In conversations with chapters at UConn, Indiana, Alabama, St. John's, and University of Jacksonville. App Store review in progress.
For Exec Boards
Treasurers chase Venmos. Rush Chairs lose context. Risk Managers can't prove an incident was reviewed.
Pillar fixes the seams. Recruitment, risk, dues, and attendance all run in one app instead of five tools and three group chats.
Recruitment, end to end
Pipeline, rankings, tags, bid day, and analytics. The rush CRM your chapter used to renew every fall. Built in, with PNM context that survives every round.
Risk forms & incident lifecycle
Risk Managers route forms through review states with full audit history. Push notifications on every state change. The paper trail nationals expect.
Dues, late fees & payment plans
Members pay in-app. Treasurer sets late fees, approves payment plan requests, and tracks every dollar. No Venmo screenshots, no spreadsheet, no chasing.
Attendance & events
QR check-in for chapter meetings and events. Live roster, automatic absence flags, exportable per member. No paper sign-ins, no GroupMe roll calls.
Side by Side
Already paying for a recruitment CRM, a dues platform, and a group chat?
Pillar replaces all five. One platform instead of the patchwork.
What chapters need
Spreadsheets & group chats
Legacy recruitment CRM
Pillar
Recruitment CRM & rankings
Manual
Yes
Yes
Attendance & event check-in
Paper / GroupMe
Limited
Yes, in-app QR
Dues collection
Venmo screenshots
Add-on / Stripe
Built in
Chapter file vault
Stale Drive folders
No
Role-gated, audit-logged
Member-facing mobile app
No
Web only
iOS & Android
Safety toolkit (SOS, check-in)
No
No
Yes
Risk forms with state changes & audit log
Paper / email threads
No
Yes, append-only
The Team
One inside Phi Delt. One already shipping to UConn.
Built by a Phi Delta Theta active and a builder who’s already shipped to 2,100+ UConn students.
From the Co-Founder
"Chapters lose hours every week to scattered tools and manual work. We're building one place for the whole operation."
Kachi Ike · Phi Delta Theta · Co-Founder
An active brother of Phi Delta Theta who saw firsthand how chapters lose time to scattered tools, manual dues collection, and lost PNM context. Brings the operator's perspective to Pillar: leads vision, partnerships, and the chapter rollout.
From the Co-Founder
"I built Swipe to give a campus its own native app. Pillar does the same thing for Greek life."
Sean Howard · UConn '25 · Co-Founder
Builder behind Swipe Dining, used daily by 2,100+ UConn students. Engineered every line of Pillar.
Getting Started
Live in 3 weeks. No switching pain.
We do the migration. You keep running your chapter. Most chapters are fully live before fall rush.
Day 1. Contract signed
Deposit in. Slack channel with us live. Kickoff call scheduled. Roster CSV shared.
Week 1. Roster import
We migrate your roster, exec roles, dues schedule, and event calendar from your current system.
Week 2. Members onboarded
Every member gets an invite. We host a 20-min walkthrough at your next chapter meeting. Exec board gets role training.
Week 3. Live
First dues invoice goes out. Off the legacy stack. Sign by July to be live before fall rush.
Founder-led onboarding for every founding-cohort chapter. Direct line, real support, no playbook handed off to a CSM.
Founding Cohort
5 chapters. 40% off through 2028.
Founding chapters lock in $12/member/semester for year 1, renewable for year 2 at the same rate. Standard pricing after launch is $20/member/semester.
Standard pricing after launch is $20/member/semester. Founding chapters can renew year 2 at $12.
5 founding slotsCloses when filled or May 31, 2026.
What Pillar replaces
Most chapters renew a recruitment CRM, juggle group chats, and run dues by hand. Pillar covers all of it, plus attendance, files, and safety the incumbents don't touch.
Recruitment software
$300–$800
Per chapter, per recruitment cycle.
Group chat + scheduling tools
$10–$30 / mo
Across GroupMe, Discord, calendar exports.
Treasurer hours collecting dues
8–15 hrs / cycle
Spreadsheets, Venmo screenshots, manual chasing.
