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Celebrating Black History Month
Celebrating Black History Month "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." - Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States Black [...]
Giving back this holiday season
Giving back this holiday season People across the nation looked towards food banks to help provide food for their families this Thanksgiving holiday. Many organizations neededextra resourcesto help supply the uptick in demand brought on by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Musse YimerVirginia Tech ’20 decided to take action and help fill the need in his [...]
Indiana Delta Students Work Polls
Purdue University Pledge Class Work Polls The Covid-19 pandemic created challenges for election boards across the country as they scrambled to find volunteers to work at the polls for the presidential election. Typically, these positions are staffed by people who are retired but the health risks to older Americans made this usually reliable labor pool [...]
Brotherhood from a distance: Stories of the 2020 pandemic
Brotherhood from a distance: Stories of the 2020 pandemicColin Dobin Minnesota ’15“It’s hard to stay focused when the world around you seems to be in a chaos of uncertainty. So, adapt and plan your day out in a calendar to be certain that you will go on that run, work on [...]
On the frontlines of COVID-19
On the frontlines of COVID-19 Sean Swider Maryland ’18 My pandemic story begins like so many of my peers – with a spring semester cut short due to coronavirus (COVID-19). When school closed early, I returned home to New Jersey and to my summer job as an emergency medical technician (EMT). Working as an EMT during this pandemic is like nothing I’ve seen before. New [...]
A brother on a mission
A brother on a mission Have you ever heard the phrase, “It only takes one”? Scott Salmon F&M ’09 sent one tweet on May 31st and became an overnight sensation garnering 3,800 retweets and 2,900 likes. Why? “I offered pro bono legal services to those who had been wrongfully arrested participating in Black Lives Matter protests,” shared Salmon. [...]
Brotherly love in a time of hate
Brotherly love in a time of hate Over the last week, we’ve seen individual members and our undergraduate chapters use their voice to advocate for the rights of all individuals. You’ve recommitted yourself to Phi Psi’s Creed, and to the belief that “Phi Kappa Psi is a Brotherhood [...]