Even though I was one of the newest members, at my first chance I ran for recruitment chair and secured the majority support of the fraternity. To have such an immediate leadership opportunity, and impact on the direction of the fraternity, is extremely unique to Lambda Chi, and is encouraged for everyone. In 2017, we formed a new foundation of guys to keep the recruitment process going. I type this now as an alumnus of UW and Lambda Chi, and have seen these foundational members come full circle. 

The fraternity experience is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As recruitment chair, I had to learn how to empathize with men from entirely different cultural socio-economic backgrounds, which is an extremely valuable skill set as a professional beyond college. Every day in sales I draw upon the social skills I honed in the fraternity when identifying prospective clients, qualifying them, rapport building, and growing customer accounts. Other co-workers of mine that do not have the fraternity experience I’ve observed to be far less outgoing, not as socially competent, and far more apprehensive in their communicating styles. Ultimately, you get out of the fraternity experience what you put in. If you take it seriously and push yourself, you’ll be miles ahead of your peers upon graduation.

-Curtis Nilsen, ΑΨ 2122, Communications, Graduating Class of 2019