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                  From           the             Chapter Spotlight:             Tyler Rasmussen ’17
                  Consul

                                              Editor’s Note:  Representing the chapter  is
                  Brothers:                   junior classman Tyler Rasmussen ’17. From
                       ith  fall  induction   the hometown of Geneva, Illinois, Tyler is
                  Wrecently  complete,  I     pursuing his degree in electrical engineering
     am happy to report that the recruitment season   at UI. Currently serving on the chapter’s
     ended well. We recruited a strong class of 22   scholarship committee, he is also part of the
     young gentlemen,  a class that  we hope and   Engineering Outreach Society and Eta Kappa
     believe will one day make up the officers of   Nu (electrical and computer engineering
     the  executive  board,  occupy  the  fraternity   honor society). Tyler recently completed an
     house, and continue the legacy of this storied   engineering internship at Northrop Grumman.
     chapter. Our rush chairs,  Evan Gilbert and   He enjoys spending his free time weightlifting,
                                              golfing, and watching movies.
     Brian Agins, along with the bid committee,
     put  in  an extraordinary  effort  this semester,   Which events are you looking   Tyler (far left) hiking with friends at Devil’s Lake in
     and that effort paid off.                forward to this semester?             Wisconsin.
        Although rush is over, the chapter will also   I am really looking forward to our yearly Car  field.  This  past  summer,  I  worked  with
     be kept  busy through the month  of October   Bash philanthropy event that we put together to  power electronics  at a defense contractor,
     by  philanthropy.  We’re  hosting  our  annual   raise money for the Andrew McDonough B+  but there are countless other applications of
     blood drive for Red Cross,  organized by   Foundation. It’s always been a favorite event  power electronics,  including  working for a
     brothers Vinzent Macalindong and Marcelo   of mine, and it’s for a great cause! I’m also  power company, the automotive industry, or
     Champion, and our famous Car Bash is this   looking forward to our Wing Night during rush,  really any company that deals with electrical
     month as well. Last year’s Car Bash was   because I love chicken wings and meeting the  systems. However, I am most interested in
     considered a huge success, and we’re hoping                                    working for a  big  tech  company such as
     to improve even more with this one, raising   new members of the house.        Apple, Google, or Tesla.
     more money than ever before for the B+ (Be   How would you like to apply your
     Positive) Foundation.                    degree?                               What do you enjoy most as a ΚΔΡ?
        Although  my  time  and  the  rest of the
     executive board’s time in office is almost up,   With my degree in electrical engineering,   My favorite thing about being a ΚΔΡ is
     there is still much work to do. I’m proud of   I am hoping to go into the power electronics  that I get to meet so many great people whom
     what the fraternity  has accomplished  so far                                  I never would have met without the fraternity.
     in 2017, but we need to finish strong. We’re                                   I love how there is almost always something
     going to work as hard as we can until the year                                 going on at the house, whether it’s a random
     is over to leave those who take our places in                                  trip to get food or a rush event for over 100
     the best possible position.                                                    people. Additionally, being a member of the
        This will likely be the last ΚΔΡ publication I                              brotherhood has motivated me to be a better
     write in as chapter consul, so I would like to take                            person and lead a more balanced life.
     this opportunity to publicly express gratitude
     to our alumni for their generous donations, to                                 Outside of school, what do you do
     the alumni board for offering guidance and for                                 for fun?
     keeping the operations of the house going, and to                                 When I’m not studying, I enjoy
     all of the current active members for supporting                               weightlifting  at  the  ARC or  the  house,
     me and the executive board. This has been the                                  golfing,  going  to  concerts,  and  being  with
     single most formative experience of my life, and   Tyler (far right) sailing on Lake Michigan with   friends.  I  also  enjoy  hiking,  camping,  and
     the lessons I’ve learned from it will follow me   brothers Andrew Lee and Ayush Kumar.  being outdoors.
     for as long as I live.
     Honor Super Omnia,

                                                                              KEEP THE LEGACY ALIVE!

     Bobby McAuliff ’19                                                       THE 2017 MEN OF ETA.













     Congrats and welcome to the fall 2017 pledge class.
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