{"id":25506,"date":"2018-02-24T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=25506"},"modified":"2018-02-24T02:30:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T08:30:54","slug":"austin-peay-state-university-student-aristeo-ruiz-named-seifc-fraternity-man-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2018\/02\/24\/austin-peay-state-university-student-aristeo-ruiz-named-seifc-fraternity-man-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University student Aristeo Ruiz named SEIFC Fraternity Man of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – At the awards banquet during the Southeastern Interfraternity Conference (SEIFC) Annual Leadership Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, Austin Peay State University student Aristeo S. \u201cAri\u201d Ruiz was named SEIFC\u2019s Gregory R. Singleton Fraternity Man of the Year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis award means a lot for me because it has given me a platform to say that we all need to reignite the purpose for fraternity and sorority life and go back to the basics \u2013 our values,\u201d Ruiz said.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University student Aristeo S. \u201cAri\u201d Ruiz named SEIFC\u2019s Gregory R. Singleton Fraternity Man of the Year.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The award is named after Gregory R. Singleton, APSU associate vice president and dean of students.<\/p>\n

Singleton served 18 years on the SEIFC Executive Board, six as executive director, and this award recognizes the undergraduate fraternity man in the Southeast who is a role model to his peers and consistently illustrates what it means to live with integrity and by the values of his fraternity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis award truly goes back to my incredible institution, and the top-tier opportunities that the Zeta Tau Chapter (APSU) of Kappa Alpha Order has opened for me as an undergraduate,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cI chose to invest my time assisting other organizations and worked closely with the IFC council at APSU. Moreover, I strived for chances to develop members across of the nation through leadership conferences and programs, so we can continue advocating for the next generation of fraternal leaders, scholars and gentlemen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ruiz has quite the list of leadership roles at Austin Peay, including the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n