Rex Thompson
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Quick Facts
- Born: March 14th, 1987; in Missouri City, Texas
- Hometown: Kirkland, Washington
- High School: Lake Washington, Class of 2005
- Major/Minor: Atmospheric Science/Applied Mathematics
- Pledge Class: Beta '05
- Special Position: Phi Tau Weatherman
- Legacy Little Brother of: Owen Thompson
Overview
Rex has been active and a strong member (physically, of course) in the Alpha Pi chapter of Phi Kappa Tau since he was recruited in 2005. He was absent Winter Quarter of 2007 while studying Applied Math in Rome, Italy. He is known for his strange ability to foretell strange events, such as homeruns at Mariners games. Similarly, but unrelated, he is also known as the Phi Tau Weatherman. Luke was demoted after several botched forecasts. Rex also once hit a duck with a breadball all the way across Drumheller in the middle of the night. More to come soon!
The Recruitment Process
Rex Thompson was one of those guys that never thought he would join a fraternity. However, he was recruited during the summer of '05. Rex was hooked by the humor and light-heartedness of many of the guys in the house including Jason Boyett, Eric Olson, Kevin McGuire, his brother Owen Thompson, and the "pointy looking" Kyle Bjorback, among many others. A key recruitment event was the Westport surfing trip that summer, during which an enormous fort was constructed. He received his bid following the Mariner's game that August, and accepted shortly thereafter.
Fraternity Involvement and Leadership
Positions Held:
- 2008-President
- 2007-Vice President
- 2006-Risk Management Officer
- 2006-Kitchen Steward
Greek Involvement:
- 2006-Delta Zeta Rose Court
- 2007-Greek Week Dodgeball Tournament, 2nd Place!
- 2007-Alpha Delta Pi Dodgeball Tournament, don't gouge the ice cream, you jerks
- 2007-Pretty much the only guy who talked to the DZ's at the FGS Banquet
Music at UW
After inventing the inflatable life-vest, Rex moved on to greater endeavors in the world of music. He plays the mandolin in a bluegrass band called Old Technology. The band can be seen playing at the Farmer's Market almost every Saturday, in the Quad on sunny days, or just down the street at the Bluegrass House. Rex picked up a mandolin his Senior year of high school, and apparently has not put it down for over two years. It has even been reported that he sleeps with it regularly. This is not a curse to the fraternity, however, as it's members are regularly blessed with enchanting sounds of wood and string at all hours of the day. Rex also greatly enjoys jamming with members Dan Garland, Jason Boyett, Owen Thompson, and even Jeff Hodgson on occasion.
History
- Coming Soon
Brotherly Awards
See: Brotherly Awards
Rex is a recipient of the following awards:
- Crabby Pants Dance - For getting a crab put down his britches
- My Spoon is too Big - for...uhh...filing taxes. All night.
- Headshot Award - For killing Corey Allen with an unintentional headshot with a dodgeball from about 10 feet away.
- Note: Rex is also known for killing a 9-year-old kid with a headshot while playing Dodgeball at Loyal Heights Community Center
- Dean Scream Award - Rex's lizard Charles (Darwin) got a big ol' bite out of Rex's finger while Rex was trying to feed him.
More Coming Soon-- Go ahead and add another if you know of one that's not up here.
See Also
- Old Technology--Rex's Bluegrass Band
- Team Red Coalition--Rex is a member and loyal supporter
- Luke Amundson--Big Brother
- Owen Thompson--Real Big Brother
