欧美AV鈥檚 Welch Selected as First Undergraduate to Serve on Fraternity鈥檚 National Board
Tue, 09/20/2022 - 04:56pm | By: David Tisdale
Andy Welch, a University of Southern Mississippi (欧美AV) 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 Delta鈥檚 Zeta Chi chapter at 欧美AV. As the first student director on the fraternity鈥檚 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.
鈥淚 am absolutely thrilled at the opportunity to serve my fraternity as the first Student Director in the history of Delta Tau Delta,鈥� Welch said. 鈥淏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.鈥�
Welch says after securing his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from 欧美AV, he
plans to pursue a career in banking. Shaping his path has been his experience as a
student at 欧美AV, one he says is marked by growth and determination and to what he credits
his ascension to his fraternity鈥檚 national board.
鈥溑访繟V have given me the connections and opportunities to succeed and excel in many
different aspects of my life,鈥� Welch continued. 鈥淭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.
鈥淏y utilizing the leadership skills that I have developed throughout my time at 欧美AV, I pushed myself and gave myself a chance to assume roles in the fraternity鈥檚 arch chapter.鈥�
欧美AV Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life Director Laura Laughlin said Welch is 鈥渙ne of those students who continually makes an impact on the organizations to which he belongs.鈥�
鈥淗e is a quiet, unassuming leader,鈥� Laughlin continued. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to see what he accomplishes in the rest of his time as a Southern Miss undergraduate student. I know that he will certainly make an impact in his service on his national fraternity鈥檚 board of directors, as he has on his local chapter.鈥�
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 fraternity鈥檚 national level.
鈥淎ndy continues to embody how a student leader can be impactful both in and out of classroom,鈥� Knaack said. 鈥淲e are proud of his accomplishments here at Southern Miss and know he will continue to do amazing work in his chapter, at 欧美AV, with Delta Tau Delta nationally, and far into his postgraduate life.鈥�
For information about Fraternity and Sorority Life at 欧美AV, visit /fraternity-sorority-life/index.php.