Alpha Gamma Rho - Penn State University

4 Gamma Crescent Congratulations, Seniors! A nother great semester is coming to an end here at Gamma Chapter. There will be 14 graduating seniors in spring 2017, who are listed below. As for plans after school, many of these seniors have either been offered full-time jobs or have been accepted to various graduate schools. Fraternally, Erik Feeney '15 (Γ1709) VNR Planning Mike Cameron '13 (Γ1631) Christopher Caro '13 (Γ1682) Matthew Disanto '12 (Γ1622) Sarp Engelman '13 (Γ1651) Marc Gluberman '14 (Γ1658) Carl Johnson '13 (Γ1639) Adam LaCaria '13 (Γ1640) Dylan Lord '13 (Γ1654) Brian Morales '14 (Γ1683) Oscar SanJuan '15 (Γ1687) Matt Schultz '14 (Γ1666) Adityah Singh '15 (Γ1688) Brendan White '13 (Γ1641) Kevin Wimpfheimer '15 (Γ1685) Gamma Chapter Raises More Than $25,000 for THON T his has been a busy semester for the ΑΓΡ Gamma Chapter in terms of activities. To start, we got a new THON family, the Bertrams, whose 6-year-old son, Donovan, is bravely battling leukemia. We increased our fundraising efforts from last year, totaling around $57,000 with our partner, Omega Phi Alpha. The Gamma Chapter was personally responsible for more than $25,000 of the funds compared to $23,000 from last year. We would like to thank any and all who contributed to our total. On other Gamma activity fronts, our brothers have been doing a great job in intramural sports. Most notably, brother Brain Morales '14 (Γ1683) won the wrestling tournament for his weight class. Our basketball team only narrowly missed a chance at making the playoffs, but we are proud of our performance this season. Fraternally, Michael Doyle '15 (Γ1711) VNR Activities Brain Morales '14 (Γ1683) won the intramural wrestling tournament for his weight class. aGriCulture at Gamma A s a broadcasting major, I found it difficult to secure a job in my field after graduation. I applied to radio stations and media organizations in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. After months of being rejected, I consulted the Penn State Alumni Career Network, and I found an alumnus named Mark Wishnia, who shared many classes with brother Alex Gilliland '12 (Γ1601). He was a morning radio show host in Malone, N.Y. Since he was having success in the field, I asked him to review my resume and qualifications to see if I was on the right track for a job like his. He gave me some tips and told me I was doing just fine. Coincidentally, he was leaving his job at the end of that week and gave me a letter of recommendation to replace him. I ended up landing a job on a sister station at his company, Martz Communications. Now, I host a morning radio show in Malone, a village with a population of about 14,000. We are 15 minutes from two different border crossings to Canada. I've found that our listener base is comprised of country folks who are honest and simple. The village and the land around it is covered by farms on both sides of the border. It makes me smile when I'm out and about with the radio station, and farmers shake my hand and tell me they listen to me on their tractors. (Never mind that our station may be the only FM signal that reaches them.) It's not because I grew up on a farm that they can relate to me—it's because I was raised with values they share. Things like honesty, aggressive effort, and the individual endeavor that landed me up here in a remote town for a job; the same values that led me to choose Gamma Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho in the first place. When I joined, Gamma Chapter was no more of a farm house than it is now. But when I had real, honest conversations with mature brothers like Jake Moore '11 (Γ1589) and Vinny Nicchi '11 (Γ1581) during recruitment, I could tell that they stood for the same things I did. They were good, honest college men who knew how to have a good time, make friends, and help one another succeed. It is unfortunate that "used to" gets brought up in the same conversations as Gamma Chapter and agriculture. I stand behind all the initiatives we have to recruit more ag brothers. I would love to see more farm kids in the house, especially leaders like Jake Moore. But I would like to point out that even residual elements of the agricultural lifestyle at Gamma Chapter have shaped me into a better man. Fraternally, Greg Surine '12 (Γ1603)

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