Pete Gingrich

Pete Gingrich (born 1 December 1980) is an Alumnus of Alpha Rho Chapter (AP 483) at Virginia Tech.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Pete enrolled at Virginia Tech after graduating from Concord High School in Wilmington, Delaware, beginning in Fall 1998. As a sophomore, he was looking for a student organization to become heavily involved in when he received a letter inviting him to Phi Sigma Pi rush. Intrigued by blend of scholarship, leadership and fellwship, as well as the coed aspects of the organization, he rushed Phi Sigma Pi in Fall 1999. After a successful Initiation period serving as Initiate Class Service Chair, Pete was Inducted into the Chapter with the Pi Initiate Class on November 30, 1999.

National Involvement

• National Membership Development Committee, 2004-Present
• National Convention, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006
• Grand Chapter, 2003, 2004
• Alpha Rho/Beta Delta Founder's Weekend, 1999-2003, 2005
• Tau Founder's Weekend, 2000-2002
• Alpha Beta Volleyball, 2001-2002, 2004-2006
• Alpha Eta Hopebowl, 2000-2006
• Alpha Eta Tripod 21, 2000-2002
• Beta Rho Founder's Weekend, 2000, 2004

Bigs and Littles

Pete's Big Brother is Jae Welchel.

Pete has 2 Little Brothers:

• Ryan Lemerich, Alumnus
• Andrea Rank, Alumna

Academic Degrees

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Class of 2002, Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering