Tuesday, August 5, 2008

WHERE DO WE START?


As we sat in the “pit” (see picture to left) on the last night of training we realized that this would the last time, sitting here, at headquarters as a team. The passion for this organization and the work of the past national officer team’s filled the air. After spending a week with two amazingly dedicated officers and one advisor whom as we would like to say is “the fire within Delta Epsilon Chi” we looked up toward the atrium and all the events of our training came flooding back.

Upon returning from a long week of shaking hands, sharing personal life-changing experiences, meeting those who have impacted this organization, polishing leadership skills, and forming an action plan for our year…. Team 48 was ready and energetic to hit the ground running.

Emails to write, phone calls to make, thank you cards to send, articles to outline, and research to compile… WHERE DO WE START?

It is the mission of Team 48, as ONE, to empower members to be the ONE to MAKE their MARK on this upcoming membership year by inspiring ONE student to join Delta Epsilon Chi. This ONE person can make a huge difference on the future of our organization.

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience it to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.”

When I ran for national office I was scared for what could have happened but I knew, just as Eleanor Roosevelt shows in her quote that we cannot fear life. If we have a passion we should be able to live it and to taste it every day. My passion is to serve and guide the members of this organization and those richer experiences will be depicted by you, the members.

I look forward to seeing how you experience this next year as a member of Delta Epsilon Chi and I can’t wait to hear how you are MAKING YOUR MARK!

Still don't know where to start... Read the chi connection (also print it for members), visit the website often; http://www.deltaepsilonchi.org/, attend CLA in New York (BRAND NEW FORMAT!), participate in the C.A.R.E. initiative by doing a community service project, or plan activities for Delta Epsilon Chi Week.
GOOD LUCK!

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