PIKE NOW CHAPTER CHALLENGE 2024
The PIKE Now Chapter Challenge (PIKE Now), the annual fundraising event organized by Pi Kappa Alpha Inter/National Fraternity (PiKA Memphis), has come to a close. PIKE Now was initially created in 2020 as a fundraising event to deal with the negative effects of the COVID-19 virus on PiKA chapters across the nation. The success of […]
CHAPTER ETERNAL
It is with deep regret to report the passing of the following Beta Pi brothers into Chapter Eternal: As reported in the July/August 2024 issue of The Pennsylvania Gazette magazine: Michael J. Chiarolanza ‘65 As reported in the September/October 2024 issue of The Pennsylvania Gazette magazine: Russell W. Youngblood ‘51 Paul N. […]
PUBLIC SERVICE
The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha have a have a long and distinguished history of charitable fund-raising and public service to the community and the University of Pennsylvania. As reported in the March 9, 1982, issue of The Daily Pennsylvanian, Pi Kappa Alpha played a leading role in the Kite and Key Student Telethon for […]
ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES
Annual PIKE Now Event The annual PIKE Now fund-raising campaign is back. The campaign runs from September 3 to September 27, 2024, and gives donors the opportunity to provide scholarships to PIKE University, enable more undergraduate brothers to attend the annual PiKA Convention, and perhaps enable Beta Pi undergraduates to receive complimentary hotel accommodations. Beta […]
SCOTT MACKLER 5K RUN/WALK IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2024
The annual Scott Mackler MD PhD Memorial 5K run/walk (Mackler 5K) will take place at Temple Beth El in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday, November 3, 2024. The event was created by Harvey Mackler, Beta Pi ’72, and the Mackler family, to honor the legacy of Scott Mackler, Beta Pi ’77. All donations received are for […]
PUBLIC SERVICE
Pictured above: O’Hara’s clam-eating contest winner Andy Baltensperger. Photo by Adam Gordon, Daily Pennsylvanian The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha have a long and distinguished history of charitable fund-raising and public service to the community and the University of Pennsylvania. Sometimes, the fund-raising occurs under very unusual circumstances. As reported in the December 8, 1983, […]
CONTROVERSY AT PENN, ACADEMIC YEAR-END UPDATES
During a year of turmoil on campus, the University of Pennsylvania was presented unfavorably in the national spotlight as a cesspool of hate. An administration that allowed calls for the genocide of Jews and the destruction of the State of Israel was represented on national television by then Penn President Liz Magill. Magill’s testimony during […]
ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES
Matt Klapper in Washington, D.C. If you had occasion to view the Congressional investigation involving the United States Attorney General, Merrick Garland, you would have seen Matt Klapper, Beta Pi ’02, seated in the front row of observers directly behind A.G. Garland. Immediately following his appointment as U.S. Attorney General, Garland reached out to brother […]
THE HERMANATORS RIDE AGAIN TO DEFEAT PARKINSON’S DISEASE
The HERMANATORS ride against Parkinson’s Disease on September 7, 2024, to honor brother JERRY H. HERMAN, Beta Pi ’72. The HERMANATORS, including several Beta Pi brothers, will gather once again to ride in the New England Parkinson Ride in Orchard Beach, Maine. Every year, approximately 60,000 new cases are added to the six million people […]
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 2024 edition of Shield & Diamond magazine: Dixon M. Raymond ‘49 Richard H. […]
