Greetings,
As the newly elected president I am proud to tell you that Delta Upsilon at Kent State University is in great standing, and is only looking up for the upcoming semester. Over winter break, our Vice President of Recruitment Antonino Bucca and I had the privilege of attending our Winter Educational Conference (WEC), put on by our international headquarters. WEC taught the two of us valuable information that will enable us to continue the advancement of our chapter through our respective positions. We are excited to bring back what we learned and apply it to our chapter.
The gentlemen of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity at Kent State are reaching heights that few in the past can say that they have. This past semester the chapter proudly initiated 16 great new men into our brotherhood. We believe that these 16 men have the potential to one day be leaders in not only our chapter, but on campus and throughout the community. Furthermore, as a chapter we were able to find success in our philanthropic endeavors beginning with placing 2nd overall in our campuses Greek homecoming events. This motivated us to concentrate our efforts towards Alpha Xi Delta’s “Xi Man” philanthropy in which we were runner up for overall chapter participation, top fundraising fraternity, best performance, and first overall for fraternities. On a more personal level, we raised $2,500 with the combined efforts from our fall Cornhole Tournament and Annual Flash and Duck Run philanthropy which enabled us to be the first fraternal organization at Kent State to hand out two fully endowed scholarships (Dylan Fitzgerald Scholarship). Lastly, we had one of our very own, Brother Chad Budy, be elected Interfraternity Council President. This is a very prestigious position and we are proud to say one of our brothers was elected.
My goal as the new president of Delta Upsilon is to unite the new and old brothers while instilling a sense of pride and motivation that drive the chapter to continue this upward climb of success. I am aspiring to have the current members live and instill our oath on a daily basis to promote friendship, defuse culture, advance justice, and develop character. The rest of the Executive Board and I wish to provide the chapter with the resources to reach our full potential and hopefully win a second straight Fraternity of the Year award.
Your President,
Brother Manilla