Star & Lamp | Spring 2024

OF PI KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY

Designed by Jordan Walton, this image represents the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi who have ventured into the unknown, those brothers who have challenged the status quo in their own unique way, pushing past all obstacles to reach for the stars. The star shield, nestled among ancient constellations, represents the eternal impact that past, present and future brothers of Pi Kappa Phi can have on not just the Fraternity, but the world.

CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO

Challenging the status quo is not a new concept to Pi Kappa Phi; it is ingrained in who we are and who we have been since the beginning. As our history tells us, Brother Andrew Alexander Kroeg, “...always stood for the right and was a brave opponent to all that was below standard.” It was he who first conceived our great Fraternity, he who dreamed of expanding it nationally and he who was named Pi Kappa Phi’s first archon in our original constitution. Our first leader set the tone for a trend that has endured for generations – and continues today. The brothers of our Fraternity remain steadfast in standing for what is right, opposing anything but the highest standard and challenging the status quo, each in their own unique way.

This issue of the Star & Lamp showcases a fraternity that is full of changemakers, innovators and men who dare to think outside

the box. You’ll be inspired by the late Gaylord Nelson, Gamma Nu (LaGrange), and his fight for environmental policy change, and be excited by the promise held by the bright young men who have followed in his footsteps. You’ll be captivated by Philip Dyche, Gamma Psi (Augusta), and his software that reimagines the possibilities of artificial intelligence. You’ll reminisce about bid days of the past while looking forward to current trends in the interfraternity world. And you’ll read the story of Sean Burch, Xi (Roanoke), whose exhibitions have taken him places many of us have only ever dreamed.

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Challenging the status quo is not a new concept to Pi Kappa Phi; it is ingrained in who we are and who we have been since the beginning.

Throughout these pages, you will learn how the Fraternity, the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation, Pi Kappa Phi Properties and The Ability Experience have challenged the status quo to provide our undergraduate members and alumni with the best possible Pi Kappa Phi experience. You’ll be introduced to a reimagined report of our undergraduate chapters, highlighting chapters of achievement and excellence that have excelled in areas like recruitment, retention, philanthropy and leadership in the 2023 calendar year. You’ll read the names of our Foundation donors who have supported the success of our undergraduate students through scholarships and awards and have made our innovative programming accessible to chapters across the nation. You’ll admire the dedication of our Pi Kappa Phi Properties team as they continue their work to provide spaces for brotherhood to grow and thrive, providing vital resources to students and alumni. Finally, you’ll witness The Ability Experience’s life-changing impact on the men of Pi Kappa Phi, the communities and people with disabilities they serve.

Pi Kappa Phi is rooted in never settling for less than what we know we can achieve, a discontentment for just doing what those around us have done. This issue connects us to those roots and shows us how they have grown throughout our history. What was once three men standing alone is now more than 150,000 brothers standing together. We will continue to push the envelope as an organization and stand by those brothers fighting

for their beliefs, doing what has never been done and challenging the status quo.

As you read through this issue, I encourage you to consider your own story. Do you stand up for what you believe? Do you go against the crowd to advocate for what you know is right? Are you willing to think creatively and venture beyond what others have done? Think to yourself, how can I challenge the status quo in my life? Then, go out and do it so we can tell more stories about the incredible men of Pi Kappa Phi.

In Pi Kappa Phi,

Jake Henderson Chief Executive Officer

NATIONAL COUNCIL 2024-26 ATI NAL COUNCIL

Pursuant to Supreme Law, the Nominating Committee is pleased to nominate the following individuals for service on the National Council. This slate of officers will be presented to the 58th Supreme Chapter in Baltimore, Maryland, July 25-28, 2024. Each individual is listed with the position for which he has been nominated.

NATIONAL

PRESIDENT

JOSEPH A. BRADY III

EPSILON OMICRON (VILLANOVA)

Brady was initiated into the first associate class of the Epsilon Omicron Chapter at Villanova University, where he served as IFC vice president and president as well as president of the Northeastern Interfraternity Council (now known as the Northeast Greek Leadership Association). After graduation, Brady served two years as executive vice president of Pi Kappa Phi Properties. As a volunteer, Brady served as chapter advisor and area governor and currently serves as the Pi Kappa Phi National Vice President. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University and a master’s in business administration from UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a partner in retail development and investment firm LRG Investors. He also serves as a lecturer at the Bergstrom Real Estate Center at the University of Florida and is an author and speaker on the future of working and shopping real estate. Brady lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with his wife, Shannon.

WALTER “WALLY” WAHLFELDT UPSILON (ILLINOIS-URABANA-CHAMPAIGN)

TREASURER

VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT

Wahlfeldt was initiated in 1983 into the Upsilon Chapter at the University of Illinois, where he held the position of archon. Upon graduation, he joined Pi Kappa Phi staff, serving as a leadership consultant, where he led recruiting efforts at Alpha Gamma (Oklahoma), Alpha Omicron (Iowa State) and Beta Epsilon (Missouri-Columbia) and then served as Pi Kappa Phi’s director of communications. As an alumnus and volunteer, he has served on the Upsilon Housing Corporation, is a Nu Phi Society member, was secretary of the Pi Kappa Phi Properties Board of Directors and is currently National Council Treasurer.

Wahlfeldt is a managing director at JLL, one of the world’s largest corporate real estate services organizations, leading JLL Retail Corporate Services, providing consulting, analytics and transaction services to such retailers as T-Mobile, Nike, Walgreens, Trek and Google.

Wahlfeldt resides in River Forest, Illinois, with his wife, MaryLisa, and two daughters, Jane (a senior and member of Alpha Chi Omega at Clemson University) and CC (a junior and member of Alpha Delta Pi at the University of Georgia).

ANDRAE L. TURNER

Turner is an initiate of the Eta Rho Chapter at Texas State University, where, as a student, he served as warden, IFC vice president of Judicial Affairs and IFC president. He was also elected president of the Mid-American Greek Council Association (now known as the Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values). Turner joined Pi Kappa Phi staff as a leadership consultant working on the expansion and growth team. As a volunteer, he has served as a chapter advisor, a city events coordinator, the founding president of both the Eta Rho Alumni Chapter and Eta Rho Housing Corporation and as a prevention education program facilitator. He is a member of the Nu Phi Society, a Pi Alpha and currently serves as National Historian of Pi Kappa Phi.

In addition to his volunteer roles with Pi Kappa Phi, Turner has been an active and involved alumnus of Texas State University, where he currently serves as a trustee of the Texas State Development Foundation. Additionally, Turner served seven years on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the Texas State Alumni Association, including a term as president. Turner holds a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from Texas State University and master’s degrees in healthcare administration and business administration from the University of HoustonClear Lake. Turner is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and lives in Houston, Texas, where he is the administrator of cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine and serves on the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of Houston and the Trotter Family YMCA.

BEN BUSH

ALPHA ALPHA (MERCER)

SECRETARY

ETA RHO (TEXAS STATE-SAN MARCOS)

Bush was initiated into the Alpha Alpha Chapter at Mercer University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science. As a student, Bush served his chapter as archon. After graduation, he joined Pi Kappa Phi staff as a leadership consultant. Bush earned his law degree from The Florida State University College of Law. For the past 20 years, he has practiced as a real estate transactional attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, where he represents lenders and landowners in commercial and agricultural transactions throughout the states of Florida and Georgia. In between serving on Pi Kappa Phi staff and law school, Bush rode on the 2000 Journey of Hope South Team. For several years he has volunteered in support of the Gear Up Florida arrival in Tallahassee. He has served on the Pi Kappa Phi Properties Board of Directors as the vice chair for acquisitions. Bush lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife, Adriana, and two daughters, Sofia and Amelia.

WILLIAM RUSSELL FALKNER

DELTA PSI (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)

HISTORIAN

Faulkner is an initiate of the Delta Psi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi at the University of Texas at Arlington, initiated in 1993. He finished his college career at Texas Tech University, where he was a proud member of the Epsilon Omega Chapter.

Faulkner has been a member of The Ability Experience Board of Directors for the past nine years, serving as chairman from 2020-22. He also served as an advisor for the Alpha Nu Chapter (Ohio State) and Iota Omega Chapter (Nevada-Las Vegas). Faulkner is a proud Pi Alpha, participating on the Virtual Gear Up Florida team in 2020. He also served as the installing officer for the Delta Psi Chapter (Texas-Arlington), Delta Sigma Chapter (Bowling Green State) and Kappa Mu Chapter (California-Merced), as well as the assistant installing officer for the Kappa Iota Chapter (Idaho).

When not working or volunteering, Faulkner is splitting his time between Las Vegas, Nevada, and San Diego, California, with his wife Laura and daughter Stella. Professionally, he is the current director of training and quality for Hilton at the Hotel Del Coronado and leads a boutique property management business in Las Vegas.

CHAPLAIN

Sargent was initiated as a founding father of the Eta Sigma Chapter at the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduation, Sargent served for several years as chapter advisor to the chapter. He continued his volunteer journey as chapter advisor for the Theta Zeta Chapter (George Washington), regional governor in the Mid-Atlantic Region, chapter advisor for the Zeta Rho Chapter (Cal State-Fullerton), regional governor in the Southern California Region, leadership instructor at multiple Mid-Year Leadership Conferences and committee co-chair of Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers. In addition to his Pi Kappa Phi volunteer roles, Sargent has held multiple leadership positions within the UCLA Alumni Association, UCLA School of Public Affairs and the City of Los Angeles. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from UCLA and an MBA from George Washington University. He is currently global executive director of organizational development for The Walt Disney Company. Sargent lives in Los Angeles, California, with his husband, Alexander.

TODD SARGENT ETA SIGMA (CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES)

DWAYNE TODD

ALPHA ETA (SAMFORD)

CHANCELLOR

Todd is a re-founding father of the Alpha Eta Chapter at Samford University, where he served as vice archon and archon and was named to the Council of Archons his senior year. His alumni leadership involvement in Pi Kappa Phi includes serving as the founding chapter advisor for both the Eta Chi Chapter (Texas Christian) and the Alpha Nu Chapter (Ohio State) and as the founding chair for Pi Kapp Pride. Additionally, Todd has served as a regional/area governor, a facilitator for many of the Fraternity’s educational programs and a member of numerous national committees. With a higher education career spanning 30 years, he currently serves as the vice president for student engagement and success at Ohio Wesleyan University. Todd holds a Bachelor of Music from Samford University, a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Seminary and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from The Ohio State University.

PRESERVING THE PLANET

ONE PI KAPP AT A TIME

by Rachel Greene

en of Pi Kappa Phi have a long history of going against the grain, from the very origins of the Fraternity rooted in Nu Phi, the “non-fraternity,” to introducing innovative risk management policies, rallying for social change and starting a philanthropic initiative for an underserved population. Among the plethora of Pi Kapps who have challenged the status quo is Gaylord Nelson, Gamma Nu (LaGrange), who chose not to shy away from his unpopular beliefs, but rather to embrace them and firmly take a stance.

In 1969, Nelson, a state senator and longtime advocate for the environment, was fed up with his political colleagues’ lack of interest in environmental protection issues. He did what many Pi Kapps have done before, going against the popular beliefs of those around him and instead turning to American citizens, urging them to care about the environment and take action. Nelson proposed April 22, 1970, as a day for all Americans to come together and express their concern for the world around them. This day, coined “Earth Day,” gained exceptional support and forced Nelson’s colleagues to start to realize the true significance of the issues for which he had such keen interest.

On the second annual Earth Day as he continued to rally behind his mission, Nelson visited LaGrange College and found a group of young, like-minded individuals in the Gamma Nu Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. He became an alumni initiate of the chapter on April 21, 1971.

Aside from the creation of a holiday that is still celebrated more than 50 years later, Nelson’s Earth Day movement spurred lasting change and secured environmentalism’s place as an issue at the forefront of the country’s political landscape. As he once said, “The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.” Thanks to his work, the conversation of a once rarely mentioned issue is ongoing, more than 50 years later.

In 1995, President Bill Clinton awarded Nelson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. “In establishing Earth Day, Gaylord Nelson helped us to recognize that our fragile environment was increasingly at peril and that each of us could make a difference. His work has inspired all Americans to take responsibility for the planet’s wellbeing and for our children’s future,” said Clinton.

While Nelson may be the most prominent, influential environmental advocate that Pi Kappa Phi, and likely the United States of America, has ever seen, he is not the only brother who has worked to safeguard the environment and protect the world around him. There are numerous chapters that participate in street clean ups and work to better the earth in their own communities, and even some groups like the Kappa Iota Chapter at the University of Idaho who combined their service to the earth with The Ability Experience mission through a wheelchairaccessible garden cleanup project this semester, simultaneously creating a cleaner community and improving the lives of people with disabilities. Aside from the great work chapters are doing each semester, there are also brothers in the ranks of Pi Kappa Phi who have committed to environmentalism as their personal mission and career.

One environmental advocate among the Fraternity is recent graduate Colin O’Connor, Kappa Phi (Loyola-Chicago). As he searched for places to go to further his education, Loyola University in Chicago’s School of Environmental Sustainability caught his eye. Growing up, O’Connor spent a lot of time taking in the beautiful scenery of Kentucky, Virginia and Vermont and lived right on the Ohio River. He contributes his passion for the environment, particularly his love of waterways, to his upbringing. His interest in Pi Kappa Phi was solidified through the chapter’s activism, and he was actively involved in this work throughout college. On campus, he was one of the students responsible for organizing and executing the Student Environmental Conference, where he also had the opportunity to present his work and share his knowledge with students from across the country. Off-campus, he worked remotely with the Water Insecurity Correction Coalition (WICC), a youth-led nonprofit organization that advocates for and volunteers with water-insecure communities throughout the United States, working toward a world where everyone has access to clean water. He served as the regional advocate for Martin County, Kentucky, an area that was devastated by a coal slurry spill in 2000, one of the worst environmental disasters ever to strike the southeastern part of the country.

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I heard someone say once, ‘we don’t our parents, we’re borrowing it from want to leave a better planet

When asked about Earth Day’s impact on the world O’Connor said, “While not every Pi Kappa Phi member may live and breathe environmentalism, everyone is impacted by it. Whether it’s their love of fishing, their childhood memories of visiting their grandma out in the country where it was peaceful or just enjoying taking walks – I think personal experience is the most important thing for getting people engaged in the conversation around environmental issues. If someone comes to me and tells me ‘It’s not really my problem because I don’t see it,’ I tell them that they might not see it, but their kids will see it, and their kids will definitely see it. Just because you feel like it doesn’t affect you doesn’t mean it doesn’t affect other people.”

Another Pi Kappa Phi alumnus advocating for the earth is Philip Thomas, Alpha Epsilon (Florida). As he embarked on his college journey at the University of Florida, he wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to study, but had always felt a sense of duty when it came to caring for the environment, something he thinks was ingrained in him through his time as a Boy Scout and ultimately an Eagle Scout, where he was regularly reminded to “Leave No Trace.” As an undergraduate member, Thomas became the kitchen manager for his chapter. While this may not be a role every chapter has, at Alpha Epsilon, chapter members are responsible for staffing the kitchen and overseeing their own food service. In this role, he enacted changes that cut down on food waste and changed the chapter’s take-away containers from Styrofoam to more environmentally friendly materials.

His impact didn’t start and stop in the kitchen though, he was able to recruit his brothers to volunteer with the other organization that he worked for, Keep Alachua County Beautiful (a branch of the Keep America Beautiful nonprofit organization), as well as the University of Florida’s “The Big Event,” a citywide day of service led by University of Florida students. During his time on campus, Pi Kappa Phi was heavily involved in “The Big Event,” with members serving in director roles for the event, helping lead the various projects such as beautification, street and creek cleanups and invasive plant removal.

In his career, Thomas has continued to make the world a better place. As a global sustainability coordinator for a financial technology company, he helps ensure that the company maintains transparency to stakeholders surrounding their practices, works to increase renewable energy use and provides education to employees regarding sustainability. While he may be more involved in sustainability than the average person is in their day-to-day lives, he believes everyone can do their share. “Sustainability often feels like a global issue, but it’s also something that’s happening in our backyards. It doesn’t matter what you do for work, or where your interests lie; I think everyone wants to be able to walk outside their house and see

” don’t just inherit this planet from from our children,’ and who doesn’t planet behind for their children?

a clean sidewalk and not have to worry about their tap water or if the quality of the air is okay to be breathing. If everyone does their part and acts as a steward of the earth, it’ll be a better, safer place for everyone. I heard someone say once, ‘we don’t just inherit this planet from our parents, we’re borrowing it from our children,’ and who doesn’t want to leave a better planet behind for their children?”

When asked how he would encourage others to support the causes he believes in, Thomas said the key is to start small. “You can walk down your own neighborhood street and pick up trash. It starts with you, and that may not seem significant, but it is. Never underestimate the ripple effect and the impact you can have on others. I’ve had brothers who thought this wasn’t a big deal, but they’ve watched my efforts and listened to what I have to say, and now they’re trying to change and treat the earth a little bit better each day.”

While Earth Day and Nelson’s legacy are celebrated each year on April 22, the simple act of going outside and appreciating all that the planet has to offer make Earth Day something to be celebrated all year-round.

Featured in Loyola’s “We Are Called” campaign on banners throughout the streets of Chicago, O’Connor represents the School of Environmental Sustainability’s calling to respond to environmental issues.

Senator Gaylord Nelson, Gamma Nu (LaGrange)

BEYOND THE BID

CELEBRATING FRATERNITY MEMBERSHIP

By Rachel Greene

Take a second to remember the moment you joined Pi Kappa Phi. This moment is hopefully one that you have not forgotten: a moment of excitement, pride and curiosity for what was to come. For others, it is a forgettable moment, the simple signing of a card. While those unforgettable moments came later for some members and made them feel a lifelong bond to their organization, the impactful moment may have been too late for others who felt they had no real connection or excitement when it came to fraternity. To those groups who don’t want to make a big deal out of bid day, it begs the question, if not crucial moments like this, which moments in fraternity are worth celebrating?

Sororities have traditionally owned the concept of public, celebratory bid day celebrations, the kind that draw campuswide attention. In recent years, the rise of “Bama Rush Tok,” inside accounts from women going through Panhellenic recruitment at the University of Alabama, has shed light on the recruitment intake process, and especially the bid day celebrations that follow. While not every campus Panhellenic has a bid day celebration quite this extravagant or massive, most panhellenic organizations do have some sort of community event that allows new members to have a special moment that cements the day they joined their sorority into their memory, building affinity for the organization as well as the Panhellenic community.

Fraternities, on the other hand, have traditionally kept bid day celebrations to a minimum, if hosting any event at all. Up until recent years, typical fraternity bid extension may have been limited to the signing of a bid card, one copy going to national headquarters for the national archive, with the other kept for chapter records, but times are changing. Rather than simply putting pen to paper, some fraternities are changing the narrative, and finding ways to create core bid day memories for their members, like Zeta (Wofford) or Alpha Zeta (Oregon State) where new members participate in celebratory bid day activities.

Additional chapters that have shifted in recent years to a more celebratory bid day format are Theta Sigma (Cal State-Long Beach), where the Interfraternity Council (IFC) hosted their first ever bid day in the fall of 2022, or Zeta Eta (South Florida), who has done the fraternity equivalent of an athlete’s “signing day.” Another campus that has recently taken the plunge is Illinois State University, hosting its first IFC bid day in the fall of 2021 in conjunction with its Collegiate Panhellenic Council, which has hosted bid day annually since the 1970s when sororities and fraternities were established on campus.

One fraternity man who has been particularly privy to the changing landscape of fraternity is Guillermo Flores, Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity alumnus and creator of the popular Instagram account @FraternitySocialMedia. The account is the product of Flores’s boredom throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and has grown to a following of nearly 6,000 individuals, chapters and national organizations united by a common loyalty to the fraternal experience and a desire to share and learn in a virtual community setting. As his page grew, so did his involvement with undergraduate members, regularly visiting campuses to speak to their councils or specific chapters and at national events like leadership academies. “I love fraternity, and I love social media, so it just made sense to put the two together,” said Flores.

When asked why he thinks bid days may be something that fraternities shy away from Flores said, “I think it’s so interesting because we all love our fraternities, especially as undergraduate members, but there’s this underlying embarrassment that keeps us from wanting to showcase that, whether on campus or on our social media channels.” He wants young men to realize that it’s okay to love their fraternity, and to be proud of that, “I know you love your fraternity, I know you have maybe your first tattoo representing your fraternity, or your fraternity flag hanging in your bedroom or stickers on your laptop. I think so often young

We get excited at pep rallies and sporting events, why can’t we get excited about fraternity? If it’s cool to cheer on your favorite sports team, I’d argue it’s just as cool to cheer on your fraternity, and your new members.

