Philip is a senior in Sierra Company where he currently serves as a human affairs officer. He is from Los Angeles, California, and is majoring in Spanish and English. He is a member of the Honors Spanish Society (Sigma Delta Pi) and a member of Turbela Verborum, The Citadel’s English Club. He is also a part of the Catholic Campus Ministry’s staff, while interning for the Charleston Diocese’s communications department. Over the summer, he studied Italian and visited New York City for the Centennial Fitzgerald Convention. Philip has earned gold stars and Dean’s list and currently works at the Writing Lab on campus. He plans to attend graduate school and pursue a doctorate in English Literature.