However, this was not the end of Triangle at A&M. In the spring of 2000,
during a visit to Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Alex Abreu
was invited to stay at the Triangle Fraternity house. Over the course of a
few short days he felt at home in this environment and found that the engineers,
architects, and scientists who composed Triangle Fraternity were men with
whom he had a great deal in common.
Although he decided not to attend IIT in the fall of the next year, he decided
that he would have to find a similar organization at his respective alma mater.
In the fall of 2001, after searching unsuccessfully for a group of men with
whom he could truly share the bond of brotherhood at Texas A&M, he decided
to embark on an alternative path to bring Triangle Fraternity to College Station,
Texas.
With the help of fellow A&M engineering students, John Petry and Adrian
Franco, Mr. Abreu investigated the possibility of starting a new chapter at
the university. During this investigation, the group discovered that a
previous chapter of Triangle had existed at their school. Although it was
discouraging to learn that the previous chapter had not endured, the small
group was even more resolute to accomplish its new mission to bring Triangle
back to life.
With this clear goal, the men moved forward and brought in five new members
in the spring of 2002.