Members of Alpha Eta (Samford) cheer as their new members run home, marking an exciting beginning to their Pi Kappa Phi experience.

men feel like they can’t be proud to love what they love when it might not be seen as super cool. We feel comfortable showcasing our parties and the things that are seen as traditional, cool frat activities, but not those pieces that make our organizations who we are. We don’t showcase leadership, brotherhood, hard moments when brothers are there for you or the true excitement we have when we get to share our brotherhood with new members. It’s okay to love things and be proud of your membership and show your new members that you’re really excited they’re here.”

So why are bid day and celebrations of membership important? Flores believes they play a crucial role in recruitment, retention and campus perception. “The world isn’t what it used to be, and neither is Greek life. Maybe in the 1970’s bid days were just for sororities, but today, we really have shifted and can celebrate the way we want. It’s supposed to be an exciting occasion, it’s not something that is embarrassing for men to be doing. We get excited at pep rallies and sporting events, why can’t we get excited about fraternity? If it’s cool to cheer on your favorite sports team, I’d argue it’s just as cool to cheer on your fraternity, and your new members,” said Flores. “Not only do these celebrations provide lifelong memories to chapter members, but they also make waves on campus. It’s easy to ignore people signing bid cards, but more difficult to disregard an exciting celebration happening on campus for everyone to see, especially on those campuses where it has become a tradition that the campus expects. It gets a conversation going and makes people see Greek life, maybe even makes them want to be a part of what they’re seeing.” His page is a testament to the visibility that bid day can provide to fraternities, and undergraduate men are

taking notice. Reading through the comments when he shares IFC bid day celebrations, some young men are stunned that IFC can even have bid days and now feel empowered to bring the idea to their own campus, while others are shocked that not every campus does this and can’t imagine their fraternity experience without it.

For those who have not yet jumped on the bid day bandwagon or chosen to challenge other longstanding campus or chapter norms, Flores hopes they will continue to be inspired by the amazing events many campuses are doing, events he continues to post and share on @FraternitySocialMedia. His goal through continuing to share content is that groups from around the country can inspire and be inspired by each other and the true purpose behind the content, because despite what some people may believe, he knows that the larger Greek community wants to help each other, not compete. In addition, he hopes that chapter leaders and campus communities will continue to adapt and evolve, not just for the sake of growing and improving their own organizations, but to accommodate the next generation of college students. “I’m doing this work for my 18-year-old self, who didn’t know how to do his own laundry, much less navigate a college campus. At the end of the day, we need to make fraternity more known to students and make it less scary. We have a responsibility to welcome them with open arms and showcase how amazing fraternity is to the rest of the community through these exciting, memorable events like bid day. It’s on us to open doors to those who may have written off fraternity in the past by making it less intimidating, creating a truly safe space and celebrating our members each and every day.”

Members of Alpha Eta (Samford) emerge onto the campus lawn, anticipating the arrival of their fall 2023 new members.

IF I ONLY HAD A SOFTWARE

PHILIP

DYCHE AND THE CREATION OF DOCUSIGHT AI

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become commonplace in recent years, the concept is older than people might realize. Before Siri, Alexa and Chat GPT, there were programs written to play checkers, solve calculus problems and compete in backgammon at the same level as world-class players. According to an article published by the Harvard University College of Arts and Sciences, the idea of machines capable of adapting human methods of thinking and intelligence originated in the famous 1900 novel, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Through Frank Baum’s use of a scarecrow without a brain and a tin man without a heart as supporting characters to the human protagonist Dorothy, he opened the reader’s mind to the possibility of conversation, friendship and love shared between humans and other intelligent, man-made creations. While the concept may have been first documented in literature, AI has evolved to be a complex technology, captivating scientists and entrepreneurs alike.

Never shying away from a challenge, whether it be his difficult major or serving as the leader of a new chapter, even Dyche felt pushed to his limit at times. This difficult balance that is commonly felt among student leaders, along with a heavy courseload in a niche topic that most of the tutors on campus had little to no knowledge about or resources for, sparked the idea for “DocuSight AI,” a business offering software programs that Dyche wished someone had created for him to utilize throughout his undergraduate years. When he was taking complex courses like quantum physics or electrodynamics, the only real help he was able to get was from his textbook or his professor. When Dyche sought out the tutoring center on campus for help with his electromagnetism course and was met with blank stares, he knew an alternative was necessary, and he had to be the one to create it.

One entrepreneur captivated by AI is alumnus Philip Dyche, Gamma Psi (Augusta). To Dyche, AI is more than just a fad, it is an invaluable resource. In his time as a physics major in the nuclear science program at Augusta University, Dyche learned to balance his academics with other responsibilities, such as being a re-founding father of the Gamma Psi Chapter in 2016, followed by terms as his chapter’s warden, vice archon and archon, but recalls that it wasn’t always easy. “When you’re in the fraternity and you’re the archon, it’s a full-time job. I was really busy and was stressed out all the time, especially with challenging courses,” said Dyche.

His business, DocuSight AI, currently offers three unique products, PDFchat Pro, StudyBud AI and AgapeChat AI. PDFchat Pro enables users to upload professional documents, and then it synthesizes them, providing summaries and instant answers to any questions the user may have, enabling users to sift through complex documents efficiently. StudyBud AI is designed to be a student’s personal study companion, allowing students to upload textbooks or study materials. The program will then simplify complex subjects and provide insightful answers to their questions. AgapeChat AI is a tool specifically designed for the

SOFTWARE FOR THAT

Bible, allowing users to select from an assortment of pre-uploaded Bibles and receive immediate, thoughtful and in-context responses to their questions. These unique programs empower users to learn more efficiently, work more productively and dive deeper into their individual faiths.

“Being able to have something along the lines of what we’ve developed would’ve really freed up time for me as a student to do other things besides just schoolwork. Obviously, academics are the primary reason for attending college; we’re all there to get the degree, but the fraternity is there for connection and to get you through those tough times. Being able to efficiently absorb course content allows undergraduate students time to connect with brothers and time to focus on themselves, which is crucial in today’s day and age. If this app can enable students to have a more well-rounded, positive undergraduate experience, both in and out of fraternity life, then it’s a success.”

Dyche isn’t the only one already benefiting from his software. His classmates in his master’s program have found it incredibly useful to their learning as well. “My classmates and I have been putting our readings into the program, and now we are not sifting through 80 pages a week for content that may not apply to the course and our intended learning. We put our documents in, get concise learning points out and can then export these as a sort of study guide. We are learning everything we need to know, while not spending unnecessary time and energy to do so.”

He believes his software and AI will impact higher education, specifically the fraternal experience. Fraternity is rooted in connection, and this app that provides a tool to make learning more efficient will provide students with the chance to spend less time struggling academically, and more time forging connections on campus, which he feels are just as crucial to the undergraduate experience. While some may say that AI is just a fad and that his business will not last, Dyche believes AI and DocuSight AI are here to stay, and higher education can either choose to adapt now or be forced to adapt later.

“When you look at some institutions, they’re so hesitant to adopt AI, fearing the idea of using something so new, but students are using it and learning as much as they can about it, and the two mindsets are bound to intersect eventually,” said Dyche. “Students will continue using AI, but it is up to educational institutions to adopt regulated software that promotes learning and education, rather than use that violates academic integrity.” While students may be the ones leading the charge on AI use, educators may be the ones who could benefit most from the software. As an example, Dyche’s software will allow educators to ease their workload, allowing them to upload documents such as a specific chapter of a textbook which can produce quizzes with questions and answers that are editable and completely encapsulate the provided content in a thoughtful way in less than one minute, mirroring what an educator would normally have to spend valuable time creating themselves.

As someone who has ventured into the largely uncharted waters of artificial intelligence software and come out successful on the other side, all while managing a full-time career and graduate courseload, Dyche has advice to give to those who may want to challenge themselves and society as a whole but aren’t sure how.

“When you’re looking to do something that is very complex and challenging, whether it’s your major, a project or a goal you’ve set for yourself, it is so beneficial to take a step back and look at it in small, baby steps, then put it together. Taking things in small steps helps you see the simpler solutions that the big picture can sometimes hide.”

Dyche’s software can be accessed at docusightai.com. Currently, the business offers free trial periods for individuals to try out the software before committing to a monthly or yearly subscription. For all Pi Kappa Phi members and friends of the Fraternity, Dyche is offering a discount code that can be used at checkout: PIKAPP24.

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UNVEILING

THE STORY BEHIND THE FONT

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By Rachel Greene

As the Pi Kappa Phi brand has evolved over the years, an essential component that has been absent is a script font. Rather than choosing an autogenerated, premade font that can be used by any organization, Pi Kappa Phi chose instead to create our own. Setting out to create a script font for the future, we looked to the past. Through tedious studying of Pi Kappa Phi’s oldest and most precious documents such as the original minutes of the founding and the original constitution, we were able to compile an alphabet of letters written by the founders in the earliest days of our Fraternity.

This font is more than a compilation of letters, it is a piece of our history. “Founders” is a way to tell the Pi Kappa Phi story, paying homage to the young men who used this same style as they met in a house on 90 Broad Street in 1904, putting quill pen to paper as they meticulously recorded what they hoped would be just the beginning of their Fraternity.

As you see “Founders” used throughout the Star & Lamp and other Pi Kappa Phi publications, we hope it reminds you of our beginnings, while inspiring you to look toward the future of Pi Kappa Phi.

UNLOCKING EXCELLENCE

CHAPTERS OF EXCELLENCE

To be named a Chapter of Excellence for the 2023 calendar year, undergraduate chapters must have displayed exemplary achievement in areas such as recruitment, retention, The Ability Experience fundraising and involvement, scholarship, alumni engagement, campus involvement, governance and financial integrity. For each Chapter of Excellence, three areas in which they excelled will be shared. Chapters named Champion Master Chapters or recipients of the Founders’ Award in 2023 will be denoted with an icon shown in the key.

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CHAPTERS OF ACHIEVEMENT

To be named a Chapter of Achievement for the 2023 calendar year, undergraduate chapters must have demonstrated their ability to operate sustainably in the areas of finance, membership growth and scholarship.

SIGMA (South Carolina)

THETA (Cincinnati)

IOTA (Georgia Tech)

MU (Durham)

NU (Nebraska-Lincoln)

OMICRON (Alabama)

RHO (Washington & Lee)

PSI (Cornell)

OMEGA (Purdue)

ALPHA ALPHA (Mercer)

ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)

ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)

ALPHA ZETA (Oregon State)

ALPHA ETA (Samford)

ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)

ALPHA KAPPA (Michigan)

ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)

ALPHA RHO (West Virginia)

ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)

ALPHA PHI (Illinois Tech)

ALPHA PSI (Indiana)

ALPHA OMEGA (Oregon)

BETA BETA (Florida Southern)

BETA NU (Houston)

BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)

BETA UPSILON (Virginia)

GAMMA BETA (Old Dominion)

GAMMA THETA (UNC-Wilmington)

GAMMA PHI (South Alabama)

GAMMA PSI (Augusta)

DELTA BETA (North Georgia)

DELTA DELTA (Truman State)

DELTA CHI (Kansas State)

EPSILON ETA (Winthrop)

EPSILON THETA (Seton Hall)

EPSILON IOTA (UNC-Greensboro)

ZETA BETA (California-San Diego)

ETA PI (Coastal Carolina)

ETA UPSILON (Miami-Ohio)

ETA PSI (Central Florida)

THETA ALPHA (Southern Mississippi)

THETA IOTA (Washington State)

THETA KAPPA (Baylor)

THETA SIGMA (Cal State-Long Beach)

THETA UPSILON (Northern Arizona)

IOTA BETA (Texas-San Antonio)

IOTA DELTA (New Hampshire)

IOTA EPSILON (Susquehanna)

IOTA ETA (Embry-Riddle)

IOTA KAPPA (Greeley)

IOTA NU (Mississippi State)

IOTA UPSILON (Florida Gulf Coast)

KAPPA THETA (San Diego)

KAPPA NU (Sonoma State)

KAPPA XI (DePaul)

KAPPA UPSILON (Temple)

KAPPA OMEGA (Utah)

Chapters not listed as Chapters of Achievement or Excellence have been named Chapters of Opportunity for the 2023 calendar year. To be named a Chapter of Achievement or Excellence, chapters must display sustainable or outstanding operations throughout the year and complete and submit the Founders’ report on Chapter Gateway each semester.

2023 FINANCIAL REPORT

PI KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY

$13,440,093 $11,934,980 $12,840,864 $12,854,523 HISTORICAL ASSETS

$1,744,011 INVESTMENT INCOME

$466,240

$3,726,168 $3,454,505 $3,220,412 $2,486,544 HISTORICAL ASSETS $225,520

INVESTMENT INCOME

A FIRST IN FRATERNAL EDUCATION

THE INAUGURAL WARDEN’S INSTITUTE FOR COMMON LOYALTY

by Rachel Greene

In August 2023, Pi Kappa Phi hosted the inaugural Warden’s Institute for Common Loyalty. Thanks to the support of Pi Kappa Phi Foundation donors, wardens (the executive council member responsible for associate member education) from every Pi Kappa Phi chapter attended this program for only the cost of travel to the event. The first of its kind in the Greek world educational program focused strictly on the Model Associate Member Education Program and welcomed 138 undergraduate members and 36 facilitators.

Debuted in the fall of 2019, the Model Associate Member Education Program posed the question, what if we created new traditions that foster a mutual sense of belonging to Pi Kappa Phi, promote the health and safety of our associate members and empower our newest members to practice leadership from their earliest moments of membership? In a world where all fraternities and sororities remain vigilant against hazing, the need for this specific, targeted education is evident.

Students attended educational sessions and roundtable discussions and, in turn, learned how to be a strong facilitator for their chapter’s associate members. Wardens learned that the program is collaborative, with other executive council members, chairmen and campus professionals playing critical roles in its success. They learned the value of a capstone project and why it has replaced former less beneficial traditions, and even took the time to create their own capstone project. They formed invaluable connections with other wardens, their facilitators and Pi Kappa Phi staff members. These connections have allowed wardens to ask questions that would have otherwise gone unanswered and empowered them to seek advice from trustworthy individuals.

*brought to you by the generous support of The Pi Kappa Phi Foundation

Jake Sliter, Epsilon Beta (Grand Valley State), was one of the event’s inaugural attendees. Now archon of his chapter, he continues to witness the program’s impact through the newest members of his chapter. Sliter joined Pi Kappa Phi as a sophomore to find a sense of belonging in college that he had been missing, and he says joining has been completely transformative in both his undergraduate experience and his life. His associate member program was enjoyable and followed the model program. Still, the Institute for Common Loyalty filled in the gaps for him and his chapter. It provided him connections with other undergraduate brothers that he feels are sometimes difficult to gain at a program when you are staying in that chapter bubble with your own chapter. “The programming was amazing and thorough; you saw what this program should look like from start to finish and why it is set up the way it is. It’s something that I think Pi Kappa Phi needs, and I’m so glad I got to be a part of it.”

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” In an ideal world, all organizations could have a program like this, and we are fortunate enough that our donors have made this possible.

Much like the annual programming provided at Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers, this event brought together staff members and volunteer facilitators, allowing students to meet national staff members, past staff members, fraternity and sorority life professionals and Pi Kappa Phi alumni.

One facilitator in 2023 was Eddie Labid, Theta Kappa (Baylor), who currently serves as an assistant director of council leadership in The Ohio State University’s Sorority and Fraternity Life office. As a longtime Pi Kappa Phi volunteer, chapter advisor and past facilitator at events like Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers as well as Pi Kapp College for Emerging Leaders, Labid was excited to take part in this new event and help impact undergraduate students in a new, but much needed, way.

“College men today are searching for a sense of belonging, and Pi Kappa Phi can be that place for them,” said Labid. “By providing

Undergraduate leader Jake Sliter, Epsilon Beta (Grand Valley State), poses with Pi Kappa Phi’s Chief Executive Officer Jake Henderson at the inaugural Warden’s Institute for Common Loyalty.

a practical, hands-on learning experience, we create a setting where wardens are in the shoes of associate members. They can have the model program facilitated to them correctly, and now, rather than trying to understand it just as it’s written, they have lived it and can connect what is written to an experience. The program builds a sense of community among wardens and instills confidence and practical skills in our undergraduate leaders.”

As a fraternity and sorority life professional, Labid hopes other organizations will follow in Pi Kappa Phi’s footsteps. “In an ideal world, all organizations could have a program like this, and we are fortunate enough that our donors have made this possible.”

Fellow facilitator, Ryan Mazur-Baker, Theta Rho (Western Michigan), shared similar feedback about the program. “A great associate member education builds a foundation for brotherhood. When wardens are properly educated and have the experiences needed to implement this program, associate members feel comfortable and buy into Pi Kappa Phi and their undergraduate experience. The associate member education program should show them how to create lasting relationships and be involved with Pi Kappa Phi for life. The warden is their first impression, and so is this program. It is crucial to set them up for success.”

This program is the first of its kind in more ways than one, being the first educational event that the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation has fully funded, minus transportation costs. Sliter noted that this helped chapters across the country, whether they are from a larger school or not, feel included in the programming and the experience as a whole. “We didn’t have to worry about the cost of the program, lodging or meals, which is something that not all chapters or individual members can afford. By funding this event for students, the Foundation eliminates that burden and creates an event where we all feel included and privileged to attend. I can’t thank the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation and donors enough for allowing us to have this experience.”

It’s not just students who appreciate that the event was funded for students, though; facilitators recognize that this event is only possible with the support of donors, and genuinely believe that it is not just a supplemental program, but an integral one. “This program is a practical investment, using donor dollars to teach

our undergraduate leaders how to welcome associate members and continue to grow the Fraternity,” said Labid. “No matter how big or small their chapter may be, this is an equal opportunity for them to learn and provide a safe, excellent associate member program.”

Similarly, Mazur-Baker said, “It’s so important today to be funding programs like this one, especially with the cost of everything increasing all the time. That we can provide an opportunity for all chapters to get this crucial educational learning experience, regardless of what their individual chapter can afford, is so important. This program is necessary to see this Fraternity survive for another 120 years, ensuring our chapters have clear guidelines, an understanding of our values and a strong foundation for the Pi Kappa Phi brotherhood to flourish.”

As Pi Kappa Phi Foundation donors themselves, Sliter, Labid and Mazur-Baker have contributed toward this program, hoping to continue improving it moving forward, but already recognizing the impact the inaugural Warden’s Institute for Common Loyalty has had on chapters across the nation. To those who may be considering donating to the Foundation in support of this program, Sliter says, “Please do it, no matter how big or small your donation is. As a college student, I know that every dollar counts, but I also know that this brotherhood and this program are worth investing in.”

As a final note, Labid hopes that donors will recognize the crucial importance of this program and warden education. “Recruitment is the lifeblood of the Fraternity, but strong associate member education is what will sustain Pi Kappa Phi into the future.”

The second Warden’s Institute for Common Loyalty will occur in June 2024. If you are interested in supporting innovative leadership development programs like the Institute for Common Loyalty, please visit donate.pikapp.org and make a donation today. We are continuously assessing the pressing needs of our student members and adapting our programs to provide a leading Pi Kappa Phi experience, and your support makes that possible.

Leadership Consultant Jonathon Lewellyn, Iota Rho (Western Illinois), (far left) and facilitator Eddie Labid, Theta Kappa (Baylor), (far right) pose with their small group at the inaugural Warden’s Institute for Common Loyalty.

PI KAPPA PHI FOUNDATION DONORS

$100,000+ SUPPORTERS

As Pi Kappa Phi celebrates 120 years of brotherhood, the following donors have been instrumental to the success of our Fraternity through lifetime gifts totaling $100,000 or more to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation. These men exemplify the principles of servant leadership and a commitment to lifelong brotherhood.

* denotes Chapter Eternal

STAR & LAMP SOCIETY

Robert Bennett, Sr.* Alpha Alpha (Mercer)

Kelley Bergstrom Alpha Omicron (Iowa State)

Jim Krucher Beta Alpha (NJIT)

David Morgan, Sr. Beta Omicron (Northwestern State)

Pete Petit Iota (Georgia Tech)

Bruce Rogers Chi (Stetson)

SUPREME CIRCLE

Rick Berk

Alpha Upsilon (Drexel)

Jason Dodd Delta Omega (Texas A&M)

Ernest Johnson Alpha Iota (Auburn)

Allen Woody, III* Xi (Roanoke)

FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE

James Alter*

Alpha Mu (Penn State)

John Andrews Delta Delta (Truman State)

Jay Barnwell Delta Lambda (UNC-Charlotte)

Pete Barr Alpha Epsilon (Florida)

Harry Caldwell, Jr. Omicron (Alabama)

Jack Casper Alpha Upsilon (Drexel)

Jim Daley Alpha Eta (Samford)

Steve DePalma Beta Alpha (NJIT)

Ajay Desai Alpha Omicron (Iowa State)

Ben Griffin, Jr.* Alpha Epsilon (Florida)

Anders Hall Mu (Durham)

Eldred Harman* Alpha Omicron (Iowa State)

Frank Havard* Gamma Phi (South Alabama)

Floyd Herum Alpha Omicron (Iowa State)

Nathan Hightower Omicron (Alabama)

Barry Howell Gamma Upsilon (Oklahoma State)

John Kirk Psi (Cornell)

Bob Lane Alpha Omicron (Iowa State)

David Lane Omega (Purdue)

Tracy Maddux Zeta Theta (Texas-Austin)

Frank Parrish, III Alpha Omicron (Iowa State)

Dave Shook, III Alpha Psi (Indiana)

Jim Turk* Xi (Roanoke)

Dudley Woody Xi (Roanoke)

Listed are the members and friends who contributed to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation in 2023. Donors are listed by chapter with lifetime giving level denoted using the Foundation Donor Key.

