Penn Class of 2013

05/12/2018

Dress code for tonight is same as last night. Wear what you would to go out but no need to be formal 😎

05/10/2018

It's not too late to join your old friends of 2013, or make new ones at Reunion this weekend! https://penn.reunioniq.com/. Today's spotlight is Tony Diepenbrock IV. Hope to see you tomorrow and hear what you're all up to!.
Q: What are you doing now?
A: I run an online kids coding school, we connect teachers from top colleges like Penn with kids ages 6-13 via video chat. Outside of work, I’m still fencing (1 year at Penn wasn’t enough), hoping cryptocurrencies continue to surge, running, and traveling whenever I can.
Q: What was your most memorable moment at Penn?.
A: During the Zete petting zoo camel debacle, I walked out of Hill pretending to be a freshman when a news crew was hoping to find someone for an interview. They ended up putting my segment on TV, “Everyone was having a great time, especially the camel.” I wish I had the video file, it’s somewhere on the Internet. For the record, that was Kahn the camel’s favorite day of the year according to the owner. (for those who don't know the camel debacle was when the Penn dentist student took a photo of the camel during spring fling and sent to DP. No laws were broken but it made people angry. Photo out of context. If you check DP history article still there for more context).
Q: What's the most fun/interesting thing you've done since graduating?.
A: After graduating from Penn, I traveled for 40 days to Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, and Greece with a bunch of friends. It’s hard to beat visiting all your Penn friends’ in their home countries. It’s strange knowing you became such great friends with these people without fully understanding where they came from and their native culture. Don’t get me started on Greek food.
Q: What's one thing you're planning to do when back at Penn?.
A: Fully convince everyone that Trump was never in Zete (he wasn’t). Let’s just put a nail in that coffin once and for all. I can’t comment on the other rumors though!.
Q: How did your experience at Penn inspire BlockSchool?.
A: In 2011 and 2012, the entrepreneurial community had just started. At the time, there were probably 5-10 undergrads seriously pursuing startups: me, Dan Shipper, Joe Cohen, and a few others. I ended up living with Dan the summer of 2012, and now he’s an investor in BlockSchool. I can’t say Penn inspired BlockSchool, but everything does come full circle somehow.

05/07/2018

Our reunion starts THIS FRIDAY! Register if you haven't already: https://penn.reunioniq.com/

Our Reunion starts Friday! For those who still have questions, we answered them here.

Let us know if you have other questions and we'll answer them asap!

Can't wait to see you on Friday : )

05/04/2018

Happy Friday! Can't believe reunion in is one week! Today's spotlight is Celinne Da Costa. Hope to see you soon. https://penn.reunioniq.com/
Q: What are you doing now?.
A: I’m a professional storyteller: I work as a Brand Story Coach, social media influencer, and writer for myself and several publications. I’ve been traveling full-time for two years now, partnering with brands and entrepreneurs to share stories about self-discovery, life design, and human connection.
Q: What was your most memorable moment at Penn?.
A: Joining EuroPenn: at first, I struggled finding my place at Penn but being in a community of Europeans really helped me adjust to and navigate Penn’s culture. I made some amazing lifelong friendships from that group!.
Q: What's the most fun/interesting thing you've done since graduating? .
A: I spent a year doing a social experiment on humanity: I traveled the world by couch-surfing using my social network, meaning everyone who hosted me was connected to me somehow (friends, friends of friends, etc). I circumnavigated the globe, passing through 17 countries, 4 continents, and 70+ hosts!.
Q: What's one thing you're planning to do when back at Penn?.
A: All the things! Philly cheesesteak. Walking down Locust. Visiting the biomed pond. Raising the bookstore. And eating in all my favorite spots!.
Q: What does Penn have that you haven’t found anywhere else in your travels?.
A: Penn feels like home. I’ve been nomadic most of my life, so being in one place for 4 years is a big deal! I breathe a sigh of relief every time I come “home” to Penn.... I don’t have that reaction anywhere else!

04/17/2018

We may be old but we still love FREE stuff. Especially free tickets to reunion. That's why we're holding a contest.

The rules are simple:

1. In the comments, tag friends you're excited to see

2. Register for the reunion: penn.reunioniq.com

3. That's it! The best comments get their tickets reimbursed!

04/04/2018

Today's Spotlight is Brian Powers. Be sure to register for reunion to catch up with the rest of our class!
https://penn.reunioniq.com/.
Q- What are you doing now?.
A- I'm cofounder / Co-CEO at TemperPack, a sustainable packaging company for food and biopharma companies shipping temperature-sensitive foods (we replace styrofoam!). For fun, I play on a far too serious adult soccer team and a company basketball team that's won 2 of about 20 games so far.
Q- What was your most memorable moment at Penn?.
A- Getting back from studying abroad was overwhelmingly awesome. Having all of my favorite people and food in one place after a four month break made me realize how lucky I was to call Penn home.
Q- What's the most fun/interesting thing you've done since graduating?.
A- Camping in Yosemite with Jamie McCroskery. I was wearing 2 extreme weather winter jackets and thought I'd freeze to death, only to be told it was 50 degrees and still August.
Q- What's one thing you're planning to do when back at Penn?.
A- Find all the people who haven't been liking my instagram photos and figure out what the hell is their beef.
Q-How did your experience at Penn inspire TemperPack?.
A-Having so many successful alumni and even some fellow student entrepreneurs made starting a business feel like a very possible career path. The Penn community has continued to be extremely helpful in growing the business, from helping us recruit talent, to raising money and getting new clients.

03/16/2018

This week's Spotlight is Jarrid V. Tingle. He definitely wants to make sure you sign up for our 5 Year Reunion. 😉 . https://penn.reunioniq.com/
Q: What are you doing now? (professionally, school, etc.).
A: I’m launching a venture capital fund, Harlem Capital, and I am a first-year student at Harvard Business School. I’m also bugging my former classmates to give to the Penn Fund in honor of our 5th Year Reunion in May. Please return my e-mails and texts. :).
Q: What was your most memorable moment at Penn? .
A: I remember visiting an exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art during NSO and randomly hearing the bass line of “Party in the USA.” We realized Penn was throwing a massive party for us in the Museum’s Great Stair Hall. Then, I ended up leading a group of people doing the “Stanky Leg” on the grand staircase. This was hands down one of the greatest highlights of my time at Penn.
Q: How did your experience at Penn help you find investments / start Harlem Capital?.
A: Penn and its alumni network have opened a ton of doors. The institution adds to my credibility and helped me to break into investment banking, private equity and other investing roles.
Q: What's the most fun/interesting thing you've done since graduating?.
A: Yacht Week in Croatia. The scenery is beautiful, every meal was delicious (Croatians have skills on the grill), and the parties – on land and at sea -- were beyond fun. Our skipper even let me drive the catamaran we rented for the week on the Adriatic Sea. It was one of the best trips I’ve ever taken.
Q: What's one thing you're planning to do when back at Penn?.
A: I am most excited about escaping adult life, catching up with friends, and reliving undergrad for a bit. I was really hoping to go to Mad Mex (R.I.P), but I’m looking forward to Bobby’s Burger Palace and Tap House.

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03/10/2018

Happy Saturday! Have you registered for reunion yet? https://penn.reunioniq.com/ Today's Spotlight is Sarah Meyohas.
Q: What are you doing now?.
A: I’m an artist! I work across photography, film, virtual reality, and sculpture. I’ve exhibited across the US and in a few cities in Europe. I also put on shows of other artists’ work.
Q: What was your most memorable moment at Penn?.
A: The 5 AM photoshoot in Huntsman Hall resulting in some “business nude” images was certainly a memorable moment!.
Q: What's the most fun/interesting thing you've done since graduating?.
A: For my most recent project, I had sixteen workers photograph 100,000 individual rose petals at the site of the former Bell Labs. The massive dataset they compiled was used to map out an artificial intelligence algorithm that learned to generate new, unique petals. This project was exhibited in the fall at Red Bull Arts in New York..
Q: What's one thing you're planning to do when back at Penn?.

A: Definitely planning a visit to ICA, which will have South Korean artist Suki Seokyeong Kan’s first show in the United States..
Q: What was your first art piece at Penn / what inspired you to make it?.
A: During my first photography class at Penn, I made a series of portraits. I would project an image, often of a celebrity, onto a sitter in a dark room. The sitter’s face gave form to the image, essentially the only light creating the exposure for the photograph. The results were these uncanny hybrid beings, somewhat ghostly and grotesque. I remember being taken aback by how such a very simple act could create both a really complex image, and also essentially present a philosophical position on the production of identity in relation to the construction of images. While this was a way-back-when project, it definitely presages my current work in which I often create a situation an its documentation.

Check out her website: www.sarahmeyohas.com . Hope to see you all soon!

02/23/2018

This week's 2013 Spotlight is Ali Kriegsman. Don't forget to register to join our class at the upcoming reunion! https://penn.reunioniq.com/
Q- What are you doing now?
A- I run a company called Bulletin. We open beautiful retail stores for women, by women, and we exclusively work with female-led brands. We currently have a store in Williamsburg and another in Nolita. We are about to open our big flagship space in Union Square sometime in late April or early March.
Q- What was your most memorable moment at Penn?
A- Definitely stealing the hideous, 8 foot Shamrock Shake sign from the front window of McDonalds after a rowdy night out my senior year.
Q- What's the most fun/interesting thing you've done since graduating?
A- Ummmmm. When I first moved to New York I was so broke I couldn't afford housing, so I shared a room with my then-boss's 7-year-old daughter and slept on a trundle bed that was narrower than a twin. I did that for about 5 months and then moved into a 1br in the east village with my best friend and slept on a mattress in the kitchen. So both of those, Back to back.
Q- What's one thing you're planning to do when back at Penn?
A- Go to Greek Lady and get the chicken finger salad because oh man oh man.... just nothing like it.
Q- How did your experience inspire Bulletin?
A-I almost graduated with a Marketing Minor (ugh "Consumer Psych," whatever) but very last minute my senior year decided to minor in Creative Writing. I worked at the Kelly Writers House all four years of school and was really lucky to be surrounded by beautiful language every day. I run all things marketing and communications for Bulletin, and I really don't think I would have had the confidence to dive into that without my Penn writing experience. In a weird way, though it seems counterintuitive to have put writing ahead of Wharton-y marketing stuff through consumer psych, it was one of the big decisions that helped shape my voice and tone. And now, that's the voice and tone of the brand. So i definitely credit my creative writing experience at Penn with a lot of the writing tools and personal style I have today.

02/16/2018

Our first 2013 Spotlight is Brandon Copeland. We hope you'll join him and the rest of C'13 at our upcoming Reunion!

Q: What are you doing now (full-time job, extracurriculars, etc.)?

A: "Currently playing football in there NFL. Working every day to STAY in the NFL is the hardest part of my job lol. Outside of that, I began a couple, small real estate companies this year, one specializing in flipping houses (buy, renovate, sell ASAP), the other in rental properties. Looking forward to a big year on the football field and working my way into the film/production industry in 2018."

Q: What's the most fun/interesting thing you've done since graduating?

A: "Currently on Day 8 of a 20 Day honeymoon to Thailand, Vietnam, Buenos Aires, Santiago and Brazil. It has been one hell of an experience thus far and hopefully I did not just jinx it by writing this. (Sounds like a tv show). Also throwing a free youth football camp in my hometown Baltimore, MD. That is a lifelong dream come true and we are working on camp 3 now."

Q: What's one thing you're planning to do when back at Penn?

A: "I cannot wait to hang out with all the people who in college said, "Let's do lunch" in passing but never actually texted to make it happen. (You know who you are...yes Im staring at you). No but on a serious note, it will be the same as always, catch up with all the people who made Penn a dope place to call home for four years!"

Q: How does the Penn football team compare to the Lions?

A: "Uhh...Just a tad bit different. Just a tad. Guys are a bit bigger at the next level. A bit stronger too. Mmmm, and slightly faster.
But not everyone has the heart the Quaker squad does (AND THAT'S REAL). Heart is the only reason a guy like me has made it this far!

Stay strong Quaker family. Looking forward to seeing you all. Drinks on YOU lmao.
If anyone wants to reach out you can find me on IG " Brandon Copeland

02/15/2018

Class of 2013! Can you believe it's been 5 years? Our big Reunion Weekend is coming up, May 11th-13th. We'll be posting classmate spotlights, TBT's and more to get you excited to join us! REGISTER HERE: https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/s/1587/gid2/16/interior.aspx?sid=1587&gid=2&sitebuilder=1&pgid=778&contentbuilder=1

07/09/2014

Cementing our legacy, literally.

Our Ivy Day stone is finally up on campus! We join 140 other classes in this historic tradition and couldn't ask for a better location by Locust Walk and the Arch building.

Huge props to Zeke Sexauer for the amazing design.