Our board is dedicated to showcasing Taiwanese culture and fostering a community for our members. We pride ourselves in providing a home away from home - no matter where you come from or who you are, we welcome everyone of all backgrounds into our family. Our diverse and accomplished board exemplify this value, working towards a common goal of forming long-lasting friendships and spreading the unique culture of Taiwan.
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Executive Board
Sarah is a junior in the College studying Economics & Computer Science from Montville, New Jersey. She loves to drink boba (send prayers from the upcoming boba shortage) and practice archery. Sarah joined PTS board her freshman year as Social Chair, and besides PTS board she is also involved in SDT and WPTP. Her favorite PTS memories include Next Stop Taiwan, late nights out in Philly, and going out in Taipei! Ask her about her favorite universities for bubble tea (she has tried them all) and what happened at PTS Karaoke her freshman year (:0) !
Catherine Chang is a junior from Taipei, Taiwan studying Biology in the college. In her free time she loves to play badminton, read thrillers and hang out with friends! Recently, she's also obsessed w/ tikotk LOL (follow her @catchangxd) She is super excited to go back on campus this year because she was in Taiwan for almost 2 YEARS OF COLLEGE. WHAT. At Penn, you can find her on MERT, in the lab and at Honeygrow (she loooves any type of noodles). Her favorite PTS memory includes Big/Little Reveal and Next Stop Taiwan! She loves to meet new people so please chat her UP!
Hello, it's Joey ('24)! He is from New York City and plans to major in architecture (but if his mom asks, he's doing premed shhhh). When he's not busy being an Asian disappointment, he likes to take artsy photos, stan Adele and Taylor Swift, and EAT. His lifelong dream is to visit Taiwan so he can scream "TAIWAN NUMBA ONE" from the top of the Taipei 101. Lastly, he would like you to know that if you want to be his friend, you MUST follow his instagram @josephyu12 :)
Anna is planning to study Neuroscience as a pre-med and is expected to graduate in the year 2024. She is born and raised in Taiwan even though her curly hair may make you think otherwise. She loves to bake, watch YouTube, play Minecraft, and go out. She doesn’t do much on the weekdays except procrastinate homework, scroll through tik tok, and work out, but on the weekends, she goes clubbing or drinking with friends occasionally. Her favorite animal is the penguin, her favorite food is pasta, and her favorite color is light green.
Meet Hannah Chung, our Cultural VP and the most tai (台) girl you'll ever gonna meet on campus! Her spiritual animal is a RACOON and perhaps that tells you more than enough about her. Places where you can spot this wild animal: Tea-Do (boba yeee), Bonchon Chicken, and basically any other food places on-campus or off-campus. And if you want to befriend her...Things to do: bring food, like A LOT of food, and talk about them K-pop ;). Things not to do: condemn her for always staying in her room ;P
Adelyn is from Northern California and joined PTS General Board in her freshman Spring before becoming Marketing VP. She is a Wharton 2024 student planning on concentrating in Finance and Marketing & Operations Management. Her hobbies include drinking boba (a necessity), shopping for clothes, and reading Vogue. Aside from PTS, Adelyn is also involved with Wharton Asia Exchange and The WALK Magazine. Her favorite meme is the one with the dog sitting at a table surrounded by fire and saying "This is Fine". Fun fact: the fire from said meme was her Zoom background for the entirety of freshman year.
Hi world, meet Iris Horng, PTS’s Financial VP!!! She is from New Jersey and studying math in the College(‘24). Even though she’s always “trying to sleep early,” you’ll see her late at night grinding problem sets or eating away her problems with Insomnia Cookies. When she’s not endlessly watching YouTube videos or reading dystopian novels (like the good ol’ middle school days?), she’s helping to improve Penn education through SCUE and finding research as a UScholar. Her love for anything related to cookies and cream is almost an obsession, but she’s always down for some fun and dim sum. If you see her running all the way across campus to drl, be sure to say hi!!
