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...Omar A. Urquidez ’05, the idea of a brotherhood is more that of an only child. An enthusiastic, yet solo, member of Pi Iota Alpha, Urquidez is a one man fraternity here a Harvard—if such a thing exists...
Urquidez rushed this frat in the spring of his freshman year. That was a point, he says, “when Latino Greek life was very prominent on campus; we had four Greek organizations at once.” Pi Iota Alpha, although a Latino fraternity, is “multicultural in its intake and membership,” says Urquidez. Their mission, Urquidez says, is professionalism—to “focus on personal growth and getting the brothers ready for the business world, to have a good footing for yourself and others...
Here at Harvard, Urquidez says, Pi Iota Alpha, “supports other thriving Latino student organizations whether in man-power or in fundraising...
There's a sameness to the drinks, in both their sweet taste and their ingredients (caffeine, fructose and taurine, a nonessential amino acid, are among the most common). They also share a penchant for aggressive, alpha-male names like Rockstar (which tastes like fizzy bubble gum), Venom (with a citrus bite), Blue Ox, Monster, Hype, "bone-crushing citrus" Piranha, Stinger and Whoop...
Despite these kinds of challenges, the program works. Even after only two weeks at Harvard, spring transfers like Ernst already have an extensive list of extracurriculars—his includes membership in Alpha Epsilon Pi and Harvard Students for Israel. Transfers gush about how friendly, down-to-earth and welcoming Harvard students are and insist that Harvard...