The Temple Journal of Phi Kappa Theta - Fall 2014

FALL 2014 VOLUME 97 NUMBER 2

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Thomas Schedler

Recognizing Brother Schedler

as the 2014 Man of Achievement

PRESIDENT’S NOTE Finding Our Purpose Dear Brothers, In the last issue of the Temple magazine, I spoke about the importance of serving others and giving back. I also shared examples of ways in which we can continue to get involved with Phi Kappa Theta both at the local and national levels.

As the Board of Trustees continues to explore how we as a Fraternity can better live our Mission, it is important to give pause and remember why having a Mission is so important in the first place. Our Mission gives us our sense of purpose, our reason for existing.

Without purpose, we have no reason for Phi Kappa Theta. However, purpose is only half of the equation.

We talk so often about our organizational Mission, our organizational purpose, that we can sometimes forget about the other critical half of the equation that makes up our Fraternity, our brothers. As Board members, we regularly look at how the Fraternity can continue to be successful and over the last year, we have come to realize that the common denominator is not only our brothers but each and every brother’s personal experience with the Fraternity.

As a brotherhood, we must provide the growing opportunities for our young men to learn, to lead and to find themselves in college. We must give them opportunities to explore what their individual purpose is in life. We must give them examples to follow, mentors to learn from and role models to look up to that will help them find their purpose and passion in their lives.

For us to achieve this, we need you! Just as I shared in the spring issue of the Temple, we need our alumni brothers to be these mentors, to serve as role models. The fall issue highlights several brothers who can be role models to others, brothers who have found their own purpose in life. We encourage you to get involved, to help us as a brotherhood fulfill our own Mission and purpose by being actively engaged with our bright young leaders today!

Yours in the Bonds of the Phi, the Kappa and the Theta,

Fall 2014 Volume 97, Number 2 MANAGING EDITOR Keith D. Harshbarger (IUPUI, ‘06) COPY EDITOR Gregory E. Stein (CCNY, ‘70) CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Matthew R. Butts (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ‘12) Stephen S. Lee (Lewis University, ‘10) Andrew J. McGowan (CCNY, ‘62) Gene C. Ney (Slippery Rock, ‘90) Robert W. Riggs (RPI, ‘02) Nicholas R. Scalera (Seton Hall, ‘63) Robert P. Stalder (Case Western Reserve University, ‘94) Gregory E. Stein (CCNY, ‘70) BOARD OF TRUSTEES President Father Owen J. Mullen (University of San Diego, ‘81) Vice President Joe E. Przybyla (Lewis University, ‘01) Treasurer Lenny S. Chan (Slippery Rock University, ‘90) Secretary Larry F. Dorocke (Purdue University, ‘68) Trustees Mark C. Anthony (Georgia Tech, ‘90) Rick Maggiore (Univ. of Georgia, ‘68) Nathan G. Rues (Missouri S&T, ‘02) Nicholas R. Scalera (Seton Hall, ‘63) UGAC Chairman James T. Lambert (Georgia Southern University, ‘14) UGAC Vice Chairman Theodore T. Simonson (University of San Diego, ‘14)

Father Owen J. Mullen, (University of San Diego, ‘81) Board of Trustees President

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Director of Member Education Brendon M. Albert (Temple University, ‘13) Director of Membership Growth Stephen S. Lee (Lewis University, ‘10) Chapter Development Coordinator Isaiah P. Adona (Washington State University, ‘12) Accounting Clerk Bill T. Ryan (Indiana University, ‘79)

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On the cover: Brother Thomas Schedler (University of LouisianaLafayette, ‘71) accepting the 2014 Man of Achievement Award at LI2014 in Indianapolis.

Features 07 LI14 Recap the 2014 Leadership Institute: “Living a Life of Purpose”

12 Indy Homecoming

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Headquarters relocates to original Indy address.

18 2014 - A Year of Anniversaries 2014 marks significant anniversaries of founding events in Phi Kappa Theta.

22 Going Up! Brother Patrick Carrajat curates the country’s only elevator museum.

28 A Lifetime of Leadership, An Eternal Legacy

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04 2014 Man of Achievement Brother Thomas Schedler Honored as the 2014 Man of Achievement at LI14

Brother Edward Solvibile continues to give back to Phi Kappa Theta.

Background Image: Brother Andrew Fedor (Case Western, ‘16) records an interview for his groups’ Purpose Project at LI14 in Indianapolis, IN.

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MAN OF ACHIEVEMENT Brother Thomas Schedler Honored as the 2014 Phi Kappa Theta Foundation Man of Achievement

By Robert P. Stalder Case Western, ‘94

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This year’s Phi Kappa Theta Foundation Man of Achievement, Brother Thomas Schedler (University of LouisianaLafayette, ‘71), is no stranger to the public spotlight. It was the lessons from that intense spotlight that Tom brought to his address to the Brotherhood at this year’s Leadership Institute’s Man of Achievement Luncheon held in his honor.

Brother Schedler, who currently serves as the Secretary of State for the State of Louisiana, delivered his humorous, humble remarks as a man who has been a faithful public servant in his home state for over 30 years. He got his start in public service in Slidell as the chairman of the local zoning board, went on to serve on the Slidell City Council for six years, and then served in the Louisiana State Senate for twelve years prior to his work in the Secretary of State’s office.

Right off the bat, Tom reminded all of the Brothers in the room that the relationships they make today will be very important to them throughout their lives.

His Brothers from Louisiana-Lafeyette have assisted him enormously with contributions and yard signs over the years as he has climbed the political ladder.

To demonstrate his humility, Brother Schedler relayed a story about winning an award from De La Salle High School in New Orleans, from which he graduated in 1967. Tom recalled that he was an OK student in high school, but had a very difficult time in Spanish class. His brother was driving their 93 year old mother to the award ceremony, and she asked where they were going, because she had forgotten. His brother told her that they were going to see De La Salle give “Tommy” an award.

After a minute of reflection, she blurted out, “Win an award from his high school?

Didn’t he flunk Spanish?”

He went on to discuss how you cannot be afraid to ask people to support you personally, or to support causes that you support. For example, Tom told the story of how Tip O’Neill, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives had only lost one political race in his life, and that was for the Cambridge (MA) City Council. He mentioned that O’Neill had a conversation with a lady who said she hesitated voting for him, despite the fact the he had helped her personally with several personal things. When O’Neill asked why, she said, “Because you never asked me to vote for you.”

Brother Schedler went on to note that if you’re raising money for something like cancer research, you will oftentimes

Brother Thomas Schedler, (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, ‘71) receiving the 2014 Man of Achievement award. Foundation President, Wally Kronzer (University of Houston, ‘76), is pictured left, and Foundation Trustee, Robert Stalder (Case Western, ‘94), is pictured right.

have to ask that person seven times before you get a donation, even if that person has been personally affected by cancer. That’s a lesson that both collegiate and alumni members can take to heart about raising money on behalf of the Fraternity, the Foundation, or anything else.

Tom then related that to his work in public service. Interestingly, he never asked to be a politician, and in fact, he had a somewhat cynical view of politicians, as do many people in the general public.

However, Brother Schedler remarked that most of the people he has met in politics are attempting “to do the right thing,” at least at the start of their careers.

Tom specifically included those with whom he never voted the same way, and despite those differences, some of them even became good friends.

Coming back to his theme of keeping in touch with people you meet along the way, the 2014 Man of Achievement discussed how he became an Assistant Secretary of State in Louisiana.

A colleague of his in the State Senate had been elected as Secretary of State in 2010, and told Tom that he was holding the “Number Two” spot for him when he term-limited out of the State Senate.

At the time, Brother Schedler told his colleague, “Don’t save that for me, I’m done with politics. I’m going back to the private sector.” He had worked as a bank president and a mortgage broker for

many years before getting into politics and wanted to go back to private life.

However, the colleague saved the spot for Tom, and he became an Assistant Secretary of State for Jay Dardenne.

When Dardenne was elected Lieutenant Governor, Brother Schedler became Acting Secretary of State, and then he was elected to his own full term in 2011. That is a pretty amazing rise for a fellow who didn’t really want to be a politician. What should one take away from such a story?

Fortunately, Tom provided his own answer.

He said, “There are two common threads. One is ability. I don’t want to ever say it doesn’t take some ability. You have to constantly do the best job you can do in everything you do, and you have to love the job.” In his second thread, he admonished the Brothers in attendance about people they know who stick with jobs they hate, which may have happened for all kinds of personal reasons. Tom went on to compare that to people who took less money for jobs they loved, and noted how the quality of life is so much better for the latter group.

Returning to the first thread, Brother Schedler told the story of a young man who had Down’s Syndrome and worked in a small local supermarket. This young

“You have to constantly do the best job you can do in everything you do, and you have to love the job.”

