Bret Shambo

Bret Shambo
Name	Bret Shambo
Chapter	Epsilon Alpha Kutztown University
Date Inducted	Fall 2009
Roll Number	EA 170
Alumni Chapter/Assoc
Honorary Member
Major	Sociology
Birthdate	July 23, 1989
Spouse
Nicknames
Awards	Brother of the Semester - Fall 2012 Best Leader - Fall 2012 Best Big/Little Duo of All Time - Fall 2012 Exemplifies the Tripod - Spring 2012 Best Leader - Spring 2012 Brother of the Semester - Fall 2011 Best Leader - Fall 2011 Brother of the Semester - Spring 2011 Best Leader - Spring 2011 Camaraderie Award - Fall 2010 Biggest Phi Sigma Pi Fan - Fall 2010 Most Likely to Tattoo ΦΣΠ on Their Butt - Spring 2010 Best Big Little Duo - Fall 2009 Most Willing to Go Above & Beyond for Classmates - Fall 2009(Initiate)

Bret Shambo (born 23 July 1989) is an Active Member of Epsilon Alpha Chapter (ΕΑ 170) at Kutztown University.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Bret was inducted into Phi Sigma Pi in the Fall of 2009 and was a member of the Xi initiate class. As an initiate, Bret was the Xi class Vice President and Fundraising chair. His initiate fundraiser was a bake sale during Founder's Day Weekend.

Collegiate Years at Epsilon Alpha Chapter

Bret is currently one of three Alumni Advisors of the Epsilon Alpha Chapter. As an undergraduate, Bret served as the Chapter President and Vice President. He has also in the been the Social Committee Chair, the floating Homecoming Committee Chair, and served on the floating Risk Management Committee. He is also a certified Local Module Facilitator for Leadership in Action.

As Chapter President, Bret restructured the way the Executive Board has been put together for the previous ten years. Working to meet the fluidity of the membership numbers, Bret cut and merged Officer positions at the Epsilon Alpha Chapter. Previously, there was a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, and a Standards Advisor. Bret merged the two secretary positions and delegated miscellaneous duties to other Officers, such as the Parliamentarian and President. Standards are also now kept and monitored by the Chapter Secretary.

As Chapter Vice President, Bret headed the merging and dissolving of a handful of Epsilon Alpha's permanent committees. He merged the Rush, Initiate, Public Relations, and Internet Public Relations committee into one committee, the Recruitment and Initiation committee. This committee is co-chaired by the Recruitment Advisor, the Initiate Advisor, as well as a Public Relations chair. He dissolved the Philanthropy Development committee. Now, the Service and Fundraising committees work together to ensure that the Chapter is devoted time and charity to our national philanthropy, Teach for America. The Fundraising committee donated 30% of all proceeds directly to Teach for America, and the Service committee has at least one Teach for America specific community service event per semester.

Bret was the National Chapter Delegate for Grand Chapter in 2011 in Washington DC. He has also attended East Region Conferences at Alpha Theta at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

Bigs and Littles

Bret's Big:

• Tessa Linder - Fall 2009

Bret has three littles:

• Kelsey Budde - Spring 2010
• Meri Beliveau - Fall 2010
• Nella Procino - Spring 2012

Other Interesting Facts

• Bret is currently enrolled in Kutztown University's Masters in Education program in Student Affairs in Higher Education: Administration. He plans to one day work with and develop Freshman and Transfer orientation programs.
• Bret has worked for Kutztown University's CONNECTIONS Orientation Program for two years, helping to orient the upcoming freshman class to the University and all that it has to offer.

Further Resources

• Epsilon Alpha Website