Undergraduate Brothers of Chi Psi at Cornell


Class of 2008

Zachary Saland Beck '08

Hometown: Pasadena, CA
School: Arts and Sciences
Major: Economics


Ari Beer '08

Hometown: San Diego, CA
School: Agriculture & Life Sciences
Major: A. E. M.
Activities: Bilingual


Jared Cohen '08

Hometown: Cambridge, MA
School: Arts and Sciences
Major: History
Activities: Cornell Club Lacrosse
Career Interests: Law & Government


Brant Duber '08

Hometown: Bethesda, MD
School: Hotel School
Major: Hotel Administration
Career Interests: Business


James Heinz III '08

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
School: Arts and Sciences
Major: Economics
Activities: Varsity Baseball


Jake Jolly '08
Pledge Educator - Spring 2008

Hometown: Long Valley, NJ
School: Engineering
Major: Computer Science
Activities: Club Rugby
Career Interests: Consulting, Software

I am a senior in the computer science major. My interests include motocross, snowboarding, surfing, rugby, the beach, and enjoying warm weather outdoors. After I graduate, I have accepted a position as a technical consultant with Deloitte Consulting and plan to live in NYC. I have one brother who currently lives in Tallahassee and races professional motocross. Both my parents are retired and have recently moved to Florida.


Shalen Nikolay Kouk '08
LODGE PRESIDENT - Spring 2008

Hometown: Winnipeg,Canada
School: Human Ecology
Major: H. B. H. S.
Activities: Club Hockey
Career Interests: Medicine


Justin Charles Latino '08

Hometown: Southboro, MA
School: Hotel Administration
Major: Hotel Administration


Jonathan S. Leiman '08
LODGE STEWARD - Spring 2008

Hometown: Bethesda, MD
School: Agriculture & Life Sciences
Major: Natural Resources
Activities: WUBR, Horticulture Club
Career Interests: Marine Bio./Aquatic Research
I have lived in the lodge now for two years and will continue to live in through my senior year. This past fall I attended a field research program at the University of Montana. I intend to move to Nashville after graduation, and eventually attend graduate school in the South.

Drew Lessard '08

Hometown: Winter Park, FL
School: Arts and Sciences
Major: History
Activities: Varsity Soccer, Navy ROTC
Career Interests: Navy, Business or Law School


Spencer Rubin '08

Hometown: Montclair, NJ
School: Hotel Administration
Major: Hotel Administration
Activities: Club Lax, Hotel Entrepreneurs


Thomas Vitti '08

Hometown: Port Chester, NY
School: Agriculture & Life Sciences
Major: A. E. M.
Activities: Sprint Football


Michael Douglas White '08
LODGE STEWARD - Spring 2008

Hometown: West Hartford, CT
School: College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Major: Applied Economics & Management
Career Interests: Finance


Joseph Zenga '08

Hometown: Medford, MA
School: Arts and Sciences
Major: Biology -- Neurobiology
Activities: Pre-Medical Honors Society, Club Jiu-Jitsu, Volunteer at Bridges Cornell Heights Retirement Home
Career Interests: Medicine
I grew up in Boston as an only child. I attended the same private school K-12, and enjoyed high school very much playing Varsity Football, Wrestling, and Golf. I spent most summers of my life on Martha's Vineyard.

Class of 2009

Sina Basir '09

School: CALS
Major: Applied Economics and Management
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

James Gonos '09

School: Engineering
Major: Biological Engineering
Hometown: Mountaintop, PA
Activities: Sprint Football
Career Interests: Engineering

David Grossman '09
Social Chair - Spring 2008

School: School of Hotel Administration
Major: Food & Beverage; Casino Gaming
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Activities: Club Lacrosse, HEC '06, HEC '07
Career Interests: Hospitality Development
David Grossman is a sophomore in the Hotel School. He was born and raised in Ithaca, NY and attended Ithaca High School. At Ithaca, David Grossman was a 4 year letter winner in Varsity Hockey and a 3 year letter winner in Varsity Hockey. He was the captain of both the Hockey team and the Lacrosse team his senior year. In his junior year, he was league MVP and 2nd team All-State. He was also a member of the 2003 and 2004 Empire State Games gold medal winning Central lacrosse team. In high school he was also an editor of the yearbook as well as a member of the school band. At Cornell, David was a member of the Varsity Lacrosse team for a semester. The past summer David spent in Las Vegas, NV working for Wynn Las Vegas and he plans to work in NYC this summer for Union Square Hospitality Group at Gramercy Tavern.

Robert Harvey '09

School: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Major: Landscape Architecture
Hometown: Baltimore Maryland
Activities: Mens Polo Team

Scott Howard '09

School: Engineering
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
Career Interests: Entreprenurial Construction Management
Scott has two older brothers, both engineers Lehigh 04' and Cornell 09'. He has a long family history in Ithaca, as his mother grew up here and both of his parents attended Cornell University, his grandmother still lives near campus. Scott has had a long standing interest in competitive football and lacrosse, as well as outdoor Activities all of which he has participated in extensively. Also he has a passion for design and construction, and with his brother and father, recently completed the restoration of a 1956 Ausitn Healey roadster.

Luke Kairys '09
Lodge Manager - Spring 2008

School: CALS
Major: Landscape Architecture
Hometown: Geneva, NY
Activities: Varsity Football
Career Interests: Running my own firm

Jared Mermey '09

School: School of Arts and Sciences
Major: Economics
Hometown: New Rochelle, NY

Charalambos Papachryssanthou '09

School: Hotel School
Major: Real Estate and Finance
Hometown: Ithaca, New York
Activities: CEO Souvlaki House
Career Interests: Own Ithaca by the time I'm 30
I was born and have grown up in Ithaca. My family owns the Souvlaki House and my dad is brother Pete.

Spencer Thorp '09
Sergeant at Arms - Spring 2008

School: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Major: Landscape Architecture
Hometown: Jefferson, Massachusetts
Career Interests: Landscape Foreman

Eric Westerduin '09

School: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Major:Applied Econmics and Management
Hometown: Cornwall, NY
Activities: Sprint Football

Jonathan Yale '09

School: Arts and Sciences
Major: Economics
Hometown: Allentown, PA

Class of 2010

Michael Beneduce '10
Treasurer - Spring 2008

School: College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Major: Plant Sciences
Hometown: Morristown, NJ
Activities: Boxing Club, Horticulture Club, Ski Club
Career Interests: Garden Center, Vineyard, Wine School
Michael Beneduce, freshman plant science major, interests include snowboarding, lacrosse, boxing, volleyball and most sports, boating, wakeboarding, camping, etc. My parents own a retail garden center in NJ which I plan to take over with my older sister and younger brother. I am also minoring in viticulture/enology because we plan to start a vineyard and wine school at one of our locations soon after I graduate college.

Robert Newton Hunziker Jr. '10
Alumni Chair - Spring 2008

School: Arts
Major: Biology and Society
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Career Interests: Medical Business
Born February 17, 1988 the son of Robert Hunziker Psi '76 and Sandra Hunziker. Attended Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, GA, where he played football, wrestling, and lacrosse. He had a titanium rod inserted into his tibia after breakig his leg in a football game andsuffering from compartment syndrome. He has traveled to fourteen different countries. He now lives in the Lodge."

Fazeel Sami Khan '10

School: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Major: Applied Economics and Management
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Career Interests: Investment Banking

Christopher Robert LaBerge '10
Steward - Spring 2008

School: Architecture, Art, and Planning
Major: Urban and Regional Studies
Hometown: Syracuse, New York
Activities: Sprint Football
Career Interests: Architecture, Real Estate Development, Industrial/Graphic Design
Born and raised in Syracuse. Son of Robert and Ellen LaBerge and the oldest of three children. Attended Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse for high school.

 

Jeffrey Bryan Soffen '10
Athletic Chair - Spring 2008

School: Arts and Sciences
Major: Economics
Hometown: Potomac, Maryland
Activities: Sprint Football

Joseph R. Weiss '10
Secretary - Spring 2008

School: College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Major: Plant Sciences/Applied Economics & Management
Hometown: Center Moriches, NY
Activities: Horticulture Club
Career Interests: Commercial Greenhouse Operation
I am currently a sophomore living in the lodge working on my business and plant science major. My interests include fishing, boating, wakeboarding, and anything else one can do on the water. I come from a family greenhouse operation located on the east end of Long Island where we grow annuals, perennials, and flowering holiday crops. I hope to one day take this family tradition on and run the company with my brother Kirk.

Dan Zezulinski '10
Philanthropy Chair - Spring 2008

School: Arts and Sciences
Major: Biology
Hometown: Gladwyne, PA
Activities: Club Lacrosse, Cornell Concert Commission
Career Interests: Undetermined Medical Profession
Dan Zezulinski grew up in Gladwyne, PA where he attended the Haverford School from third grade on. He is currently studying biology in the College of Arts and Sciences and is seriously considering going Pre-med. In high school He was a letter winner in football, winter track, and lacrosse, winning the state championship for lacrosse his senior year. He is hoping to bring a lot to the lodge with his quiet leadership and his generally kind demeanor.