A Unique Look at the Inside

Hey everyone! Sorry that it's taken so long for me to update the blog. Just to give you a brief update on what's been going on and the history of how it's happened:

Phi Psi, being one of the wealthiest Greek-lettered organization in the country and having wealthy and notable alumni such as President Woodrow Wilson, Jerry Yang (founder of Yahoo!) and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, can offer its undergraduate members several opportunities that other organizations can't. One such opportunity is called the American Leadership Academy. The program takes place at the Marbella Suites En La Playa hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and is sponsored by Jerry Nelson, a member of our chapter at UCLA and the primary investor in starting up TicketMaster. The only thing you pay for to attend the program is your roundtrip airfare to Cabo; your hotel room and food is all paid for by Mr. Nelson and the Phi Kappa Psi Endowment Fund. In Cabo, you will meet brothers from all over the country, attend presentations and breakout sessions that will teach you more about yourself and how to help you in and out of the inter-fraternity world, and there's a great night life in town.

One thing you will also do in Cabo is meet staff from our national headquarters. I was so inspired by everything that went on in Cabo that I more or less decided what I wanted to do with my life. I want to work with student leaders, whether in a Greek setting, in a student government setting, or a youth group or nonprofit organization. It's what I've known since 7th grade through my involvement in the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, it's what I'm good at, and it's what I enjoy; so why not make a living out of it? But anyway, so I met the now former Director of Expansion, Ron Ransom, who after talking to me suggested that I apply for a summer internship at our national headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. So I did. And I got it.

So, on June 8th, I left my cozy house in Bayside, Queens for a city that is halfway across the country, where I know absolutely no one and will be in unfamiliar surroundings (thankfully I have a GPS system for my car). 16 hours and 750 miles later, I arrived in the city of Indianapolis, where I currently am. After almost one month of working for HQ, I'm still trying to process everything that I've learned and trying to figure out how I can best use it to my advantage both in and outside of my chapter.

Unfortunately for you, my readers, I must get going. We were given the day off (it is 4th of July weekend) and I have a game of golf to be attending to. But, once again, I will leave you with this:

Do something that will benefit your community. Do something that will benefit you. Do something that will change your life forever. Leave your mark. Leave your legacy. Become an Oneonta Greek; it will be the best thing you've ever done.

And so, I would like to leave you with one last saying. Some know it as "Seize the Day" or "Carpe Diem," but to Phi Psi's around the world, it consists of four simple words: LIVE EVER, DIE NEVER!