"Theta Chi Absolutely Helped Make Me into Who I am Today"Building Future Success with Theta Chi A Profile of Darren Snyder ‘91 Darren Snyder ’91 was Theta Chi brother before he even began classes at Drake, and went on to live in the house and serve the chapter as Treasurer for several years. Now a partner in a private equity firm, Darren believes the secret to his secret to success lies partially in the lessons he learned as a Theta Chi.
“My college experience and Drake experience has completely set me apart and gave me that basis for the rest of my life that you just can’t get many other ways,” Darren said.
“When I was entering school, we used to rush before classes started. So, in effect I was a Theta Chi before I was a student at Drake! It was a great opportunity to get to know 200 different guys, with all sorts of different interests and areas of focus, and to really closely interact,” Darren said. “There is a great system for mentoring incoming students within the fraternity system.”
Darren believes he not only had opportunities he might not otherwise have had, but was encouraged by brothers to explore new things that he might never otherwise have tried.
“I served as a Student Senator at Drake for several years, and honestly, if it weren’t for fellow Theta Mike Elston ’91 who was also a Student Senator, I would probably have never gotten involved in campus government.”
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