Page 2 - Alpha Nus - Summer 2014

From the Chapter News Chapter President Chapter ChAse RAndolPh ’14 Dear Brothers of Spotlight Alpha Nu, My name is Editor’s Note: Representing our chapter as Spotlight is 2013 Vice John Verrone and President Chase Randolph ’14. From the hometown of Center I am the current Valley, PA, Chase is a recent graduate with a degree in Industrial President of the Engineering. In school, Chase worked as a basketball manager Alpha Nu Chapter for the Georgia Tech men’s basketball team and interned with B. of Theta Chi. I Braun Medical, Inc. Due to his love for sports, he showed great am a third-year leadership when getting the guys together to play ball, organizing Computer Science major and I could fantasy leagues, and encouraging sporting event attendance. Read not be more excited for the upcoming on to fnd out more about our bright new alumnus! year. Outside of Theta Chi, I have had the incredible opportunity to serve as a FASET leader, Greek Week Executive How do you encourage the Alpha Nu Board member, Connect with Tech host, guys to stay active in sports? and Co-op for Cox Communications. I think it’s important to stay physically active The past couple of months have in college because sports can often help provided our chapter with an outstanding take away from the stress in the classroom. opportunity for us to grow. As most of I also think it is really important to attend you know, the Grand Chapter and the the Georgia Tech sporting events to increase International Headquarters have done school spirit. With the Atlantic Coast an excellent job preparing, training, and Conference adding Syracuse, Pittsburgh, installing the pioneers of the Sacred Notre Dame and Louisville, it is a really Purpose initiative. Alpha Nu’s pioneer is exciting time to be a Yellow Jacket. We also a second-year Biomedical Engineer from have some of the best athletic facilities in the Peachtree City, GA named Darian Keller. country, so that doesn’t hurt either! Darian has proven to the chapter that he is ready to set the bar high for the Vice What are the most exciting basketball Chase shaking the hand of head coach Brian Gregory on Senior President of Health and Safety position. Night pictured with his parents Michael and Farah Randolph. He is working closely with mental health trips you have been on? near my family, but I am also open to living professionals, advisors, and campus Flying out to Anaheim for a tournament in a new part of the country. Georgia Tech faculty to ensure that the Sacred Purpose was really cool because I’ve never been to has prepared me well for the next phase of initiative has a positive impact among not California. I got to go to Disneyland with my life and I am excited to see what the only us, but also the rest of the Georgia the team, which was also a great experience. future holds. Tech community. I know personally that In terms of conference trips, I would have to the Dean of Students along with leaders in say Duke and UNC were my favorite because Outside of school, what do you do for fun? Greek Affairs Offce are also very excited both of those colleges have so much tradition about this initiative and have used Theta and the fans are so passionate. I love to play golf when I have free time and Chi as an example for other fraternities. the weather allows for it. Scuba diving is This January, our chapter successfully Any plans after graduation? another hobby of mine, but I haven’t done recruited a small new pledge class it since high school! My parents have taken composed of three young and bright I am currently seeking a full time position me to some of the best places in the world gentlemen. They have all found their in the industrial engineering feld. I would to scuba dive, including Grand Cayman, new home here at Alpha Nu, and they are like to stay in the southeast if possible to be Cozumel, and Bonaire. striving to live by the Creed and ideals set forth by our beloved fraternity. This spring save the date Chapter eternal pledge class may seem small, but with numbers very low all over campus we are The Tachi Classic We are saddened to learn of the proud to have recruited the three best men passing of our Theta Chi brother: out there. Our recruitment schedule for the Saturday - August 2, 2014 J. Randy Peeples ’42 summer is almost flled up and we hope to RSVP with Stan Thomas ’81 at have a fun, event flled break that will lead sthomas@magellan-tsa.com Samuel Hardy ’49 us into a strong fall semester. 35th Anniversary Camping event Claude Harris ’53 In the upcoming semesters we plan on hosting a campus wide philanthropy Friday - Sunday, November 7 - 9, 2014 James Talentino ’59 For more details, contact Jeff Smith ’76 at Burton Rice ’69 Chapter (Continued on Page 4) Jeff.Smith@BTG.com or 770-330-8613.