Ryan Pothering

Ryan Pothering
Ryan Pothering with Jamie Bergstein
Name	Ryan Pothering
Chapter	Beta Upsilon University of Massachusetts Amherst
Date Inducted	May 1, 2008
Roll Number	ΒΥ 179
Alumni Chapter/Assoc	Still an Active Brother
Honorary Member	N/A
Major	Civil Engineering
Birthdate	February 3, 1988
Spouse	N/A
Nicknames	N/A
Awards	See below

Ryan Pothering (born 3 February 1988) is an Active Member of the Beta Upsilon Chapter (ΒΥ 179) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is an Active Alum of Phi Sigma Pi.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Ryan pledged in Spring 2008 and was a member of the Social Committee along with Darius Shalforoosh, Stacey Perlman, and Jesse Norris for the Omega Pledge Class.

Collegiate Years at Beta Upsilon Chapter

During the Fall 2008 semester, Ryan was a member of the Fundraising Committee along Sarah Martin, Jacqueline Berman, and Rachel Tritter. He also traveled with Uriel Rodriguez, Krystina Cahalan, Meaghan Whitfield, Korey Mendes, and Vincent Capone to the 2009 Brother Bowl, hosted by the Alpha Pi Chapter at Pennsylvania State University. Ryan served as Parliamentarian From Spring 2009 to Fall 2009. After his stint as Parliamentarian, Ryan was a part of the PR/ICR Committee with Meaghan Whitfield, Stephanie Geiser, Christine Robinson, and Carol Lawless. As of May 2, 2010, Ryan is now an Active Alumni of Phi Sigma Pi.

Big and Littles

Ryan is a member of the Capulet Family.

Ryan's Big Brother is Becca Zahora.

Ryan has two Little Brothers:

• Allison Slater, Active Member
• Kory Lydon, Active Member

Ryan has one Grandlittle:

• Chris Butrim, Active Member

Ryan also has one Great-grandlittle:

• Matthew Lowe, Active Member

Other Interesting Facts

Superlatives won at Banquet

• Fall 2008
  • Most Likely to Rule the World
• Spring 2009
  • Best Big/Little Combo (with Kory Lydon)
  • Should Have Been a Couple (with Meaghan Whitfield)
• Spring 2010
  • Biggest Flirt
  • Attached to the Hip (with Elizabeth Goldberg)