Mass-text + announcements
$20–$50 / mo
Twilio, SimpleTexting, or chapter-wide GroupMe sprawl.
$12 per member per semester, founding rate. A 60-member chapter pays $720/semester. Typically less than the recruitment CRM alone, with attendance, dues, files, compliance, chat, and safety on top.
PNMs use Pillar free. The $250 chapter minimum kicks in below 21 members so a small specialty chapter doesn't subsidize a 200-member powerhouse.
Where We Are
Founding cohort, fall rush, then scale.
May 2026
Founding cohort closes
5 chapters lock in $12/member/semester, with an opt-in year-2 renewal at the same rate. Deadline: May 31 or when filled.
Summer 2026
Onboarding
Each founding chapter goes live in 3 weeks. Founder-led migration from the legacy stack.
Fall 2026
Rush, run live
Founding chapters run their full recruitment cycle on Pillar. Standard pricing opens for the next cohort.
Trust & Data
Built secure by default.
Chapter data is sensitive. Compliance, dues, member rosters, and safety alerts run on infrastructure designed for it.
Hosting
SOC 2 infrastructure
Hosted on Supabase, on top of AWS-grade isolation and encrypted-at-rest storage.
Data Isolation
Row-level security
Every chapter's data is fenced off by Postgres RLS. Members only see what their role allows.
Safety Privacy
Trusted-circle only
Location sharing and SOS alerts go to the contacts you choose. Pillar staff cannot read them.
Compliance
A2P 10DLC + GDPR
SMS sent through Twilio with carrier registration. Account deletion and data export available on request.
Questions
Frequently asked.
What is Pillar?
Pillar is an all-in-one mobile app for Greek life chapter management. Chapters use it to run recruitment, collect dues, manage events, track service hours, handle compliance, post announcements, and provide safety tools to members. Potential new members (PNMs) browse chapters, attend rush events, and rank preferences through the same app.
How much does Pillar cost?
Pillar is free for PNMs. Founding-cohort chapters lock in $12/member/semester for year 1 ($250/semester chapter minimum). Renew before year 1 ends to keep year 2 at the founding rate. Standard pricing after launch is $20/member/semester. The founding cohort caps at 5 chapters and closes May 31, 2026 or when filled.
Does Pillar replace our existing chapter tools?
Yes. Pillar consolidates the spreadsheets, group chats, and standalone tools chapters typically stitch together. One app handles dues collection, recruitment ranking, event RSVPs, service hour approvals, compliance acknowledgements, member communications, and safety check-ins.
Which schools are on Pillar?
Pillar is in App Store review now and onboards each founding chapter in 3 weeks. We’re in active conversations with chapters at UConn, Indiana, Alabama, St. John’s, and the University of Jacksonville. Book a 15-minute demo to claim a founding slot.
Is Pillar available for both sororities and fraternities?
Yes. Pillar supports both Panhellenic sororities and IFC fraternities, with chapter profiles, recruitment flows, and compliance tooling tailored for each.
What safety features does Pillar include?
Pillar includes an SOS button that texts a trusted circle, a check-in timer for late-night returns home, a fake call to defuse uncomfortable situations, an emergency contacts directory, and on-campus safety resources curated by chapter admins.
Who owns the chapter's data, and can we export it?
The chapter does. Rosters, dues records, attendance, rankings, and audit logs export as CSV at any time, on demand, with no support ticket required. If a chapter ever leaves Pillar, you take a full copy of your data with you. If we ever sunset Pillar, you get 90 days notice and a full data export.
What if our nationals object?
Most nationals don’t mandate a specific platform. If yours does, we work alongside the required tool. We don’t replace it. We’ll handle the HQ conversation directly.
What happens if we cancel?
$250 deposit is refundable up to launch. 60-day money-back guarantee from launch (full refund). After that, the founding agreement is a 1-year commitment. If you cancel mid-year, no refund on what’s prepaid but no further charges. Keep what’s been paid, no fight.
Claim a Founding Slot
5 chapters. May 31.
Book a 15-minute call. If it’s a fit, we send the founding chapter agreement. $250 deposit holds your slot at $12/member/semester for year 1, renewable for year 2 at the same rate.
