The Temple Journal of Phi Kappa Theta - Spring 2017

Spring 2017

Volume 100 number 1

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Remembering Father Owen Mullen

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How will you leave your imprint?

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ABOUT THE PHOTO Kansas State Sophomore Wins All ‘Pop’ Contests Ronald Engelken, ‘69, a member of Kansas Iota Chapter, has won all undergraduate popularity contests at Kansas State University. During the college’s annual Greek Week, Brother Engelken was named Greek Week King. A month later, he was selected as Favorite Man on Campus. The awards are the two most coveted popularity distinctions at Kansas State.

Ronald was selected as King of Greek Week festivities from among 23 other fraternity candidates.

This image was originally featured in the Spring 1967 issue of The Temple Magazine - read this issue and more at phikaps.org/temple.

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ON THE COVER Father Owen J. Mullen, who passed away this past October at his home in San Diego, is pictured offering Mass at the the 50th Anniversary Jubilee service held at Founders Chapel in San Diego.

Image: Jeff Kirkpatrick (University of San Diego, ‘88).

CONTENTS FEATURES

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FINDING HAPPINESS IN SERVICE

THE IMPRINT INITIATIVE

THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING

Celebrating the life of Father Owen J. Mullen.

How Will You Leave Your Imprint?

Brother Brek Goin (WSU, ‘15) (left) shares how Phi Kappa Theta has affected his purpose.

CORRECTION: In the Fall 2016 issue, p.29 it was incorrectly reported that Cardinal Wuerl served as Auxilary Bishop of Pittsburgh for 18 years.

In fact, Cardinal Wuerl was the Bishop of Pittsburgh for 18 years. He was the Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle from 1986-87, and became Bishop of Pittsburgh in 1988.

IN THIS ISSUE President’s Note .............................. 04

Brother Comes Home ....................... 18

Register For Convention .................. 08

Chapter Reports ............................... 22

Are You Willing? .............................. 09

Discovering RAGBRAI ....................... 28

Dear World ..................................... 12

Champion of the Underdog ............... 32

The Bald-Cancer Fighters ................ 16

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DEAR BROTHERS

Relatives: If your son is no longer in college and not living at home, please forward his permanent address to: Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity 3901 West 86th Street Suite 360 Indianapolis, IN 46268 3901 West 86th Street Suite 360 Indianapolis, IN 46268 Spring 2017 Volume 100, Number 1 Phone: 317.872.9934 Change Service Requested Printed in the USAEDITOR MANAGING

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Dear Brothers and Friends of Phi Kappa Theta, It is so good to see Father Mullens’ Chapter of Initiation: Graduation Year: picture on the front cover. I miss him very much. Executive Vice President Robert Riggs, CAE (RPI, ‘02) and I had the pleasure of being able to represent the Fraternity at Father Mullens’ burial at West Point. A fitting tribute for a life well lived. Several other Fraternity brothers were in attendance as well.

Many of you will be graduating after this semester. We wish you all the best. Please remember that being a Brother is a lifetime experience. If any of you are interested in volunteering and helping us with the development of our younger Brothers, please let Rob or anyone on staff know so that we can put you to work.

The Fraternity Board has just completed another series of Strategic Planning meetings.

Over the next year or so, we hope to roll out new and exciting products and partnerships with other like-minded groups that will, hopefully, make your Fraternity experience even better.

The upcoming Biennial Convention is scheduled for July 28-31 in Washington D.C. This looks to be the very BEST convention that we have ever organized. We will be recognizing two extraordinary alums, Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, ‘71) and Paul Allen (Washington State University, ‘75), co-founder of Microsoft.

I encourage as many of you as possible to attend the convention. Alumni Brothers are welcome to attend and bring their families with them. We hope to be able to visit Brother John F. Kennedy’s (WPI, ‘A) grave as a group and other sites of interest to Phi Kaps.

Brother Sean Stephenson (DePaul University, ‘01) will be providing the closing remarks. I can guarantee that a good time will be had by all. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in D.C. In the Bonds of the Phi, the Kappa and the Theta,

EXECUTIVE OFFICES STAFF Executive Vice President Robert W. Riggs, CAE (RPI, ‘02) Director of Finance and Operations Sarah A. Everhart (Indiana Wesleyan Univ., ‘05) Director of Brand Management Keith D. Harshbarger (IUPUI, ‘06) Director of Development Benjamin M. DeLost (Eastern Illinois Univ., ‘10) Director of Advocacy and Outreach Stephen S. Lee (Lewis Univ., ‘10) Director of Member Experience Isaiah P. Adona (Washington State Univ., ‘12) Accounting Clerk Bill T. Ryan (Indiana Univ., ‘69)

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Father Owen Mullen was well known for the time he spent coaching and advising athletes at both the collegiate and high school level.

FINDING HAPPINESS IN SERVI Father Mullen Made a Lasting Impact in Higher Education and in the Lives of the Many Men He Met During His More Than 50 Years as a Priest.

By Matthew Miller, University of Nebraska, ‘12

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Through his tireless work, the former national president made a lasting impact in higher education and in the lives of the many men he met during his more than 50 years as a priest.

In one of the many reflections on the life of Father Owen J. Mullen (University of San Diego, ‘81), a student recalled a homily the priest gave during a noon mass at the University of San Diego’s Founders Chapel. “Though it’s easy to equate happiness with pleasure, the two are closer to antonyms than synonyms,” he

said. “Remember that pleasure is transitory.

Happiness is a more enduring peace.”

That was an attitude Fr. Mullen held throughout his life. A notoriously hard worker, he had his hand in nearly every facet of higher education and unreservedly donated his time to young men and women across the country.

Born in 1938 and raised in Troy, N.Y., Mullen received a Catholic education at the La Salle Institute military school, which spurred his passion for service and the Church.

“The Christian Brothers pushed me to do things I wouldn’t have done otherwise,” he said.

“And that made me want to do the same thing for others down the road.”

Upon graduation, he attended Mount St. Mary’s College and Seminary and was ordained a priest in 1964. He earned a master’s degree at Villanova in educational psychology and began counseling high school students. When the Vietnam War began, Mullen considered active duty, but his bishop at the time only gave him permission to join the Delaware National Guard.

In 1979 he transferred to the U.S. Army Reserves and was assigned to mentor new cadets at West Point.

For over 25 years, he spent one month a summer there, counseling them as they worked their way through basic training. He would eventually retire as a Colonel.

Fr. Mullen’s first stint at USD began in 1981 as the law school chaplain.

He found himself drawn to those organizations that simulated the military experience – an emphasis on teamwork, striving toward a goal and forming bonds with others. It wasn’t long before he was working with the University’s Phi Kappa Theta chapter, to which he was initiated. He also began serving as spiritual advisor to the football, men’s basketball, baseball and club lacrosse teams – a connection he would become famous for on campus.

The student relationships he formed during this time were some of his happiest memories. Much later in his career, his office held photos from some of his personal highlights, including pictures shaking hands with former presidents, military members and a chief of police. And there among them all hung a picture from

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the 1980s of him on the field with a USD football player.

“That was Parents’ Day,” he told a school reporter. “He had no father, so I told him I’d be there for him.”

Around this time, Fr. Mullen met former National President Ed Solvibile (Temple University, ‘63). When asked about the priest, Solvibile recounted how he defended students and all the times Mullen stuck to his convictions, even if it would be easier to abandon them. He also recalls Mullen’s tireless effort to expand the fraternity along the West Coast.

“He was just a great person,” Solvibile said. “He really understood the importance of ritual and developing the whole person. He was really very

and professional life. He had such a great perspective of college students working in academia. He understood them and was a great champion for the undergrads and a great champion for his faith. Father lived the Catholic values of the fraternity but understood he wasn’t there to just make Catholics better Catholics, but to make people better people.”

Larry Dorocke (Purdue University, ‘68) credits his last two years as fraternity president to Fr. Mullen who, after his term as president expired, encouraged Dorocke to run. Because of his relationship with the priest, he agreed. The former president said he learned a lot from Fr. Mullen, who did everything he could to contribute to others’ success.

“Father lived the Catholic values of the Fraternity but understood he wasn’t there to just make Catholics better Catholics, but to make people better people.”

– Kevin Lampe, WIU, ‘83

committed to our ideals as a priest and was so easy to work with.”

Mullen returned to West Point in 1989 as an active duty army chaplain, served as a Phi Kappa Theta Trustee from 1987-1991, and in 1997 he moved to Oahu, Hawaii, to serve as a senior chaplain at Scofield Barracks.

At the University’s request, he returned to USD in 2004 where he continued his work with the athletic teams and played an instrumental role in rechartering Phi Kappa Theta, where he again served as chapter advisor. He began to take a larger role in the fraternity, joining its Board of Trustees, serving as National Chaplain, National Secretary and, from 2013-15, as just the second priest, in the role of National Fraternity President. He passed away October 16, 2016.

Kevin Lampe (Western Illinois University, ‘83), former Phi Kappa Theta National President, says he doesn’t remember a time when he didn’t know Fr. Mullen. The two were colleagues, but like most people in Fr. Mullen’s life, quickly became friends.

“Father had a unique opportunity as an alumnus initiate who went through the associate member program,” he said.

“As an adult, he had the opportunity to look through the lens of his own religious

“I had an opportunity to attend his funeral at West Point,” Dorocke said. “To a person, everybody who spoke about him said how engaging he was, how he related to people of all backgrounds. I was quite honored to have known him.”

Lampe echoes that sentiment.

“He became one of our better presidents,” Lampe said. “He was on the board when I was president and was very helpful. He had this insight, an ability to cut issues to the quick and bring people together. He knew to be candid when necessary in private and public and that was incredibly valuable to the fraternity.”

Fr. Mullen understood there’s a fleeting satisfaction that comes from blending in, from not feeling the burden of expectation, from being just one of the guys. But he also knew the world is filled with those sorts of men; what it needs are great ones. The world needs men unafraid to strive, to achieve, to fulfill their potential.

In Phi Kappa Theta, Fr. Mullen found a way to make that a reality. He has left this world now, but his legacy lives on in the many men he guided to greatness, to fulfillment and a lasting happiness.

Please consider donating to the Father Owen Mullen Fund: www.phikaps. org/mullen

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ARE YOU WILLING? Designing Sustainable Social Solutions at The 2017 RLC’s

By Robert Riggs, CAE, RPI,‘02 Executive Vice President

“Phi Kappa Theta is not doing enough to develop servant leaders willing and capable of taking on society’s problems.”

Harsh words. This was the conclusion Phi Kappa Theta’s Board of Trustees came to last April. As critical as the statement was, it was the truth. We realized that we simply weren’t doing enough and that had to change.

As the 2015-2016 academic year came to a close, we realized that this year we had to improve. We had to make a genuine effort to inspire and develop leaders who would truly serve others. That began with a redefining of Phi Kappa Theta’s goal.

In our interview, Where are We Going, in the Fall 2016 issue of the Temple, President Larry Dorocke stated, “We have such an opportunity to make a difference in the world, so that should be our goal.” And our goal for 2016-2017 became just that; inspire one hundred and fifty (150) servant leaders willing and capable to take on society’s problems.

Ideas into Action We also shared in the Where are We Going interview that the time was just right to transform our ideas into real action. Our fall Quo Vadis program gave us the proof-of-concept that our collegiate brothers wanted more opportunities to develop their own talents and passions. The result was a redesigned Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) experience.

“We have such an opportunity to make a difference in the world, so that should be our goal.”

- Larry Dorocke, Purdue University, ‘68 2017 RLC’s were designed as a complete start to finish experience where each facilitator-led workshop built on the skills and knowledge obtained from the previous workshop. The challenge given to the participants was simple; design a sustainable social solution that addresses one of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals recognized by one hundred and ninety-three countries. There were no restrictions given to the participants regarding potential solutions. To properly equip the brothers to achieve the challenge, the weekend balanced workshops with small group work and team building challenges.

Brothers collaborate at the 2017 San Diego Regional Leadership Conference.

RLC OUTCOMES 1. Become self-aware of their natural talents & behaviors.

2. Being authentic allows for effectiveness.

3. Become aware of United Nation’s Grand Challenge of 17 Sustainable Goals.

4. Articulate their personal passions.

5. Engage effectively in team dynamics with diverse natural talents & behaviors.

6. Engage effectively in team dynamics towards a common goal.

7. Engage effectively in team dynamics to work through crises.

8. Design and effectively present a sustainable solution to a social issue.

With no restrictions on solution design, the Social Solutions presented across the six RLC locations were incredibly diverse.

The solutions presented included ideas like educational toys, philanthropic coalitions, clean water filtration solutions and crossgenerational mentoring initiatives.

One thing is certain; the redesigned RLC’s provided us with a blueprint to identify good candidates who are truly willing to take on society’s problems. In self-reported feedback, ninety-two percent (92%) of the attendees said the Fraternity should continue to design experiences that help brothers find their own purpose and passion for making positive social impact. Additionally, eighty percent (80%) of attendees said they would be willing to learn and do more regarding Phi Kappa Theta’s efforts to serve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

While the next version of our RLC’s will continue to evolve, one thing is certain: Phi Kappa Theta will continue to design brother experiences that inspire brothers to make a difference in the world.

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How Will You Leave Your Imprint?

