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OF PI KAPPA PHI 11 1 WINTER 1990 vol. LXXVI No. 1
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A LEADERSHIP/EDUCATION PUBLICATION
Looking back on 85 years of Pi Kappa Phi n December and January, the media,from ABC News to Life Magazine, devoted countless pages and hours of' air time to looking back at the Eighties. As Pi Kappa Phi surges ahead into the Nineties, The Star & Lamp looks back at the last 85 years ofthe Fraternity's history, highlighting its most significant accomplishments,leaders and events.
Andrew Kroeg, A,'06
1904 On Dec. 10, Pi Ka ratry as founded at the College of hidre Charleston in Chastest der roeg ,Jr.,Simon Fogarty, Jr., and Law on. 1905 The ers' Day" s held. .: Thomas Mosimann, A,'09 1906 Kr sident at the ITr ." - me Chapter. ected nation 1907 Be apter was establis P esbyteria • :- _ 1., i Kappa Phi was inco d as a e frat tate i ..o Carolina. 1908 IOn oVv. 22 eodore ly as ssion to Chapte start w a ame G a Cha at the of Calif. v : • erkeley. ry P. Wa e the 190 be initiriu teAsing the Pi Kapfialii ritual o 191f he first is of The St was pu ed. 1912 led a and ed th 11 .1111311appa Phi t alum became nterfr. 1914 an esoteric pub1icatij. hed. 1921 S apter wa Roy Heffner, I; 20 1922 In 1924 Th ,under the direction oft 1926 A Frate as distributed. 1928 The National in, Ill. 1929 The Twenty-fifth Annivers r was commemorated with the gift of the Memorial Gateway to the College of Charleston. 1934 Albert Meisel, an alumnus initiate, was elec;ted national president. 1936 The Supreme Chapter passed legislation prohibiting "Hell Week." 1937 "The White Diamond" manual was first published. 1941 Mrs. William H. Mixon,affectionately known as the "Mother of the William Berry, AE,'38 Fraternity," passed away. 1950 The Supreme Chapter created a lifetime membership(initiation)fee, replacing the conventional dues system; Pi Kappa Phi was one of the first fraternities to establish such a fee. 1953 The National Office was moved to Sumter, S.C. 1954 Founders Fogarty and Mixon served as hosts to the Golden Anniversary convention, held in Charleston. The College of Charleston was given a six-foot face clock, which was installed on campus. 1959 The first Pi Kapp College was held in Sumter, S.C. Durward Owen became executive director. 1960 The Golden Legion was developed to recognize 50-year members. 4111■ 1961 The first Fraternity-wide"Voluntary Gift Drive," was held to request Karl Gibbon, Y. '56 the financial support of alumni. 1962 Founder Mixon joined the Chapter Eternal. 1964 Mel Metcalfe was elected national president. The Pi Kappa Phi Foundation was approved by the Internal Revenue Service. 1965 The National Office was moved to Charlotte, N.C., into the first headquarters building owned by the Fraternity.
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Harry Mix-son, A,'II
John Carroll, I,'13
George Driver, N, 23
a. Pelzer Wagener, A, 27
Devereux 'Ake,I,'46
Howard Leake, P,'48
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Lawton Ellis,!, '18
Albert Meisel, AE,'34
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Bernard Jones, A,'58
James Head, AZ,'60
Kim Jepson, AO,'66
Charles Henderson, X, oS
See 85 YEARS, back page
John Deinder, AY,'62
Melville Metcalfe, AT,'64
Jack Steward, AZ,'70
TA.Schattenstein, BB, 72
The national presidents of Pi Kappa Phi, pictured chronologically from left to right, with their chapters and the dates they were first elected
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Philip Tappy, A,'77
Lonnie Strickland, 0,'79
David Jaffee, A,'83
Judge James Turk, E,'87 Stephen DePalma,BA,'89
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