Major at the AFA Annual Meeting (2021).
Q: What was your recruitment experience like at Virginia Wesleyan University? What compelled you to become a member of Phi Kappa Tau?
A: Recruitment at Wesleyan was persistent! They were going through the associate membership process and working really hard to get off the ground and going. They were pulling guys from everywhere it seemed like. Everyone was from a different background and had different interests and I wanted to be a part of that in a big way!
Q: What led you to the Success Manager position at the Phi Kappa Tau Executive Offices?
A: I have a passion for coaching and helping adolescents. College age students presented a new challenge for me and gave me the opportunity to continue to do some life coaching with a different age group. I had to jump at the opportunity to work on this level. It’s been a great experience for me so far!
Q: In hopes of creating a more diverse organization, in what ways do you believe our new member recruitment process could grow?
A: I believe as a national organization we are taking the right steps in improving our recruitment process. Putting the important things in the forefront, Diversity, Equity and inclusion have been included in everything we do. That’s going to go through Chapters all over the country and truly put us as an organization on a better path.
Q: Do you believe the fraternity is doing all that it could to be inclusive to black members and alumni? If not, how do we improve going forward?
A: I feel like the fraternity is making great steps to make it more inclusive. It’s not quite there yet, however, I do feel like the fraternity is moving in a positive direction.
Q: Do you have any parting thoughts for our readers?
A: Only this; The road that we are on as an organization and as individuals is a long, trying road filled with adversity. The journey to the end of the road appears treacherous and some parts will be. However, if we continue taking steps down that road, we will come to the realization that the road itself is as hard as it is already. Don’t block someone else's path because your own road has become difficult. Everyone has their own road to travel, either help someone along in their journey or get out of the way.