Phi Kappa Theta Creates New Initiative

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ix months ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with Fraternity President, Larry Dorocke (Purdue University, ‘68) and Executive Vice President, Robert Riggs (RPI, ‘02) to talk about the future of the Fraternity.”

to create more servant leaders and so we thought, how do we build programs and conferences that do just that? Inspiring our collegiate members and giving them the tools to become effective servant leaders is so important to us. In the first year of this being our focus we want to inspire and empower 10% of our members to reach this goal. We want to see how people can imprint their passions on the world around them because even though we might not be able to change the whole world, we can certainly change the world around us.

program we’re building around these guiding missions. We have a three-phase immersive program combining learning more from experts, surrounding yourself with like-minded peers, and engaging interested people in workshops and assessments to understand their personal values, talents and mission. In the end, we want to strengthen people’s ability to impact the world around them. As people go through the journey, we’re here to tell their stories, spread that inspiration, grow a larger audience; continue this cycle.

Q: There are two umbrellas over the Imprint Initiative: Inspire and Empower.

Can you tell us more about each of those?

Q: What are you trying to accomplish beyond the fraternity?

Inspire is about finding out first, who you are and what your talents are. How can you create real solutions that imprint the world in a positive way? This part is about helping us recognize who is WILLING to ask these questions of themselves. Imprint is one part online community, one part immersion experience, and it’s all about seeking out individuals ready to be inspired and ready to take that inspiration out into the world and use it to empower others.

The bridge between inspire and empower is where we give tips and tricks

In that interview, the two of them shared how the Fraternity recognized it needed to exist for something bigger than itself. They shared how there was an opportunity to make a difference in the world, and how that should be the goal. I remember walking away from that interview, wondering how a social fraternity was going to pull that off.

I had asked myself that question six months ago. Earlier this month, I caught up with the Fraternity’s Executive Vice President, Robert Riggs, to revisit the question, how would the Fraternity put the idea of making a difference in the world into practice? His response, The Imprint Initiative.

Q: Where did the idea for the Imprint Initiative originate?

We’re doing this now because we need to be impactful. We need to do something more than just exist. Phi Kappa Theta wants

If we’re hoping to have 10% of our collegiate students active in this initiative, then 150 people is our number for engagement. But in five to ten years, I envision a whole community of people willing to tackle these important issues. We could envision companies, communities and others coming to the Imprint Initiative and saying, “We have this problem we can’t find a solution for. Can you help?” Then our network of individuals who want to change the world, our ‘Imprinters’, can go to work on a sustainable solution--whether, that solution be a new company, a non-profit, a program or an awareness campaign, our

“We have this problem we can’t find a solution for. Can you help?”

– The Imprint Initiative for people interested in starting their own journey—appetizers, if you will. For example, if they’re reading about Taylor Loutsis (Arizona State University, ‘15) in Project Minembwe doing international work and they express interest, we want to give them support in how they can do it for themselves. The same goes for if they follow Sean Guardian (San Diego State University, ‘14), featured in the Spring 2016 Temple magazine, who’s doing volunteer work around the world or Edgar Guerrero (University of Texas at Austin, ‘16) and his mentoring initiative through Community for Education. Our goal is to give immediate takeaways that lead to self-empowerment, which can grow into empowering others.

The next step is the very specific

members will leave their Imprint on the world.

Not to mention, we’ll have hundreds if not thousands of people who have gone through this program and now lead a more meaningful life. We hope that this translates into how they interact with everyone in their daily life. If we can encourage people towards leading a life with purpose, we’ll feel beyond ecstatic. In the future, we want this to go further than just Phi Kappa Theta.

Multiple companies and organizations can become part of this drive to impact the world around them.

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Learn more about the Imprint Initiative at www.imprintinitiative.org

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Dear World Connecting People Through Powerful Messages and Images

By Kathy Jonas, Indiana University, ‘78

Marco Cobar (Bridgewater State University, ‘17) chose the words “A soldier loves you” as his message to be inscribed on his arms for the “Dear World” project at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts.

Kyle Bueno (Bridgewater State University, ‘18) penned just one word: “perseverance.”

Both members of Phi Kappa Theta Massachusetts Zeta at Bridgewater State University, the two were participants in the interactive storytelling/portrait shoot project on campus as part of a larger university initiative to bring increased unity among students, faculty and staff.

“We have seen the nation be divided, and we wanted to show

in Jordan, giving voice to the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing and offering those who made it through the Joplin, Missouri tornado a chance to express themselves.

Matt Miller, associate director of Student Involvement and Leadership at Bridgewater, says his office and the Student Government Association brought Dear World to campus after seeing its impact at a conference. “We hoped to help people share a small part of their unique story through writing and photography,” says Miller. The university

“We can all do better within the college community. I even challenge all the chapters across the nation to build a better community.”

– Marco Cobar, Bridgewater State University, ‘17 that there are communities that still work together,” says Cobar, adding that having tough discussions about racism, sexism and prejudice are necessary to achieve increased understanding. “We can all do better within the college community. I even challenge all the chapters across the nation to build a better community.”

The “Dear World” project, begun in 2011, is not just writing messages on the body with a marker. According to its website, “It also seeks the story behind the story, the lived life that informs a line scrawled on a face, palm or forearm.” Since its inception, more than 50,000 portraits have been taken across the globe, including shoots at colleges and universities such as Bridgewater State.

A portion of the revenue collected underwrites projects around the world, such as documenting Syrian refugees in the Zataari camp

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reached out to other groups on campus, such as student government and resident and Greek life, to make the event a success.

The power of watching participants figure out their simple message was surprising to Miller. “I have worked here for 12 years and I have never had an experience like that. You really grasp what students struggle with.”

Bueno, a junior economics major at Bridgewater and President of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, took the opportunity to tell a story about his childhood. The message “perseverance” applied on his arms with a Sharpie, refers to a time when he was a toddler of just three years old. A first generation American, he had a mysterious illness that prevented him from being able to eat.

“My parents were there for me,” says Bueno. “My parents had to figure out a way to be with me when I was in the hospital for two

what divides us,” he adds.

A VIP event the night before the main photo shoot brought together campus leaders and featured their portraits on social media in an attempt to get as many students as possible participating the next day. At Bridgewater, with a student population of 11,000, about 500 students, faculty and staff showed up to take part. At the end of the project, the finale presents compelling stories and a photo reveal on stage to invite discussion and reflection on the many similarities human beings share.

Cobar, a senior and global business management major with a minor in accounting and finance, also has served five years in the United States Army, thus his message “a soldier loves you.”

“I wrote this because regardless of the hatred and division in this country, people should know that someone still loves them out there and won’t be prejudiced,” he adds. He and another student, Mary Woodbury, started Bridgewater Stands United, a new campus movement separate from the university initiative, working to bring about positive change, with Dear World being part of its fivestep objective.

Both Bueno and Cobar also serve on the executive board of the Student Government Association.

Cobar says there is no more fitting way for a Phi Kap to live its motto “Give, Expecting Nothing Thereof” than to work to bring divided people into the same room to achieve peace and unity.

One of the stories that touched Bueno was from a LGBT student who never really felt accepted in his hometown and faced a lot of adversity. “Here he was accepted for who he was; it was college that did that.”

Brother Kyle Bueno (Bridgewater State University, ‘18) participates in the interactive storytelling/portrait shoot project to unify his campus.

months at Johns Hopkins.” His mother is from the Azores and his father emigrated from Brazil. The word “perseverance” applies to his own struggle as well as his parents’ struggle.

“I had to learn to eat again. They never found out what it was,” says Bueno. “I remember some of that time, and it was not easy.” But, he credits his parents with helping him become a good student through their example of hard work and perseverance.

Bueno says “Dear World” appealed to the Fraternity because it offered brothers a chance to represent Greek life in a way that other campus groups might not recognize, hoping to help erase the popular stereotypes of parties and cliques.

“We wanted to show that we are part of the community. A mission of the Fraternity is to be better advocates for our peers. It is easy to be in your own little world, but this is a bridge between

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Brother Michael Fahning (Iowa State University, ‘86) participates in Pedaling for Parkinson’s.

REMAINING POSITIVE Brother Michael Fahning Keeps Looking Ahead Despite His Parkinson’s

By Gene Ney, Slippery Rock University, ‘90

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Receiving bad news is never easy to take, but for Phi Kap alumnus Mike Fahning (Iowa State University, ‘86), what some might take as a death sentence, has only served to motivate him forward. An alumnus of our Iowa Xi Chapter, Mike was diagnosed at age 38 in 2002 with Parkinson’s Disease. While many people might get their life affairs in order or just plain give up, the opposite has been true for Mike.

For those who are not familiar with Parkinson’s Disease, it is a progressive

disorder which affects the central nervous system. A slowly progressing disease, Parkinson’s begins with tremors, the stiffening of joints, slowing of movement and eventually affects speech. The disease worsens with time, and there are no cures for it. Medications are available which slow, or in some cases improve conditions but never eliminate it. The exact cause for Parkinson’s Disease is unknown, but it has been linked to genetic factors, environmental conditions, and in the case of professional athletes, injuries to the

brain. Currently, there are 7-10 million people suffering from Parkinson’s Disease worldwide, and about 103,000 deaths each year are attributed to it. Actor Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali, and Pope John Paul II have all suffered the effects of Parkinson’s Disease.

Brother Mike, the eldest of 4 children, grew up in New Hampton, Iowa.

As a child he was very involved in the Boy Scouts, and became an Eagle Scout in

‘86), Mike Biegger (Iowa State University, ‘87), and Mike McClellan (Iowa State University, ‘88).” As an undergraduate brother, Mike was very involved in chapter life and served as co-chair for the social committee. In fact, two of his brothers also pledged and were initiated at the Iowa Xi chapter at Iowa State.

He graduated in 1986 and moved with his fiancé to Minneapolis where he would become the father of three sons, and embark on a career in the business management of auto dealerships. In 2002, Mike began to notice a slight tremor in his left foot as well as reduced swing in his left arm. When this condition failed to go away, he sought medical attention and consequently received the diagnosis that he was suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. Although his condition gradually worsened, it didn’t become noticeable

Minneapolis. After numerous tests, they were able to alter his medications and he even experienced some improvement in his condition. Unfortunately, the effects of his illness began to interfere with his job, and he eventually had to go on disability.

Having Parkinson’s Disease has forced Mike to re-evaluate a lot of things in life.

According to him, “wealth and possessions are not what feeds happiness. Having a sense of purpose, contributing to something larger than yourself, supporting and being supported by family and friends through faith are the most important priorities in life. Also, don’t forget the mentors you’ve had in life.”

With that in mind, Mike maintains a busy schedule helping in any way possible in the fight against Parkinson’s Disease.

He sits on the patient advisory board for the National Parkinson’s Foundation, is

“Having a sense of purpose, contributing to something larger than yourself, supporting and being supported by family and friends through faith are the most important priorities in life. Also, don’t forget the mentors you’ve had in life.”

– Mike Fahning, Iowa State University, ‘86 1982. He applied and was admitted to Iowa State University. An accounting major, Mike rushed and was initiated into the Iowa Xi chapter in the fall of 1984. “What attracted me to Phi Kappa Theta was the small, close knit group that existed, as well as the influence from brothers Rick Ball (Iowa State University,

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to others until 2011. In early 2011, Mike began to experience episodes of freezing gait, making it difficult to walk. His doctors increased his medications to the point where he was taking 900 pills a month. Because his Parkinson’s Disease was interfering with his sleep patterns he became extremely tired. Due to his exhaustion, Mike fell asleep on three separate occasions while driving and wrecked his car.

In an act of desperation, Mike decided to get a second opinion on his condition from the Mayo Clinic which is located in

a regular volunteer for the Parkinson’s clinical studies at the University of Minnesota, and is a frequent speaker at Parkinson’s Disease support groups. When not volunteering to assist others, Mike keeps himself in shape as an avid indoor/ outdoor biker, enjoys Nordic walking, and recently took up indoor rowing. Mike looks forward to a cure for Parkinson’s in the future, but until then is determined to maintain a positive outlook on life and keep moving forward.

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The Bald Cancer-Fighters Brothers Raise Thousands of Dollars for the Kids

By Stephen Lee, Lewis University, ‘10 Director of Advocacy and Outreach

See that kid with a shaved head? She may be battling cancer. See that grown man with a shaved head? You might presume he’s battling hair loss.

However, the two can be connected!

Every year, people shave their heads to raise money for the battle against childhood cancer, including brothers of Phi Kappa Theta.

This is all to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants (over $200 million since its inception in 1999).

For eight years running, Georgia Institute of Technology Phi Kaps have enlisted teams of alumni and collegiate brothers for the Atlanta event at Rí Rá Irish Pub, raising a total of $31,000 in eight years.

The chapter’s involvement in the event started when a philanthropist and actor by the name of David Alexander attended an IFC meeting in 2010 and convinced the Greeks to join him in a fundraising

campaign for St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

Brother Sean Wagner (Georgia Institute of Technology, ‘14) was at that meeting, and has participated ever since.

This year alone, the Georgia Tech Phi Kap team raised nearly $12,000 to treat childhood cancer.

Brother Henry Dunker Jr. (Lewis University, ‘04) knows the process all too well. He’s grown his wild mane each year for the last seven years, only to shave it in the name of St. Baldrick’s.

For the past five years he’s actually hosted the event, which this year raised over $17,000 for their event at Shenanigan’s Bar and Grille in Pittsburgh.

