#BeBold on April 4th

Today is the founding date of my fraternity. We turn 28 years old today, in a couple weeks I turn 15 in the fraternity... time flies when you are having fun.

I have a special request to Brothers on this special day. Among all the posts of parties tonight, tomorrow, Brother outings and shindigs... there will be many opportunities for making bad decisions. So in the middle of your celebration, and yes please celebrate, yes have beer... but in the celebration lets remember why we were founded, and how much work there is left to do.

Our country still treats Latino's like second class citizens and Immigration Reform continues to slip out of our grasp.

Our Greek Community, while improving, still in parts of this country doesn't accept minority members and goes so far as to flaunt their ability to do so.

Our country's politics continue to marginalize those on the lower socioeconomic scale and the divide between rich and poor grows daily.

We took an oath to be Brothers, to be something a little more than we were alone, and to use that strength to make this country and our world a better place. Go and #BeBold and do something to help make a difference.

Maybe donate to our education foundation: Contribute Now

Maybe find your local community center and pledge to volunteer some time.

Maybe find out of your local politician supporters Immigration Reform. Then write them a thank you letter, or write a letter asking for their support.

Our fraternity was created to make a difference, and I think when we celebrate our growth and accomplishments we have to remember, we have accomplished much, because there is much work to be done, and still a lot left unfinished... Lets Get Right In The Mix.... #BeBold

Supreme Commander of SLB

The fraternity was supposed to get the release out last week, but I didn't want to wait any longer and make the announcement about my new professional move.

After convention this summer I will take over as the Fraternity's Executive Director, National Chairman and will also be the Chair of the Board of Trustees. With the transition to policy governance, change in Executive Director, and growth of the Foundation all groups saw that we needed some consistency and synergy between the bodies in order to move the fraternity forward at a faster rate.

The new role will be called Supreme Commander and is a temporary, non-elected role designed to allow the fraternity to focus on other areas of organizational growth while the management functions are all handled through my role.

I was honored to be asked to fill that role, and hope to keep the role as long as needed to ensure the fraternity can return to a mode of growth and development. It was worked out with the Ritual and Standards that there is a loop hole in the constitution that allows this to happen and I can stay in the role until I feel we are ready to move on. If that takes until Cruz "Leche Face" Centellas is old enough to be the next Supreme Commander, so be it, but we know the fraternity will be in good hands.

I have enjoyed not being on the board the past 20 months, but miss getting right in the mix. I am looking forward to going through problems, not around them.

There will be proposals at convention to shore up any gaps in policy. Including some veto authority for the RDs so they finally have some power, and also a salute to the supreme commander because a regular handshake just won't do with this new role.

I want to thank Mary Peterson for her years of service and I look forward to a smooth transition. To the board I want to thank them for their trust in me to steer the ship, and to the Foundation, lets get that money!

Thank you to all the Brothers that have supported me along the way.

And just for Dough, Peace, LB!

Sam "Cruceño" Centellas
Captain of LSDN, The Resurrection
Phoenix Line: April 17th, 1999 at 6:01:26AM
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