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The Gator of Pi Kappa Phi 9/1/2013
Epsilon Eta
New School Year, New House! Open house on was a hit! Just like every other year at Winthrop University;
Upcoming Events president,
year.
Although,
the
year
started off different for the top fraternity Kappa
on
campus.
Phi,
Epsilon
Pi Eta
chapter, officially announced their new house at 360 Park Avenue. The fraternity had an
Jayne
Comstock cut the ribbon.
students, faculty, and staff started to prepare for a new
Dr.
Fundraising Spirit Night at
The active brothers and local alumni worked hard preparing the house for
Wings University, America Themed: 09/11 @ 6:00 – 9:00 pm
public view. The brothers moved into the house in June, and had been working
Kappa Class Initiation: 10/25
on getting the house ready
@ 6:00 pm
ever since. We encourage all Alumni and Parents
“Just remember, the house does not make the
Weekend at The Chapter
fraternity; the men make the fraternity.” –Mark
House: 10/26 @ 12:00pm-
Timmes
6:00pm
open
house
Saturday,
alumni to come by and visit
Winthrop
the house whenever able.
Homecoming Tailgate: 11/09
students, faculty and staff
Without the hard work of
@ 11:00 am
were in attendance as well as
those who have built this
Pi Kappa Phi CEO, Mark
chapter, this huge event and
Timmes and his wife, Lorrie
our new house would not
Miller.
was
have been possible. Thank
when
you to all that came to the
Ryan Harder, Chapter Archon;
open house and those who
Mark Timmes; Patrick Cote,
helped
Epsilon
Winthrop clean and prepare
August
officially
on
24 . th
The
house
“opened”
Eta’s
housing
corporations’s president; Dr. David
Vawter,
chapter
advisor; and Winthrop’s new
the
brothers
at
the house for the ceremony.
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Dear Alumni A Letter from the Archon Hello Brothers,
excited for our brother, and to
The school year is off to a wonderful start!
We have
already had several Chapter meetings which have run as smooth and efficiently as the Chapter for.
could
ever
have our Rose Queen wearing our letters proudly around Winthrop’s campus.
The Kappa Class
ask
How People View Pi Kappa Phi on Campus
At our first Chapter
On September 1st, 2013, the
meeting we set our goals for
Kappa Class of the Epsilon
the semester and decided that
Eta Chapter Pre-Initiated 5
our number one goal is to
men. These men were chosen
“The gentlemen of Pi Kappa
make our image as Men of
because they elicit the beliefs
Phi are truly Men of Class
CLASS the best it can possibly
and traditions that Pi Kappa
on campus, treating every
be.
Phi
single person with respect
I
have
compliments
received
about
and
the
Epsilon
Eta
our
chapter were founded on. The
and dignity no matter their
Chapter from people both on
brotherhood is very proud of
affiliation.” –Taylor Hicks,
and off campus including our
the group of young men who
Chi Omega
neighbors from across the
signed their bids. The Kappa
street from our new Chapter
Class contains: Tyler Ray,
house, who say they couldn't
Mark Vickery, Davis Dale,
be more proud to have us as
Daniel Lenge, and Stewart
neighbors. I believe that our
Brock. We hope to find new
new
has
ways this semester to connect
rekindled the fire in our
this new class with alumni
brotherhood’s desire to be the
and reconnect our chapter
ideal Chapter.
and those who built it.
Chapter
house
Rose Queen Gets Lavaliered
“The Epsilon Eta chapter of Pi Kappa Phi here at Winthrop University is a fraternity that is full of honest, hardworking, genuine men. I know that if Delta Zeta is ever in need of anything: a sister having a flat tire, we need participates for a philanthropy event, or just need a friendly ear to talk to, the men of Pi Kappa Phi are
Dorie Lancaster,
the Rose
Queen of Pi Kappa Phi in 2013, was lavaliered by her boyfriend,
Jonathan
Long
(EH-267). The chapter is very
always willing to help. As President, I love working with them and am so glad to be in this Greek community with this group of men.” –Meg Rolow, President of Delta Zeta