By Dalton Lee, Baldwin Wallace ’11
Chris Gomez in front of the Cal State-Long Beach house.
When Chris Gomez, Cal State-Long Beach '19, transferred to his new educational home in the Fall of 2019, he had no interest in getting involved with Greek Life. Coming to Cal State-Long Beach as a marketing major, Gomez was more focused on completing his degree and having fun with his friends along the way. Yet, as more and more of his friends decided to rush, he was compelled to join them. As you may have surmised, our Beta Psi chapter was fortunate enough to show him the many benefits and merits of Phi Kappa Tau. The addition of Gomez to the chapter, and the natural leadership he carried with him, was immediately felt.
Enticed by the leadership roles, as well as the philanthropic and sporting events, Gomez took on the position of Chapter Historian—giving him experience creating recruitment videos and documenting brotherhood events. Following his stint as Chapter Historian, Gomez was elected Vice President of Alumni Relations. He would find equal success in this position, parlaying it into a Presidential Election. As the head of the Beta Psi chapter, Gomez helped lead a successful recruitment season, made sure 100% of dues were paid, ran the most successful alumni dinner in the organization's history, built strong trust between the chapter and university, and created strong relations with every sorority chapter at CSULB.
Following his flourishing presidency, Gomez set his sights on a larger organization and is now a member of the Interfraternity Council—hoping to make positive change across all Greek organizations. This much dedication and success is rightfully fit for reward. Held in the esteem of the top undergraduate fraternity men around the country, Gomez was nominated for the Undergraduate Award of Distinction by the North American Interfraternity Conference. The NIC had this to say of Gomez, “As IFC director of recruitment, Gomez went above and beyond to help struggling chapters at CSULB and was a champion for bringing another group on campus through virtual expansion during the height of COVID-19. He is a full-time student who works off-campus, holds leadership positions and is a budding entrepreneur bringing nacho bars near college campuses providing an expanded sense of belonging and community to more than just students.”
Join us in congratulating Chris Gomez on all his accomplishments and thanking him for the dedication to our organization. The results of this award and many more will be announced this fall.