PI KAPPA PHI WE WILL LEAD DID YOU KNOW?
Beta IotaLite Pi Kappa Phi Toledo Alumni & Students publication serving our lifelong Brotherhood of Leaders
That the Beta Iota Alumni Group has a Facebook page. Con-
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Housing Corp to expand scholarship support
tact Mark Urrutia to join.
New alumni website will be up and running by April 1st at www.PiKapp.i nfo.
Beta Iota is nearing it’s 1000th initiate.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Alumni & Chapter Updates
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Ohio 2 Expansions & Alumni Networking Calendar of Events & Alumni “Spotlite”
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Push America Updates
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As most of you know, the Pi Kappa Phi Toledo Alumni Corporation has been busy providing housing and furniture to the Beta Iota Student chapter. Over the past several years the housing corp. has been assisting the chapter with providing leadership grants to send extra leaders to the national Mid-Year Leadership Conference. After the corp. adopted the Judge John J. Connors Scholar/ Leadership Award, we have provided small scholarships for the student recipient, when funds were available. The funds for this grants have been provided primarily through donations from alumni through the housing corporation’s fund. As the Housing Corp. looked forward, they envisioned a better way to increase alumni participation in the giving program. They looked to making contributions tax-deductible. Two foundations were considered. The
Pi Kappa Phi Foundation and the UT Foundation. The Pi Kappa Phi Foundation’s Chapter Investment Fund (CIF) to benefit student members. With this fund, we need to achieve a $5,000 balance and then we could only utilize 10%, while keeping the fund balance no lower than $5,000. The current fund balance is $485. The corporation learned that we could establish a similar fund through the UT Foundation, with no minimum requirements. Donations to these funds will be added to the donor’s total university giving recognition. A few years ago, the housing corp. established Pi Kappa Phi Development Fund (2-401629)” at the UT Foundation. Currently, the alumni are looking to establish an additional endowed fund to make scholarship grants to benefit the student chapter. An establishment
of this type would require at least $25,000 to fund and we would only use the gains of the fund which would keep the principal whole and growing. This would allow a permanent fund to live in perpetuity and would be the largest capital undertaking the alumni has taken on since the initial furnishing of the campus house in 1990.
“This type of effort will significantly assist our efforts to help the chapter through becoming better leaders though academic success.” said Mark Urrutia, housing corp. president.
“Because of the awesome strides the chapter has made in recent years, it’s our time to help them reach the next level.” Please consider helping us to assist the undergraduate chapter by serving on the committee. To help give back in this way, send an email to: hcPres@PiKapp.info.
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Alumni Updates Bob Thorburn (235) gave his 121st pint of blood this winter. Great job Bob! Michael “Sevi” Severino (519) On January 14th Sevi was admitted to The Toledo Hospital due to a blood clot in his right leg. After a lengthy surgery and multiple tests, it was decided that the leg could not be saved. On January 16th his leg was amputated at mid thigh. He spent the better part of two weeks in ICU. On January 28th he was moved to Heartland of Perrysburg for healing and rehabilitation. He will stay there until he is well enough to return to his home. That could take three months or more.
Due to his inability to work and mounting expenses, his friends and family will be holding a benefit to raise money to cover his living expenses, transportation and help him get a fresh start on his
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The benefit will be held on Saturday, May 18 , 2013 at the VFW Hall, 5416 Summit St., Toledo, OH 43611. The doors will open at 5:30pm and we will begin serving dinner from 6pm until everyone is served. Dinner will consist of spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and lemonade. A monetary donation will be gratefully accepted. A cash bar will also be available.
It would be appreciated, but not necessary, to RSVP to Debbie Fallon by May 11th.
A live band, PT and the Pistols, and a DJ will provide entertainment until 11pm. Members of the band are student members of Beta Iota. There will be a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. They are in need of auction items. If you are interested and able to donate please contact Debbie Fallon at 419-344-2194 or debbiefallon@hotmail.com.
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Chapter Update The chapter recruitment efforts have bee great. They had free food and drinks throughout the week for potential new members. They issued twenty one bids and twenty were accepted. This is the reason why we got a Master Recruitment Award from National Fraternity, Level 3. After the newly Associate Members signed their bid card's they enjoyed a pasta dinner with the lovely women of Alpha Chi Omega. The dinner was prepared and cooked by the active brothers for the new Associate Members. The chapter participated in 7 sports.
Indoor and Outdoor Soccer, Slowpitch Softball, Dodgeball, Volleyball, Basketball and Flag Football. The brothers achieved a second place finish in both outdoor soccer and basketball; while finishing third in Slow-Pitch Softball. Beta Iota started to do fundraising events which consisted of stadium cleanups at the Glass Bowl and working the concession stand for both Toledo Walleye games and The Circus at The Huntington Center, in order to increase the funding for the regular chapter activities. The chapter as a whole
Networking raised a total amount of $2057.37. The Pi Kapps paired up with Alpha Chi Omega this fall, to start the float building competition. After a fun and hardworking week, the chapter achieved third place in the float building competition. Archon Victor Petzall (888) was on the final ballot for Homecoming King as well. The chapter continues the proud tradition of shooting the cannon for Toledo rocket football games. The best is yet to come!
