Active Brothers
Currently there are 64 active brothers and counting.
Congratulations to our Spring 2024 class, Gamma Omega Chi, for reaching brotherhood!
Edward Kaufman
WORTHY ARCHITECT
5th year Architecture Major
Eddie is a fifth-year architecture student from Meadville, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Delta Alpha Pi Pledge Class. His family and friends are very important to him and he loves to spend time with them. His interest in architecture comes from his family as well as his love for art and design. His favorite things to do in his free time include drawing, playing guitar and piano, watching movies, and working out and playing sports.
Jeff Snyder
WORTHY ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT, CO-THON CHAIR, CO-FUNDRAISING CHAIR, CO-ACTIVITIES CHAIR
3rd year Architectural Engineering Major
Jeffrey is a third-year majoring in Architectural Engineering at Penn State. He is from Hillsdale, New Jersey and is a part of the Iota Tau Upsilon class here in Alpha Rho Chi. Jeffrey discovered his love for engineering through set designing for musicals at his high school, and further developed this by taking every engineering class that was offered. He also has a love for soccer, playing as long as he can remember.
Dylan Huegel
WORTHY ESTIMATOR, CO-RECRUITMENT CHAIR
4th year Architectural Engineering Major
Dylan is a fourth-year Architectural Engineering student from Warrington, PA. He is a part of the Spring 2022 ITY class. Growing up in an engineering household, he always knew he wanted to be an engineer and decided to go to Penn State to be an architectural engineer. In his free time, he enjoys mountain biking, playing sports, especially lacrosse, and quality time with his friends and family.
Jess Stencel
WORTHY SCRIBE, CO-CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT CHAIR
4th year Graphic Design Major
Jess is a fourth-year Graphic Design major from Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. She’s had a passion for traditional art since she was younger but fell in love with digital mediums in high school that lead her to pursue graphic design. In her free time, she likes to draw, take photos, and play with any dog she sees on the street.
Esmael Maalej
WORTHY ADVISOR
5th year Architecture Major
Esmael is a fifth-year Architecture major from Allentown, PA. He is a member of the Delta Alpha Pi pledge class. Ever Since he was a young boy, he has loved the idea of design in all aspects of life. This curiosity led him to Architecture at Penn State. Esmael' enjoys cooking, skating around, exploring the natural world, and the simple things in life. He also enjoys reading and listening to soulful music. Esmael hopes to learn as much as he can from his peers and his experiences at Alpha Rho Chi and beyond. “Choose not the shorter or longer path, but rather choose the more scenic route.”
Rich Padula
SERGEANT AT ARMS
3rd year Architecture Major
Rich is a 3rd year architecture major with a minor in architectural history. He is from Scranton PA and a member of the Alpha Iota class. He enjoys snowboarding, paintballing, weightlifting, and spending time with his dog in his free time.
Kyle Luong
5th year Architecture Major
Kyle is a fifth-year Architecture major from Lancaster, PA. He is a member of the Delta Alpha Pi pledge class. His love from architecture started off with his love of building Legos. He likes playing soccer and has been doing so since a young age. On his free time, he likes to play guitar, skateboard, and go to the beach to surf. Kyle is also into photography. He hopes that he can soon travel more and explore the world.
Jared Fiscus
4th year Architecture Major
Jared is a fourth-year Architecture major from Stony Point, NY. He is a member of the Sigma Omega Lambda pledge class. He loved engineering in high school but enjoyed technical drawing/drafting even more. Jared’s favorite things are being with friends, listening to music, going to the gym, and spending time outside.
Connor Hargraves
4th year Architecture Major
Connor is a fourth-year Architecture major from Carlisle PA. He had a strong passion for engineering before choosing Penn State University for architecture. Outside of school, he likes to play basketball and listen to music.
Nicole Morandi
4th year Architecture Major and Italian Minor
Nicole is a fourth-year Architecture major and Italian minor from Long Island, NY. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach, traveling, hanging out with friends, and creating drawings with marker. She also enjoys listening to her favorite artists, including Kid Cudi, Beach House, the Beatles, and Lana Del Rey.
Natalie Rivoli
4th year Architecture Major and Architectural History Minor
Natalie is a fourth-year Architecture major from Rochester, NY. In addition to her major, she is minoring in Architectural History. She loves photography and visiting big cities. You can find her rewatching the Shrek movies in her free time.
Alana Van Grouw
4th year Architecture Major
Alana is a fourth-year architecture student from Poconos, PA. She is a member of the Sigma Omega Lambda pledge class.
