UNDERGRADUATE GRAND BOARD MEMBERS' MESSAGES
N upes, I hope all is well with each of you. During such difficult times like this we need to remember that most importantly our health comes first. I encourage all the Nupes to uplift each other during this time, check on your loved ones. Be sure to reach out to your family, friends, sands, prophytes and neophytes. I know many things may have not been the best for some of us, however we must recall the resilience of which our Fraternity was founded on. I’m still finding ways to conquer my challenges at this very moment. The spring 2020 semester was one for the books without a doubt. All classes were transitioned to online learning, Kappa Weeks canceled, campuses closed, and if not worse the Nupes were unable to partake in their graduation ceremonies. Two of my internships were discontin- ued due to COVID-19. Through it all, I am constantly finding new resources to succeed during this unprecedented time. This spring I had one of the best GPAs in my college career which in return enabled my cumulative GPA to increase. This gave me an extra urge to achieve and excel in my studies even more. I have also just began taking my upper-level Finance courses for the Summer 1 session. At the chapter level, we have still been able to conduct meet- ings through Zoom conference calls. necting brothers with job opportunities through the Achievement Academy, and providing our Undergraduates with aid through our COVID-19 Relief Fund which is funded solely by our Fraternity. I pray that you all continue to stay safe by practicing social distancing and fol- lowing health guidelines outlined by the Center for Disease Control. Please feel free to reach out to me with any ques- tions, comments, and concerns that you may have. We will get through this to- gether and come out even stronger than before, stay smooth Nupes. Yo!
Yours in the Bond, Andrew Faraimo Grand Strategus
Brothers, I ’d like to start out by offering a current pandemic, I hope you enjoyed our Graduation Webinar. I’m extremely proud of you all and what we’ve accom- plished is no small feat, we endured 4 years of rigorous studies and are now college educated men. It is imperative now more than ever that we continue to uplift, support, and hold each other accountable. Although we have com- pleted undergrad we still have much work to do. I encourage everyone to join an Alumni Chapter as soon as you are financially able, we need all hands on deck in order to keep this positive momentum going. huge congratulations to the Class of 2020! Although our ceremonies were taken away from us due to the My condolences go out to anyone that has been directly or indirectly affected by COVID-19. I’ve seen the impact it’s had on our student athletes by cancelling or postponing seasons, on our graduates by ruining job opportuni- ties and potential internships, and on our families who are fighting to stay healthy every single day. Despite all of this, Grand Chapter has continued to work tirelessly to attempt to provide the resources our brothers are losing. During these hard times we’ve still managed to impact lives through our national initia- tives. We are continuing our journey to raise the national literacy rate via our partnership with Room to Read, con-
Between executive board elections, planning potential events, and financial planning we have been able to conduct some business still. The Undergraduate Grand Board has also been brainstorm- ing ideas to assist the Nupes that have been affected by the coronavirus. To the class of 2020, you all are an inspi- ration to many people, including me. Don’t stop achieving, keep striving for more. Just always remember that us undergraduates are the trailblazers for this fraternity. Nupes we must continue to encourage and give back to the bond in any way we possibly can. Stay well and stay blessed my brothers, to all the Nupes I say YO!
Yours in the Bond, Nick Staats Grand Lt. Strategus
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