2 | the peninsular
President
Jake Herman '25
jakeherm@umich.edu
(312) 533-5034
Vice President
Trinidad Flores Jr. '25
tjflores@umich.edu
Social Chairman
Sam Brown '25
sammb@umich.edu
Treasurer
Ian O'Rourke '25
iorourke@umich.edu
Co-Rush Chairman
Vatsal Agarwal '25
vatsalag@umich.edu
(513) 913-8813
Co-Rush Chairman
Arun Parwani '25
aparwani@umich.edu
(510) 374-9374
Risk Manager
Cooper Strauss '25
robest@umich.edu
Pledge Master
John Abernathy '24
abernjoh@umich.edu
House Manager
Andrew Inda '25
aginda@umich.edu
Secretary
Ilan Shelest '26
ishelest@umich.edu
T
he undergraduates have had a terrific
summer filled with travels, internships,
and more! Matt Greenbaum '25, Peninsular
Chapter's house improvement chairman,
interned at Ford while taking Calculus III. He
focused on ADAS research and development
and still made time for benefiting the
brotherhood by continuing to build out his LED
Matrix project.
Jake Herman '25 interned at GrubHub, where
he implemented a feature enabling drivers to
thank diners for their tips. Jake learned full-
stack programming to build out the UI and
backend aspects of this feature. Additionally,
Jake connected with alumni within the software
engineering industry to hear their advice for
working within the industry, and he really
appreciates the alumni's willingness to meet
with him.
Most of our rising seniors spent the most recent
semester abroad. They were spread across
Europe from Amsterdam to Prague but still
came together to go on trips to Ibiza, Dublin,
and more. Some of them still had the traveling
bug this summer, as they took trips from Seattle
to Utah's National Parks to LA. Lastly, the
brothers visited each other in their home cities.
A lot of our members explored Chicago and
participated in activities such as paddleboarding
and walking downtown.
The undergraduates look forward to growing
our brotherhood this semester, as initiation is a
major focus. We believe that the University of
Michigan's new policy of having a fall initiation
period will increase our ability to secure a great
pledge class. Additionally, we look forward to
continuing to build the alumni/undergraduate
relationship through dinners, events, and more.
Xaipe,
Jake Herman '25
Chapter President
VACATIONS AND VOCATIONS
• Collegians Make the Most of Summer Months
From left: Rhys Wastell '24, Max Topping '24, Jacob Kawahara '24,
Elliot Kaftan '24, Dylan Rich '24, Rav Patel '24, John Abernathy
'24, Jackson Joyce '24, and Shu Yang 'YR meet up in Ibiza.
Dylan Rich '24 takes advantage of the backdrop
at the Grand Canyon during his summer trip to
multiple national parks.
Rav Patel '24 hang gliding in Switzerland.
C H A P T E R O F F I C E R S
