PiKA at UPenn

On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, twenty-one Beta Pi brothers complied with COVID-19 protocols and defied the cold weather to thoroughly enjoy a fabulous feast at the 5th Annual Beta Pi dinner at the Calle Ocho Restaurant on Broadway at 106th Street in New York City. Jeff Kaufman ’80, the organizer of this even

 Founders Day 2022             Founders Day 2022 will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel (3549 Chestnut Street). The event will begin with a cocktail hour (cash bar) at 6:00PM followed by a buffet dinner beginning at 7:00PM. The basic char

There can be no higher honor that can be bestowed on a Pi Kappa Alpha undergraduate than being named one of the two undergraduate Supreme Council International Vice Presidents. There are now approximately 12,700 PiKA undergraduates in 204 active and provisional chapters. Beta Pi’s Kaden Stenger ’19 has ac

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common neurological disorder. Every year, approximately 60,000 new cases are added to the 6 million people already afflicted with PD. There is no known cure for this disease that has a devastating effect on the physical being of those affected. One of those affected is Jerr

The current undergraduate brothers of Beta Pi are seeking to have an enhanced relationship with Beta Pi alumni. At the request of Protik Nandy ’20, a Zoom conference was held on September 3, 2021, to discuss ways the undergraduates and the alumni could cooperate for the betterment of the Beta Pi chapter. Att

Patrick M. Malin was one of the founding fathers of Beta Pi chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha when it was founded on November 30, 1920. He graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania, as valedictorian, in 1924. Rather than return to his home in Missouri to work in his father’s bank, he embarked

With Silicon Valley based brother Jeff Abramowitz making a somewhat rare visit to NYC in mid-July, six members of the Beta Pi 1980 initiation class took the opportunity to gather for dinner at Café Bianco in Manhattan near Penn Station. They also used the occasion to celebrate four of the brothers having rec

The summer issue of Pi Kappa Alpha’s Shield and Diamond magazine has given recognition to several Beta Pi brothers for their dedication and support for Pi Kappa Alpha.

Jeff Kaufman ‘80 knew that PiKA was the right spot for him from the very beginning, but he probably couldn’t have guessed that the brothers he met in the row house squeezed “between Pi Lambda Phi and a bookstore” would be such an integral part of his life forty years later. Or that they’d be telling the same half-true

The April 2021 Beta Pi e-letter reported that Pi Kappa Alpha Inter/National (PiKA Int’l) had suspended all new member activities until a complete, detailed examination of each chapter’s new member education program relating to hazing was concluded.

“Welcome to the inaugural and hopefully last virtual Founders Day”, said Jacob Keller ’20. After foregoing Founders Day 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pi Kappa Alpha’s Beta Pi chapter did celebrate Founders Day this year on Saturday, April 24, by Zoom. This year’s celebratio

A Tribute to Joe Livezey It is with deep regret to inform all Beta Pi brethren of the passing of Joe Livezey, Beta Pi ‘56, Penn ’59. Brother Livezey’s death wa

It is with deep regret to report the passing of the following Beta Pi fraternity brothers:  As reported in the winter issue of Shield and Diamond: 

By Josh Fensterstock, Kappa Xi ‘96  On November 21, 2020, the Pi Kappa Alpha New York City Alumni Association (NYCAA) sponsored a “CRANKSGIVING DAY RIDE,” to raise money for GOD’S LOVE WE DELIVER (GLWD), which prepares and delivers 2,000,0

Once again, the Beta Pi Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has contributed to the public good by participating in a Philadelphia charity. Philabundance plays a prominent role in the fight against hunger in the Delaware Valley, by hosting food drives and raising funds for the purchase of foods to be distribu

Howard Spiegler, Beta Pi ’69, and his partner, Larry Kaye, at the New York City law firm of Herrick, Feinstein LLP, were instrumental in bringing ground-breaking legal proceedings to recover the Egon Schiele painting, Portrait of Wally (Wally), that had been on display at the Museum of Mode

The University of Pennsylvania Alumni Weekend, scheduled May 14-15, 2021, will be a virtual celebration. In-person celebrations will be scheduled when the Penn administration decides it is safe to do so from threats of contracting COV

This year’s rush produced one of the largest New Member classes in recent memory. Under the capable leadership of Rush Chairman, Jonah Charlton, the following New Members were welcomed by Beta Pi as the Alpha Epsilon class: