Supporting a marching band program as large as the Michigan band is the first and foremost priority for Nu in the fall. As a result, the majority of our time is spent doing service for the bands; distributing apples to band members at halftime, hosting receptions with visiting bands, coordinating with the MMB equipment staff, and parking cars on game days are all examples of services Nu does during football season.

In addition, fall is when we are most visible as a chapter; therefore, it is when we do all of our recruiting. While this is the most effective way to ensure a quality candidate class, recruiting, band commitments, and academics leave little time for brotherhood activities in the fall semester.

While we make sure to hold our annual fall brotherhood retreat, often it is difficult to plan many more brotherhood functions. While serving the band is still at the top of the priority list in the winter semester, there is far less work that needs to be done. Service projects this semester include working at the Michigan Music Education Conference here in Ann Arbor and playing at UM’s annual Dance Marathon. But the bulk of the year’s time-consuming projects have already taken place. As a result, the brothers of Nu are committed to taking brotherhood more seriously this semester.

Plans for movie nights, poker nights and spending a day helping Habitat for Humanity are in the works. Our winter brotherhood retreat will be held in March, and we are excited to be able to include our then-newly-active MECs in this wonderful event. And of course, we will be playing Delta Upsilon in football once again – it was decided after last year’s game to make this an annual event.

This semester promises to be one of strong brotherhood bonds while still maintaining the high level of service that the Michigan bands have come to expect from Nu. We look forward to seeing everyone at district events this semester, and especially at convention in April!

Respectfully submitted,

Megan Jensen Corresponding

Secretary KKY-Nu