Chi Epsilon

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.

In recognition of his 20 year long tenure at TCNJ, and his extraordinary professional career, TCNJ XE members and candidates awarded a plaque to our first Honor Member Dr. Nabil Al-Omaishi. Congratulations!

TCNJ XE members and candidates came together on October 9th to pack Halloween bags with coloring books, school supplies, candy, and toys for first graders in Highland Park Elementary School in Upper Darby, PA. We have been carrying out this tradition for six consecutive years, and are proud to continue helping the community through this service event! Special thanks goes to our alumna Olivia Williams (’20) for facilitating our connection with Highland Park Elementary’s teachers and students.