Alcohol-Free Chapter Houses A continuing debate on the future of the Greek community

This past December I attended a meeting of the National "service beyond self" value system in our members.

Interfraternity Conference (NIC). There, national fraternity presi- In the late 1980s Pi Kappa Phi was one of the founders

dents discussed common issues affecting the fraternity system,

including the misuse of alcohol-- specifically the well-publicized

alcohol-induced deaths at LSU and MIT. In this regard, one fra­

ternity leader opined that these problems have existed for years

and all we have been doing is "rearranging the deck chairs on the

Titanic. "

An extensive discussion took place on the issue of alco­

hol-free chapter houses as the solution. Several groups

have elected to go alcohol-free in their chapter houses

by July 1, 2000, and other national fraternities

are now seriously considering a move to al-

cohol-free chapter houses.

As a result of the LSU and MIT deaths,

there has been a great deal of atten­

tion in the press on the college alco­

hol culture. The Harvard binge drinking study suggests that fra­

ternities recruit a higher percentage of high school binge drink­

ers and that 86 percent of residents in fraternity houses are binge

drinkers.

For those disciples of Stephen Covey and his Seven Hab­its of Highly Effective People, "seek first to understand." Pi Kappa

Phi has been trying to understand how the mandate of alcohol­

free chapter houses will change the binge drinking alcohol cul­

ture on the college campuses versus simply changing the loca­

tion of the behavior.

More importantly, we ask how it will ensure the safety

of our members. Pi Kappa Phi recently paid a $1 million settle­

ment at Oregon State University where the chapter acted as an

alcohol-free chapter house and took its party away from campus.

A tragic automobile accident killed one associate member and

injured several others. Although the brother behind the wheel

didn't drink, the plaintiffs counsel argued that the alcohol con­

sumed by the passengers contributed to the accident. The death

at LSU also involved an alcohol-free chapter house, and the drink­

ing there took place away from the chapter premises. Will alco­

hol-free chapter houses create a false impression of safety to par­ents? Will it create an "anything goes" mentality on the pan of

the students as long as they drink away from the chapter house?

In response we would state, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity has not been "rearranging the deck chairs."

In 1977 we were the first and still the only national fra­

ternity to create its own philanthropy. Push America provides

service and education to promote a greater understanding of per­sons with disabilities. This was one of our early efforts to instill a

of FIPG, a risk management group which developed a risk man­

agement policy which banned the purchase of alcohol by chap­

ters and the purchase of large quantities of alcohol such as kegs.

With the introduction of the Journey Project in 1995,

we have focused on building better men through our Journey

chapter concept. We created a value-added component to the fra­

ternity experience, focusing on increased standards in scholar­

ship, leadership, service and conduct.

We don't know if an alcohol-free chapter house policy

is the solution to the campus alcohol issues, or just one of many

strategies which must be implemented. We certainly recognize

that it can create a catalyst for change. However, we believe the

Journey Project has done the same.

The ability to enforce this requirement is also problem­

atic. For those fraternities that have adopted alcohol-free chapter

housing, the jury is still out as to whether or not chapter houses

will be truly such or whether the next generation of students will

support it. At a minimum it will take the broader commitment

of the institution and campus community for it to be successful.

Lastly, what is the solution for Pi Kappa Phi's 40

unhoused chapters?

Pi Kappa Phi is participating in NIC's "Select 2000" pi­

lot program, a component of which is alcohol-free chapter houses.

This needs to be tested, as well as other strategies such as ban­

ning parties at the chapter houses, limiting the number of social

events, limiting the amount of alcohol brought to a party under

BYOB, as well as the reinstitution of house mothers.

There are certainly a few absolutes. We cannot allow Pi

Kappa Phi Fraternity to be defined by alcohol, nor can we allow

our chapters to be the campus watering hole. We cannot con­

tinue to recruit binge drinkers, and the decision to drink should

not be made nor encouraged by the fraternity.

This issue will be discussed at Supreme Chapter in Au­

gust. At a minimum, I can assure you that Pi Kappa Phi's con­

tinuing strategy will be based on the fundamental premise that

to change the culture we must continue to inculcate the values espoused by our founders and provide our members the tools to

learn how to make good informed decisions.

