Alumni Association News
GAMMA ETA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Southern California
The Gamma Eta Alumni Association was rechartered with special assistance form Chapter Advisor Chris Shea ’93. In April 2008, the association held its first Alumni Night at a restaurant in Beverly Hills. The active chapter distributes a monthly newsletter designed to keep alumni involved with chapter activities and to encourage their continued support of the chapter.
GAMMA XI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Washington State
The 21st annual Gamma Xi Alumni Association golf tournament was held on June 21, 2008, at Willows Run Golf Course in Redmond, Washington. Sixty-four golfers competed in the event representing four decades of Gamma Xi alumni. The foursome of Tony Shupert ’89, Nelson Fraley ’89, Angel Sulivan ’89 and Charlie Galante ’90 won the best ball competition, and the foursome of Chris Smith ’98, Jake Baker ’98, Kurt Pepin ’96 and Ben Miller ’96 won the scramble competition.
Over 30 alumni teamed up with the undergraduates for the 5th annual Gamma Xi Work Weekend in August 2008. Several major improvement projects were completed, including re-surfacing the basketball court, remodeling the alumni and computer rooms and landscaping.
Please join alumni, undergraduates, Memorial Headquarters staff, Washington State University faculty and members of the Lighty family on the morning of September 27, 2008 (Homecoming) at the chapter house in Pullman for the dedication of the Alumni Room in honor of Brother Phillip Malcolm Lighty ’38, who passed away in January 2008. For more details on this dedication, visit www.wazzupikes.com.
GAMMA OMICRON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The alumni association will hold the 23rd annual fall reunion October 10 -12, 2008. A block of rooms are available in the name of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity at the Holiday Inn Express, 555 E. State Street in Athens, with a rate of $90 per night which includes a breakfast buffet. For reservations, contact the hotel at 740-592-4640. Activities will begin Friday evening, October 10, with a welcome party at the home of Cathy and Art Marinelli ’61. There will be a program for the wives on Saturday morning while the brothers are meeting.
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The Gamma Omicron alumni were joined by their wives at the Founder’s Day reunion that was held at the Vermillion cottage of Barbara and Bob Scott ’51. The group enjoyed a welcome party, area sightseeing and a presentation by Dr. John Fakan ’54, who was instrumental in recently locating the submarine USS Grunion that was lost in the Aleutians during WWII.DELTA BETA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Bowling Green State
The alumni and undergraduates of Delta Beta have an action-packed weekend in store for the 2008 BGSU Falcon Homecoming. On Friday evening, October 3, don’t miss the truck entered in the Falcom Homecoming parade, which is quickly becoming a BGSU tradition. Following the parade, meet at the on-campus Pike house where everyone will then head out to Myles Pizza, a BG favorite hot spot. On Saturday morning, October 4, the annual alumni association and undergraduate executive committee meeting will take place at the chapter house at 10:00 a.m., followed by the Legends of Delta Beta update and memorial at 11:00 a.m. The tailgate party will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Doyt Perry Field, and then the BGSU Falcons take on Eastern Michigan at 4:00 p.m. On Saturday evening, the undergraduates have a fun-filled night planned including a brotherhood. A block of rooms have been reserved at the Knights Inn (formerly Days Inn), 1550 E. Wooster Street, for $79.95 per night. You may make your reservations by calling 419-352-5211. Information on the Homecoming events, as well as other upcoming association events, may be found at www.bgpikes.com, or you may reach Steve Daley ’86 at sdaley@columbus.rr.com or 614-746-9637.
DELTA GAMMA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Miami University
Miami University Alumni Weekend, June 12-15, 2008, saw alumni and wives visiting the Pike house and gathering for a photo. The house, normally closed for the summer, was opened by the Dodd Hall Trustees so that brothers and their wives could stay in the house. No chaperones were needed!
EPSILON OMEGA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
East Central
The second annual alumni reunion was held on August 2, 2008, with many alumni turning out to see one another, including approximately 25 former SMCs. Brothers from the 1960s-2004 were in attendance, and the group had a charter signing ceremony for the newly formed Epsilon Omega Alumni Association. During the evening the association accepted contributions to the ECU Foundation to go towards the James R. “Doc” Harris Scholarship at ECU. As an added attraction to the evening, Chuck Allan Floyd ’92, played an acoustic set during the party. Information on upcoming alumni association events may be found at ECUPIKES@gmail.com.
In response to the information that was sent out prior to the reunion, Robert Zink ’89 received this letter:
Brother,
My name is Raymond E. Hopkins. I was initiated into the great brotherhood of Pi Kappa Alpha in the fall of 2006 with the pledge class Gamma Delta. I am inactive at this point due to my current deployment to Iraq with the Oklahoma Army National Guard. I will be unable to make the reunion due to the same reason. The enclosed $500 donation to the scholarship fund is just my way of giving back to this great fraternity for the things it has given me. I was only able to spend a year as an active member, but in that year I made some friendships that will hopefully last a lifetime, learned a thing or two about life in general and had a few drinks and good times along the way.
I may never return to an active status with the fraternity, but I will always be here for it and my brothers, as it and the brothers in it have been there for me. I hope the donation can be put to good use.
In the Bonds,
Spc. Hopkins, Raymond E. - RHhoppy@yahoo.com
ZETA RHO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
North Dakota
Please join the alumni association and the active chapter in continuing the celebration of the chapter’s 40th anniversary at the University of North Dakota on October 17-19. There will be several events hosted by the active chapter for the alumni, family and friends of Pi Kappa Alpha. Please help make this a celebration to remember, honoring the dedication and brotherhood that makes this chapter what it is today: a lifetime and tradition of Pi Kappa Alpha. For further information about this or other events, visit the website at www.zetarho.net, or email zpaa@zetarho.net, or contact chapter SMC Benny Holcomb ’06 at HockFan86@gmail.com or 651-249-4338.
ZETA CHI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Missouri State
The annual alumni association meeting will be held in Springfield, Missouri, on October 10-12, 2008, which is Homecoming weekend at MSU. Reservations need to be made immediately as this will be a busy weekend for area hotels. They suggest calling University Plaza Hotel at 417-864-7333 to check availability. The weekend will include a Friday evening reception, Saturday morning meeting, and tailgate party at Bearfest Village in the Zeta Chi tent prior to the 1:30 p.m. kickoff, followed by a social time Saturday evening. Invitations will be sent out, and further information may be found at www.zetachipikes.com, or by calling Jim Roebuck ’81 at 417-882-3266. All alumni are encouraged to attend this important meeting.
ETA OMICRON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Louisiana-Monroe
The Eta Omicron Alumni Association, along with the Eta Omicron Chapter, will be celebrating Homecoming weekend October 17-19, 2008, as the Warhawks take on North Texas.
The 2008-2009 annual donation request drive kicked off on August 1, 2008, with a goal of raising $20,000 this year in support of the Eta Omicron chapter. Founders Day 2008 was a fantastic weekend with Dr. Mike Shell ’80 receiving the Alumnus of the Year award. Many alumni were there to celebrate their 15th and 25th anniversary as brothers. For more information on the alumni association, contact Tommy Walpole at hopike@bellsouth.net or 318-343-7789.