Page 2 - The Alpha Gam - Summer 2015

Chapter News Chapter: Devlin Shepherd Spotlight: This edition’s chapter Spotlight is on Devlin Chapter President’s Shepherd. From the hometown of Bridgeboro, PA, Devlin is scheduled to graduate from Tech Report this December with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and with a minor in Spanish. A legacy, Devlin’s older brother was a Delta Sig at the University of Maryland. Over the course of his time as an active chapter member, Devlin Brothers, has served as Vice President, and as Chairman for Homecoming, Greek Week, and the Family Relations Committee. On campus he has worked e were as Facility Manager at the Campus Recreation Wp l e a s e d Center and with the Operations Committee with the close for Kids at Tech. Outside of class, he enjoys of the spring participating in campus sports including soccer, semester this track, and the MarineCorps race. Devlin Shepherd (L) and Nick Nelson (R) in New Orleans year. We passed celebrating the Delta Sigma Phi semi-formal this past fall. the campus What led you to join Delta Sigma Phi? average GPA, and I came to Georgia Tech from outside the How did you get involved with the submitted competitive applications for Philadelphia area so I did not know many MarineCorps race? the National’s Pyramid of Excellence people in Atlanta. I knew that I wanted to get I was a track runner in high school and, after I and the Institute’s Dean Dull Award; involved and I saw attending rush as a chance ran my frst half marathon in March of 2014, my we’ll know the outcome in the to get to know people in my frst few days uncle asked me to join him in running the Marine fall. The brotherhood is strong and at college. The reason I rushed Delta Sigma Corps Marathon while pushing a disabled child in positive, with a lot of energy being Phi was twofold; frst my brother, Ian, was a a wheelchair as a part of a charity group. At frst put into summer recruitment this year. member of Delta Sig at the it seemed like a daunting Thanks to our recruitment director University of Maryland task as I had never run a Mike Senoo, we should be looking so I wanted to do him the marathon, let alone pushed a forward to a very large and strong fall favor and check it out. wheelchair for that distance. pledge class. Secondly, I had a very good However, he was able to We are all very excited to return to friend from high school, convince me pretty easily, Tech in the fall and share our study Scott Hakim, who was a and after raising the $600 abroad and internship stories from the brother at the Georgia Tech necessary to run with his summer. Most of all, we can’t wait for chapter. I knew that if this team, I am extremely happy the fantastic schedule of home games! was a place he liked that I to have had the opportunity. With so many home games this season, probably would too. Once Philanthropy is something I please grab a group of your pledge I attended rush I knew that strongly support and I feel brothers and come by the house and this was the place for me. this was my most rewarding reminisce in your experiences here! experience. Yitbos, What have you enjoyed Devlin ran the Marine Corps Marathon this past fall and pushed a child along the way most about your Why are you pursuing a experience? as a part of the Virginia Beach Chapter of minor in Spanish? Team Hoyt. For me it is not a Since 8th grade I have John Minderman question, the brotherhood is what drew me to taken Spanish and, despite pursuing an engineering Delta Sig and what has kept me here. From my degree, I have always been fond of the liberal arts. frst days as a Especially in today’s competitive job market, college student anything that you can do to set yourself apart is through my fnal worth pursuing, so it has been worthwhile. Finally, few months it is a nice change of pace from the engineering the guys here classes I take each semester. have been my best friends and What would you like to do with your degree my brothers. after graduation? Additionally, This summer I am working as an intern at Delta Sig has TITIN Tech, before I fnish up my mechanical given me so many engineering degree in December 2015. I want to opportunities fnd a way to combine my passion for sports in to grow as an my professional career by working to engineer individual in sports equipment. Ideally, I will be able to fnd leadership roles, an opportunity to do this in the Atlanta area. This and it opened would allow me to stay involved with the Alpha doors to get From left to right Alec Sandmire, Devlin Shepherd, Rob Perez, and Guillermo involved on Gamma chapter as an alumnus as well. Bacardi pose during the fall Georgia Tech tradition of Run for the Roses. campus.