Fraternally,

~£.~

MARK E. TIMMES

CHI EF E xECUTIVE OFFICER

Contents COVER STORY EXTRA EXTRA -- PI KAPPS BRING YOU THE HEADLINES: From the national news to

your local anchor man, Star & Lamp recognizes those members of Pi Kappa

Phi who make a living out of bringing you the latest news. Page 14

DEPARTMENTS&FEATURES www.PIKAPP.ORG: Pi Kappa Phi is on-line. Find out how to obtain the latest

fraternity information, contact the national headquarters and see who's on the

internet. Page 2

ALuMNI N Ew s: Star & Lamp shares the stories of those alumni members who

contribute to their communities, chapters and professions. Page 5

ALso: Purdue (Omega) celebrates its 75th Anniversary. Page 7

CHAPrER N Ew s: Undergraduate chapters report on their fa ll semester accom­

plishments. Page 8 ALso: Survival of the fittest, Mid-Year Leadership Conference 1998, talws

place at four sites. Page 11

PI KAPPA Pm PROPERTIES: The University of Arizona and the University of

Southern California Pi Kapp chapters have new houses this fall . Page 12

RisK MANAGEMENT: Pi Kapp College speaker Lori Hart tells of her discussion on

alcohol with this summer's Pi Kapp College attendees. Page 21

PusH AMERICA: Alumni continue to support the Journey of Hope and Gear Up

Florida teams through corporate sponsorships. Page 22

ALso: ACCESSAbility 1998 involves community support. Page 23

THE MAKING or A JouRNEY CHAPTER: Pi Kappa Phi 's very first Level ll journey

Chapter tells of a long road travelled during its first two years on this new

journey. Page 24

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All of the latest information about Pi Kappa Phi is at your fingenips. To get there, tum on the power, hit the

internet, and surf to WWw.pikapp.org.

With the help of some talented

tional Headquaners and the involvement of Phil

Barrett (Cornell- Psi) in 1996 brought new per­

spective to Pi Kappa Phi's cyber communications tool.

The history of the Fraternity and con­tact information for national officials is still

available at WWw.pikapp.org, but now it is in­

teractive. Chat pages and bulletin boards bring

members of the Fraternity together from across

the country. With the help of platform

independant java script (which can be used on

every kind of computer system) and "appletes"

(mini programs within your browser) conversa-

tions between Pi Kapps from different chapters

are conduded live. ~~~~~~~~~~""' The Pi Kapp bulletin

alumni, the most recent information

about Pi Kappa Phi is only seconds away. *** BY JENNIFER L. ARMsTRONG

MANAGING EDITOR For those who have been to the web site,

there have been many new things added.

board allows guests to

post questions about

where Fraternity graph­

ics can be found and

find new ideas for Push

America events. Alumni

members post potential job opportunities, and

new Pi Kapps announce their initiation into the

For those who didn 't know it existed, now is the best time to visit For those who aren't sure how to get there or why to go, read on.

When the Pi Kappa Phi web site first be­gan with the help ofDarald McMillan (Charles-

ton - Alpha), it contained basic information

about fraternity officials and the history of the

organization. Funhercollaboration with the Na-

chapter.

Need to tell someone about The Jour­ney? The web site provides a detailed history and explanation about the project, as well

as upcoming Journey event dates.

Need to let the National Headquaners know of your address or job change? Alumni

have their own update form on the web. Update your address information in a

matter of seconds instead of

making a long distance phone call or mailing a Undergraduate members, too,

letter. have been working on their own commu-

Have a question for the National Head- nications strategies with local web sites-

quarters or the webmaster? A feedback form on

the site provides direct contact to headquarters

staff.

Want to know if your chapter has a web

site? Visit the chapter listings and click on the

chapters marked as links.

Misplaced your last Star & Lamp? Get

the main features from the last Star & Lamp on­

line.

The Pi Kapp web site is one of the easi­

est ways to get in touch and stay in touch. Un­

dergraduate members can register for upcoming

leadership conferences. Alumni can get the 46th

Supreme Chapter preview. Find out what other

organizations are doing through the College Fra­

ternity Editors Association link or look up an

old chapter brother by posting a message on the

most of which are linked to the national

page. More than 70 chapters have their

local history and events posted on sites

written and designed by chapter mem­

bers.

"A big part of the [national

web site's] success is that members

feel like they can get the informa­

tion they need," web master Phil

Barrett said. "Through features like

the bulletin board, they can have

open dialog with other brothers,

non-brothers, and the National

Headquarters. This is so new. Never

has the national office been so

accessable to people."

If you've got a computer and

bulletin board. And, if you're not sure how to want to surf the web for the first time,

find what you're looking for, stop first at the site's use a modem and live phone line to ac-

very own search engine.

Check out the Fraternity logos and pho­

tos to put on your own web site. And, link in­

stantly to the Push America web site by clicking

on www.pushamerica.com to get background in­

formation on the organization, register for an

upcoming event, or just find out what is taking

place this spring.