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Brother Schedler pictured with members of the Phi Kappa Theta National Foundation Board of Officers & Trustees during the 2014 Leadership Institute in Indianapolis, IN.

Brother Schedler pictured with his wife, Stephanie, during the 2014 Man of Achievement presentation.

man cut up inspirational sayings, and put them in each of the grocery bags each day.

The customers loved it. However, one day, a larger grocery store chain moved into this small town, and started taking customers away.

Eventually, those customers realized how much they missed the genuine customer service they received at the old grocery store, and they came back. That little grocery store survived, in large part due to the efforts of this bag boy with his simple, kind gesture each day. This is a very important lesson for our recently graduated Brothers, as well as those about to graduate. Many new graduates are getting first jobs that probably seem “beneath” what they’re capable of doing.

However, anyone willing to work hard, and make the extra effort can have a significant

of State’s office about upcoming elections.

Consistent with his lifetime of service in leadership positions, the 2014 Man of Achievement was just recently elected president-elect of the National Association of Secretaries of State in July 2014. So, there is no sign of Tom’s slowing down, and the Fraternity may be very fortunate to be able to count a future Lieutenant Governor, or perhaps even a future Governor of Louisiana, amongst the Brotherhood.

Most importantly, Tom has been a good family man to his wife (and college sweetheart) of 41 years, Stephanie, his three daughters, and his four grandchildren.

Phi Kappa Theta can be rightfully proud of such a man who has brought great distinction to our Fraternity. Godspeed, Brother Schedler.

impact, even if they’re “just a bag boy.”

Brother Schedler also touched on some of the work he is doing currently as Secretary of State with respect to voter participation, and applying technology to improve the conduct of elections in Louisiana. Playing on the state’s Cajun heritage, his office maintains GeauxVote. com that provides voters with information on how to register, election results, and candidate regulations. In addition, his office established the National Association of Secretaries of State IDEAS awardwinning GeauxVote mobile app, which has received a 4.5 star rating on the iTunes store. It provides the voter polling location information, a sample ballot for the next election, a listing of the voter’s elected officials, and the ability to receive electronic notifications from the Secretary

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2014 Leadership Institute: Less Talk, More Experience Immersion Experience is the First of Many to Come

By Stephen Lee Membership Growth Coordinator Lewis University, ‘10 Indianapolis — Nearly 100 collegiate brothers travelled to the “Circle City” this summer looking for a great experience. They found what they were looking for!

Attendees networked with brothers from around the country, celebrated their fraternal bond and witnessed great speeches.

What was new was the innovative “Purpose Project”, an immersion experience that replaced the usual classroom-style learning.

Teams of brothers fanned out into the city of Indianapolis and teamed up with four non-profit organizations.

They pulled out their cell phones and filmed the interaction in hopes of capturing the spirit of each organization.

Brothers morphed into amateur cameramen, audio technicians, interviewers and directors. They interacted with employees, volunteers and clients.

With only brief training and minimal equipment, the collegiate brothers and their alumni leaders did a wonderful job capturing footage. However, the bigger challenge still loomed: they had 24 hours to turn everything into actual videos that the organizations would be proud to share with potential donors, clients and volunteers.

Phi Kaps from the “Back on My Feet” team prepare to document a run.

Rocky Walls, Co-Founder of 12 Stars Media, summed it up this way: “Normally you have weeks, if not months, to create a video. You guys have hours.”

Understanding the huge challenge, Phi Kappa Theta hired 12 Stars Media to edit the videos. 12 Stars Media had professional producers standing by, ready to transform gigabytes of footage into short videos.

The brothers, with all the challenges of this project, enjoyed a new level of camaraderie. They also gained a new appreciation for the work that’s done day in and day out by non-profit organizations.

“Normally, when we do community service, we show up, we help, and we leave,” explained Daniel McKinnon (Case Western, ‘16).

“This experience gave us a whole new perspective on what it’s like behind the scenes. It helped us appreciate what people in non-profits deal with, and the impact they have on others’ lives.”

After filming on Friday and uploading video that evening, the brothers enjoyed the remaining conference-programs Saturday, while 12 Stars Media furiously edited the videos.

The conference concluded with the premier of all four videos in a talkshow atmosphere. Brother Kevin Lampe (Western Illinois, ‘83), a former comedian, hosted the event. He welcomed on stage representatives from each team, and they discussed the experience just before each video was premiered.

The audience of brothers was joined by representatives of each non-profit

“This experience gave us a whole new perspective on what it’s like behind the scenes. It helped us appreciate what people in non-profits deal with, and the impact they have on others’ lives.”

—Daniel McKinnon

organization, including employees, volunteers and clients. The joy of witnessing the finished videos could be seen on everyone’s face.

“The Purpose Project, which took months to plan and had so many moving parts, was very successful,” explained Keith Harshbarger (IUPUI, ‘06), Phi Kappa Theta’s Director of Communications and Marketing. “We hope our members will be inspired to document their chapter’s impact in their own community.”

And by using cell phones to capture footage instead of expensive equipment, the brothers can replicate the project at their own chapter.

Phi Kappa Theta is committed to developing our members. Stay tuned for more opportunities!

Here are the non-profit partners our members filmed in the Purpose Project: Horizon House: The only full-service day shelter for homeless neighbors in Indianapolis.

Back on My Feet: Uses running to help those experiencing homelessness transform their own lives and achieve employment and independent living.

Trusted Mentors: Provides mentors to adults at risk of homelessness, to those exiting foster care and those re-entering the community after time in prison.

Felege Hiywot Center: Serves urban youth of Indianapolis by teaching gardening and environmental preservation.

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Scan each QR code below with your mobile device to watch each Purpose Project video from LI14.

Top: Attendees of the 2014 Leadership Institute.

Below: Tim Clark (University of Iowa, ‘93) leads the Institute in a SNAP lunch. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) lunch exposed attendees to what it’s like to eat a meal, targeted at low-income families, for under $2.

Bottom: Fraternity President, Father Owen Mullen, leads the Institute in Mass.

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LI14 AWARD WINNERS

July 31st, 2014 - Indianapolis, IN

FRATERNAL DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD Winner: Illinois Alpha Omega Chapter — Eastern Illinois University INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD Winner: Iowa Xi Chapter — Iowa State University

@osazamatsu Reppin’ internationally @phikapsofficial #phikaps #ΦΚΘ #japan #kyoto #shimogamjoshrine

MICHAEL T. MCSWEENEY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AWARD Winner: Massachusetts Lambda Chapter — Worcester Polytechnic Institute SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD Winner: Missouri Kappa Kappa Chapter — St. Louis University CARDINAL DONALD WUERL SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD Winner: Massachusetts Eta Chapter — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

@redwhiteandnichols Living up to our motto. All in a day’s work #pkt #phikappatheta #LI14 #pktpurpose #Indianapolis

CHAPTER GROWTH AWARD Winner: Nebraska Pi Chapter — The University of Nebraska FOUNDERS’ CUP AWARD RECIPIENT Winner: Georgia Gamma Tau Chapter — Georgia Institute of Technology (photo below)

@tuphikappatheta Congratulations to the newly initiated brothers of Phi Kappa Theta Pennsylvania Iota of #TempleU. Thank you to the St. Michael Parish of Philadelphia for letting us use your beautiful church for our ceremony.

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Headquarters Relocates to Original Indy Address

By Robert W. Riggs, CAE Executive Vice President RPI, ‘02 In the summer of 1985, Phi Kappa Theta loaded its offices into a moving truck and began the crosscountry journey from Worcester, MA to Indianapolis, IN. The strategic decision to relocate the headquarters was led by Fraternity President, Anthony Zinnante (University of Houston, ‘62). One of the major advantages for the move to a centralized headquarters meant greater accessibility to the staff by the chapters, Board members and volunteers. Additionally, Indianapolis provided accessibility to the large community of fraternity and sorority headquarters that were also located in Indianapolis.

For the next seventeen years, the Fraternity’s headquarters were located in a four story office building located at 3901 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN. While the address remained the same, the Fraternity moved throughout the building as the staff size and office needs evolved through the summer of 2002. It was that summer that the Fraternity’s staff again packed the offices and headed north to Carmel, IN. In the summer of 2013-with an expiring lease on the horizon–a

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Headquarters Taskforce, comprised of Fraternity and Foundation Board leaders, was assembled to explore the potential headquarter options.

After ten months of work, a new office was secured and we again loaded the Fraternity’s headquarters into moving trucks. Our destination, the same building as our original Indianapolis headquarters; we were going home!

Perhaps what most attracted us back to the building was the ability to design the office layout.

Working directly with the building owners, the Fraternity was able to create a work environment that allows increased collaboration among the professional staff. The goal was to create a diverse work space that provided an environment in which staff were able to maximize their productivity when it came to serving our brothers. To achieve this goal, the headquarters offers staff a number of different types of work environments, ranging from private offices to a large training center complete with a full dry erase wall. Phi Kappa Theta’s recent release of the cloud-based chapter management system is an example of the increased collaboration that is

already taking place.