Seth Wienholt
4th year Architecture Major
Seth is a fourth-year Architecture major from Littlestown, a small town in Adams County, PA. Growing up, he always had an interest in art and drawing and decided to major in architecture, with an eventual minor in art history. In his free time, Seth enjoys lifting, listening to music, and playing soccer.
Lindsey Anderson
4th year Landscape Architecture Major
Lindsey is a fourth-year Landscape Architecture major with a minor in Sustainability Leadership. She is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Beta Iota Gamma pledge class. Her love for plants and landscape stemmed from her childhood on her family’s farm. She enjoys houseplants, gardening, hiking, and music.
Kynan Bohner
4th year Actuarial Science and Economics Major
Kynan Bohner is an Actuarial Science and Economics double major from Harpers Ferry WV. Although not in Architecture, he enjoys learning its basics from his fellow brothers. With passions of fitness and competition, he is involved with the Gymnastics Club and Rock Climbing Competitions on campus. Leadership is another role of his, where he is President of the Chess club and Vice President of the Poker Club. Amor Fati.
Ian Fernandez
4th year Architecture Major
Ian Fernandez is a fourth-year Architecture student here at Penn State. He is from Long Island, New York. He has joined Alpha Rho Chi as part of the Beta Iota Gamma class. His passion for architecture was apparent from a young age as he knew he wanted to become one since the 1st grade, due to his love for designing and building things. He also has a strong love for traveling the world, which makes pursuing architecture a perfect choice. In his free time, he likes to play soccer, hangout with friends, and listen to music.
Julia Gilbert
CO-THON CHAIR, CO-HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHAIR
4th year Architecture Major and Architectural History Minor
Julia is a fourth-year Architecture major with a minor in Architectural History. She is from Medford, New Jersey. She spends her summers lifeguarding on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, and is an instructor for the Harvey Cedars Lifeguard in Training program. She hopes to move to Long Beach Island full time after she graduates from Penn State and plans on designing summer homes. In her free time, she enjoys surfing, rowing, and skiing. In addition to Alpha Rho Chi, Julia is involved in THON as well as the Penn State snowboard club. Julia is a member of the Beta Iota Gamma pledge class.
Sophie Marks
4th year Architecture Major
Sophie is a fourth-year Architecture student from Chester Springs, PA. She is minoring in architectural history and enjoys model-making. She always knew she wanted to pursue architecture because of her love for design and creating spaces for other people. In her spare time, you can find her playing intramural soccer, hiking, visiting national parks, and taking care of her many houseplants.
Janna Nelson
4th year Architecture Major and Architectural History Minor
Janna is a fourth-year Architecture major with minors in Architectural History and German. She is from Denver, Colorado, and is part of the Beta Iota Gamma class of Alpha Rho Chi. She decided to pursue a career in architecture due to her love of design. In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends, traveling, music, and spending time outdoors.
Elijah Pfeiffer
CO-SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR
4th year Landscape Architecture Major
Elijah (aka Eli, aka Big Cheese) is a fourth-year Landscape Architecture student who came to Penn State from Morgantown, Pa., becoming part of the Beta Iota Gamma pledge class. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, he was always outside either hunting with his father, bombing around on neighborhood ATV trails or hiking to the nearby Mississippi River to go fishing. This interest in the outdoors never left, even after the move to Pennsylvania in 2016, leading him to pursue a field in outdoor design. Elijah enjoys model railroading, working on his Jeep Wrangler, hiking, sketching, and playing Cities: Skylines in his free time.
Piper Snow
CO-HOMECOMING CHAIR
3rd year Architecture Major
Piper is a third-year Architecture student and is a part of the Beta Iota Gamma class. She is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has wanted to be an architect from a young age and is interested in restoring older buildings. In her free time, she likes to take pictures, hangout with friends, and paint.
Eric Young
CO-PHILANTHROPY CHAIR, HOUSE MANAGER
4th year Landscape Architecture Major
Eric is a fourth-year Landscape Architecture major. He is from Cranford, NJ. He always found interest in doing the physical end of landscaping and enjoys learning about designing. In his free time, he spends time with family, friends, and working on his car.
Luke Ciocca
CO-THON CHAIR, CO-HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHAIR, CO-PHILANTHROPY CHAIR, HOUSE MANAGER
4th year Architecture Major
Luke Ciocca is a fourth-year student majoring in Architecture here at Penn State. He is from Indiana, Pennsylvania. He has joined Alpha Rho Chi with the members of the Iota Tau Upsilon class. His passion for Architecture developed over the course of his life stemming from his love to create and design. He also is an avid outdoorsman and traveler. Along with this, he enjoys playing any kind of sport, hanging with friends, and furthering he creative mediums.