“Every two minutes, a kid is diagnosed with some kind of cancer,” explains Dunker. “That also means a family will be changed every two minutes.

With this in mind, only 4% of government funding goes solely to childhood cancer research.”

Dunker Jr. got started when he saw

Brother Sean Wagner (Georgia Institute of Technology, ‘14) gets bald.

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his colleague’s daughter battling cancer. He credits her with his continued inspiration.

“She has been my hero.”

He believes his membership in PKT has contributed to his willingness to give back. “I think PKT opened me up to a whole different side. While in school, I went to other chapters, regional conferences, national conferences, and put myself around many great leaders of all different kinds. I may not have realized what this did for me at the moment, but I can look back now and see how much the time as an undergraduate with PKT has shaped how I go about and push every year for St. Baldrick’s Foundation.”

Another Phi Kap brother, Jeff Otte (DePaul University, ‘00) made a surprise appearance at the St. Baldrick’s event.

He was joined by his nine-year-old son Brandon, who has been battling brain cancer (see article in The Temple – Spring 2016). They drove from Chicago to Pittsburgh to support Dunker Jr. and his St. Baldrick’s fundraiser.

David Alexander, the man who spoke at the 2010 Georgia Tech IFC meeting, reflects on his journey with St. Baldrick’s.

“We’ve raised roughly 1.2 million dollars, which is still incredible to me. This has been the best thing I’ve ever done with my life.” He also thanked the Greeks at Georgia Tech, saying “ The involvement of Phi Kaps and other fraternities is critical to the success of our event each year (amounting to over half of our fundraising at the event).”

PHI KAPS HELPING KIDS IN NEED Brothers Working with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

By Kathy Jonas Indiana University, ‘78

When it comes to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, it’s a family affair. Dance marathons at Purdue University and Northern Illinois University bring students, alumni and families together for a good cause: helping the 170 member hospitals care for the very sickest children across the United States.

“I feel that everyone deserves to have a shot at being a kid, no matter what they are born with or develop,” says George Crabtree, a Purdue pharmacy student from Somerset, New Jersey who serves on the Riley Relations Committee of Purdue University Dance Marathon (PUDM). Last year, Purdue raised more than $1 million for the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.

Crabtree said the fundraiser is important to the student body because Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals support local hospitals and local children affected by cancer and other diseases.

This year, he says he had the privilege of spending time with the children and family members attending the marathon, who had fun ice skating, jumping on a trampoline and celebrating a big birthday party complete with cake and presents.

He spent time with one particular family whose son had been diagnosed with neuroblastoma at nine months of age. Thankfully, Crabtree said the little boy has been cancer-free for the past 11 months. “Meeting this family and giving them support is what keeps us involved.”

“These families are going through a very tough time and they need help. We see the impact we have when we meet them,” says Crabtree, adding that it contributes to the fraternity’s mission of leadership towards a common goal.

And it’s not only the students who benefit from the experience.

Adam Warso (Purdue University, ‘09), is also a Phi Kappa Theta Alumnus who owns a popular West Lafayette restaurant, AJ’s Burgers & Beef. He and Fraternity brother and business associate, Jake Pielet (Purdue University, ‘09), have been involved with the marathon through lunch donations, skip-a-meal nights and the daunting task of feeding 1,500 to 2,000 dancers the night of the event. Warso and Pielet donated hot dogs and Tim Spano (Purdue University, ‘14), and his employer, Pepsico, contributed 6,000 granola bars.

“To me, the donation is important because it can make a difference in a lot of peoples’ lives,” says Warso. “The donations affect not only the children receiving treatments and medicine, but

George Crabtree (Purdue University, ‘20) and his buddy, Cecil Meyer

the entire family who cares about them.”

Kate Burnett, senior communications officer for the Riley Children’s Foundation, noted the wonderful partnership between the Purdue Dance Marathon and Riley the past 13 years. Last year, the 80 high schools, colleges and universities participating in Indiana raised $6.6 million in support of Riley.

According to Burnett, donations to PUDM help researchers discover innovative ways to help treat patients with cancer as well as funding programs to aid Child Life Specialists who offer joy and comfort to children coping with serious illnesses through therapeutic play, medical preparation play and techniques to distract them from the medical side of their lives. “Because of the funds raised through PUDM, Riley Hospital is able to continue to provide patients with excellent family-centered care. We are grateful for the support of students through PUDM,” says Burnett.

“Meeting this family and giving them support is what keeps us involved.”

– George Crabtree, Purdue University, ‘20 Further north in the Chicago area, the Northern Illinois University Dance Marathon raised $40,000 this past February in only its third year of hosting the event, which benefits the Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Joe Przybyla (Lewis University, ‘01), a Phi Kappa Theta Alumnus and a member of the Board of Trustees, has been involved in efforts to help a Fraternity Brother, Jeff Otte (DePaul University, ‘00) a firefighter whose 9-year-old son, Brandon, was diagnosed with LCH, a treatable and curable form of brain cancer (The Temple – Spring 2016). Przybyla is happy to report that Brandon has completed surgery and chemotherapy and currently is in remission.

Touring the Lurie Children’s Hospital provided Przybyla a chance to witness the extraordinary efforts undertaken to benefit the youngest patients being treated there. “I was able to see firsthand the wonderful work they do healing children, but also how committed they are to taking care of families during such a difficult time.” He added that Phi Kappa Theta support is not just theoretical to him as he focuses on helping families have as comfortable an experience as possible so they can focus on the recovery of their children.

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Brother Gave His Life in War; Finally Brought Home Dean Klenda Was Killed and Went Missing in Vietnam, Returns Home Decades Later

By Bill Ryan, Indiana University, ‘69 Accounting Clerk

On September 17th, 1965 in North Vietnam, 1st Lieutenant Dean Klenda (Kansas State University, ‘63) was the pilot of an F-105D Thunderchief that was attacking Vietcong targets. Suddenly, he was struck by anti-aircraft fire, forcing him to eject. He failed to separate from his ejection seat before it hit the ground. That was in Son La Province, about 100 miles due west of Hanoi.

First Lieutenant Klenda was placed on Missing In Action status on September 17, 1965. He was promoted to Major while missing and eventually declared Killed in Action in May of 1974.

Decades later, his remains were located and turned over to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency after a long and exhausting process. On September 17, 2016, fifty-one years to the day of his death, the remains of Major Dean Klenda were laid to rest with full military honors in his hometown of Pilsen, Kansas.

Back in 1958, the year he graduated from Kapaun Catholic High School in Wichita, Kansas, flying was always on his mind. He attended the University of Detroit for two years, where he majored in aeronautical engineering and joined the Arnold Air Society. He also became a member of Phi Kappa Theta, the Knights of Columbus and the Newman Club. He was initiated into our Fraternity in 1960.

After two years, Dean transferred to Kansas State because of two unique circumstances: they had the Iota Chapter of

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Phi Kappa Theta and Air Force ROTC, both of which had been influential to him. He switched majors to agricultural economics, and graduated in June 1963. He continued his activities in the organizations he joined while at the University of Detroit.

Dean was no stranger to leadership.

He served two terms as president of Phi Kappa Theta and became the Central States Province Chairman, overseeing four states.

He also served as Kansas regional director of the Newman Club and was awarded the Cardinal Newman Award for his assistance in developing the Newman Club in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Donald Gagnon, (Kansas State University, ‘64), who also served in the Air Force, remembers Dean at the Kansas Iota House. “I was in Phi Kappa Theta as an associate member while Dean was a senior.

Dean was a wonderful guy and served the Fraternity and the Catholic Church while he was there. I know he transferred to K-State from the University of Detroit to get into ROTC so he could fly. He said flying was the only thing he wanted to do.” Another of Dean’s brothers from the Iota Chapter, Dan Whitmore (Kansas State University, ‘61), said “I studied with Dean for several exams. He was a straight shooter and a really great Fraternity brother.”

Upon graduation from Kansas State University, Dean entered the United States Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant thanks to Air Force ROTC. He graduated from Upland Pilot Training in Laughlin AFB, Del Rio,

Texas, in September 1964.

He met his future wife, Kaye Young, when they both were students at Kansas State. They married in January 1965, at McConnell AFB in Wichita, Kansas. A few weeks later, he was shipped out to Thailand and stationed at Korat Royal Thai AFB. Dean was promoted to 1st Lieutenant during his stay in Thailand.

He was assigned to the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, which flew F-105 Thunderchiefs, providing fighter jet support for bombing missions. To bomb near Hanoi in North Vietnam meant the F-105 Thunderchief pilots flew 1,250 mile round trips from Thailand, and had to “air refuel” both on the way in and on the way out.

In what turned out to be a fateful day, 1st Lt. Klenda had been hit by antiaircraft fire while attacking the Vietcong.

The aircraft was seen to be hit in the rear fuselage. Surrounded by flying debris, Klenda ejected from the plane. The parachute failed to deploy, said a pilot of another F-105 Thunderchief, and Klenda disappeared. Speculation is that the canopy became entangled with his parachute, thus causing him to fall to his death. According to his sister, Deanna Klenda, “this happened around noon. They looked for him with helicopters until midnight. They couldn’t find signals.”

Deanna became a stewardess for World Airways in the mid-1960’s. The airline was hired by the U.S. government to fly troops into Vietnam, and she flew many

Major Dean A. Klenda (Kansas State University, ‘63) is pictured third from left. Taken in January, 1965.

Credits: Lee & Heather, Flickr, and ARGunners.com

of those transport flights. She thought about her brother quite often, and eventually flew into the same operations base from which her brother and his squadron flew missions.

Deanna would ask the Department of Defense about her brother, hoping there was some news, but always the same response – there was nothing.

The war ended on April 30th, 1975, and normal relations with Vietnam resumed twenty years later, in 1995. In 1999, American and Vietnamese personnel searched what they thought was Klenda’s

Deanna said. “The place where he found it originally doesn’t necessarily mean that is where it landed. He had a ground landing so animals could have distributed the remains everywhere,” she added.

This time the searchers found the remains, including teeth still intact, enough to provide dental clues to the dead person’s identity. U.S. military researchers then tested the remains using dental records, DNA and isotopic analysis.

Deanna Klenda got a phone call soon after. They’d found her brother. The date

American Airlines jet landed at the Kansas City airport, members of the Klenda family and the Air Force family were there to bring him home.

Fifty-one years to the day that his F-105D Thunderchief was shot down over North Vietnam, the remains of Major Dean Klenda were laid to rest with full military honors in his hometown of Pilsen, Kansas.

“It is a celebration of his life,” said Deanna Klenda, the major’s sister who worked hand in hand for decades with the Defense Department to bring her brother back. Deanna was dressed in blue. “It was a very beautiful, joyous day,” she said.

Twenty members of the McConnell Air Force Base honor guard performed military honors that day for the Major, who was only 25 when he died.

“I am grateful for his service,” said Lt. Col. Lee Nenortas, 22nd Medical Support Squadron commander and who, along with his wife, made the hour and a half trip from base to the funeral. “Sometimes people make the ultimate sacrifice and those who do should be honored when they are brought home.”

“It was very comforting having the Honor Guard there,” Deanna said. The clouds broke that following Saturday morning to hundreds of flags and veterans lining the path to the St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church.

As the procession ended in the small cemetery, four F-16 Falcons appeared from the east and formed a missing man

“I am grateful for his service.”

– Lt. Col. Lee Nenortas crash site. They found the place where his ejection seat hit the earth but found no remains.

In 2011, 12 years after they’d given up finding remains at the crash site, another joint U.S.-Vietnamese team re-investigated the site, after finding a local farmer who told an unusual story.

It seems the farmer had found human remains at the crash site but had taken them to a farm field five kilometers away.

Three years later, after Congress and the Vietnamese Government sanctioned an excavation, searchers inspected the farm field.

Authorities had the farmer “take them where he found that jaw bone and where he threw it and excavate both areas,”

was December 30th, 2014. “I’m not one of those jump-up-and-down-and-yippee kind of people,” she said. “I just stood there in disbelief. I’m still in disbelief. And I said ‘Thank God, thank God, thank God.” The person who certified the remains, Dr. Thomas Holland, also attended the funeral.

“Not only have I known the family, but also being the last identification that I signed just meant enough to me that I had to come,” said Holland, who flew to Kansas to attend the funeral.

Deanna Klenda’s son, Gavin Peters, traveled to Hawaii to assist in bringing Dean’s remains to the states. He said finding his uncle’s remains was like “finding a needle in a haystack.” When the

formation in honor of their fallen fighter pilot. Twenty-one shots echoed along the tree line as the honor guard folded the flag that draped Klenda’s casket, which was then presented to the major’s sister, fifty-one years to the day he made the ultimate sacrifice for his country. “Never say never,” Deanna said. “And never give up something worth fighting for.” Special thanks to Roy Wenzl of The Wichita Eagle.

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CDR. William G Clancy Lane Brother William G. Clancy Remembered with Sign

Brother William G. Clancy (CCNY, ‘61)

By Andrew J. McGowan, CCNY, ‘62

An intersection in City Island, New York, is named for Brother William G. Clancy (CCNY, ‘61). Brother Clancy, who had been an American Legion post commander and who championed remembering captured and lost soldiers, was remembered himself with the intersection of City Island Avenue and Cross Street co-named “Commander William G. Clancy Lane.”

