Dylan Curtis is making the leap from the associate director of recreation to the director of fraternity and sorority life and commuter and nontraditional students. 

Curtis has been a part of the Shippensburg University community for several years now. He attended SU as a student and was a long snapper on the football team.

He received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science with a concentration in human performance and fitness, along with a minor in coaching, in 2021. 

He received his master’s degree in organizational development and leadership with a concentration in higher education structure and policy in 2023.

He took the role of associate director of recreation in 2023 and was hired as the head coach of the women’s tennis team in 2024.

Now, Curtis is tackling a new position at Shippensburg.

On the opportunity to work with fraternities and sororities, Curtis said, “It was something I was interested in because I enjoyed my interactions with them, especially the fraternity men through intramurals and club sports. It was a great opportunity to work with a different cohort of students on campus, and that was something that interested and excited me,” said Curtis.

Curtis is excited for his new role at SU, and he has explored the process of learning the intricacies of Greek life.

“I’ve dove into those handbooks, and I’ve really tried to familiarize myself with everything that I need to know,” said Curtis.

He described the biggest challenge of being director of fraternity and sorority life as balancing the different policies for each of the 15 chapters at Shippensburg. Each chapter has a national organization with their own policies and expectations, and Shippensburg also has its own policies for its fraternities and sororities.

Curtis said the most rewarding aspect of his position was being able to give students guidance.

“This role gives me an opportunity to be more hands on with leadership development and success in all parts of the students lives in terms of in the classroom, within their chapters, and all that. It’s an all-encompassing, satisfying [feeling],” said Curtis.

He described much of his responsibilities as the director of fraternity and sorority life as being a “support system” for students. Whether it is personally advising a student or directing them to a resource on campus, Curtis ensures he can provide students with what they need.

Curtis is taking over the role from Brigette Allen, who is now a consultant at Plaid, LCC. He plans on maintaining the status quo for the time being, then evaluating at the end of the year to see if changes need to be made.

On top of his new position, Curtis continues to be the head coach for the women’s tennis team.

“It’s an opportunity for me to be with a group of student athletes and see the same ones every single day and build a good rapport with,” said Curtis.

Maintaining these two roles is certainly a challenge, but Curtis faces it head on.

“I’m beyond lucky to be a head coach of a varsity athletic team and a director of an office in student affairs. I’m going day by day. I’m thoroughly enjoying this,” said Curtis.

When managing his different responsibilities at SU, Curtis says, “It’s just being present where your feet are.”

He explained that he makes sure he is focused on the role he is currently in. When he is at tennis practice, he is focused on tennis practice and not being the director of fraternity and sorority life and vice versa. 

Curtis enjoys being busy, even if it takes a large amount of planning to balance his different positions on campus. 

“It’s a lot of forecasting what a day looks like, what a week looks like, a month even,” said Dylan Curtis. 

Despite how involved he is at SU, Curtis takes the time to enjoy hobbies outside ofcampus. He enjoys taking his dog on long walks, working out, cooking and baking.

This is the beginning of a new chapter for both Curtis and the Ship community. 

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