns and updates their own profile instead of a chapter officer doing it. The record stays current because the person it describes has a reason to keep it that way.
Searchable chapter directories
Directories can be searched by graduation year, industry, city and employer, which makes the network useful for more than nostalgia.
Mentorship matcher
Current members are paired with alumni by field and stated interest, and a structured first-conversation prompt keeps matches from stalling after the introduction.
Events with RSVP and ticketing
Chapters and national organisations run events with RSVP and ticketing.
Giving campaigns and jobs board
Giving campaigns are tied to specific chapter needs with visible progress, and a jobs board carries roles posted by alumni.
Officer handover flow
When chapter officers change, a handover flow keeps institutional memory from being lost.
Screens and design system
The result
Lifting directory accuracy from about 40% to 91% is the result everything else rests on. Records people maintain themselves do not decay the way a committee spreadsheet does.
The donation increase was what national organisations cared about most, and it came almost entirely from being able to reach alumni at all, not from any change in how they fundraised.
