Q&A with Jason Milligan
Jason Milligan (Ohio Wesleyan University, 1993), Mu Chapter House Corporation president and former chapter advisor.
WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME?
I am in indebted to the Fraternity for all she has given me, and more than willing to give back to pass along the same opportunity to lead and grow to undergraduates.
HOW HAVE YOU BENEFITED BY BEING INVOLVED?
The pride I find in just the simple opportunity to get to know the brothers, and to help them in small ways, even a couple years after graduation. I still hear from them and we keep in touch. It’s so satisfying knowing you have made an impact, no matter how small.
HOW DO YOU BALANCE VOLUNTEER TIME WITH WORK AND LIFE?
It’s hard, especially when I was chapter advisor. I always felt I should have been there more, but I had to put that aside, learn to trust the leaders in the chapter, and work through and with them. As House Corporation president, the job is different. I am still deeply involved, but there is another layer. I now work to make sure the resources and strategic vision are there to guide and sustain the other volunteers and the chapter.
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU EVER RECEIVED?
Use the Fraternity values as the measuring stick against which you measure all Fraternity decisions, not your own or anyone else’s.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU OFFER TO AN ALUMNUS WHO HADN’T PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT ABOUT VOLUNTEERING?
Consider this: If alumni hadn’t been active in your chapter, you wouldn’t be where you are in your life, and you wouldn’t be reading this magazine. Think about how you can support a local Delt chapter with your time, your talent and your treasure. Don’t worry if you didn’t go to school there, in fact, your lack of history in the chapter may be an advantage to helping guide them to excellence!
WHO ELSE SUPPORTS YOUR VOLUNTEER ROLE?
My wife, Camille, is an amazing woman who supports me in my endeavors, and I could not do all I do without her support and understanding.