Josh Lowe

As a Tech Lead for GDSC, I delivered workshops on QA fundamentals, technical interview preparation, and career development, mentoring over 40 students. I focused on software testing methodologies, software engineering principles, interview-common data structures and algorithms, and résumé mastery, all of which are skills that prepared students for a wide range of technical roles. It was rewarding to help students connect classroom concepts to practical, real-world engineering practices.

As a member of the board that opened Florida State University's New Student Union, I redesigned a 100+ page policy manual, updating guidelines for newly introduced and reestablished spaces with the goal of creating a concise, yet comprehensive document that would support the 750 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) using this new facility. This role taught me how to navigate complex stakeholder requirements and communicate policy clearly and concisely.

In this inaugural role, I ensured that 1,610 Interfraternity Council (IFC) members completed leadership training on holistic recruitment practices by tracking progress in Sales, enforcing deadlines, and managing logistics with facilitators and chapter presidents. I also co-created a $5,000 scholarship that enabled 10 members facing financial hardship to retain their membership so they could positively impact the community. Additionally, I collaborated with my team to reestablish the IFC Charity Golf Invitational after a 5-year hiatus. I built a website to track sign-ups and market the event, and we raised over $10,000 for local and nationwide charities. The tournament has continued as an annual event.

I contributed to the SGLA Annual Conference, which prepared over 800 Greek leaders from across the southeast for their upcoming terms. My responsibilities included managing outreach to more than 200 universities and collecting student feedback to guide speaker selection. I also spearheaded the conference awards process as part of a two-person team, overseeing logistics, coordinating with 12 expert judges, and deploying an Excel-based scoring system to ensure proper evaluation.

As a Peer Leader, I mentored 19 potential student leaders on a team of 3, focusing on peer leadership skills, and then guiding participants to pursue campus leadership roles, and by the end of the course, 100% of participants assumed leadership roles. I also collaborated with campus partners to showcase a variety of leadership opportunities and help students understand the breadth of ways they could contribute, regardless of title.

I launched a scholarship program for 13 New Members that elevated their GPA from 2.999 to 3.365 during the New Member Process through personalized academic coaching, which emphasized goal-setting. I also delivered résumé workshops and LinkedIn development sessions. The program was eventually expanded to and shared with every IFC chapter, empowering all chapters to ensure academic success for their New Members and build a culture of scholastic excellence.

As a leader, I learned the importance of developing standards with those you lead and holding them to those standards to ensure collective success.

Over four IFC rush cycles, I guided over 100 Potential New Members (PNMs) through the fraternity rush process, demystifying and providing tailored strategies to help them excel during rush and contribute meaningfully as members of the Greek community.