Zach Wall, Alpha Epsilon Pi

Growing up, I knew when I went to college that I would be a part of the Greek community.  Both of my parents joined a fraternity or sorority and they both regularly talked about their experiences and the benefits of going Greek.  When I got to school the fall of my freshman year I knew I wanted to be part of a fraternity and I joined Alpha Epsilon Pi.  AEPi has become my family in Charleston and the members of the fraternity truly are my brothers for the rest of my life and I will gladly do anything for them. After about two years of being in AEPi I see the benefits and experiences that my parents talked about and I would not trade my time in AEPi for anything.

Zach Wall ’12, Accounting

Richard Newcomb, Alpha Epsilon Pi

I came to the College in the Fall of 2007 knowing no one and wanting to become involved and make lasting friendships.  Both of these came to me in the form of my fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi.  I became of aware of the strong brotherhood during my pledge period.  I was going through a number of personal problems, not involving the fraternity, and when the older brothers heard about it a few of them pulled me aside at different times to talk about it and support me through it.  For me, seeing people show compassion towards someone that they have just met and help them through hardships solidified the fact that AEPi was where I wanted to be.  This brotherhood has become very important part of my life, giving me the opportunity to grow as a person and I have found those few people in your life that without question would give me the shirt off of their back.  My experience in AEPi has only made me love my fraternity more having served in various leadership positions including serving as Secretary on the Executive Board this past year.  The more friendships I make and the experiences I have in AEPi only make me want to be more involved and do anything I can to help the fraternity as a whole and any one of my brothers.  There has never been a time that the thought of not being a part of this fraternity has crossed my mind. The thought that my years of being an active brother will be ending when I graduate in May of 2011 is sad but I am proud to say that I will be an AEPi till the day that I die.

Richard Newcomb ’11, Political Science

TJ Fielder, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Beneficial, rewarding, brotherhood, GREEK LIFE.  My Greek Life experience at the College of Charleston has changed my life forever. As an out of state student, a close knit relationship was not easy to come by when I first came to the college. I was overwhelmed how the fraternity guys on campus reached out to me during my freshman year. I knew I wanted to be a part of an organization that exudes true brotherhood. After being initiated in fall 2008, the bond that I am currently in welcomed me like a real brother. Road trips, late night studying, socials, and eventually rooming together, I feel as if my support system and love from my fraternity brothers on this campus is unconditional. I couldn’t imagine my college experience being so fulfilling without the Greek Life aspect. Even when I decided to study through the National Student Exchange Program in California for a semester, my fraternity brothers across the country welcomed me also and I knew it was because of the bond that I joined while at the College of Charleston. I thank Greek Life for allowing me to show my true talents, true beliefs, and my true strengths. College would not be the same without GREEKS!

TJ Fielder ’11, Political Science