* denotes Chapter Eternal

FOUNDATION

DONOR KEY

STAR & LAMP SOCIETY

$500,000+ SUPREME CIRCLE

$250,000–$499,999 FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE

$100,000–$249,999 ORDER OF THE ROSE

$50,000–$99,999 ORDER OF THE BELL

$25,000–$49,999 COUNCIL CLUB

$10,000–$24,999 FOUNDATION CLUB

$5,000–$9,999

LAMPLIGHTER’S CLUB

$2,500–$4,999

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S CLUB

$1,000–$2,499

GOLD STAR CLUB

$500–$999

CHEVRON CLUB

$250–$499

CROSSED SWORDS CLUB

$1–$249

ALPHA (College of Charleston)

Order of the Bell

Alpha Alumni Chapter

Council Club

David Jaffee

Bobby Marlowe

Foundation Club

Gary Catterton

Terry Moore

Greg Padgett

Richard Pierce

Lamplighter’s Club

Johnnie Baxley, III

William Gaud

Rick Helfers, USA (Ret.)

Andrew Jaffee

Thomas Lucht

Andy Westbrook, III

Executive Director’s Club

Philip Duwel

Otis Engelman, Jr.

Gus Gustafson, Sr.

Charley Hamrick, IV

Bill Luhn, Jr.

Gold Star Club

Marshall Sigmon

Chevron Club

Frank Boineau

Cleve Hancock

Christopher Louviere

Mike Tecosky

Lester Wilmeth

Crossed Swords Club

Christian Jablonski

Eric Wylde

BETA (Presbyterian)

Council Club

Greg Elam, II

Cliff Goodwin, III

Lamplighter’s Club

Andy Forrest, Jr.

Tom Stearns

Executive Director’s Club

David Dixon

John Ritter, Jr.

Richard Stall

GAMMA (California–Berkeley)

Council Club

Cory Dean

Steve Ryder

Foundation Club

Dan Bosshart

Robert Whelan

Lamplighter’s Club

Ted Mitchell, Jr.

Steven Pas

Frank Winton

Executive Director’s Club

Kurt Fahlman

David Halligan

Marc Wolfsheimer

Gold Star Club

Reuthanak Tap

Chevron Club

Clark Bertram

Christian Santiago

Robert Zeni

DELTA (Furman)

Executive Director’s Club

Bill Scott

Crossed Swords Club

Rick Burnette, Jr.

SIGMA (South Carolina)

Order of the Rose

Jerry Brewer

Walter Pickens, Jr.

Council Club

Dan Reynolds

Foundation Club

Mark Adamson

Lamplighter’s Club

Earl Cashon, Jr.

Bob Gatti

Hays Pickens, III

Erich Straughn

Executive Director’s Club

Ryan Padgett

(SIGMA cont.)

Gold Star Club

Amiel Goldberg

Doug Marble

Stephen Rhodes

Crossed Swords Club

Brian Caldwell

Matt Wilhelm

EPSILON (Davidson)

Executive Director’s Club

Harold Kernodle, Jr.

Philip Winstead

Crossed Swords Club

Jim Yarbrough, Jr.

ZETA (Wofford)

Order of the Bell

Mark Bundy

Executive Director’s Club

Jack Kaplan, USA (Ret.)

William Smethie, Jr.

Gold Star Club

Kenneth Bedenbaugh, Jr.

Clarence Riner, III

Chevron Club

Nathan Bayne

Crossed Swords Club

Ellis Distefano

Sean Holmes

Ian Telford

Alex Wood

Brian Wood

ETA (Emory)

Council Club

John Nix, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

Charlie Lewis, Jr.

THETA (Cincinnati)

Gold Star Club

Pat Sponsler

IOTA

(Georgia Tech)

Star & Lamp Society

Pete Petit

Council Club

Garry Pritchett, Jr.

Foundation Club

Alan Parrish

Bob Rowe

Glenn Scott

Lamplighter’s Club

Bob DeFurio

Christopher Doyle

Mike Jones

John Puckett

Executive Director’s Club

David Baker, Jr.

Joel Bonewitz, USAF

Stewart Carlin

Tom Christian, Jr.

Monte Nelson, III

Jason Stein

Chevron Club

Brian Brady

David Dixon

Michael Niehoff

Crossed Swords Club

Justin Barnes

Chris Mucha

KAPPA (UNC–Chapel Hill)

Order of the Rose

Stuart Hicks

Council Club

Keith Rollins

Lamplighter’s Club

George Braun

Clifton Hux, Jr.

Executive Director’s Club

Charlie Adams

Peter Berg

Alvin Daughtridge

Russell Hadley

Brad Hanover

Bryan Little, Jr.

David McAllister

Jack Redhead

Ben Roberts

Thomas Stevens

Jim Wilmott

Tripp

(KAPPA cont.)

Gold Star Club

Ben Ball, Jr.

David Gershenson

Edgar Seagle

Chevron Club

Tyler Aiken

Ryan Ferraioli

Harry Montgomery, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

Bo Gray, II

Harrison Locklear

Blake Zanardi

LAMBDA (Georgia)

Order of the Bell

Hank Hamilton, III

Phil Tappy

Council Club

Dave Lerner

Chad Powell

Foundation Club

John Tolson, Jr.

Lamplighter’s Club

Mark Harp

Brannon Huntz

Kevin Lee

Executive Director’s Club

Phil Allison

David Black

Jayson Dukes

Scott Keller

Matt Lindsay

Fred Thrower

Chris Turner

Gold Star Club

Braden Barras

Brian Bratton

Phil Buchanan, Jr.

Tom Campbell

Charlie Cannon, Jr.*

Steve Conway

Bill King

Tom McCauley

Chevron Club

Ralph Geronimo

Crossed Swords Club

Bill Hewitt

Jake Jones, IV

Jimmy McLeroy

Tom Russell

MU (Durham)

Founders’ Circle

Anders Hall

(MU cont.)

Order of the Bell

Frank Wrenn, III

Lamplighter’s Club

Christopher Moore

Brian Swab

Executive Director’s Club

Gene Atkinson

Bob Clayton*

Heath Marcus

Crossed Swords Club

Ralph Gilbert Compo

Matthew Crist

NU

(Nebraska – Lincoln)

Foundation Club

Jim Christol, USAF (Ret.)

Jim Guretzky

Lamplighter’s Club

Bill Wesslund

Executive Director’s Club

Warren Hill

Wally Loerch

Thomas Miller

Gold Star Club

Ed Bierl

John Stohlmann

XI (Roanoke)

Founders’ Circle Dudley Woody

Order of the Bell

Steve Esworthy Durward Owen

Council Club

Ray Ferris

Jim Stump, Jr.

Foundation Club

Ed Bennett

Paul Caldwell

Joe Donohue

Don Potter, Jr.

Lamplighter’s Club

Robert Bonney, Jr.

Cameron Ogilvie

Tod Senne

Gregory Snyder, II

(XI cont.)

Executive Director’s Club

Robert Barber

David Doyle

Mark Edgell

Charles Freeman

Ken Garren

Whit Gravely, Jr.

Paul Henkel

Rick Milan, Jr.

Randall Overby

Jaime Piedrafite, Jr.

Fred Schneider

Gold Star Club

Jason Fields

Richard Flora

Jeffrey Hilton

Paul Jenkins

William Martin

Joseph Minahan

Ellis Ramsey, Jr.

Thomas Robertson, Jr.

John Styron, Jr.

Kevin Sullivan

Dick Wilson

Chevron Club

Lewis Borsellino

Tracey Cooper

Ron Hamilton, Sr.

Nickel Lietzau, V

James Moroch

Troy Rozich

Tom Turner

David Vecellio, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

William Babb, III

Matt Burton

Bill Davis, III

Nathan Deering

Bill Howe

Reid Jaramillo

Patrick Kenney

Brandon Lamma

Thomas Maddux

Demian Mello

Christopher Moessner

Page Moir

Gregory Morgan

Josh Storo

Ry Taylor

OMICRON (Alabama)

Founders’ Circle

Nathan Hightower

Order of the Rose

Lonnie Strickland, III

Foundation Club

Bill Bishop, Jr.

Warren DeBardelaben, III

JOSEPH DONOHUE XI

(ROANOKE)

2022 Giving: $150 2023 Giving: $1,150

“After graduating, you really start to see and appreciate what others were doing to support your undergraduate experience and to allow future generations to have a Pi Kappa Phi experience. As my pockets have gotten fuller throughout my career, I have tried giving back as much as I can. Without this support, I never would’ve had a fraternity experience, so I feel an obligation to pay it forward. While not everyone can give the same amount, if we all gave at a level that is possible for us, what a world of difference it could make.”

(OMICRON cont.)

Lamplighter’s Club

Bob Inman

Executive Director’s Club

Ed Caldwell, II

Larry Contri

Brooks Henderson

Bill Schroeder

Chris Wells

Gold Star Club

Mike Clark, Sr.

Dil DeBardelaben, Jr.

Bill DuBose

Daniel Lemley

Chevron Club

Patrick Giangrosso

RHO (Washington & Lee)

Foundation Club

Jock Wallace

Executive Director’s Club

Bob Ballantine

George Bateh

Edwin Garretson, Jr.

Wink McKinnon

Web Shearburn, III

Mac Squires, Jr.

Rob Taylor, IV

Dutch Waldbauer, Jr.

Dorsey Ward, Jr.

Chevron Club

Bill Loeffler, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

Nick Simons, III

TAU

(NC State)

Lamplighter’s Club

Leon Joyner, Jr.

Wallace Reams

Executive Director’s Club

Donald Barker

Tony Evans

Harry Mashburn

Chris Myers

Gold Star Club

Jim Johnson

Andrew Page, Jr.

Scott Troutman

Chevron Club

Jim Neal

Crossed Swords Club

Richard Leigh, Jr.

UPSILON (Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)

Order of the Rose

Gunnar Schalin

Council Club

Wally Wahlfeldt

Lamplighter’s Club

Jack Bakker

Jim Kutill

Charles Moka

Executive Director’s Club

Gary Behrens

Bob Bogdanoff

Greg Provencher

John Shustitzky

CHI (Stetson)

Star & Lamp Society

Bruce Rogers

Order of the Bell

Pat Figley*

Lamplighter’s Club

Eddie Culver

Tyler Johansson

Edgar Jones, Jr.

Executive Director’s Club

Tom LeClaire, Jr.

Gold Star Club

Tom Wrenn

Chevron Club

John Dedes

David Thrash

Crossed Swords Club

David Harnage

Halden LaPoten

Ian Sisto

PSI

(Cornell)

Founders’ Circle

John Kirk

Council Club

Greg Della Rocca

James Emig

George Heinrich

Frederick Thorne

Foundation Club

Michael Piscitelli

Dave Prescott

Alex Sherer

John Zygmunt, Jr.

Lamplighter’s Club

Mike Davis

Nick Linder

(PSI cont.)

Executive Director’s Club

Jerry Green

Bruce Spear

Lawrence Thayer

Cory Wright

Gold Star Club

Robert Chatterton, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

Doug Lerit

Robert Winter

OMEGA (Purdue)

Council Club

Rik Hill

Pat Kuhnle

Greg Linder

Foundation Club

Andy Conlin

John McDonald

Lamplighter’s Club

Jim Berlien

Hugh Flanagan

Brent Grunig

Tom Harzula, Jr.

Zach Isbell

Dave Mitzner

Donald Porth, III

Robert Wingard, Jr.

Executive Director’s Club

Neil Hentschel

Bill Hounshell

Dave Johnson

Bill Kanouse

Mike Little

Kurt Takara

Gold Star Club

Dale Bowman

Bryan Freed

Andrew Kotulski, Jr.

Edward Salay

Crossed Swords Club

Chad Schepel

ALPHA ALPHA (Mercer)

Council Club

Ben Bush

Lamplighter’s Club

Douglas Clendaniel

Robert Melton

Executive Director’s Club

Phillip Jackson

Brad Montgomery

Gold Star Club

Michael Lake

(ALPHA ALPHA cont.)

Chevron Club

Hollis Lewis, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

Michael Haisten

Diego Paz

ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)

Council Club

Bob Holly

Jay Morris

Foundation Club

John Owen

Dylan Romo

Lamplighter’s Club

Bob Ogborn

Trey Tipton, III

Executive Director’s Club

Steve Baldwin

Michael Dean

Rick Hoffman

Gold Star Club

Brian Butler

James Gonders, Jr.

Brian Morris

Chevron Club

Curtis Boyer

Dan Holeman

Mike Pullin

John Stice

Tim Welles

Crossed Swords Club

Sean Boardman

Andrew Wertz

ALPHA DELTA (Washington)

Order of the Bell

Bob Bux

Executive Director’s Club

Stan Gratis

ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)

Founders’ Circle

Pete Barr

Order of the Rose

Bob Halcrow

Bert Luer

Bob Paterno*

Order of the Bell

Armando Gonzalez

Jim O’Donnell

Mark Timmes

Jeff Wahlen

(ALPHA EPSILON cont.)

Council Club

Alpha Epsilon Alumni Chapter

Bart Arnold, III

Tim Hancock

Mike O’Donnell

Foundation Club

Hugh Gower

Bill Keyes

Dan Martinez

Lamplighter’s Club

John Arnold

Paul Enrico

Frenchy French

Charles Stewart

Stuart Stockton

Executive Director’s Club

Chris Hill

Randy McCall, Jr.

Roy Olsen

Jet Powers

Rick Riisma

Austin Sellers

Glenn Shapiro

Gold Star Club

Scott Campbell

Brian Clark

David Cutton

Allan Doyle

Grady Johnson, Jr.

Barry Junnier

Frank McDonald, Jr.

Robert Perry, Jr.

Mike Stephens

Gordon Zellers, III

Chevron Club

Robert Brooks

Crossed Swords Club

Eddie Gilley

Bram Maravent

ALPHA ZETA (Oregon State)

Council Club

Bob Elfers

Fred Raw

Foundation Club

Gregory Nesbitt

Ray Terhune

Lamplighter’s Club

Rickey Hug

Gary Munn

Roger Turner

Executive Director’s Club

Earl Barton

Crossed Swords Club

Sage Gordon

Ron Thom

ALPHA ETA (Samford)

Order of the Rose

Jim House

James Smith

Order of the Bell

Jack McDonald

Jim Purvis

Council Club

Dave Corey

Warren Hilson, Sr.

Dwayne Todd

Lamplighter’s Club

Larry Anthony

Jim Bell

Robert Chandler

Jeff Darnell

Bill Dixon, Jr.

Bill Ford

Merle Wade, Jr.

Executive Director’s Club

Gil Simmons

Gold Star Club

Bob Greene

Crossed Swords Club

Joey Coons

Jonathan Masters

Geoff Stough

ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)

Foundation Club

Ken Adams

Paul Long

Lamplighter’s Club

Brian Connelly

Bob Ellis

Eivind Kolemainen

Executive Director’s Club

Scott Evans

Roger Nelson

Don Viecelli

Gold Star Club

C.J. Estes, Jr.

Steven Lambouris

Richard Pfeil

Chevron Club

David Hames

Crossed Swords Club

Dick James

ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)

Supreme Circle

Ernest Johnson

JAMES EMIG

PSI (CORNELL)

“I choose to give to Pi Kappa Phi because I believe it is important to assist the young men of this Fraternity before they are able to fully support themselves. As education costs and other costs continue to rise, I believe that gradually increasing my donation each year makes a real difference in countering financial barriers to our undergraduate members.”

(ALPHA IOTA cont.)

Council Club

Tommy Hartwell

Foundation Club

Ralph Foster, Jr.

Allan Reynolds, Jr.

Lamplighter’s Club

Scott Finney

Will Parsons

John Richey

Executive Director’s Club

Charles Blackledge, Jr.

Skeeter McClure, IV

Gary Patterson, USAF

Joel Radman

Gold Star Club

David Dozier

Scott Reams

David Scott

Chevron Club

Gordon Paulk

Crossed Swords Club

David Dollar

Jared Scheeter

Logan Watts

ALPHA KAPPA (Michigan)

Executive Director’s Club

Jason Prickett

Crossed Swords Club

Bryan Jendretzke

ALPHA MU (Penn State)

Lamplighter’s Club

Bob Buchwald

Dick McKnight

Gold Star Club

Curtis Butler

Chevron Club

Bob Healy

Mark Wilson

Crossed Swords Club

Gregory Tausz

ALPHA XI (St. John’s)

Lamplighter’s Club

Jack Molinelli

Executive Director’s Club

Louis Destefano

Rich Groller

Gerald Holst

Andrew Lazzaro

Thomas May

Richard Ramge

Gold Star Club

Bruce Elowsky

Ralph Koerner

George Siracuse

Crossed Swords Club

Frank Deturris

Geoffrey Peet

ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)

Star & Lamp Society

Kelley Bergstrom

Founders’ Circle

Floyd Herum

Bob Lane

Frank Parrish, III

Order of the Bell

Jeremy Galvin

Council Club

John Brockmann

Jeremy Katt

Bert Lattan

Emerson Linney

Warren Madden

Tom Ruzicka

Brett Toresdahl

Foundation Club

Johnny Andrews

Jeremy Dickinson

Jim Moon

Lamplighter’s Club

Jim Carson

Chuck Cummings

Ben Jones

John Sanderson*

John Veak

(ALPHA OMICRON cont.)

Executive Director’s Club

Guy Goodenow

David Hancock, USA (Ret.)

Trae Hestness

Gold Star Club

Ed Cowger

John Ferguson

Karl Griffith

Chevron Club

Willis Fritz

Mark Stacey

Crossed Swords Club

Andy Billick

Bryan Schutte

ALPHA RHO (West Virginia)

Foundation Club

Victor Folio

Executive Director’s Club

Tom Begley

ALPHA SIGMA (Tennessee)

Order of the Rose

William Sigmon

Council Club

Al Sewell, Jr.

Foundation Club

Jimmy Van Frank, Jr.

Lamplighter’s Club

Tom Banks

Jon Rymer

Executive Director’s Club

Rob Linn

Brent Spalding

Gold Star Club

James Campbell, Jr.

Chevron Club

Mark Allan

John Nelson, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

Charles Ekholm

Bradley Montgomery

Wayne Orr

ALPHA TAU (Rensselaer Polytechnic)

Foundation Club

Hawk Hawkins

Lamplighter’s Club

Paul Turgeon

Executive Director’s Club

Jonathan Diehl

Dave Dropkin

Gold Star Club

Chris Parks

Robert Sidelko USA (Ret.)

Chevron Club

Guillermo Castro

Crossed Swords Club

Jeff Cunningham

ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)

Supreme Circle

Rick Berk

Founders’ Circle

Jack Casper

Order of the Bell

Walt Sheppard

Council Club

Barry Campbell

Tony Noce

Foundation Club

Leonard Di Carlo

Lamplighter’s Club

Jack Buhsmer, Jr.

Sam Costa, Jr.

Bob Thorp, Jr.

Executive Director’s Club

Bob Austin

Wyn Davies

Gino Fortunato

Daniel Ginsberg

Daniel Gormley

Joe Lovell

Alex Sheppard

Bill Stees

(ALPHA UPSILON cont.)

Gold Star Club

Walter Fawcett, Jr.

Andrew Kegel, Jr.

Austin Meehan, III

Larry Rice

Michael Romano

Chevron Club

William Carey

Crossed Swords Club

Charles Carabello

Matt Fritz

Bob McCafferty

George Mullin

Alex Vlasov

ALPHA PHI (Illinois Tech)

Council Club

Nat Gombis

Martin Kotsch

Foundation Club

Christopher Blanchette

Matt Hunt

Brian Winkelmann

Lamplighter’s Club

Richard Hughes

Executive Director’s Club

Rick Thompson, II

Gold Star Club

Gregory Kolb

Matt Kopesky

Ken Slepicka

Victor Terrana

Crossed Swords Club

Robert Frantz

Kevin Randich

ALPHA CHI (Miami)

Executive Director’s Club

Michael Jacobs

ALPHA PSI (Indiana)

Founders’ Circle

Dave Shook, III

Order of the Rose

Jeff Shreve Order

BETA ALPHA (NJIT)

Star & Lamp Society

Jim Krucher

Founder’s Circle

Steve DePalma

Order of the Bell

Tony Castillo

John Lee, Jr.

Council Club

Richard Pedersen

John Pugliesi

Dave White

Foundation Club

Aivars Krumins

Richard Labinsky

Lamplighter’s Club

Fred Becker, Jr.

