Chi Epsilon

On March 12, TCNJ XE members, spring candidates, and potential fall candidates competed in an inaugural Spring Scavenger Hunt. Teams of students were given a list of clues and were sent on a scavenger hunt throughout Armstrong and STEM. Some of the clues were: late night hero for a price (the vending machine), love struck by lightning (the defibrillator), the place where dwarfs grind and metal shines (the machine shop) and others. The team consisting of our senior member Matt Nagy, our junior member Joey Ricciani,  our sophomore candidate Jasmyn Watson, and our potential fall candidate Lindsey Yau returned with all the correct answers in an impressive time of 14 minutes! The event was a success and we hope for it to become one of our traditions in the future.

TCNJ XE members and candidates celebrated Engineers Week with an Engineering Shark Tank competition. With the motto of “SIR ISAAC NEWTON DIDN’T DISCOVER GRAVITY IN A LAB” students were tasked with making the area surrounding lakes Ceva and Sylva more attractive to the TCNJ community. The Shark Panel consisting of Dr. Krstic (XE Faculty Advisor), Mike Steeil (the one and only), and Steve Loannidis (XE Marshal) had a hard time selecting the winning project among several very innovative proposals. In the end the team consisting of our senior members Matt Nagy, Ethan Moyer, Anthony Giorgy, and Dan Schiariti presented the winning proposal. Their project includes environmental remediation of the lakes and construction of multiple attractions such as party boat access, a zip line, an ice cream station, a bar & grill, and Nabil’s lounge and spa together with a mud bath.

Other teams that participated also presented noteworthy proposals and deserve an honorary mention:

Team Emily, Rebecca, Jasmyn and Kate

Team Joey, Phil and David

Team Zach, Jake and Max

From left: Mile Steeil, Dr. Krstic, Matt Nagy, Dan Schiariti, Ethan Moyer (holding the Krstic Cup), Anthony Giorgi, Steve Ioannidis

TCNJ XE members and candidates came together on February 5th to kick off the spring semester with our Invitation Social. We reviewed XE history and last semester’s chapter activities and enjoyed some local pizza while competing in a table football tournament. Congratulations goes to our senior member Ethan Moyer for wining the first place, and Dr. Krstic for her valiant effort in the final round and second place.

TCNJ XE chapter held its Fall Induction Ceremony on December 7, 2024.

Congratulations goes to the following newly inducted TCNJ XE members:

Junior Undergraduate Members:

Andrew Byrne, Steven Ioannidis, Jake Kozlosky, Sonny Lopez, Emily Oberman, Terrel Osei-Kyei, Joey Ricciani, Phillip Sambucci

Alumni Members:

Christina Nolfo Barile (‘07), Erin Dovel (‘11), Matthew Horner (‘12)

Chapter Honor Member:

Kimberly Sharp

Chapter Trustee

Connor Conyngham

Outgoing Chapter Officers: Ethan Moyer, Kate Neal, Daniel Schiariti, David Cardenas, Anthony Giorgi

Fall 2024 undergraduate inductees: Andrew Byrne, Terrell Osei-Kyei. Jake Kozlosky, Joey Ricciani, Steve Ioannidis, Phil Sambucci, Emily Oberman, Sonny Lopez

Kimberly Sharp, Chapter Honor Member inductee

Christina Nolfo Barile (’07) Alumni inductee

TCNJ XE Alumni Association meeting attendees

We would like to thank the following guests for attending:

Chapter Honor Members: Mrs. Robin Kemper, Prof. James Purcell, Mr. Raymond Mankbadi, Mr. Joseph Ettore,  Dr. Andrea Welker, and Dr. Kaz Tabrizi

Dr. Andrew Bechtel, Chair of the Civil Engineering Department

Professor Henry Dobbelaar, Chi Epsilon National Council Member and Metropolitan District Councilor

Download the induction ceremony program here.

TCNJ XE finished off a very busy semester with an Apple Pie Eating Contest social held on November 20, 2024. Teams representing XE, ASCE, Humanitarian Engineers, and ASME competed for the title of Ultimate Pie Annihilator. Congratulations go to TCNJ XE Initiates Joey Ricciani and Steve Ioannidis for winning the title while representing the ASCE student chapter. The Humanitarian Engineers (Vincent and Max) placed second, and ASME (Henry and Liam) third. While TCNJ XE didn’t place this semester we are ready for a rematch next year. Thank you to all that bravely participated and Happy Thanksgiving!

TCNJ XE chapter held elections on 11/13 and the following officers were elected to serve during the 2025 calendar year:

• Emily Oberman, 2026 – President
• Zachary Pacenza, 2026 – Vice President
• Sonny Lopez, 2026 – Secretary
• Phillip Sambucci, 2026 – Treasurer
• Steven Ioannidis, 2026 – Marshal/Editor

Congratulations to the newly elected officers!

From Left: Sonny, Emily, Steve, Zach, Phil

Congratulations goes to the following candidates for fulfilling the requirements and becoming eligible for induction into the XE chapter at TCNJ:

Andrew Byrne, Steven Ioannidis, Jake Kozlosky, Sonny Lopez, Emily Oberman, Terrell Osei-Kyei, Joseph Ricciani, Phillip Sambucci

From left: Terrell, Steve, Emily, Sonny, Andrew, Phil, Joey, Jake

TCNJ XE members, candidates, and alumni returned to the Howell Farm Corn Maze on October 26th for our traditional Halloween race. Congratulations goes to the team of our senior members Dan and Anthony who joined with our candidate Andrew to complete the maze in an adjusted time of 15 minutes! It was a close race with all other teams placing within six minutes of each other. Happy Halloween everyone and we look forward to the rematch next year!

From left: Dan, Andrew, Anthony, Jill, Dora, Dave, Ethan

From left: Anthony, Andrew, Dan, Ethan, Dave, Dora, Jill

TCNJ XE hosted a technical seminar on October 23rd. Our guest speaker was Mercer County Engineer Sunny Muzaffar and WSP Engineer Megan Ortiz as representatives of PESMC (Professional Engineers Society of Mercer County). They presented on Mercer County’s Capital Improvement Program for Roadways and Bridges. Thank you to our guests and many students who attended the seminar.

On 10/16, TCNJ XE was once again featured as the student organization of the week. We are proud to continue to promote Chi Epsilon within the larger TCNJ community.