Athletic Achievements- Spring 2010

Brother Derrick Gragg (Spring 90) was inducted into the Huntsville/ Madison County Sports Hall of Fame for his multiple sport prowess in high school, his All-Academic SEC team as a wide receiver, and activities as athletic director at Eastern Michigan University. The light of Nu Rho and Kappa Alpha Psi continues to shine far beyond the campus of Vanderbilt University.

Personal Achievements

Births

Brothers Phillip Perry and Teremy Banks (Fall 96) both celebrated the birth of children in their respective families.

Athletic Achievements- Fall 2009

All-SEC Second Team

Bro. Chris Marve (Spring 09) was elected to the All-SEC Second Team for his outstanding performance in Vanderbilt’s 2009 football campaign. As the starting middle linebacker Bro. Marve was among the leaders in the SEC in tackles and finished 15^th in the nation in tackles as only a redshirt sophomore. Congratulations to Bro. Marve and the chapter Brothers look forward to supporting him in his future endeavors. 

Campus Achievements- Fall 2009

VSG Off-Campus Rep (Williams)

Bro. Jeremy Williams (Spring 09) was elected this fall to the office of Greek House/Off Campus Representative in Vanderbilt Student Government.

Brothers leading other campus organizations

Caribbean Students Association- Bro. Michael Romeo (Spring 07)

MOSAIC Weekend Planning Committee- Bro. Jordan Mahoney (Fall 08)

National Black Law Students Association- Bro. Edverette Brewster (Fall 08)

Voices of Praise Gospel Choir- Bro. Edverette Brewster (Fall 08)

In addition to these Brothers presiding over various student organizations many other Brothers hold high offices in various organizations such as Black Student Alliance, Multicultural Leadership Council, Vanderbilt Spoken Word, National Society of Black Engineers, and many other organizations. Nu Rho is making its mark throughout the campus!

VUcept

This fall Bro. Jeremy Williams (Spring 09) was a student leader in Vanderbilt’s VUcept program for first-year orientation. Bro. Williams was the only member of the NPHC that served in this year’s VUcept program. 

Campus Involvement

For the 2009-2010 school year 100% of the chapter is involved actively with at least one other campus organization. 

Academic Achievements- Fall 2009

Chapter GPA

This fall two brothers of the Nu Rho chapter achieved Dean’s List honors. Bro. Edverette Brewster (Fall 08) and Bro. Nate Marshall (Spring 09) both achieved GPAs of greater than 3.5 with Bro. Brewster earning the highest GPA in the chapter (3.86).  No Brother had a GPA below a 2.0. The chapter continues to improve academically. The chapter's overall GPA for the fall was the highest it has been in recent history. Congrats to all the Brothers and Bro. Brewster in particular.

Brothers in Graduate School

Bro. Charleson Bell (Fall 05) earned his ME and was accepted as a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering.