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. […]
ALUMNI NEWS AND UPDATES
Penn Dining Again Criticized by The Daily Pennsylvanian In the March 24, 2024, issue of The Daily Pennsylvanian (DP), journalist Franklin Li asks and answers the question when Penn Dining will improve. He concisely summarizes the Penn Dining experience in his first words, “Not a single person on campus seems to be satisfied with Penn […]
CONTROVERSY AT PENN CONTINUES
Penn Under Further Scrutiny by Federal Government As reported in the March 21, 2024, issue of The Daily Pennsylvanian: In an article written by Jasmine Ni for The Daily Pennsylvanian (DP), the United States House Committee on Ways and Means (Committee) has sent another letter to the Penn administration seeking further information on antisemitic activity […]
PI KAPPA ALPHA FOUNDATION 2023 ANNUAL REPORT RELEASED
The opening remarks in the annual report by Foundation President Kevin Virta, Epsilon Psi at Western Michigan University, presents a very rosy picture of the Foundation status and optimism that the future of PiKA is bright. The Foundation is the fund-raising entity for Pi Kappa Alpha Inter/National fraternity (PiKA Memphis). The 2023 year showed a […]
FOUNDERS DAY SUNDAY BREAKFAST
On March 24, 2024, a large contingent of Beta Pi alumni, some with their wives, met for a buffet breakfast at the Inn at Penn. Prior to seating, an Inn at Penn representative took a hungry group on a tour of the all-you-can-eat buffet tables. Pointing to the fruits, coffee stand, omelet station, baked goods, […]