At a ceremony to place the new street sign October 26, 2015, New York City Councilmember James Vacca said Clancy “did so much for the Bronx County American Legion, City Island and the Leonard H. Hawkins American Legion Post 156, but did it quietly without looking for accolades. He was a true unsung patriot.” He served many roles in the Post, including Vice Commander for Activities and Commander. He received a Legion “Good Guy” award in 1978. At the time of his death, Brother Clancy was a candidate for New York State Commander of the American Legion. His son William Clancy III said the renaming “was a beautiful, moving ceremony with at least 200 people…. As a lifelong City Islander and Bronx resident, I am very proud of this honor given to my father.”

Brother Clancy died July 7, 2012 at age 75. According to a family member, there was a “massive turnout” at the funeral for the popular community member. Clancy befriended all kinds of people, including the designer Yves Saint Laurent, for whom he built a mall display case. At his funeral at St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church, Clancy wore a blue pinstripe suit the designer gave him.

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Brother Clancy, through the New York State American Legion, led successful efforts to have prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action nationally recognized by having the Department of Defense declassify documents that provided their families more details, and by flying POW/MIA flags from many government flagpoles. Also, the U.S. Department of State strengthened their efforts to identify remains of soldiers in Southeast Asia. His son William said Clancy’s efforts helped with the finding of hundreds of soldiers to bring them back home. “He was forceful in what he went after, but was very nice and respectful while doing so,” the son said.

According to another son, U.S. Army Colonel Michael Clancy, Brother Clancy was drafted in 1961, before he finished college, and served for two years as a combat engineer in southern France to help rebuild the country’s sewer system destroyed in World War II. (Michael is a graduate of West Point, and another brother, Gregory, who is an officer in the Marines, is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.) On Brother Clancy’s return to the island community, he worked as a boat builder. He later worked as a carpenter on several iconic buildings, including the World Trade Center, the old Yankee Stadium and the Pan Am Building.

Although he was born and grew up on City Island, he spent a year in primary school in Limerick, Ireland, where his family roots were. His father, also William

Street sign name in honor of Brother Clancy.

Clancy, sent him there to “be immersed in Irish culture” according to an article in the Limerick Leader newspaper. The father, who emigrated from Limerick to City Island in 1935, also was a veteran, having served on a U.S. minesweeper in World War II. Brother Clancy told the New York Times, for an article about him in 2001, that the Clancys didn’t consider themselves a military family, even though he, his father and his sons served; also a relative is buried in a mass grave near the Argonne, the forest in France where thousands of soldiers died in World War I, and another stormed the beach at Normandy on D-Day and ended up posing for a picture in Hitler’s Alpine retreat. “We are citizen-soldiers,” he said; “We serve when called, then go back to our real jobs.”

Active in his community, Brother Clancy had served as a founding member of the City Island Volunteer Ambulance Corps and as an assistant scoutmaster. He was active with Boys State, an American Legion program that teaches high school juniors about government. A cousin in Limerick told the newspaper there that Brother Clancy “never missed marching in the Paddy’s Day Parade in New York under the Limerick banner.” The cousin, Daniel Mooney, traveled to New York for the street renaming, with his wife and son.

Movember in November More Than a Chance to Grow a Mustache, Movember Changes Lives

By Gene Ney, Slippery Rock University, ‘90 For quite some time now, the month of October has been associated with breast cancer awareness, and has resulted in many funds raised to fight that disease. Inspired by that movement, Travis Garone and Luke Slattery of Melbourne, Australia sought to call attention to men’s health issues, and created the Movember Foundation. The Movember “movement,” if you would call it that, has spread from its humble beginnings in Australia about thirteen years ago, to throughout the world. How Movember works, is that it recruits male volunteers (called Mo bro’s) to grow facial hair during the month of November. The Mo bro’s then get friends and family members to sponsor their facial hair growth, with proceeds being donated to the Movember Foundation. Women can also participate in Movember (although they are not required to grow facial hair), and they are referred to as Mo Sistas. The Movember Foundation then channels those funds toward research for cures to men’s health issues. Although Movember supports research for a variety of men’s health issues, its primary focus in on testicular and prostate cancer.

Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in men between the ages of 15 – 40. If detected early, there is about a 95% survival rate, although about 1 out of every 20 victims will die from the disease. A regular personal examination of one’s self in a warm shower is the easiest way for a man to determine if he has contracted testicular cancer. In terms of Phi Kappa Theta, testicular cancer is the number one cancer threat to our undergraduate members. Prostate cancer kills about 35 men every hour, and is the second most common type of cancer to afflict men. If detected early, there is a 98% chance that the man afflicted will survive more than five years. If detected late, afflicted men have a 26% chance of surviving more than five years. Prostate cancer is most common in men who are age 50 and older. A PSA Test, which is a simple blood test, will reveal if he needs follow up testing.

Several years ago, Phi Kappa Theta teamed up with the Movember Foundation, and has since made it one of its major philanthropic projects. The Fraternity encourages all undergraduate brothers as well as alumni to participate in this movement every November. Recognition is given to brothers and chapters who have excelled in raising funds for Movember.

The winner of this year’s Movember challenge goes to none other than Tristan Gaynor (Arizona State University, ‘19), President of our recently chartered chapter at Arizona State University.

Through the efforts of alumni and our national offices, the chapter

Brother Tristan Gaynor (Arizona State University, ‘19) sporting the winning Stache Bracket mustache.

was recently chartered. Tristan, a native of Phoenix grew up as a diehard ASU fan. The son of two ASU alums who were both involved in Greek life initially had no interest in joining a fraternity when he first started at ASU. According to Tristan, “I’ll be the first to admit that the negative stigma of fraternities had an effect on me. I had convinced myself that Greek life was not for me.”

However, a very close friend of Tristan’s had joined the recently chartered chapter of Phi Kappa Theta at Arizona State University, and he began to observe the positive impact of Phi Kappa Theta on that friend. As he puts it, “I saw something different; I saw a small group of guys that had the foundation that they needed to shake up the Greek community and be the face of positive change. I wanted to be a part of that change, so I rushed the second semester of my sophomore year.”

Currently a sophomore at Arizona State University in its honors college majoring in finance and supply chain management, Tristan serves in the role of President of the Arizona Alpha Zeta chapter of Phi Kappa Theta. The Movember movement first came to the attention of Tristan when he was in high school, and when he learned of Phi Kappa Theta’s involvement with it, “I became ecstatic!” According to him, “I am such a strong supporter of Movember for two reasons: 1) I genuinely care about men’s health and I think it is a cause that doesn’t receive enough attention; and 2) it is extremely easy for me to participate, given the ease at which I can grow facial hair.” Tristan won the Phi Kap Stache Bracket mustache competition this past November, and along with his brothers were able to make a generous donation to the Movember Foundation. Although one thing he notes is “that although I personally loved that mustache, I quickly learned that girls (including my mother and my grandmother) tended to hate it.”

Needless to say, he will be clean shaven until next November.

Under his leadership, Arizona Alpha Zeta is well on its way to winning national award recognition. “Only one year after being chartered, we have won IFC chapter of the month, our basketball team is in the IFC championship, we have participated in over 10 sorority philanthropies, we are hosting a blood drive, and at the end of this semester, we will have grown from 28 initiated members to over 60.”

The Movember Foundation is truly a noble cause, and all Phi Kaps regardless of age should consider being Mo Bro’s next November.

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CHAPTER REPORTS Alaska-Anchorage, University of AK AΚ | Anchorage, AK We had an unsuccessful spring recruitment but we’re looking forward to fall recruitment where we plan to bring in 10 new members. We have two big events coming up. The first is to raise money for the CMN with the Anchorage Aces, where 1/3 of ticket sales will go to our local CMN Chapter. The other is to raise economic awareness of varying issues/ solutions that we may see under our new Trump administration via a panel of local professors.

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Our Board attended a retreat to discuss goals, plan events and reflect on purpose.

We welcomed 8 Associate Members.

Every other Saturday, brothers volunteer at a non-profit to alleviate child poverty. We held a spiritual event at Borderlands State Park, where we discussed the future of our organization. We reflected on ourselves, held a professional development activity and a dodgeball brotherhood event.

Finally, we participated in Relay for Life and raised over $1,000.

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The Arizona Alpha Zeta Chapter has made huge strides in many areas this semester in academics, social development and recruitment. Currently ranked 4th in IFC for GPA, we have made playoffs in two intramural sports and accepted the largest pledge class our chapter has ever accepted with 25 accepted bids.

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Cincinnati, University of OH Ο | Cincinnati, OH We focused on recruitment, alumni relations and campus involvement this year. Last fall, we partnered with Gamma Phi Beta Sorority for Homecoming 2017, as well as planned a philanthropy event in conjunction with the Rotary Club in April.

We are recruiting heavily for next fall’s initiation, as we have had a successful Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 AM class. We began an alumni newsletter to unify and inform our alumni of the doings of our chapter. Go Bearcats!

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Case Western Reserve OH AΒ | Cleveland, OH

This past fall, Ohio Alpha Beta celebrated it’s 75th year on CWRU’s campus. And the chapter’s recently formed Local Board of Coaches has worked hard with the current Executive Council to make some much needed chapter improvements.

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Duquesne PA AΞ | Pittsburgh, PA

This semester we brought in the largest pledge class that our chapter has ever seen (16 associate members). This pledge class is a testament to our chapter’s resiliency through the fall semester when we were only able to bring in one new brother. In the past few recruitment cycles we have developed a new recruitment strategy that’s paying off. We hope to continue this success in spring recruitment and teach more gentleman what it means to be brothers of Phi Kappa Theta.

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Eastern Illinois IL AΩ | Charleston, IL

The brothers of Illinois Alpha Omega this semester have been working hard on maintaining our first-in-grades status for the third year in a row, and boasting the most members in The Order of Omega.

Both among all fraternities. This spring the Chapter set record performance for Greek Week by placing 2nd in Greek Sing, 3rd in Tugs and 3rd overall!

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Georgia Southern GA ΛΧ | Statesboro, GA

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Hofstra NY AΩ | Hempstead, NY

We are really focusing on having the best brotherhood we can have this semester.

We are holding multiple brotherhood events and personal advancement sessions for our brothers. We are also reaching out to do philanthropy with the local police departments.

We’re focused on growing our chapter’s campus presence by hosting a variety of events for the community. We’ve planned a spirituality panel, where facility members of different faiths will answer questions about religion and spirituality. We’re hosting mass for members of Greek Life and a lip-sync battle to raise money for CMN. We took in our Epsilon Class consisting of 10 new members. We’ll be hosting our 1st annual Family & Alumni Luncheon to showcase our chapter’s work and progress.

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George Mason VA ΓΜ | Fairfax, VA

Our chapter size is dwindling, but there are a few students interested in building it back up.

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Georgia Institute of Technology GA Γ Τ | Atlanta, GA We’ve grown closer as a brotherhood than we’ve been in semesters, taken great strides in focusing and improving our pillar development and honed our desire for servant leadership.

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Iowa, The University of (C) IA Δ | Iowa City, IA Iowa Delta is stronger than we have ever been. We are on track to complete the chartering process and aim to set a chartering date for Fall of 2017.

Lehigh PA A | Bethlehem, PA

This semester, the Pennsylvania Alpha Chapter at Lehigh University has come a great way. After a troubled past 2 years, the chapter has made great progress in implementing a culture change in which brothers look out for each other and the chapter and there is transparency between the leadership and the general members of the chapter.

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Iowa State IA Ξ | Ames, IA

The Iowa Xi chapter has reached a membership of 50, and we are continuing our success by placing well in Homecoming and Greek Week. Our academics have improved and we have been modernizing our Constitution.

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Lewis IL ΚΦ | Romeoville, IL

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Louisiana-Lafayette, University of LA Ο | Lafayette, LA We’re growing! After some cuts and probations in recent years, we’ve increased our chapter size in three semesters. We pride ourselves in making positive impacts on our university and community. Per capita, we have the most community service hours on campus. Every brother has bought in to rebuilding our chapter to make it the strongest brotherhood around.

We’re excited for what the future holds.

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Kansas State KS Ι | Manhattan, KS

The Kansas Iota Chapter is currently in a rebuilding year. We are focusing on recruiting quality men rather than quantity.

We are grateful for all the support we have received from our alumni.

MassachusettsDartmouth, University of MA ΚΘ | Dartmouth, MA

The Alumni Receivership Board is working with the chapter to improve the chapter’s performance. In more positive news, the chapter GPA ranked fourth out of thirty-five fraternities in Fall 2016.

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Alumni Note: Jeremy Perque (Nicholls State University, ‘03), right, has recently been elected partner in the financial, estate and retirement planning firm of Altus Wealth Management. He is a former Foundation Board member of Phi Kappa Theta. He has managed client relationships and provided financial services in the south Louisiana area since 2006. He joins partners Mickey Guidry, Ronnie Brown, Jesse Daigle, Wally McMakin, John Reeder and John Stewart. He is involved In the Sunrise Rotary Club of Baton Rouge and the Nicholls Alumni Federation.

Missouri University of Science and Technology MO Μ | Rolla, MO We’re adapting to and enjoying our new chapter house. With 25 new members we are thriving and becoming one of the top houses on campus. We’ve competed in events such as Greek Week (fall) and St. Patrick’s day activities (spring). We’re lucky to have such great alumni advise us and help us become the best we can be.