The site continues to grow as the Frater­

nity prepares the chapter manual series and edu­

cational materials for the web. Soon, chapter of­

ficers will have the opportunity to download and

print their manuals locally, straight from their

computer.

cess an internet service provider. With an

internet browser (i .e. Netscape Naviga­

tor, Internet Explorer or your internet

service provided browser) use the URL

-universal resource locator- near the

top of the browswer to enter the ad­

dress http://www.pikapp.org.

Web sites to visit

http:/ fwww.careersteps .com/PiKappaPhi

http:/ fwww.Greeksource.com

http:/ fwww.Greeklink.com

http:/ fwww.GreekPages .com

http:/ fwww.pushamerica .com

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Creating a web presence Pi Kappa Phi has some impressive

representation on the internet thanks to the

undergraduate and alumni chapters who put

their skills and time into developing outstanding

web sites. If your chapter is looking for new web

site ideas or wants to develop its web site, check

out what other chapters have done and follow

these basic guidelines for a great site.

:;;:::~::::::!:-Ill Link and be linked. To broaden the scope of

Is your chapter ready to start a site? Check out

www.geocities.com fur web software and free web space.

Many universities also provide web space on campus servers.

Contact your campus computer services department for

information on how to get started. If you already have a

chapter site and aren't linked to the national web site, contact

web master Phil Barrett at phil.barrett@pikapp.org.

4 THE STAR & LAMP

your chapter web site- LINK. Link to the

national web site. Link to your university web

site. Link to other Greek sites and your alumni

site. Link to other Pi Kapp chapters. For example,

test web site guests on the White Diamond at

Furman's (Delta) White Diamond self quiz­

www-student.furman.edufPiKappaPhi. Check

out the great links Mercer (Alpha Alpha) has at

home.earthlink.net/Niakemfpkplinks.htm and

add some of them to your site.

Update, update, update! Keep your chapter

web site current. Most successful sites have a web

master who has the skills to update weekly or

monthly. If you already have a web master for

your site, make sure he continues to update after

he graduates -- or recruits another brother to

take his place. Try to keep the officer and

member information current as well. Ole Miss

(Alpha Lambda) at www.olemiss.eduforgs/

pi_kappa_phi not only has its current officers

listed, but also provides "hot links" for guests to

leave messages directly to the officers' email.

Picture this. Use graphics when possible. Create

a good balance between text and graphics to better tell the story of Pi Kappa Phi and your

chapter. Don't use photos without explanation, and make sure their text is meaningful. Check out how Oklahoma (Alpha Gamma) uses some genuine design and the latest web software to

make the web site come alive at

www.uoknor.edu/studentfgreekfpikapp.

Keep it local. Be sure to include the local

history of your chapter. Anyone is welcome to

copy and paste information from the Pi Kappa

Phi and Push America national sites, but make

your site more interesting by adding some local

flavor. Include alumni news, chapter events, and

the history of the chapter. Memphis (Gamma

Delta) at www.people.memphis.edu/Npikapp/

went one step further, providing information

about the city of Memphis.

Get it right! Along with updating regularly,

make sure the information you put on your site

is correct. For example, Push America is no

longer an acronym for "People Understanding

the Severly Handicap". It is simply Push America

- the national outreach project of Pi Kappa Phi.

And, don't forget that Pi Kappa Phi was founded

in Charleston, S.C., but the National Headquar­

ters is now in Charlotte, N.C. Incorrect informa­

tion isn't very valuable to guests who are trying

to learn about your chapter and the Fraternity.

Utilize the web. Get feedback from site guests.

Include a prospective member form on your site

for visitors who are coming to your campus and

are interested in the Fraternity. Offer an alumni

address update form and have direct email hot

links to the chapter. Publish anything non­

esoteric that would be useful to chapter mem­

bers (i.e. calendars, by-laws, chapter minutes) .

Georgia Tech Pi Kapps even provide a weekly

calendar for members at www.gatech.edu/pkp.

In the name of Pi Kappa Phi. Most impor­

tantly, you should always remember that your web site is a representation of the Fraternity.

Keep your information, photos and links in good

taste. Use a web site to show people what your chapter is all about. Representation on the web will become increasingly more important in

coming years. More people will know about Pi

Kappa Phi because they have a computer than because they know a member.

