My brother was an Evans Scholar at Northwestern. I also have a cousin that was an Evans Scholar at Marquette. Both of them treasure their days as an Evans Scholar as much as any member of a GLO would. I can still remember going over to my brother's house, and meeting his "brothers" (at the time it was all-male, now they do allow women). They had parties, and house functions, and it was run just like any other fraternity except everyone in the house was on scholarship.
My brother was a golf caddy at a nearby country club. He was also an excellent student, and with three of us in college at the same time, my mom (father died) could not have sent us unless we all got finanacial aid.
Picture this, though- a fully-paid colllege tuition, with housing also covered. He was a houseboy in a sorority on campus for his food/board.
My other brother (a Phi Kappa Psi) and I had loans to pay back. The Evans Scholar did not. The Phi Kappa Psi went to a campus that did not have Evans Scholars, so he could not apply for the scholarship.
I have never heard either one of my brothers complain about being caddies. Evans Scholars Headquarters (located in Golf, Illinois) is near our family home. Now my brothers play golf instead of caddying. It has always been a win-win situation. The Evans Scholars are one of those little-known secrets in college life. However, I believe that it is now much more competitive than it used to be (sounds exactly like Greek life, right?). Tell your friend to go for it. Being a caddy teaches responsibility, something every kid should know about before he gets to college anyway.
