Brian Broderick

Brian Broderick
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Name	Brian Broderick
Chapter	Epsilon Tau Villanova University
Date Inducted	April 28, 2011
Roll Number	ET 90
Alumni Chapter/Assoc
Honorary Member
Major	History, Education, Political Science, Honors
Birthdate	8 July 1991
Spouse
Nicknames	B-Rod
Awards

Brian Broderick (born 8 July 1991) is a Collegiate Member of Epsilon Tau (ET 90) at Villanova University. He currently serves as the chapter's Vice President.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Brian attended Villanova University beginning in Fall 2010. He joined Phi Sigma Pi in Spring 2011, his Freshman year, concurrent with the Chapter's reactivation. He is a member of the chapter's Gamma Class, and was appointed Parliamentarian for the chapter's colonial semester.

Collegiate Years at Sample Chapter

Brian has been extremely active in Epsilon Tau since its reactivation, and has played a crucial role in the chapter's success since its reactivation. He served as Epsilon Tau's first Parliamentarian during its colonial semester, and continued to hold the role during the Fall 2011 semester. He was also appointed to serve as the chapter's first-ever Recruitment Advisor during that semester, and he played a crucial role in not only recruiting a strong Delta Class, but also establishing the precedents on which Epsilon Tau's perennially successful recruitment program is based. After losing bids for President and Vice President at the close of the Fall 2011 semester, Brian chose to step down from both of his Executive Board positions to serve on the Inter-Chapter Relations Committee, of which he was elected Chair. As ICR Chair, Brian brought the Epsilon Tau chapter onto the Inter-Chapter scene for the first time, and Epsilon Tau participated in six Inter-Chapter events during Brian's semester-long tenure as ICR Chair (in contrast, the chapter had never before participated in an Inter-Chapter event before the Spring 2012 semester).

At the end of that semester, Brian won a special election to fill a vacancy at the Vice President position. He continues to serve as Epsilon Tau's Vice President to this day, having been re-elected to the position in regular Executive Board elections at the close of the Fall 2012 semester. As Vice President, Brian has worked with the chapter's committee chairs to expand the chapter's horizons on all fronts. He has also created three new committees (Initiation, Spirit, and Alumni) during his tenure as Vice President in order to meet the chapter's growing needs.

Brian served as Epsilon Tau's Grand Chapter Delegate at the 2011 National Convention in Washington, D.C., as well as at the 2012 National Convention in Orlando, Florida. He will serve as Epsilon Tau's Grand Chapter Alternate Delegate at the 2013 National Convention in Philadelphia.

Bigs and Littles

Brian is a member of the Green Machine family. His family tree is as follows:

• Little: Peter Inglis (Delta Class, since transferred)
• Grand-Little: Jesse Busch (Epsilon Class)
• Great-Grand-Little: Rick Ullrich (Zeta Class)
• Great-Great-Grand-Little: Alex Cadmus (Eta Class)
• Great-Great-Grand-Little: Laura Valenstein (Eta Class)

As a member of Epsilon Tau's re-founding class, Brian does not have a big.

Other Collegiate Involvement

Brian is very active on Villanova's campus. In addition to his heavy commitment to Phi Sigma Pi, he also serves as the Executive Director of the Villanova History Society, Co-President of the VU College Republicans, a service-site leader for the Community Outreach of Villanova (COV) program, an Ambassador and Peer Advisor for the Villanova Honors Program, an active member of Villanova's Pastoral Musicians, a teacher through the Breakthrough program of Greater Philadelphia, and an employee of Villanova Dining Services.

Despite his extensive extracurricular involvement, Brian has been able to maintain an impeccable academic track record. He currently holds a 3.84 GPA, is an active member of the Honors Program, and is pursuing four majors: History, Education, Political Science, and Honors. He is in the process of writing, for his Senior Thesis, a 200-page book on the role of economic policy under the Hoover Administration on the length and severity of the Great Depression.

Other Interesting Facts

Brian is a native to the Philadelphia area, and is a die-hard Eagles fan. His interests include politics, football, food, sleep, comedy shows and movies, country music, and meeting new people.