An adventure of service

P i Kapp Bill Aldrich, a

Peace Corps volunteer,

is teaching art in a village in

Ghana. He refers to his

involvement with the Peach

Corps as an adventure of

service, which stems from

his active involvement as an

undergraduate member of

Pi Kappa Phi at Towson

State (Zeta Omega) . Teach­

ing at the Bechem School

for the Deaf, he has devel­

oped a program that will

help the deaf students gain

applicable skills to use in

only one of four volunteers

in the world teaching art

and applicable skills at a

deaf school. The Peace

the region's cottage industry Corps volunteers total

and commercial business nearly 7,000 yearly.

enterprises. Special educa- "I feel that it is

tion programs and facilities important for our fraternity

are minimal or non-existent to continue in civil service ...

in Ghana, so he describes especially in special educa-

the situation he is helping tion with programs such as

to create as "unique". Bill is Push America. I hope that

my experience here will

inspire and motivate others

to give and learn of the

special satisfaction that can

only come from giving." *

Pi Kapp makes health club history - odel Initiate from the

Rl 44th Supreme Chapter

Tim Mansour made history

this year for the health club

business. Tim (West Ala­

bama - Gamma Alpha),

founder and president of

Fitness International,

became the first health club

owner in America to win

the Small Business

Administration's Small

Business Person of the Year

Award on a state level. He

also received awards for

"Best Business Tip", "Best

Advice Received" and the

"Best Presentation" at the

SBA Presentation Contest.

Tim founded his

four-club chain at age 23.

He had attended the

University of West Alabama

on a full football scholar­

ship, graduating with a

degree in business. After

spending two and a half

years in the health club

business, he decided to start

his own club. He credits the

SBA for the opportunity. *

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Hunnicutt manages rodeo cowboys • ore than 170,000 the supervision of the the programs of the current ,

people went to Las Executive General Manager national sponsors and

Vegas in 1996 for the of Production, he became participates in the develop-

National Finals Rodeo. At thoroughly involved in ment of potential sponsors. • the same time, 13 million most aspects of managing Much of his time is

viewers watched the finals spent planning and produc-

competition on television. ing the PRCA's national

As a growing spectator convention which takes

sport, the Professional pla~e annually in Las Vegas

Rodeo Cowboys Association prior to the NFR. He also

(PRCA) and Pi Kapp Chip travels to rodeos featured in

Hunnicutt (Charleston- the PRCA's monthly

Alpha) have their hands full Wrangler World of Rodeo

with nearly 742 rodeos a the NFR, including vendor series featured on ESPN to

year across 44 states and and personnel management ensure proper exposure for

four Canadian provinces. and budget planning. In the sponsors.

Chip, a 1993 January 1996 Chip com- His travels take him

graduate of the College of pleted his internship and to the historical and the

Charleston and a 1996 Masters degree and in unusual. This two time

graduate of the United March joined the PRCA. Brother of the Year Award

States Sports Academy, Now, as assistant Winner from Alpha is

spent his post graduate project coordinator, Chip pictured here with his dog,

internship with the 1995 participates in the manage- Durango, in front of the

National Finals Rodeo ment of several member- World's Largest Ball ofTwine

(NFR) in Las Vegas. Under ship programs, maintains in Cawker City, Kans. *

G TH E STAR & LAMP

Omega celebrates 75 years

I mega chapter at Purdue

University celebrated

7 5 years this fall, bringing

together more than 400 Pi

Kapps and friends for the

festivities.

Held during

homecoming weekend,

October 18-19, the event

attendees enjoyed an open

house, luncheon, football

game and banquet. The

record breaking attendance Harold "Cap" Johnson.

included the Fraternity's Anniversary fund

National Council, which raising co-chairman Dr.

held its fall meeting in West Kelley Carr

Lafayette, In . Also on hand credited those on

were Chief Executive Officer the planning

Mark E. Timmes, Executive committee for

Director Emeritus Durward the outstanding

Owen, former National turnout. "Decade

President Dr. Phil Summers chairman" made

and the oldest living phone calls to

alumnus of Omega chapter, alumni in their era to

encourage attendance and

donations. The fund-raising

effort reached $50,000 by

celebration's end.

Honored at the

banquet, the chapter's

oldest alumnus, "Cap"

Johnson, joked "it is a

pleasure to be here prima­

rily because it seems that we

are back on a winning track

with our football team."

Also speaking at the

banquet was Dr. Phil

Summers

"Alumni are

crucial," Sum­

mers said. " It is

impossible to

provide the best

undergraduate

fraternity experi­

ence without the

financial and

leadership

support of the alumni. You

make it happen. It's obvious

that at Omega, you have

made it happen and I

congratulate you on that."

