Tau Kappa Epsilon - Iowa State University

4 WElComE, nEW mEmBERS Jakob Allison E-2289 Waukee, Iowa Finance and management Justin Ashley E-2276 Waukee, Iowa mechanical engineering Ty Austin E-2270 Ames, Iowa Biology Tyler Battle E-2259 Naperville, Ill. supply chain management Jonathan Bliss E-2272 West Des Moines, Iowa Athletic training zach Buerger E-2271 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Pre-Business Aditya deshpande E-2261 Palatine, Ill. Aerospace engineering Kyler Estenson E-2287 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Pre-Business Conor Goerg E-2283 Naperville, Ill. Aerospace engineering Brandon Johnson E-2279 Willowbrook, Ill. computer engineering Cameron Johnson E-2274 Adel, Iowa Finance nicholas Johnson E-2267 Davenport, Iowa Kinesiology matthew Kaczynski E-2286 Hinsdale, Ill. industrial technologies lucas Karns E-2269 Grimes, Iowa criminology Kail mcCarter E-2268 Trenton, Mo. construction engineering dillon minshall E-2264 Urbandale, Iowa Pre-Design logan Peterson E-2280 Libertyville, Ill. marketing and international Business Andrew Ranchino E-2292 Hoffman Estates, Ill. chemical engineering ian Reed E-2281 Prairie City, Iowa Political science Seth Rohs E-2277 Omaha, Neb. mechanical engineering nicholas Scigliano E-2273 Des Moines, Iowa Biochemistry derek Thilges E-2265 Ames, Iowa materials engineering matt Thompson E-2291 Grinnell, Iowa mechanical engineering matt Tjaden E-2262 Bettendorf, Iowa Finance Caleb Townsend E-2260 Cedar Falls, Iowa Kinesiology zachary Trochlil E-2285 Plymouth, Minn. mechanical engineering Jack Underwood E-2275 Omaha, Neb. mechanical engineering Callum White E-2284 Chaska, Minn. industrial engineering Benjamin Whittington E-2266 Chicago, Ill. Political science Wesley Woods E-2278 Cedar Rapids, Iowa mechanical engineering Sebastian yates E-2290 Libertyville, Ill. chemical engineering Jordan yaukovitz E-2282 West Des Moines, Iowa Open option Taylor zeller E-2263 Cedar Rapids, Iowa software engineering matthew zemlicka E-2288 Golden Valley, Minn. meteorology W e had more than 30 students interested in tKe and we narrowed this number to six exceptional individuals. We were very selective throughout this process and made sure to get the potential new members to the house more than three times before considering them for a bid. We had two large events; the first was during the second week of the semester, and we had about 25 guys come to the house to play poker, pool, video games, and get a house tour. the second event took place at Lied, and we played multiple pickup basketball games. Our successful recruitment could not have been possible without the outstanding participation of the chapter. it's really exciting to see how much the rest of epsilon cares about our future members. We are extremely pleased with our spring pledge class of 2017, and we know they will keep us moving in the right direction. Yours in the bond, nolan Vollstedt E-2250 '19 noah Gratias E-2234 '19 Recruitment chairmen Epsilon Chapter Signs Six men This Spring • Ben Sarbacker, a freshman studying business, is from Peoria, Arizona, and plays on the isU hockey team. • mark deutsch, from Newton, iowa, is a sophomore studying agricultural engineering. • nathan leon is a freshman studying civil engineering and is from Des moines, iowa. • isaac Welsch, a transfer tKe from michigan tech, is a freshman studying mechanical engineering and from eden Prairie, minnesota. • Ty Sandene is a freshman studying aerospace engineering and is from sioux Falls, south Dakota. • Brennen Reynolds, from Le claire, iowa, is a freshman studying chemical engineering. i n the fall 2016 semester, epsilon earned a 3.14 GPA. this grade point average was high enough to place epsilon eighth overall in the interfraternity council, beating 23 other fraternities on campus. this number comes with an impressive 3.23 active member GPA, which is above the all-Greek active member GPA. however, epsilon did see a slight setback with the new member GPA last semester, which averaged a 2.96. With these results, changes to the academic system are coming to enforce the ideals of academic success into the new member education process this semester. the Fraters of epsilon, however, are confident that the slight setback in GPA, after several semesters of significant growth, is just part of the learning process. With a strong spring semester performance, tKe at iowa state University will be right back on track to setting the academic standard on campus and nationally. Yours in the bond, Evan Wieczorek E-2256 '19 hypophetes high GPA Earns Chapter Eighth Place among fraternities

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