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CHAPTER NEWS

From the be proud of how we
have incorporated his
Correspondent visions into our own
chapter, both socially
The fall semester for Phi and intellectually.
Kappa Psi Tennessee With the end of
Delta has been tremendous the semester brings
for all of the brothers. in new leadership,
Most proudly, we will have as many of our
initiated six incredibly courteous and cultured TN Delta is so proud to induct six new members to the fraternity!
sophomores to join the noble ranks of our chapter.
Immediately off the bat, our first party, aptly former leaders will
named Cabo, was a resounding success, in which pass on the baton of
we brought in around 22 tons of sand and hosted intellectual, moral, and spiritual excellence. struggled, and there has been incredible
hundreds of students. The party was surely the We are certain that all of our future leaders will improvement over past years. We still have some
talk of the town. Jerry Nelson would certainly strive manfully under the Creed’s moral and way to go, but the brotherhood continues to serve
ethical guidelines. as the backbone for our fraternity.

As we continue to grow as a chapter each Joshua Hamburger
semester, we recognize where we have historically

ChapterSpotlight: DANIEL R. WEITZ

Editor’s Note: Representing the chapter as Spotlight is Daniel Weitz. From the Dan at a mixer for Greek Life.
hometown of Lower Marianne, PA, Dan is pursuing his degree in political science and
art history and is on track to graduate in May. After a successful year of serving the
chapter as President, and at Vanderbilt Hillel, Dan continues work on campus as a
Resident Advisor, member of Vanderbilt Student Government, and Vice President of
Commodores for Israel. He has also served the chapter as Vice President, Recording
Secretary, and Community Service Chairman. Dan’s volunteer work continues at the
local Hebrew school where he teaches twice a week to 5th -9th graders at synagogue.
Outside of school, Dan enjoys exploring the world of politics and a good game of golf.

Before enrolling at Vanderbilt you spent a issues that faced TN Delta, as well as learned events. As I got more involved in extracurricular
year in Israel – what was the experience like? hard lessons from a variety of experiences. groups on campus, I also found the politics
I would say that the largest challenge I have inherent in everyday life, so I started to focus
Living in Israel was one of the most transformative faced has been trying to build accountability on those. I decided that I wanted to learn what
experiences that I could have had. I lived in back into the chapter. We have done a huge it was like to work on a real campaign and
Jerusalem for the first semester, studying at overhaul on our bylaws and are consistently gain some experience in the political world so
Hebrew University and experiencing life in holding each other to a higher esteem, but there I worked for Tom Corbett’s reelection campaign
the city. The second semester I spent up north is always pushback when trying to change a in Pennsylvania. This past summer I worked for
outside Haifa. I was working on a farm milking general culture. Additionally, it’s very difficult Congressman Jim Cooper in Nashville to see
cows, growing vegetables in the greenhouse and to be a peer leader and work with your friends, that side of national politics and have realized
working in an olive field. All of this was with at so establishing that relationship was definitely that I would like to use my degree in Political
risk Israeli youth, so my Hebrew skills improved hard at the beginning of my Presidency. Science to work to improve the broken system
drastically and I realized that I wanted to continue that is national politics through grassroots
learning about other cultures throughout school. When did you develop an interest in politics? organizing and community engagement.
When I originally came to Vanderbilt, I wanted
What led you to join the chapter? to study Chemistry and potentially go into Do you have any plans for after
Since we have extended rush lasting a whole Patent Law. However, after an interesting graduation yet?
experience first semester of freshman year I don’t yet have anything set up for next year.
Φ Κ ΨsemesteratVanderbilt,Ireallygotachancetolook with my Chemistry class, I found myself more I have been looking around the D.C area for
interested in politics and international current policy think tanks, Capitol Hill staffing jobs and
at many other chapters and find the place that was
right for me. At TN Delta I found friends, people non-profit work. I want to get a feel for
who I didn’t feel pressured to impress but who Washington for a few years after school
genuinely wanted to get to know me. Throughout to fully understand the real world life
the process, I met more and more people in the that I have been studying in college,
chapter and became friends with them so that as well as to connect with the next
once I was pledging, I was just connecting more generation of leaders of our country.
with friends I had already made.

What were some of the challenges you I could use help with connections in
faced as chapter President? DC, as well as any staffing jobs for
politicians in either their home districts
Chuck Higgins said in my first meeting with him Pictured from left to right: brothers Mack Clair, or in DC. I am also considering going
as President that no person who has not been a Dan Ryan Weitz and David Suggs. to Law School, but have heard very
fraternity President truly understands how hard mixed advice regarding that career
a job it is. I could not have imagined how right path, so any advice in that regard
he was with that statement, but looking back at would be very helpful.
my past year as President I have tackled many