General Board
Audrey is a freshman hailing from Taipei, Taiwan. She is currently undecided, but is involved in a number of activities. While not in class, you can find Audrey playing basketball or one of the seven instruments she knows how to play! Other times, you can find Audrey cooking or trying new foods (she doesn't like boba though :(, but you can catch her with a matcha latte). Audrey is currently involved with Wharton Asia Exchange, Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Club, and the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project.
Hello world, meet Iain! Iain is a freshman in the College from Taipei, Taiwan. He is undecided right now, but his big brain is interested in so many things from being a doctor to compsci to urban studies to really anything but physics. Iain loves to eat and drink boba (basically a requirement to be on board tbh) (rip U.S. boba prices), go cafe hopping, swim, and watch Netflix (but somehow he still hasn't seen squid game). Iain also does super cool things as a part of TedX and Penn Climate Ventures, but is still the chillest guy out there with everything that he's doing.
Say hello to Lorraine, our cutest internal chair of PTS! From Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Lorraine is a freshman currently studying urban studies. In her free time, she loves to thrift, crochet, read, or explore anything that is related to art. Some of her favorite drinks include chai lattes and the delicious mango smoothie with cheese foam from Macu! Her spirit animal is a narwhal (so cute) and her favorite place in Taiwan is the rice paddies of Taitung City. Just like the emojis 😚✨🌿, Lorraine’s personality is super down to earth, chill, and sweet. At Penn, you can find her in SSAP, Rainworks, the ICA student board, and other environmental groups.
Rebecca Peng is currently a freshman from Pittsburgh in SEAS studying Computer Science and coding her way to the future Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Whenever you meet her, she’ll put on a radiating smile and bring energy to our board and her surroundings. Besides how friendly she is, she (surprisingly) has a hatred towards chocolates :(( From kpop to boba to tennis, Rebecca is willing to share her variety of passions and will always love to chat with new people. Next time when you see her on campus, make sure to say hi!
Meet Rene Chen, one of the new PTS Cultural Chairs!! ٩(◕‿◕。)۶ This 辣台妹 is from Taipei, Taiwan and plans to study Communications. You can always find her being super stylish in her Versace Jeans Couture and other thrifted fits. In her free time, she likes to shop at Triple Peacock and Zara, drink vanilla lattes, and explore restaurants. Like her spirit animal the panda, Rene is super chill, and her personality could best be described as 🥺🥲😍😚. She is also involved with the Wharton Undergraduate Media and Entertainment Club, the WALK Magazine, and Penn Appetite.
Meet Elliot, our newest ABACT (American born American Canadian and Taiwanese) social chair! After spending a gap year in Taiwan, Elliot is now back and thriving at Penn! Elliot will literally walk from 1920 commons to Lauder for a piece of red velvet cake. You can also spot him holding Boba (his favorite order is milk tea with no sugar) in the newest PTS boba social video! If you are interested in hiking, football, track, (or partying), Elliot will definitely be the best candidate to spend your time with. Even though Elliot looks really sporty, he is also good at guitar, cello, bass, and jazz. Definitely say hi if you meet Elliot on campus!
Fiona Wu is a freshman in Engineering studying Computer Science from Springfield, Missouri. She enjoys swimming, drawing and design, biking, sleeping, eating, k-drama, and more! She’s also the Undergraduate Assembly Representative and Engineering Class Chair (so cool). Besides PTS, she’s involved in UnEarthed and PennAppetit! In her free time, she plays dinosaur games in the Van Pelt GSRS. Her favorite foods include noodles, sweets, and spicy food! Fun Fact: she rarely gets the same thing at boba places. Her favorite places in Taiwan are the night markets! Every monday and wednesday she dies in CIS office hours.
Franklin Cheng is a freshman undecided in the College from LA, California. In his free time, he loves to game (League and Valorant), binge animes and kdramas, sleep, and wander around campus finding cute cats ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ. Fun fact: he's in all the East Asian cultural clubs (PTS, CSA, KSCA, HKSA, JSA, you name it)!! Franklin loves all Asian food and his go to boba tea order is a fruit tea. His signature white hair (not pictured) and cool style make him super distinguishable on campus. Don't be intimidated though, Franklin's super nice, come say hi!
Are you a freshman or sophomore interested in becoming more involved in PTS? Apply to be on our General Board this Fall 2024!