Meet the G.D. FIJIs
Class Of 2024
Eddie Brees
Hometown: Jacob IL
High School: Trico High School
Major: Computer Science
Why'd you join Fiji?: I joined FIJI because I wanted the chance to become part of an organization that strives to help the communities of people around it, as well as developing lifelong bonds and close friendships with my brothers.
Zay Jones
Hometown: Oceanside, CA
High School: Vista High School
Major: Business Management and Minor in Religion
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined to be apart of something bigger than myself and create everlasting memories.
Seth Kosanovich
Hometown: Olympia, WA
High School: Capital High School
Major: Psychology and Business
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji for the friendships through brotherhood and the career opportunities.
Andy Brown
Hometown: Lake Bluff, IL
High School: Lake Forest High School
Major: Business and Economics
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because the first few brothers I met brought me in with open arms and ever since they have become my closest friends.
Nick Henning
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
High School: Bellevue High School
Major: Political Science and Business
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because I wanted to be more involved on campus to become closer with the current brothers.
Tyler Bialek
Hometown: Bolingbrook, IL
High School: Bolingbrook High School
Major: Business
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because I loved the guys I met here and wanted to make sure to stay close with them throughout my years of college and have something to connect us after we all graduate and go back into the real world.
Jake Schabes
Hometown: Long Grove, IL
High School: Stevenson High School
Major: Business Management
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because I saw it as a opportunity to build friendships with people who will always have my back and support me, but also make me a better person.
Jack Maize
Hometown: Antioch, IL
High School: Shoreland Lutheran High School
Major: Business
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because it gave me the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than myself and to create a brotherhood that will last a lifetime.
Cole Shepard
Hometown: Hillsboro, VA
High School: Woodgrove High School
Major: Political Science
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because I wanted to be a part of something that would allow me to develop as a man, as well as make lifelong connections, and make a positive impact on the world.
CLASS OF 2025
Aidan Derry
Hometown: Peoria, IL
High School: Dunlap High School
Major: Business
Why’d you join Fiji?: Business opportunities and to meet life long friends.
Holden Jones
Hometown: East Alton, IL
High School: Roxana High School
Major: Environmental Science
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because it was a great opportunity to meet new people and make close friends that I could bond with a trust throughout my college days and beyond.
Nick Stan
Hometown: Gurnee, IL
High School: Warren Township High School
Major: Education
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined FIJI because I wanted to be apart of something that will help better myself, build closer connections, and ultimately be apart of something bigger than just myself.
Derek Sult
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
High School: Campo Verde High School
Major: Engineering
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji to meet new people and create relationships that will last a lifetime.
Sean Gallery
Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
High School: Maine South High School
Major: Business
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because the brothers in the house are some of my closest friends on campus and it helps with future relationships after graduation.
Brandon Ward
Hometown: Chillicothe, IL
High School: Illinois Central Valley High School
Major: Biology
Why’d you join Fiji?: I wanted to be apart of something greater on campus an make lifelong friendships for after I graduate.
Class of 2026
Jeffery Ripka
Hometown: Schiller Park, IL
High School: East Lyden High School
Major: Economics
Why’d you join Fiji?: To become a part of something bigger than myself.
Jake Baker
Hometown: Lincoln, IL
High School: Lincoln Community High School
Major: Undecided
Why’d you join Fiji?: To become the best version of myself along with my brothers.
Joe Krantz
Hometown: Batavia, Il
High School: Batavia High School
Major: Secondary Education and History
Why’d you join Fiji?: I wanted to create lasting relationships that I could have throughout my life, not just through college.
Andrew Garrett
Hometown: Normal, Il
High School: Normal Community High School
Major: Business
Why’d you join Fiji?: I wanted to create relationships that would benefit me later in life and during my career.
Colbin Clark
Hometown: Columbia, MO
High School: Hickman High School
Major: Biochemistry
Why’d you join Fiji?: To meet new people.
Cesar Hernandez
Hometown: Lake Bluff, IL
High School: Lake Forest High School
Major: Business
Why’d you join Fiji?: I felt it would give me a great opportunity to have good connections for the future.
Cole Andrews
Hometown: Wheaton, IL
High School: Wheaton Academy
Major: Computer Science
Why’d you join Fiji?: I wanted to join an organization on campus that was not only focused on college, but one that focuses on life after college.
Joseph Williams
Hometown: Huntley, IL
High School: Huntley High School
Major: Biology
Why’d you join Fiji?: I wanted to join something larger than myself on campus.
Niko Powe
Hometown: Kewanee, IL
High School: Kewanee High School
Major: Biochemistry
Why’d you join Fiji?: I wanted to meet new people and grow on campus.
Henry Scholes
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
High School: Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
Major: Political Science
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined to make great memories at Knox and have friendships that will last forever.
Class of 2027
Josh Rosenberg
Hometown: Dayton, OH
High School: Oakwood High School
Major: Political Science and Secondary Education
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because I wanted to experience a brotherhood that supported each other, as well as providing opportunities to grow as a person and leader.
Ben Frericks
Hometown: Chillicothe, IL
High School: Illinois Valley Central High School
Major: Biology
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji since it was another commitment to better prepare myself for my future.
Lucas Fujii
Hometown: Mercer Island, WA
High School: Mercer Island High School
Major: Neuroscience
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji to make some life long connections with people who have similar values and goals.
Tyler Kemp
Hometown: Mount Vernon, IL
High School: Mount Vernon Township High School
Major: Business and Education
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because I wanted to get more involved and it gave a sense of belonging right away.
Parker Engel
Hometown: St. John, IN
High School: Marian Catholic High School
Major: Business
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because it gave me an opportunity to make lifelong friendships while also developing my leadership skills.
Sammy Garcia
Hometown: Chicago, IL
High School: Proviso Math and Science Academy
Major: English
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because it allowed me to get closer with my fellow baseball players as well as meeting new people.
Nicholas Nitti
Hometown: Elk Grove Village, IL
High School: James B. Conant High School
Major: Political Science
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because it was a great opportunity for me to get involved in something else and meet a lot of really great guys who share my lifelong values and encourage me to be better.
Zach Durick
Hometown: Haymarket, VA
High School: Osbourn Park High School
Major: Data Science
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji to experience what it’s like to have older brothers.
Johnny Rutta
Hometown: Rosholt, WI
High School: Rosholt High School
Major: Business and Economics
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because of the opportunity for philanthropy opportunities and being able to connect with the community more closely and make close connections.
Vladimir Marinov
Hometown: Sofia, Bulgaria
High School: Anglo-American School of Sofia
Major: Sports Management
Why’d you join Fiji?: I joined Fiji because I wanted to be a part of something bigger at Knox and because I wanted to experience a way of life in college that is way different than in Europe.