Theta Chi - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

alumni.oxepsilon.org On February 12, eta Chi Epsilon Chapter started a new tradition of hosting a eta Chi Career Night with the purpose of improving active Brothers' job search and interview skills. e event was organized by a team of active Brothers and alumni of the Epsilon Chapter, who reached out to alumni to see if they were interested in sharing their knowledge with their Brothers. ey successfully recruited nine alumni and the Epsilon Chapter advisor to participate in the event. e event started with them giving a quick overview of their individual careers after WPI, and then continued with a Q&A. e Brothers received many helpful tips, ranging from how to prepare elevator pitches to what questions to ask during interviews. Once the Brothers' questions were answered, our alumni met with Brothers one-on-one to provide more personal advice. e alumni and active Brothers broke out into a networking and résumé critiquing session. e brothers revised their résumés with the help of various alumni in order to ensure success in finding an internship, co-op, or job. Some alumni even took résumés from Brothers to pass along to their employ- ers in hopes of assisting the brothers in finding jobs within their own organization. e event was extremely successful, as Brothers received a lot of useful advice and one Brother even received an internship at the presti- gious MIT Lincoln Labs. Even though the Alumni Career Night was primarily focused on educating Brothers, the alumni and active Brothers were able to share stories about their time in the house. Moments like these help to preserve the history of the house and carry on traditions from the past. eta Chi fully intends to continue this event as a tradition. To further continue the education and success of the Brothers, the next eta Chi Career Night is scheduled for Monday, February 18, 2019. We hope to see new and returning alumni there! Career Networking at Theta Chi Homecoming 2018 is year's Homecoming was a huge success! e alumni in attendance ranged from the class of 1959 (Allen Levesque '59) to the class of 2018. A lot of memories and laughs were shared between the 60 members in attendance. e day began with food and games in the campus center odeum. Originally, there was supposed to be a barbeque and games on the quad, but due to inclement weather it had to be moved to indoors. Afterward, some Brothers toured around the school to reminisce while others re- turned to the house. Dinner was then served, and everyone ate together as a group in the dining room. Awards were presented near the end of the dinner. e Chapter would like to congratulate to Jeffrey Smith '93 for receiving the Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement! Jeff's work to launch his company Riptide Autonomous Solutions is quite an impressive story. Another alumni award was given to James Melvin '85. e Alumni Appreciation Award was presented to Jim as a form of recognition for all the work and positive impact he has had on the Chapter for multiple years. Other awards throughout the night consisted of the Helping Hand Award given to Graysen DeLuca '19, the Academic Achievement Award to Kyle Scaplen '19, and the MVP award to Daniel Pelaez '20. Afterward, there was a poker game in the alumni room with players ranging from participants of the class of '85 to '21. Overall, Homecoming was a successful event. It was a great time for everyone to reminisce about old memories from their tenure at eta Chi and WPI. Among so many contributors, extra special thanks to the following undergraduates for helping to make Homecoming such a great success: Connor Buek '21 - organized dining room/made sure house looked clean Michael Connor '21 - organized dining room/made sure house looked clean Alec Mitkov '21 - organized dining room John Eracar '20 - made sure name tags and guest notebook were set up by entrance for all to see Jon Lazri '21 - set up warm dorm to keep younger alumni entertained Vinay Nair '21 - organized and setup poker in the alumni room Anthony Arrigo '19 - head chef Cole Wilcutt '20 - chef 's helper Jeremy Wong '21 - chef 's helper Noah Goren '21 - chef 's helper Kevin Sifuentes '20 - Homecoming lead, planning and execution Daniel Pelaez '20 - Homecoming planning and execution Fraternally, Kevin Sifuentes '20 Alumni Relations Chairman

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