Welcome to the PFA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative

We are so happy to have you join us for this journey. On this journey, our participants across the country and across various professional fraternities and sororities will explore their unconscious or implicit bias. If you came here to participate in the Harvard Implicit Bias Assessments, click below.

Explore Implicit Bias

PFA DEI Initiative Statement

The Professional Fraternity Association (PFA) encourages and supports professional fraternity and sorority member organizations to preserve high standards on campus and in professional practice. These high standards include fostering an environment that cultivates and supports diversity awareness, equality, and inclusion for all. PFA and our member organizations and affiliates are devoted to delivering timely and relevant DEI education and resources that will affect positive change within our chapters, on our campuses and in the professions and communities we serve. Individually, our groups are strong; together, our impact in the DEI space will reach over 1000 campuses and 100,000 students.

In 2021, PFA launched a multi-phase initiative to provide resources and create a space for member groups to discover their own biases and learn how to create a positive impact in their organization, community, and industry. In April of 2023, the Professional Fraternity Association decided to sunset certain aspects of the DEI Initiative: The Global Diversity Certificate Program and the Harvard Implicit Bias data collection. With less participation than originally anticipate, it was determined to re-focus PFA staff efforts in providing resources and programs that are more utilized by members. The current DEI resources will remain available in the DEI Resource Center.

2021 DEI Initiative Program Overview

Phase I of the PFA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative is now over, but you can still access the Harvard Implicit Bias Assessments for free! For more information, click Exploring Unconscious Bias in the website menu above. 

Phase I: Exploring Unconscious/Implicit Bias with the Harvard Implicit Bias Assessments asks students to start with themselves on this journey to create more equitable able inclusive communities. To begin, we take you through a series of pages that provide information and context about unconscious bias including a video to explain the process, 2-3 unconscious or implicit bias assessments with the Harvard Implicit Bias Assessments, and a follow-up podcast and worksheet that helps you unpack your results and create action items moving forward. To start Phase 1, click here.

DEI Initiative Phase II

Phase II of the PFA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative was known as Train the Trainer. In this training, we prepare you to train your staff, volunteers, facilitators, or whoever else on how to train others on your DEI program. In the DEI Resources linked at the top of the page, you will find a digital packet of links and downloadable/editable resources as well as a training presentation to help with facilitating your training. While we have already conducted our live trainings, we have recorded the sessions for you to access if you were unable to attend the live training, or would like to review the training again.

DEI Initiative Phase III

The PFA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative Phase III is the Organization Diversity Audit. This was presented at the 2021 PFA Annual Conference, but it's not too late to take advantage of the tools and resources to complete your own Diversity Audit. We will have these resources available in the DEI Resource Center along with instructions to complete and follow up with your Diversity Audit!
 

DEI Resources

We have compiled a list of DEI resources in order to promote continuing education on various aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion. To see our updated list of resources, click the button below.

DEI RESOURCE LIST