Several members attended the Regional Leadership Conference and brought awesome ideas back with them that we look to implement in the near future.

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Northern Illinois IL Ψ | DeKalb, IL

Our chapter has made great strides this semester. We made it our goal to put more emphasis on philanthropy and community service. We implemented a new Community Service Plan to increase member involvement on campus and the community. That momentum really showed at NIU’s Dance Marathon, where we were the top fundraising fraternity, raising over $3,000. We also had the most attendance at the event of all organizations, so it was a very proud moment for our chapter.

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Nebraska, University of NE Π | Lincoln, NE

This year, brothers have taken it upon themselves to attend to their faith and relationship with God. This has brought considerable peace and increased brotherhood throughout the house.

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Nicholls State LA ΝΩ | Thibodaux, LA

We are improving our numbers and growing closer with our in state brothers from Louisiana Omicron in Lafayette. This is our 50th year on campus so we plan to strengthen our communication with alumni, setting up a formal get together to celebrate. Many current and past Brothers are from Baton Rouge, so last semester we helped out people who were affected by the Baton Rouge flood. We collected goods around campus for the cause, donating $300 through the University.

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The Ohio State OH ΓΘ | Columbus, OH

We have been working with local alumni and other resources to grow our philanthropy efforts and have fostered a reinvigorated sense of brotherhood and leadership amongst the active chapter.

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Purdue IN Ζ | West Lafayette, IN

Ohio OH Ψ | Athens, OH

Ohio Psi is pleased to have gained another community service partner, Passionworks.

This is an organization for disabled individuals to go and express themselves through artwork. We sit with them and assist in any way they need. Furthermore, we are pleased to say that we have been to every other fraternity’s philanthropy events to help out the local community.

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See a complete list of chapter reports at PHIKAPS.ORG/CHAPTERREPORTS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY Σ | Troy, NY We have continued our standard of excellence and self-improvement in the Greek community through social and philanthropy events.

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Saint Francis PA Τ | Loretto, PA

Every day we continue to grow closer as one Fraternity, achieving organizational goals and individual goals for the betterment of each brother. Recently implemented was a new study program, which has raised our overall GPA tremendously. We continue to work on connecting with our past alumni and bettering our relationships with them.

Through new fundraising ideas, we are working on coming out of the burden of debt. This semester has been one of our best in terms of our chapter growth.

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San Diego, University of CA ΦΔ | San Diego, CA In April our 9 AM’s received their “Big Brother”. It has been encouraging to watch our AM’s develop into PKT gentlemen.

We’ve been active on campus promoting sexual assault awareness and bystander intervention and recently completed a chapter-wide pledge through the “It’s On Us” organization. We’re passionate about combatting sexual assault withing the USD community and fostering positive change on campus.

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This semester our chapter has made great strides to improve ourselves. Our Executive Board has been highly motivated to improve our chapter in both its internal operations and external relationships within our campus’ Greek Life, as well as with other student organizations. We have continued to grow our relationships with local community service entities such as Meals on Wheels and Adopt-A-Street.

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Seton Hall NJ ΦΒ | South Orange, NJ

We’re implementing a standards committee to oversee disciplinary actions among brothers. We’ve held philanthropy events including bake sales for American Cancer Society, raffles for Jim Valvano Foundation and volunteer hours at the Hillside Food Bank. We recruited sixteen AM’s, applying Academic Resource and Career Development workshops into the AM process. We’re growing in numbers, intelligence and professionalism striving to exemplify what it means to be PKT. AM

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San Diego State CA ΦΙ | San Diego, CA

Here at California Phi Iota, we’ve seen a shift over these past two years. There is so much competition for leadership positions within the house and even the university.

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Texas at Austin, University of TX ΑΠ | Austin, TX Our chapter’s brotherhood continues to be strong, and we are improving internal organization to help future growth.

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The Nebraska Pi Chapter at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln held their formal initiation where local Bishop Conley visited (center, standing). He was there to congratulate new initiates who had recently completed the initiation ceremony during Phi Kap Week. With Father Matia, pictured kneeled, far left.

Texas Rio Grande Valley, University of TX ΤΜ | Brownsville, TX The Texas Tau Mu chapter always strives to achieve everlasting success in all aspects of college life, from countless community service hours to being named the number one Greeks on campus. Most of our brothers have improved their GPA in some shape or form, since the ultimate goal is graduation. The Texas Tau Mu chapter of Phi Kappa Theta adheres to inspiring confidence through life experiences.

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Our chapter has been actively improving all aspects of operations. Giving back through Community Service and involvement in other chapters’ philanthropic events has been a main focus. We’re also striving to take over the top place in fraternity GPA at our university, which we narrowly missed last semester. Our men enjoy pushing themselves to be the best they can be and shining a positive light on not only our chapter, but the Greek community as a whole.

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Trine IN Α Γ | Angola, IN

The Indiana Alpha Gamma Chapter is currently closing in on our $6000 fundraising goal for CMN. We’re planning our annual Special Olympics for Steuben County and Benefit Dinner / Silent Auction.

Our chapter is now looking at the fourth consecutive semester with over 800 service hours. Lastly, we are a week away from initiating 10 new members for the Spring Class of 2017.

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Discovering RAGBRAI Members From Indiana University Chapter Give Brotherhood a Whole New Meaning

By Bill Ryan, Indiana University, ‘69 Accounting Clerk

Let me tell you a story about three guys, members of Phi Kappa Theta, and the determination, fortitude, perseverance and fellowship that they had. The three, Jack Wickes (Indiana University, ‘69), Russ Webb (Indiana University, ‘69), and Darryl Koch (Indiana University, ‘69) kept in touch over the years. Jack lived in Indianapolis and Russ and Darryl each lived in Avon, a suburb of Indianapolis.

They remained close during the 50 years which have elapsed.

Jack had been the President of the

I had never heard of RAGBRAI until I heard about it at our book club. RAGBRAI stands for the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.

I asked Jack about the event and he said, “I rode in RAGBRAI in 2015 and I raised dollars for HVAC, the charity that provides services to homeless veterans.”

He was thinking about riding in the RAGBRAI the next year.

“Russ Webb had open heart surgery in 2015 and approached me in late 2015 about riding in 2016, believing that training

the result of wartime service and helped codify the VA’s response to veterans with conditions related to their exposure to Agent Orange.

Jack said, “in spring of 2016, while training for the ride, Russ and I decided to raise funds in Darryl’s

“In late 2015, we learned that Darryl Koch had leukemia, because of exposure to Agent Orange when he served in Vietnam in 70-71.”

– Jack Wickes, Indiana University, ‘69 Indiana Alpha Alpha Chapter from late 1966 through early 1968 when they had elections. Russ was elected president and served from 1968 to 1969. Following that, all three went in the Army. Jack and Darryl went to Vietnam.

While there, Darryl was exposed to agent orange, a defoliant and herbicide which can cause cancer and leukemia.

That’s the way it was back then.

A few years ago, Jack became involved in bicycle riding. Always on the lookout for an event, he discovered the bicycle ride across Iowa called RAGBRAI.

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for an endurance ride, such as RAGBRAI, would be a good way to recover from that surgery.”

Then they received some terrible news. According to Jack, “in late 2015, we learned that Darryl Koch had leukemia, because of exposure to Agent Orange when he served in Vietnam in 70-71. Darryl has been found to be 100 per cent serviceconnected disabled.”

In 1991, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Agent Orange Act, which mandated that some diseases associated with defoliants be treated as

Jack (left) and Russ (right) at the end of the RAGBRAI, holding up the shirt from the 1967 “Little Five” bike race.

honor. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society seemed a natural for the receipt of donations. We approached that charity and used their “‘Team in Training’ format as the fundraising mechanism.”

According to Darryl, “both Jack and Russ were made aware of my diagnosis. It was Jack’s idea to ride in the RAGBRAI and to make me the poster boy for raising money for the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society.”

He went on to say “Jack was also able to talk Russ into it, even though Russ was just a few months out of having heart by-

his Vietnam service, raising money in his honor for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The riders have each pledged a dollar donation for each mile ridden, and they raised $5,000 in Darryl’s name.

There have been 44 occurrences of the RAGBRAI, starting in 1973. Last summer was the 44th event, staged from Glenwood in the western part of the state to Muscatine, a total of 417 miles. The riders always go from west to east because of the wind and sun. The wind is coming from the west and blows east, and nobody wants to be looking at the sun, especially when they’re tired at the end of a long day.

Depending on the route they choose, the ride begins on the Missouri or Big Sioux Rivers where the riders dip their back wheels. It ends at the Mississippi River where the riders dip their front wheels.

Riders begin at a community on Iowa’s western border and ride to a community on the eastern border, stopping in towns across the state. The ride is one week long, ending on the last Saturday of July each year, after beginning on the previous Sunday. The earliest possible starting date is July 19 and the latest is July 25.

RAGBRAI began in 1973 when Des Moines Register feature writers John Karras and Donald Kaul decided to go on

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Jack, (second on left), Darryl (next to Jack, I think the last time green shirt) and Russ (next to Darryl wearing Russ rode a IU sweatshirt) at Nick’s in Bloomington, IN for bicycle was a chapter reunion with other members of the in the Little Fraternity.

500 for Phi Kappa Theta.

I was totally impressed by their effort - especially Russ a bicycle ride across Iowa. Both men were who had a more difficult time riding in the avid cyclists. Karras challenged Kaul to RAGBRAI.” do the ride and write articles about what Team PKT—Alpha Alpha -- rode in he experienced. Kaul agreed to do it, but the 2016 RAGBRAI in honor of Darryl and only if Karras also did the ride. Karras then

agreed to ride as well.

The route was laid out on maps and the ride would start in Sioux City on August 26 and end on August 31 in Davenport.

Overnight stops were scheduled in Storm Lake, Fort Dodge, Ames, Des Moines and Williamsburg.

Among the many interesting people the ride attracted was Clarence Pickard of Indianola. He was 83 and he hadn’t ridden a bicycle much in recent years but he showed up for that first ride with a used ladies Schwinn and rode all the way to Davenport. Pickard’s attire for the ride was a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, woolen long underwear and a silver pith helmet.

Kaul’s and Karras’ articles and columns about Pickard, and points of interest along the way were, perhaps, responsible for the growth of the ride. After the ride, letters and calls poured in from people excited about the ride but upset because it was held the first week of school so students and teachers couldn’t go. Others were upset because the ride started on the final weekend of the Iowa State Fair. And still others wished more notice had been given so vacation arrangements could have been made.

Basically, the theme was the same, “please offer another opportunity to participate in the ride!” So the seven-day, Second Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, “SAGBRAI” was scheduled for August 4-10, 1974.

SAGBRAI became RAGBRAI II and its starting time was moved back to July.

With each year, its popularity has grown to the point where it’s becoming the largest bike-touring event in the world.

Jack is thinking about riding in RAGBRAI XLV. Jack and Russ are attorneys, now retired. Darryl works for a home builder in Avon, IN as the Marketing Director. He still has leukemia.

Despite all that has happened, one fact remains true – brotherhood. Three guys who were members of the same fraternity didn’t know how their lives would cross and intermingle, and yet, here they are – Brothers – Veterans – and good friends because of the determination, fortitude, perseverance and fellowship that they had.

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BROTHER RECEIVES SCOUTING MEDAL

By Justin E. Sines, Duquesne University, ‘11 It was morning on a Sunday in late February, 2014, and Brother David Robinson (Seton Hall University, ‘83), his son Tyler, and fellow Boy Scout Kirk were returning from a retreat in Jamaica, VA. Their retreat was the induction of 20 new members into the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America, the Order of the Arrow, which was set up to honor those who exemplify the Scout Oath and Law. Brother Robinson and his two passengers left the camp three hours earlier than expected for his son Tyler to finish up homework before he returned to school on Monday. But someone else had reasons for sending the three men home early.

Brother Robinson, a member of the Fall 1979 pledge class of the New Jersey Phi Beta Chapter at Seton Hall University, says that he has ‘always lived [his] life by the motto learned many years ago: Give, expecting nothing thereof.’ As an undergraduate member, David served as his chapter’s Treasurer during his senior year and as the university’s Resident Student Association President.

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David and his son Tyler receiving their award from Rep. Randy Forbes.

along the opposite side of the road that had swerved off and gone head first into a tree. He saw that all the doors were closed, the car was filling with smoke, and that the engine compartment had been smashed to half its original size and was on fire. Brother Robinson notes that, “Divine Intervention put me at the scene,” for he knew that he had to react quickly to save the man that was now trapped in this burning vehicle.

Another passerby stopped to help David remove the man from the car before he suffered any more injuries, but they noticed that his arm was trapped between the dashboard and the console. David entered the car to help free him while the passerby cut the driver’s seatbelt. The Good Samaritans again noticed the flames on the car getting larger and starting to engulf the tree, so they moved him further from the accident to check vitals. David states that, “he was not alert but active.” The driver was loaded into a York County ambulance, and Brother Robinson was left to continue his journey home.

In his recollection of the account, Brother David says that only four minutes

passed between when he arrived on the scene to the car completely engulfing in flames, but in those four quick minutes he made decisions that saved a man’s life.

David contends that: “I didn’t stop the car to save the guy thinking there were accolades to come from the situation down the road. Or that this would be a cool thing to do in front of my son. I stopped to help the guy, putting my life in jeopardy, because it was the right thing to do at the time.”

