Chi Chapter recently held the annual Byron J. Horn Alumni Panel on Saturday September 24. The event started at 11 a.m., where we began with short introductions of each guest speaking, while having some coffee and donuts. Young alumni in attendance consisted of Ben Huizinga, Jake Thorn, Michael Marting, Tim Barry, Peter Corrigan, Sam Althans, and later appearances from Michael Michnowicz, and Manjul Bhusal Sharma. Major topics discussed included post-graduate planning, networking, job searches, what to expect after college, and tips on how to succeed in a professional environment. There was a Q&A portion after the main conference portion, which included discussion on graduate school, dealing with family/friend pressure, accepting and learning from failure, and other short conversation topics.
The brothers and fall rushees in attendance appreciated the young alumni perspective of the changing times in the job market and post college experience, proving relevant advice and information beneficial to those of us graduating within the next several years. Afterwards, we held a cookout on the back lodge patio, where we had hamburgers and hotdogs, while continuing to discuss various topics and enjoying hanging out with recently graduated brothers. While the event officially came to a close after the cookout, the chapter all went down to watch brothers Saxon Justice, Szabi Simo, Rob Mallen-West, and the rest of the Kenyon football team defeat Allegheny College 31-7.