10/14/24: Cade Lafferty

My name is Cade Lafferty, AKA Tanner’s brother and you might remember me as the tallest FOTO member in history (no fact checking allowed). For those of you who don't know me (which is more now since I’m getting old…college rules, work sucks), I graduated in the Spring of 2023 and was involved with FOTO for all 4 years of college. I was on the board my Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year as an MR chair, AFO chair, and an Alt Funds Chair, and I was a Dancer in THON 2023, which was super sweet. I also had the privilege (and curse) of getting to host “just friends hanging out” for most of my junior and senior year. I'll be brief to spare your meeting time and not take away from my sister’s spotlight. 

Just wanted to say that you all are making a terrific choice by being here at this FOTO meeting Monday. I know you all have busy schedules with classes and other stuff going on, but this is likely the most meaningful thing you can do during your time at PSU. FOTO shaped my college experience - it gave me some of my best friends and allowed me to be a part of something special every year. For any new members in the room, I promise you that it's worth it to stick around. The people in the front of this room are ballers and will be your homie if you dedicate yourself to this org. With FOTO, you'll always have a group of people to rely on and things to keep you busy. Whether that is fundraisers, family visits, or flag football games, you'll stay busy and actually have stuff to talk about with your family when home for breaks.

Also, do Ribbon sales even if you don’t want to. They’re lit.

The more you give FOTO and all it entails, the more you'll get out of it. I'm really trying to not sound cliché, and I know that all these alums of the week say the same thing, but that’s because it’s true! College can be confusing at first, especially at a school as big as PSU, but surrounding yourself with genuine people and dedicating your time to something like FOTO will help you to figure out why you're there. My biggest piece of advice is to just go all in with it. I know there's going to be some events this week - go to them, get your friends to go. Make FOTO the thing to do on Monday night for you and your friends. I remember showing up to the meetings 12 people deep freshman year (we were so cool). Make FOTO your thing, and get other people involved too. That will only make it more tight knit and more successful in the end goal of fundraising. 

Alright, I'll end it there. Just know that FOTO is great, and I would do it all over again. 

 

Good luck this year bros. Raise a ton of money and have a ton of fun in the process. Also, you best be ready to bring home the chip in flag football. Wrecking crew needs gold. Expecting big things. That is all.

Much love,

Cade

 

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