Life inside Beta Delta

Brotherhood

Brotherhood at Beta Delta is the accumulation of ordinary time together, shared responsibility, campus traditions and relationships that continue after Rutgers.

Brotherhood development led by Sean Hopp and Shane Russin

Brotherhood Leadership

Meet the Brotherhood Development Directors

Sean and Shane lead the chapter’s brotherhood-development work, helping members build relationships across classes, understand the responsibilities of membership and become active participants in Beta Delta.

Sean Hopp, Brotherhood Development Director of the Beta Delta Chapter

Brotherhood Development Director

Sean Hopp

Woodstown, New Jersey

Sean is serving his second term after first being elected in Fall 2025. He focuses on new member development, engagement and the relationships that help newer brothers become active members of the chapter.

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Shane Russin, Brotherhood Development Director and Housing Manager of the Beta Delta Chapter

Brotherhood Development Director & Housing Manager

Shane Russin

Marlboro, New Jersey

Shane was elected in Spring 2026. He works with Sean on brotherhood development and also handles housing responsibilities, helping coordinate the day-to-day care and use of 106 College Avenue.

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The Experience

Most of brotherhood happens outside the scheduled calendar

Formal events are part of the chapter, but they are not the full experience. Brotherhood is built when someone has a place to go after class, when older members help younger brothers prepare for an interview or when the same group continues to show up for one another through different stages of college.

Beta Delta includes brothers with different majors, hometowns, interests and career goals. The chapter does not erase those differences. It gives members enough shared time and responsibility to understand one another and build relationships that would be unlikely to form otherwise on a campus as large as Rutgers.

Chapter Life

What brothers remember

Photos are paired with the parts of the experience they represent—not used as decoration.

Brothers playing games in a chapter house backyard

At the House

A place brothers can return to throughout the week

The house creates a regular meeting point between classes and commitments. Some days are organized; others are simply time spent together. Both matter.

Explore Our Home

What It Looks Like

Four parts of the everyday experience

01

Time at the house

A consistent space makes it easier to see brothers during ordinary days, not just during formal chapter events.

02

Support across classes

Older brothers can offer perspective on courses, internships and the transition into college; younger members bring new energy and ideas.

03

Trips and campus traditions

Football weekends, travel, family events and graduation become shared milestones that connect different generations of the chapter.

04

Responsibility to one another

Members are expected to contribute, communicate and help maintain the kind of chapter they want to be part of.