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Alumnus Spotlight: Donald Clark ‘54 By: Matt Kahn Many things were happening the year you joined Pi Kappa Phi— Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio, the 1st Issue of Sports Illustrated was published in the US, and the US Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education – What was it like on campus at that time? Campus was the old parking garage building. Two thirds of the students were in night school (mostly GI's from WW11). All day students lived at home or somewhere in Atlanta. I rode the street car to school, as parking was very limited. Very little school spirit, with limited sport activities. How did you get introduced to Pi Kappa Phi? We had a local fraternity, Zeta Chi Delta, and wanted to belong to a national fraternity. We selected Pi Kappa Phi over several other national fraternities. What was your best memory being a part of the Beta Kappa Chapter?
Making friends in college and still friends after 55 years. Going to meetings or activities and talking to other Pi Kappa Phi alumni. When you look back on your time as a student member of Pi Kappa Phi, what lessons did you learn having been a founder of the Beta Kappa Chapter? The honor of being the first national social fraternity on campus. Tell us a little bit about your family. I married a lady I met in college, served two years in the army as a lieutenant from ROTC, worked for an oil company, trucking company and managed a distribution center before moving to Florida in 1969. I have worked here in transportation and have retired from the real estate business. I was divorced in 1980 and re-married in 1997. I have three children and three grand children plus three step children, two step-grand children and three step greatgrandchildren. I am very active in the learning and retirement program at the University of South Florida
and volunteer work at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and the Tampa Bay and Company. For student members who will read this issue of the Pi Kappa Phi Newsletter, what advice do you have for them? Keep up with your present fraternity brothers after you graduate. Do not wait 45 years to try to locate them. Make sure that our national headquarters always have your home address. Tell future college students of all the wonderful things about Pi Kappa Phi. Donald W. Clark BK 11