{"id":1046,"date":"2025-04-02T10:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/phisociety\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:16:26","slug":"rush-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/phisociety\/2025\/04\/02\/rush-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 2, 2025, we initiated 20 new brothers. This class is one of our largest in many years and was a result of an expanded and spirited rush effort.\u202fThese results are a credit to the entire house, but we are especially appreciative of the significant role that House President, Sam Moran (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201926); Rush Chairman, Joe Harrell (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201925); and Social Chairman, Ian Donnellan (Col \u201826) played in achieving this successful outcome.\u202f As many of you know, Sam is the son of Phi, Pat Moran (<abbr title=\"School of Engineering and Applied Science\">Engr<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201995), and has been elected to serve his second term as President next year!<\/p>\n<p>The University recently condensed rush to two weeks and it took a Herculean effort to meet and get to know many perspective brothers in such a short period of time. But the active brothers put it into high gear and got the job done. Not only is it a large pledge class, but they are a terrific bunch of scholars and athletes who take their commitment to Phi Society seriously. And just as important &#8211; they know how to have a good time!<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome, New Brothers!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Patrick Marshall (&#8217;26), Richmond, VA<\/li>\n<li>Chris Tang (&#8217;26), Yorba Linda, CA<\/li>\n<li>Owen Cole (&#8217;27), Fairfax Station, VA<\/li>\n<li>Ronit Malhotra (&#8217;27), Chantilly, VA<\/li>\n<li>Jay Sikka (&#8217;27), Vienna, VA<\/li>\n<li>Gavin Spath (&#8217;27), Woodbine, MD<\/li>\n<li>Alessio Azimpour (&#8217;28), Falls Church, VA<\/li>\n<li>Devon Centeno (&#8217;28), Mechanicsville, VA<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Crawford (&#8217;28), Leesburg, VA<\/li>\n<li>Henry Davenport (&#8217;28), Chatham, NJ<\/li>\n<li>Savas Emanuel (&#8217;28), McLean, VA<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel Hwang (&#8217;28), Alameda, CA<\/li>\n<li>Elias Krasny (&#8217;28), Northampton, MA<\/li>\n<li>Ethan Lieberman (&#8217;28), Bethesda, MD<\/li>\n<li>Sam Lindsey (&#8217;28), Virginia Beach, VA<\/li>\n<li>Zachary Lipp (&#8217;28), Great Neck, NY<\/li>\n<li>Pierce Preston (&#8217;28), Atlanta, GA<\/li>\n<li>Graham Simons (&#8217;28), Chesterfield, VA<\/li>\n<li>Miles Woodcock (&#8217;28), McLean, VA<\/li>\n<li>William Wright (&#8217;28), Jacksonville, FL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 2, 2025, we initiated 20 new brothers. 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