Summers led the

group in The Rose to

complete the historic day. *

WJNTER1998 7

Wofford (Zeta) art, named Rain Catcher #1, Indiana (Alpha Psi)

Zeta Chapter is pleased to is an original sculpture by Alpha Psi was named the

announce that Frampton Matt Lowe of Cedar Rapids. 1997 Greek Chapter of the

Henderson, III is an associ- The idea to purchase the Year. This is the third time

ate member of Pi Kappa sculpture originated from in six years that Alpha Psi

Phi. Framp is the great, the chapter's academic has earned this award. The

great nephew of Andrew coach who is involved in brothers also merited Most

Alexander Kroeg, Jr., who the art commission. The Outstanding Effort in

was his great grandmother's

brother. -Brad Talbert

Washington and Lee (Rho) The brothers at Rho Chap-

*** ter put together a successful

EDITED BY LESLIE fALTER team and took the Intramu-

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR ral Golf Championship

title. Archon Kingsley

Chukwu was named to

Who's Who Among Stu-

dents in American Universi-

ties and Colleges, and Tim

Showalter, sophomore, was

inducted into the Phi Eta

Sigma Honor Society. Our

Push Pumpkin Patch,

selling pumpkins we grew

from seeds, was a tremen-

dous success. We invited

children from Yellow Brick

Road preschool to come

and learn about gardening,

and the story was covered in

the local newspaper.

-Kingsley Chukwu

Iowa State sculpture is intended to Community Service, Most

(Alpha Omicron) draw attention to the Philanthropic Funds Raised,

The Alpha Omicron men fraternity, especially as none and Most Community

dedicated a recently pur- of the other fraternities have Service Hours. This year was

chased piece of art on their unique sculptures on their the chapter's 50th anniver-

front lawn on Saturday, lawns. -Iowa State Daily sary; the lOth since reorga-

October 25. The piece of nizing the charter. With the

8 THE STAR & LAMP

help of many alumni and

keynote speakers such as

work and a dedication to

bring the chapter back to

Dr. Phil Summers and number one led to a Fall

David Bibler (Alpha Psi #1), 1996 associate class of 13

there was much to celebrate.

The chapter retained first

place in Greekfest for the

second consecutive year,

earned third highest

fraternity GPA with a 3.01,

won the 1996-97 Philan­

thropy Award, and com­

pleted Rush with 40 new

associate members. Alpha

Psi, 140 members strong, is

a leader on the Indiana

campus and is a quality

chapter for Pi Kappa Phi.

-]ames R. Brown

Toledo (Beta Iota)

The Pi Kapps at Toledo

alumni initiated Ivan Gorr,

former president and CEO

of Cooper Tire Co., this fall.

Gorr is also an original

member of The Order of

Delta Tau, the local frater­

nity at UT that became a

chapter of Pi Kappa Phi in

1951.

Georgia State

{Beta Kappa)

Two years ago, the Beta

Kappa chapter had only six

brothers and was on the

brink of being closed. Hard

members. Of those men, 12

were initiated. Throughout

the year, three more mem­

bers were added to the

chapter, bringing the

chapter to 21 men. With a

continued commitment to

success, this past fall the

chapter rushed 26 new

associates -- more than

doubling the chapter size

again. -Donovan C. Panone

Arizona (Beta Theta)

Beta Theta acquired a house

during the summer and has

been using it this semester

for chapter meetings and

rituals. Now that renova­

tions in the living areas

have been completed,

brothers have begun

moving in . Our new house

was an effective rush tool

and helped us net ten new

members. The barbecue pit

earned us the "best food

during rush" award from

the IFC.

Continuing our

tradition of involvement in

the Journey of Hope,

brother Brett Erickson

applied to join this year's

team and brother Travis

Higdon applied for a

position on the Gear Up Florida team. In intramural

Continued next page

EPSILON P1 CLEANS UP

Virgina Commonwealth

The Epsilon Pi men

assisted the Rich­

mond Department of

Community Develop­

ment with a special

clean-up project of

Cannon Creek, a

wetland in the city of

Richmond. The clean-up

completely filled one

load packer trash truck,

half of another, and the

load bed of a special

truck needed to haul

away junked appliances.

The Richmond City

Council formally

recognized the Pi Kapps

during the council

meeting on November

24, 1997. The idea for the cleanup came from

Environmental Inspec-

tor S. Dwaine Ware, who is

an Epsilon Pi alumnus. *

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athletics, Pi Kapps played in every aspect of our chapter. chapters and make new two volleyball tournaments These rush tactics helped us friends. -Mark]. Whartenby l

this semester, one which induct 30 associate mem- and Domenic Mingacci, Jr. raised money for a para- bers, which is a campus

lyzed KA member, and record. -James M. Lentz, Jr. North Florida (Zeta Zeta) another which contributed For the past two years, the to a memorial fund for St. Joseph's (Epsilon Tau) Zeta Zeta chapter has Jamie Golightly, an Arizona From Oct. 17-21, the hosted Pedal to Palm Coast, student who was killed in a students of St. Joseph's a 60-mile bike ride from tragic boating accident. enjoyed their first Fall Break Jacksonville, Fla. to Palm Brother John Chow swam in recent history. The Coast, Fla. In that time, the for the campus champion- brothers of Epsilon Tau Zeta Zeta men have raised ship on the coed intramural decided to use the extended more than $3,500 for Push swim team.