For his bravery David received the highest award for bravery in the Boy Scouts of America. He was presented the Honor Medal with Crossed Palms, by Congressman Randy Forbes of Virginia’s 4th congressional district. David leaves this experience with this in mind, “I was giving of myself, not expecting to be rewarded, but because God needed me there at that precise time to save one of his sheep.”

Lifelong Leadership Pipeline to Harvard Business School and Impact

By Jeff Jowdy, University of Georgia, ‘83 Phi Kappa Theta Foundation President

In the mid-1960s there was a pipeline to Harvard Business School from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a common bond: Phi Kappa Theta.

This included Phil Ryan and Jerry Morris, who were classmates at WPI (‘65) and MBAs at Harvard (‘70). Fred Molinari, WPI (‘63), was also a Harvard MBA (‘70) classmate. Preceding these brothers by just a few years were Dave Norton (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ‘62), Roger Arko (WPI, ‘64) and Joe Mancuso (WPI, ‘63).

“We all knew one another,” shared Ryan. “It was a rather amazing confluence at Harvard Business School of these brothers.”

Ryan retired in 2011 as CEO of Merchants Automotive Group. He also served as CEO of Elliott Health Ryan, WPI, ‘65 System and owned The Bigelow Company investment banking firm. He has served as chairman of the board and interim president of WPI. WPI faculty member and PKT advisor Bill Grogan (WPI, ‘46), who shaped the pioneering WPI Plan (wpi.edu/ wpi-plan) for experiential learning, had a lasting impact on Ryan. “Other than my parents and my wife, Bill had the most influence over my life,” he said.

“To whom much is given, much is expected” is one of the lessons Ryan said he learned through PKT. Morris’ 30-year career in finance included 20 years as executive vice president CAO/CFO of two NYSE

companies: The Foxboro Company and Diebold. He is a board member and investment chair for the Phi Kappa Theta Foundation. He stays active with venture capital investments.

“The Kap was such a great outlet,” he said. “The brothers dominated campus leadership, so it is not surprising so many would have gone on to Harvard Business School.”

Jerry advises today’s collegiate brothers to “look to the distant future and think about where you want to be, and Morris, WPI, ‘65 be sure that you are acquiring the skills needed to get there.”

“The two things that got me to where I am today were Phi Kappa Theta and Harvard Business School, says Jerry.

“The friends you make often determine where you go,” shares Mancuso, who demonstrated his entrepreneurial Mancuso, WPI, ‘63 spirit during his WPI days, when he would organize concerts with stars like Chubby Checker. “I didn’t know it then. I was just trying to go day by day.”

He has written or edited 26 books and has a doctorate from Boston University.

After serving as chair of the management department at WPI, Mancuso founded CEO Clubs International (ceoclubs.org) where members average $20,000,000 in sales and

speakers have included Ted Turner, Herb Kelleher, Michael Bloomberg, and Donald Trump.

His advice: “Input is always good.

How you process it makes the difference.”

Norton co-created the balanced scorecard, considered one of the most influential management ideas of the last 75 years.

Following WPI, Norton earned his MS and MBA from Florida State and later his DBA at Harvard. He co-founded consulting firm Nolan, Norton and Co. and ESM Software Group and was founding president of Renaissance Solutions.

Norton’s advice: “You have to take the world one step at a time. Clarify your vision and think about the steps you have to take to get there, and take the next step.”

Molinari was president and CEO of Data Translation, a technology designer and manufacturer.

Molinari, WPI, ‘63 Today he stays active on boards and advises technology entrepreneurs seeking funding.

“You’ve got to do what you want to do, and oftentimes that changes in life,” shared Fred. “It doesn’t matter where you go but how much effort you put in. Follow your head, and be a good person.”

Molinari encourages alumni brothers to serve as mentors to younger brothers and for collegiate brothers to listen to mentors because “there is a lot of wisdom there.”

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“Champion of the Underdog” Vocal Human Rights Supporter, Brother Eligio “Kika” De La Garza, Passes

By Stephen Lee, Lewis University, ‘10 Director of Advocacy and Outreach

John F. Kennedy (WPI, ‘A). Paul Allen (Washington State University, ‘75).

Keegan-Michael Key (University of Detroit Mercy).

These are all exceptional members of Phi Kappa Theta, names that roll off the tongue when we want to impress others.

Another name should be added to that list. A man who has schools and parks

connection.

Kika’s nephew, Eddie Lucio Jr., is a fellow Phi Kap who served in the Texas House of Representatives. He remembers his uncle as an amazing man and down to earth Texan.

“On a Wednesday, Kika would be in the White House having dinner. On Thursday, he’d be back in Texas enjoying a

attended Edinburg Junior College. He transferred to St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and returned to serve his country during the Korean conflict as an artillery officer

“His legacy was one of gentle but firm leadership for South Texas and its Mexican-American population, as well as the state and nation. His style of leading through listening, engagement and courtesy will be sorely missed.”

– Stephen M. Sheppard, J.S.D., Dean of the St. Mary’s University School of Law named after him. He even has his own statue.

He was a lawyer, politician, military veteran and brother of Phi Kappa Theta.

He served in the United States House of Representatives, was a vocal supporter of human rights in the crucial 1960’s, and fought hard for workers in the agriculture industry.

His name is Eligio “Kika” de la Garza (University of Texas at Austin, ‘A), and he joined Phi Kappa Theta in 1976. His family has a long lineage of Phi Kappa Theta brothers, which is how he got the

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backyard barbecue with his constituents.”

Eligio “Kika” de la Garza passed away March 13, 2017, and many people paid their respects.

“He met everybody” said Eddie. “It’s hard to believe who he touched throughout his life. The funeral was just amazing, so many people showed up.”

Kika grew up in Mission, Texas, and enlisted in the US Navy at age 17, towards the end of World War II. According to The Progress Times newspaper, “Upon returning home, he completed his high school courses and

Brother Eligio “Kika” de la Garza from the University of Texas at Austin, ‘76.

in the United States Army, as an aide to General Kenneth Cooper. After his service, he earned a law degree in 1951 from St. Mary’s University.”

At age 24, Kika ran for and won a seat in the Texas House of Representatives.

Eddie marveled at his uncle’s election to the house, and not just for his young age. “The year was 1952, and Kika was the only Hispanic in the state House. Can you imagine?”

Kika would serve for twenty-two years (6 consecutive terms) in the Texas House of Representatives. According to the City of

Mission website: “Among his accomplishments as a Texas Congressman were the absorption of Pan American University into the University of Texas system, the creation of the Texas Water Commission and the Reagan/de la Garza Coastal Wetlands and being a driving force behind legislation establishing the nation’s first state-run system of English language instruction for pre-school children.

In 1964, de la Garza was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Texas’ 15th District and served until his

retirement in 1996.

During his tenure, de la Garza served as Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, which was the first time since 1917 that a Hispanic served as chair of a standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, became a founding member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which he chaired from 1989 to 1991 and worked diligently to improve relations and trade between the United States and Mexico, specifically the passage of both the North American Free Trade Agreement and the expansion of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. For his efforts, de la Garza was awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest honor Mexico may bestow on a foreigner, in 1978.”

For this article, we reached a representative from Kika’s alma mater, St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The following is a quote from Stephen M. Sheppard, J.S.D., Dean of the St. Mary’s University School of Law. “St. Mary’s is immensely proud of Kika de la Garza’s service to the law and to the nation. His legacy was one of gentle but firm leadership for South Texas and its Mexican-American population, as well as the state and nation. His style of leading through listening, engagement and courtesy will be sorely missed.

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the threat to his legislative agenda that seems to be ever rising. His leadership is acknowledged by many as essential to improved trade relations between the United States and Mexico. His commitment to wetlands preservation and to ensuring our descendants have safe water is much less assured than it would have been were his sensibilities still able to dominate the United States House of Representatives as they once did.

Kika de la Garza now joins a pantheon of leaders of the Mexican-American bar and the bars of Texas and the United States.

Champions of the underdog, protectors of the environment and ambassadors for a more peaceful world are a constant inspiration to the St. Mary’s University School of Law. It is my hope that our students carry the same fire to improve the future that forged the progress they enjoy.”

Eddie Lucio Jr. explained that April 28th is the “Speaker’s Day” in Texas, which is an annual reunion of current and former state Representatives. At this year’s event, Kika de la Garza will be honored. Fitting, considering Phi Kappa Theta’s Founder’s Day is the very next day. Let’s remember Kika by proudly informing our friends and family about our famous Brother.

Special thanks to Rene Farias (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, ‘75), Felix Rodriguez II (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, ‘09) and Luis Guajardo (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, ‘00) for contributing information for this article.

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IN LOVING MEMORY

CHAPTER ETERNAL

The following is a listing of those Phi Kaps who have passed away throughout the past year. Please let us know if you encounter inaccurate information while reading the chapter eternal. If there is a brother that is missing from this time period who has passed away, please contact us.

April 2016 to March 2017

Carnegie Mellon University John J. Bosley, ‘44

Northern Illinois University Richard E. Wolf Ph.D., ‘57

City College of New York Anthony V. Geramita, ‘65

Ohio Northern University Joseph W. Ostafi III, ‘66

Ferris State University Andrew Joseph Zelinko, ‘68

Ohio State University Thomas A. Tracy, ‘53

Kansas State University Harry Huerter, ‘54

Ohio University Lawrence A. Pratt, ‘59 Frank J. Shimko Jr., ‘54

La Salle University Joseph F. Burke, ‘68 Lehigh University Joseph C. Ostroski, ‘54

Pennsylvania State University Leonard W. Andrukonis, ‘50 John M. Denion, ‘52 Richard A. McIntyre, ‘65

Loyola New Orleans Robert M. Reichert, ‘73

Saint Louis University James F. Bergner, ‘67

Merrimack College Brian M. Noonan, ‘64

Seton Hall University John P. McDermott, ‘68 Michael J. Quigley III, ‘62 John D. Sherwood, ‘96 William C. Young, ‘70

Missouri University of Science and Technology Leo J. Freesmeier, ‘57 Carl J. Heumann, ‘58 Raymond S. Riggs, ‘69 Clarence P. Wagner, ‘64

The Catholic University of America Robert J. Gorski, ‘67 Benedict D. Thompson DDS, ‘61

Trine University James R. Elder Jr., ‘70 Andrew J. Funich, ‘51 Ralph E. Milsom, ‘57 Charles E. Sylvia, ‘59 John T. Vender, ‘68 University of Arizona Joseph A. Zimmerman Jr., ‘60 University of Houston Douglas A. Bratton, ‘76 Thomas C. Shackett, ‘63

Brother and President Damian University of Minnesota Gallagher Duane Joseph Pidcock, ‘55 pictured with election George A. Stanek, ‘57 mascots on University of Missouri the day of the James G. Cariddi, ‘51 debate.

University of Illinois John A. McLaughlin, ‘38

John K. Concannon, ‘92

University of Oklahoma Edward L. Fox, ‘60

MEMORIAL GIFTS: A memorial gift to the Phi Kappa Theta National Foundation in the name of a brother who has passed to chapter eternal is a wonderful tribute and long-lasting opportunity to remember the life of a brother. All gifts to the Foundation are tax-deductible.

To make a gift, mail a check payable to: Phi Kappa Theta National Foundation 3901 West 86th Street Suite 360 Indianapolis, IN 46268 Please include on your check the name of the Brother you wish to remember. or contact the foundationstaff@phikaps.org or call 317.872.9934 to make a gift using a credit card or bank account. * Indicates that the Brother passed away before the deceased date range, and was not marked until now.

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University of San Diego Father Owen James Mullen, ‘84 David Joaquin Teixeira Esq., ‘85 University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley Rolando Balli, ‘78 Jose O. Barrera, ‘79 University of Texas at Austin Eligio “Kika” de La Garza III, ‘A University of Wyoming Roy E. Sanders, ‘54 Washington State University Nathan J. Carstens, ‘01 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jason D. Bennett, ‘95 Raymond A. Brandoli, ‘49 Dr. George H. Conley Jr., ‘46 George F. Gamache, ‘68 Francis J. Gamari, ‘54 Joseph J. Gwiazdowski, ‘50

DONOR LIST

• Total supporting educational programs: $229,482 • Total raised: $237,778.33 • Total number of donors: 822 • Total number of President’s Men Giving Society level donors: 159 • Total number of students supported by grants: RLC Attendees 200 • Chapter Designated Funds used to support brothers: Ohio State University, University of Pittsburgh Armstrong Atlantic State University Howard Lamar Smith Larry James Thompson Belmont Abbey College James W Farrell III Charles R Martin Richard C Suehr II Gregory H Wessel Butler University Donald L Beckerich Robert T Hinkle David A Scheetz Frank B Wiechecki

Follow in the footsteps of many of these Brothers; remember Phi Kappa Theta National Foundation in your will.

