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CHAPTER NEWS

From the Chapter President

It is a very exciting that have helped us raise over $2,000 for other Greek organizations, and doing our
time for the Omega charity. We hosted our own Comedy Night part to foster leadership and contribute to
Chapter. We have seen on campus this past spring, hosted by our the Georgia Tech community in any way
very constant growth own very talented brother Will Farr, where possible.
and stability over the we raised over $1,000. We have also been
past few years, and are doing a lot of work alongside the local The current chapter has been growing
looking to build even Boys and Girls Club of America in Atlanta. in every way possible since I pledged in the
more with a newly renovated house come A lot of brothers have been spending time Fall of 2013, and I truly believe we will be
Fall 2017. Our active chapter has grown to with the kids almost every week. This fall able to maintain this growth in the upcom-
over 60 active members, which is the larg- we have a few events already in the works, ing years at Tech. All of the active brothers
est it has been in a very long time. Even including two with two of the sororities on are beyond excited to have an upgraded
with a growing chapter size, we have not campus. We hope to continue our success house and continue to strive to be the best
lost sight of the fraternity’s values and have in philanthropy in the next few semesters fraternity we can be and continue to be
continued to strive to be the best gentle- and continue to raise money for charity. a legitimate force on campus. The active
men we can possibly be. chapter has been involved in the fundrais-
As a fraternity, we believe that we When not in the classroom, you can ing process as well, with all of the executive
have an academic responsibility to our- find the men of our chapter on the athletic board making pledges. We are hopeful
selves, our families, and the organization fields and courts, competing in intramurals to have 100% of the active chapter make
to maintain good academic standards. We or pick-up games. You’ll find us involved in pledges towards the campaign by this fall.
work hard each semester to provide the student government, supporting the pro- I hope all alumni are as excited as I am to
best support network we can to challenge grams and activities of Georgia Tech and see where the Omega Chapter can go with
each other to succeed. We all know how a new house. Please do not hesitate to
hard Georgia Tech can be at times, but reach out to me at any time with any ques-
we have seen an increase in GPA over the tions or concerns, and I cannot wait to see
past year putting us in the upper half of all the results of the active chapter and alumni
fraternities on campus. We have dedicated working together and combining efforts to
a lot of effort and new resources to ensure secure funds for the new house.
everyone needing help finds the help they Fraternally,
need, and it seems to be working to our
advantage now. Patrick Burke
Community service and philanthropy Omega ’17
are another important part of our frater- Alpha
nity life. Over the past two semesters, we
have hosted several philanthropy events

Chapter Ben Nickel new member class. Each of us are walking
through the same college experience, but
Spotlight Editor’s Note: Representing the chapter each with unique challenges and opportu-
as Spotlight is Ben Nickel. Born in Pittsburgh, nities. I joined Chi Phi because the broth-
ers and new members I met gave me a
Pennsylvania, Ben and his family have lived in Pitts- home away from home.
2. What has been your favorite experience as
burgh since he was four years old. Ben is currently in his an Omega brother?

fourth year at Georgia Tech, majoring in industrial and systems Homecoming weekend my freshman
year of school was my favorite time as a
engineering, and is scheduled to graduate December 2017. As an active Chi Phi. Between competing in home-
coming events and attending the Georgia
chapter member, he served as Zeta for a year and handled ritual, alumni Tech vs. Pittsburgh football game, I real-
ized I had made the right choice in frater-
relations, and social media. Ben is also heavily involved on campus, serving as nity and in college. I was able to meet Chi
Phi alumni and the families of some of my
Chief of Staff for the Student Government Association, Tour Coordinator for the Georgia Tech Student new friends, and have a blast celebrating
a homecoming win. These memories form
Ambassadors, and Peer Coach with the Counseling Center, and has a wide range of other experiences on the basis of some of the greatest friend-
ships I have today.
campus. Outside of class and campus involvement, Ben enjoys going to the gym, learning about history,
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and watching Netflix.

1. What made you decide to join Chi Phi at brothers at Chi Phi to be the most genuine
Georgia Tech? and unique leaders on campus. I found
myself truly wanting to be part of a broth-
As an out-of-state student knowing no erhood that exudes those values. I also
one as a freshman, Chi Phi was my home found an amazing group of friends in my
away from home. During rush, I found the

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