Mayor speaks with IFC
In his speech, Hindman said he believes graduates have endless opportunities to do anything they want and his goal has always been to have a satisfactory life.
Published April 11, 2006
Dressed in a suit and tie, Mayor Darwin Hindman spoke at the Interfraternity Council event "Dress For Success" on Friday.
The event also included Bill Sieger, from Jos. A. Bank, a men's clothing retailer, who spoke about dressing appropriately for interviews.
"The way I look at it, the mayor is the epitome of business success, and his insight and his description of how he got where he is at today is invaluable," IFC President Dan Fletcher said. "Our goal with the event was to make it easier and help students make the transition into the working world."
In his speech, Hindman said he believes graduates have endless opportunities to do anything they want and his goal has always been to have a satisfactory life.
"At your age, you should be thinking about what your goal is in life, which is not necessarily a certain job, and create a strategy to meet your goal because that equals success," Hindman said. "If you don't get it right away when you get out into the world, give it time, and keep pushing for it."
Fletcher said the event had a low turnout of only eight students because of a lack of time to plan the event and the day's nice weather.
"Essentially, I'm taking the blame for the low turnout," Fletcher said. "When you work with the mayor's office, you get only two or three days' notice about when he is available. I made flyers and e-mailed all the fraternities, but it was just a bad time for people to show up."
Junior Jake Redel said he agreed that it was hard to market the event to everyone who would be interested because it was such a short notice. He said he is glad he attended because the mayor had great tips for success.
"It is an opportunity to listen to and meet with one of the most prolific leaders in our community," Redel said. "Basically, I learned that success in life is not based solely on finances, and it is important to really try and grow more as a person."
In his speech, Hindman said students need to make sure they don't make too narrow a decision and explore a variety of interests.
"When you ask people how happy they are and compare that to their economic situation, there is a point where if someone is earning $20,000 more than another person, they do not have a higher quality of life," he said. "So make sure you find a good domestic life and find lifelong passions such as cooking or golfing."