>www.phikaps. org/legacy

Donor information from January 1, 2016 December 31, 2016

California University of Pennsylvania Richard and Donna Albietz Mark B Bierly Mark S Gallo James John Latella Timothy C McElhinny Thomas Charles Molina David James Prusick Carnegie Mellon University Thomas F Beck John J Bosley James Frank Coufalik Michael Bradley Dean David W Erb Henry John Gailliot Ph.D. Gregory Gene Homoki Edward Mark Hunia John A Hvizdos Edward Charles Jesteadt David J Klein Christopher G Lewis Gerald F De Marco Ralph A Simon Gregory R Steinke Walter C Tice Adrian Ricardo Tio Gary George Younes Case Western Reserve University James J Bolzan Jr. Dennis Steven Chrobak Joseph M Curtis Roger A Dean Jr. Americo F Forestieri Michael Erwin Frueh Ross A Hackel

David Allan Huettner James David Joseph Robert E Kane Thomas C Litzler Donald C Maar Timothy J Maloney Donald M Manuszak Robert A Modic Gerald A Otteni Hugh A Schoeffler Robert R Sepsi Robert P Stalder Richard A Sundra Leslie E Szakallas James T Vitek Gregory F Zerovnik City College of New York Leon J Bialkowski John Anthony Conti Robert DeNaro John P Faraguna Robert C Head John B Higgins Charles C Limoges Andrew J McGowan Thomas L Smith Gregory E Stein Thomas Anthony Van John Verga DePaul University Shibli M Sawalha William Charles Turner Duquesne University Dustin D Coccia Leo G Knapp Frederick V Seli Eastern Illinois University Benjamin Michael DeLost Daniel Lubker Matthew Thomas McDonagh Eric Daniel Rusk Fairfield University Laurence and Janet Czajkowski Richard B Esperon James R Lombard Brian H Morris Most Rev. Donald W Wuerl Ferris State University John S Polasek

Georgia Institute of Technology William Michael Bateman Ronald W Ciesiel Henry Costanzo John Rodney Covert Andrew Michael Crager Grady Lance Dooly James C Dupaquier Robert T Lindsay III Albert M Mangin Paul M Palonsky Daniel J Reilman Thomas J Shamroe Jason Alan Shook Indiana Institute of Technology Francisco J Matos H. Eugene Rebert David C Terrier Indiana University Joseph L Amaral Frank P Graziani Joseph L Padgett John E Plamp Jr. Ronald T Prebys Bernard R Seiler Jr. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Bryan J Busser George B Faller Jr. Richard P Pacella John M De Salvo Richard A Sandbothe Ph.D. Iowa State University David M Abendschein Daniel K Ahern Richard E Ball James V Blazek M.D. Thomas E Bottin Jeffrey T Brown David N Callahan Michael L Canney Ryan Matthew Cory Lane M Crosser James M Doyle Michael L Fahning Emmett Full Rick A Hardcopf Edmund M Hayden Michael C Henry Jamie T Jaworski Francis L Kock

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Shawn G Kuhlman James R Lynxwiler Michael J McClellan David M McSweeney William J Mueller Eric Jon Newendorp Paul D Peterson Thomas E Rastrelli Joseph A Rude Eugene H Scallon Todd D Senne Michael T Slavens Donald S Smith Keith A Springer Gregory D Stolp Thomas TenHoeve III Alvin F Weber Matthew Aaron Van Berkum Kansas State University Michael J Bartkoski Jr. John L Dimond Charles T Engel Anthony J Fagan Steven D Holke Stephen J Hollander Ralph T Johnson Jr. Andrew Steven Kowal Shane M Lutz Edmund Jack Peterson Thomas E Quint Dennis G Redd Paul James Restivo Jack L Schinstock John H Schuetz M.D. Peter M Wimsatt Urban G Wise Kent State University Robert C Amstadt Richard G Bauer Carl J Christopher Patrick J Flaherty Gregory A Long Peter R Previte John Shalaty La Salle University Eugene L Bruno Jr. Anthony J Catanzaro Chris E Cummings John Fanelli III Gregory J Farrell Kenneth C Heys John P Kain Thomas H Shar Michael H Stahler Paul J Strus Lamar University Charles C Bolton Kenneth M Hale Jr. Greg A Mack Ronald B Miller Lehigh University Paul Caster Richard Concilio Robert J Foley Gerard M Hiller Michael J Kaszyski Philip J Kinzel Patrick J Moonan Pellegrino P Porraro Francis J Reck George H Schumacher John R Slaby John H Stamateris Edward F Waterman Lewis University Ronn Raymond Brosseau Krzysztof Gocal Stephen S Lee Dennis T Meade Joe Przybyla Long Island University Ronald A Campana

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John L Panarace Frederick Shaver Louisiana State University Byron J Bourgeois Jr. Paul J Buras Charles Michael Callais Vincent A Ferachi Ronald R Hebert Perry S Poche Brian L Redmann Alan C Seicshnaydre Loyola Marymount University Michael C Braun Thomas A Dennis Jr. Joseph G Haworth Michael J Howard Michael E Mulvihill William L Ordway James B Parr Sr. Edward C Pizzorno James J Pizzorno Michael W Randall Stephen A Walling Loyola New Orleans Frank A Cusimano Jr. Michael A Duplantier Esq. Loyola University Chicago Jerome A Lattyak Manhattan College George A Binninger Paul H Kempkes Joseph C Lucci John J McCabe John D McKenna Francis P Miller Louis E Monoyios Salvatore J Monte Herbert G Raymond James E Reilly Louis J Schmitt Michael J Skelly Stephen K Trynosky Mansfield University Dale J Brickley Frank W Finnerty Jr. Marquette University Joseph C Kowalski Jr. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Douglas L Bashioum Allan D Bobko Donald D Colosimo Robert B Cooley Albert E Preyss Peter C Ricupero Thomas D Rikert McNeese State University Paul D Plaisance Jr. Merrimack College Maurice N Cyr Robert F McCusker Wesley E Thornton Michigan Technological University Michael A Aimone Anthony G Augustyn Paul E Blanke Dennis M Mielock Ronald L Stone Richard H Wibbelmann Missouri University of Science and Technology William J Bauman Matteo A Coco Timothy Patrick Corbett Donald P Dampf Karl J Daubel

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Daniel A Dziedzic Richard W Eimer Jr. James A Feltmann Joseph E Folta Dennis P Frauenhoffer Joe G Goedde Steven E Hyland James A Kwiatkowski John T Mudd James J Rechner Jeff J Reinkemeyer Nathan Gabriel Rues Thomas M Shepard Daniel L Vaughn National At Large Kelby M Dolan Nicholls State University Dirk J Boudreaux Sammuel Joseph Castalano Craig A Cheramie Leslie J Clement Lynn F Guidry Robert J Marcello Glenn J Orgeron Jamie G Stieffel Douglas P Toups Gerald J Traigle Jr. Northern Arizona University Steve E Bojorquez James V Cassidy Edward J Koury Northern Illinois University Donald H Anderson Guy J Banicki Lou Bissa Daniel R Bovenzi David J Bovenzi William J Colgan Thomas R Domke Michael L Gregory John R Hann Thomas J Itrich Michael E Jaroch Anthony L Kambich Robert J Karlo Arthur A Lucchese Joseph D Marella Dennis J Militello Rodger Nahas Brian C Orlow Richard D Parra Ryan Pritchard Robert C Schneider Rudolph J Skul Jr. Richard E Wolf Ph.D. Ohio Northern University Joseph S D’Antony Frank L Dusini Larry R Fout Neil D Frasca Kenneth A Gerdeman Ronald E Gerdeman Charles J Hakaim Joseph G Hohman James E McGrogan Jr. Jon Joseph McIntosh Joseph P Valore Gilbert R Williamson George P Zorich Ohio State University Denis F Ausflug Adolph Boos Patrick F Brannigan Charles C Carey Gene L Krajnak James H Krueger Daniel E Lafontaine Al J Maier Ralph Martinsek John F Randolph Karl S Reiner William J Serraino Richard Gordon Taylor

John A Weitzel Paul J Weitzel Stephen C Weitzel Ohio University Carl S Andreano Scott Edward Bova Richard Arthur Calderone Robert M Cause John T Conroy Ralph H Francis Michael J Klein John P Kozimor James E Kroner Dante P Maimone Lawrence H McCauley Rudolph E Napoli Frank M Radio Ronald R Sibila Walter T Skolnicki Oklahoma State University Ronald Henry Averill Wayne L Bokorney John P Brueggen David C Cooper Thomas W Creider William A Danne Steven F Dobbins Larry P Ferguson James A Huggins Osyp Martyniuk Kevin M McMahon Carl Hans Miller Thomas E Reardon Kelly J Schwarz William A Sutton William Scott Tyson Keith J Yancey Randall P Young Gabriel Zablatnik Oregon State University John W Hefler John G Krautscheid Robert M Schaefer Pennsylvania State University Ralph Stanley Allsopp Jr. Frank E Apostolico John R Babey Richard A Evanko Thomas P Ferentino Carl A Fosko David J Gondak Ronald P Gray Walter A Hall Robert P Hrobak Andrew R Kukla Kevin R McCarroll James P McHale Frank Meacci Jr. John J Metzer Joseph R Mijares Dennis Riccitelli Frederic Schultz Joseph M Sendek Edward J Sweeney Dennis J Uhrin Paul D Volkman Matthew Hill Whitaker James B Zuratt Point Park University Randy E Skubek Purdue University Phillip H Ambs Robert S Bailey Robert A Barcinski William E Berger Jr. Robert L Brady Tommy L Brazie Paul J Brennan Jr. Leroy F Cataldi David T Dahne John H Denning James F Dickow Edward A Dobrzykowski Jr.

Dennis W Dombrowski Lawrence Francis Dorocke James E Flinn Robert C Forbes Jr. Greg A Foulke Todd A Froehle Daniel L Greiwe James F Hamilton Bradley T Hauenstein Benjamin Thomas Keller Thomas P Kozlowski Gary M Lee Richard A Di Maria Duffy Mullen Mark D Murphy Jay Nasser Robert B Ray Thomas J Sanders William N Scalora Timothy L Sparks Colin Charles Tomazin Lukas Charles Voda Gregory B Wiltrout Andrew P Witmeier Purdue University Calumet Terry D Borgman Neill R Doherty Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Arthur M De Vylder Joseph R DiCamillo Mark W Emmith Thomas J Erbland Carlo J Gaffoglio Andrew G Golian Santiago Iglesias Edward J Kelly Randall B Kuldell John J Laffan Jr. Thomas S Mazzeo Rafael G Mendez Thomas E Nadolny Stanley C Ofsthun Thomas J Perun Peter E Pylipow Frederick J Renk Robert Ward Riggs Vincent U Saccente DDS Carey C Schenkenberger Rev. Erwin H Schweigardt Phillip M Sparkes Robert L Trudeau Saint Francis University John J Bentz Joseph W Brady Jr. Thomas J Gill Thomas J Halsted Richard Jones Saint Louis University Karl Buechler Christopher P Cox John V Cusumano F W Edwards Gregory L Hempen Ph.D. F. Paul Koob Gerald and Jeanne Mossinghoff Randall F Peirick Sam Houston State University Ricki A Luis San Diego State University Cody James Barbo Ralph Barney Sommer Dean Tuttle Scott Anthony Wilson Raymond Wu Santa Fe University of Art and Design Kenneth R Larywon Seton Hall University Lawrence J Baratto John C Christiaens

John Robert DeCotiis Dennis P Ingraldi Alan Knoblauch John Callahan Larkin Frank R Lietz Patrick William McManus Dr. John Ormando Thomas J Petrizzo David J Robinson Nicholas Robert Scalera Slippery Rock University Lenny S Chan Eugene C Ney Michael Joseph Wernert Rodney E Wintermyer Spring Hill College Edmund Michael Coughlin Julius Sitterlee St. Johns University Victor J Visconti Temple University Brendon M Albert Jeffery J Albert Anthony Vincent Alveario Lionel A Barker Salvatore Charles Catania Bernard J Daney David Michael Gratz William T Grubb John Joseph McGinley Jr. Conrad J Miller Joseph Edward Oskowiak C J Palumbo Edward Robert Solvibile John Robert Yenchek Texas A&M University Felton Lynn Joseph Jr. Texas A&M University – Kingsville Fred R Delgado David M Garcia Luther G Luera Horacio H Saenz Texas A&M University– Commerce James Michael Hancock Texas State University Gerald R Gold The Catholic University of America Joseph G Carneglia James P Curry John C Dooher Christopher Offen Louis J Scalfari John P Scarlata Eugene K Skoropowski Stephen G Walker Trine University Albert J Banwell Gerard D Cookson Paul O De Franco Victor J Di Carlo Richard L Giannelli James Anthony Green Edward F Palagyi Donald C Siegla Paul J Yosick

Frank C Kalil University of Cincinnati Andrew J Barry Donald F Bittner M.D. Edward J Buynacek Patrick M Dunnigan Robert V Elmer Thomas E Ertel Joseph A Ficorilli Charles W Foster Joseph L Fricker William J Fussinger Robert E Gramann Fred Habegger James L Habegger Thomas L Habegger James R Haemmerle Michael S Hider James A Kemen Alan E Kemp Thomas J Lynch III John S Madzula John P Malone James J Mayer Thomas E Mischell John L Schaefer Paul J Schreiber Donald R Volker Timothy A Walters University of Detroit Mercy Roy Lee Hebert John S Jachimiak John J Keebler Robert P Kroll James G Meenahan Thomas J Mooney Lorenzo Rotoli Alex G Santa-Pinter Michael F Schmidt James M Shea Robert W Therrien Jr. Michael Vena Karl G Wagner III Adam-Henry V Wendt Daniel C Wonak University of Florida Charles W Dorman Ed Fulford Joseph S Harrison University of Georgia Andrew Carter Black Vincent J Dooley Glenn T Haakmeester Robert C Hart Jeffrey W Jowdy Kerry J Kee Richard H Maggiore Cody James Pearson Chad T Pike Michael Allen Price William B Raines James A Sommerville Robert P Tweedell

