Marcus Hosteen

Marcus Hosteen
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Name	Marcus Hosteen
Chapter	Delta Iota New Mexico State University
Date Inducted	Fall 2011
Roll Number	ΔΙ143
Alumni Chapter/Assoc
Honorary Member
Major	Finance & Accounting & Government & Criminal Justice
Birthdate	October 28
Spouse
Nicknames	The Queen of Delta Iota
Awards	Most Driven Brother, Madonna's Biggest Fan

Marcus Hosteen (born October 28) is an Active Collegiate Member of the Delta Iota Chapter of Phi Sigma Phi National Honor Fraternity at New Mexico State University [1].

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Marcus Hosteen was born in Cortez, Colorado but grew up in Shiprock, New Mexcio. He attended Shiprock High School in Shiprock, New Mexico and graduated on May 22, 2010 at the top of his class, Valedictorian with a 4.067 GPA. During his time at Shiprock High School Marcus was elected to the Student Council where he served as the Student Council Treasurer and Representative before being elected Student Body President in 2007 and served an unprecedented 3 terms. Marcus also worked at the Office of Navajo Nation Scholaship and Financial Assistance (ONNSFA) where he decided that he wanted to attend New Mexico State University and after graduating from Shiprock High School received the Chief Manueltio scholarship from the Navajo Nation.

He came to New Mexico State University because of scholarship money and it was the furthest he could get away from home while still remaining in New Mexico. For his first year Marcus focused mostly on his classes but by his second year got involved in a lot of student organizations. It was during this time that Marcus first heard of Phi Sigma Pi and after meeting with Cynthia Mondragon, the Recruitment Advisor she convinced him to give the Fraternity a chance. Marcus' Big Brother during his initiate process was Travis D. Gee. Marcus successfully completed the Initiation Process was inducted into the Fraternity in Fall 2011.

Collegiate Years at the Delta Iota Chapter

Marcus is a Crimson Scholar at New Mexico State University with a cumulative GPA of 3.500. Each semester Marcus takes on a full load of courses, and on occasion has tackled 21 credit hours.

Marcus works at several on campus offices including:

• Corbett Center Student Union (2010-2011)
• The American Indian Program (2011)
• Student Success Center/Campus Tutoring Center (2011-2012)
• Education Research and Budgeting Office in the College of Education (2012-present)

Marcus is involved in a number of university organizations, at one point the number of organizations he was part of was 15 Currently he is actively involved in 7 organizations including Phi Sigma Pi and they include:

• Gamma Beta Phi Society - Currently serving as the Treasurer, has been re-elected for a second term for 2013-2014 School Year
• Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society - Currently serving as the President and has served as an Arts & Science Council Liaison (2011-2012)
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) - Served as the Vice President of Community Service (2011-2012) and currently serving as the Treasurer
• Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization - Served as the Chapter Treasurer (2011-2012)
• Native American Business Student Association (NABSA) - Served as the Vice President but resigned due to internal conflicts (2012)
• United Native American Organization (UNAO) - Served as the Vice President but resigned due to internal conflicts (2012)

In terms of the Delta Iota Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity Marcus is the Chapter Treasurer and Service Chair. Marcus has held Fundraising Chair (Fall 2013) and is a member of the Alumni Relations and Fundraising committee. He has also served on the Social Committee and assisted the Committee Head in putting together the December 2013 Formal. During his time at Delta Iota Marcus has significantly updated the chapter's wiki page and is currently working on reconstructing the family trees.

On April 28, 2013 Marcus was elected Vice President for the 2013-2014 Academic Year.

National Involvement

Marcus attended the WICKED Regional Conference in Phoenix, Arizona in February 2012.

Currently Marcus plans to the attend the National Convention in 2013 which will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Bigs and Littles

Marcus' Grand Big is Amanda Villasenor.

Marcus' Big is Travis D. Gee, Marcus was his third Little.

Marcus has two sibling, Michael Row (Alumni Brother) and Roxanne De Luna (Alumni Brother)

Currently Marcus has two Littles, Shaun Hadfield and Alice Granado (Honorary Brother)

Currently Marcus has a Grandlittle, Courtnay Fitzcharles (from Shaun)

Academic Degrees

• High School Diploma - Shiprock High School, Class of 2010, Graduated Top of his Class and Valedictorian

Other Interesting Facts

• Marcus is full blooded Native American, he is Navajo and takes pride in his cultural heritage.
• Marcus' favorite show is Days of our Lives, he started watching in 2000 with his grandmother.
• Marcus was elected Homecoming King in high school and was nominated for Prom King.
• In addition to four majors Marcus also has four minors: Economics, Management, Banking and English.

Delta Iota Positions Held

Delta Iota Chapter - Vice President
Preceded By Megan Murray	Term 2013-Present	Succeeded By To Be Determined

Delta Iota Chapter - Treasurer
Preceded By Andrea Travis	Term 2012-2013	Succeeded By Tiffany Turner

Delta Iota Chapter - Service Chair
Preceded By Megan Atencio	Term 2012-2013	Succeeded By Michael Miller

Delta Iota Chapter - Fundraising Chair
Preceded By Shannon Garner	Term Fall 2012	Succeeded By Tiffany Turner