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ChapterNEWS Chapter Spotlight: Trey Wallrapp ’15 From the Editor’s Note: Representing Chapter President the chapter as Spotlight is Trey Wallrapp ’15. Set to graduate this May, Trey will earn his BA in Advertising and hopes to fnd he Gamma Xi chapter of work with an ad agency. From the hometown of Tampa, Trey Beta Theta Pi continues came to Gamma Xi as a legacy Tto be the prime example of his father Fred Wallrapp ’79. of fraternity at the University of Florida. After The Beta house is a special place initiating 34 new brothers at the end of the Fall for the Wallrapp family as it is 2014 semester, Gamma Xi is excited to announce where Trey’s parents met. Trey that we have recently recruited 12 new pledges in his third semester serving the who are to be initiated in late March. chapter as Risk Manager and has In the most recent grade report, Beta’s GPA ranked played for the Beta intramural in the top 10 among the 25 fraternities on the UF softball team in the outfeld. campus. Along with striving to be a top academic He has also spent his time at fraternity, Beta continues to yield campus leaders, UF working as a writer for the including Dance Marathon overalls and captains, Odyssey student newspaper, directors of Young Leaders Conference, Student and as a Student Government Government senators and directors of Gator Growl Senate Representative for the and Homecoming. College of Journalism. Outside In February, Beta will hold its annual philanthropy, Trey Wallrapp with his sister Allison, mom Ana, and of school, Trey enjoys playing Beta Bring It On. We are excited to continue this dad Fred at the Beta house - a special place as this was music and running. Read on to where Ana and Fred met in college. Fred is a Gamma Xi Gamma Xi tradition and are working tirelessly until Beta too, which makes Trey a “legacy.” fnd out more! the event on February 10 to make this the most successful philanthropy we have ever put on. On top of all of these feats, Beta’s community outreach is What led you to join Beta Theta Pi? still noticed around the Gainesville community. In My parents had been bringing me up late December, Gamma Xi partnered up with Delta to Beta for game days since I was a little Gamma sorority to put on a Christmas service project kid, so when rush week came, it made the benefting the Boys and Girls Club here in town. most sense to go there frst. Everyone I am incredibly excited to be representing the was so welcoming and friendly, and not Gamma Xi chapter as the president, and look at all the stereotypical frat guy, I just felt forward to continuing the standard of excellence we at home here. have built here while expanding our reach on this campus and in the Gainesville community. With all Which philanthropy event have you of the momentum that this chapter has, I can’t wait enjoyed most each year? to see what we accomplish in 2015. Thank God I’m Trey with Erin Andrews when she was the guest of honor at The Ronald McDonald House Charity Ball. a Beta. I haven’t participated in it, but Tri- Yours in kai, Delta Triple Play is my favorite to watch because I love baseball so much. Where does your inspiration and interest in writing come from? Scott C. Strauss I take inspiration from all around me, what TV shows I’m watching, music I’m listening to, but most commonly, it’s the jokes and stories I have with my friends that infuences me the most. What would you like to do with your degree? I would love to one day be the creative director at an advertising agency, but in the mean time, anything in the creative department at an agency would be awesome Any plans for after graduation? No concrete plans right now besides spending some time with my family and Brothers studying abroad this past summer in Madrid, Spain. friends back home. Trey in front of the UF welcome gate. 2