 My dad was like kindle like this is something like if you want to go into engineering need be part of this organization Nesby itself hasn't changed, but I've changed moving through it. I couldn't have survived had there not been a Nesby It started before I came to Purdue because this was right after Or on the helm of the civil rights movement the death of Martin Luther King There was just a lot going on in society for those that are coming to Purdue from pretty much a predominantly black neighborhood it was a little bit scary Fred Cooper was an ononsense type of guy very business-oriented and Ed Barnett was a engineering student. I believe he was an industrial engineer and They saw the issues that were going around on campus So Fred and Ed saw the great value in forming an organization Where they could you know at least those that were in the program Could keep their course files and make those available to freshmen coming in or there could be mentoring Each one teach one you name it, you know, we can help each other I believe their initial efforts were turned down now. Dr. Arthur Bond was then PhD student in double E He became an advisor a mentor and advocate for those young men and was Very persistent in helping them make the case For a student organization and I can't say enough about Art Bond and the work that he did in laying a foundation for what became The black society of engineers and then later the National Society of black engineers So Ed and Fred were active in going back to their Chicago and recruiting and some of the students they recruited Were students that became known as the Chicago six and so there's been very dearly holds that Conversation around these six brothers from Chicago, you know, big afros hair bouncing when they walk Having a slide rule in the pocket because we didn't have calculators and There was a Ed Burnett a Fred Cooper and other brothers and sisters that you know immediately formed a circle around them and Was there to help them as much as they could that's probably the the best support system It's sort of creating another community almost like the one you had back home when you do your interview Some people shared with me during a preview weekend how Nesby brought them together as a family and It was like a home away from home on Purdue's campus And that was some of the things I was looking for going into college is just like a second home I have a community that I have been a part of since probably 2007 and that community has been the exact same one that I joined back in 2007 and that I'm still a part of today and a lot of the Classmates and friends that I met as a part of Nesby. I'm still in contact with today It is like very necessary to have these types of organizations to help people go throughout their collegiate career And just lend a helping hand as I grew and changed Nesby was still able to suit my needs At whatever point in my career I was at The next mission is everybody knows it by heart to increase the number of Culturally responsible black engineers that excel academically succeed professionally and This is the most important thing and positively impact the community and I believe in that mission I believe it's as relevant today as it was back in the 70s