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FALL 2018                                                                                              PAGE THREE

            Where is the Class of 2018 Now?                          Brothers Take Lead in Sports

                                                                By Jack Dulsky ’19 | Athletic Chair
                                                                              Our brothers    Soccer, led by captain Wesley
                                                                           are very involved   Woo ’19, is fighting for a playoff
                                                                           in and are lead-  spot at an even record. Captain
                                                                           ers of our athletic   Cameron Korb ’19 has the bas-
                                                                           programs at MIT.   ketball team ramping up in pre-
                                                                           Currently, we   season now, and says they hope
                                                                           have brothers on   to continue to build off the elite
                                                                the football, basketball, soccer,   eight appearance they had last
                                                                lacrosse, volleyball, golf, squash,   year. With seven brothers on the
                                                                and hockey teams (six captains).   roster, we all love going to games
                                                                Having been increasingly suc-  and supporting them. Tipoff was
                                                                cessful in the past, their success is   at Harvard on November 6.
                                                                continued on this year.       Aubrey Toland ’19 and the
                                                                   MIT football is posting an   lacrosse team aim to reach the
                                                                undefeated 7-0 record at the   playoff again, and continue their
                                                                moment with Sigma Chi’s Cole   success on the field. It’s an excit-
                                                                Baker ’20 scoring a key touch-  ing time to be an Alpha Theta
           From left to right: Vickram Goel, Cutter O’Connell, Ryan Stuntz, Billy   down in the recent win over   Sigma Chi sports fan, and even
                Caruso, Nate Johnson, Graham Davis, and Ben Harpt.
                                                                Coast Guard. Senior Jack Dulsky   if not participating or cheering
         By Christian Perez         then to say hi to current brothers.   ’19 and freshman Ben Wolz ’22   on our brothers, many more are
                      Last June, six   Two members of the 2018   are starters on the defense that   involved with our intramural
                   members of the class   class  currently  live  in  New  York   has held opponents to under 60   teams.
                   of 2018 graduated   City. Graham Davis is working as   rushing yards per game.
                   from MIT. The    a rotational analyst at Roivant, a
                   alumni are now in   biotech/pharmaceutical company.   From Player to Spectator
                   the next chapter of   Vick Goel is working toward get-
                   their lives, with five   ting financial licenses for his job   By Ben Kaplan ’19  of MIT, so I quit.
         of them taking full time jobs and   at JP Morgan. The two seem to be                 Although I am no longer a
         one  of  them  entering  graduate   having a great time living together   As a soccer   player on the team, I have been
         school to get a PhD.       in the Big Apple.                      player,  I  never   lucky enough to watch some of
            Three members currently live   Last but certainly not least,   really considered   my best friends play on a weekly
         in an apartment in the South End   Ben Harpt is currently attending   what life would be   basis for the MIT Engineers var-
         in Boston: Nate Johnson, Ryan   the University of Wisconsin-      like outside of the   sity soccer team. I take pride in
         Stuntz, and Cutter O’Connell.   Madison and working toward a      lines. I had grown   cheering for my pledge brothers
         Nate is working as a consultant   PhD in physics. Now he is taking   up competing in   Wesley Woo, Logan McLaughlin,
         at the Boston Consulting Group   classes and helping as a teaching   various sports and the concept of   and Thad Daguilh as they com-
         and works with other companies   assistant for undergrad classes, but   eventually becoming a spectator   pete at Roberts Stadium.
         to find solutions to whatever   he hopes to join a lab that does   in these sports felt too far away to   Countless MIT students are
         problems their company faces.   research on quantum computing.   grasp. However, that reality has   pressed for time throughout their
         Ryan is working at Wellington   He believes this technology can   quickly hit me.   four years at this institution and
         Management in the quantitative   potentially change the world in the   During my senior year in high   a deep passion for and persistence
         investing group, where he is work-  next coming decades.   school, I tore my ACL playing   within a sport is required to be
         ing to find new diversifying sources   The 2018s seem well prepared   soccer. I began to feel constrained   a varsity athlete all four years.
         of alpha and develop a stronger   for the next chapters in their lives   in this sport that initially fueled   Therefore, I admire these guys
         investing  ecosystem.  Cutter  is   thanks to MIT, and we have no   such freedom and flow. After two   not only for the impact they have
         working as a consultant as well at   doubt that they will make the   years of varsity soccer at MIT, I   had and the example they have set
         PA Aerospace and Defense. These   world a better place using the val-  felt that my time could be better   within our chapter, but also for
         three seem to be having a good   ues and ideals they learned while at   spent and more impactful within   all they have done for the MIT
         time in their post-grad lives and   the Alpha Theta Chapter of Sigma   the Alpha Theta Chapter of Sigma   athletic community, and specifi-
         stop by our house every now and   Chi.                 Chi as well as in various clubs and   cally the soccer program.
                                                                organizations throughout the rest


         (continued from previous page)  Stultz, Ben Wolz, and Julian   to Alpha Theta and are excited to   the entire spring semester ahead of
                                    Manyika. By manner of a revised   see them become integral parts of   us, I have no doubt Alpha Theta
         Illinois, New Jersey, Texas, and   five-week pledge program from the   the house.  will be unwavering in its tradition
         Indiana, to name a few. In pledge   fraternity, we are now privileged   As the semester marches on, I   of  excellence  for  the  remainder
         order, they are Alex Moser, Peyton   to call them our brothers. We as   cannot help but feel a great sense   of the 2018-2019 academic year.
         Greve, Troy Oliveira, Grant   the undergraduate members believe   of pride for the accomplishments   From all of us at 532 Beacon
         Miller, Daniel Pilsbury, George
                                    these eight to be excellent additions   of the members of the house. With   Street, happy holidays and In Hoc!
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