Cougs Create Connections with Zane

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Let’s meet Zane who’s taking full advantage of his college experience by getting involved in Greek life and student recreation. With almost a quarter of the WSU student body participating in Greek life, he has a story much like many others. WSU has social, multicultural, and academic fraternities and sororities. Zane, let’s hear what makes your experience, so unique.

– Thanks, Alex. I’m really enjoying my time at Washington State University and I make the most of it by being as involved as I can. While pursuing my goal of working in the finance industry, I also work on campus with university recreation and I’m heavily involved with my fraternity Beta Theta Pi. With my fraternity, I’ve been able to create friendships with some of the best people I’ve ever met, which extends to our great alumni network. We have camping and ski trips, movie nights and formals, but a fraternity is much more than that. Betas are committed to academics and consistently outperform the average WSU Men’s GPA. We also host some pretty cool philanthropy events for the community. One of my favorites was the campus-wide three on three basketball tournament we hosted at a fraternity house, where members of the WSU men’s and women’s basketball teams participated as coaches. All of Greek Row showed out and the energy was so exciting. We consistently participate in fundraising events around campus to donate to charities for men’s mental health. With my job as a facility manager, I connect with my peers on another level. Taking a leadership position at the Chinook Student Center and the Student Recreation Center is such a cool experience. Being surrounded by a great community of friends and coworkers has helped me be the best version of myself. I’m more outgoing and gain great leadership skills by interacting with so many groups of people. Before coming to WSU, I had no idea what it was like to be at Coug or where I’d end up, but now I can proudly say I’ve accomplished more than I could have ever imagined and made some great memories along the way. Thank you for listening to my story and back to you, Alex.

– Zane, I’m not sure how you have time for it all, but with the connections you’ve made through your on-campus job, your fraternity alumni network, and the WSU alumni network, you’re sure to be the first in line for a career after you graduate. Thanks again for sharing your story.