This week's brother interview is on brother Bobby Koprowski '04!
I prefer Bobby Koprowski to my friends, but for work I like Robert Koprowski to be professional.
2. Your current location?
2. Your current location?
Current Address (will change soon, looking for a place to live):
Mahwah, NJ
3. Your Facebook/Twitter account links?
www.facebook.com/bobby.koprowski
Fraternity Stuff:
4. Badge Number?
3. Your Facebook/Twitter account links?
www.facebook.com/bobby.koprowski
Fraternity Stuff:
4. Badge Number?
Badge #: 63
5. Pledge Class Name?
Theta
6. Fraternity Nickname, if you remember it?
M.R. Casanova
7. Story behind how you got your nickname, if you remember it?
Well I know why I got the name and you do too BIG but they will have to ask to find out! I still think it should have been D.R. (DiLorenzo Roof) lol
8. Your fondest memory of being a Phi Psi?
Working in the library late night to learn the Phi Psi history with my pledge brothers is one, but the other was when I was invited to party in LBI when no other pledges were allowed to go! I felt special!
9. Your most embarrassing moment as a Phi Psi?
Getting shit housed at my pledge class XMAS party and trying to fight another brother. Felt like a drunken fool!
10. Your proudest moment as a Phi Psi?
I never got to earn a Little, but I always felt proud to represent my fraternity after I left to pursue my education in Hawaii! I got my Phi Psi tattoo there… Still rock it proudly!
11. Any unique memories from your time as a Phi Psi?
I always remember being invited to the pledge bid party for my class pledge class Theta because I was roommates with Kyle Floyd and Josh Bakal. I had no idea what the party was for and I was just bored on a Tuesday night. Of course, the second I showed up everybody looked at me and had no idea who I was. But Jeff Jiao and Ryan Wolvin spent the whole night talking to me and finally asked if I would be interested in rushing them. I said I was interested but didn’t think much about it bc they had already given bids out so I originally thought they were asking about the next semester. I had no idea that they would show up at my apartment in Triad the next day and offer my a bid to pledge Phi Kappa Psi! Probably one of the most important parties I have ever gone too! - Cheers
12. Any fraternal advice you would give to an undergraduate Phi Psi today?
Follow your dream no matter what the cost, everything will work out if you want them too – Eventually!
13. When was the last time you visited Rowan or the chapter?
I think the last time, I visited the chapter was back in 2008. (I need a night at The Landmark.) The last time I met up with lots of the brothers in one place was Ryan Wolvin’s wedding.
14. What is favorite event the chapter holds?
Philly Cheese steaks anytime in Philadelphia!
15. Who's the 1 brother you want to reconnect with / see interviewed here?
Bob Nagy
16. Name 1 friend you made in NJE you still keep in touch with...
Lots of guys (maybe not as much as I want to but Im working on it) but Chris Hammer and Ryan Wolvin are the two I talk to the most. Not to say its a lot though.
Career Stuff:
17. Year you graduated from Rowan?
Didn’t graduate from Rowan – Transferred at end of Spring 2005 to Hawaii Pacific University.
18. Degree(s) you graduated Rowan with?
@ Hawaii Pacific University – Bachelors of Science in Oceanography w/ Geology minor.
19. Any advanced degrees or certifications you have?
N/A (eventually going back to school for masters)
20. Your current occupation?
I.T. Administrator / Marine Science Technician – Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University of New York City.
21. Number of years in that occupation?
8 months (Before this I had the same position at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences)
22. Any career advice you would give to an undergraduate Phi Psi today?
Always kill with kindness! (Ergo: Always be nice and courteous to all your coworkers, even if they are not to you bc you never know which one will be the reference you need for the next step forward in advancing your career.
23. What's one piece of advice you'd give every undergraduate about networking?
Stay in contact, but if you cant - Don’t be shy to ask for help anyway!
Relationships/Family/Personal Stuff:
24. Are you currently in a relationship? If so, with who and for how long?
Single (as of a month ago… but don’t expect to be for long)
25. Do you have kids? If so, how old and their names?
NOPE – Not yet
26. Hobbies that you are currently into? What do you like to do in your spare time?
I am a BMW nut!