We completed our

first Ritual of Initiation in

the new house and are

proud to welcome and

congratulate all our new

brothers. -Dylan T. Boswell

Western Carolina

(Gamma Epsilon)

Fall 1997 saw Gamma

Epsilon taking an aggressive weekend to augment their America. This year, Zeta brotherhood. That Friday Zeta's 11 riders and seven evening nine brothers ·left crew members raised more on a journey which took than $2,900. -Richard E.

them to the Gamma Delta Tanner

Chapter at the University of

Memphis in Tennessee. Maryland (Eta Epsilon) The opportunity to share For 60 straight hours on ideas and see how another September 8-10, Eta Epsilon chapter works was an brothers sat on a 12-foot

approach to rush. Each invaluable experience. The

incoming freshman received men learned a lot about

a letter from the brother- brotherhood from that trip;

hood welcoming them to both from the chapter Western Carolina and brothers (35 hours in a

informing them about our van!) and the brothers and

fraternity. We guided new friends from Memphis.

rushees around the chapter These men encouraged our

house and showed them brothers to visit other 10 TH E STAR & LAMP

Survival of the Fittest

E very January, as the crisp

winter air envelops the

Carolina foothills, the snow

blows across the Mississippi

river to St. Louis, the frigid

ocean breeze blows up the

Chesapeake Bay to Balti­

more and the cold rain falls

over San Jose, students fly,

carpool and take the train

with one destination in

mind: Mid-Year.

From North, South,

East and West, the men of

Pi Kappa

Kapps converged on

Charlotte, Saint Louis,

Baltimore and San Jose to

spend three days with the

staff and volunteers of their

national fraternity, talking

about what it takes to make

Pi Kappa Phi the best.

Started in 1983 as

the AVA (Archon/vice­

Archon) Conference in

Charlotte, N.C., Pi Kapp's

winter leadership meeting

has grown exponentially.

Over the past 15 years,

MYLC has provided educa­

tional opportunities for

more than 5,000 brothers.

This year, Mid­

Year welcomed

close to 900

undergraduates

and more than 50 l;l:-~~~~WI .. -alumni to four

sites.

"Survival of the

Fittest" was this year's

theme, concentrating on the

need for our members, as

well as our fraternity, to

constantly adapt to

to to transform the

chapters.

The 48-hour

conferences started out with

the "State of the Fraternity"

address, to provide a picture

of where we are today, and

what we want to do this

year. Afterward chapter

leaders separated into area

meetings to combine forces

with Area Governors and

define the specific regional

challenges and needs.

Saturday morning

began with an exciting new

look at the constantly

changing role of Push

America and service learn­ing. The attendees were

introduced to the varied

"leadership through service"

projects made possible by

the partnership between Pi

Kappa Phi and Push

taste of the new fraternity

world in which we live.

For two hours over

lunch, the MYLC faculty

handed the reigns over to

the undergraduates in

attendance so that they

could discuss the issues they

face from a student's

perspective. These

roundtables fostered

relationships that span the

United States and provided

a network for future learn­

ing and advice. The after­

noon included more

breakouts as the men dived

into the topics of alumni

relations, brotherhood and chapter leadership. The

second

general session of the

day examined the crises of

alcohol abuse and poor risk

management on American

college campuses, and what

themselves to be coura­

geous leaders in tough

times.

Sunday morning

completed the conference

as we recognized our

brothers and chapters best

utilizing new methods and

technologies to promote the

positive image and voice of

Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.

Mid-Year Leader­

ship Conference has been

educating our leaders of

today and tomorrow for

more than 15 years, and as

we enter a new millennium,

the integrity and determina­

tion of those men has never

been more important. * -SEW

high scaffold on Hornbake

Mall in alternate shifts. In

three days, the brothers

raised more than $500 for

Push America. The scaffold

sit drew the attention of the

Diamondback, the school

newspaper. -Matthew B. Payne

SUNY-Plattsburgh

(Eta Kappa)

Eta Kappa chapter has

earned the Chapter of

Excellence Award from the

Dean of Students. This

award honors chapters who

exhibit excellence in nine

areas: academics, alumni

relations, campus involve­

ment, chapter organization,

college relations, commu­

nity service, financial

management, membership

development and involve­

ment, and new member

recruitment. In addition to

the award, the chapter

received a $100 grant to be

used for educational

programming.