Sam Deorio
4th year Architecture Major
Sam is a fourth-year Architecture major from Fairfield, Connecticut. He has been obsessed with design and always found his creative fix with Legos and Minecraft. Ever since he was a child, he would create houses and other odd creations. Now in his free time, he sketches build ideas, and plays Dungeon and Dragons.
Katie Morgante
4th year Architecture Major
Katherine Morgante is a fourth-year student majoring in Architecture. She is apart of the Iota Tau Upsilon class and is from Monroe, NY. Her love for architecture stemmed through her love of art and design, she hopes to join a design firm in the future and potentially design movie sets in the future. A fun fact about Katherine is that she has lived in New York her whole life, but has always dreamed of living in Colorado in the future.
Justin Reed
CO-CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT CHAIR, CO-ACTIVITIES CHAIR
3rd year Graphic Design Major
Justin is a third-year majoring in Graphic Design from Broomall, Pennsylvania. He always had a passion for the arts which is why he chose to major in graphic design. He was part of his high schools marching band, loves the outdoors, and enjoys building computers.
Shubh Savani
4th year Architecture Major
Shubh is a fourth-year student majoring in Architecture. He is from India and he decided to go for a career in Architecture after visiting the La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. He is fond travelled, travelled to almost every country in the world, with the final goal being to travel the whole world. He is also big Soccer fan, enjoying both playing and watching it.
Zach Vontz
CO-HOMECOMING CHAIR
3rd year Architecture Major
Zach is a third-year majoring in architecture, from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a member of the Iota Tau Upsilon pledge class. He enjoys playing sports, and all things music. He once watched all three Rush Hour movies in a single sitting.
Anna Zitkus
4th year Architecture Major
Anna is a fourth-year majoring in Architecture from Pottstown, Pennsylvania. She is a part of the Iota Tau Upsilon Class. Anna discovered her love for architecture through her education in classical languages. In her free time, Anna enjoys rowing, reading, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family.
Nevin Disque
3rd year Architecture Major
CO-TECHNOLOGY CHAIR
Nevin Disque is a third-year Architecture student and is also pursuing a minor in Photography. He is from Carlisle, Pennsylvania and is a part of the Alpha Iota class. He has always been interested in the individuality architecture offers and enjoys anything related to design. In his free time he enjoys playing video games and hanging out with friends, taking photos, and spending time outdoors.
Grace Fallon
4th year Architecture Major
Grace is a fourth-year Architecture major with a minor in Architectural History. She is from Simsbury, Connecticut, and is part of the Alpha Iota class. She fell in love with architecture at a young age, drawing house plans with her older brother. You can find her playing intramural soccer, hanging out with friends, and listening to music in her free time.
Zack Fitzgerald
3rd year Architecture Major
CO-PROFESSIONAL EVENTS CHAIR, CO-RECORDS CHAIR
Zack is a third-year Architecture major from Long Branch, New Jersey. He is part of the Alpha Iota pledge class. He has had a love for design ever since he was a kid and knew he wanted to pursue something creative. In a grade school career presentation he was assigned Architect by chance and stuck with it ever since. In his free time he enjoys going to the beach, hanging out with friends, and watching horror movies.
Kahree James
3rd year Landscape Architecture Major
Kahree is a 3rd-year landscape architecture. He is from Philly and has wanted to work in the field of architecture since the fourth grade. In his free time, he enjoys playing sports or playing his guitar.
Josh Peters
3rd year Lanscape Architecture Major
Josh is a 3rd year Landscape Architecture Major, he is from Dallas, PA. He is a member of the Alpha Iota pledge class. He grew up loving lego’s and playing cities skylines and that is what eventually led him to Landscape Architecture. In his free time you can catch him playing golf or watching sports.
Matt Ronga
CO-FUNDRAISING CHAIR
3rd year Architecture Major
Matt is a third-year architecture major from Berkeley Heights, NJ. He joined Alpha Rho Chi as part of the Alpha Iota pledge class. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, playing sports, especially basketball, and quality time with his friends and family.
Nathan Shepard
CO-TECHNOLOGY CHAIR, CO-RECORDS CHAIR
3rd year Architecture Major
Nathan is a third-year architecture major from Winchester, MA. He joined Alpha Rho Chi as part of the Alpha Iota pledge class. He was introduced to architecture from a young age by his family and has known since 4th grade he wanted to be an architect. He loves landscape photography and in his free time you can find him rock climbing at the IM building and cycling when the weather is good.