In addition to this internal collaboration, staff members can quickly connect with collegiates and alumni via video conferencing and online training, giving brothers unprecedented access to important training and resources when they need them.

We’re certainly excited to be in our new headquarters and look forward to continue finding ways to better serve our brothers as they live our Mission.

If you ever find yourself in Indianapolis, we invite you to visit Phi Kappa Theta’s Headquarters!

Background Image: Executive Dir., John Bruno (Michigan State, ‘69), and Fraternity President, Anthony Zinnante (Houston, ‘62), at Phi Kappa Theta’s original offices on W. 86th Street, circa 1985.

Foreground Image: Current Executive Vice President, Robert Riggs (RPI, ‘02), and Fraternity President, Father Owen Mullen (University of San Diego, ‘81), standing in the same location as Brother Bruno and Brother Zinnante years before them. Phi Kappa Theta “came home” to its now current office on W. 86th Street in August of 2014.

Right: 3901 building that has housed the Phi Kappa Theta Offices for several moves over the years.

Right Middle: Executive Vice President, Robert Riggs, stands in front of our mission, located above one of several planning white boards throughout the new office.

Right Bottom: Brother Ben DeLost (Eastern Illinois, ‘10) (left) with Brother Stephen Lee (Lewis University, ‘10) (right) and the office’s first official visitor, Brother David Callahan (Iowa State, ‘59). Brother Callahan was in town with his wife, Sharon, visiting their daughter when they all decided to stop by the new office.

INCREASED COLLABORATION: A cloud-based chapter management system was launched complete with a training video just three weeks after the idea was first introduced by staff member Stephen Lee. The system, utilizing Asana, is already getting rave reviews from those leaders utilizing the system.

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NEWS FROM YOU

Brothers Travel Far, Discover Beauty at Great Heights “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is what most people say when they see something that catches their eye. For a whole week my Brother, Lee Jay Sewell (Texas-Pan Am, ‘15) and myself, Carlos Nichols (Texas-Pan Am, ‘14), would witness beauty from a different height, at least different from what most people would get to see on a daily basis. It would be a 24 hour truck ride from the bottom of south Texas all the way through New Mexico and finally into Colorado’s Taylor Park. We were to meet up with relatives new to us and have a campout in the park for the week. I was lucky enough to have time off work, as well as my brother, yet for different reasons. Having recently recovered from a surgery, I was ordered not to engage in any strain producing activities.

The park itself was a true reflection of natural beauty and nature’s great gift.

Upon reaching the area of the park in the mountainous region, you would cross a region called The Great Divide. A very scenic view that overlooked the entire campground and the large reservoir that lay below. However that is not the area in which this picture was taken. The picture was taken on the third day of our trip.

It would be one of the biggest physical obstacles my brother and I would face. It was completely worth it though, waking up to a fresh, crisp smell of nature and having a mountain range right behind you felt amazing, It was as if we were standing in front of a green screen and an image was being projected behind us. Though the original plan was that I would stay behind on this trip and my brother would go with the rest of the family, he told me it was his goal to make it to the top of a mountain and take a picture with our letters. My shoulder was far too weak to operate a dirt bike so I hitched a ride on back of a large quad for this trip. The trip would be long and full of treacherous trails, yet my brother and

I were determined to complete the trip.

The trip would take three and a half hours to make it to the top after overcoming boulders as big as the bikes themselves.

Mud that would bog you down as if it were trying to pull you under and one of the most foreign things to us was the lack of oxygen. Being so high up the oxygen levels were extremely low, trying to take even the smallest jog would leave you out of breath.

While I held on for dear life bouncing over rocks and rolling through mud, I could only admire my brother’s courage to overcome these obstacles as it was the first time either of us had taken on a challenge such as this.

He kept his head held high and fought on.

Even though he would acquire an injury to his leg.

Through all this we persevered. The most breathtaking view was right before our eyes. Dismounting from the quad and walking over to the edge of the top of the mountain, we had a view of the entire park.

But, what caught my brother’s attention and that of mine was an American flag someone had planted atop the mountain along with small tokens and the tags of a military special ops. There was also a stone with an engraving on it that we almost missed. On it was engraved, “BELOVED BROTHER - If tears can build a stairway, and memories a lane, I’d walk up to heaven and bring you home again.” It was here that we would take our picture at the top of what was known as Flag Mountain. But just as we began unfolding our flag, a little marmot decided to befriend us. Curious to see what it was that we were unpacking from my backpack, he came up to us just as we had unfolded our flag and took the picture. You can see him looking at the flag with much curiosity in the picture.

My brother and I had achieved something extremely difficult that day, not as friends but brothers of both blood and fraternity.

We were both proud that day and to this day we still are.

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Fraternity Brother’s Daughter Wins Title Miss Ylianna Guerra, from McAllen, Texas, has been crowned Miss Texas USA 2015. She is the daughter of Brother Carlos L. and Yrma Guerra of McAllen. Brother Guerra is a member of the Texas Alpha Pi chapter at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 1975.

Miss Guerra is currently a senior at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas where she is majoring in communications, is on the Dean’s List and a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success.

Congratulations to Ylianna and to her parents, Carlos and Yrma. The Fraternity wishes her well as she represents the state of Texas in all her endeavours this year.

Whether it’s a chance encounter with a brother in a distant country, a reunion or simple news of service, we want to know!

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A Servant Helping Others to Find the Way

By Gene Ney Slippery Rock, ‘90 Helping others to find their way is the driving force behind the life of Phi Kap alumnus Tom Palka (Michigan Tech, ‘84).

Born into a traditional American family, Tom Palka, the eldest of three children, grew up in Detroit. With a stay at home mom, and a father who worked for the city, Tom learned early on the importance of work. As a child, he took on jobs such as mowing lawns, painting houses and doing body work on cars. At the age of 16, he expanded his horizons to selling shoes.

It was through these jobs that he saved up enough money to put himself through Detroit’s Bishop Gallagher High School, as well as college.

Tom’s father, who was a foreman with the street department in Detroit, always stressed the importance of a college degree as a means of earning more money and living an easier life style. Perhaps the reason that his father stressed this so much was because he never had the opportunity for a college education. As a result, Tom applied to, and was admitted to Michigan Technological University. He chose MTU because graduates from that university usually got high paying jobs. At MTU, he decided to major in metallurgical engineering, not because he liked it, but because he felt he would make a lot of money.

Of all the graduates of Bishop Gallagher High School, only Tom and his friend, Dave Isola, went to MTU. Looking for ways to establish a social life, Dave started attending rush events at the Michigan Chi Rho Chapter of Phi Kappa Theta. After a period of time, Tom also started attending rush events, and “found the brothers very friendly and inviting.” “We studied together and helped each other. It was like a great big family without parents and I loved the activities and my new friends.” Tom and Dave pledged together in the fall of 1979.

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Aside from his time at Phi Kappa Theta, life at MTU for Tom was not what he had hoped for, or expected. His choice of Michigan Technical University and metallurgical engineering were based entirely on his desire to make money and not on anything he was interested in. As a result, he transferred to Wayne State University’s Business School where he graduated with a degree in Investment Finance in 1984.

Following his graduation, Tom had a series of sales related jobs until he started his own business as a financial advisor and earned his CFP (Certified Financial Planner) designation. With an office located across the street from the Ford Motors headquarters, he became a specialist concerning Ford’s 401(k) and benefit plan, and the majority of his clients were Ford employees. When not working with clients, he decided to write a book “The Money Shift” to help people understand how their thinking affects their finances and it gives suggestions on how to increase their success financially and in life in a Cliffs Note fashion. He even developed “The Money Shift” board game for high school students to teach them the basics of financial planning.

However, after 25 years in that business, “I sold my financial planning practice in 2013 so that I could focus on helping kids decide what they want and how to get it.”

His desire to do this was from his own personal experiences. Had he planned better, or had been advised better, he felt that he would have been more successful both financially and personally.

At an event sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Tom interviewed over 100 students, teachers, parents and business owners. He found that “the biggest complaint from teachers was that they feel they are in the test taking business. They spend approximately 25% of the school year teaching kids how to pass standardized tests. When I asked teachers what they would like to teach but do not have the time, the almost universal answer was “soft skills” which include being polite, how to act on the job, how to interview, how to listen and how to be a valuable member of the community.”

As a result of his findings, he is

Thomas Palka developed “The Money Shift” to help teach financial planning. / Jessica J.Trevino/Detroit Free Press

dedicating the next two years of his life to traveling around the country interviewing people about their careers for teachers to use in class. “My goal is to create at least 190 videos 3 to 5 minutes in length to be watched by students to give them an understanding of why what they are learning is important in life and at the same time giving them examples of many careers. Viewpoints from across the country and industries will open the world of opportunity to people.”

But as Tom reflects to himself, what he is doing today would not have been possible had he not experienced Phi Kappa Theta. According to him, “ the philosophy and direction of the fraternity prepares college men today for a successful student experience for career and life. Phi Kappa Theta prepares college men for both today and the future. What is being emphasized and taught will be carried into the future and affecting every area of their life in a positive way, in ways that create great leaders in every area of life.” Tom invites you to help him through his website: www.whylearnthis.com.

“I sold my financial planning practice in 2013 so that I could focus on helping kids decide what they want and how to get it.”

—Tom Palka

Brothers Contribute to Historic Iowa Comeback Iowa Delta Marks 100 Years With Comeback Attempt

By Stephen Lee Membership Growth Coordinator Lewis University, ‘10 Brothers from Lewis University attending the Greek Organization Fair at The University of Iowa. While there, Lewis Brothers spoke with potential future Phi Kaps.

Some people believe in destiny, others go out and create it.

Exactly 100 years after Phi Kappa’s original founding at the University of Iowa, brothers are once again making a push to exist at the University. Only this time, the brothers are coming from unlikely places.

In 2007, the chapter closed and the house was sold. It was a sad time, for sure, but the alumni group continued to operate.

They waited patiently for the right time to field a comeback.

As years passed, the brothers found they were too busy or too removed from campus to lead the comeback. They enlisted the help of the Executive Office.

Led by Iowa Delta alumni such as Tim Clark (Iowa, ’93), Andy Engler (Iowa, ’97), Seth Chapman (Iowa, ’01), Erik Reno (Iowa, ’02) and Jason Krause (Iowa, ’02), a plan was devised.

They would hire a staff member, to be trained and supervised by Phi Kappa Theta’s Executive Office, to lead the charge.

As candidates interviewed for the position, collegiate brothers from Lewis University took matters into their own hands. They journeyed from the southside of Chicago to Iowa City to attend the Greek Organization Fair.

Decked out in matching Phi Kap shirts, the brothers preached PKT to hundreds of college freshmen. After an exhausting day of travel and recruiting, the Phi Kaps left Iowa with a sense of pride, excitement, and names of 75 interested students.

“We’re all trying to accomplish the

same goals,” said T’Rell Campbell (Lewis, ’15). “Getting the (Iowa) chapter up and running is beneficial to us as a fraternity as a whole.”

From that list of 75, three students committed to Phi Kappa Theta. Although it’s a slow start, those three men can provide the spark that’s needed to create a powerhouse.

Soon after the Lewis recruitment trip, the Executive Office found its man. Enter Isaiah Adona (Washington, ’12), recently hired as Phi Kappa Theta’s newest staff member.

Isaiah has been on the ground at Iowa since mid-September, meeting with University personnel and learning the lay of the land. He has an apartment in Iowa City, close to campus, and is planning to host fraternity dinners and hangouts at his place until the group outgrows it.

Isaiah’s presence at Iowa is invaluable, as he will train the new Re-Founding Fathers in recruitment techniques, chapter operations and more.

The magic number to reach official Colony status is fifteen men. Once that happens, efforts will shift to create a “winning chapter culture”.

“The main focus for any new colony is to create a culture that best represents Phi Kappa Theta and our Mission,” explains Robert Riggs (RPI, ’02), Executive VP of Phi Kappa Theta.

“Characteristics of that culture would include continuous development of its members and serving their respective community, balanced with a sound chapter operational structure.”

This culture will ensure a strong foundation for the group to build on for years to come.

It’s true, our fraternity’s history is closely tied with the University of Iowa. The University and Phi Kappa were both founded in the year 1889. Phi Kappa’s fourth chapter was founded at Iowa in 1914.

And of course, countless brothers have proudly hailed from the University. There is a clear importance in PKT once again belonging to the “Hawkeye” community.

To have Brothers from around the country contribute to this comeback makes the history being written that much more rich.

“The main focus for any new colony is to create a culture that best represents Phi Kappa Theta and our Mission” —Robert Riggs

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2014 - A Year of Anniversaries

By Greg Stein CCNY, ‘70 This year marks significant anniversaries of founding events in Phi Kappa Theta. We will start with the grand daddy of them all, Phi Kappa.

PHI KAPPA Phi Kappa was founded as Phi Kappa Sigma, named for Fraternity of Catholic Students, using Greek letter initials on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on April 29, 1889-125 years ago. They quickly changed their name to Phi Kappa and never had an esoteric meaning to the name. They stayed local until 1912, when they merged with the Loyola Club at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. They then added a local at Penn State in 1913 and a group from the University of Iowa in 1914. Penn State is our oldest functioning chapter. We have a colony at U. of IL. We are working at starting back at the U of Iowa.

CONVENTION The first Phi Kappa convention was held in New York City in 1914, 100 years ago. Since the merger, the conventions are held biennially in odd numbered years. The next one will be in Lexington, Kentucky in 2015.

THETA KAPPA PHI In 1919, 95 years ago, a local

Paul Galvin (University of Illinois, ‘12), founder of Motorola and first donor to the Phi Kappa National Foundation, attended the 1954 Phi Kappa convention. He is 4th from left.

Surrounding him is Pierre Lavedan (MIT, ‘20) who was to become Phi Kappa Theta’s first President, serving from 1959-1961, and Cardinal Stritch of Chicago, who addressed the convention. It is likely that this was the only time a Cardinal addressed our Fraternity’s convention.

was formed at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. Originally called the X club, it changed its name to Theta Kappa Phi, using Greek letters for the initials for The Catholic Fraternity. It became a national fraternity in 1922, when it merged with Kappa Theta at Penn State.

FOUNDATION In 1954, through a generous grant of $20,000 worth of Motorola stock from its founder, Paul Galvin (U of IL,’12), the Phi Kappa National Foundation was formed.

It is celebrating its 60th or diamond anniversary. In addition to the financial support it gives to the national fraternity’s educational programs, it also holds in trust, designated funds for all collegiate chapters to be used for educational purposes. The foundation is a 501(c)3 organization and donations to it are tax deductible.

THE MERGER In 1959, 55 years ago, Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi merged. The new

amalgamation had 54 active chapters.

Charter Day celebrations were held in many cities around the nation coinciding with Founders Day, April 29. Solving the many problems of having a true 50-50 merger was a daunting task. Unlike a takeover, where the surviving corporation keeps its identity, this combination had to have a new name, badge, flag, colors, A.M. pin, ritual, constitution, new board of trustees, new chapter designations, new publications and new manuals. Fortunately, a commonality of purpose combined with a fraternal spirit of unity, harmony and cooperation overcame the hurdles and laid a solid foundation for the organization we know today.

CHAPTERS This year of significant anniversaries wouldn’t be complete without mentioning the nine chapters celebrating an anniversary that is a multiple of five.

As they say in Latin, Ad Multos Annos!

Chapters Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries Year

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1919 Mass. Eta M.I.T. 95 years 1919 Pa. Alpha Lehigh 95 years 1924 Ia. Xi Iowa State U. 90 years 1924 N.H. Epsilon U. of New Hampshire 90 years 1929 Oh. Psi Ohio U. 85 years 1949 Pa. Tau St. Francis 65 years 1954 IL. Psi Northern IL U 60 years 1959 Tx. Alpha Pi U. of Texas-Austin 55 years 1969 Ga. Gamma Tau Geo. Inst. of Tech.

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Edward P. Goggin 1931-2014 Alumnus Having Given Many Years of Contributions to the Fraternity, Passes

By Nicholas R. Scalera Seton Hall, ‘63 Edward P. Goggin (CCNY, ‘51) of Cincinnati, who was involved in national fraternity affairs for many years, died on August 4, 2014. He was 83.

Born in Manhattan on March 2, 1931, Brother Goggin was raised in the Bronx, where he graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School. For several years, Ed attended The City College of New York, where he joined New York Eta Chapter.

To save time and money, Ed left CCNY in 1951 just short of graduation by passing a qualifying examination to attend St. John’s University School of Law. He graduated from St. John’s with a J.D. degree in 1960, passed the bar and went to work as an attorney. Goggin earned an LL.M in labor law from New York University School of Law in 1972.

In the 1960s, Goggin served as President of PKT Properties, the fraternity’s former real estate holding corporation. He later prepared the incorporation papers and bylaws establishing the alumni chapter of NJ Phi Beta Chapter of Seton Hall University and was its first secretary.

Before moving to Cincinnati in 1972, Brother Goggin held various managerial positions in New York City companies, including the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Frederick Wildman & Sons, Associated Dry Goods, Federated Department Stores and Beck Industries.

