President’s Report 2014

The 140th Year of Phis at the University of Virginia

Henry Kittredge (Col class of ’14)

Immediate Past House President

As the end of the school year approaches, it is the perfect time to look back on the year and assess the current state of the brotherhood. It is clear that Phi Society has had another successful year at the University and continues to thrive around grounds.

Extracurricular Activities: The brotherhood is very active within the University and the Charlottesville community. We have brothers involved in Student Council, Charlottesville Rescue Squad, the Interfraternity Council Judiciary Committee, the IMP Society, and many other organizations. The academic record is still strong with brothers participating in the Echols Scholar and Arts Scholar programs. Fortuh-year brother, Taylor Parr (Col class of ’14) has recently stepped down as the Head Judge for the IFC-JC. There are also multiple brothers active in the Virginia Venture Fund. Third-year brother Andrew Hayden (Col class of ’15) is Co-Founder and President of the Fund, which is designed to educate students about the venture capital and entrepreneurial process.

Athletics: Phi Society remains involved in a number of Club teams, namely lacrosse, cross-country, baseball, and volleyball. Fourth-year brother Ian Feeney (Col class of ’14), a four year member of the UVA Men’s Crew, rowed in the UVA eight which captured first place in the Murphy Cup in Camden, NJ last March. He also rowed in the Henley Royal Regatta during July in Henley-on-Thames, England. Second-year brother Jake Kozloski (Engr class of ’16) has served as Fleet Captain for the Club Sailing team, and fourth-year Ricky Wesnofske (Engr class of ’14) stars on the Club Baseball team as leadoff batter.

Internships and Careers:  Each  year the brotherhood prides itself in accepting positions and internships at prestigious companies.
Andrew Krouch (Col class of ’13) is with Fannie Mae, Chris Clark (Com class of ’13) is with UBS, Baird Snyder (Col class of ’13) is with FTI Consulting, and Evghenii Storoja (Com class of ’13) is with PNC. A number of fourth years have recently accepted jobs including Lex Alvarez (Com class of ’14) who will be with Sagent Advisors, Dylan Lam with Moelis & Company, Ryan Dodge with Wilkinson O’Grady & Co., and Mac Wilkinson at Offit Capital. Andrew Esposito (Col class of ’13) is currently attending George Washington University Law School and Taylor Parr (Col class of ’14) has been accepted into VCU Dental School. Aaron Shroyer (Col class of ’14) has also been accepted into the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

Cudlip:  This year the 24th Jeffrey Cudlip Ceremony will takeplace at the House on April 25, and we hope to see many alumni in attendance in conjunction with Founder’s Day dinner at the House the night before and Foxfield the next day. For information, contact Alumni Chair, Kyle Padden (Co ’16) at kpp3ma@virginia.edu or 602-999-6927.  The 2014 Cudlip winner is Henry Peltz (Com ’16; the presentation will include a medal and financial award, undertaken by Jeffrey’s sister Charlotte and a University official representing President Sullivan. The ceremony will be preceded by the annual Cudlip and Virginia Beta Trustees dinner, hosted by Scott Oswald (Col class of ’90).  The 2013 winner was Ricky Wesnofske (Engr class of ’14) who received the Cudlip award for his outstandingwork during the 2012 pledging semester.

Philanthropy: Our annual philanthropy event, The Phi Fish Fry, took place on April 11, with a goal that $2500 or more will be raised for the Autism Speaks organization.  This semester several brothers volunteered biweekly for Habitat for Humanity, and led by Brother Kevin Keenan (Educ class of ’16), brothers and pledges have been helping build and paint houses in Charlottesville.