Alpha Gamma Rho - Penn State University

5 alpha gamma rho T his semester we were able to host only a few socials because our time was cut short, but they all went very well. We had our bid acceptance party for the new members, partnered with Delta Gamma sorority, and it was also the first night out for the new members of Delta Gamma. We have strong relationships with both Delta Gamma and Phi Sigma Sigma sororities and have hosted socials with each of them. For this year's IM sports, we had teams competing in basketball, flag football, ultimate frisbee, and soccer. All of our teams performed very well. The 5v5 basketball team was a very solid group, and made it to the playoffs, but suffered a tough one-point loss in the first round of the playoffs to AEPi. The 3v3 basketball team made it into the second round of the playoffs before being eliminated. Flag football also made it into the playoffs, losing in the semifinals to Delta Chi, and ultimate frisbee made it to the playoffs, only losing one game all season. Sadly, I don't have any great action shots from any of the games, but rest assured there was plenty of action. THON this year was very exciting; for the first time ever our pairing of AGR and Phi Sigma Sigma broke the $100k mark. In total, the school raised almost $11.7 million, and everyone was very happy with our contribution. Big shout-out to our three senior dancers, Evan Rooney '17 (Γ1769), Jack Frantz '16 (Γ1746) and Liam Barr '17 (Γ1773), as well as VNR Member Development Declan Evans '19 (Γ1816), who stood in the stands for the entire 46 hours—a truly aggressive effort! Fraternally, Zach Labrecque '19 (Γ1823) VNR Activities ACADEMIC AND COMPARATIVE STATISTICS Fall 2019 Overall Chapter GPA: 3.23 New Member GPA: 2.68 Ranked 9th of 44 Fraternities All-University GPA: 3.25 All-Fraternity GPA: 3.17 All-Fraternity/Sorority GPA: 3.35 Recognizing AcAdemic AchieveRs C oming off the momentum from sev- eral strong academic semesters, the brothers put forth another excellent academic performance for the fall 2019 se- mester. Red Lounge is also now a fully func- tional study room with several desks and a printer. Due to the unexpected closure of the school in March, we were unable to capture a picture of all of the brothers who made Dean's List for the semester. They still de- serve a shoutout though. The following broth- ers made the Dean's List for the fall 2019 se- mester, and earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher. SENIORS Aidan Fitzpatrick '16 (Γ1740) Jack Frantz '16 (Γ1746) Parker Mulholland '16 (Γ1752 Nick Pagonis '16 (Γ1747) Ibi Agba '18 (Γ1788) Riley Bakes '17 (Γ1763 Liam Barr '17 (Γ1773) Nick Bhaskar '17 (Γ1764) Sid Chandran '17 (Γ1771) Gavin Figurelli '17 (Γ1774) David Gold '17 (Γ1768) Max Harley '17 (Γ1765) Nick Litak '17 (Γ1759) Austin Marrazza '17 (Γ1761) Evan Rooney '17 (Γ1769) Nolan Smith '17 (Γ1743 John Theodoropoulos '17 (Γ1751) Zak Zeff '17 (Γ1772) JUNIORS Colin Blewitt '18 (Γ1793) Matthew Cavadas '18 (Γ1775) Justin Connors '18 (Γ1797) Will DeFilippis '18 (Γ1809 Luke Dion '18 (Γ1804) Joe Dolan '18 (Γ1796) Mike Donohue '18 (Γ1806) Ben Essig '18 (Γ1787) Danny Glickman '18 (Γ1791) George Goetz '18 (Γ1801) Ryan Hofmann '18 (Γ1814) Peter Nelson '18 (Γ1795) Miguel Rios '18 (Γ1777) Noel Sheridan '18 (Γ1792) SOPHOMORES Carson Lortz '19 (Γ1824) Jake Smith '19 (Γ1831) Brothers Reach a New THON Record A Word from VNR Activities Brothers posing for St. Patty's Day, a Penn State tradition to make up for a Saint Patrick's Day among students. Brothers enjoying their time at THON showing off their decorated happy letters.

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