Welcome

Hi, my name is Andrew. I'm a senior studying mechanical engineering at The Ohio State University. I have been a member of Acacia Fraternity since my freshman year. The fraternity is what sparked my interest in leadership. I have held the positions of Treasurer, Head of Recruitment, Social Chair, and President, as well as participating in many leadership retreats and academies. Contrary to what is generally portrayed in the media, I see my fraternity as a way to implement social change. I already have the advantage of being surrounded by individuals who share the same beliefs and values as me, which allows us to focus on finding solutions for problems rather than finding common ground and goals among ourselves first.

I never thought I'd find myself blogging. It just seemed like another time consuming Internet phenomenon such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and email, that already rule most of our lives. As an example of how our lives seem to revolve around these four items, the first hit on Youtube when you search 'social change' is a link about Twitter, How To Use Twitter To Effect Social Change. (Note the typo of using 'Effect' and not 'Affect' as well, which just shows how technology does not always make us more intelligent). However, I still have found myself following comedic, but useless blogs such as 27bslash6, which is a fine example of why I believed blogs were a waste of time. As a result of this, my blog will neither be comedic (unless appropriate) or useless. I introduce you to Andrew McGowan's Leadership Blog.