By: Jake Meikel
To work around the clock, balancing a schedule is the most important aspect of making ends meet with such a busy agenda.
Meet Elijah Todd, the busiest student on campus. You name it, the senior set to graduate in the spring of 2019 probably does it.
He is the president of Western Activities Council, a chairman of National Pan-Hellenic Council, pursuing a senator position in SGA, a member of Black Student Union, and of course the President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Aside from those activities, Elijah has classes and also a part-time job. There is a key to balancing the agenda. Todd, a planner, put it simply.
“My life is very blocked; I’m always on the go,” Todd said. “But I do find time for myself, because it is very needed.”
Like most students involved in fraternities, Todd has developed many skills along the way. Many of which become very practical in the workplace, according to Todd: Marketing, which helps him reach students rather than just a certain group of people; networking, which allows him to connect with others; and communication, because he’s “always in someone’s face.”
Todd is very close to his family. Being from St. Louis, he often misses them. He makes time to see them during the holidays, and he FaceTimes them on Sundays to stay in touch with his loved ones. His outgoingness can actually be accredited to someone within his family: his grandfather, who was a gas station owner and a horse race track owner.
“He was so outgoing,” Todd said. “He was always in front of new people, seeing different people. Just knowing people on a first-name basis, smiles and greeting people. I learned everything from him.”
Todd is all about business. The sky’s the limit, and if anyone wonders if his family is proud of him, “they really are.”