Ted Cassera

Richard Comiso

Patrick Guerra

Ed Klebaur, Jr.

Joseph Manfredi

Brandon Sorensen

Don VanHouten

Executive Director’s Club

Nick Adams

Henry Karnas, Jr.

Don Linske

Gold Star Club

Christian Beckmann

John Bernet

Russ Chomiak

Tom Graham

Rich Nass

Rob Siciliano

Ron Szkodny

(BETA ALPHA cont.)

Chevron Club

Jim Brogan

Leslie Cadigan

Anthony Mangone

Crossed Swords Club

Steven Camaiore

Ray Guillen, Jr.

Roger Kreh

John Shynne

BETA BETA (Florida Southern)

Council Club

Carl Koch

Foundation Club

David Robertson

Robert Weitzner

Executive Director’s Club

Rex Smyth, Jr.

Gold Star Club

Jack Trufant

Chevron Club

Mike McKinley

Crossed Swords Club

Brad Fales

Drew McIntosh

BETA GAMMA (Louisville)

Lamplighter’s Club Jim Grissom

Gold Star Club Jim Koshewa

Crossed Swords Club

Nicholas Battjes

BETA DELTA (Drake)

Order of the Bell

Jim Hornbrook

Executive Director’s Club

Kenneth Piller

James Rutherford

Gold Star Club

Mark Crosthwaite

James Labiak

Bruce Swanson

Crossed Swords Club

Stephen French

Gerald Krasko

BETA EPSILON (Missouri-Columbia)

Council Club

Andrew McCarthy

Jay Stuckel

Foundation Club

Matt Basta

Mike Hinds

Michael Wallace

Lamplighter’s Club

John Deutschmann

Executive Director’s Club

Dave Epperson

John Landwehr

Dean Shillito, Jr.

Gold Star Club

Kenneth Weyand

Crossed Swords Club

Dowell Carter

Conner Flatt

BETA ETA (Florida State)

Order of the Rose

Tom Coley

Order of the Bell

Mike Loy

Eric Wahlen

Council Club

Tom Atwood

Chuck Krblich

Foundation Club

Gil Fernandez

Buz McCall, Jr.

Lee Nichols III

John Pierce

Lamplighter’s Club

Chris Downs

Executive Director’s Club

Don Chao

Beau De Beaubien

Reg Dickey, Jr.

Guy Hollingsworth

Steven Louchheim

Chuck MacMillin

Harry Mcintosh, Jr.

Ian Shapiro

Gold Star Club

Frank Borzen

Jim Bultman

John Eaton

Emilio Sanchez

Chevron Club

Ryan Hay

Jim Ryan, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

Tom Smith

Chris Willis

BETA THETA (Arizona)

Order of the Bell

Jake Henderson

Crossed Swords Club

Colin Duff

Mark Randolph

Mason Rumaner

Jeff Van Horn

Bryan Wisda

BETA IOTA (Toledo)

(BETA XI cont.)

Executive Director’s Club

Dale DeWaard

Chevron Club

Mike Schlusler

Crossed Swords Club

Scott Carpenter

Dexter Keller

BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)

Star & Lamp Society

David Morgan, Sr.

Foundation Club

Michael Allain

Lamplighter’s Club

Lane Luckie

Jack McCain, Jr.

Gold Star Club

Thomas Marlbrough

Chevron Club

Monte Robinson

Crossed Swords Club

Matt Darby

Nathan Pearson

BETA PI (Eastern Michigan)

Crossed Swords Club

Robert Schreer

BETA RHO (Clarkson)

Chevron Club

John Kruse

BETA SIGMA (Northern Illinois)

Crossed Swords Club

Tom Moutvic

Roger Musser

BETA TAU (Valdosta State)

Lamplighter’s Club

Tom Brooks

Chet Mirabal

Executive Director’s Club

Bill Maxwell

Gold Star Club

Vince Settle, III

Crossed Swords Club

Bryan Martin

Michael Raynor

BETA UPSILON (Virginia)

Council Club

Dan Kimball, Jr.

Foundation Club

Don Slesnick, II

Lamplighter’s Club

Chuck Nesbit, Jr.

Executive Director’s Club

Tom Haudricourt

Bill Watson, III

Gold Star Club

Tom Minneman

Chevron Club

James Kessack, III

Mike Lohr

Crossed Swords Club

Pearon Lang, Jr.

BETA PHI (East Carolina)

Executive Director’s Club

Dennis Barbour

Gold Star Club

Miles Barefoot

Chevron Club

Charlie Wohlnick

Crossed Swords Club

Jared Logan

Ken Martin

BETA CHI (Texas A&M-Commerce)

Lamplighter’s Club

Ken Park

(BETA CHI cont.)

Chevron Club

Lyle Draper

BETA PSI (Tennessee Wesleyan)

Lamplighter’s Club

Barry Saunders

Executive Director’s Club

Norris Bishop, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

Joseph Eldridge

Jeff Garbow

BETA OMEGA (East Tennessee State)

Foundation Club Bill Mayes, Jr.

Lamplighter’s Club

John Boronkay, Jr.

Keith Younger

Executive Director’s Club

Edward Bowers

Chevron Club

Skip Campbell, Jr.

GAMMA ALPHA (West Alabama)

Foundation Club Seth Jackson

Lamplighter’s Club

Jason Jackson

Harry Shiver

Executive Director’s Club

Brian Jenrette

GAMMA BETA (Old Dominion)

Foundation Club

David Simas

Tom White

Lamplighter’s Club

Matthew Parker

Joe Van Cleve, III

Executive Director’s Club

William Dengler

Lou Richard, Jr.

Gold Star Club

Don Dixon

Richard Howard

Chevron Club

Bernard Rixey

Wayne Wilcox

Crossed Swords Club

Julius Gostel, Jr.

GAMMA GAMMA (Troy)

Lamplighter’s Club

Jason Gillaspie

Gold Star Club

John Butler

GAMMA DELTA (Memphis)

Order of the Rose

Tom Carter

Foundation Club

Mat Lipscomb, III

Lamplighter’s CLub

Terry Benton

Herb Blow

Executive Director’s Club

Henry Groves

Rob Lackey

Tom Lynch

Jay Oyler, Jr.

James Younger

Gold Star Club

Shawn Massey

Crossed Swords Club

David George

Derrick McClure

GAMMA EPSILON (Western Carolina)

Lamplighter’s Club

Larry Callicutt

Marv Cope

Frank Willis

(GAMMA EPSILON cont.)

Gold Star Club

Tony Perkins

Crossed Swords Club

James Morgans

GAMMA ZETA (WVU Tech)

Executive Director’s Club

Phil Oneacre

GAMMA THETA (UNC-Wilmington)

Executive Director’s Club

Leonard Harris

Denny McCaughan, Jr.

Henry Merritt, Jr.

Frank Wootton

Gold Star Club

Matt McKenzie

Dick Powell, Jr.

Kirby Walls, Jr.

Chevron Club

Kenneth Gregory

Randy Hughes

Blake Rasnake

GAMMA IOTA (Louisiana State)

Executive Director’s Club

Geoff Beatty

Michael Porche

GAMMA KAPPA (Georgia Southern)

Order of the Bell

Glenn Aspinwall

Foundation Club

James Albers

Lamplighter’s Club

Roland Berry

Joe Odom, Jr.

Chris Wagner

Executive Director’s Club

Pat Cates

Lee Davis

Gold Star Club

Brad Wilson, Jr.

Chevron Club

Daniel Osborne

Crossed Swords Club

Jeff Adcock

Spencer Bryan

Christopher Rogers

GAMMA LAMBDA (Missouri A&T)

Executive Director’s Club

Paul Scherrer

GAMMA MU (Belmont Abbey)

Gold Star Club

Bolivar Green

Bruce Martin

Crossed Swords Club

Charlie Grissom, Jr.

GAMMA NU (LaGrange)

Council Club

Jeff Esola

Foundation Club

Ron DeValinger

Executive Director’s Club

Ron Farr

Ralph Sims

Chevron Club

Tom Conway

Crossed Swords Club

F. J. Fenn

Arlen Welborn

Jeff Wells

GAMMA XI (Georgia Southwestern)

Order of the Bell

Bill Finney*

Lamplighter’s Club

Robert Bunch

Dave Suppes

Executive Director’s Club

Stick Miller, III

(GAMMA XI cont.)

Gold Star Club

Raymond Baggarly

Chuck Cates, III

Crossed Swords Club

Joseph Brannon, III

Keith Lee Cross

Cecil Myers, Jr.

Bill Whigham, Jr.

GAMMA RHO (Lander)

Lamplighter’s Club

Jim Lusk

Executive Director’s Club

Don Amick

Jeremy Inabinet

Barry Young

Gold Star Club

Robbie Bennett

GAMMA TAU (North Texas)

Foundation Club

Patrick Smith

Lamplighter’s Club

Joshua Williams

Chevron Club

Gene LeClaire

GAMMA UPSILON (Oklahoma State)

Founders’ Circle

Barry Howell

Foundation Club

Gilbert Sanders

Lamplighter’s Club

Brian Stanley

GAMMA PHI (South Alabama)

Executive Director’s Club

Billy Breeden, Jr.

Bill Ishee

Tom Peterson

Gold Star Club

Paul Hendrix

Archie LeGrone

Crossed Swords Club

Jay Hunt

Mark Mitchell

Danny Prough

GAMMA CHI (Jacksonville)

Gold Star Club

John Stephenson

$250,000–$499,999

PEYTON REYNOLDS

$19.04 2023 Giving: $2,400

“During my undergraduate experience, I made amazing friends, and the Fraternity pushed me to get involved on campus. Today, I’m lucky enough to work with many Pi Kappa Phi brothers in my professional career, and it’s incredible to see those connections after college. My company offers a donation matching program, which allows me to double my contribution to Pi Kappa Phi. I urge brothers to ask if their company has a similar program, and I urge them to give back to the Fraternity through a donation. Like so many others, Pi Kapp has shaped me into who I am and helped guide me through life. As my career has progressed, I have increased my donation amount to reflect what I am able to give at this stage in my life. As I have more to give, I will continue to give more, because Pi Kappa Phi is worth it to me.”

GAMMA PSI (Augusta)

Crossed Swords Club

Jack West, III

GAMMA OMEGA (Montevallo)

Lamplighter’s Club

Royce Lader

DELTA ALPHA (Virginia Tech)

Council Club

Steve Lewis

Executive Director’s Club

Patrick Ayers

Ryan Heider

Robert Squire

William Stokes

Chevron Club

Brad McDaniel

Jerr Rosenbaum, IV

Crossed Swords Club

Rett Alexander, III

Whitney Smith

DELTA BETA (North Georgia)

Foundation Club

Bill Pope

Andy Smith

Lamplighter’s Club

Cam Farris

Charlie May

Don Morris

PJ Rodgers, USA (Ret.)

Executive Director’s Club

Donald DuRant, USA

Vic Eilenfield

Jake Elhabbassi

Joseph Goletz

Gold Star Club

Ed Mitchell

DELTA GAMMA (Nebraska-Omaha)

Chevron Club

Rick Buschelman, USAF

DELTA DELTA (Truman State)

Founders’ Circle

John Andrews

Order of the Rose

Chuck Barnard

Foundation Club

Chuck Howard, III

Josh Wansing

Mike Zolezzi

Lamplighter’s Club

Dave Hennings, II

Steve Schneider

(DELTA DELTA cont.)

Executive Director’s Club

Darryl Beach

David Ewigman

Mark Schell

Gold Star Club

Brian Graham

Patrick Lucitt

Pat Miller

Jim Shumake

Joey Smith

Keith Stilwell

Chevron Club

Tim Barth

Whitey Holt, Jr.

Matt Ratliff

Crossed Swords Club

Zac Brune

Al Caniglia, III

Jason Chappell

Steven Chau

David Cleveland

Giovanni Gradellini

Ben Heggemann

Scott Lesinski

Steve Louer

Todd Nelson

Scott Richmond

Stephen Sankpill

Brad Sweeney

Dave Sweeney

Eric Vehige

Walter Whelan

Nate Zier

Chuck Zoeller, Jr.

DELTA EPSILON (Jacksonville State)

Foundation Club

Randy Owen

Gold Star Club

Bobby Stewart

DELTA ZETA (Appalachian State)

Order of the Bell

Art Quickenton

Foundation Club

Greg Ball

Lamplighter’s Club

Gregory Honeycutt

David Huss Ward Norris

Executive Director’s Club

Anthony Mellone, Jr.

Steve Miller

Gold Star Club

Marc Gmuca

Bruce Greenland

Gary Sugg

Chevron Club

Kevin Ahlstrom

(DELTA LAMBDA cont.)

Crossed Swords Club

Dick Beekman

Chandler Crean

Justin Martinovich

Matt Ramsay

DELTA XI (North Alabama)

Council Club

Larry Guess

Crossed Swords Club

Mark Blackburn

DELTA OMICRON (Nicholls State)

Executive Director’s Club

Jacques Frere

DELTA PI (Wright State)

Foundation Club

Bruce Rockwell

DELTA RHO (Southern California)

Foundation Club

Ed Lang, III

Executive Director’s Club

Bob Graziano

Crossed Swords Club

Dana Ashton

DELTA ETA (Morehead State)

Executive Director’s Club

Greg Kring

Allen Reynolds

Ronnie Reynolds, II

DELTA IOTA (Middle Tennessee State)

Foundation Club

Jon Campbell

John Peden

Lamplighter’s Club

Scott Davidson

Executive Director’s Club

Stephen Crass

Gold Star Club

Andrew Moss

Chevron Club

Rob Hardin

Bryson Kelpe

Crossed Swords Club

James Hipsher

DELTA KAPPA (UNC-Pembroke)

Lamplighter’s Club

O.L. Canaday

Chevron Club

Bruce Tanner

Crossed Swords Club

Michael Bryant

James Canaday, Jr

DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)

Founders’ Circle

Jay Barnwell, Jr.

Council Club

Bill Jackson, Jr.

Bo Proctor, Jr.

Lamplighter’s Club

Louis Herford

Rich Pope

Executive Director’s Club

Michael Haynes

David Higgins

Charlie Marus

William Mumford

Gold Star Club

Steve Bryan

John Deal

Bill Kincaid

Ethan Norman

Chevron Club

Dean Hull, II

Quincy Magby

DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)

Order of the Rose

Mark Jacobs

Council Club

Jeff Alexander

Billy Jacobs

Executive Director’s Club

Russ Faulkner

Gold Star Club

Kevin Kocian

Chevron Club

Mike Wyatt

Crossed Swords Club

Chris Barngrover

Todd Branson

Cody Carlton

Patrick Conway

Scott Hillstrom

Joseph Morris

Colin Talbot

Ken Thorndyke

Thomas Tjahja

Chris Watkins

DELTA OMEGA (Texas A&M)

Supreme Circle

Jason Dodd

Order of the Rose

Tom Sullivan

DELTA SIGMA (Bowling Green State)

Foundation Club

Chris Shade

Executive Director’s Club

Alex Dudek

Chevron Club

Nick Kulik

Crossed Swords Club

Donovan Gaffney

DELTA TAU (James Madison)

Lamplighter’s Club

Jerry Keilsohn

Kris Negaard

Executive Director’s Club

Thomas Lyles, Jr.

Gold Star Club

Kenneth Rand, III

DELTA UPSILON (Pittsburgh)

Executive Director’s Club

Jim Maochi

Gold Star Club

Thomas Kaynak

Michael Matthias

Chevron Club

Scott Cesare

Crossed Swords Club

Matt Frantz

Joseph Lanzetta

DELTA PHI (Radford)

Executive Director’s Club

John Spannuth, III

DELTA CHI (Kansas State)

Council Club

Matthew Keller

Foundation Club

Larry Keller, III

Tim Lindemuth

Executive Director’s Club

Kevin Larson

Dylan McKenzie

Chevron Club

Dale Bushyhead

Crossed Swords Club

Ryan Johnson

Carey Sudduth

(EPSILON DELTA cont.)

Crossed Swords Club

Tony Mullis

EPSILON EPSILON (Virginia-Wise)

Council Club

Mike Donathan

Lamplighter’s Club

Chad Horvat

Executive Director’s Club

Ted Leonard

James Trullender

Crossed Swords Club

DJ Beal III

Nathan Rasnake

EPSILON ETA (Winthrop)

Lamplighter’s Club

Lantz Weaver

Executive Director’s Club

Jeffrey Mahoney

Chevron Club

Colin Frazier Alex Salemme

EPSILON THETA (Seton Hall)

Executive Director’s Club

Len DePalma

Foundation Club

John Cangelosi

Lamplighter’s Club

David Guerra

Doug Mosel

Scott Myers

Chris Stringer

Executive Director’s Club

Ed Donnelly

Shane Luther

Jason Mills

John Raggio

Jerry Reed

Crossed Swords Club

Rif Gonzalez

EPSILON ALPHA (Elon)

Council Club

Christian Wiggins

Foundation Club

Chase Rumley

Lamplighter’s Club

Trent Gilbert

Executive Director’s Club

Scott Leighty

Gold Star Club

Danny Hart

Crossed Swords Club

Mike Dolianitis

EPSILON BETA (Grand Valley State)

Chevron Club

Bob Budlong

Crossed Swords Club

Rodney Killips

EPSILON GAMMA (Longwood)

Lamplighter’s Club

Chauncey Sisco, II

Executive Director’s Club Dale Rankin

Gold Star Club

Justin Hale

Crossed Swords Club

Antonio Mills

Cam Reuss

Hunter Wright

EPSILON DELTA (Auburn-Montgomery)

Lamplighter’s Club

David Smith, Jr.

Executive Director’s Club

Timothy Hatch

Gold Star Club

John Stritikus

Crossed

EPSILON IOTA (UNC-Greensboro)

Lamplighter’s

Executive Director’s

EPSILON KAPPA (Southern

Lamplighter’s

TOP CHAPTERS (DOLLARS

RAISED)

BETA ALPHA (NJIT)

$140,287

CHI (Stetson)

$132,402

ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)

$103,719

DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)

$103,436

ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)

$53,246

(EPSILON OMICRON cont.)

Gold Star Club

Patrick Brala

EPSILON PI (Virginia Commonwealth)

Crossed Swords Club

Greg Brown

EPSILON RHO (Lenoir-Rhyne)

Executive Director’s Club

Ronnie Ingram Andrew Matznick

Gold Star Club

Bill Rhyne, Jr.

EPSILON SIGMA (Christian Brothers)

Gold Star Club

Neal Strickland

EPSILON TAU (St. Joseph’s)

Executive Director’s Club

Tom Wilson

EPSILON UPSILON (George College)

Executive Director’s Club

Todd Worley

Crossed Swords Club

Daniel Gilland

Kenny Rhinehart

EPSILON PHI (Alabama-Birmingham)

Council Club

Pat Austin

Gold Star Club

Steve Lawrence

Crossed Swords Club

Bo Montgomery

EPSILON PSI (Slippery Rock)

Council Club

Dave Conn

Greg Moffett

Foundation Club

Jerritt Park

Lamplighter’s Club

Andrew Hartwell

Chevron Club

Kenneth Goss

Andy Hlavsa

Jim Ramsey

Crossed Swords Club

Dan Reynolds

EPSILON OMEGA (Texas Tech)

Council Club

James Wedding

ALPHA PSI (Indiana)

$26,684

BETA THETA (Arizona)

$26,197

ZETA (Wofford)

$26,118 XI (Roanoke)

$25,658

ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)

$25,064

(EPSILON OMEGA cont.)

Foundation Club

Gregg Turner

Bob Welsh

Executive Director’s Club

Nick Turner

Crossed Swords Club

Hunter Martin

ZETA GAMMA (North Dakota)

Council Club Mark Hobson

Foundation Club Steward Sandstrom

Lamplighter’s Club Connor Coughlin

Executive Director’s Club

Erik Granstrom

Parry Schmeichel

Gold Star Club

David Kirkland

Matt Myrick

Chevron Club Kreg Kennedy

Crossed Swords Club Nathan Riel-Elness

ZETA DELTA (Shippensburg)

Executive Director’s Club Steve Merkel

ZETA EPSILON (George Mason)

Council Club Alan Duesterhaus

Executive Director’s Club Scott Kopple

Gold Star Club

Jeff Armstrong

ZETA ZETA (North Florida)

Executive Director’s Club

Mike Carter

ZETA ETA (South Florida)

Lamplighter’s Club Justin Lengyel

Crossed Swords Club Yusuf Fattah Barry Matheney

ZETA THETA (Texas-Austin)

Founders’ Circle Tracy Maddux

ZETA CHI (Albright)

Lamplighter’s Club

Matthew Osorio

Crossed Swords Club

Brett Cybulski

Tyler Travitz

ETA ALPHA (Concord)

Lamplighter’s Club Christopher McGown

ETA BETA (Indiana State)

Executive Director’s Club

Eric Fisher

Crossed Swords Club

Evan Austin

Doug Gehrke

ETA GAMMA (Colorado)

Executive Director’s Club

Jason Pickel

Chevron Club

Zack Moxcey

Mark Sumrall

Crossed Swords Club

ZETA

IOTA (Indiana-Pennsylvania)

Gold Star Club

Mike Bender

ZETA KAPPA (Stockton)

Gold Star Club Michael Bowblis

ZETA ALPHA (Clemson)

Council Club

Scott Gasparini

Frank Yarborough

Gold Star Club

Eric Peterson

Matt Winter

ZETA NU (West Chester)

Executive Director’s Club

Rich Yoegel

Chevron Club John Twohig

ZETA XI (Averett)

Executive Director’s Club

Bobby Perkins, II

David Thomas

Gold Star Club Ray Via, II

Crossed Swords Club

Derek Forney

ZETA PI (Marshall)

Executive Director’s Club

Brian Goldstein

Chevron Club Matthew Nguyen

Crossed Swords Club

Chris McNeely

ZETA RHO (Cal State-Fullerton)

Foundation Club Vic Valencia, Jr.

