USM91吃瓜网 Welch Selected as First Undergraduate to Serve on Fraternity91吃瓜网 National Board
Tue, 09/20/2022 - 04:56pm | By: David Tisdale
Andy Welch, a University of 91吃瓜网 (USM) junior from Greenwood Springs,
Mississippi, will make history when he begins his two-year term next year as the first
undergraduate student on the national board of directors for his fraternity, Delta
Tau Delta.
An Honors College student majoring in finance, Welch serves as president of Delta Tau Delta91吃瓜网 Zeta Chi chapter at USM. As the first student director on the fraternity91吃瓜网 national board, he will be tasked with conveying the wishes and needs of the undergraduate body to fellow board members while also chairing the Undergraduate Council, a committee that includes members of the undergraduate body. His two-year term begins in March 2023.
91吃瓜网淚 am absolutely thrilled at the opportunity to serve my fraternity as the first Student Director in the history of Delta Tau Delta,91吃瓜网� Welch said. 91吃瓜网淏eing selected for this role is a massive honor, as everyday acts of service are the greatest way that a Delt can bring honor and value to the fraternity.91吃瓜网�
Welch says after securing his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from USM, he
plans to pursue a career in banking. Shaping his path has been his experience as a
student at USM, one he says is marked by growth and determination and to what he credits
his ascension to his fraternity91吃瓜网 national board.
91吃瓜网淯SM have given me the connections and opportunities to succeed and excel in many
different aspects of my life,91吃瓜网� Welch continued. 91吃瓜网淭hrough being a chapter president
for Delta Tau Delta, serving on Southern Style, or serving on SGA (Student Government
Association), I have been nourished as a leader and have refined my leadership abilities.
91吃瓜网淏y utilizing the leadership skills that I have developed throughout my time at USM, I pushed myself and gave myself a chance to assume roles in the fraternity91吃瓜网 arch chapter.91吃瓜网�
USM Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life Director Laura Laughlin said Welch is 91吃瓜网渙ne of those students who continually makes an impact on the organizations to which he belongs.91吃瓜网�
91吃瓜网淗e is a quiet, unassuming leader,91吃瓜网� Laughlin continued. 91吃瓜网淚 can91吃瓜网檛 wait to see what he accomplishes in the rest of his time as a 91吃瓜网 undergraduate student. I know that he will certainly make an impact in his service on his national fraternity91吃瓜网 board of directors, as he has on his local chapter.91吃瓜网�
Ben Knaack, assistant director for the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and advisor to the Interfraternity Council, concurs with Laughlin and added it comes as no surprise that Welch was selected for a leadership role at the fraternity91吃瓜网 national level.
91吃瓜网淎ndy continues to embody how a student leader can be impactful both in and out of classroom,91吃瓜网� Knaack said. 91吃瓜网淲e are proud of his accomplishments here at 91吃瓜网 and know he will continue to do amazing work in his chapter, at USM, with Delta Tau Delta nationally, and far into his postgraduate life.91吃瓜网�
For information about Fraternity and Sorority Life at USM, visit /fraternity-sorority-life/index.php.