KNOW THIS ABOUT ME:
I am a man of my word, I stick to it always. I’m the type of guy to also put a smile on everyone’s faces. I make people see the bright side of situations and pick them up if their down. Also know I’m a family man. I love my family to death as well as my friends.

IF I COULD GO BACK IN TIME:
If I could go back in time, I would go to my grandfather’s (Ignazio Alogna) teenage years in the 1950’s and I would spend as much time with him as I could. I would learn everything about him that I don’t know currently and learn all his traits. I would be there the day he met my grandmother, and the day he proposed, etc. The reason why is because my grandfather was the influencer in my life. Even though he has passed, everything he taught me still lives through my actions and my personality. The man I am today is because of him and I would do anything to spend time with him again.

THREE PEOPLE I WOULD LIKE TO MEET:
1. Eduardo Dominico Graziano - This is my great grandfather, I would like to meet him because he’s the one who brought the Graziano family to America. He had the stress of sending his wife and his 11 kids to America while he was working in New York. I look up to him because to me he’s the definition of a man to me and he never let himself fall and never let his family down. He was determined to work as hard as possible and save up enough money to get his family here. The reason I want to meet him is because I wanted see how he handled his problems and his stress, and how he dealt with his responsibilities.

2. The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg because he was just a regular college student and when everyone doubted him he created one of the biggest companies ever. Look around, everyone has a Facebook account because of him. He’s one of the richest men on earth and he’s still in his 20s. I want to meet him because he inspires me to push myself to the fullest and to try harder in school and work my way to the top.

3. Christopher Columbus because he took the biggest risk known to man. He left the safety of his homeland and took 3 boats to a place nobody knew even existed. Columbus had the mindset of a bull. Nothing would make him doubt himself. He saw something no one saw, and he was determined to achieve his goal. He inspires me to take risks in life, even when people are doubting me and telling me that I’ll never be something I have my mind set to be. If I have a goal to achieve; I will do whatever it takes to achieve it. I want to meet Columbus because he can teach me how to hold my head high and block out the negative and only look at the positive.

MY FUTURE PLANS ARE:
Finish college and graduate with my Culinary Arts Associates degree and my Bachelor’s in Business Management. Then eventually open my own restaurant and start a family of my own.

WHY I WANT TO BE A BROTHER OF TAU EPSILON PHI FRATERNITY:
I want to be a part of Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity because what I learned about the Brothers is that they are always there for each other. The Brothers are dedicated to keeping each other’s heads up and never letting anyone fall. I want to be there for all of them and as well as being able to go to any of them if I need someone to talk to. I look at the Brothers as a second family because when I’m with them I feel loved and accepted for who I am. Also because the ideals of Tau Epsilon Phi are incredibly important to me and they remind me how to carry myself and be a man.

DREW PAUL GARNEAU

#182 BROTHER STARK

Age 18 – Culinary Arts major from Pembroke, MA