Ladies, get excited! This week, we interviewed one of the cutest big-little pairs on campus from Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Even better, you now have a chance to win a double date with them! Two lucky CNU women will be chosen to go on a date with Ryan D’Ercole and Reece Prothero, courtesy of Ryan, Reece, and Her Campus CNU!
To enter the contest, like “Her Campus Christopher Newport University” on Facebook and fill out this short survey here.
Read on to see what they have to say and get to know them better:
Pictured from left to right: Reece Prothero and Ryan D’Ercole, photo courtesy of Ben Leistensnider
Ryan D’Ercole
Year: Junior
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Centreville, VA
Activities: President of Sigma Phi Epsilon, member of the Alexander Hamilton Society, represents Student Life at Admitted Freshman Days
Relationship Status: Single
Name: Reece Carter Prothero
Year: Sophomore
Major: Information Systems with a Business Minor
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Activities: Brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon, intramural soccer and basketball
Relationship status: Single
What do you look for in a significant other?
Ryan: “That’s a good question, I should probably spend more time thinking about that… someone able to be fun and outgoing, but also serious – having that balance is important. Someone funny and who can keep me on my toes since I’m kind of sarcastic, so someone that can keep up.”
Reece: “Someone who can be themselves around me because I hate it when people act one way around certain people and another way around others.”
Ryan: “Can I add another part? Someone very comfortable with herself and who isn’t co-dependent all the time.”
Who’s your celebrity crush?
Ryan: “Jennifer Lawrence.”
Reece: “Kate Upton.”
What would be your ideal date?
Ryan: “It would either be to hang out at the beach or to go to Washington, D.C. to see all the monuments and stuff.”
Reece: “I’d say a picnic or hanging out at the beach on a nice day.”
Where are you most likely to be found between classes?
Ryan: “Einstein’s and the library.”
Reece: “Einstein’s, but not the library.”
So what are your favorite drinks/food to get at Einstein’s?
Ryan: “Bagel sandwich and a grande drip coffee with room for cream.”
Reece: “My favorite drink is hot chocolate and the muffins are pretty good too.”
What’s your favorite SigEp memory together?
Both: “SPEAR. It’s an athletic competition with SigEps all day on the JR fields in the fall semester – so the semester Reece first joined SigEp.”
Best thing about Reece?
Ryan: “I would say that Reece is super chill all the time; he’s always down for whatever and doesn’t take anything too seriously.”
Best thing about Ryan?
Reece: “Ryan is down to earth and easy to talk to which is nice.”
What are your plans for the future?
Ryan: “It’s all kind of still up in the air. I couldn’t tell you.”
Reece: “Just graduate – that’s the first one. After that, I’ll probably try to get a job with a private company and then work for the government.”
What piece of advice would you give to someone starting college?
Ryan: “The best advice I got from someone is you get out what you put into it. Be involved with as much as you can. Be proactive about doing things. At the end of the day, you make your college experience by doing stuff.”
Reece: “Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and try new things since college is one of the last transition times you get. It’s kind of a time to do what you’ve always thought about but didn’t actually do before.”
If you were elected President of the United States, what would be your first move?
Ryan: “That’s actually my life plan; I just didn’t want to say it. Man, I don’t know if I could limit it to one thing… Probably invite all my friends and family to the White House. Give them a taste.”
Reece: “I would bring Campus Cookies to CNU, because apparently it’s a thing everywhere else but here.”
Be sure to enter to win a date with one of these campus cuties by Friday, February 20th!