What is your sorority/fraternity’s mission statement/oath/creed/object? What are the values of your council? These are broad, sometimes abstract statements. What are one or two ways you will commit as an officer of your council exec board to these values to change the community? Not just that you’ll be honest or study hard, but something tangible, actionable, and measurable.

The principles of my fraternity are Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Service.  The motto of Phi Beta Sigma is” Culture for Service and Service for Humanity.”  My fraternity also has a creed but it is kept secret to only members.  The motto of the NPHC is the "Unanimity of thought and action as far as possible in the conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities and sororities and to consider problems of mutual interest to its member organizations.”  As the Greek Liaison on the NPHC E-board I commit to making sure that every decision we make as a council is meant to help out all of the organizations and that we have the entire Divine 9 in mind when we implement new rules.  The purpose of the NPHC is to create a strong community among historically black organizations and to support the different fraternities and sororities in their endeavors.  As a member of the NPHC E-board and a Greek in a general I am always striving to improve the community.  This can range from going to another organizations event to show support or something as simple as waving at another fellow Greek when I see them walking across the street.  I have learned that little gestures such as these make all the difference when trying to build relationships with people.  Within my fraternity I am the education chair.  One of the core values of all Greek lettered organizations is education or scholarship in some shape or form.  It is my goal to promote education to all Greeks, especially within the NPHC.  Education is the reason we are in college to begin with.  None of the organizations would be in existence if there were not universities.  On the Ohio State campus the average Greek GPA already exceeds the average GPA of the undergraduate population, but there is nothing stopping us from increasing the gap and making the difference more drastic.