Summer 2025 Delta Upsilon Quarterly

In honor of the 15th anniversary of the Global Service Initiative, the Delta Upsilon Quarterly team sat down with Grant Moffitt, Kansas State '26, during the May 2025 GSI trip in Negril, Jamaica, to learn more about his experience with the program.

Could you tell us a little bit about what you have been doing today?

We finished digging a hole and building half of the wall (that will line the driveway). We continue to put mortar on concrete.

What has been your experience working with brothers from other chapters?

Everybody's super welcoming, super outgoing. It's kind of interesting to find that we're so alike, even though we're so far geographically. It's a lot of guys with shared ideals, shared values. That's what unites us, and it really shows through on trips like this.

Which of the Four Founding Principles do you think most closely relates to the work you're doing here?

The Advancement of Justice is definitely the Principle that I've seen the most. Normally, we think of that in kind of a more serious way, as in correcting or trying to help brothers with problems. But I think it's also bringing those up who aren't as fortunate. We talk about equality and equity a lot, and it may be equal that everybody's going to school across our nations, but the schools may not be equitable, and that's what we're here to do. The Advancement of Justice is helping those that have not been as fortunate as us, and we're trying to better that.

How has this trip changed you as a person?

I haven't really been outside of the United States my whole life, but this trip has changed me in that I really got to see how the people in Jamaica go about their day-to-day lives. Some of the privileges that we have in the U.S., they don't have here. It's helped me to take that further step to become a global citizen, to be aware of the problems throughout the world, and not just get so caught up in my day-to-day life that I'm ignoring the trials and tribulations of others.

What would you say to someone considering going on a GSI trip?

Anybody who is considering going on GSI, take the jump. There's really no loss. I've loved being out here. It's been amazing. All the work here, it's tough, but you see what you're doing, and you see the effect that it has on the local community. You see the smiles on the kids' faces when we walk in, when we bring them books and other donations, and then how happy these citizens are here. The people at Higher Heights know that we're bettering their school and not just another tourist.