It's not every day this average Purdue student asks to leave her 4:30 English lecture early, but when it comes to meeting the wonderful President of her university, a girl has got to do what a girl has got to do. Needless, to say Mitch Daniels has a great reputation here on campus for many reasons and now having had the pleasure to dine with him among my sisters in Gamma Phi Beta, I can say with certainty he is a true gem at this institution.
This past Monday, the 26th of September, Mitch Daniels found his way to an invitation to eat with the sisters of Gamma Phi Beta. Upon arriving, everyone dove right into the meal of bacon wrapped steak and a side of a baked potato. With a start like that nothing could go wrong. After the meal Mr. Daniels stood up and offered some words of wisdom and took several questions.
He started off by telling us how much he supports on or close to campus housing as well as communities like the Greek system because he can see the direct benefit it as on academic standing.
A sister then asked why he chose Purdue and he piped up with "Purdue sort of chose me," and followed by saying that "looking back [he] couldn't think of a chief executive position that would give as much back to Indiana as [his] position with the university." If that didn't win you over then when he made a political joke by admitting his household is run by a women's caucus and there is no male veto, which played a major role in his decision to not run for President of the United States.
After a few more questions the sisters quickly showed Mr. Daniels to the front staircase for a photo shoot. I was fortunate enough to make the front row, however, I may or may not have over reacted to a bug jumping on my leg. At this, Mr. Daniels laughed as he started in on a story about a hawk and a squirrel at his last golf game. 
Mitch Daniels is truly a great addition to Purdue university as he takes his position very seriously. When asked what his favorite part of his job is he immediately said "Occasions like this where I get to meet students and learn so much."
