Scholarship attainment is the second of the four
principles. Before and after becoming a member of the fraternity, scholarship
attainment is vital. If a young man does not aspire to high scholarship
in classes or in everyday life, he could not possibly help the Nu Beta chapter
of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated better serve
and aid the community and the youth. Nu Beta Chapter members
aspire to become lawyers, dentists, doctors, educators, and businessmen.
In February, 1997 two of our brothers attended
the National Panhellenic Council(NPHC) Leadership Forum in Indianapolis
to learn more about unity and community. There were many critical points
that were discussed during the forum that brothers DeWayne Lewis and Andre
O'Neal brought back to discuss with our chapter and others in the Marshall
Greek community. At that same weekend, the bruz witnessed history. The Iota
Phi Theta Fraternity, Incorporated was inducted into the NPHC. The Council
was then nicknamed "The 
Divine
Nine" instead of the "Big-8". Andre' & DeWayne had the
opportunity to interact with the members and several of their founders.
Perseverance through all things is the third cardinal
principle. With perseverance, Nu Beta has overcome many obstacles and achieved
many goals. During 
the Spring
'97 semester Brothers Larry Harris and Andre' O'Neal were candidates for
Marshall University's 97-98 Student Body President and Vice-President. The
dog team ran a great race and involved people from many different sectors
of the University community. Throughout the grueling election, they persevered
through all things. The end result awarded the Presidency to another campaign
camp, but the Bruz raised issues that were heard by the administration and
other campaign tickets which will help to make positive changes across campus.
Photo Captions (top to bottom):
Photo 1: 'Da Bruz strike the pose after "So-Low's" probate show in April '97.
Photo 2: Marshall university was represented at the NPHC national conference by Zeta Phi Beta soror Tamika Oden, Omega Psi Phi bruz DeWayne Lewis and Andre' O'Neal, and Sigma Gamma Rho Soror (and MU's NPHC advisor) Lisa Allen.
Photo 3: Brother's Larry Harris and Andre' O'Neal attend an orientation session prior to the campaign for Student Government Association.
Photo 4: Brother Andre' O'Neal offers the "Five Point Plan" presented to the student body during the SGA elections.
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