#1124 Thomas Murray
Hometown: North Olmsted (Cleveland), OH
Major: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Graduates: Somewhere between Spring ’10 and Spring ’11
Pledge Class: Spring ‘07
Activities: Stadium Scholarship Program
Interests/Hobbies: Music, Drumming, Strumming on a guitar occasionally, Sports (Everything from Football to Baseball to Gaelic Football)
Leadership Experience: I held a few officer positions in several high school clubs, Senior Dean and VP for ACACIA 2008.
Favorite Music: A lot of alternative stuff: Arctic Monkeys, Death Cab for Cutie, Death From Above 1979, LCD Soundsystem, Bloc Party, Brand New, Damn Arms, Modest Mouse, Beastie Boys, Rage Against The Machine, Flogging Molly, The Fratellis, We Are Scientists, The Kooks, Postal Service, Weezer, U2, The Victorian English Gentlemens Club, Johnny Cash, Menomena, Wolfmother, !!!, Wolf Parade, Tally Hall
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, V for Vendetta, Boondock Saints, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Signs, Jackie Chan's First Strike, Office Space, Walk The Line, Pirates of the Caribbean, Clerks, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Blow, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Billy Elliot, Shaun of the Dead, Casino Royale, The Departed, Little Miss Sunshine, Trainspotting, Children Of Men
Favorite Books: Any and all Kurt Vonnegut works, Catcher in the Rye, 1984, Brave New World, Angela’s Ashes, Candide, Harry Potter books, The Elegant Universe
Lives In House: Not yet.
Q) Why did you join ACACIA?
A) I’ve known the house and all of the brothers since my first week at OSU. I had gotten to know the guys after a while, and eventually decided that I might as well join because of the amount of time I already spend there. These guys were my friends way before I joined.
Q) What is your favorite memory of the fraternity?
A) Well, I just joined this most recent quarter, but I have to say that being able to call the guys “Brother” for the first time was a great experience for me.
Q) What kind of influence has ACACIA had on your life?
A) Acacia helped me meet tons of new people through events, activities with other Greek organizations and even parties. Before I had even joined, everyone at Acacia was one of my good friends, and joining made it that much better. I have a few years left at OSU, and I’m hoping Acacia will help me as much as I plan to help it.
Q) What are your plans after graduation?
A) I probably have three or four years left at OSU, but I’d probably be out in New York, Seattle or countless of other places as an Aeronautical Engineer. I might even wind up in Europe with my German minor.
