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Summer Work at the Pike House

Erik Ordal — 2010-09-03 17:12:00 -0500

Over the summer, the Beta Chi chapter has been hard at work doing improvements on the house for the upcoming school year. Improvements include but are not limited to:

A new fire suppression system, bringing all rooms up to fire code
Building a brand new DJ station/buffet counter for Monday night dinners and social events
Re-staining the front door and coffee tables in the great room
Re-polishing the great room floor
Painting walls and replacing weathered dry wall in rooms and common areas

A full-day of cleaning will commence the summer work on the house this Saturday, September 4th

Epsilon Delta - Chapter Excellence/Advisory Board of the Year

Jared Darter — 2010-08-01 17:35:00 -0500

Hello Fellow Brothers/Friends,

This past weekend myself and a few of our brothers & alumni attended the 2010 International Pi Kappa Alpha convention which was held in Austin, TX. The Epsilon Delta chapter of the University of North Texas received their second Raymond L. Orians Chapter Excellence Award!

The Epsilon Delta alumni advisory board was also recognized as the Alumni Advisory Board of the year!

Congrats to our chapter/alumni for all your hard work and accomplishments this previous year!

J Dar
Pi Kappa Alpha
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First Bid Card Signed

Erik Ordal — 2010-07-27 18:19:00 -0500

This past weekend, recruitment chair Ross Gebauer signed the first pledge of the 2010 fall class of the Beta Chi chapter, Tanner Fuchs. Tanner is from the metro area and is enrolling in the College of Science and Engineering (formerly known as the Institute of Technology). He was a varsity athlete in both football and track in high school, and is an excellent fit for the Pike House at the University of Minnesota. Welcome Tanner!

Golf Tournament Raises $5,100

Josh Schuman — 2010-05-18 02:00:00 -0500

The 6th Annual Dr. Kent Estes Memorial Golf Tournament raised $5100 for UNK scholarships this year. Thanks to all of those that played in the tournament or donated to the Dr. Kent Estes Scholarship Fund. We hope to see everyone back next year for another great tournament!

Lakeville Clean-up Day

Mark Joswiak — 2010-04-18 15:14:00 -0500

Lakeville is a city about 20 minutes south of Minneapolis, and they have a Clean-up Day every spring. Participants walk along the highways in the area and clean up garbage. Pike had over 20 members help with the clean-up efforts; we picked up the sides of a 2.5 mile stretch of road. The mayor was very pleased to see that we came all the way from the U of M to help out.

Relay for Life 2010

Mark Joswiak — 2010-04-18 15:09:00 -0500

Relay for Life is an anual event at the U of M to raise money for the American Cancer Society. It started at 6pm on April 16 and ended twleve hours later. Pike had over 25 members participate, one of the larger groups in attendence. It was great to see a large number of participants at the event and Pike will continue to support Relay for Life in the future.

Epsilon Class

Mark Joswiak — 2010-04-11 11:48:00 -0500

On Saturday, April 10, 2010, the Epsilon Class was initiated. We are honored to welcome these new members into our fraternity and believe that they have a lot to offer. This class is one of the largest on campus this spring. We also initiated Phil Thompson, the first president of Beta Chi when Pike was restarted in 2006.

Once a Pike, always a Pike.

Pike Continues Athletic Dominance

Cory Jez — 2010-03-22 10:15:00 -0500

Epsilon Chapter has had a long history of success on the athletic fields and in all forms of competition. The 2009-2010 Academic Year has been no exception. Pike continually competes in every intramural sport offered by Virginia Tech, and prides itself in its success not only in terms of wins and losses, but in the way that Pikes carry themselves on and off the field. Pike competes in two different areas of athletics: the intramural sports that are run by VT Recreational Sports, and open to all university members, and the IFC tournaments which are 6 single-elimination tournaments held each year that are open to each Fraternity. Below are some of the accomplishments thats Pikes have achieved in between the lines this year.

Soccer: Intrmaural (3rd Place), IFC (2nd Place)

Volleyball: IFC (2nd Place)

Flag Football: IFC (Champions)

3v3 Basketball: PIKE A Team - Intramural (Champions), Pike Dream Team - Intramural (2nd Place)

USOA Preseason Basketball Tournament: Intramural (Champions, Men's and Co-Rec)

USOA Dodgeball Tournament: Pike A Team - Intramural (Champions), Pike Dream Team - Intramural (2nd Place)

5v5 Basketball: Intramural (Champions), IFC (Champions), Co-Rec Intramural (Champions)

Note: Pike A and Pike Co-Rec 5v5 Basketball teams both went undefeated in USOA, Intramural, and IFC Play, with a record of 28-0

Innertube Water Polo: IFC (Champions), Intramural (Playoffs still in progress, Pike is vying for its 5th consecutive Water Polo Championship)

Pledge Class

Mark Joswiak — 2010-03-05 00:27:00 -0600

The Beta Chi Chapter is proud to annouce their pledge class for Spring 2010. Each person exemplifies S.L.A.G. (Scholars, Leaders, Athletes, Gentlemen) and is excited to start learning about the history of Pike and begin to get involved. The pledge class includes the following:

-Luis Guitart

-Parker Hanson

-Joseph Roth

-Habib Salama

-Garrett Schaefer

-Bobby Thoits

-Brent Williams

Every person shows promise for the future of the fraternity and we are proud to soon have them become a initiated member of Pi Kappa Alpha.

Pike University

Mark Joswiak — 2010-03-05 00:20:00 -0600

Pike University serves as a teaching tool to the over 200 international chapters of Pi Kappa Alpha. The Beta Chi Chapter sent 14 members to this event just outside of Chicago during the weekend of February 27. The members learned a variety of information about building an award-winning chapter. These events help to push our chapter in the direction an award-winning chapter that benefits our community and university. This event also served as a brotherhood event, in which members were able to hang out with each other the entire weekend.

Founder's Day 2010

Mark Joswiak — 2010-03-05 00:09:00 -0600

The Beta Chi Chapter celebrated Founder's Day with the alumni on February 27, 2010. A few of the undergraduates enjoyed a dinner at Jax's Cafe and social time with some of the members of the Twin Cities Alumni Association (TCAA). Topics discussed included events to get more alumni involved and creating a smoother transition from active member to alumni. The alumni have helped the chapter in numerous ways; we would not be at the point we are if it wasn't for our alumni.

March 1 marks the 142 anniversary of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Since the chapter received their charter on Novermeber 7, 2008, the chapter has been working closely with them to increase alumni involvement to create a solid alumni base around the Twin Cities. The chapter hosts barbeques, poker events and more for the alumni in addition to the events TCAA hosts for the alumni throughout the year.

Pike's Accomplishments Noted in IFC Newsletter

Cory Jez — 2010-01-22 09:11:00 -0600

The Interfraternity Council of Virginia Tech, the organization that governs over 30 IFC organizations at Virginia Tech, published its year in review newsletter recently. The Newsletter is sent around the campus and community so that everyone can see the positive impacts that Greek Organizations have in Blacksburg. Pike stood out once again, being noted for dominance in athletics, success in philanthropies, and overall excellence as a chapter (being one of only 3 chapters to receive Academy of Excellence recognition).

Online Alumni Donations Form

Ryan Guenveur — 2009-12-05 13:42:00 -0600