Max Harberg, University of Texas-Austin

    ZETA BETA TAU

    This “mature, dedicated and responsible“ Chapter and IFC President personally steered crucial change on one of the largest campuses in the country. As an interfraternal leader, Max Harberg organized the first official summer recruitment orientation for the fraternity community and authored an amendment of the IFC Constitution with stricter alcohol polices. He put his entertainment promotion and marketing major to good use when he implemented safety and risk prevention techniques over a major high-risk party weekend through charismatic, on-the-ground leadership – and even facilitated a serious philanthropic success in conjunction with the weekend, raising $120,000 for local Austin charities. “He reminds me how powerful the impact of one individual can be on an entire organization,” a nominator said. “He was not afraid to do the hard, yet right thing.”

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