Truman State University David Brett Bjerke Lex Cavanah James L Cooley Jeffery D Gohring Charles W Lippert Daniel G Metz

University of Houston Cameron E Smith Anthony R Zinnante Stanley H Florance Walter J Kronzer III Ralph Coselli Thomas F Barron Charles J Cucchiara Robert E Trackwell James B Geary Jr. Louis A Le Blanc Donald G Payne Timothy F Weiss J. Alan Woodard Rudolph A Guerrero Randy William McKinney Bill R Grimes Jack R Charrin

University of Arizona Jerome W Ernst

University of Illinois John F Argoudelis

Ted S Barber John R Baumgarten Rudolph S Boleslav Claire Eugene Brown Robert E Carlson Joseph S Ceo Robert J Chisek John R Donahue Lawrence D Duchene Eric J Fudala Gene P Gagliardi Vincent A Giamalva Gregg A Gunderson Gerald H Hankes Daniel J Hanus Billy R Hois Daniel R Johnson Edward A Karasek William T Loughman William G Lukas Joseph F Mancusi William E Marshall Jerry J McCarthy John P McClory Thomas E McDonald Frank J Merlo Kevin R Rankin Robert L Ryan Richard H Schroeder David B Sommer Carl K Steffensen Neale A Stralow Frank J Tomecek Clifford F Zeien University of Iowa Denis John Bengfort James F Bradley Thomas Steven Mathieson Clark Larry L Erickson Thomas J Fangman Francis Kurrie Joshua Sherwood University of Kansas Albert N Gardner Joshua Gisi William Hegarty Harold C Hill Jr. Jerome P Lysaught Alfonso A Mages Jr. Harold P Reiland Robert J Rhodes II Terrence J Ryan Frank C Sabatini Marvin J Weishaar University of Louisiana at Lafayette Tom V Garcia Florent Hardy Jr. Robert Earl Hollier Victor A Lefort Anthony J Saleme Jr. Gary G Scroggs Benjamin Ross Walters Brent C Willson University of Minnesota Archie C Black Jr. Anthony G Martino University of Mississippi Louis R Capaci Joseph P Fillare Sr. William L Jaquith Phillip J O’Brien Jay E Wahlberg University of Missouri Phillip H Bohnert Charles E Bollmeier Gene J Gruenenfelder Donald Q Kelly Dale Kliethermes David A Kloud Joseph C Koenenn Richard T Mockler Michael J Penny

Andrew Michael Price Mike Terence Shortal Tom D Sieckhaus Clinton J Starke Jeff A Vollmer Gary L Zeilman

University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Richard John Cinealis John Joseph Egenhoefer James Richard Martin Curtis W Trotter

University of Nebraska Lincoln Jesse Kudron

University of Wyoming Gene L Payne Jr.

University of New Hampshire Frank J Annaldo Jr. Harvey Edmund Bergeron Jr. Daniel Armand Bureau Ph.D. William J Dennehy William H Dunlop Robert J King Christopher J McMahon Jerome T Mitchell Robert L Pascucci John C Rouman Ph.D. Paul R Shelton Henry J Swager Donald R Waterman University of New Orleans Gary Patrick Copping Albert J Heikamp Jr. Dominick F Impastato Henry J Thiele III University of North Texas Michael L Davidson David S Mallard University of Oklahoma Carl F Baerst Walter E Davis Gerald L Glahn Donald F Lynch Richard F White University of Pittsburgh Terry Wesley Ayers Dennis G Bernick Robert E Coyne Mario E D’Aurora Gary L Evans Thomas J Geist Daniel K Jenkins Joseph P Kolter Jr. Mark C Kubeja Daniel E Meister George Daniel Schreibeis John G Stepaniak University of San Diego Nicholas Stephen Couchot Timothy N Dunn Thomas Maxwell Jasper Lawrence Lacombe Dominic R Parlatore Thomas J Pirolli William J Uberti Francis Edward Wilson Jr.

Washington State University James R Boldman Richard P Casmier Charles L Jinneman John F Palinkas Glen T Rollman Delbert V Steele Stephen D Wymer Western Illinois Richard J Stanula Jr. Western Illinois University Jon W Barkley Dennis E Gullo Jr. Michael C Hamlin Kevin J Lampe Worcester Polytechnic Institute James A Buffi Edward S Dlugosz Charles J Durkin Jr. John E Flynn Robert F Galligan Thomas A Gelormino Patrick J Hester Francis E Kennedy Jr. Peter J Kudless Francis W Madigan Jr. John C Mangiagli James A Michaud George W Mitschang Patrick T Moran Gerald Morris Douglas R Nadeau Nicholas L Onorato Hugh M Robinson Maurice R Silvestris Gary J Sowyrda Charlie A Sullivan Frank K Verderber Thomas M Villani George M Yule Geza C Ziegler Friends of the Foundation The Coca-Cola Company Dell Inc. The GE Foundation Holmes Murphy & Assoc. LLC Jessica Price Katherine Shasha Michelle Soucy Genny Zarnick

University of South Dakota Matthew Ryan Adamson University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley Rene Farias Federico Gustavo Hinojosa Jr. Roel Pena University of Texas at Austin Charles A Buerschinger Gerald M Fuhrman Samuel M Holland Jr. Carroll W Merlick Jorge Luis Rivas Jr. University of Wisconsin James P Doering James Allan Doncheck Roger F Rupnow Carl W Seidel

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FUND REPORTS List of Funds and their Values as of 12/31/2016 Interested in giving back to your chapter?

Visit www.phikaps.org/give

Annual Fund $181,572

Merrimack College $11,632.09

NAMED FUNDS

Missouri, University of $2,826.80

Cardinal Donald Wuerl Spiritual Development Fund $66,486.00 Ed Solvibile Fund $2,736.70 Father Owen Mullen Fund $559.22 Henry Lightner Fund $92,964.38

Nebraska, University of $180.71 New Hampshire/Dr. John Rouman Fund, University of $16,363.68

CHAPTER FUNDS

Nicholls State University $481.11

Carnegie Mellon University $236.72

Northern Illinois University $20,728.19

Case Western Reserve University $5,078.15

Ohio State University $12,918.84

Cincinnati, University of $160,508.83 Detroit Mercy, University of $8,811.18 Duquense University $1,012.19 Eastern Illinois University $2,831.77 Fairfield University $15,751.46 Georgia, University of $2,700.75 Georgia Institute of Technology $9,861.64 Georgia Southern University $36.91 Houston, University of $476.61 Illinois, University of $21,413.74 Iowa State U. - Pride/Past, Foundation/Future $13,933.23 Iowa State University $67,010.24 Iowa, University of $105.68 Kansas State University $3,476.17 Lehigh University $675.40 Lewis University $2,593.03 Louisiana-Lafayette, University of $2,274.87 Massachusetts - Dartmouth, University of $103.00 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $644.41

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Missouri - Rolla, University of $5,811.67

Ohio University/Zarnick Fund $47,111.74 Pennsylvania State University $22,608.43 Pittsburgh/Souchak, University of $60,492.08 Purdue University $1,759.03 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute $18,411.75 Saint Francis University $318.71 Saint Louis University $21,724.21 San Diego, University of $12,019.02 San Diego Area Alumni $9,862.40 Seton Hall University $836.20 South Dakota, University of $178.35 Temple University $1,586.77 Texas - Austin, University of $1,487.43 Texas - RGV/Estrada Fund, University of $11,236.21 Trine University $166.97 Truman State University/ Father Wilke Fund $14,240.75 Washington State University $911.30 Wisconsin, University of $156.40 Worcester Polytechnic Institute $26,251.96

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Thank You for Believing

By Robert Riggs, CAE RPI,‘02 Executive Vice President Brothers want the opportunity to learn, strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and to become more effective servant leaders. While the Fraternity can provide some of these experiences, we do not have the financial resources to do it alone.

Only through the direct support of philanthropists like you are we able to achieve this goal.

Last year, you were one of over eight hundred alumni who made the investment into our servant leadership initiatives.

These initiatives served over four hundred of our collegiate brothers through our annual and regional conferences alone. An additional two hundred brothers were engaged in chapter-based facilitator-led workshops throughout the country.

The impact of the conferences and programs we’re able to provide because of committed alumni like you speaks for itself. Rather than having to share more data, I thought I would let a recent graduate, Brek Goin (Washington State University, ‘15), share his own life-changing story. __ Honestly, this story was hard for me to write. I have never been one to seek the spotlight, but I want to explain how Phi Kappa Theta positively shaped my journey for the better.

I want to inspire the confidence needed for others to become better leaders personally, professionally and as a brother of

Phi Kappa Theta.

In 2011, I immediately moved to San Diego after high school. My goal was to complete two years at a community college and transfer to San Diego State University (SDSU). Let’s just say this is not how things played out.

While living near SDSU’s campus, I started making friends who were truly making the most of their collegiate experience. As my friends joined fraternities, I felt I was missing out on a great experience. They were making new friends, going to campus events and getting involved. I didn’t want to stand on the sidelines and watch.

Second semester in San Diego, I made the decision to transfer to Washington State University. I chose WSU because of the family and community atmosphere, and felt incredibly welcomed by the “Coug” spirit. I became a proud Coug. I wanted to make new friends and experiences, just like my San Diego friends were doing, so I sought out fraternities to join. Phi Kap immediately stood out because of the brothers. They were well-rounded individuals who seemed to have the perfect amount of respect for their education and experiences. “Work hard, play hard” was the phrase.

But my first two years as a brother turned out to be a little different than I originally expected. I was seeking balance, but all of my previous values became influenced by socially driven decisions. It seemed as if I became sucked into the social vortex. We were playing harder than we were working. It was becoming detrimental to my personal development and I felt incredibly lost. I started to realize there was a large contradiction of who I wanted to be and who everyone else wanted me to be. My decisions were not reflecting my internal aspirations.

I became unhappy with where I was going. I needed a sense of purpose. I needed direction. I had large aspirations but I felt lost. I needed Phi Kappa Theta more than ever.

Junior year, I decided to attend my first Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) in San Diego, simply because I missed paradise. Little did I know, this trip would gradually change my life.

After attending my first RLC, I was truly inspired to develop myself as a leader.

Meeting other individuals that had similar aspirations was empowering. I felt as if I

Brother Brek Goin (Washington State University, ‘15,) at the 2016 Quo Vadis in Phoenix, AZ.

nearly found a new fraternity – the national Fraternity. I came back with fire in my soul and determination to become a major chapter leader.

My first leadership conference introduced me to the person I have always desired to become - myself. My junior year introduced me to a personal “180.” This

more regional and national Phi Kappa Theta conferences, I started getting a taste of what it truly means to be a part of something greater than myself. The creation of relationships, emotions, experiences and value continuously inspired me to stay involved with the fraternity. I was finding purpose by exercising my potential and

“I decided to make a change.

I was on a mission to persistently chase purpose and leadership.”

– Brek Goin, Washington State, ‘15 year became a fundamental transformation for me personally, professionally and as a brother. I decided to make a change. I was on a mission to persistently chase purpose and leadership. I stumbled but I never looked back. Phi Kap was always there to help me keep pushing forward.

When the fraternity helped me pivot, I became incredibly confident that it would offer direction towards fulfillment, through value, purpose and passion. After attending

leadership capabilities. In my last two years at WSU, I quickly understood that if I was going to be a part of an organization during the most important years of my life, I would only strive to make a positive impact for my brothers.

Looking back, I feel like the Fraternity gave me more direction as I became more involved. I was learning from leaders that were making a positive impact on the world and I became incredibly determined to

listen and learn from them. I felt like it was my turn to make a positive impact on the world.

I’m sharing this story to help my brothers and give them hope. To realize they are only one decision away from becoming the person and leader they so desperately desire to be. No matter where you are or the choices you are currently making, a better future is predicated on your ability to make that one decision to change. Sometimes these decisions are difficult to make, but in order to become a leader you must make a decision. Then you will find direction. When you find direction you can help lead others. When you lead others, you become a servant leader. When you become a servant leader you are Phi Kappa Theta.

I was uneasy with the forecast of my future. I made a decision to change, and Phi Kap helped guide me in the right direction. The Fraternity helped develop me from lost to leading. If I can do it, you can too.

After graduation I made the decision to fully commit on a project I was exploring my senior year. Now that I have consistently listened and learned from various leaders, it has given me the ability, passion, confidence and direction to start my own company. Phi Kap has helped me identify the necessary principles to become a leader. I will continuously carry our values and principles to help ensure that I am creating a company that can actively serve our Mission.

The desire to help others is what truly inspires me to become the best version of myself and as servant leader. Phi Kappa Theta has developed me into the individual I needed to be. Without the Fraternity I would not be the person I am today.

I want to sincerely thank Phi Kappa Theta for endless opportunities of growth and continuously developing me into the man I want to become. I am incredibly thankful that just one organization and one brotherhood can be the difference in a more prosperous future. __ On behalf of all the brothers like Brek, who have had the opportunity to experience Phi Kappa Theta because of your generosity, we are forever grateful.

Yours in the Bonds of Brotherhood, Robert Riggs, CAE, RPI, ‘02

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