Goggin was a professor of law at Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University for over 30 years. He joined the faculty in 1972 and taught Labor Law, Contracts, Torts and a Sports Law seminar. After retiring in 1998, Ed taught part-time until 2003. He served as a labor arbitrator for a variety of industries and was a member of the National Academy of

Arbitrators and of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.

In email messages, Keith Goggin said: “I know that my father considered you and the rest of his fraternity brothers to be treasured friends... He had a large group of close friends from among his fraternity brothers, whom he spoke about regularly and fondly.”

Keith said his father cherished attending the luncheon honoring William R. Grogan (WPI, ’46) as Phi Kappa Theta Foundation’s 2012 Man of Achievement, held at the Leadership Institute in Providence. After the Grogan tribute, then Foundation President Stephen Hollander (Kansas State, ’82) introduced and acknowledged brother Goggin for his many years of contributions to the fraternity. As Ed rose, the delegates gave him a standing ovation. He was visibly moved.

Goggin leaves his wife of 47 years, Eugenie (Lotz) Goggin; two sons, Keith

and his fiancé, Charlene, and Kevin and his wife, Katie; and three grandchildren, Keira, Erin and Miles Goggin; and three siblings, Margaret Phillips, Patsy Skeith and John Goggin. He was predeceased by his brothers, Thomas and Michael Goggin.

Our heartfelt condolences are extended to all members of the Goggin family.

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Breauxs Volunteer to Fight Disorder Awareness Raised Close to Home

By Stephen Lee Membership Growth Coordinator Lewis University, ‘10 Josh LaCombe (ULL, ’01) is one tough dude. A brother of Phi Kappa Theta, Josh served in the National Guard and spent time in Iraq.

He now works in the oil industry, spending two weeks at a time in the Gulf of Mexico.

As tough as Josh may be, he admits he was truly touched when brothers from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette called him with an offer to volunteer.

Let’s rewind…

Josh’s ten-year-old daughter, Paige, was diagnosed with epilepsy. The physicians prescribed medication to keep the seizures under control.

What they didn’t realize was an allergic reaction to the medication started to take hold within Paige’s body.

As her condition worsened, she

returned to the hospital. That’s when her parents first learned about an awful condition called StevensJohnson Syndrome, or SJS. “SJS burns the body from the inside out,” Josh explains.

“She spent a couple months in the hospital’s ICU Burn Unit. It almost killed her.”

As young Paige began to deal with her new condition, her parents set out to raise awareness for the rare disorder.

“We’d never heard of SJS until she was diagnosed.

That’s when we decided to take something very bad that happened to us, and turn it into something very positive.”

With Josh’s support, his wife, Renee, founded SJS Awareness Louisiana.

The organization works to share knowledge of the disorder, prevent future

cases, and provide a community where those affected can seek support.

So, back to that phone call…

A few weeks before the organization’s largest event, Josh received a call from Phi Kaps at Louisiana-Lafayette.

They heard from an alumnus about the upcoming SJS 5K Run, and they wanted in.

“I was shocked,” Josh said in an interview for this article.

“I didn’t call them to ask for their help, they contacted me! I couldn’t have been more excited about them volunteering and helping out.”

About twenty collegiate brothers showed up to the event, ready to roll.

“When I was 19 years old,” Josh proclaimed, “Saturday morning at 7 am, I wasn’t the happiest person. But they seemed genuinely happy to be there and to help out.”

Josh briefed the brothers, then split them into teams. Some manned the water stations, while others worked registration.

“Whatever we needed, they were there,” said Josh. “They kept asking what they could do. They were raring to go.”

The race, held in Scott, Louisiana, was a huge success. Money was raised for the organization, awareness was increased and folks had a great time.

The family-oriented event included live bands and entertainment for the kids.

Well over 200 people came out, a nice

“Local non-profit organizations are always contacting us now because word has spread of our good works.”

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mix of friends, family and new faces. One girl, who also endures SJS, even flew in from New York to attend.

“We did a lot of advertisement around town,” Josh recalled. “We knew if we could prevent even one person from getting SJS, we’d have success.”

Just how could it be prevented?

“You have to recognize the symptoms early,” Josh explained. “If you begin medication and start to see an allergic reaction, you should stop taking it immediately and consult your doctor.”

Looking back, Josh harps on the brothers.

“Man, it was awesome. They were amazing. They were nice to everyone, including Paige. I don’t think we would’ve had enough volunteers to pull it off without their help.”

Paige, who aspires to become a teacher when she grows up, enjoyed the Phi Kaps’ company.

“It was awesome to see guys that my dad didn’t really know, but had something in common with, come help out,” she said.

This volunteer effort marks an encouraging pattern of community service for Louisiana Omicron. Last semester, the chapter reported 200+ hours of community service.

This semester, they’re teaming up with Habitat for Humanity and the Special Olympics, as well as the “Lafayette Free to Breathe 5K”, benefitting lung cancer awareness.

As the Social Vice President of the chapter, Madden Rodrigue (ULL, ’16) has contributed to the chapters progress. “I believe the chapter has turned a complete 180 in the community service department.

(Before) it was basically non-existent in our chapter.”

“We’ve tried very hard to improve relations with the local community and I believe we are one of the most well respected organizations in that field at the University now.”

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Brothers from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette with Josh’s ten-year-old daughter, Paige, having some fun during a photoshoot post race.

“Local non-profit organizations are always contacting us now because word has spread of our good works. We’ve actually had to start turning some of these offers down, simply because our schedule is full.”

The chapter’s president, Rudi Spurlock (ULL, ’16), added, “We realized that if we want this chapter to be successful, we need to get back to basics -- our Ritual. Our Mission Statement

calls for us to be effective leaders who passionately serve society, Fraternity and God. “And that’s exactly what we’ve tried to do these past two semesters. We all love this Fraternity and want to achieve more and see it grow and flourish, so we pulled ourselves up by our boot straps and got our hands dirty through community service.”

“We all love this Fraternity and want to achieve more and see it grow and flourish, so we pulled ourselves up by our boot straps and got our hands dirty through community service.”

—Rudi Spurlock

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Going Up! Phi Kap Curates the Country’s Only Elevator Museum

By Andrew McGowan CCNY, ‘62 The Elevator Museum is located in a building that houses numerous taxirelated businesses. “Two of New York City’s prime modes of transportation,” says Patrick Carrajat (Long Island University, ‘65), founder, curator and sole staffer of the museum. It is open weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.--unless Brother Carrajat has to visit an elevator project he is consulting on, or he is preparing to or testifying in an elevator-accident legal case.

While he was an undergraduate at Long Island University in 1963, Carrajat joined the family consulting business, which wrote specifications for elevator and escalator construction and modernization (such projects as designing 31 elevators at the University of California, Davis).

He juggled that with schoolwork and Phi Kap duties serving as associate member educator for three or four classes, then as vice president at the Brooklyn campus’s New York Iota colony. The consulting business was started by his father, who had worked as an elevator mechanic beginning in the 1940s.

Pat Carrajat says he became entranced by the elevator business at the age of 11, when he earned $5 fixing one alongside his father. He graduated from LIU in 1965 and continued in the consulting business with his father until 1970. Then he served as executive vice president of the Flynn-Hill Elevator, president of Century Elevator Maintenance, and then chairman of Certified Elevator & Escalator Products Corporation. In 1992 he created the Lir Goup, the elevator consulting business he still operates in a section of the museum. He has testified in more than 100 cases involving elevator accidents and has done interviews with ABC’s “20/20,” The New York Times and dozens of other publications and broadcast outlets, usually concerning elevator accidents. His testimony in a few cases led to verdicts granting more than $17 million to plaintiffs, among the highest awards in such cases.

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Brother Carrajat with murals that had to be folded to get them into the museum. On the couch is one of the elevator-mechanic-uniformed mannequins that he says keep him company in the quiet museum.

a collector of elevator and escalator memorabilia and in 2003 he digitally published a book, The History of the Elevator Industry in America, 1850-2001.

The end date is not random: the book was inspired by the events of September 11 that year. Carrajat was at a courthouse eight blocks north of the World Trade Center that morning. Seeing the attacks on the buildings, he considered going to help people trapped in elevators. But he decided that without tools, he couldn’t accomplish much.

Positive reaction to the book led to suggestions that he consolidate his knowledge and his memorabilia collection into a museum, which he did in June 2011. He says he spends about $10,000 a year collecting and exhibiting additional materials in the 1,200-square-foot museum.

He has about 4,000 items, some 1,500 of which are on display.

Besides elevators, another theme in Carrajat’s life and work is his Irish background (he believes his family name was changed at Ellis Island from Carr-

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Above: Some of the 4,000 items in the museum’s collection.

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Below: Carrajat gave advice to two middle-school students who built this bicycle-powered elevator as a class project, then they contributed it to the museum.

