Shield & Diamond | Spring 2024

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT, MU RHO Fo te Fie to Faterit By Grayson McCrosky (Boise State, Mu Psi ’20)

M “Athletics helps drive a strong mindset, pushing us to be better at anything we do every single

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at nt i g we do ever i ge da. ‰ei g a chate eade i ver iˆlŠ. ‹ou hve a team an‡ a colective goa ou ws to accomih,” states at chate pei ent Carte A„lewite ‘21.. Te conection etween athetics a ‚raterit i see to be a mjor conti tor to succes i  l ae ‚or tee me. Œe pee ce of e†ective com ucŠtŽon, teamwo•, an‡ t e abt to motivte a gou„ towar‡ a com o oal reute in –i•e lea‡ the CNU footba team to win the New Jee— Athetic Conee ce cha „o si„  d eventul ear a b‡ to the ˜CA™ pao†. Whie thi ucces was a sto rou e†ort, ma Pie lae a notabe o e thouout the joure with ever ši›e on te team o i g a cptŠŽn oiton at so e „oi t thouout the eao . Te tre o‚ succes i ot contane‡ to just the fiel‡ ut tra ates ito overa capte opeaton. It was cea tat bei te bet ou cn e in

an e eavor conti tes to the chate’s overa ucces. Since chatei g i 2017, Mu œ o ha conite tl eˆontated a com it e t to excee ce, ear the œoe t Ade Sˆyte Awr‡ o two yea i  row an‡ t e žay o Ÿ. Ori Excee ce Awr‡ o the at fou ea s. As e e s o t e chate eflect on et anote succesu yea, a y oit to the conection etween Faterit a d athetics o thei ucces. Looi towar‡ t e fut re, the chate as to g motivton to conti e imovin i  l ae, on a o† the fiel‡. ¢u žho is tivn to conti e gowin its eence on Citope £ewpot’s cam  Š d a• g a poitve imct on te ocal com ut—. With a sae viso o trivn fo „e soa  d colective gowth, the oter o u Ro exe „ i‚y wat t mea to be not just athetes, ut Tue Pie unted i „u poe.

its cometiton fo ot on its sto reece in athetics ut lo o an unwveri com it e t

to fotei g a c lte of tue excee ce. With a sficnt potion o its e e s actvel invove i cam  pot, athetics a ecome the baco e of te chate’s idetity, conti tn to its sto ucces over te ea s. Ti ast ea, u Ro a si€ e‚enive state on te Chitohe Newot ‚ootba team. ƒo te chate, athetics is oe tha just a sot, it s an e€„e ience that nti s a miet of contat imovemet on a o† the fiel‡. “Athetics es

day. Being a chapter leader is very similar.”

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