The Beta Mu Review
Jack Roberts '18 (left) with a Navy flight instructor
after flying a F18 Superhornet..
This profile appeared in the Spring 2024 issue
of Shield & Diamond magazine.
S&D: Tell us where you were born,
formative years, family.
JR: I was born in Austin to parents Mike
and Cindy Roberts. I have a brother who also
attended UT (not in fraternity life) and a sister
who is a senior at my alma mater, Anderson
High School. My father works at Dell and
also went through ROTC at Marquette and
commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer in
the Navy, where he served for four years. My
mother is a physical therapist who works in
home health with elderly clients.
S&D: What influenced you to
attend The University of Texas, and
how did you come to choose the
PIKE Fraternity?
JR: I was very interested in the rigorous
architectural engineering program within the
Cockrell School of Engineering at UT. I was
early-accepted and never applied anywhere
else. I also knew that I wanted to be a part of
Naval ROTC and serve in some way, and UT
has a strong NROTC battalion. My journey to
PIKE was a little different than most but very
well worth it. Coming from a military family
and no real lineage that had been involved in
fraternity life, it was never really on my radar.
My best friend's dad, Doug Phelan '65, Beta
Mu's longtime chapter advisor, encouraged
me to take a look at fraternities and helped my
parents become more familiar with the many
benefits of fraternity membership. I rushed
several fraternities in summer 2018. I enjoyed
all of my time at PIKE rush events but ended
up originally deciding to go somewhere else.
Shortly into pledgeship I determined fraternity
ALUMNI
PROFILE:
Ensign Jack Roberts '18,
U.S. Navy
Q&A with Native Texan,
Longhorn Fan, Student Naval
Aviator and Proud Pike