27. Anything you would like to share with other brothers through the blog regarding your relationship/family/personal life?
My two younger sisters are getting married this year (congrats to them) and my oldest of my 5 sisters just had her first baby making me an Uncle for the first time. Pretty psyched about that!
6. Fraternity Nickname, if you remember it?
M.R. Casanova
7. Story behind how you got your nickname, if you remember it?
Well I know why I got the name and you do too BIG but they will have to ask to find out! I still think it should have been D.R. (DiLorenzo Roof) lol
8. Your fondest memory of being a Phi Psi?
Working in the library late night to learn the Phi Psi history with my pledge brothers is one, but the other was when I was invited to party in LBI when no other pledges were allowed to go! I felt special!
9. Your most embarrassing moment as a Phi Psi?
Getting shit housed at my pledge class XMAS party and trying to fight another brother. Felt like a drunken fool!
10. Your proudest moment as a Phi Psi?
I never got to earn a Little, but I always felt proud to represent my fraternity after I left to pursue my education in Hawaii! I got my Phi Psi tattoo there… Still rock it proudly!
11. Any unique memories from your time as a Phi Psi?
I always remember being invited to the pledge bid party for my class pledge class Theta because I was roommates with Kyle Floyd and Josh Bakal. I had no idea what the party was for and I was just bored on a Tuesday night. Of course, the second I showed up everybody looked at me and had no idea who I was. But Jeff Jiao and Ryan Wolvin spent the whole night talking to me and finally asked if I would be interested in rushing them. I said I was interested but didn’t think much about it bc they had already given bids out so I originally thought they were asking about the next semester. I had no idea that they would show up at my apartment in Triad the next day and offer my a bid to pledge Phi Kappa Psi! Probably one of the most important parties I have ever gone too! - Cheers
12. Any fraternal advice you would give to an undergraduate Phi Psi today?
Follow your dream no matter what the cost, everything will work out if you want them too – Eventually!
13. When was the last time you visited Rowan or the chapter?
I think the last time, I visited the chapter was back in 2008. (I need a night at The Landmark.) The last time I met up with lots of the brothers in one place was Ryan Wolvin’s wedding.
14. What is favorite event the chapter holds?
Philly Cheese steaks anytime in Philadelphia!
15. Who's the 1 brother you want to reconnect with / see interviewed here?
Bob Nagy
16. Name 1 friend you made in NJE you still keep in touch with...
Lots of guys (maybe not as much as I want to but Im working on it) but Chris Hammer and Ryan Wolvin are the two I talk to the most. Not to say its a lot though.
Career Stuff:
17. Year you graduated from Rowan?
Didn’t graduate from Rowan – Transferred at end of Spring 2005 to Hawaii Pacific University.
18. Degree(s) you graduated Rowan with?
@ Hawaii Pacific University – Bachelors of Science in Oceanography w/ Geology minor.
19. Any advanced degrees or certifications you have?
N/A (eventually going back to school for masters)
20. Your current occupation?
I.T. Administrator / Marine Science Technician – Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University of New York City.
21. Number of years in that occupation?
8 months (Before this I had the same position at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences)
22. Any career advice you would give to an undergraduate Phi Psi today?
Always kill with kindness! (Ergo: Always be nice and courteous to all your coworkers, even if they are not to you bc you never know which one will be the reference you need for the next step forward in advancing your career.
23. What's one piece of advice you'd give every undergraduate about networking?
Stay in contact, but if you cant - Don’t be shy to ask for help anyway!
Relationships/Family/Personal Stuff:
24. Are you currently in a relationship? If so, with who and for how long?
Single (as of a month ago… but don’t expect to be for long)
25. Do you have kids? If so, how old and their names?
NOPE – Not yet
26. Hobbies that you are currently into? What do you like to do in your spare time?
I am a BMW nut!
27. Anything you would like to share with other brothers through the blog regarding your relationship/family/personal life?
My two younger sisters are getting married this year (congrats to them) and my oldest of my 5 sisters just had her first baby making me an Uncle for the first time. Pretty psyched about that!
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