WHARTON CLUB OF NEW YORK SPONSORS “A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH HOWARD MARKS”
On February 25, 2025, the Wharton Club of New York sponsored a “Fireside Chat” with Howard Marks, Beta Pi ’64. The event was sold out. Brother Marks’ financial advice is sought after by many of America’s largest and most influential investors. Brother Marks has endowed numerous professorships and scholarships at Penn. The Penn internet publication, […]
CHAPTER ETERNAL – JOSEPH PETER MOORE, JR. BETA PI ‘45
It is with deep regret to report the passing of Joseph Peter Moore, Jr., Beta Pi ’45, at the age of 97. After graduating from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at Penn, Brother Moore opened an automobile selling agency. This led him to accumulate enough real estate in North Philadelphia to open Moore […]
PI KAPPA ALPHA FAUX FOUNDERS DAY 2025 INFORMATION
The annual New York City Faux Founders Day celebration, organized by Parker Weil, Beta Pi ’85, has been scheduled for Thursday, March 6, 2025, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at Olde City Cheesesteaks (Olde City), 66 Madison Avenue (near 27th Street), New York, New York. One of the co-owners of Olde City is Scott Krase, Beta Pi […]
PLEASE SUPPORT THE BETA PI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Brothers: As a follow up to the recent message about our Alumni Founders Day dinner, we would like to remind everyone that we are more than halfway through our 2024/25 fundraising campaign, which runs from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, and we are well below our fundraising goal. Given the uncertainty surrounding the […]
UPDATED FOUNDERS DAY 2025 INFORMATION
Brothers, As you have been informed, our undergraduate brothers will not be joining us at the annual Founders Day dinner. As a result, we have had to make alternate arrangements for an alumnus only dinner on Saturday, April 5th. Our dinner will be held at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, 4207 Walnut Street, […]
AN IMPORTANT APPEAL TO ALL BETA PI ALUMNI
This message was prepared by Basil Jackson, Beta Pi ’13, Chapter Advisor to Beta Pi chapter, and is of the utmost importance to the continued success of Pi Kappa Alpha at the University of Pennsylvania: Brothers, For those of you who may not know me, I am Basil (Bas) Jackson, a 2013 initiate and Beta […]
HOW YOU CAN HELP BETA PI
If you are reading this, most likely you have had a positive experience at Pi Kappa Alpha’s Beta Pi chapter. Reading our eLetters and Slices of Beta Pi indicates your interest in learning what is happening on Penn’s campus, how the Beta Pi brothers and the chapter house are doing, and what is happening with […]
JEFFREY MARRAZZO HONORED AGAIN BY PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE
The November 2024 issue of Philadelphia magazine, in an article identifying the 150 Most Influential Philadelphians, named Jeffrey Marrazzo, Beta Pi ’97, as one of the 150 persons “who are responsible” for creating a bigger and better Philadelphia. Ranked as number 88 on this list, brother Marrazzo is described as an “Innovator Mentor” with the […]
ANNUAL NYC DINNER 2024 IS A SUCCESS
Although it was extremely cold, scarves and gloves weather, 28 Beta Pi alumni attended the annual NYC dinner on December 3, 2024. Usually, much milder weather has greeted the alumni faithful as they make their excursions into NYC with a purpose, to celebrate the lifelong friendships that began at Pi Kappa Alpha more than 40 […]
Send us your Pi Kappa Alpha Memories!
A picture is worth a thousand words, and we need yours! The Alumni Board is looking for photos from all decades, including memories from your time in the house and beyond. If you have any photos depicting fraternity Brothers from your own college years, or afterwards, please send them to Beta Pi Alumni Association Secretary […]