IU’s Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association have formed a partnership with the online marketplace website WayUp to open more jobs and internships to greek members.
WayUp contacted IFC in January to partner with them and other greek organizations on campus, IFC President Ryan Zukerman said.
Zukerman also said programs like WayUp are “instrumental” for helping IFC develop the greek community at IU.
“Since the goal of IFC is to be a resource to the greek community, an IFC partnership with WayUp was both logical and mutually beneficial,” Zukerman said.
PHA is also working in partnership with WayUp this semester.
WayUp can be beneficial to greeks and non-greek students because of the numerous opportunities it presents its members, said Katherine Wood, PHA vice president of communications.
“PHA believes WayUp is a great resource for our members because of the importance of finding jobs and internships,” she said.
The partnership between WayUp and IU greek life officially began last week, Dan Cummins, IFC vice president of membership development, said.
Since then, he said, he has emailed more than 3,000 brothers to invite them to join the website.
All PHA members were also informed about the new program through an email as well as their Facebook and Instagram pages, Wood said.
Through WayUp, Cummins said, members are able to access new part- and full-time jobs and internships.
More than 7,000 companies are represented on the website, Cummins said via phone.
“It’s a pretty cool part-time job website,” Cummins said.
Members can access the opportunities offered by WayUp by making an account, Zukerman said.
While all students are able to make an account, he said a partnership with greek life allows greek students to receive updates from the website when new and popular positions are posted.
“It can cater to just about anyone,” Cummins said.
Because a student needs work experience before entering their desired workplace, Cummins said internships may be the “centerpiece” to this program.
“We as college students are really entering a more competitive workforce,” Cummins said.
One of the benefits PHA will find in partnering with WayUp is the various options for work it offers, Wood said.
She said this variety will provide for the sisters’ array of interests.
“We have many unique women with wide ranges of interests, majors and passions that are a part of our community,” Wood said.
WayUp is also very competitive, Cummins said. Of the thousands who apply for particular positions, he said only about a third are accepted.
The WayUp and greek life partnership aims to give students opportunities they may not have had before, Cummins said.
IFC is dedicated to helping both IU and its greek community as a whole, Zukerman said. He said a partnership with WayUp was just one way to benefit the communities effectively.
“In order to serve the community, community development and programming are both necessary,” Zukerman said.
