rho alpha chapter HOUSE CORPORATION, Inc.
TIM BOWLING
PRESIDENT
Tim joined Rho Alpha as part of the Beta Kappa pledge class in the fall of 1994. During his time at Virginia Tech, he was active in the fraternity and was the recording secretary during his Junior year. Tim graduated in the summer of 1999 with an BS in Accounting and joined a local CPA firm in Chicago, IL. Tim currently resides in the suburbs of Chicago and continues to work as a partner with the same public accounting firm he joined many years ago. Tim is married to Karen, his college sweetheart, and is blessed with a beautiful daughter Megan (a senior at East Carolina University studying speech pathology). In his spare time, Tim enjoys golf, traveling, shotgunning, and working on his 1971 Corvette.
ETHAN CROCKETT
VICE PRESIDENT
Ethan graduated Virginia Tech in 2008, was in the Gamma Zeta pledge class, and served as Chapter Historian as an undergraduate. He currently lives in Richmond, VA with his wife Elise. He is a local manager at Bartlett Tree Experts.
peter petras
vice PRESIDENT/treasurer
Peter graduated Virginia Tech in 2014, and was a member of the Gamma Sigma pledge class. Peter served as Chapter President as an undergraduate. He currently lives in Richmond, VA with his wife Blair and their young family, and works as a Realtor and real estate investor.
JOHN TABB
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
John graduated from Virginia Tech in 2004 and lives in Charleston, SC with his wife Jessica and their young family. He was in the Beta Chi pledge class, and served as Chapter President. He is the Chief Operating Officer of Questis, a software company focusing on financial wellness in the workplace.
BOARD OF CHAPTER ADVISORS
(VACANT)
chairman
pete mcdevitt
scholarship ADVISOR
Pete graduated from Virginia Tech in 1990 and lives in Lexington Park, MD with his wife Laura and the last of their almost-grown children. He is a member of the Alpha Sigma pledge class, and served as Chapter Recording Secretary. Pete is a program manager at Naval Air Systems Command.
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TREASURER/FINANCE ADVISOR
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CABINET/LEADERSHIP ADVISOR
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GRADUATE RELATIONS/NEWSLETTER ADVISOR
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Foundations of courage (formerly PLEDGE EDUCATION) ADVISOR
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growth system (formerly RECRUITMENT) ADVISOR
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philanthropy/service ADVISOR
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built-to-lead ADVISOR
PURPLE LEGIONNAIRE - DANA HESSE
Dana graduated Virginia Tech in 1986, and recently retired to Blacksburg after working 38 years for the US Naval Sea Systems Command. He has served PGD in many volunteer roles through the years, including a stint on the Archonate (board of directors) in 2020-2021. He is a proud member of the fightin’ Alpha Gamma pledge class, is a proud graduate-affiliated member of the Chi Eta chapter at Western Kentucky University, and was elected to be the PL for the Rho Alpha chapter in the fall of 2021.
SECTION LEADER - ANDREW “CHIPPY” ROBERTS
Andrew graduated Virginia Tech in 2013 as a member of the Gamma Sigma pledge class and lives in Richmond, VA. He is a Service and Support manager at RVA|POS providing consulting and technology services to the hospitality and retail sector. He has previously served as the Purple Legionnaire to the University of Richmond as well as Chairman of the Rho Alpha Board of Chapter Advisors.