12 T H E STAR & LAMP

Mississippi Delta in 1992. Since that

(Alpha Lambda AC) time, one sorority and three

On September 29, 1997, the fraternities have disbanded

Alpha Lambda brothers or moved off campus.

moved onto Fraternity Row. -Gary Bridgman, Chapter Advisor

The brothers occupied the

old Delta Psi house Monday Texas Christian AC

morning, armed with The TCU AC began the

cleaning supplies, furniture, academic year with formal

a frisbee and chapter rush. After bid day, we

documents dating back to added 19 new associates to

1927. This is the first Greek the existing membership of

organization to move on 40. We held our first Push

campus since Phi Gamma America fund-raising event

DELTA BETA PLAYS SANTA

North Georgia State

w ith the help of Delta County White Christmas

Beta men, the Program. Before the deliv-

Interfraternity Council's ery, The White Christmas

Christmas Toy Drive was Program had been very

able to collect and deliver concerned about having

a truckload of toys to the enough toys for all of the

Dahlonega/Lumpkin children. Now many

October 4-7. This was a

great success, raising nearly

$3,000. On October 19, we

held our first retreat at a

local Baptist church . Here,

each man aided in the

composition of our chapter

mission statement. As of

now, our current number of

associates stands at 70. We

are eagerly awaiting our

prospective chartering date

on March 7, 1998. -Clayton

L. Melton

disadvantaged children

will have a visit from

Santa this year. -Wesley

L. Thomas, Director, Student

Center & Activities, IFC

Advisor

Houses purchased at Arizona and Southern California

T his has been an active

year for Pi Kappa Phi

Properties. The need for

housing at two distin­

guished universities was met

when Pi Kappa Phi Proper­

ties moved forward with

purchases at the University

of Arizona (Beta Theta) and

the University of Southern

California (Delta Rho) .

The house at

Arizona is located in the

middle of fraternity village,

and is able to provide 56

students with living

arrangements. The USC

house is in the heart of

Greek row, and is just a few

minutes walking distance

from campus. Both these

chapters are recent addi­

tions to Pi

with the

Arizona re­

chartering in

November

1996, and the

re-coloniza­

tion of USC

last fall.

local alumni volunteers

serving on the housing

corporation boards. At

Arizona, Gregg Foster (Texas

Tech -Epsilon Omega) is

serving as Beta Theta

Housing Corporation

President. Gregg's commit­

ment to the chapter is

extended by also serving

as Chapter Advisor.

Only months after

Glenn Dickson (Virginia -

Beta Upsilon) moved to

the Los Angeles area, he

chose to serve as the Delta

Rho Housing Corporation

President at USC. Glenn

is joined on the housing

corporation by Bob Pastirjak

(Florida -Alpha Epsilon),

Jamie Broadhurst (Indiana -

Alpha Psi) and James Kao

USC group. Steve Ryder (UC

Berkeley - Gamma) has

been actively involved with

the proper incorporation

and documentation of both

the USC and Arizona

housing corporations.

These alumni have

played an essential part in

these housing purchases,

and PKP Properties is

grateful for their service.

Mark Jacobs

(Texas Arlington

- Delta Psi),

President of

PKP Properties

states "PKP

Properties is

proud to assist

the Fraternity in

its expansion

efforts by providing housing Construction renovations

are being conducted on

both houses, which will

create high quality living

arrangements for the

members.

(Cornell- Psi). James to chapters when available.

Benson (Cal St. Northridge- These acquisitions, both at

These projects

Zeta Mu) is currently the

USC Chapter Advisor, and

National Secretary Ernest

Johnson (Auburn- Alpha

would not have been Iota) has offered his leader-

possible without the help of ship and expertise to the

prominent campuses, will

help establish a strong

presence for Pi Kappa Phi

for years to come." *

I magine being on the edge

of the world's breaking

news. Imagine being the

first man to see live

footage of the United

States' attack on Iraq or to tell

the nation The Berlin Wall had

come down .

For a few Pi Kapps, this

is their job. The deadlines,

headlines and on-air time are

simply part of the work day. In a

tribute to those men, the Star &

Lamp features our brothers who

make a living by writing and

reporting the news.

All the News in 30 Minutes

For 15 years, CNN

Headline News has provided its

viewers with 48 half hour shows

a day. Pi Kapp David Goodnow

(Indiana- Alpha Psi) anchors

the latest reports of the day,

arriving at the studio at 10 p.m.

One of Headline News' original

anchors, Goodnow is always less

than five minutes away from

breaking news.

In the media since

1959, Goodnow's inspiration

came from a friend who was

working in radio. After hearing

his friend on air, Goodnow

went to the station and applied

for a job.

"He sounded great,"

said Goodnow. "I just thought it would be fun."

Goodnow went on to

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WINTER 19 98 15

work as a news anchor, and wait for it to grow, develop

"""-::-'o;!"'l"~--.., and change." as a weather and

sports reporter for

television stations in

the Midwest. He was

manager of the first

PBS 1V station in

Indiana, WVUT

Channel22.