Crossed Swords Club

Scott Metcalf

ZETA UPSILON (Bloomsburg)

Crossed Swords Club

Joseph Wood

ZETA PHI (Colorado State)

Lamplighter’s Club

Corey Dillon

ETA OMICRON (San Francisco State)

Foundation Club

John Lowry, IV

Crossed Swords Club

Cedric Cheng

Brent Federico

Matt Pritchett

ETA PI (Coastal Carolina)

Lamplighter’s Club

James Dukes, Jr.

Dave Myroup

Matt Zellars

Chevron Club

Brian Behrens

Sean Kobos

Henry LaRosa, III

Crossed Swords Club

Zach Beals

ETA RHO (Texas State-San Marcos)

Council Club

Andrae Turner

Lamplighter’s Club

Nathan McDaniel

Crossed Swords Club

Toby Baum, Jr.

ETA DELTA (Kennesaw State)

Foundation Club

Brian Barnett

Gold Star Club

Kevin Henson

Chevron Club

Rick Korson, Sr.

Crossed Swords Club

Kevin Mason

ETA EPSILON (Maryland-College Park)

Lamplighter’s Club

Ross Knoblauch

ETA ZETA (Queens-Charlotte)

Foundation Club

Carl Schlotman, IV

ETA THETA (San Francisco)

Foundation Club

Cosmo Taormina

Executive Director’s Club

Nelson Wong

Gold Star Club

Larry Wong

Chevron Club

Bob Pahilanga

ETA IOTA (Christopher Newport)

Council Club

Chris Conner

Foundation Club

Tim Campbell

Crossed Swords Club

Scott Bono

David Davenport

ETA LAMBDA (College at Brockport)

Foundation Club

Scott Atkinson

Crossed Swords Club

Peter Kowalski

Rob Rector

Alexander Zarbis

ETA MU (Wingate)

Gold Star Club

Robert Erb

ETA XI (SUNY-Albany)

Crossed Swords Club

Ben Wexler

THETA BETA (West Georgia)

Executive Director’s Club

David Condon

THETA GAMMA (Buffalo)

Crossed Swords Club Brandan Radford

THETA DELTA (Florida International)

Foundation Club

Phillip Hamilton Jose Otero

Chevron Club

Oscar Grau

Crossed Swords Club Carlos Velazco

THETA EPSILON (Kansas)

Executive Director’s Club

Brian Rock

THETA ZETA (George Washington)

Executive Director’s Club Mike DiSabatino Sean Hallisey

Oscar Rodriguez

ETA SIGMA (California-Los Angeles)

Council Club

Todd Sargent

Lamplighter’s Club

Ben Hofilena, Jr.

Chevron Club

Matthew Pirnazar

ETA TAU (Kentucky)

Crossed Swords Club

James Bishop

ETA UPSILON (Miami-Ohio)

Foundation Club

Matt Wray

Lamplighter’s Club

Ryan Lugabihl

Beau Samples

Executive Director’s Club

Mike Kudravetz

ETA PHI (Maryland-Baltimore County)

Council Club

Matt Garono

Executive Director’s Club

Bentley Corbett-Wilson

ETA CHI (Texas Christian)

Foundation Club

Kenny Oubre

Lamplighter’s Club

Ben Johns

Ben Roman

Executive Director’s Club

Mark Curry

ETA OMEGA (New Mexicto State)

Lamplighter’s Club

Ruben Talavera

THETA ALPHA (Southern Mississippi)

Order of the Bell

John Langley

Foundation Club Brandon Belote

Executive Director’s Club

Chris Huffman

Chevron Club

Gerad Buffington

THETA ETA (American)

Council Club

Justin Angotti

Chevron Club Andrew Danto

Isaiah Headen

THETA THETA (Iowa)

Order of the Bell

Greg Buehner

Lamplighter’s Club

Markus Goodrich

Executive Director’s Club

Cody Gremore

Chevron Club

Matt Antos

Crossed Swords Club

Kusai Contractor

Matt DeBlaey

Kevin Dubbins

Andrew Engel

Brian Hefel

Ron Slawek

THETA IOTA (Washington State)

Crossed Swords Club

Brady Prim

THETA KAPPA (Baylor)

Chevron Club

Eddie Labid

THETA LAMBDA (Missouri State)

Foundation Club Curt Herzog

THETA MU (Massachusetts-Amherst)

Council Club

Joe Piedrafite

Crossed Swords Club

Nick Julian

THETA PI (Texas-Tyler)

Crossed Swords Club

Danny Diep Matt Thrasher

THETA RHO (Western Michigan)

Executive Director’s Club Victor Tran

Crossed Swords Club Ryan Mazur-Baker

THETA SIGMA (Cal State-Long Beach)

Lamplighter’s Club Andrew Carnes

THETA TAU (High Point)

Executive Director’s Club

Andrew Realon

Crossed Swords Club

Ryan Hlubb, Jr.

Zach Hurwitz

THETA UPSILON (Northern Arizona)

Crossed Swords Club

Zack Nelson

THETA PHI (Louisiana Tech)

Executive Director’s Club

Parker Begale

Gold Star Club

Barry Morales

THETA CHI (Ohio)

Crossed Swords Club

Andrew Cook

THETA PSI (RIT)

Lamplighter’s Club Michael McCall

Executive Director’s Club

Jeffrey Flagg

Chaim Sanders

(THETA PSI cont.)

Gold Star Club

Andy Culler

Victor Santiago

IOTA BETA (Texas-San Antonio)

Crossed Swords Club

Hassan Barzani Jacob Vasquez

IOTA ZETA (Stephen F. Austin State)

Crossed Swords Club

Drew Page

Blaine Williamson

IOTA IOTA (Cal Poly-Pomona)

Crossed Swords Club Nick Fabrega Rigo Romero

IOTA KAPPA (Greeley)

Lamplighter’s Club Nick Atzenbeck

IOTA MU (Arkansas-Fort Smith)

Crossed Swords Club Kellen Hassell

Michael Young

IOTA NU (Mississippi State)

Executive Director’s Club

Alex Maxwell

(IOTA NU cont.)

Crossed Swords Club

Conner Nason

IOTA OMICRON (Iona)

Foundation Club

Cam Woods

Lamplighter’s Club

Robb Olivieri

Chevron Club

Tommy Severin

Crossed Swords Club

Matt Shearin

AJ Stellato

IOTA RHO (Western Illinois)

Gold Star Club

Nicholas Ebelhack

IOTA SIGMA (San Jose State)

Gold Star Club

Terry Mincey

IOTA TAU (Rutgers)

Crossed Swords Club

Ethan Bell

Jack Bergen

Kyler Brodzinski

Wayne Chen

Cristian Contreras

Michael Estevez

Rocco Fiato

Shaun Hsueh

Trentino Melone

Gareth Patterson

Brett Roberts

IOTA UPSILON (Florida Gulf Coast)

Chevron Club

Casey Garcia

IOTA PHI (Loyola-New Orleans)

Chevron Club

Connor Burke

(IOTA PHI cont.)

Crossed Swords Club

Jaime Jimenez, Jr.

Ryan Kramer

Anderson Leal

IOTA CHI (Ball State)

Crossed Swords Club

Mikey Olarean

IOTA PSI (Boise State)

Chevron Club Cavin Villarreal

KAPPA ALPHA (Case Western Reserve)

Crossed Swords Club

Noah Boksansky

KAPPA EPSILON (Stony Brook)

Crossed Swords Club

Justas Klimavicius

KAPPA THETA (San Diego)

Executive Director’s Club

Parker Glaessner

KAPPA IOTA (Idaho)

Crossed Swords Club

Joe Kephart

Joel Ratcliffe

KAPPA KAPPA (New Mexico)

Crossed Swords Club

Brandon Kauffman

KAPPA NU (Sonoma State)

Crossed Swords Club

Brady McCauley

Troy Strickland

KAPPA XI (DePaul)

Crossed Swords Club

Kevin Warren

LAMBDA IOTA (Vermont)

Crossed Swords Club Cameron Zagursky

KAPPA SIGMA (Colorado-Colorado Springs)

Crossed Swords Club

Jett Willmann

KAPPA TAU (Eastern Washington)

Crossed Swords Club

Carlos Hernandez

FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY

Council Club

Carol Harper

THE GATEWAY SOCIETY

The Gateway Society recognizes individuals who include the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation in their estate plans.

* denotes Chapter Eternal

ALPHA (College of Charleston)

Daniel Barry

Julius Burges*

Andrew Jaffee

David Jaffee

John Moye, Jr.

Richard Pierce

Jason Schall

George Sheetz*

Chip Voorneveld

GAMMA (California-Berkeley)

Gary Schwartz

Robert Whelan

ZETA (Wofford)

Jesse Crimm

IOTA (Georgia Tech)

Robert Rowe

KAPPA (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Stuart Hicks

LAMBDA (Georgia)

James Harris*

James Lester*

James Lester, IV

Phil Tappy

David Tidmore

MU (Durham)

Anders Hall

Frank Wrenn, III

NU (Nebraska-Lincoln)

George Driver*

XI (Roanoke)

Ed Corson, II*

Steve Esworthy

Reginald Gravely, Jr.

Timothy Hayes

Durward Owen

Tod Senne

Dudley Woody

Allen Woody, III*

OMICRON (Alabama)

George Greene

A.J. Strickland, III

RHO (Washington & Lee)

Richard Anderson*

Robert Waldbauer, Jr.

TAU (NC State)

Christopher Showfety

UPSILON (Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)

Michael Lowery

Ladd Prucha*

Gunnar Schalin

Phillip Whipple

CHI (Stetson)

Gabe Gehret

Bruce Rogers

Michael Sweeney, Jr.

PSI (Cornell)

George Bullis

OMEGA (Purdue)

Jack Berlien*

David Johnson

John Lovell

John McDonald

ALPHA ALPHA (Mercer)

Jamey Porter

ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)

Jim Hall, III

Jay Morris

ALPHA DELTA (Washington)

John Cragg

Stanley Gratis

Walter Jones*

George Morford*

Joshua Siegel

ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)

Michael O’Donnell

Mark Timmes

ALPHA ETA (Samford)

Jim Daley

Gerald Matthews

Jack McDonald

Dwayne Todd

ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)

George Pardee, Jr.

ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)

Charles Blackledge, Jr.

Ernest Johnson

ALPHA MU (Penn State)

Kevin Murphy

ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)

Charles Cummings

Jeremy Galvin

Frank Parrish, III

ALPHA TAU (Rensselaer Polytechnic)

William Bruder*

ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)

Rick Berk

Martin Burrows*

Richard Mensch

Darren Tapp

ALPHA PHI (Illinois Tech)

Christopher Blanchette

Kenneth Peterson

Branden Wawrzyniak

Brian Winkelmann

ALPHA PSI (Indiana)

Brett Baltz

Jim Halsey

Dave Shook, III

T.J. Sullivan

ALPHA OMEGA (Oregon)

Dade Wright

BETA ALPHA (NJIT)

Steve DePalma

Jim Krucher

Joseph Manfredi

Louis Miceli

Richard Nass

John Pugliesi

Brandon Sorensen

BETA BETA (Florida Southern)

Charles Meyer*

Ted Scharfenstein*

William Wallace

Robert Weitzner

BETA GAMMA (Louisville)

Ronald Krebs

BETA DELTA (Drake)

Robert Moody

BETA ETA (Florida State)

Tom Coley

Randolph Lenczyk

Christopher New

Jonathan Stevens

BETA IOTA (Toledo)

Gary Johnson

Lance Talmage

Marcus Uchaker

BETA KAPPA (Georgia State)

John Whitley

BETA LAMBDA (Tampa)

Eric Magendantz

David Sullivan

BETA XI (Central Michigan)

Jeffrey Brasie

BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)

Douglas Barnett

BETA PI (Eastern Michigan)

Laurence Wilson

BETA SIGMA (Northern Illinois)

Adam Roach

BETA UPSILON (Virginia)

George Shipp

BETA PHI (East Carolina)

Douglas Littiken

GAMMA ALPHA (West Alabama)

Roger Reed

GAMMA BETA (Old Dominion)

Tom White

GAMMA GAMMA (Troy)

Bryan Scruggs

GAMMA EPSILON (Western Carolina)

Phillip Cates

Mark Dellinger

GAMMA KAPPA (Georgia Southern)

Glenn Aspinwall

Patrick Manning

GAMMA NU (LaGrange)

Ronald DeValinger

Terry Wadsworth

Jeff Esola

James Wirshing

GAMMA XI (Georgia Southwestern)

Benjamin Croxton

Bill Finney*

GAMMA TAU (North Texas)

Patrick Smith

Matthew Varnell

GAMMA PHI (South Alabama)

Alex Dumais

DELTA ALPHA (Virginia Tech)

Jonathan Barney

DELTA DELTA (Truman State)

John Andrews

Michael Heeley

Michael Zolezzi

DELTA EPSILON (Jacksonville State)

Joshua Robinson

DELTA ZETA (Appalachian State)

Ronald Bryant

Marc Gmuca

Arthur Quickenton

Mark Watson

DELTA IOTA (Middle Tennessee State)

Stephen Crass

Scott Davidson

Robert Hardin

DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)

Matthew Brown

Michael Grass

Bo Proctor, Jr.

DELTA SIGMA (Bowling Green State)

Craig Anderson

John Babel

DELTA TAU (James Madison)

Earle Copp, III

DELTA UPSILON (Pittsburgh)

Eric Scerbo

DELTA CHI (Kansas State)

Tim Lindemuth

Kerry Skelton

DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)

Mark Jacobs

DELTA OMEGA (Texas A&M)

Tom Sullivan

EPSILON ALPHA (Elon)

Christian Wiggins

Ernest Young, Jr.

EPSILON EPSILON (Virginia-Wise)

David Donathan

Joshua McCray

EPSILON THETA (Seton Hall)

Jake Koehler

EPSILON KAPPA (Southern Polytechnic State)

James Ransom

EPSILON LAMBDA (South Carolina Upstate)

James Diamond, Jr.

EPSILON PSI (Slippery Rock)

Jairus Moore

Matthew Stuart

EPSILON OMEGA (Texas Tech)

Benjamin Shae

Robert Welsh

ZETA GAMMA (North Dakota)

Erik Granstrom

ZETA EPSILON (George Mason)

James Perkins, Jr.

ZETA ZETA (North Florida)

Robert Bennett

Michael Carter

ZETA KAPPA (Stockton)

Franco Catania

ZETA ALPHA (Clemson)

Jacob Carter, III

ZETA LAMBDA (Cal State-Chico) Arden Anderson, II

Daniel Hitzke

ZETA XI (Averett)

Peter Blum, Jr.

ZETA UPSILON (Bloomsburg)

Paul Hadzor, III

ZETA PHI (Colorado State)

Corey Dillon

ZETA CHI (Albright)

Paul Meinster

ETA ALPHA (Concord)

Peter Martin

ETA DELTA (Kennesaw State)

James Jeffares

ETA ZETA (Queens-Charlotte)

Davis Tapp

Scott Thomas

ETA IOTA (Christopher Newport)

Chris Conner

ETA LAMBDA (College at Brockport)

James Simonds

ETA OMICRON (San Francisco State)

Eric Hammer

ETA RHO (Texas State-San Marcos)

Brett Lee Andrae Turner

ETA UPSILON (Miami-Ohio)

Beau Samples

ETA PHI (Maryland-Baltimore County)

Marcus Garcia

THETA ALPHA (Southern Mississippi)

John Bezou, Jr.

John Langley

THETA DELTA (Florida International)

Noel Guillama Alain Sanchez

THETA ETA (American)

Carlos Ramirez

THETA THETA (Iowa)

Greg Buehner

THETA XI (Arizona State)

William Harden

Wayne Unger

THETA TAU (High Point) Andrew Realon

IOTA LAMBDA (Quinnipiac) Christopher Aldarelli, Jr.

IOTA NU (Mississippi State)

Brayden Talton

IOTA RHO (Western Illinois)

Kyle Ramlow

FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY

Leslie Barry

Emily Gamauf

Theresa Nass

Carl & Christine Stamp

THE SOCIETY

The Kroeg Society recognizes brothers and friends who invest in the success of Pi Kappa Phi through unrestricted annual gifts totaling $1,000 or more each year to the leadership fund. * denotes Chapter Eternal

ALPHA (College of Charleston)

Richard Pierce

BETA (Presbyterian)

Cliff Goodwin, III

GAMMA (California-Berkeley)

Dan Bosshart

Robert Whelan

SIGMA (South Carolina)

Walter Pickens, Jr.

Dan Reynolds

ETA (Emory)

John Nix, Jr.

IOTA (Georgia Tech)

Pete Petit

KAPPA (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Stuart Hicks

LAMBDA (Georgia)

Dave Lerner

MU (Durham)

Anders Hall

Christopher Moore

Frank Wrenn, III

XI (Roanoke)

Joe Donohue

Steve Esworthy

Paul Henkel

Jim Stump, Jr.

Dudley Woody

OMICRON (Alabama)

Warren DeBardelaben, III

Nathan Hightower

Lonnie Strickland, III

RHO (Washington & Lee)

Jock Wallace

UPSILON (Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)

Gunnar Schalin

Wally Wahlfeldt

CHI (Stetson)

Bruce Rogers

PSI (Cornell)

Greg Della Rocca

James Emig

George Heinrich

John Kirk

Frederick Thorne

OMEGA (Purdue)

Andy Conlin

Rik Hill

ALPHA ALPHA (Mercer)

Ben Bush

ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)

Jay Morris

John Owen

ALPHA DELTA (Washington)

Bob Bux

ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)

Pete Barr

Bob Paterno*

Mark Timmes

ALPHA ZETA (Oregon State)

Bob Elfers

Fred Raw

ALPHA ETA (Samford)

Dave Corey

Warren Hilson, Sr.

Jim House

Jack McDonald

James Smith

Dwayne Todd

ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)

Scott Evans

Tommy Hartwell

Paul Long

Allan Reynolds, Jr.

ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)

Ernest Johnson

ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)

Johnny Andrews

Jeremy Galvin

Jeremy Katt

Bert Lattan

Tom Ruzicka

ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)

Rick Berk

Barry Campbell

Tony Noce

Walt Sheppard

ALPHA PSI (Indiana)

Brent Anderson

Dave Shook, III

Jeff Shreve

ALPHA OMEGA (Oregon)

Stanley Lynch

BETA ALPHA (NJIT)

Tony Castillo

Steve DePalma

Jim Krucher

Richard Labinsky

Rick Pedersen

BETA BETA (Florida Southern)

Carl Koch

Dave Robertson

Robert Weitzner

BETA DELTA (Drake)

Jim Hornbrook

BETA ETA (Florida State)

Tom Coley

Gil Fernandez

Chuck Krblich

Eric Wahlen

BETA THETA (Arizona)

Jake Henderson

BETA IOTA (Toledo)

Darryl McEwen*

BETA LAMBDA (Tampa)

Joe Wessel

BETA NU (Houston)

David Dalton

BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)

David Morgan, Sr.

GAMMA BETA (Old Dominion)

Spencer Nelson

Tom White

GAMMA DELTA (Memphis)

Herb Blow

Tom Carter

GAMMA KAPPA (Georgia Southern)

James Albers

Glenn Aspinwall

GAMMA XI (Georgia Southwestern)

Robert Bunch

GAMMA UPSILON (Oklahoma State)

Barry Howell

GAMMA PHI (South Alabama) A.J. LeGrone

DELTA ALPHA (Virginia Tech)

Patrick Ayers

Steve Lewis

Bill Stokes

DELTA DELTA (Truman State)

John Andrews

Chuck Barnard

DELTA EPSILON (Jacksonville State)

Randy Owen

DELTA ZETA (Appalachian State)

Gregory Honeycutt

Art Quickenton

DELTA ETA (Morehead State)

Peyton Reynolds

DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)

Jay Barnwell, Jr.

Louis Herford

Bill Jackson, Jr.

DELTA XI (North Alabama)

Larry Guess

DELTA TAU (James Madison)

Thomas Lyles, Jr.

DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington) Russ Faulkner

Mark Jacobs

DELTA OMEGA (Texas A&M)

Tom Sullivan

EPSILON KAPPA (Southern Polytechnic State)

Mike Hubsky

EPSILON LAMBDA (South Carolina Upstate) Rondal Johnson

EPSILON OMICRON (Villanova)

Joe Brady, III

EPSILON OMEGA (Texas Tech)

Gregg Turner

ZETA GAMMA (North Dakota)

Connor Coughlin

ZETA EPSILON (George Mason)

Alan Duesterhaus

ZETA THETA (Texas-Austin)

Tracy Maddux

ZETA ALPHA (Clemson)

Frank Yarborough

ZETA PHI (Colorado State)

Corey Dillon

ETA THETA (San Francisco)

Cosmo Taormina

ETA IOTA (Christopher Newport)

Chris Conner

ETA RHO (Texas State-San Marcos)

Andrae Turner

THETA ALPHA (Southern Mississippi)

John Langley

THETA THETA (Iowa)

Greg Buehner

THETA MU (Massachusetts-Amherst)

Joe Piedrafite

IOTA NU (Mississippi State)

Alex Maxwell

FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY

Janice Compton

Janet Esworthy

Ellen and Douglas Harpel

Carol Harper

HONORARY GIFTS

These members and friends, listed in black, made a gift to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation in honor of a brother, loved one or friend in 2023.

ALPHA XI CHAPTER

Geoffrey Peet

CHUCK BARNARD

Mike Zolezzi

Charles Cummings

MAX BASS

Kim Bass

ROBERT BROADWELL

Lane Luckie

ROBERT BROMLEY

Basil Lyberg

THOMAS BRYSON

Nicholas Ebelhack

GREG BUEHNER

Steward Sandstrom

Becky Smith

MARK CABRAL

Michael Bryant

SAM CAFFARELLI

Tom Russell

ANDREW CARLE

Cameron Ogilvie

Troy Rozich

BARRETT CARPENTER

Scott Carpenter

NOLAN CARPENTER

Scott Carpenter

TOM CARTER

Ellen and Douglas Harpel

CHRIS CARTWRIGHT

Richard Christy

KYLE COLSON

Nicholas Ebelhack

CHRIS CONLEY

Christopher McNeely

CASEY CORNELIUS

Nicholas Kulik

DELTA ALPHA CHAPTER

William Stokes

DELTA PSI CHAPTER

Thomas Tjaha

ANDY DOUGLAS

Steven Lawrence

EPSILON BETA CHAPTER

Carson Wood

STEVE ESWORTHY

Edward Bennett

Jason Fields

Becky Smith

Dudley Woody

THE LEADERS OF THE ETA MU CHAPTER

Richard Christy

SCOTT FINNEY

Janice Compton

Joanne Folger

GEORGE FLICK

Whitney Smith

BILL GAUD

Eric Helfers

SCOTT GORANSON

Troy Rozich

ERNIE GREEN

Lawrence Guess

AIDAN GREIL

Sarah Duffy

JAKE HENDERSON

Steve Esworthy

SOVANN HENG

Reuthanak Tap

TOMMY HOOD

Ryan Kramer

JAMES HUNT

Thomas Peterson

CHAD KLAUSER

Joey Coons

DANIEL LOWERY

Christian Carter

DREW MCAREAVY

Jennifer McAreavy

JIMMY MCGHEE

Ronnie Farr

WILLIAM MIMS

Bob Greene

MARK MITZNER

David Mitzner

LARRY MORAN

John Peden

KEVIN NADAI

Robert Budlong

QYN NGO

Mark French

RICHARD NIJEM

Vince Settle

Walker Settle, III

ETHAN NORMAN

Steve Esworthy

Becky Smith

DURWARD OWEN

Glenn Aspinwall

Chuck Barnard

Mark Edgell

Steve Esworthy

Scott Gasparini

Bob Inman

Harry McIntosh, Jr.

Denise Nelson

Tod Senne

Cameron Woods

Dudley Woody

Frank Wrenn

JUSTIN PARKER

Richard Christy

PI KAPP PRIDE

Ben Roman

PI KAPPA PHI FOUNDATION

Steve Esworthy

JIM PRYOR

Wayne Orr

JOSHUA RAYA

Joshua Raya

RANDY REIS

Chuck Howard

Madison Reis

PHILLIP SANDHAGEN

Michael McKinley

TRAVIS SCHOENING

John Ferguson

MIKE SCOTT

Steward Sandstrom

LAURI, ALEX, JAYLEN AND JENNA SHEPPARD

Walt Sheppard

ELIZABETH SIGMON

Andrae Turner

NATHANIEL SIMON

Nicholas Ebelhack

CALVIN SMITH

Benjamin Wexler

BECKY SMITH

Steve Esworthy

Dave Shook, III

HOWARD STAATS

Ronald Devalinger

KAREN STARKEY

Steve Esworthy

Becky Smith

JAMES STUMP

Dudley Woody

MARK THRASH

David Thash

ALEX THRO

Andriana Thro

MARK TIMMES

Steve Esworthy

Rachel Westra

ANDREW TURNER

George Turner

UCLA FOUNDING FATHERS

Matthew Pirnazar

TERRY WAIT

Richard Powell, Jr.

NATHAN WHELAN

Walter Whelan

FRANK WRENN

Gilbert Compo

XI CHAPTER

Steve Esworthy

XI CLASS OF 1989

Chris Moessner

ZETA GAMMA CHAPTER

Kreg Kennedy

MEMORIAL GIFTS

The following members and friends, listed in black, made a gift to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation in memory of a brother, loved one or friend in 2023.

ERIC ALMQUIST

John Brockmann

JOSEPH ANCHUNDIA

Justin Hale

RICHARD BECK

Rafael Gonzalez

HENRY BECK, JR.

Alvin Daughtridge

PHILIP BLACKLOCKE

Thomas Lucht

CHRIS BOGGS

David Donathan

DAVID BOND

Carey Sudduth

ALBERT BROWN

Donald VanHouten

JULIUS BURGES

Michael Lake

KEVON BURKE

Kenyon Rhinehart

TODD CAMERON

Paul Lindsay

CHARLES CANNON, JR.

Charles Cannon, III

FRANK CICHANOWICZ, III

Ralph Geronimo

ROB CIONE

John Kirk

WAYNE COFIELD

William Ford

FRED CRISP, III

Russell Hadley

CHARLES DAVIS

William Parsons

JOHN ELLINGER

Doug Gehrke

BILL FINNEY

Raymond Baggarly

Joseph Brannon

Tom Carter

Charles Cates, III

Janice Compton

Joanne Folger

David George

Henry Groves

Patrick Hoffman

Whitey Holt

James Horobetz

Gloria Hughes

David Jaffee

Keith Lee

Linda McQueen

Carmen Miley

Mary Miley

Boyce Miller, III

Karen Noell

Christopher Rogers

Adam Scheeter

Dave Suppes

William Whigham, Jr.

RICHARD FOLGER

Jeffrey Adcock

Elise Miller

GAMMA RHO

CHAPTER ETERNAL

Robert Amick

SCOTT HAFF

Jay Oyler

SPENCER HARPER, JR.

Carol Harper

JACOB HERRON, III

Warren Hilson, Sr.

William Ford

GRIFFIN MCCARTHY

John Brockmann

MARK MCCLOY

Greg Buehner

Cody Gremore

JOHN MCCLURE

Skeeter McClure

MEL METCALF

Robert Ogborn

KEVIN MIREK

James Morgans

HARRY L. MIXON

Eric Karnisovas

WYLIE MUMMA

Kenneth Slepicka

WILLIAM NEWELL

Lawrence Thayer

JAMES PADDOCK

James Koshewa

ROBERT PATERNO

Anthony Zahn

ERIC RAMLOW

Rick Wodarski

TIM RIBAR

James Piedrafite, Jr.

FREDERICK ROWE, JR.

Troy Rozich

WAYNE SALVO

Gilbert Lissy

TED SCHARFENSTEIN

Charles Barnard

Rick Berk

Sue Davis

Steve Esworthy

Bradford Fales

Pat Figley

Michael Lake

Bill Loeffler

Jack McDonald

Andrew McIntosh

Michael Shea

Tom Sullivan

T.J. Sullivan

John Trufant

Andrae Turner

Sue & John Vibberts

Robert Winter

Frank Wrenn, III

William Ford

ROBERT SHEPPARD

David Jaffee

NATHAN STAMP

Matthew Antos

Andrew Engel

Ronald Slawek

WILLIAM STEPHENS

James Christol USAF (Ret.)

Michael Stephens

TOM STEWART

Roland Berry

Lee Davis

PHIL SUMMERS

Dave Shook

CODY SURPRISE

Cameron Zagursky

JOHN TEMPLETON

Andy Forrest

DARREN TIETZ

John Brockmann

ARMANDO VILLA

Cooper Hamann

RALPH WALTHALL

William Gray

CURTIS WEEMS

Jay Hunt

JAMES WITHERS, III

Charles Grissom, Jr.

ALLEN WOODY

Reginald Gravely, Jr.

Albert Lietzau, V

Dianne Woody

STEVE WRENN

Kenneth Bedenbaugh

KIRK WYNNE

Ronnie Farr

WILLIAM YORK

Stewart Carlin

NU PHI SOCIETY

Members make an annual gift to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation based on the number of years they have been an initiated brother. Eligibility for the Nu Phi Society is restricted to those brothers who have attended five Supreme Chapters, been inducted into the Pi Kappa Phi Hall of Fame or named Mr. Pi Kappa Phi. This list shows who fulfilled their Nu Phi obligations and remained current in 2023. Names designated with an * have passed to the Chapter Eternal.

ALPHA (College of Charleston)

Bobby Marlowe

Richard Pierce

Marshall Sigmon

GAMMA (California-Berkeley)

Dan Bosshart

Steve Ryder

SIGMA (South Carolina)

Mark Adamson

Jerry Brewer

Hays Pickens, III

Walter Pickens, Jr.

Erich Straughn

ZETA (Wofford)

Mark Bundy

IOTA (Georgia Tech)

Pete Petit

KAPPA (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Stuart Hicks

MU (Durham)

Frank Wrenn, III

NU (Nebraska-Lincoln)

Jim Guretzky

XI (Roanoke)

Durward Owen

Jim Stump, Jr.

Dudley Woody

OMICRON (Alabama)

Nathan Hightower

Lonnie Strickland, III

UPSILON (Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)

Gunnar Schalin

Wally Wahlfeldt

CHI (Stetson)

Pat Figley*

Tyler Johansson

Bruce Rogers

PSI (Cornell)

John Kirk

Nick Linder

OMEGA (Purdue)

Brent Grunig

Tom Harzula, Jr.

Pat Kuhnle

Greg Linder

ALPHA ALPHA (Mercer)

Brad Montgomery

ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)

John Owen

ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)

Bob Halcrow

Tim Hancock

Bert Luer

Bob Paterno*

Austin Sellers

Mark Timmes

ALPHA ETA (Samford)

Dave Corey

Jack McDonald

James Smith

Dwayne Todd

ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)

Scott Finney

Ralph Foster, Jr.

Tommy Hartwell

Ernest Johnson

ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)

Johnny Andrews

Kelley Bergstrom

Jeremy Galvin

Bob Lane

Emerson Linney

Warren Madden

Frank Parrish, III

Brett Toresdahl

ALPHA RHO (West Virginia)

Tom Begley

ALPHA SIGMA (Tennessee)

William Sigmon

ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)

Rick Berk

Tony Noce

Alex Sheppard

Walt Sheppard

ALPHA PHI (Illinois Tech)

Christopher Blanchette

Nat Gombis

ALPHA PSI (Indiana)

Max Fawley

Dave Shook, III

Todd Waldman

BETA ALPHA (NJIT)

Christian Beckmann

Tony Castillo

Steve DePalma

Patrick Guerra

Jim Krucher

John Lee, Jr.

John Pugliesi

Dave White

BETA EPSILON (Missouri-Columbia)

Mike Hinds

Andrew McCarthy

Jay Stuckel

BETA ETA (Florida State)

Tom Atwood

Tom Coley

Mike Loy

Lee Nichols, III

John Pierce

Rich Pope

Jeff Wahlen

BETA THETA (Arizona)

Jake Henderson

BETA IOTA (Toledo)

Rob Shindell

Lance Talmage

BETA KAPPA (Georgia State)

David DeMarco

BETA LAMBDA (Tampa)

Joe Wessel

BETA MU (McNeese State)

R.B. Smith

BETA XI (Central Michigan)

Derek Berger

Basil Lyberg

BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)

David Morgan, Sr.

BETA TAU (Valdosta State)

Chet Mirabal

GAMMA ALPHA (West Alabama)

Jason Jackson

Seth Jackson

GAMMA BETA (Old Dominion)

David Simas

GAMMA DELTA (Memphis)

Tom Carter

GAMMA KAPPA (Georgia Southern)

Glenn Aspinwall

GAMMA NU (LaGrange)

Jeff Esola

GAMMA XI (Georgia Southwestern)

Bill Finney*

GAMMA RHO (Lander)

Robbie Bennett

GAMMA TAU (North Texas)

Joshua Williams

DELTA BETA (North Georgia)

Cam Farris

DELTA DELTA (Truman State)

John Andrews

Chuck Barnard

Steve Schneider

Josh Wansing

Mike Zolezzi

DELTA ZETA (Appalachian State)

Greg Ball

Art Quickenton

DELTA IOTA (Middle Tennessee State)

Jon Campbell

Scott Davidson

John Peden

DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)

Bill Jackson, Jr.

Bo Proctor, Jr.

DELTA CHI (Kansas State)

Larry Keller, III

Tim Lindemuth

DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)

Kevin Kocian

DELTA OMEGA (Texas A&M)

Tom Sullivan

EPSILON ALPHA (Elon)

Trent Gilbert

Chase Rumley

Christian Wiggins

EPSILON EPSILON (Virginia-Wise)

Mike Donathan

Chad Horvat

Ted Leonard

James Trullender

EPSILON LAMBDA (South Carolina Upstate)

Walker Brewer

Rondal Johnson

EPSILON NU (Cal State-Sacramento)

Bob Langbein

EPSILON RHO (Lenoir-Rhyne)

Andrew Matznick

EPSILON PSI (Slippery Rock)

Dave Conn

Andrew Hartwell

Greg Moffett

Jerritt Park

EPSILON OMEGA (Texas Tech)

James Wedding

Bob Welsh

ZETA EPSILON (George Mason)

Alan Duesterhaus

ZETA ZETA (North Florida)

Mike Carter

ZETA THETA (Texas-Austin)

Tracy Maddux

ZETA ALPHA (Clemson)

Scott Gasparini

ZETA RHO (Cal State-Fullerton)

Vic Valencia, Jr.

ZETA PHI (Colorado State)

Corey Dillon

ETA DELTA (Kennesaw State)

Brian Barnett

ETA IOTA (Christopher Newport)

Chris Conner

ETA PI (Coastal Carolina)

James Dukes, Jr.

Dave Myroup

ETA RHO (Texas State-San Marcos)

Andrae Turner

ETA SIGMA (California-Los Angeles)

Todd Sargent

ETA PHI (Maryland-Baltimore County)

Matt Garono

ETA CHI (Texas Christian)

Ben Johns

Kenny Oubre

Ben Roman

THETA ALPHA (Southern Mississippi)

Brandon Belote

THETA DELTA

(Florida International)

Phillip Hamilton

Jose Otero

THETA THETA (Iowa)

Greg Buehner

THETA LAMBDA (Missouri State)

Curt Herzog

THETA RHO (Western Michigan)

Victor Tran

THETA TAU (High Point)

Andrew Realon

THETA PSI (RIT)

Grant Batchelor

Andy Culler

Jeffrey Flagg

Chaim Sanders

IOTA OMICRON (Iona)

Cam Woods

THE NU PHI SOCIETY

The Nu Phi Society of Pi Kappa Phi was started in 1983 at the 39th Supreme Chapter in Mobile, Alabama. The initial purpose of the Nu Phi Society was to recognize the loyalty of alumni who understood lifelong brotherhood, as witnessed by their Supreme Chapter attendance and to honor the first meeting of our founders at the College of Charleston. Shortly after the very first meeting in 1983, the Nu Phi Society soon adopted a supporting role to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation and today is among our most active supporting groups of alumni.

The Nu Phi Society holds a gathering every other year to coincide with Supreme Chapter. Members who are in good standing with the Nu Phi Society are eligible to attend the esoteric ceremony and banquet. The society holds true to the original Nu Phi Society, formed by our founders, as all proceedings of the Nu Phi Society are kept secret.

Nu Phi Society members are visible at national events, including Supreme Chapter and Pi Kapp Alumni Reunion, and can be identified by the gold medallion they wear. Like the membership badge, this is an important outward symbol of their commitment to Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and to the mission of the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation.

At the original banquet in 1983, 22 alumni leaders of the Fraternity were present. Since that evening, the Nu Phi Society has grown to a membership of more than 250 brothers.

NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

National President’s Circle recognizes current students who have made a gift if $19.04 or more to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation. These gifts go toward areas of greatest need and support student members through scholarships and educational programs.

SIGMA (South Carolina)

Luke Bell

THETA (Cincinnati)

Zachary Swinehart

IOTA (Georgia Tech)

Creighton Goerner

KAPPA (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Cole Bright

Michael Novak

LAMBDA (Georgia)

Trenton Nolen

Jack Nooney

NU (Nebraska-Lincoln)

Alfio Gagliolo

XI (Roanoke)

Calvin Anthony

Reid Jaramillo

Jack Person

Connor VanOrden

CHI (Stetson)

David Harnage

Caleb Moser

ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)

Phillip McCrady

ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)

Logan Watts

ALPHA RHO (West Virginia)

Samuel Wheeler

ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)

Sam Costa, Jr.

ALPHA PHI (Illinois Tech)

Alek Popovic

ALPHA OMEGA (Oregon)

Tyler Brockway

Jackson Cook

BETA BETA (Florida Southern)

Logan Lovely

Joseph Powell

BETA THETA (Arizona)

Eric Karnisovas

Cole LaMontagne

Mark Randolph

Mason Rumaner

BETA NU (Houston)

Quinn Spotts

GAMMA PSI (Augusta)

Ben Armistead

James Oester

Heath Scruggs

Jack West, III

DELTA EPSILON (Jacksonville State)

Tyler Martin

DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte) Alek McGinnis

DELTA TAU (James Madison) Alex Newell

DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington) Jackson Stinson

EPSILON BETA (Grand Valley State) Josh Raya

Jake Sliter

Carson Wood

EPSILON GAMMA (Longwood)

Hunter Wright

EPSILON THETA (Seton Hall)

Ahmad Binger

EPSILON NU (Cal State-Sacramento)

Marcus Block

EPSILON OMEGA (Texas Tech)

Brock Chambers Nick Jones

Hunter Martin

ZETA BETA (California-San Diego)

Chris Carter

ZETA XI (Averett) Cole Edwards

Colby Morris

ETA THETA (San Francisco)

Cooper Hamann

ETA IOTA (Christopher Newport)

David Davenport

Peter Manarin

ETA MU (Wingate)

Ryan Mullis

Sean Murphy

Cole Rogers

Alex Rutledge Owen Wiziarde

ETA UPSILON (Miami-Ohio)

Danny Kirk

THETA ALPHA (Southern Mississippi)

Zach Metz

Ethan Mistich

Nick Nail

THETA IOTA (Washington State)

Connor Magee

THETA LAMBDA (Missouri State)

Brad Snell

THETA MU

(Massachusetts-Amherst)

Jackson Graham

THETA TAU (High Point)

Ryan Hlubb, Jr.

THETA UPSILON (Northern Arizona)

Zack Nelson

IOTA BETA (Texas-San Antonio)

James Hedge

Jorge Lopez

Jacob Vasquez

IOTA ZETA (Stephen F. Austin State)

Drew Page

Blaine Williamson

IOTA ETA (Embry-Riddle)

Aaron Ralston

IOTA IOTA (Cal Poly-Pomona)

Anthony Enriquez

Nick Fabrega

Cooper Ferguson

Matt Guerrero

Robert Holmes

Daniel Jankovic

Rigo Romero

Kyle Shin

Gabriel Silva

IOTA KAPPA (Greeley)

Caleb Jeffery

IOTA MU (Arkansas-Fort Smith)

Donnie Bunch

Kellen Hassell

Kendrix Holcomb

Michael Young

IOTA CHI (Ball State)

Mikey Olarean

KAPPA IOTA (Idaho)

Dennis Snyder

KAPPA NU (Sonoma State)

Claudel Garcia

Zachary Gillott

Nick Loudermilk

Dom Salerno

Mando Santos

KAPPA XI (DePaul)

CJ Friedlander

KAPPA SIGMA

(Colorado-Colorado Springs)

Bryce Tanner

Jett Willmann

KAPPA OMEGA (Utah)

Bryce Katari

CREIGHTON

Joshua Royal

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TRANSFORMING IOTA TAU

THE DIFFERENCE CHAPTER HOUSING CAN MAKE

by Rachel Greene

Through their work each day, Pi Kappa Phi Properties strives to enhance the fraternity experience by providing a place for brotherhood to thrive. A core belief of Pi Kappa Phi Properties is that housing can change the experience of individuals and improve the identity of chapters. Whether owned by Pi Kappa Phi Properties or by an independent housing corporation, Pi Kappa Phi Properties strives to make housing accessible and sustainable for as many Pi Kapp chapters as possible, moving the mission and vision of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, not just Properties, forward. One chapter that has felt the effects of this belief and efforts firsthand is the Iota Tau Chapter at Rutgers University.

