(Washington, D.C.) – Fraternity Forward Coalition, an organization of some of North America’s most established men’s collegiate fraternities, announced today that it has launched “Fraternities Know Men,” a multi-platform national campaign to establish the fraternal industry as the leading voice on the crisis facing young men and a source for proven solutions to it.

The campaign will feature a variety of persuasive assets, including a website (fraternitiesknowmen.org), a video series, digital advertising, research and public opinion projects, media placements, public events and policy recommendations. The launch comes at a time when young men contend with widespread loneliness and social isolation, declining mental health and a lack of mentorship. 

“Fraternities have been helping develop college men for 250 years, and the data confirm the opportunities fraternities offer are relevant and needed. While society is starting to wake up to the challenges facing young men, fraternity chapters have been on the front lines offering direct interpersonal and leadership skills that help men thrive,” Wynn Smiley,  Fraternity Forward Coalition board member and spokesman, said. “Fraternities have the institutional knowledge and track record to speak to the young men’s crisis that a growing number of people are suddenly talking about. We know what works because we’ve been doing it for generations, creating the opportunities where young men build lasting friendships, develop leadership skills and find purpose. The Fraternities Know Men campaign positions fraternities where we belong: at the table as subject matter experts.”

Watch the Fraternities Know Men announcement video at the link below:

Fraternity Forward Coalition includes the following member organizations representing more than 800,000 American men over two centuries:

• Alpha Epsilon Pi – AEPi is the Jewish fraternity. With more than 125,000 initiated members since its founding in 1913 and more than 150 active collegiate chapters across the United States, Canada and Israel, AEPi focuses on its mission of developing leadership for the Jewish community.
• Alpha Sigma Phi – Founded at Yale University in 1845, Alpha Sig has welcomed more than 100,000 young men to its organization and has one of the largest campus presences of any fraternity with 178 active chapters.
• Alpha Tau Omega – Established in 1865 to foster national reconciliation after the Civil War, ATO has initiated more than 250,000 lifetime members throughout its history and currently maintains 140 active campus chapters.
• Kappa Alpha Order – Rooted in a tradition of honor and gentlemanly conduct since 1865, Kappa Alpha Order has initiated more than 150,000 men and maintains 122 active campus chapters across the country.
• Theta Chi – With more than 215,000 Resolute Men initiated since its founding in 1856 at Norwich University, a U.S. senior military college, Theta Chi is one of the most widely established fraternities in North America with 149 active chapters.

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Launched May 2026, Fraternities Know Men is a project of Fraternity Forward Coalition. The campaign highlights the proven impact of fraternal membership, from higher graduation rates and stronger mental health outcomes to lifelong networks of brotherhood and civic engagement.