To my fellow business leaders,

On August 19th, 2013, the Alpha Omega chapter of Phi Chi Theta was founded at Rutgers University-New Brunswick by a small group of driven students. Today, our chapter has grown to over 65 current brothers and continues to uphold the pillars this fraternity was built upon service, professionalism, and brotherhood. Entering our twelfth year on campus, we continue to build upon our strong reputation and presence at Rutgers and on the national level. Backed by our driven and passionate alumni, we continue to host corporate events where we can share our network with the general population of Rutgers. On the national level, Alpha Omega is the proud recipient of the Executive Director Award and is recognized as the top chapter of Phi Chi Theta.

At the beginning of my sophomore year in Fall 2023, I knew I wanted to be a part of a strong community of people. During my first year at Rutgers, I had a few friends, but I wanted to expand my circle and meet more people who had the same professional and academic goals. After rushing both social and professional fraternities in my first year, what attracted me to Phi Chi Theta was how friendly and genuine the brothers were to me during the first info session at Rush. Joining Phi Chi Theta brought me out of my comfort zone in ways I could not have imagined my freshman year. I’ve made many lifelong friends and have found a family that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

During my next semester, I was chosen to serve as Co-Director of Marketing, where I developed the marketing material for upcoming recruitment, professional, and community service events. As we only had Winter break to prepare for the upcoming rush events, I spent a lot of time with the External Team, where I had the pleasure of working with upperclassmen, and I got to know them more, and I can confidently say that they are some of my best friends today. Additionally, the Spring 2024 rush was the most successful rush up to that date, breaking all-time highs.

This past semester, I was selected and promoted to the Vice President of External Affairs, where I had the opportunity to manage and oversee my own external team to orchestrate the Fall 2024 recruitment events. Using my connections at BODYARMOR, I got them to sponsor our events, making it the first ever rush in PCT history sponsored by a company. We broke all-time highs in rush attendance once again, making it the most successful recruitment process to date. Seeing Phi Chi Theta consistently breaking records showcases our growth on campus, and I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for this fraternity.

As I begin my term as this fraternity’s thirteenth president, I am reminded of how far this fraternity and I have both come. In the same way that Alpha Omega started in a library basement and has grown to become the campus's most prominent business organization, I have grown from a sophomore looking for friends to an upperclassman who has found a family. We all have the opportunity to be a part of something greater than ourselves through Phi Chi Theta.

As President of Phi Chi Theta - Alpha Omega, I have the honor and privilege of welcoming you to our fraternity, where PCT doesn’t just stand for Phi Chi Theta, but People Coming Together.