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	National Alumni Association
Honorary Member
Major	Biochemistry, Chemistry, Religious Studies
Birthdate	February 28, 1989
Spouse
Nicknames	Tuesday
Awards	Chapter Service Key, Steven W. Moore Outstanding Senior Award, Richard C. Todd and Clauda P. Todd Scholarship

Christopher A. Crout (born 28 Feb 1989) is an Alumni Member of Tau Chapter (Τ 1685) at East Carolina University. 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 C. Todd and Clauda Pennock Todd Scholarship 2010
• Mr. Tau 2010, 2011

Alumni Years to Present

Upon graduation from ECU, Chris started working as a Region Consultant. As of July 2011, Chris became a member of the National Alumni Association.

National Involvement

ICR Trips

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

Regional Conferences

• Mid Atlantic Region Conference, Tau Spring 2011

National Level

• 2010 National Convention
• Region Consultant 2011-12

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

Bigs and Littles

Chris' Big Brother is Bradley Hollers (Beta Sigma Initiate Class), who is 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

Further Resources

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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.