Page 2 - Gamma Tauk - Fall 2015

cHaPTer NeWS From the to service. each brother tallied over Chapter President 20 hours of philanthropy in the spring semester through a variety of organizations such as GOalS Brothers, Soccer and Habitat for Humanity. Our annual FIJI run for the Kids event was a great success. The his year is shaping run took place over Thanksgiving up to be yet another weekend, and we continued the Texceptional year for tradition of running a football from (Pictured from left to right) Shaun Orr, Thomas Henderlong, and the Gamma Tau chapter. This the Kappa Deuteron chapter at the Austin Schoech on a hike in Stoos, Switzerland this past summer. past spring marked the 32nd University of Georgia to our own straight year in which our Gamma Tau chapter. brotherhood surpassed Georgia Tech’s all-Men’s lastly, I would like to thank you for the undergraduate brothers, I want you to know that average, earning a 3.35 GPa. We continue to lead overwhelming support that you have shown to your your support is absolutely invaluable to our chapter. the race for the athletics trophy, highlighted by a undergraduate brothers. This chapter has been both Thank you for continually demonstrating that Phi school championship in fag football. after another a blessing and an inspiration to me since I became Gamma Delta is truly not for college days alone. successful fall rush, I’m also excited to share that a pledge, and I hope that every member who walks Fraternally yours, the chapter currently stands at 100 true gentlemen through the doors of landon-Nelson Hall has the of quality, comprised of 77 brothers and 23 pledges. same experience. However, we must not forget that Despite all of these successes, I must admit that none of this would be possible without the support austin G. Schoech I am most proud of our brotherhood’s commitment of our driven graduate base. On the behalf of our President, Phi Gamma Delta chapter GeralD DeMeUNYNcK ’15 Spotlight 2015 cHaPTer aWarDS Editor’s note: Representing the chapter as Spotlight What type of internships is graduating Senior Gerald Demeunynck ’15. From have you done to the hometown of Ghent, Belgium, Gerald is currently prepare for your career? serving the chapter as Historian, and has served as My internship experiences the “Run for the Kids” Chairman. Gerald is pursuing have been varied: I worked his Bachelor’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering as a crM consultant for with a Minor in Engineering & Business through the a brewery in Belgium Denning Technology and Management Program. He (Duvel Moortgat), as maintains a 4.0 GPA and has interned for IBM, Adidas, an operations intern for and Duvel. He has also served as President for two years of GOALSoccer, an organization partnered with the adidas International the Special Olympics of Georgia. Gerald enjoys travel, Training Program in mountain biking, sailing, and the art of beer brewing. atlanta and Madrid, and as a Global Business After your family moved from Belgium to the U.S., Services consultant for Congrats to the Chapter how did you become acclimated to the culture? IBM in chicago. as I’d like to get into consulting and for being included in work on a global scale, this diverse and international I was pretty young when I moved to the United States, experience will be benefcial. The Friday letter # 957! but going to international schools growing up helped “Georgia Tech brothers Brandon with the culture acclimation. The diversity I found in How did you discover a passion for beer brewing? Danzig (2016), Jake Anderson international schools, I found in Fiji as well. There is Spending my summers in Belgium growing up was a (2017), Shane Mudrinich (2017), strength in diversity, and that strength is a defning big part of it. Belgium’s not a hard place to fall in love Colin Kirkpatrick (2017), Alex feature of our chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. with beer; with family and friends, I was able to enjoy Ullrich (2018), Taylor Vannatta Once you became part of Phi Gamma Delta what the history, process, and types of brewing. at the same (2018) and pledge Ryan Connelly inspired you to serve as Historian? time, the craft beer revolution was (and still is) in full formed the Brandon Danzig Project, a jam band which plays Since I was a pledge in the fall of 2011, serving on swing in the United States and enabled me to enjoy my all around campus at philanthropy passion with brothers at Gamma Tau. after spending a cabinet for Gamma Tau was on my mind. The role of summer working for Duvel Moortgat in Belgium, the and club events.” Historian in the chapter made more and more sense to next logical step was for me to start brewing – which me going forward, as I was has been happening ever a part of the last fall pledge since my parents bought consulting or the brewery business. class in creighton-Vail Hall. me a kit for christmas. either way, I know that the brothers I wanted to make sure that My next batch will be of Gamma Tau will be part of my the history and traditions ready next week, cheers! graduate years. This past summer of old were upheld in the in chicago was a testament to that, new landon-Nelson Hall. What are your plans as I had my pledge brothers Caleb Serving on cabinet alongside for after graduation? Appleton, Tim Mohiuddin, and Austin Schoech, Ben after graduation I will Austin Poole visit me and I was able Murray, Nima Vojdani, and be traveling and doing to spend time with graduate brother Kyle Seebohm has been a Gerald and a few of his pledge brothers on the social work before Camilo Espinosa, who moved to 2 pleasure this past year. slopes of Stowe, VT during their annual ski trip. starting my career – in city while I was there.