Several years ago Beta Iota alumni started a quarterly business networking group. Hasn’t been around in a while. Anyone interested, please e-mail: Connections@PiKapp. info
Pi Kappa Phi expands/connects in Ohio This year brings new growth and reconnection in Ohio. The growth is the average number of student members in chapters and the addition of yet another chapter in Ohio. University of Dayton chapter is slated to be initiated in April. This brings us to 7 student chapters by year end.
We have been approached by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland to begin a chapter in a few years, so get ready for #8. The national fraternity is beginning alumni chapters in two Ohio cities in the Greater Ohio RegionCleveland and Columbus. In these areas, we need a few volunteers to set up an event a few times a year to bring together Pi
Kapp alumni for all alumni living in those area. If you can help, please contact Mark Urrutia @ MarkUrrutia@bex.net Also, alumni volunteers are needed for the chapters at Ohio U. and BGSU.
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Pi Kapp “Calendar of Events” 04/06/2013 UT Songfest, 5pm—Pi Kapp student chapter
4/21/2013 Chapter Initiation—please contact the chap-
will again participate in the Songfest competition in Savage
ter advisor at CA@PiKapp.info for more information.
Arena. This event is free and open to the public. Come help us cheer on our brothers!
Summer—Looking at a summer gathering. Golf or family type picnic. Ideas?
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Leadership Pi Kapp College (Institute for Emerging Leaders) is a transformational, six-day leadership development experience that empowers participants to create the ideal chapter. Pi Kapp College is targeted toward rising sophomores and juniors. Participants must apply to attend. This year, Beta Iota student member Andy Denucci (925) has been selected to attend this summer. The Pi Kapp Foundation funds this leadership program and only charges the
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student a $100 registration fee. Alumnus, Jeff Huston (656) has agreed to pay this student’s fee for him. Thanks Jeff!
Alumni “Spotlite”- Michael Severino by: Chapter Historian, Alejandro Vera
Sevi benefit will be held on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at the VFW Hall, 5416 Summit St., Toledo, OH 43611.
Brother Michael John Severino’s (519) devotion for education makes him a leader of the fraternity and an outstanding role model. He started doing his share to make Beta Iota an ideal chapter when he pledged in the fall of 1994. Sevi continued to lead by example after his long pledge period and initiation on February 4th of 1995. Even after graduation, he continues to serve the chapter as the current ritual and member education advisor. “Sevi” was born in 1975 in the suburbs of Chicago, but he currently resides in Toledo. After getting a Business degree at the UT and attending law school, he began a successful teaching career with Kaplan Test Prep. Over his 12 years there, he achieved several
teaching awards. He was recognized 10 times with the “Toledo Teacher of the Year” award. When he left the company, he was ranked 8th out of more than 10,000 teachers in North America and 1st in the Ohio-Michigan region. He also was recognized as one of the best teacher trainers in the nation. His devotion towards the fraternity led to several achievements inside the fraternity. As an active brother, Sevi held the Standards Board and Warden positions. He also helped the chapter to obtain awards like the Dean Parks Campus and Community Involvement award (later held for 8 years straight) and Songfest crowns (3 in a row). Even after Sevi’s graduation, his dedication for the fraternity didn’t stop. His contributions as an alumnus and as our current
ritual advisor, earned him three ‘Alumni of the Year’ awards. Sevi’s passion and courage to lead was not limited to the fraternity and his career. He became a very influential leader at UT throughout his college experience. His campus involvement record includes several positions in student organizations, including elected Senator of The College of Business in Student Government (for which he was named Senator of the Year) and high prestige honor societies such as Mortar Board. Brother Severino continues to represent the ideals of Pi Kappa Phi, living the ritual and keeping the legacy that he started. Sevi is an example of all the ideals that we all strive to live by in Pi Kappa Phi: being a leader, teacher, and brother, Sevi is an example of lifelong brotherhood, and his legacy will never be forgotten.
- Lifelong Brotherhood of Leaders
Pi Kappa Phi Toledo Alumni Corporation 6800 Central Ave, Suite C4 Toledo OH 43617 Phone: 419.720-7373 Fax: 419.830.4285 E-mail: Editor@PiKapp.info
Alumni Updates: Please send your updates, pictures, etc. for upcoming newsletters. Send to Editor@PiKapp.info Pi Kappa Phi Toledo alumni Website: www.PikKapp.info Pi Kappa Phi National Website: www.PiKapp.org
Pi Kapp Push America has great Beta Iota support America team has selected two Beta Iota students to participate in the Gear Up Florida event. John (Jake) Remington (933) and returning member Nicholas Rinke (907) will head to Florida in May. Alumni and friends can support them by going to http:// www.PushAmerica.org. Fall 2012 Pi Kappa Phi/Push America “No Boundaries Week” at UT
In the past 12 months, Beta Iota students and alumni have been very involved with Push America. Last summer, Alumnus Paul Webb (855) was the project manager for the Journey of Hope south route and Brothers Nicholas Rinke (907) and Andy Denucci (925) attended Gear Up Florida. This winter, Eric Moody (887), Archon Victor Petzall (888), Nathan Kalies (922), Alejandro Vera (926), John Remington (933) and Marcus VOLUME
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Dodson (944), who was an associate member at this time, attended Give-A-Push-Weekend in Cincinnati, OH. The chapter also organized their annual fundraiser "No Boundaries Week", and finishing with the annual "Pi Kappa Pasta Dinner" on Friday Pete and the Pistols were performing live. The chapter raised nearly $3,000 for Push America. This summer the national Push
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