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Dear Tau Alumni and Kappa Sigma Parents,
Happy Back to School! On behalf of the Tau Chapter, I hope that everyone had a terrific summer, and is ready to kick off this next school year. This summer has proven to be yet another outstanding season of Rush. With the diligent aid of the entire Rush Committee, we have successfully recruited the second largest Fall Pledge Class that the Tau Chapter has ever seen, only second to Pledge Class 2025!
Rush 2026 was full of top-notch recruiting events, thanks to our gracious donors. We were blessed to have the opportunity to host a slew of successful events this summer. In a brief summary, we took Rushees to the Warren Wildlife Gallery twice this summer, went out on Lake Travis twice, and hosted several dinners in Austin and around the state.
| Thank you to our Rush Donors | |
We would like to sincerely thank everyone who has contributed to Rush this summer and joined our efforts to reach our goal. Thank you to the following brothers and supporters who have contributed to Rush 2026:
Grant Pinkerton
Rick Warren
John Martin
John Hempfling
Danny Grant
Bryan Plater
Reggie Tuck
John Kincade
Keith Harper
Mitch Provosty
William Boyce
Larry Parks
Michael Sharpe
Steve Murrin
Jason Rash
Kip Sowden
Joe Bob Shirley
John Byrd
Andrew Gray
Roy Markum
Joe Lucia
Bill Zwiener
Loyd Wright
J. Heyward Taylor
Ernest Hotze
George M. Thompson
Ryan Baker
William Finnegan
William Wallis
Bob White
Loren Singletary
John Newberry
Chan Tysor
Michael Hanna
Jim Pritchett
Blake Browder
Bill Stubbs
Jay Houren
Barrett Bruce
Robert P Teten Jr
Terry Sabom
Jason McMillon
Christopher Curran
Preston Munster
Steve Johnson
Carter Llewellyn
Boyce Brown
Mitchell Howington
Michael Sweeney
Robert “Monk” White
Jay Lesok
Bill Collins
Mark Aubin
Bryan Walters
Mike O’Brien
Gene Henk
Matthew Ziemnicki
William Galligan
Phillip Kattchee
Chris Loper
Ed Patterson
Hayden Gillespie
Jay Chernosky
Seth Kidd
Wayne Marotto
Robert Kent
Chad Blackwell
Reilly Ettinger
Parker Key
Preston Key
Tom Lockwood
Nick Wallace
James Holley
Tito Beveridge
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| We are pleased to announce the 63 pledges for Fall 2026: | | | Cole Eclarinal | Austin, TX | St. Andrew’s | | David Delisi | Austin, TX | St. Andrew’s | | Evan Glass | Austin, TX | St. Michael’s Catholic | | William Otto | Houston, TX | St. Thomas HS | | Caleb Cook | The Woodlands, TX | College Park HS | | Jacob Skipper | Waco, TX | McGregor HS | | Jake Hall | Houston, TX | Clear Creek HS | | Blake Galligan | Austin, TX | Anderson HS | | Donovan McGrath | Lafayette, CA | Acalanes HS | | Daniel Vassiliev | Houston, TX | Clear Lake HS | | Brody Wehr | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Pine Crest School | | Connor Whelan | Austin, TX | Austin High School | | Chason Pipes | Mont Belvieu, TX | Barbers Hill HS | | Will Glunz | Chicago, IL | Walter Payton | | Nicholas Nedwed | Houston, TX | Strake Jesuit | | Andrew Gerstenhaber | Dallas, TX | Highland Park HS | | Diego Diaz | Austin, TX | Lake Travis HS | | Bjorn Turpin | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Heights HS | | Noah Jamison | Houston, TX | St. John’s School | | Peyton King | Houston, TX | St. John’s School | | Konnor Green | Midland, TX | Greenwood HS | | Nathaniel Romero | Midland, TX | Greenwood HS | | Brendan Bills | Austin, TX | St. Michael’s Catholic | | Zach Shepler | Austin, TX | Westlake HS | | Miguel Morales | The Woodlands, TX | Tomball High School | | Tyler Watson | Houston, TX | St. Thomas HS | | Connor Cramer | Austin, TX | Westlake HS | | | | Pablo Reyes | Houston, TX | Stratford High School | | Levi Lease | Houston, TX | Stratford High School | | Cooper Flores | Austin, TX | Lake Travis HS | | Jack Raykovich | Austin, TX | Westlake HS | | Bear Barr | New Braunfels, TX | New Braunfels HS | | Luke Willmann | Austin, TX | James Bowie HS | | Kavish Patel | Dallas, TX | Hebron High School | | Jack Landis | Dallas, TX | Cistercian Prep | | Barron Nelson | Fort Worth, TX | Arlington Heights HS | | Jake Boes | Keller, TX | Keller High School | | Carson Voegtle | Dallas, TX | Dallas Jesuit | | Whit Anderson | Dallas, TX | Woodrow Wilson HS | | Asher Wheatley | Dallas, TX | Bishop Lynch HS | | Michael Ave | Dallas, TX | Cistercian Prep | | Jack Seely | Houston, TX | Stratford High School | | Lawton Paddock | Houston, TX | Kinkaid High School | | Olyver Sturdivant | Boerne, TX | Boerne High School | | Ben Jarosz | Houston, TX | Strake Jesuit | | Henry Bany | Houston, TX | Stratford High School | | Nathan Blair | Houston, TX | Second Baptist | | Nico Kiske | Austin, TX | Westlake HS | | Jack Busby | Dallas, TX | Woodrow Wilson HS | | Jasper Davidson | Bellevue, WA | Bellevue HS | | Sam Noser | Houston, TX | St. Thomas HS | | Thomas Callahan | Marietta, GA | Pope High School | | Leif Broesche | Austin, TX | Westlake HS | | Jackson Maddox | Dallas, TX | Episcopal School of Dallas | | Soren Shuford | Austin, TX | Westlake HS | | Lachlan Rowden | Perth, AU | International School of Kuala Lumpur | | | | Federico Martellini | Houston, TX | Second Baptist | | Matthew Hopper | Long Island, NY | Kellenberg Memorial HS | | Mason Moore | Dallas, TX | Dallas Jesuit | | Ryder Nardella | Chicago, IL | Phillips Exeter Academy | | Levi Spears | Carlsbad, CA | La Costa Canyon HS | | Carson Byers | Kentfield, CA | Marin Catholic HS | | Barrett Weaver | Odessa, TX | Permian HS | | | |
If you have any questions or would like to reach out, please contact one of us below:
Ryan Urukalo, (512) 438-9914, ryanurukalo@gmail.com
Kai Weaver, (346) 221-8630, khweaver87@gmail.com
Will Bone, (713) 319-5555, will.bone@utexas.edu
Max Joukovski, (805) 712-0027, maxjoukovski@gmail.com
We sincerely appreciate your continued support, and truly couldn’t have made this happen without your dedication. Here’s to a great year!
Hook ‘em and AEKDB,
Ryan Urukalo, Kai Weaver, Will Bone, and Max Joukovski
Tau Rush Co-Chairs 2026
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