Christopher A. Crout

Christopher A. Crout
Name	Christopher A. Crout
Chapter	Tau East Carolina University
Date Inducted	March 28, 2009
Roll Number	Τ 1685
Alumni Chapter/Assoc	GMAC, NAA
Honorary Member
Major	Biochemistry, Chemistry, Religious Studies
Birthdate	February 28, 1989
Spouse
Nicknames	Tuesday, BRO-metheus
Awards	CSK, Outstanding Senior, Todd Leadership Scholarship

Christopher A. Crout (born 28 Feb 1989) is an Alumnus of Tau Chapter (Τ 1685) at East Carolina University. In the Spring of 2011, Chris graduated from ECU with a Bachelor's degree as triple major in Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Multi-Disciplinary Studies with a Concentration in Religious Studies. Chris currently serves as a Region Consultant for Phi Sigma Pi and is based out of Pittsburgh, PA.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Chris decided to attend East Carolina University due to its relatively low tuition cost, close proximity to home, and for its great Chemistry program. Initially, Chris was intending on majoring in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biology. After having conversations with a medical professor at Duke University, Chris decided to drop Biology and replace it with Religious Studies. During the spring of Chris' freshman year, he applied to become a Resident Advisor, a position he held during his sophomore and junior years. Due to the fact that Chris was a new hire with the Campus Living Staff at ECU, Chris was unable to join any organizations or hold any other job. It was because of this that Chris missed the invitation to join Tau Chapter in the Fall of 2008. Once Chris was eligible to join organizations in the Spring of 2009, he paid attention to the email to become a part of Tau Chapter. Upon attending the first informational meeting that semester, Chris was able to see the outstanding fellowship, great passion, and rich history of Tau Chapter. It was right then and there that Chris decided to join Phi Sigma Pi. That semester, Chris was pinned in the Beta Chi Initiate Class. Months later, Chris was inducted as a Tau Brother.

Collegiate Years at Tau Chapter

Positions Held

• President 2010-11
• Co-Webmaster 2010-11
• Regional Delegate 2010-11
• Grand Chapter Delegate 2010
• ICR Chair Fall 2010
• Social Co-Chair Spring 2011
• Alumni History Co-Chair Fall 2009

Chapter Awards and Superlatives

• Chapter Service Key 2011
• Steven W. Moore Outstanding Senior Award 2011
• Richard Cecil Todd & Clauda Pennock Todd Leadership Scholarship 2010
• Mr. Tau 2010, 2011

Alumni Years to Present

• Maintaining the Tau Chapter Wiki page 2011-Present
• Tau Events Attended:
  • Fall 2011: Smoker, Car Wash, Alumni Retreat, Alumni Tailgate, Trunk or Treat, Formal

National Involvement

ICR Trips

• Beta Iota Banquet Spring 2011
• Gamma Theta Mardi Gras Bash Spring 2011
• Alpha Rho Founder's Day & Dodgeball Tournament Fall 2010
• Beta Iota Scarlet and Grey Weekend Spring 2010
• Alpha Rho Founder's Day & Dodgeball Tournament Fall 2009

Regional Conferences

• Mid Atlantic Region Conference, Tau Spring 2011

National Conventions

• 2011 National Convention, Washington D.C.
• 2010 National Convention, Harrisburg, PA

National Committees

• Maybe one day

National Staff

• Region Consultant 2011-12
  • Buckeye Region (Beta Beta, Beta Iota, Beta Xi, Epsilon Beta, Epsilon Iota, Epsilon Rho, Epsilon Phi)
  • Dominion Region (Alpha Xi, Alpha Omicron, Alpha Sigma, Beta Rho, Gamma Psi)
  • Great Lakes Region (Beta Alpha, Beta Sigma, Gamma Mu, Gamma Rho)
  • Upper Midwest Region (Gamma Alpha, Delta Eta, Epsilon Zeta, Epsilon Sigma)
  • Western Pennsylvania Region (Upsilon, Alpha Mu, Alpha Omega)

National Council

• Maybe one day

Alumni Chapters/Associations

• Greater Monongahela Alumni Chapter September 2011-Present
• National Alumni Association July 2011-Present

Alumni Conventions

• Maybe one day

Foundation

• Phi Sigma Pi Foundation October 2011-Present

Entire family at the Gamma Beta Formal Induction Spring 11 Front (L to R): Lindsay, Morgan, Katherine Back (L to R): Mike, Cam, Nathan, Chris, Dan, Brad, Devin, Anthony

Big and Littles

Chris' Big Brother is Bradley Hollers (Beta Sigma Initiate Class), who is an Alumnus now pursuing a Master's Degree in Chemistry at UNC-Greensboro with a Teaching Assistantship.

Chris has 3 Little Brothers:

• Cameron Smith (Beta Omega Initiate Class), Active
• Michael Rogers (Beta Omega Initiate Class), Active
• Daniel Whitacre (Gamma Beta Initiate Class), Active

Benton Family Line

see: Benton Family Line

Further Resources

• Facebook
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Google+

Other Interesting Facts

Chris is currently on the fence deciding what to do after serving as a Region Consultant. The choices are between joining the US Navy and going to med school to become a forensic pathologist or attending grad school to pursue a PhD while working as a research technician. The PhD would most likely be in Religious Studies despite Chris' science background. Chris also has two published scientific research papers:

• Overcoming drug resistance in mantle cell lymphoma using a combination of dose-dense and intense therapy Cancer Invest 28(6):654-60 (2010)

• Feasibility of Low-Dose Interleukin-2 Therapy Following T-Cell-Depleted Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation From HLA-Matched or -Mismatched Family Member Donors Cancer Invest 29(1):56-61 (2011)

Chris aspires to one day serve as the National President of Phi Sigma Pi.

Tau Chapter President
Preceded By Anthony Sanders	Term 2010-2011	Succeeded By Ryan Cook