Meet the G.D. FIJIs
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.