O’Shea). Combining his two interests, his current firm, Lir Consulting, is named after a figure in Irish mythology. Carrajat and his Dublin-born wife, Kate, a former dancer for Bob Fosse, taught Irish dancing for a time. He still sings with Irish bands in the New York-New Jersey area.

The museum gets about 500 visitors a year, mostly elevator aficionados and school groups. Brother Carrajat, who served on the board of PKT Properties in the late 1960s, invites Phi Kaps to visit the museum (43-39 21st Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York), but suggests telephoning the day before (917-7482328) to be sure he’ll be there and the museum will be open. His digital book on the history of the elevator industry is available for download at www.

ElevatorPreservation.com.

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• Thank you to @CoachAlbertCHS for a very informative chapter visit today!

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Immersion Experiences with Phi Kappa Theta Since the establishment of our Mission, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity has invested its resources into the development and delivery of educational programs, activities and experiences for our brothers to provide them with life experiences. This is our Fraternity’s Vision.

In just the last four years, we have successfully developed stand alone workshops and weekend retreats that have greatly improved our ability to actively develop our young men. While experiences have helped Phi Kappa Theta to become more effective, we are not satisfied with our current success. We are ready to raise the bar. The next evolution is to provide our brothers with true life experiences. This will be effectively done through the launch of our Immersion Experiences.

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life experiences With advances in communication and technology, the business, political and civic world as we know it continues to shrink every day. We are living in a global economy and for our brothers to be successful, they must gain global experience. Phi Kappa Theta’s International Education Initiative provides brothers with an international experience that will prepare them to be effective leaders in a global society.

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The 3% What Drives Hopeful Founding Fathers

By Stephen Lee Membership Growth Coordinator Lewis University, ‘10 In the expansion world, Phi Kappa Theta is buzzing.

Every month, students from around the country express interest in bringing PKT to their university. It takes a special kind of person to found a chapter, and only 3% of Greek students have this opportunity.

Here are the stories of our current expansion groups: Arizona State University Tempe AZ - Alpha Zeta Colony Carlos Caraveo (Arizona State ‘15) An entrepreneurial spirit working to become a Founding Father.

community and most importantly God. We believe in changing the perspective that most people have towards a fraternity. We want to be known for our service to the community, five areas of development, dedication to the community and church, and most importantly our love towards God. This year we’re looking forward to growing together as a strong brotherhood, establishing relationships with the community, and the church, also, to grow as students, leaders and most importantly as gentlemen. We look forward to having fun by coming together as fraternal brothers, also, with sororities and other fraternities through service and social events.

Current Standing: Became a Colony on September 20, 2014. Seventeen Associate Members.

University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Michael Hess (Wisconsin ‘16) and Stephen Leeb (Wisconsin ‘15) Close friends become brothers, Founding Fathers.

We were looking for a fraternity that not only focused on brotherhood, but also on God. With the support of the All Saints Catholic Newman Center, we reached out to the Executive Office and started the process to colonize this year. What inspired us to start it was the fact that there needed to be a strong community of men at the Newman Center. Also, there is a Catholic Sorority at ASU, so we definitely wanted to work with the women of Mu Epsilon Theta to help the community through service, prayer and leadership.

Our men at Arizona State chose the right fraternity, a fraternity that believes in developing men to serve the fraternity,

them aligned with our ideals and morals.

With surprise, Stephen was contacted by a member of the Christian sorority who told him that he should start a Christian fraternity. It inspired him as something that would be great for campus and his own personal growth as a Christian. The idea was presented to Michael as a possibility of getting something like this started.

Ultimately, we were both inspired to create a fraternity to focus on brotherhood through Christian teachings and to develop an intentional community of brothers that can explore and grow in faith while building each other up.

We strongly believe we chose the right fraternity. First off, PKT has a Catholic background and history which is lived out in the fraternal activities.

Also, we heard it was a great organization through Nebraska’s Newman center where its PKT Fraternity developed. From the moment we got in contact with the Executive Office, we had a good feeling about PKT and how well their five pillars aligned with our goals at Madison. We also found it really cool that a PKT chapter at Wisconsin existed long before us, and we’ve already had alumni from the chapter reach out to us and offer assistance.

We look forward to seeing more men join a brotherhood that we can be a part of for life. We will always be alumni of Wisconsin Lambda, which is just an awesome thought. We look forward to all the opportunities to network and get to know other PKT members all across the US and world. The friends we will make through PKT will be lifelong friends that we know we can count on. These friends will also help and challenge us to be the best leaders we can be who “passionately serves society, Fraternity and God.” Lastly, we look forward to coming back as an alumnus and seeing how the Wisconsin Lambda chapter has grown, the impact it has on the community, and how it will change the lives of many men.

Current Standing: Became a Colony on September 7, 2014. Started with eighteen Associate Members and added seven more on November 2, 2014.

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University of Alaska-Anchorage Anchorage, AK Mark Riley (University of AlaskaAnchorage, ‘16) Brother turned Soldier relocates to Alaska to finish degree.

My inspiration to start a new chapter of Phi Kappa Theta is rooted in a phenomenal experience at my first chapter; MA Kappa Theta. I learned a great deal about myself in that chapter. When I lost the entirety of my financial aid due to family tax implications, it was largely brothers of Phi Kappa Theta who instilled the values and gave me the personal courage to enlist in the US Army and regain my “free” ride. During my shortlived brotherhood at UMass Dartmouth, I met most of the people who would change my adult life through the fraternity: my wife and the Best Men and Groomsmen who would serve in our wedding. Being in the military served as a decent placeholder for fraternity life with similar bonds of

camaraderie, but when I found myself settled in Alaska following my Honorable Discharge, I quickly started feeling like I could be the driving force for a new chapter of fraternity life here. Together with a fellow veteran and close friend, we have set out to create a chapter that is committed to our national values as well as the University of Alaska-Anchorage community, both of whom have been extraordinarily supportive of this venture.

Alaska presents interesting challenges to the aspiring fraternity, but I believe it can also result in a supremely rewarding success. The University of Alaska-Anchorage faces many familiar difficulties as those we faced at UMass Dartmouth, especially establishing purpose on the campus to recruit committed and valuable individuals from a population that was comprised in no small part by commuters. Instilling our values and that commitment to improving campus life is an exciting premise. I am looking forward to the friendships that are the essential foundation of our organization. Campus life, and especially Greek Life, is blooming at UAA and I think Phi Kappa Theta offers something unique that will benefit everyone involved. I am especially excited about the leadership value that has become a central feature of our Fraternity’s vision and the opportunities our organization provides to develop that trait. My fellow founders and I have enrolled in a three semester Emerging Leaders Program at our university and our initial recruitment has revolved around seeking out established leaders on our campus. More than anything, I am excited about the endless

possibilities that a fraternity full of aspiring leaders can accomplish.

Current Standing: 7 interested men, currently in talks with University to secure approval.

Pace University NYC, NY Chase Cantatore (Seton Hall, ‘16) Brother transfers to school in the Big Apple, looking to create a new chapter

Unlike many of the people who start colonies at universities, I am already a brother of Phi Kappa Theta as of spring 2013. It was only natural that I picked a fraternity with great dedication to its members and a great history behind it.

I remembered the good times I had as a brother before I transferred, and I knew I could not do another two more years without the support of fellow Phi Kaps.

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on a legacy if I decide to proceed with the process. Hopefully, before my time at Pace ends, I plan to support the surrounding communities to show the power of loyalty and brotherhood to prospective members.

We hope to show people how important it is to be a part of something bigger and more selfless than themselves. We would also try to make our presence big by hosting big fundraisers on campus. Love, brotherhood and God have always been priorities of mine since the beginning of my membership, and I hope to pass on that ideal for the next generations to practice.

Current Standing: Exploratory phase, hoping to learn next steps from University.

Hofstra University Long Island, NY Sean Grealy (Hofstra, ‘16) Resident Assistant hopes to create Chapter

This year, my junior year at Hofstra, I became more interested in Greek life than I had ever been. I wanted to allow myself to explore the opportunity to be a part of a lifelong brotherhood. However, I was always unimpressed by the Greek options on campus, and I realized it was because of the stereotypical Greek culture that they embodied. So, I started doing some research about starting a new fraternity chapter that could act as a stalwart organization of morality and value. Being the president of the Newman Club at Hofstra, I was naturally attracted to Phi Kappa Theta due to its Catholic background and overall spiritual affiliations.

Phi Kappa Theta seems to be the perfect fit for Hofstra. I feel that it will provide me and the rest of the Founding Fathers with a proper basis to expand a new type of Greek life with a new breed of not just men, but gentlemen. Service

has always been a large part of my life and my goals. Additionally, my personal philosophy is that morality is hard to come by without God, or at least some sort of serious belief. PKT’s mission of service to society, Fraternity and God spells out precisely what I want to bring to Hofstra.

