by Nicholas Reid
University of Iowa, ‘21
Brother Nicholas Reid (University of Iowa, ‘21) speaking at the Chapters re-chartering on September 28th.
Initiation.
It is the time that every fraternity brother will remember for the rest of their life.
Eighteen of our Iowa Delta brothers were available to experience it for the first time at the Iowa Delta Chartering this past September.
Members were excited, nervous, anxious and overall cold. It was a cold day.
The initiation was an incredible experience, followed by a resound “PHI” Phi Kappa Theta chant.
After the weekend, the greatest question from brothers was, “Where do we go next?”.
Usually, this can cause an infamous “Post Charter Syndrome” where members become relaxed and aren’t as motivated as they used to be. Thankfully, that is not the problem for Iowa Delta. Brothers immediately after the ceremony were asking what they could do to work harder and help better the fraternity.
One of our brothers, Sam Sharp (University of Iowa, ’21), came up to me directly and said, “I want to be more involved and help this Fraternity in any way I can.”
Nicholas Reid (center) with members of the Iowa Delta Chapter, picking up trash in support of CMN.
Members like that, that will do anything for their brothers, are the reason fraternities will never die away. No other organization is able to create a closeness that arises because of Greek life.
As Iowa Delta advances, we hope to not only advance the Fraternity but the University of Iowa. By becoming the ideal gentlemen we are meant to be, we can create a lasting impact on the people around us, hopefully changing their lives for the better.
We are excited to continue this journey, and we hope that all of you continue to keep updated with us on this blog.
As always, PROUD TO BE A PHI KAP!
About Nicholas:
Brother Reid is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering with a focus in Business Management. He is the current Vice President of Fraternal, Recharter Head and Social Media Chair for Phi Kappa Theta Iowa Delta. Nicholas grew up in Peoria, Illinois, attending St. Vincent de Paul grade school and Peoria Notre Dame High School. He was involved and active in many things, including scholastic bowl, numerous sports with his primary being soccer, key club and French Club. Nic also received the Presidental Award, National Honors Society, Old Gold Scholarship and an Illinois State Scholar. He is the first person of his family to move out for college, attend a big 10 school and join Greek life. Knowing nothing of what Greek life is about graduating, Nic has since taken a strong passion towards Phi Kappa Theta and bettering himself, along with his brothers. Nic is also involved in Dance Marathon and Intramural Sports, along with numerous service projects through the Fraternity. In his freetime, he loves to workout, play sports, hunt, fish, play video games and hang out with friends.