Jackie Zheng
CO-PROFESSIONAL EVENTS CHAIR, CO-SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR
4th year Architecture Major
Jackie is a fourth-year Architecture student minoring in Sustainability Leadership from Wallingford, PA. He became a member of Alpha Rho Chi with the Alpha Iota class. Before coming to Penn State, he had a strong passion for Data Science but ultimately chose the path to become an architect focused on sustainability and digital computation. Outside of Architecture, he loves participating in all sorts of activities and learning skills including hiking, cycling, reading books, and musical instruments.
Alex Bowler
3rd year Landscape Architecture Major
Alex is from New York City and is majoring in Landscape Architecture with a minor in Architectural Studies. He enjoys traveling, the outdoors, music, and eating at restaurants. He likes all sports but his favorite team to watch is the NY Yankees.
Brendan Bucci
2nd year Landscape Architecture Major
Brendan is a second year majoring in landscape architecture from Charlotte, NC. He is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class. He always took art as an elective while growing up which drew him to his major. He loves playing the guitar, fishing and hiking.
Emilie Chiofalo
3rd year Architecture Major
Emilie is a third year architecture student from Long Island, New York. She is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class. She likes cooking, reading, and being creative whenever she can. She was drawn to the architecture major because it was the perfect mix of her two passions art and science. Emilie speaks French and has dual citizenship with France and the United States
Sylvie Crawford
2nd year Landscape Architecture Major
Sylvie is a second year landscape architecture student from West Palm Beach, Florida. She is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class.
Jackson Frederick
2nd year Architecture Major
Jackson is a second year architecture student from Erie, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class.
Gavin Lawrence
2nd year Psychology Major
Gavin is a second-year psychology major with a concentration in neuroscience. Never living in one place for more than 2 years, Gavin has moved over 10 times, most recently North Carolina . He is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega class. HIs passion for psychology pushes him to create a safe place for everyone and hopes to eventually become a clinical psychologist. His favorite things to do in his free time include long boarding, Listening to jazz music, volunteering and gardening.
Ben Maalej
CO-RECRUITMENT CHAIR
2nd year Psychology Major
Ben is a second year psychology student from Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class.
Maven Martin
2nd year Architecture Major
Maven is a second-year Architecture major from Long Island, New York. She is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class. She loves to travel and hopes to live abroad in the future. In her free time she enjoys going to the beach in the summers and skiing in the winters, reading, painting/drawing, and is involved with a dance club on campus.
Natasha Meyer
3rd year Architecture Major
Natasha is a third year architecture student from Rye, New York. She is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class.
John Murray
2nd year Architecture Major
John is a second year majoring in architecture and is from Martinsville, New Jersey. He am a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class. He loves sailing and spending summers with family on the Jersey shore. He has always wanted to be an architect ever since he was a kid and loves watercolor painting. He hopes to do work with historic preservation in the future.
Karlie-Grace O’Hara
2nd year Architecture Major
Karlie is a second-year architecture student from Scranton, PA. She’s a member of the Omega Alpha Omega class. Originally, she wanted to become an engineer but fell in love with the creative design aspect of architecture. In her free time, she could be found listening to music, hanging out with friends, or reading books.
Anushka Ramroop
3rd year Architecture Major
Anushka is a third year architecture student from Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class.
Lauren Reed
2nd year Architecture Major
Lauren is a second-year Architecture major from Hershey, PA. She is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class. She decided to study architecture after growing up playing Minecraft and The Sims. In her free time, Lauren enjoys listening to music. Some of her favorite artists are Harry Styles, Tame Impala, Billie Eilish, and Glass Animals. Lauren also likes to play Just Dance with her friends.
Aaron Sedlak
2nd year Architecture Major
Aaron is a second-year majoring in architecture. He is a member of the Omega Alpha Omega pledge class. Legos and Minecraft played significant roles in his decision to pursue architecture. Outside of architecture, he likes to go to athletic events and play the cello.
Owen Trufahnestock
2nd year Security and Risk Analysis Major
Owen is a second year Security and Risk Analysis Major with a Minor in Landscape Architecture. He is from Harrisburg Pennsylvania and is apart of the Omega Alpha Omega class. Owen enjoys spending time outside and occasionally going rock climbing.
Woody Blaine
2nd year Landscape Architecture Major
Woody is a second year Landscape Architecture Major. He is a member of the Sigma Iota Nu pledge class. Woody is a member of the Penn State Blue Band and he loves to spend time outside by snowboarding, riding his Onewheel, and spending time with his friends.
Tori Hanson
2nd year Landscape Architecture Major
Tori is a second-year Landscape Architecture student from Schwenksville, Pennsylvania and a member of the Sigma Iota Nu pledge class. She loves reading outside, going to the gym, and hiking.