With PKT at Hofstra, first and foremost, I look forward to the men that will join. I have spoken to many quality guys who said they never joined Greek life just because of the culture behind it. They liked the idea of being a part of something larger than themselves, but they did not want to take on the image of waste, apathy and overall immorality that some organizations on campus tend to project.

By providing an alternative to these, PKT will undoubtedly draw in men who are like-minded and inspired to live up to the fraternity’s long-standing tradition, and hopefully expand upon it as well.

receiving a tremendous amount of help and maintaining constant communication with the Fraternity’s Executive Office, we were confident that PKT promoted the “strong brotherhood” and “eagerness to serve” ideals that we were looking for.

We look forward to leaving a positive impact on our university community. Our goal is to have our school recognize us as a brotherhood which passionately serves others, asks nothing in return, and comes from a Catholic moral foundation. We want to be the fraternity that helps lead and encourage positive change at our university. We want the community to know that we are not just a brotherhood of friends, but of future leaders.

Current Standing: 15 interested men, currently in talks with University to seek approval.

ADDITIONAL EXPANSION GROUPS WHO WERE NOT REACHED FOR THIS STORY:

University of California Riverside

University of Arizona Tucson, AZ

Rudy Barroso (UC Riverside, ‘15)

Two Associate Members from Illinois Beta Delta Colony transferred to Arizona, and have been planning to bring a chapter back to the University. They have grown to a group of 7 students, and are currently in talks with the University.

Current standing: 20 interested students, currently in talks with University to seek approval.

Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA

Pope Francis has been a huge inspiration for us. His idea of serving the community and not being afraid of “getting our hands dirty” motivated us into bringing a PKT chapter to our university.

The Catholic Student Fellowship club on our campus helped us create a friendship that would later inspire us in building a strong brotherhood. The community at our university helped us grow and motivated us with its support and openness to change.

PKT is the perfect fraternity for our campus. Its moral foundation and eagerness to serve society, Fraternity and God sets it apart from any other fraternity. PKT has an ideology we all share and want others to be a part of. After

A group of 25 men are interested in bringing PKT to their Catholic school.

The University has yet to give approval, as there is currently no Greek system on campus.

University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Twelve students have volunteered to bring PKT back to Iowa City. They are supported by alumni and a new Executive Staff member, Isaiah Adona (Washington State, ‘12).

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A Lifetime of Leadership, An Eternal Legacy Brother Edward Solvibile Continues to Give Back to Phi Kappa Theta

By Robert W. Riggs, CAE Executive Vice President RPI, ‘02 For anyone who has ever attended a national conference, you’ve had the honor of participating in the ‘Years of Service Seating’ ceremony.

This very special ceremony occurs as part of the annual Recognition Banquet, the dinner dedicated to honoring those collegiate chapters who have exemplified our Mission over the past year. While the primary focus of that evening is presentation of the Awards after the banquet, the Seating Ceremony provides the Fraternity an opportunity to honor those brothers who’ve attended the annual meetings over the years.

On the surface, one might think

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YEARS OF SERVICE SEATING At the Recognition Banquet, all attendees are asked to stand in silence as the names of those brothers who have joined the Chapter Eternal over the last year scroll across the screen. After the ‘In Memory’ ceremony is over, attendees are asked to remain standing; this starts off the Years of Service Seating. The Fraternity Board President begins the Ceremony by asking those who are attending their first national meeting to be seated. He then continues to invite attendees to be seated based on the number of national meetings brothers and guests have attended until the entire audience is seated.

the Seating Ceremony provides us the opportunity to recognize attendance records to national conferences. However, ceremony holds much great meaning and is symbolic of a brothers’ service to the Fraternity.

During this past summer’s Leadership Institute, Brother Edward Solvibile (Temple, ‘63) was honored with a standing ovation from the entire audience as he took his seat after Fraternity President, Brother Owen Mullen, announced those brothers

Brother Solvibile helping facilitate at the Eastern 1 Regional Leadership Conference in 2012.

who’ve attended 41 national meetings.

There is no better example of a brother who has lived a life more aligned with our motto, ‘Give, expecting nothing thereof’ than Brother Solvibile. Since his initiation in 1958, Brother Solvibile has had a seamless transition as a Fraternity leader from his collegiate days through

his alumnus career. There is not a single leadership role or office with Phi Kappa Theta that Brother Solvibile has not held, there is not a single honor or award that the Fraternity has that Brother Solvibile has not been awarded. Brother Solvibile represents what it means to be a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.

Recently, Brother Solvibile continued his unprecedented commitment to service to his brothers by creating a designated fund through Phi Kappa Theta’s Foundation. We caught up with Brother Solvibile to learn a little more about what has kept him committed to Phi Kappa Theta all these years.

Q: Throughout your years of service, what were some of the most important times during Phi Kappa Theta’s history that stand out to you and why?

A: I look back to a lifetime of happy memories of Phi Kappa Theta. There were so many times that were important it would be difficult to mention any. The Fraternity changed as needed and there were dedicated leaders who inspired me to help in this change. I am most grateful for the leadership that I learned from the Fraternity both as an undergraduate and alumnus member. I can never repay this opportunity.

Q: As an alumnus and lifelong leader, why do you think it is important for the Foundation to continue to grow its endowment through named funds like yours?

A: The future direction of Phi Kappa Theta depends on our ability to provide valuable learning opportunities for our brothers. I have seen the benefits of our leadership institutes and regional leadership conferences on those who have attended and believe it is vitally important to provide similar opportunities to many more of our members.

Q: In looking to our future, what do you personally believe are the most important areas Phi Kappa Theta should be focusing on and why?

A: The emphasis on the education of our brothers is most important. At the same time, I believe that Phi Kappa Theta should continue to increase the numbers of chapters on campuses throughout the United States and the number of members in each chapter; this means that as we grow, we will need to grow the endowment of the Foundation in order to thrive.

In the words of Robert F. Kennedy, “Few will have the greatness to bend history itself.” In the example of Brother Ed Solvibile, he has directly influenced Phi

Top: Brother Solvibile (left) with Brother and Professional staff member, Brendon Albert (Temple University, ‘13), at the 2014 Leadership Institute in Indianapolis, IN. Above: Brother Solvibile (left) presents Brother and Reverend, Donald T. Merrifield (MIT, ‘61), with the Man of Achievement award at the 1997 National Convention in San Diego, CA.

Kappa Theta’s history over the last half a century. His most recent act establishing his endowment ensures his leadership will continue to influence the next century of future leaders. We are honored and humbled to call him, brother.

For information on establishing a named fund, contact Robert Riggs at rriggs@phikaps.org or at 317-872-9934 ext. 101

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Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Recipient Moore Chosen to Receive Outstanding Young Alumnus Award

By Matthew Butts University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ‘12

Brother Moore (center) after having been presented with the 2014 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award at the 2014 Leadership Institute in Indianapolis, IN. Brother Moore is pictured with Foundation President, Brother Wally Kronzer (University of Houston, ‘76) (left) and Foundation Trustee, Robert Stalder (Case Western, ‘94) (right).

ROCS (Responsible Outgoing College Students) started in a dorm room between two college freshmen, Tom Moore (George Mason, ‘06) and Brandon Labman. Moore had $200 in savings and Labman had $200 in leftover meal plan money. With that $400, the pair began a business that has since placed thousands of qualified candidates with jobs they love and has generated millions in revenue.

While studying government and international relations at George Mason, Moore took an internship with Labman that tasked them with recruiting 30 students for a grassroots campaign.

They, of course, succeeded in finding enough candidates, but more importantly noticed they played a vital role in the process.

“Everybody benefited,” Moore said. “The students made some cash, the company got what they wanted and we made money too.”

Noting there weren’t many quality jobs available to those still in or just exiting college, Moore and Labman decided to turn the lessons of their internship into a business model. That’s

how ROCS was born.

ROCS makes its money by helping companies find young, interested, highly qualified talent for a fee. Students pay nothing for the service. Businesses might otherwise miss out on prime candidates who can’t find the posting, get lost in a sea of applicants, or who may not know how to market themselves.

Businesses get great candidates, applicants get great jobs and ROCS serves as an intermediary.

The business has been featured in many publications including the Washington Post, Forbes, the Harvard Business Review and ABC. They also found a spot on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies.

Moore’s hard work and dedication were the impetus for ROCS and can’t be downplayed. Certainly, no successful business makes it on its own. However, he credits many people for their role in the life of his company, especially his brothers in Phi Kappa Theta.

Wanting to get involved on campus, Moore began looking into fraternities, but didn’t see one he liked until he came across PKT. “They weren’t your stereotypical frat guys,” he said. “They were all unique,

With that $400, the pair began a business that has since placed thousands of qualified candidates with jobs they love and has generated millions in revenue.

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special and diverse. I fit in there.”

