A Financial and Charitable Planning Guide
The
Legacy
of Psi Upsilon
Brothers for Life…and Beyond
Making the Psi U Opportunity Available for Future Generations
A
t the start of his university years,
Ensuring the Same Opportunities
Mark Williams faced two major
Psi Upsilon also gives young people the
challenges: finding a place for himself
opportunity to grow in confidence. “Psi U
amidst the massive student body at
provides opportunities for students to learn
the University of Michigan and knowing that after one
leadership by experience, especially as chapter
year of school, he would be drafted into the United
president,” Mark says.
States Army. Both these challenges seemed too big
Mark has included the fraternity in his will and
to face alone, so Mark sought out a place to belong
encourages other alumni to consider doing the
and found it in Psi Upsilon.
same. “The fraternity system is thriving because
“The chapter scaled down the university to a size
the current generation likes and needs what it can
I could understand,” Mark explains. “My big brother,
offer,” Mark says. “Through planned giving we
George Fisher, looked out for me, and the whole
can give future students the same gift we had.”
“The fraternity system is thriving because the current generation likes and needs what it can offer.”
How You Can Help…
—Mark Williams, executive director of The Psi Upsilon Foundation and the Psi Upsilon Fraternity
Psi U’s future depends on having the resources to support its current chapters and nurture relationships for future expansion. Active alumni
fraternity saw me through a tough year. After I served
support of time, talent and treasure will help Psi U
in the Army, the fraternity was my reason to go back
reach the goals of healthy, safe chapters. To learn
to Michigan, and the new brothers accepted and
more, contact Mark Williams at (317) 571-1833,
welcomed me.”
Ext. 27, or maw@psiu.org.
Mark has always appreciated the family-like feel of Psi Upsilon, starting out as a student, then as a volunteer and finally as the executive director of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity.
Mark Williams, Phi ’76, thanks William Webster, Gamma ’45 (Amherst), for his remarks at the closing banquet of the Psi U Convention.
“For many people, the fraternity has been one of the most formative influences in their lives.” —Mark Williams
“For many people, the fraternity has been one of the most formative influences in their lives,” Mark says.
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