We incorporate freshman into our house through a program designed to familiarize pledges with the house, MIT, and the Boston area. As part of the pledge program, each member of the pledge class will select a big brother, who helps them adjust to life at the house and MIT. Additionally, pledges are responsible for organizing a party, a pledge trip, and other activities which will enable them to grow closer to each other and the house. Our goal is to make our incoming members feel at home in the house, while developing a sense of pride in the fraternity and themselves, ultimately becoming men we are proud to call brothers.

Matthew Medak '02 Graham, WA EECS House Manager

Wham! Bam! "Thank you MAM". Those were the sounds of Matt's tennis racket and his doubles partner's response as he helped lead us into a new era of IM tennis championships. That's not all he's good at, though. He's a master of downhill skiing, as well as the man most responsible for the retrofitting of our bar. And if you think you're going to challenge him in a game of pool, beware. Despite the slow decline of his skills since freshman year, he's still quite the shark. Not to mention, his sharp wit and impeccable timing alone have been known to bring lesser men to their knees.

Dave Von Stroh '03 Harlingen, TX Physics Community Relations Chair

In many ways, Dave Von Stroh has been a man of tradition over this past year. He has followed in the footsteps of Peter Finin, taking 8.022 and 18.100B during his Freshman year and declaring Physics as his major. He's mimicked Junior, Dave Allmon, sporting the same first name, hailing from Texas, holding the position of pledge class President, and having the complexion of a shiny toilet. And finally, he has managed to uphold the more common and almost house wide traditions of enthusiastic participation in Christianity, IM basketball, and IM football. There has, however, been no tradition for his random bursts of laughter heard often in the halls of PKT.