Full Name: Matty Simon
Major: Environmental Sciences
Hometown: New York City
Extracurricular Activities: Residence Life, Undergraduate Admission Fellow, Greek Life, SAPA, QEP Advisory Board, University Senate, Sorority and Fraternity Pride Alliance
Relationship Status: Single
Greek Affiliation: Zeta Beta Tau
HCE: Describe yourself in 5 words.
Matty: Sassy, Confident, Determined, Responsible, Bubbly
HCE: What are some of your hobbies?
Matty: Meeting new people, people watching at Starbucks, taking personality quizzes, dancing the night away.
HCE: What is your favorite kind of music to listen to?
Matty: Top 40, especially anything on z100. Give me a Nicki Minaj song and I’m golden.
HCE: If you could have dinner with any famous person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Matty: Zac Efron, hands down. Ever since High School Musical back in 2006, I developed an intense obsession and my dream is to be in the same room as him at least once in my life.
HCE: What does your ideal weekend look like?
Matty: My ideal weekend includes sleeping in until 12pm, then heading to brunch with my best friends. After brunch, we’ll listen to music by the pool and catch-up on some reading. The day would end by getting some cardio in through dancing all night!
HCE: What is your hidden talent?
Matty: I can say the alphabet backwards.
HCE: What is one thing you’ve always wanted to learn/get better at?
Matty: I’ve always wanted to learn how to whistle. My entire family can and it’s embarrassing that I can’t.
HCE: What is the best compliment someone can ever give you?
Matty: The best compliment that someone can give me is that I am a good friend. Friendship means the world to me, sometimes more than family.
HCE: What has been your biggest accomplishment since being at Emory?
Matty: My biggest accomplishment since being at Emory has been getting the Senior Resident Advisor position in the Office of Residence Life. I would not be the same person I am today if it wasn’t for ResLife and now being an SRA, I’m able to share my love for Emory to an entire building and first-year class.
HCE: Who inspires you?
Matty: My mom, Joy Robin Simon.