Steven Cruise
| Steven Cruise | |
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| Name | Steven Cruise |
| Chapter | Alpha Upsilon University of South Carolina |
| Date Inducted | April 17, 2008 |
| Roll Number | ΑΥ 531 |
| Alumni Chapter/Assoc | |
| Honorary Member | |
| Major | Mechanical Engineering |
| Birthdate | April 13, 1989 |
| Spouse | |
| Nicknames | Steve, Steve-o |
| Awards | Best Initiate (Spring 08)
Service to Fraternity (Fall 08) Best Brother (Spring 09) Colby Cup (Spring 09) Best Brother (Fall 09) |
Steven Cruise (born 13 April 1989) is an Active Brother of Alpha Upsilon Chapter (ΑΥ 531) at the University of South Carolina.
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Early Fraternity Life and Career
After graduating from Berkeley High School, Steven enrolled at the University of South Carolina in Fall 2007. Being an active participant in organizations during High School, he wanted to continue participating at USC. During his first semester, Steven joined the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Although he enjoys being a member of ASME, it was not what he was looking for. Looking to get more involved his seconded semester, he learned about Phi Sigma Pi from a bulk mailing invitation. Steven was skeptical at first of Greek letter organizations, always hearing that they were all the same and should be avoided. After learning that Phi Sigma Pi was 1/3 Honor and 1/3 Scholarship based, he decided that it can't be all that bad and attended a informational. Liking what he had learned, he Rushed in Spring 2008. After being pinned, Steven was elected as Initiate Class President for his class, Alpha Iota. Alpha Iota was Alpha Upsilon's largest initiate class in their chapter history.
Collegiate Years at Alpha Upsilon
In Fall 2008, Steven was appointed to the social committee, but he continued to actively be involved in fellowship, scholarship, service, and initiation committees as well. This involvement fueled Steven's desire to do what he could to help his brothers, and his chapter. As a result he won Alpha Upsilon's Service to the Fraternity award. In early Spring 2009, he started to work closely with the Historian to maintain the website. Soon after, he learned about the Phi Sigma Pi Wiki. Later in the semester, Alpha Upsilon hosted the Southeast Regional Conference. This Conference exposed Steven to Phi Sigma Pi on a national level. In Spring 2009, He was appointed as Co-Initiate Advisor for the 2009-2010 school year. After attending the 2009 National Convention, Steven, along with several other Alpha Upsilon Brothers and Alumni, are deliberating how to take an established chapter and start a new, more nationally recognized chapter in Alpha Upsilon's History.
In the 2009-2010 school year, Steven is serving as the Co-Initiate Advisor.
National Involvement
- Southeast Region Conference, 2009
- Tau Founder's Weekend, 2009
- National Convention, Louisville, KY, 2009
- Trip to Beta Zeta, 2009
- National Convention, Harrisburg, PA, 2010
Bigs and Littles
Steven's Big Brother is Cale Bonner (Alumnus).
Steven has 2 Little Brothers:
- Stephen Bianchi*
Other Interesting Facts
- Steven is the 24th recipient of the Colby Cup
- Steven has yet to miss a chapter.
- Steven is in his 4th year in the Engineering program at USC
- Steven placed 3rd in "Pi" Mile-Spring 08
Family Tree
| The Wehr Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Milli Wehr (Ι) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Cavey | Tara Hatley (Λ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jenni Fedner (AA) | Tim Williamson (Psi) | Jeff Bergen (Pi) | Sandy Luther () | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jenelle Conaway (A-Gamma) | James Price (Omega) | Amy Young (Ρ) | David Pillinger (T) | Nikki Randle (Y) | Tavia Talley () | Rachel Kiesler () | ||||||||||||||||||
| Falan Whitehead (AH) | Kaitlin Lyngaas (AI) | Subhodya Karki (A-Delta) | Dan Soper (T) | Cary Collins (Y) | Julia Kntzer (Phi) | Continued Below (Part A) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rindy Tuttle (AI) | Marquis Bias (AI) | Mandi Black (Phi) | Katie Pastva (AB) | Kelli Caldwell* (AGamma) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Schoffman (A-Lambda) | Continued Below (Part B) | Amanda McKinney* (ADelta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitney Mullen* (AE) | Tiffany Howard* (AH) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continued From Above (Part A) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Randle (?) | |||||||||||
| Julie Cook (Φ) | |||||||||||
| Rachel Levinson (Ψ) | |||||||||||
| Alex Kronsteiner (?) | Emily McDonald (AA) | ||||||||||
| Libby Krah (AΓ) | Leah Griffen (AB) | ||||||||||
| Casey Rigby* (AE) | Maggie Hoppe (AI) | Dee Milton (AI) | Cale Bonner (AΓ) | Adena Leibman (AΔ) | |||||||
| Kacy Cox (AΛ) | Kate Thomas (AM) | Albert Blume (AΛ) | Jason Rice (AΕ) | Andy Strassler (AΗ) | Steven Cruise (AI) | Ashley Bradshaw (AΕ) | |||||
| Brooke McAbee (AM) | Elizabeth Good (AI) | Audrey Waggoner* (AI) | Stephen Bianchi (AΛ) | Lexie Selzer (AΗ) | |||||||
| Hayley McLeod (AI) | Darby Archbold (AI) | ||||||||||
| Allison Dufour (AM) | Megan Fleck (AΛ) | ||||||||||
| Continued From Above (Part B) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandi Black () | |||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Lenihan () | Ameesha Tolani () | Tia Milligan () | Laura Carver () | Allison Cramer* () | |||||||||||||
| Katie Holcomb (Omega) | Alessia Butler (AA) | Dawn Head (AA) | Kerri-Ann Coutch (AB) | Shaquana Edwards (AGamma) | Allison Nunis (ADelta) | ||||||||||||
| Tylia Oliver (AB) | Jessica Mattison (AB) | Midge Silberg (AGamma) | Megan Lange (ADelta) | Nikki Peiffer (AEta) | |||||||||||||
| Lauren Baldwin* (ADelta) | Jane Furr* (AEta) | Stephanie Smith* (AEta) | Catherine Allran (AH) | Erika Cosme (AZ) | Sherrell Wright* (AH) | ||||||||||||
| Kate Zimmerman (AZ) | Kelci Shannon* (AIota) | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Roe* (AIota) | |||||||||||||||||
*=Expelled or Resigned
Further Resources
- E-Mail: CarolinaEngineer@gmail.com
- Alpha Upsilon Chapter Website