In 2021, the chapter was struggling with morale and the challenge of thriving on a campus where housing was an asset to some organizations but a barrier to others. Tony Castillo, Beta Alpha (NJIT), whose son Andrew was the chaplain of the Iota Tau Chapter at the time, provided the chapter with resources to help them see the importance of the fraternity experience. What began with a career day hosted by alumni in various fields grew to Beta Alpha alumni helping the undergraduate men at Rutgers build a housing corporation from the ground up and execute a multi-year lease.

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A testament to the chapter’s success since securing a property is the chapter being named a Champion Master Chapter and a Founders’ Award recipient this past year at Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers.

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When Castillo joined the Beta Alpha Chapter at NJIT in 1991 and became archon, he learned quickly that maintaining a successful chapter truly takes a village. Luckily for him, he was surrounded by a strong alumni presence. Now, he has become that same presence for the Iota Tau Chapter. Once a very involved alumnus, serving as a regional governor, Castillo had not been involved for 18 years when members of his son’s chapter approached him as they were about to sign a lease on a house near campus, wanting the advice and direction of someone who wasn’t a college student and had some more experience with finances and property.

Castillo was happy to get involved, alongside other advisors, and attended his first chapter meeting in nearly two decades.

“Connecting with Greg Buehner, president of Pi Kappa Phi Properties, has been the most incredible thing that could’ve happened for this chapter. He is truly dedicated to his work and has demonstrated that he supports us and our efforts, proving wholeheartedly that he is an advocate for Iota Tau,” said Castillo. “Through providing framework, advice and connecting us with the right individuals, he has been instrumental in making this leasing process a success.”

Through their work with Pi Kappa Phi Properties, the chapter was able to receive financial support from the Stephen P. DePalma Infrastructure Loan Fund that allowed them to acquire the house. It is truly fitting that a chapter with strong ties to Beta Alpha (NJIT) would receive a loan from a fund named in honor of DePalma, a Beta Alpha alumnus.

As a chapter that previously was without housing, the Iota Tau Chapter was stuck in one identity, lacking a feature that other chapters on campus used to recruit, build brotherhood and call home. Out of 24 fraternities on their campus, nearly half have a house. Now, Pi Kappa Phi is among them, putting the chapter in the running for students who are seeking out a housed fraternity experience.

“Having a chapter facility has put Iota Tau on the map at Rutgers, helping them immensely with recruitment and cementing their presence on campus. They are a frontrunning fraternity now, and able to spend less time struggling to survive on campus, and more time providing members with a strong Pi Kappa Phi experience,” said Castillo. “Without this property, this chapter would have a much harder time surviving. A chapter house enhances the ability for brothers to bond and allows for shared experiences that they would’ve otherwise struggled to have. These men can now grow together in a common environment.”

Members of Iota Tau (Rutgers) pose in front of their house, which served as the venue for their 2023 family weekend.

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A chapter house enhances the ability for brothers to bond and allows for shared experiences that they would’ve otherwise struggled to have. These men can now grow together in a common environment.

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A testament to the chapter’s success since securing a property is the chapter being named a Champion Master Chapter and a Founders’ Award recipient this past year at Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers. Castillo credits this to the acquisition of a property, the chapter’s willingness to embrace change these past few years and the leadership and direction his own son brought to the chapter when he became the archon in 2022.

Castillo said, “The stars aligned for Iota Tau with Andrew as a leader who had seen how great a fraternity experience could be from his dad’s experience and therefore expected more from his own, and they aligned again when we were connected with Greg Buehner and Pi Kappa Phi Properties. Without those two instances, the chapter would not be where it is today.”

Pi Kappa Phi Properties is thrilled for Iota Tau and their success as a housed chapter and hopes to continue working with dedicated chapters and individuals like Castillo to provide brothers across the nation with places for their brotherhood to thrive, enhancing the fraternity experience and furthering the vision of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.

Pi Kappa Phi Properties supports chapters’ efforts to acquire and maintain quality, affordable, safe and competitive housing through a well-funded real estate investment platform. Pi Kappa Phi Properties, Inc. has served the fraternity as a professional asset management corporation since 1966. The following is a snapshot of Pi Kappa Phi Properties in 2023, delivering on its mission to help chapters acquire, construct, improve, finance or manage housing that is competitive on their respective campuses.

ERIC J. ALMQUIST HOUSING INVESTMENT FUND

The Eric J. Almquist Housing Investment Fund was established in 2012 to provide quality local chapter homes for our members. It is named in honor of past National Secretary Eric J. Almquist, Alpha Omicron (Iowa State), who passed away during his service to the Fraternity in 2018 and is funded through an annual fee paid by undergraduate chapter members. The fee is based on a chapter’s total number of members. ENHANCING THE FRATERNITY EXPERIENCE THROUGH ACCESS TO CHAPTER HOUSING

ALPHA (College of Charleston)

SIGMA (South Carolina)

UPSILON (Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)

PSI (Cornell)

ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)

ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)

ALPHA ZETA (Oregon State)

ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)

ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)

ALPHA KAPPA (Michigan)

ALPHA LAMBDA (Mississippi)

ALPHA NU (Ohio State)

ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)

ALPHA SIGMA (Tennessee)

BETA EPSILON (Missouri-Columbia)

BETA THETA (Arizona)

DELTA CHI (Kansas State)

DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)

DELTA OMEGA (Texas A&M)

EPSILON ETA (Winthrop)

ETA GAMMA (Colorado)

ETA UPSILON (Miami Ohio)

The Stephen P. DePalma Infrastructure Loan Fund (ILF) was established in 1987 to build a collection of funds to assist Pi Kappa Phi chapters in acquiring housing. A portion of members’ initiation fees funds the ILF. It is named in honor of past National President and Mr. Pi Kappa Phi Stephen P. DePalma, Beta Alpha (NJIT), who was instrumental in the formation of the ILF.

The Infrastructure Loan Fund is administered by Pi Kappa Phi Properties to promote funding, review applications, manage risk, preserve assets and grant loans within prudent business and marketplace terms and conditions.

Pi Kappa Phi Properties designates a board officer position to work with staff and a board committee to support chapters through the Infrastructure Loan Fund.

THETA THETA (Iowa)

THETA IOTA (Washington State)

THETA MU (Massachusetts-Amherst)

IOTA NU (Mississippi State)

IOTA RHO (Western Illinois)

GAMMA IOTA (Louisiana State)

ZETA PHI (Colorado State)

(OHIO

(MISSISSIPPI)

ALPHA CHI (MIAMI)

ALPHA OMICRON (IOWA STATE)

ALPHA GAMMA (OKLAHOMA)

DELTA OMEGA (TEXAS A&M)

EPSILON BETA (GRAND VALLEY STATE)

EPSILON CHI (DENVER)

(RUTGERS)

FRIENDSHIPON THE FIELD

ALPHA IOTA’S PARTNERSHIP WITH MIRACLE LEAGUE

by Rachel Greene

On any warm spring Saturday morning, while many undergraduate students are hours away from starting their day, you can find the men of the Alpha Iota Chapter at Auburn University on the baseball field. More specifically, you can find them on the Miracle Field of East Alabama, an environment designed to suit the needs of people with disabilities.

Since 2021, the Alpha Iota Chapter has partnered with Miracle League of East Alabama, a branch of the national Miracle League organization. The mission of the organization and each of its branches is to remove barriers that keep children with disabilities from engaging in the American staple that is baseball. To eliminate the obstacles, Miracle League teams play on a custom-designed, rubberized turf field that allows wheelchairs, walkers and other assistive devices to glide unrestricted.

Already familiar with the mission of The Ability Experience, Miracle League was a perfect choice for Alpha Iota’s Friendship Visit Partner. Archon Joe Garrett is originally from Auburn, Alabama, and was involved with the Miracle League of East Alabama in high school. At the time, the organization struggled to find volunteers for their games, meaning some players didn’t have a buddy, making gameplay more challenging. Ideally, there would be a one-to-one ratio of buddies and players, but they were lucky to have one buddy show up at the time. Now, says Garrett, so many chapter members attend that some of them have to sit in the stands and watch – a good problem to have.

“One of the biggest things we can do for Miracle League aside from our financial support is showing up to the games. Members of the chapter partner up with a buddy and follow them out to the field to help them at bat, ensure they stay safe and build friendships. Since our partnership began, Miracle League has not struggled to find volunteers.”

In addition to helping Miracle League, Garrett believes the program has profoundly impacted the chapter. “Since partnering with Miracle League, we have restarted our War of the Roses event, and a big part of why we’ve been successful in those efforts comes from members having this hands-on, lived experience and seeing exactly where the money we’re raising is going. Seeing the tangible impact that our fundraising efforts have on people with disabilities through the Miracle League has motivated us to succeed in our philanthropic efforts with our partner and for The Ability Experience.”

Since restarting its annual War of the Roses event in 2022 after a long hiatus, the chapter has raised more than $160,000 for The Ability Experience. As their partnership and War of Roses events have become intertwined into the fabric of the chapter, Alpha Iota feels they have moved forward on campus and advanced as a chapter. Not only have their Ability Experience fundraising numbers increased, but they’ve also grown in size and formed better relationships with the campus community and administration. Other Greek organizations attend their event, and they return the favor, volunteering and fundraising for numerous causes and continuing to become true philanthropic leaders. They are known for their commitment to their cause, and it is not lost on them. “Engaging more with The Ability Experience and the disability community has been the best thing we’ve done since I’ve been a member of Pi Kappa Phi,” said Garrett. “Miracle League helps us grow relationships with players and brothers on and off the field. We may be volunteering, but it is so much fun. It has become less about the volunteer hours aspect that some service can feel like, and more about living in those moments and having those shared experiences.”

Another chapter member, Zeb Oswald, joined Pi Kappa Phi partly because of the commitment to philanthropy he saw the chapter exemplify while he was rushing. He has now volunteered with Miracle League for two years of his undergraduate career. “The experience has absolutely changed me for the better and the chapter as a whole,” said Oswald. “Our members constantly want to go out and volunteer. It has become part of who we are. Whether it’s during Miracle League or planning our War of the Roses events, we’ve seen brothers wanting to fundraise and be involved, not needing to be asked to participate.”

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Engaging more with The Ability Experience and the disability community has been the best thing we’ve done since I’ve been a member of Pi Kappa Phi.

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Like many other chapter brothers, Oswald had never interacted with people with disabilities before joining Pi Kappa Phi, but he was quickly put at ease through the strong partnership. “While I was nervous at first, the way our brotherhood connects with Miracle League players has been amazing. These remarkable individuals have shown me firsthand that everyone, no matter if they have a disability or not, has goals, and some people face more adversity than others to reach those goals. As humans, we can all help each other reach our goals, and The Ability Experience works to do that every day.”

Garrett and Oswald are not the only Alpha Iota brothers who have been profoundly impacted by the chapter’s mission to serve people with disabilities. Two chapter members, Chase DuMond and Turner Friday, will spend their summer cycling the Journey of Hope, The Ability Experience’s cross-country cycling trip to raise awareness and funds for people with disabilities. Their commitment to The Ability Experience and people with disabilities no doubt comes from the chapter’s strong philanthropic culture and the hands-on experiences provided to members.

To chapters that are currently without a Friendship Visit Partner, especially chapters that may be struggling to get their chapters interested or engaged in The Ability Experience mission, Garrett says, “Partnering with a local organization that serves people with disabilities is the best thing you will ever do for your chapter. It has worked wonders for our brotherhood and positively impacted us all as men. By forming relationships with a partner organization and its members, fundraising for The Ability Experience becomes more than an obligation as a Pi Kappa Phi chapter. It drives the chapter with a mission and common goal, uniting us as men and brothers, and changing how we see the world.”

For help connecting your undergraduate or alumni chapter with a local organization or finding a Friendship Visit Partner, contact chapterservices@abilityexperience.org.

A coach from the Alpha Iota Chapter posing with a Miracle League player in the outfield.

THE ABILITY EXPERIENCE

2023 DONORS

Donors are listed by giving level for the 2023 calendar year.

*indicates Pi Alpha

$50,000+

Leandro P Rizzuto Foundation

Mountaingate Capital

Bruce & Sally Rogers*

Pi Kappa Phi Foundation

DKH Charitable Trust

$10,000-49,999

Alpha Epsilon Delta Capital Group Charitable Foundation

Mike Carter*

Mike Davis*

Dawson Giving Fund

Gilbert Estrada

Steve Gongola*

Hire Purpose Foundation, Inc.

$5,000-$9,999

Dave Adickes*

Giordana Andretta

Epsilon Theta Alumni Association

Russ Faulkner

Freddy Fernandez*

Rik Hill

Holtruism

Tom Keusenkothen

Bob Lane

Shanahan Family Foundation

Erik Sorensen

Scott Tucker Voynich Family Fund

$2,500-$4,999

Jill Aschkenasy

Victor Boschini, Jr

Gerry Boyle

John Burton

Maggie Curtis

Cooper Fowler

Nat Gombis

John Hilla

Jakob Houghton

Ernest Johnson

Karlovec & Co, Inc.

Phil Leslie*

Basil Lyberg*

Donna Mettler

David Mezzina

Jesse Mone

Thane Norman*

James Oliver

Killian Peifer

Rob Raesemann*

Lee Riley

Samuel Seckar

The Revelry Group Foundation

Andrae Turner*

Nick Turner*

Diego Verastegui

Nancy Watkins

Donte Whiteley

Lori Wilson

Michael Wright

Jennifer Zaylik

$1,000 - $2,499

Tomer Aberbach

David Ackerman

Vishy Adusumilli

Sharon Agresta Heather Albertelli

Aschkenasy Family Fund

Allison Balthrope

Gabriel Barefield

Chuck Barnard

Mike Barnes*

Rick Berk

Steve Bernicke

Michael Blach

James Blake

Tikoes Blankenberg

Eden Bolurian

Joel Borellis*

John Bradford

Joe Brady

Chris Brockmeyer*

Brian Dickman*

Ellis Distefano*

Alan Duesterhaus*

Shawn Duggan

Lee Dunn

Ted Edmunds*

David Ellis

Steve Esworthy

Adrian Fernandez* Chris Ferrell* Stew Fisher

Family Philanthropic

Ghumman

Gogel Howie Goldsmith*

Guerrero

Haas Phillip Hamilton*

Henrikson Jim Hess*

Todd Hollinsworth

Whitey Holt*

Philip Howard

Hu and Peattie Family Fund

Holly Hutch

Jaffee Family Foundation

Garrett Johnson

Pete Johnson

Jeremy Jones*

Kaczenski Family Charitable Fund

Matthew Keller* Kevin Kelly*

Kraft

Madi Mabey

Mike Manross*

Andrew Matznick*

John McGarry* Barbara McGonigle

Kevin Mcmahon William Miller

Reagan Mohr

Moll Charitable Fund

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PORTERFIELD-TIRADO MEMORIAL FUND

Todd Porterfield, Alpha Delta (Washington), passed away on August 7, 2000. Porterfield was cycling with the Journey of Hope South team and was struck by a car in Lexington, North Carolina. He leaves a legacy of compassion, brotherhood, dedication and selfless giving.

Jason Tirado, Zeta Epsilon (George Mason), passed away on April 30, 2000, from fall during a hiking trip. Tirado was a 1999 Journey of Hope cyclist and was spending the 2000 spring semester as a Gear Up Florida project manager. He impacted hundreds of lives during his time with The Ability Experience.

The 2023 Porterfield-Tirado Memorial Grant Recipients are Always B Smiling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Ashley House in Enumclaw, Washington.

77 SOCIETY MEMBERS 2023

The 77 Society recognizes donors who support The Ability Experience through monthly giving.

REIMAGINING SPRING BREAK

THE RETURN TO CLEMSON OUTDOOR LAB

by Rachel Greene

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” Without a doubt, Ability Camp Spring Break was the most fun spring break I’ve had throughout my undergraduate years.

Camps and when the Outdoor Lab was just reopening on a new site after the original location was destroyed by a hurricane. In collaboration with Clemson Outdoor Lab, The Ability Experience has since held upwards of 10 Ability Camp Spring Break programs. The Ability Camp Spring Break had taken a hiatus since 2016 until its return this spring.

The return was an exciting one for The Ability Experience, as well as undergraduate members seeking an alternative spring break option. Members from the Theta Tau Chapter at Highpoint University had never experienced an event hosted by The Ability Experience and feel like this weekend changed their perspectives on an organization they’ve heard so much about. “As a chapter that recently rechartered in the spring of 2022 and has not had as many experiences as some older chapters, this Ability Camp made The Ability Experience feel more real to us,” said Theta Tau Philanthropy Chairman Luke Wade. “Up until now we’ve been fundraising for The Ability Experience, but no one had a tangible connection to it. Now, we can share this experience with others as we host our events on campus, table for The Ability Experience and even as we encourage chapter brothers to participate in summer events.” As philanthropy chairman, Wade is hopeful that members who attended have been inspired by the event and the cause that he is always promoting and hopes to see more of his brothers showing an interest in fundraising for The Ability Experience and participating in summer events.

Despite some rain and mud, undergraduate members were able to channel their own sunshine as they rebuilt various components of the camp, building stairs that will enable people with disabilities to enjoy the camp’s cabins, as well as beginning the building process on an entirely new cabin that will hopefully allow more participants to attend camp. Theta Tau Secretary Aidan Smith welcomed the weather, saying, “Despite thinking that the rain

and muddy conditions might put a damper on this trip, the weather made it more fun and memorable for us. I will not forget our Ability Camp Spring Break experience anytime soon, and I’ve got the photos covered in mud to show for it.”

Some undergraduate members of Delta Omega, the associate chapter at Texas A&M, were also able to make the journey to Clemson for camp. Having no plans yet for spring break when he received an email from The Ability Experience about the Ability Camp Spring Break, Delta Omega Archon Leighton Reese asked his chapter brothers to see if anyone would be willing to go with him. The chapter had participated in an Ability Camp in Texas a few weeks prior and had a valuable experience, so he was excited for another opportunity to attend. One of his brothers agreed, and when the time came, they loaded up the car and embarked on the 18-hour road trip together.

When asked why he would forgo a typical spring break experience, Reese said it was an easy decision. “I’ve done the typical spring break trip, and those are fun for a day or two but then it gets old, not to mention that those trips are typically super expensive. Without a doubt, Ability Camp Spring Break was the most fun spring break I’ve had throughout my undergraduate years.” He has always enjoyed working with his hands and seeing a project he’s worked on come to fruition, but his favorite part about camp was the tour they took at the end of the first day. “We had the opportunity to see all the different pieces of the camp that were built by Pi Kappa Phi brothers in years past labeled with placards and signs,” said Reese. “There were countless projects that Pi Kapp had completed back when the program first started that were still standing today, and we got to hear about the thousands of people with disabilities who have been able to use those structures and buildings to have an enjoyable camp experience. Like the brothers who came to camp before us, I could feel us making our own history in that moment.”

Reese is already anticipating his return to camp next year and hopes to bring more of his chapter brothers along with him so they can have a similar experience. While some were able to attend an Ability Camp in Texas, he says that this camp and this experience were special, and they have no idea what they missed this year. To those who may be hesitant, he shares, “It might feel like you’re going to miss out by foregoing the typical spring break, but you will not. You’re gaining an irreplaceable opportunity and experience.”

For more information or to find out how you can participate in Ability Camp Spring Break in the future or to find out when an Ability Camp experience will be offered near you, visit abilityexperience.org/ability-camp.

2024 Ability Camp Spring Break participants and Clemson Outdoor Lab staff members gather for a photo to commemorate a spring break full of service and brotherhood.

Participants at Ability Camp Spring Break braving the muddy conditions as they work to build and repair cabins that will make camp more accessible for people with disabilities.

SUMMITTING YOUR OWN MOUNTAIN

THE ADVENTURES OF SEAN BURCH

by Rachel Greene

When challenging the status quo, there is perhaps no more literal example among Pi Kappa Phi than alumnus Sean Burch, Xi (Roanoke). The filmmaker, explorer, conservationist, adventurer and motivational speaker has faced some of the world’s harshest conditions, accomplished unbelievable feats of endurance and holds eight world records spanning six countries and five continents. He is no stranger to doing what has never been done and he doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.