When Moore and Labman needed 20 guys to help with a marketing campaign for a Fortune 500 company, it was his Phi Kap brothers who stepped up to help.

“I got to know a great group of guys I stay in touch with to this day,” Moore said.

“It’s a really great organization to be a part of. One of them was in my wedding and another is a lawyer for my business. I made a lot of great contacts both personally and professionally.”

For his professional success, Moore was recently presented with Phi Kappa Theta’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award – a recognition for which he says he is incredibly grateful.

“It was of course, very humbling,” he said. “I’m very honored to receive that and for the fraternity to think of me as the sort of person who represents them. I never thought I’d see that when I joined as a freshman. It’s displayed nicely in my office and I’ve very proud of it.”

For those who want advice on finding a job after college, Moore says new and local businesses can be a rewarding experience.

“Setting up a business is an incredible experience,” he said. “Not even starting your own, but getting involved with small businesses to help them grow, you can get a lot out of it.”

TOP 8

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Artifacts

Plucked from the Executive office archives, these eight artifacts are little known treasures representing some of the most interesting aspects of Phi Kappa Theta’s history. #8 – Impressive Woodwork Depicts the Beautiful Phi Kappa Theta Crest

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#7 – A Letter from the Future President, Talking Fraternity Matters

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#6 – Pictured is a gavel that was used at Phi Kappa conventions before 1930. #5 – A Historical Photo of the Sixth National Convention of Theta Kappa Phi #4 – Attendees of the 2009 Convention Celebrate Fifty Years of Phi Kappa Theta

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#3 – President George Bush Congratulates Phi Kappa Theta for 100 Years #2 – John F. Kennedy Officially Becomes a Brother of Phi Kappa Theta

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#1 – The Birth of Phi Kappa Theta and the First Ever True Fraternal Merger

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NICF Press Release

Scott Bova receives NICF William D. Jenkins Outstanding Foundation Professional Award

By Dan Hartmann dan@nicindy.org

Brother Scott Bova (right) pictured with Executive Office Staff Member, Ben DeLost (Eastern Illinois, ‘10), at THE Foundations Seminar presentation in Indianapolis, IN.

Indianapolis, IN – Scott Bova, CFRE, President of the Triangle Education Foundation, was recognized with the NICF William D. Jenkins Outstanding Foundation Professional Award on August 26, 2014 at THE Foundations Seminar. Scott has worked in the fraternity foundation industry for 19 years and has served as the President of the Triangle Education Foundation since 2000. Scott’s leadership has been a driving force behind the Triangle Education Foundation’s growth, improved governance, recruitment of a diverse group of volunteer leaders, increased funding of scholarships/grant

programs, and launch of major gifts and planned giving programs.

Scott is recognized for leading fundraising efforts that have grown Triangle Education Foundation’s net assets from $1.2 million in 2000 to $5.4 million as of March 31, 2014. The growth in endowment has been accomplished through an over 200% increase in Annual Giving and the successful completion of a $4 million capital campaign that surpassed their goal and raised $4.5 million. Scott has been a long-time and active supporter of enhancing educational and professional development opportunities for fraternity

foundation executives and professional staff. He has served NICF as chair of THE Foundations Seminar and was a founder and planning committee member of the Institute for Greek Advancement (IGA). Scott is also involved as a volunteer with HazingPrevention.org, Options In Education Charter School, and NCAA football and baseball officiating.

Scott was presented with the NICF William D. Jenkins Outstanding Foundation Professional Award during the NICF Award of Distinction Dinner on Tuesday, August 26th at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis.

About the NIC Foundation The NICF mission is to advance the sophistication and proficiency of fraternal foundations by fostering exceptional educational initiatives, operational standards, and industry collaboration. The NIC Foundation is a qualified tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent provided by law. Find the NICF on GuideStar.

Editor’s Note - Scott is a Phi Kap initiated at Ohio University in 1994. He worked in our national office in charge of alumni affairs. He also served as a trustee of the Phi Kappa Theta National Foundation.

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A Call to Action University of Detroit Chapter House Seeks House Overhaul, With Your Help

By David P. Arce University of Detroit, ‘88 Dear Brothers, I hope this letter finds you all happy, healthy and wealthy. Our active Phi Kappa Theta fraternity at dear ole University of Detroit Mercy needs us to be all of the above in a very bad way.

Over the years I have driven by the fraternity house many, many times. From the outside, it appeared to be holding up OK. My son, Matthew, is a freshman at UDM and now a brother! On a recent UDM homecoming visit I invited myself and Kevin Richard inside for a beer and a trip down memory lane.

As fun as that sounds, our hearts were broken in a matter of seconds! Our beloved PKT home has NOT weathered the years well at all. Remarkably, six active brothers (out of 25 total) reside in the house without a working kitchen and only one fully working bathroom.

THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION! In mid-February the local Alumni hired a house inspector to review and officially report on the overall condition of the house. This report is available for your review anytime. Our inspection report identified multiple areas of concern.

We have broken this massive renovation process into three phases: 1) Safety and Soundness. April 2014.

The house must be a safe haven for the actives and residents on all levels. Replace all basement and first floor doors and windows for security.

2) Functionality and Durability.

Summer 2014. Repair all out of code utilities. Update all bathrooms and kitchen.

The house MUST have minimum 10 active residents to succeed economically. All finishes must be commercially durable.

Roof and chimney replaced.

3) Showcase Phi Kappa Theta PRIDE. Fall 2014/Spring 2015. Refinish PKT

Above: Current Collegiate chapter Brothers outside the aged chapter house.

Left: The inside of the Michigan Omega chapter house at The University of Detroit Mercy undergoing renovations throughout the year.

letters, restore foosball room, update bar and basement for large entertainment events. Refresh exterior and landscaping to reflect our PKT pride to the community.

Brothers, this is the first time we have ever (on a local, Michigan Omega level) asked for help or funds. This is long overdue.

THE TIME IS NOW! The ground work for Phase One began with a massive, weekend long, house clean up on April 4, 5 & 6th.

This Fall 2014 we have planned a full Michigan Omega Alumni reunion at the house to solidify the fund raising for Phases 2 and 3. Day 1 eve, the local Alumni will present the house plans and ongoing timeline, Day 2 there will be a golf outing then a BBQ back at the house and Day 3 we will announce the new Michigan Omega Alumni Chapter Executive Board and bail anybody missing out of jail.

I have met over half of the active brothers to date and they are young, eager brothers. The active President, Kevin Palmer, I have known for almost 10 years. The active chapter certainly has its challenges with the university. They are 25 strong and 18 of them are freshmen

and sophomores. With our help, both as mentors and with our wallets, this chapter can and will be every bit as strong and meaningful as when we all were roaming the halls and wearing our letters.

We are planning on a PKT Open House on Saturday, January 17, 2015 from Noon to 3PM and then 5PM until 10PM. This date is the UDM basketball Homecoming game vs. Green Bay which starts at 3PM. Last year this game kicked off our Alumni effort to renovate the house.

A Michigan Omega Alumni invitation will go out before Christmas.

Please contact me at Dave@ DaveArce.com on ways you can help.

Please send your charitable donation to my attention (payable to ‘Phi Kappa Theta’ with House Reno in memo) to: 819 East 12 Mile Road Madison Hts, MI 48071.

Please dig deep Brothers our Phi Kappa Theta legacy depends on our generosity.

Fraternally yours, Brother David P. Arce University of Detroit, ‘88 www.pktomega.org

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Available Chapter Designated Funds For many brothers, their memories of the Fraternity are directly tied to those memories generated in the chapter. Whether it was participating in homecoming and Greek week, life in the chapter house or connecting with our brothers over the highs and lows of college life, our chapters provided us a home away from home, a place where friendships grow into true brotherhood.

Through Chapter Designed Funds, Phi Kappa Theta Foundation provides future generations of your chapter brothers the opportunities to have what over 50,000 of us already have; a lifetime of memories with fellow brothers.

A list of chapters with established designated funds may be found here: www.phikaps.org/designatedfunds

Chapter

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Cincinnati Detroit Ohio State RPI Iowa State Iowa State Educational Fund Georgia Tech IL Beta Delta MO Rolla PITT/Souchak Merrimack Northern Illinois Penn State WPI San Diego Educational Acct St. Louis San Diego Area Alumni Kansas State - Iota Missouri MU - Father Wilke Nebraska Pi Case Western Reserve Georgia Delta Temple Dr. John Rouman - New Hampshire

$146,814.36 $12,478.26 $14,559.19 $14,518.94 $48,693.49 $19,273.08 $5,276.27 $11,849.85 $2,121.36 $55,120.54 $10,709.35 $17,597.55 $20,390.60 $10,862.56 $10,196.60 $20,284.29 $8,907.29 $416.72 $12,032.65 $146.10 $208.36 $687.58 $260.45 $1,067.83

Balances Ending 8/31/2014

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