INFLUENCE FOR GOOD: A Leader’s Leader, A Friend for Life 8 | THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON
Attending Stuyvesant High School in New York City in the late 1970s, first-generation American Kenneth Weinstein found himself among teens who, like himself, had been admitted to the highly selective school based upon their excellent performance on a rigorous academic admission test. Yet throughout his years at Stuyvesant, Ken remained unsure of himself, lacking confidence. Shy and studious, he chose the University of Chicago “because it reminded me of my high school.” He wanted to fit in with like-minded young adults.
Arriving at college, this son of Jewish immigrants recalls that joining a fraternity was the farthest thing from his mind.
