ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES
Annual New York City Faux Founders Day Event The annual New York City Faux Founders Day 2023 get-together with other Beta Pi brothers for drinks and conversation, organized by Parker Weil ’85, is scheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2023. This year’s event had a large turnout even though some COVID protocols were still in effect. […]
BETA PI MEMORIES
(Photo credit: www.zaentz.com) Paul Zaentz, Beta Pi ’69, is part owner and executive for Fantasy Films/The Zaentz Company that made three movies earning Oscars for Best Film: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Amadeus, and The English Patient. During his life, he has had to make many difficult and important decisions. Joining Pi Kappa Alpha […]
WHY JOIN PI KAPPA ALPHA?
The first question that a prospective new member should ask is whether joining a fraternity is the correct and intelligent thing to do. What are the benefits to be derived from the fraternity experience? The NIC (North American Interfraternity Conference), a trade group that represents 66 national fraternities, including Pi Kappa Alpha, with more […]
Dr. John M. Feder ’83: The support I received far exceeds my monetary contributions
Feder (far right) with old friends at an alumni weekend. Photo courtesy of John Feder. Dr. John M. Feder ’83 ([email protected]), M.D. looks back on his experience at Pi Kappa Alpha and shares why he gives back to the fraternity. Feder made the decision to pledge to Pi Kappa Alpha because of the “welcoming from […]
Richard Schorr ‘75: The house stood apart from other fraternities at Penn
Richard Schorr ‘75 ([email protected]) says that the day he decided to pledge to πKA, the house grew – a lot. “Twenty friends from my freshman dorm decided collectively to pledge πKA,” he says. He says that the house stood apart from other fraternities at Penn. “πKA was more diverse and welcomed a broad array of […]
CHAPTER ETERNAL
It is with deep regret to report the passing of the following Beta Pi fraternity brothers into Chapter Eternal: As reported in the spring 2022 issue of Shield & Diamond magazine: Louis Bonaventura Jr. ‘47 As reported in the spring 2022 issue of Shield & Diamond magazine: Joseph V. Scott ‘47 As reported in the […]
ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES
Pi Kappa Alpha International Convention Scheduled Pi Kappa Alpha’s annual convention for 2022 has been scheduled for July 20-24, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky. Available to all PiKA alumni and undergraduates, this event is dedicated to giving all attendees the training and expertise to lead, inspire others, meet with other Pikes from around the U.S.A. and […]
CHRIS BEALS FEATURED ON WHARTON PODCAST
On April 25, 2022, Chris Beals, Beta Pi ’99, was interviewed on the Wharton Business Daily podcast. Chris is the foremost authority on the state of the cannabis industry in the United States. He is the CEO of WM Technology, Inc., parent company to Weedmaps LLC. After graduation from Penn, Chris graduated from the University […]
ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES
Philadelphia Magazine Top Dentist Appearing in the March 2022 edition of Philadelphia magazine on its annual list of Top Dentists in the Philadelphia region is Dr. Louis P. Tarnoff, Beta Pi ’66. Brother Tarnoff is an Assistant Professor at the Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry. Philadelphia magazine states that selections are made for this […]
KADEN STENGER FEATURED IN SHIELD & DIAMOND
As part of the annual Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Sports Review that appeared in the spring 2022 issue of Shield & Diamond magazine, two student-athletes were named on the front cover and received full page + coverage inside the magazine. One of them was Kaden Stenger, Beta Pi ’19. These two athletes were given special […]