Virtual Beta Pi Founders Day 2021 Held Despite Pandemic
“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 celebration was initiated, conceived, planned, and brought to fruition solely due to […]
Chapter Eternal – Joseph Livezey, Beta Pi ‘56
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 was made known to the Beta Pi Alumni Association by his daughter, Anne, who wrote that Joe would be reunited with his dear departed wife, […]
Chapter Eternal
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: John J. Tori ‘51 As reported in the May/June issue of The Pennsylvania Gazette: Richard A. Ameisen Jr. ‘54 Our sincerest condolences go to the families of our dear departed brothers.
NYC Alumni Association Rides For God’s Love We Deliver
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 2,000,000 nutritious meals annually (11,000 meals per day) to New Yorkers who are too sick to cook or shop for […]
Philabundance Benefits From Pi Kappa Alpha Generosity
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 distributed to those in […]
Howard Spiegler’s Recovery of Art Stolen by Nazis Made Into A Movie
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 Modern Art (MoMA), on loan from the Leopold […]
Alumni Updates
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 COVID-19. To obtain information concerning this year’s Alumni Weekend, go to www.alumni.upenn.edu, click on “events”, click on “alumni weekend”. Congratulations to Kaden Stenger, […]
Spring Rush is a Big Success
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: Joel Martinez……………………………..….Cincinnati, Ohio Jalen Patel…………………………………..…Allentown, New Jersey Angelo Scaringella…………………………Staten Island, New York Christian Bae…………………………………New York City, New York Forrest […]
Chapter Eternal – Donald Motaka, Beta Pi ‘71
It is with great sorrow to report the death of one of Beta Pi’s most beloved brothers. Donald Motaka, Beta Pi ’71, passed away on December 21, 2020, from a rare autoimmune disease. After leaving Penn, my brother Motaka graduated from Yale Divinity School. This led to his first parish in Rebersburg, Pa., then to his second […]
Pi Kappa Alpha Suspends All New Member Activities
Following the death of a student at Bowling Green University, located in northwest Ohio, Pi Kappa Alpha International has ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of “any existing or planned events, ceremonies, and functions leading up to and including new initiations” in every chapter and provisional chapter. The student’s death came as a result of […]