FIFTH ANNUAL NYC DINNER A SUCCESS
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 event, was ably […]
ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES
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 charge for attending the dinner is $120 per […]
Kaden Stager Newly Appointed Supreme Council International Vice President
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 achieved this distinction and will act as a Supreme […]
GENEROUS PIKES SUPPORT THE HERMANATORS
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 Jerry Herman, Beta Pi […]
ALUMNI AND UNDERGRADUATE COOPERATION
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. Attending the Zoom conference […]
PATRICK M. MALIN, CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE EXTRAORDINAIRE
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 […]
BETA PI 1980 MINI GATHERING IN NYC
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 recently turned 60 […]
ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES
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. Jonathan Garza-Cantu, Beta Pi ’19, was congratulated for earning PIKE University garnet certification for having attended three national Pike events during the 2020-21 academic year. Our undergraduate […]
Jeff Kaufman’s Reunions Went Viral, and Now They’re a Beta Pi Staple
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 […]
Bowling Green State University Update
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. This precedent-setting action came about following the death of a Pi Kappa Alpha new member, at the Delta Beta […]