The Omega chapter initiated 33 new men into the brotherhood on Feb. 9.
The newest brothers brought the all-time number of Pi Kappa Phi initiates to 2,400 at Purdue since its inception in 1922. The Omega chapter has produced the fourth most initiates of any Pi Kappa Phi chapter nationally.
The newest initiates are:
- Samuel Anderson, freshman from Carmel, Indiana majoring in mechanical engineering technology
- Rohan Angelo, freshman from Sunnyvale, California majoring in finance
- Josh Ball, freshman from Indianapolis, Indiana majoring in engineering
- Tommy Boyles, sophomore from Rensselaer, Indiana majoring in construction management
- Jacob Braun, freshman from Westfield, Indiana majoring in sales and selling management
- Max Buffetta, freshman from Cincinnati, Ohio majoring in industrial engineering
- Colin Crean, freshman from Frankfort, Illinois majoring in finance
- Ryan Date, freshman from Arlington, Virginia majoring in marketing
- Gavin Dietz, freshman from Westfield, Indiana majoring in engineering
- Joe Ennis, freshman from Porter, Indiana majoring in exploratory studies
- Zach Hanchar, freshman from Wanatah, Indiana majoring in kinesiology
- Devan Healy, freshman from Fairfax, Virginia majoring in data science
- Nick Huser, freshman from Carmel, Indiana majoring in business analytics and information management
- Jake Johns, sophomore from Noblesville, Indiana majoring in digital enterprise systems
- Oscar Katz, freshman from Hermosa Beach, California majoring in data science
- Ben Kochanny, freshman from Lake Zurich, Illinois majoring in business management
- Charlie McClelland, freshman from Ashburn, Virginia majoring in engineering
- Aaron Norwood, freshman from Austin, Texas majoring in engineering
- Terry O’Neill, freshman from Kansas City, Missouri majoring in engineering
- Jacob Pilon, freshman from Monticello, Indiana majoring in exploratory studies
- Eliot Profllet, freshman from Castle Rock, Colorado majoring in finance
- Matt Sandrick, freshman from Chesterton, Indiana majoring in accounting
- Nolan Schofield, freshman from Crystal Lake, Illinois majoring in criminal justice
- Mason Snyder, freshman from Noblesville in pre-pharmacy
- Michael Sorrells, freshman from Carmel, Indiana majoring in exploratory studies
- Ryan Swann, freshman from Wheeling, Illinois majoring in finance
- Aidan Trapani, freshman from West Chicago, Illinois majoring in biomedical health science
- Asher Upton, sophomore from Carmel, Indiana majoring in construction management
- Coleton Vondersaar, freshman from Westfield, Indiana majoring in biomedical health science/pre-med
- Henry Wagner, freshman from Kenosha, Wisconsin majoring in exploratory studies
- Reis Whitney, freshman from Loogootee, Indiana majoring in engineering
- Abel Worku, sophomore from Blaine, Minnesota majoring in industrial engineering
- Kaleb Yarbrough, sophomore from Flossmoor, Illinois majoring in civil engineering