Alex Collins

Alex J. Collins III
Name	Alex J. Collins III
Chapter	Epsilon Rho Northern Kentucky University
Date Inducted	November 5, 2008
Roll Number	ΕΡ 19
Alumni Chapter/Assoc
Honorary Member
Major	Mathematics
Birthdate	July 7, 1987
Spouse
Nicknames	Icebox
Awards

Alex J. Collins III (born 7 July 1987) is an Active Member of Epsilon Rho Chapter (ΕΡ 19) at Northern Kentucky University.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Alex enrolled in Northern Kentucky University, in Spring 2008, following graduating with his Associate's Degree from the University of Cincinnati in the Fall 2007. The University of Cincinnati followed his graduation from Western Brown High School in Mount Orab, Ohio in June 2005. During his junior year in college, Alex found himself needing to discover both himself and a purpose within his collegiate years and after receiving a letter from Phi Sigma Pi as well encouragement from another initiate, Emily Devers, he chose to take an active role and became an initiate in Fall 2008. Successfully completing his initiate training alongside thirty-four other members, Alex was inducted on November 5, 2008 into the newly formed Epsilon Rho chapter.

Collegiate Years at Epsilon Rho Chapter

Early on in his involvement with Phi Sigma Pi, Alex was chosen to be the chapter's first Historian [Fall 2008 - Fall 2009] as well as co-founded the idea behind the "Biggles" program in hopes of creating a stronger bond between the chartering initiate class which was meant to take effect during the Brotherhood Retreat during that last week of Fall semester but due to difficulty at having such schedules during the late winter months, the Biggles were assigned at the last meeting of the Fall semester of 2008. Staying active for a year, Alex had to apply for early alumni status in the Fall of 2009 due to conflicts with his schedule.

National Involvement

Alex has yet to get involved nationally but cannot wait until his first year of events, including the Mid-South Regional at Beta Kappa Chapter and National Convention.

Bigs, Littles, and Alum Chums

With the hard work of their Alumni Adviser, Christopher McCoy, each of the founding members were given an Alumni in which they are able to talk with, ask questions, and gain a better understanding of the fraternity as a whole. Alex was given Kyle Williams, who is currently acting as the National Vice President of Chapter Development.

Due to being the chartering class, each member of Epsilon Rho was given another member to act as both a big and a little, which has been collectively referred to as the "Biggles" program. Alex's Biggles is Emily Devers.

Further Resources

• Facebook Page

Other Interesting Facts

• Alex will be in the founding class of two Greek fraternities on NKU's campus, Phi Sigma Pi and Sigma Phi Epsilon, in Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 respectively.
• Is distantly related to his Chapter Alumni Adviser, Christopher McCoy.