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As an undergraduate student at Roanoke College, he knew a few members of Pi Kapp and felt an instant connection to the brotherhood when he decided to join. During his time in the chapter, he and other brothers connected over participating in martial arts training. Pi Kappa Phi and martial arts grew to be the most impactful pieces of his college experience, each teaching him different types of discipline and grounding him during his collegiate years. He holds a blackbelt in American Shotokan Karate and is a certified instructor in Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts. As a student, his greatest aspiration was simply to graduate. A history major, he had no interest in following his peers’ typical history teacher path; he knew he wanted to do something different but wasn’t quite sure what that was. After college, he bounced from place to place, working stints at restaurants, bars, art galleries and even the Smithsonian. He likely would’ve continued down this path, if his grandfather had not fallen ill.

When Burch visited his grandfather as he was lying on his deathbed, he was surprised to hear his grandfather express regret about his life and the things he had not done. Despite downhill skiing until he was 86 and speaking four languages, feats that the typical person can only imagine, which led his grandson to believe he had truly done it all, he expressed frustration about the many goals and dreams he had in life that he never made a reality. And now, he was out of time.

“When I was up on the pulpit after he passed, giving his eulogy and in tears talking about how much I loved my grandpa, that was it for me. I knew at that moment that I would live my life to the fullest every single day,” said Burch. And that’s exactly what he did. He set out to achieve his first challenge: to be the first Virginian to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain above sea level, and the mountain with the highest climber death rate. When he said he was going to do this, people were doubtful, but he wasn’t looking for anyone else’s support or belief; he was going to climb that mountain, and he was going to do it alone. He started training immediately. As someone who was already a fitness instructor, he was in shape, but no one climbs Everest without substantial preparation. Alongside his rigorous training, Burch credits much of his success to stubbornness and persistence.

“Everyone has goals in life; the difference is how hard you work to achieve them,” said Burch. “In the age of instant gratification, people lack patience and are so easily discouraged. I’m just as guilty of this as everyone else, and that’s why I put so much

importance on training your mind and challenging yourself. It takes persistence, patience and mental fortitude.”

Persistence, patience and mental fortitude are what have taken Burch to the summit, time and time again. That, along with a willingness to face the frigid cold, his surprising fear of heights and oftentimes, the unknown. Climbing Everest brought him to death’s door, freezing and alone as nightfall approached and he had yet to finish his climb. It was his mental strength that pushed him to keep going, knowing that the alternative wasn’t an option. He knew he could die as he attempted to reach the summit, but he knew he would be living in vain if he quit. Living in fear, he believes, is not living at all. After ascending Mount Everest and making it back down alive, Burch didn’t feel like he had achieved all he needed to achieve, quite the opposite actually. “Once you reach that pinnacle, know there’s always more out there for you,” said Burch. “When I climbed Everest, I thought I would be satisfied that I’d reached this ultimate goal, but I wanted to do more, and I think that’s how many people feel in their lives.”

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Every single moment in life is precious, and once you realize that, you might be willing to challenge the status quo and reach those goals that seem impossible.

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Instead of letting his near-death experience slow him down, he felt an obsession building, craving the adrenaline high that only true adventure seekers have felt. There was certainly more out there for Burch, and he continued to chase after it. Being the first Virginian to scale Mount Everest was an impressive feat, but he wanted to be the first to accomplish other things, too. Burch’s fire for adventure has continued burning, and he has no plans to put it out.

Some of his expeditions since then are so incredible that they sound unbelievable. As he planned for an expedition to Nepal to scale 31 unclimbed mountains, what he didn’t plan for is the level of scrutiny he would face from those who had been around the mountains their whole lives and had seen others attempt to climb them. He claimed to have climbed the peaks in just 21 days, something others called physically impossible. As locals called his claims fictitious, his saving grace was his satellite cell phone, and its ability to pinpoint his location when he sent messages from each summit. To the shock of many, his claims were true, and have since been verified through official documents from Nepal’s government. Those 21 unthinkable days were filled with daily 16-hour climbs, treacherous weather conditions, severe frostbite and no doubt lofty amounts of willpower and perseverance.

While the physical aftermath of his expeditions may be enough to stop most people, the numbness in his hands and feet that can last weeks after his trips and the many blisters serve only as

souvenirs to him, reminders of his incredible adventures, and motivation to begin planning his next one. Like anyone else, he gets tired and sometimes struggles to train, but he constantly reminds himself that he is in control of his mind and his life and doesn’t want to waste a minute of it.

In 2009, Burch headed to Mount Fuji, an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshū, considered one of the world’s most climbed mountains. Burch, of course, didn’t want to be like the nearly 300,000 other climbers to scale Mount Fuji; he wanted to do things his way. It is recommended that all climbers, even the most experienced, attempt the climb during the mountain’s “on season,” which spans from July to mid-September. Despite being the middle of the summer, temperatures on the mountain are often well below freezing with a windchill described as a bite to the skin. During the on-season, mountain huts are open and available for climbers seeking a break and mountain guides are nearby offering tours. Burch made sure to schedule his climb for the dead of winter, otherwise known as the off-season. As a testament to what he was daring to do, off-season climbers must fill out a climbing form for the National Park office and local police department, a step not needed during the official climbing season, and one that authorities put in place to dissuade climbers, but clearly not Burch. Not only did he survive the treacherous climb, but he also set a record for the fastest winter ascent of Mount Fuji, making it to the peak in just four hours, five minutes and 42 seconds. Alongside his record, he had extreme frostbite and swollen hands to show for his efforts.

Burch doesn’t just complete his adventures and leave with a new record and battle scars though, he likes to leave an impact much greater than that in the communities that surround his expedition sites. As he climbed Mount Fuji, he partnered with The Fujisan Club, Japan’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of Mount Fuji. “Being the most climbed mountain in the world, Mount Fuji is a symbol for world environmental preservation, and it is crucial that everyone continues their efforts to protect not only the most recognizable image of Japan, but all of the world’s outdoor icons and nature,” said Burch. His philanthropic efforts have been welcomed by Nepal as well, where he set the world record for the fastest crossing of Nepal, done East to West via the Great Himalaya Trail in just 49 days. The country named him the U.S. Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal for his humanitarian efforts within the country, including work with Hidden Himalaya, a group of youth providing affordable trekking and tour packages to national and international travelers to explore the hidden Himalayas, providing both tourism and preservation. As he has set records and amazed people around the world, he has

simultaneously generated more than one million dollars for thirdworld countries and collaborated with nonprofit organizations including The World Wildlife Fund, Nepal Trust, Love Hope Strength Foundation, ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation, Children’s Welfare Institutes (CWI), orphanages in Tibet and the Himalayan Rescue Association.

Most recently, Burch has worked to show the world the working lives and families of Mount Everest’s Icefall doctors, who manage the route of the perilous Khumbu Icefall to ensure climbers have an opportunity to reach the top of the world while risking their own lives. His award-winning docuseries can be viewed at vimeo.com/ondemand/icefalldoctors. Regardless of what goal he is chasing, Burch stays grounded, albeit not literally, by connecting with people and making a difference in the lives of others.

When he is not on an expedition or working on his films, Burch spends time conducting executive coaching, leadership training workshops and motivational speaking for Fortune 500 companies and various organizations around the world. He strives to provide guidance and support to both individuals and companies, helping them to manage stress and conflict, think critically and communicate in a way that is impactful. A key lesson he focuses on is overcoming complacency, something he says even he himself struggles with. “I love teaching others to overcome complacency because it keeps me on that same path and reminds me how to overcome my complacency,” said Burch. “Establishing habits is a key part of this, as well as overcoming anxiety and embracing your fears.” As someone who fears public speaking, he is practicing what he preaches each time he gets in front of a group. Whether it be on the mountaintop or in a corporate office, Burch is always pushing himself out of his comfort zone and hopes others will be inspired to do the same.

Through his expeditions, his ability to motivate others and his continued pursuit of the next challenge, Burch has undoubtedly lived the life his grandfather would have wanted him to live, with no room for regrets, and will continue to do so each day. Burch believes life is a precious gift; every day, the life he knows could be taken away instantly. “I’ve fallen in crevasses and nearly died; every single moment in life is precious, and once you realize that, you might be willing to challenge the status quo and reach those goals that seem impossible. You only discover yourself and what you’re made of when you step outside your comfort zone.”

To learn more about Burch and his adventures, visit seanburch.com.

LACERTA

TED SCHARFENSTEIN

CYGNUS

TED SCHARFENSTEIN passed to the Chapter Eternal on September 2, 2023. Scharfenstein was born on August 25, 1939, in Brooklyn, New York, and was initiated into Beta Beta Chapter at Florida Southern University on April 20, 1958. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Florida Southern College in 1961 and earned his master’s of business administration from George Washington University in 1968. He joined Pi Kappa Phi staff in June 1961 in the role of traveling counselor, today known as leadership consultant. He served as a member of staff for four years. Scharfenstein went on to serve the Fraternity in a variety of positions through the years, including chapter advisor and area governor. He was a member of the National Council for nine years and served the Fraternity as National President from 1972-77. Scharfenstein received the Merit Citation award in 1981. He was also the board chairman and executive vice president of the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation, in addition to serving as a member of the Foundation’s

DRACO

HERCULES

Board of Trustees. He was selected as Mr. Pi Kappa Phi in 1983 and became a member of Nu Phi in the same year. Most recently, Scharfenstein served as Pi Kappa Phi’s archivist and on the Growth Committee. His last act of service to the Fraternity was in February 2023, when he helped install Kappa Psi Chapter (Wake Forest) as the assistant chartering officer. It was a long-held dream of his to have a Pi Kappa Phi chapter at Wake Forest, and we thank him for his dedication to making that dream a reality. He was happiest when he was surrounded by his family and is survived by his wife, Madeline; son, T.J. Beta Beta (Florida Southern); daughter, Mary Ebert; two grandchildren, McKenna and Zachary Ebert; and great-grandson, Colton Wheeler.

CEPHEUS

CASSIOPEIA

REV. DR. JAMES PATRICK FIGLEY

REV. DR. JAMES PATRICK “PAT”

CORONA BOREALIS

FIGLEY joined the Chapter Eternal on February 17, 2024. Dr. Figley was born in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1938 and was initiated into the Chi Chapter at Stetson University on February 26, 1961. He studied psychology and philosophy and pursued his master’s in divinity at Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky and then attended the University of Kentucky for his doctorate in ministry. Dr. Figley served as Pi Kappa Phi’s National President from 1998-2000, in addition to serving on the National Council as Vice President, Secretary and Chaplain. He became a member of the Nu Phi Society in 1996 and supported the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation as a Trustee and member of the Foundation’s Committee for the 100th Anniversary of Pi Kappa Phi. He also served as a member of the Pi Kappa Phi Properties Board of Directors and chapter advisor for the Zeta Eta Chapter (South Florida). Dr. Figley was also a familiar presence at many chartering celebrations, serving

as the installation officer for several Pi Kappa Phi chapters. He received a Merit Citation in 2002 and was awarded Pi Kappa Phi’s highest and most prestigious honor, Mr. Pi Kappa Phi, in 2005. Dr. Figley’s support of Pi Kappa Phi extended to The Ability Experience and his unwavering support of Gear Up Florida, championing the event in numerous ways for more than 20 years. Always an active listener and a source of meaningful advice, he took the time to meet team members individually, connecting with them on a personal level and inspiring their journeys. Pat leaves behind his second Valentine, Karen Doyle of Odessa, daughter J. Shannon Figley (Vince A. Liggio Sr), son J. Patrick Figley II (Kelly Hammer Figley); grandsons Stewart Patrick Taylor (K. Taylor Gonzalvo), Drew Alexander Taylor (Leizl Farinas), Colin Patrick Figley, Noah Cameron Figley and granddaughters Lily-Ann Owens Taylor and Olivia Ann Figley.

CASSIOPEIA

We express our condolences and mourn the passing of our brothers now in the Chapter Eternal. May their memories remain in our hearts and their families be surrounded by love.

This list reflects notifications received at National Headquarters between August 1, 2023, and February 29, 2024. First name, last name and date passed to Chapter Eternal are listed for each member.

To inform National Headquarters of a member who has passed to the Chapter Eternal, please email letusknow@pikapp.org.

ALPHA (College of Charleston)

William Dunn, 8/21/2023

PERSEUS

SIGMA (South Carolina)

Paul Gibson, 9/22/2023

Thomas Riordan, 12/12/2023

Frederick Quinn, 2/20/2024

KAPPA (UNC-Chapel Hill)

William Gurney, 10/19/2023

XI (Roanoke)

David Ferguson, 2/2/2024

OMICRON (Alabama)

Robert McCullar, 2/2/2024

TAU (NC State)

CAMELOPARDALIS

Clyde Humphrey, 9/16/2023

Charles Allen, 11/12/2023

Garland Pierce, 11/15/2023

Sammie Powell, 2/21/2024

CHI (Stetson)

Stephen Stutts, 8/25/2023

Dr. J. Patrick Figley, 2/17/2024

ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)

Robert Paterno, 12/3/2023

Stanley Saunders, 2/9/2024

ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)

Harry Handlin, 2/19/2024

ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)

Robert Higgins, 8/4/2023

John Sanderson, 10/12/2023

Herbert Wamboldt, 1/18/2024

ALPHA RHO (West Virginia)

Eric South, 8/31/2023

ALPHA TAU (Rensselaer Polytechnic)

William Gardner, 2/15/2024

ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)

Donald Dement, 10/21/2023

BETA ALPHA (NJIT)

Roger Edwards, 9/6/2023

BETA BETA (Florida Southern)

GAMMA THETA (North Carolina-Wilmington)

Gary Chadwick, 2/9/2024

GAMMA NU (LaGrange)

Douglas Wedgworth, 9/23/2023

Carlos Soler, 9/29/2023

Sylvan Harris, 10/7/2023

GAMMA XI (Georgia Southwestern)

Gary Reeves, 8/2/2023

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GAMMA PHI (South Alabama)

Ray Hartwell, 9/15/2023

EPSILON EPSILON (Virginia-Wise)

Tommy Hess, 11/10/2023

Theodore Scharfenstein, 9/2/2023

BETA GAMMA (Louisville)

Gerald Riedling, 12/25/2023

BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)

Donald Cook, 1/16/2024

BETA TAU (Valdosta State)

Stanley Houston, 11/3/2023

BETA UPSILON (Virginia)

Gene Davis, 8/31/2023

GAMMA EPSILON (Western Carolina)

William Blackwell, 12/8/2023

EPSILON THETA (Seton Hall)

Bernard Craig, 11/28/2023

EPSILON PI (Virginia Commonwealth)

Stephen Fleck, 11/1/2023

ZETA PHI (Colorado State)

Michael Coley, 9/9/2023

Nicholas Boger, 10/25/2023

ETA DELTA (Kennesaw State)

Harrison Olvey, 9/2/2023

IOTA BETA (Texas-San Antonio)

Jesse Fernandez, 1/31/2024

COMMEMORATING CENTENARIANS

The term centenarian is used for people who are more than 100 years old, defying worldwide life expectancies. We honor and celebrate these men who spent many years of their long lives as devoted brothers of Pi Kappa Phi.

WILLIAM GARDNER: Born on May 6, 1920, Gardner was initiated into the Alpha Tau Chapter at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1939, spending 85 years as a brother of Pi Kappa Phi before entering the Chapter Eternal on February 15, 2024, at age 103.

FREDERICK QUINN: Born on September 20, 1919, Quinn was initiated into the Sigma Chapter at the University of South Carolina in 1938, spending nearly 86 years as a brother of Pi Kappa Phi before entering the Chapter Eternal on February 20, 2024, at age 104.

MOMENT AT THE MUSEUM

OFFICES THROUGH THE AGES

by Rachel Greene

Pictured from left to right: 1924 Vail Avenue, Charlotte, NC; 2015 Ayrsley Town Boulevard, Charlotte, NC; 7111 Nations Ford Road, Charlotte, NC; 11 East Canal Street, Sumter, SC

Moment at the Museum strives to tell the stories from within the walls of the Pi Kappa Phi museum to a wider audience, those who may not have visited National Headquarters or those who simply want a reminder of the historical treasures it holds. As we transition into our new museum space due to the move to the new National Headquarters location, the evolution of our office space over the years seems most appropriate to share.

At the 12th convention, now called Supreme Chapter, in 1923, it was authorized that a central office be created, and an executive secretary be appointed. At the Supreme Council meeting in July 1924, George E. Sheetz, Alpha (College of Charleston), was elected and appointed executive secretary, a role later known as executive director, and now chief executive officer. On September 1 of that same year, the first central office was established in Room 11, No. 39 Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina. This inaugural office was in the same building where Andrew Kroeg had his first law office, and where many early plans for the Fraternity were made.

After less than three years in the Broad Street office, in 1927 the central office moved to Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago that in 2024 remains home to Northwestern University and Sigma Chi Fraternity’s international headquarters office. This office was a more “high-tech” space, equipped with fire-resisting cabinets to maintain the Fraternity’s records, alongside a Pi Kappa Phi library and Dictaphones, sound recording devices used for efficient oral dictation at the time.

In 1934, Pi Kappa Phi left the Windy City, returning to its southern roots through the establishment of the third national headquarters space in Richmond, Virginia. This move marked the end of the Fraternity’s venture outside of the South, as all offices until the present day have remained in the Southern region. In relocation studies completed by the organization, it was found that the geographic center of Pi Kappa Phi in terms of undergraduate chapter distribution was in southwestern Virginia. After considering transportation, communication facilities and cost of living, Richmond was deemed the best choice for the Fraternity. The space chosen for the central office was a full residence of seven rooms, including an attic and basement. Amid the chaos of World War II, the central office was placed in a sort of inactive status, and was staffed solely by Miss Laura B. Parker, an office assistant who had worked in the office for six years. After the war, she was granted the privilege of wearing the badge of the Fraternity in honor of her dedicated service.

W. Bernard Jones Jr., Alpha (College of Charleston), would be able to live more comfortably on the budgeted salary, as Sumter had a significantly lower cost of living than Richmond at the time. Jones, who was in the role while the office was in Richmond, was originally from a town near Sumter and agreed to move and continue in the role, resigning later in 1956.

After 60 years of renting office space, Pi Kappa Phi finally moved into an office building of its own on June 1, 1965. Located at 1924 Vail Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina, the building was originally a private home. Unique from prior spaces, the new office had offices for all staff, a library and even a fully furnished bedroom to house traveling visitors. The move was a momentous one, as the national headquarters office remains in Charlotte, North Carolina, to this day, albeit not in the same space.

In 1973, the National Council authorized the design and construction of a new headquarters building, situated on 15 acres of land located adjacent to I-77 and Nations Ford Road. This space, called the Administrative Office, was built in 1974 and originally housed a staff of just seven employees. It was particularly significant as it was Pi Kappa Phi’s very own building, and when the Fraternity staff had grown to 31 and eventually outgrew the building, this indicated that Pi Kappa Phi, too, was growing and needed a space to continue its growth.

In 1998, Pi Kappa Phi moved from the Administrative Office to a leased space in South Charlotte. This space was nearly double the size of the old office, but the cost per square foot was less by 25 percent. The move allowed for expansion and growth among the headquarters staff, at a lesser burden of cost to alumni and undergraduate members. It saw pivotal moments in the Fraternity’s history and allowed for substantial growth among Pi Kappa Phi’s membership and the national staff.

In 2008, Pi Kappa Phi moved to 2015 Ayrsley Town Boulevard, a building designed to resemble the birthplace of the Fraternity, 90 Broad Street. Named the Kelley A. Bergstrom Leadership Center, the space was home to several conference rooms, a board room, a seminar room and the Eldred J. Harman Museum. This space saw the Fraternity through the beginning of its second century, numerous advancements in technology and the implementation of strategic plans that shaped Pi Kappa Phi as it exists today.

In the fall of 2023, Pi Kappa Phi ended its time at 2015 Ayrsley Town Boulevard and moved to its tenth and current home at 3701 Arco Corporate Drive. The current space is the picture of a modern and corporate workplace, with light and bright workspaces and plenty of light, but is still enveloped with the Pi Kappa Phi charm that has been seen throughout offices prior. The boardroom and conference space allow for collaboration with individuals in the office, and virtually via telecalls, adapting to better meet the communication needs of staff, undergraduate members and alumni from across the country.

On October 1, 1946, the central office moved to yet another location in Richmond. Known as the Virginia Building, the fourth central office was located within a five-story brick building located on the corner of 5th and Main Street, directly across from the American Red Cross Headquarters. The Virginia Building originally housed the Virginia State Insurance Company and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

During the Korean War in 1952, budgetary concerns were the primary reason for the National Council voting to move the central office from Richmond to Sumter, South Carolina. Along with hiring office assistance at a lower cost, office operation and overhead would also result in savings and the executive secretary,

As Pi Kappa Phi adapts and evolves with the ever-changing world around it, so will the space it inhabits. While it may be easier or more comfortable to plant permanent roots in one place, doing what is easier or more comfortable is not in Pi Kappa Phi’s DNA. As 3701 Arco Corporate Drive now is called home, remember that the space itself is not what defines us – dedication to serving members and supporting the fraternity experience is at the heart of National Headquarters.