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Curtin, who started college
in 1974 and quit after . jfi
came to USC to finish his # i 9
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master's degree in public r..DT|I
administration.
Curtin has run an as- V
sociation for the past 10 years. Although he V
could have continued working at that job with- iBj
out completing his bachelor's degree, he de- '%
cided to return to college in order to receive professional
certification with the American Society
of Association Executives and to strengthen his
credentials for joining public positions, such as
the District of Columbia School Board.
Curtin discussed with his wife, Rosemary,
_ the idea of completing his bachelor's degree. ^
Pi Curtin said he "wanted to do it in a way that I K
could go full time," a situation that wouldn't Bilk
have been possible in Washington, D. C., where ^1|l
they were living at the time, because of the cost. '^?PBecause
the cost of education was more af- | ' gp||
fordable in South Carolina, and because both I :
Curtin and his wife have family in the region, I
they decided to move. Curtin said he knew he I
could get a "quality education" at USC, so he jj|jf;
enrolled there.
In order to have the full college experi- kjtef
ence, Curtin and his wife agreed he would quit iiHiii.
(P his job, work as a full-time student and participate
in some of the extracurricular activities
on campus. (Above)
"As someone who was coming back to school years. H
to finish his bachelor's degree at 42,1 didn't immediately
have joining a fraternity on the top Curt
of my list," Curtin said. ticipate:
However, he did have friends who had gone social ev
back to school in their forties, joined fraterni- better ac
ties and had "a positive experience with that." Curt
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^ was in the back of my mind." and, tall
When Curtin started school in January, the sam<
he saw fliers and advertisements for Delta Tau Final
Delta, a fraternity that is being re-started at be invite
USC, and "thought that it was something worth out.
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ents were held so the pledges could get
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in attended some of those events and
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(d to join, and invitations were mailed
^pril 3, Delta Tau Delta members
lory and Georgia Tech performed the
nidation ceremony for about 50 men.
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to realizing that I have some life
experience that could be valuable to
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and acts as a liaison to the Alumni Advisory
Committee to enlist the help of local alumni
should problems arise within the fraternity.
Besides his position and his attraction to
Delta Tau Delta's principles, Curtin finds another
kind of appeal to being part of the fraternity.
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realizing that I have some life experience that
could be valuable to the fraternity," Curtin said.
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It is this idea of using his experience to help *
his peers that appeals to Curtin.
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one with some life experiences, that I should be 1
sharing those as a part of a learning experience c
not only for myself, but for the other people that r
I'm involved with," Curtin said.
"And that gives me an avenue to do some of
that." j
Now that he's an official member, Curtin ?
does have some personal goals for Delta Tau ?
Delta and its members. Most immediately, he i
hopes the organization will be able to fulfill the j
requirements to become a chartered chapter
and to "establish a strong foundation that will
allow the fraternity to prosper here for years to
come." I
Other general goals include forming a strong
summer recruitment program, with members i
recruiting men from their respective commu- (
nities when they go home for the summer, es- {
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program and bringing some cohesiveess
to the group to "build the bonds of friendhip."
On a more personal level, however, was the
oal Curtin proposed at a fraternity retreat the
reek after initiation: that five percent of remits
per year be non-traditional students,
leaning students older than 25 who have returned
to college to finish a degree.
"I know that you are having a lot of people
ike me who are making mid-career decisions
i their thirties and forties to take the time to
o back to school," Curtin said.
"And if that's going to be an increasing popilation
on campuses, then I think it's healthy
hat fraternities and sororities reach out to draw
hose people in."
Curtin admitted that "a lot of the burden"
f recruiting such students would have to fall
n himself and other students his age.
Dylan Altman, the vice president of Delta
. au Delta ana a non-traamonai stuaent mmelf,
said a "flip side" to this goal lies in the fact
hat there, aren't as many non-traditional stulents.
But, he said, "it's a realistic goal that we can
iccomplish, or at least get close to."
Altman believes that non-traditional stulents
make for a more "well-rounded" group,
vhich he has already noticed in Curtin's case.
"[Curtin] brings a level of maturity and comnon
sense to his position," Altman said.
Although their numbers might be relativey
low, Curtin believes that the non-traditionil
student is becoming more common among
leople of his generation.
He said many people of his generation had
heir education interrupted by the military or
laving to raise a family or cope with financial
lifficulties, and are realizing in their forties the
leed to go back and finish their educations.
However, Curtin's returning to school and
oining a fraternity has not gone without its consequences.
He and his wife spend less time together
because of his commitments, but Rosenary
Curtin said she's "enjoying watching him
lave a good time."
She also believes that being a fraternity
irother "is going to enrich [Curtin's college experience]
a great deal."
"I was a little apprehensive that my age
night get in the way of integrating into the fra;ernity,"
Curtin said, "and what I've found is,
fiat's not been an obstacle at all.
"I find that encouraging."
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