Phi Sigma Nu Fraternity hosts 2020 business meeting, elects new leadership
Pembroke, NC – Phi Sigma Nu, the oldest and largest American Indian fraternity in the United States, held its annual business meeting virtually on Saturday, August 29, 2020. The business meeting normally occurs on the last day of the Chief Convention but the 2020 convention was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Delegates from each chapter elected the following Brothers to the Chief Council (the national governing body for the Fraternity). The officers will serve two-year terms that run from 2020 to 2022.
- Chief President: Dr. Lawrence T. Locklear (Nu Alpha Chapter)
- Chief Treasurer: Jordan Hunt (Alpha Chapter)
- Chief Dean of Ma’enos: Tyler Blue (Alpha Chapter)
- Chief Elder Brother: Ryan Dial-Stanley (Gamma Chapter)
- Chief of Expansion: Justin Richardson (Beta Chapter)
The Chief Secretary position was vacated when Lawrence T. Locklear resigned to accept the Chief President position. The position of Chief Historian was vacated when John Lowery resigned.
At the September 3, 2020 Gathering of the Chiefs (Chief Council meeting), the Chiefs, acting according to the Fraternity’s Constitution, filled the vacated Chief Council positions and appointed seven regional advisors. Appointed to fill the remaining year in each of the Chief Council positions were Kolby Clark (Beta Chapter), Chief Secretary, and Rocky Locklear (Nu Alpha Chapter), Chief Historian. The regional advisors are:
- Great Lakes Region: Ian Stroud (Nu Alpha Chapter)
- Northeast Region: Warren Griffin Jr. (Iota Chapter)
- Northern Plains Region: Joshua Weston (Iota Chapter)
- Northwest Region: Derreck Wheeler (Zeta Chapter)
- Southeast Region: Jamison Lowery (Beta Chapter)
- Southern Plains Region: Joel Hernandez (Iota Chapter)
- Southwest Region: Martin Manuel (Zeta Chapter)
Other actions taken during the Fraternity’s business meeting include:
- Enacted a moratorium on chapter intake processes during the fall 2020 semester because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chapters will be allowed to recruit during the fall semester.
- Create an ad-hoc committee to craft a statement on social injustice and in support of Black Lives Matter.
- Adopted an additional Fraternity image, designed by Brother Lawrence T. Locklear (Nu Alpha Chapter), which reflects many of the Fraternity’s symbols.
- Chief Council will examine the Fraternity’s current fees and provide recommendations for changes to the fees during the 2021 Chief Convention.
- Chief Council will investigate adding a second national philanthropy which has an American Indian youth focus.
- Outgoing Chief President Derek Oxendine (Gamma Chapter) was thanked and honored for his eight years of service to the Fraternity as Chief President.
The 2021 Chief Convention will celebrate the Fraternity’s 25th anniversary and be held at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
For more information, contact Billy Flint, Chief of Communications, at chiefofcommunications@phisigmanu.com.
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About Phi Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc: Phi Sigma Nu is the oldest and largest American Indian fraternity in the United States. Founded February 13, 1996, at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, the Fraternity has over 400 Brothers representing more than 55 American Indian nations. Visit www.phisigmanu.com to learn more about Phi Sigma Nu. Follow the Fraternity on Facebook @phisigmanu and Twitter @phisigmanu96.
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