"When I

first started in media, there

were no communication

satellites anywhere. It was all

done by remote broadcasting.

The chances of something

going wrong were much

greater."

With all the latest

communication technology

and an "around the clock"

approach to news, Headline

News stays on top of any

developing news situation.

Goodnow explained

that CNN is an adjustment in

the news industry that fits a

society that is speeding up.

The expectations of what

viewers consider news has

changed, and at CNN they

are interested in the news

that really counts. They try to

inform based on what is

happening in society.

Fellow anchor Chuck Roberts

considers the job of the

Headline News anchor to be

that of an "air traffic control­

ler" of news.

"I really enjoy just being there," Goodnow said. "The most exciting thing

behind the scenes is when a

story begins to become a story. Everyone sees the video when it first comes in. We all

From the

latest news to Pi

Kappa Phi?

Goodnow became

involved with the

Fraternity through

Past National

President Phillip M.

Summers (Indiana -Alpha

Psi). Summers, a close friend,

invited Goodnow to become

an alumnus initiate of the

Alpha Psi Chapter.

"From the outset, Pi

Kappa Phi impressed me with its true human involve­

ment. The Fraternity is a fine

organization of which all its

members should be proud.

Its members and programs

constantly demonstrate

serious concern for young

people and the community."

Recently, Goodnow

was awarded an Honorary

Doctorate degree in broad­

casting by Vincennes Univer­

sity. Vincennes also recog­

nized him in 1989 with the

Faculty Citation for his career

in broadcast news, public

relations and community

service. In 1984, he received

the International DeMolay

Legion of Honor. He is also a

former member of the

Indiana State Board ofThe

American Cancer Society. A pilot and military

historian, Goodnow's life

shows no signs of slowing

down. He is always looking ahead and looking forward to

On the scene Award winning

journalist Bob Faw

(Davidson- Epsilon), takes

viewers to where

news happens -

serving NBC

Nightly News as a

national corre­

spondent based

in Washington,

D.C.

Prior to

joining NBC, Faw was with

CBS News for 17 years. He

joined CBS in 1977 as a

Chicago-based reporter and

eventually became a news

correspondent based in New

York.

Faw has received

several awards for his work,

including a 1984 Emmy for

his coverage of the Jesse

Jackson campaign, a 1986

Emmy for a series on racism,

and a 1988 Emmy for

a report which aired

on the news maga­

zine "48 Hours." He

was also awarded the

1982 Overseas Press

Club Award for his

coverage of the

invasion of Lebanon

by Israel.

Faw began his

broadcast career as a general

assignment reporter/anchor

at KING-1V in Seattle, Wash. He then moved to WNAC-lV in Boston where he worked as a general assignment

reporter/producer. An accomplished

Thunder in America: the Impossible Campaign of the Rev. jesse jackson with Los

Angeles Times reporter Nancy

Skeleton.

Originally from

Salisbury, Md., Faw

graduated from

Davidson with a B.A.

degree in political

science. He received a

M.S.C. degree in

economics from the

London School of Economics

in 1968.

From anchor to author Perhaps the most

versatile Pi Kapp in media is

Bob Inman (Alabama -

Omicron). At one time or

another during his life,

Inman has worked in

newspaper, radio and

television media. He is also a

screenwriter. As if

~-n that was not

enough, Inman

ended his 31-year

career as a televi­

sion journalist in

June 1996 to work

full time as a

writer.

His career

change produced his third

novel, Dairy Queen Days, in

March 1997. Inman's previous two novels, Home

Fires Burning (1987) and Old Dogs and Children (1991), both received the "Outstand­

ing Fiction Award" from the

Alabama Library Association. Home Fires Burning was

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NATIONAL COMMITTEES Alumni Relations: Frank Havard 2094 Forest Meadows Dr. Birmingham, AL 35242

Education: Glenn Dickson 2255 Braerwood Park # 14 3 Houston, TX 77030

Investment: Patrick Danehy 4280 Belle Meade Cove Memphis, TN 38 11 7

Nomination: Jerry T. Brewer Director of Student Life M-USC-Russell House Columbia, SC 29208

Ritual & Insignia: David H. Vawter 1907 Monticello St. Waynesboro, VA 22980

Scholarship: Steve Sanders Indiana University Kirkwood Hall I 04 Bloomington, IN 47405

AREA GOVERNORS Thomas Wilson

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NATIONAL STAFF National Headquarters P.O. Box 240526, Charlotte, NC 28224 (704 )523-6000; FAX: (704 )52 1-8962 email : pikappnatl @aol.com http:/ Jwww.pikapp.org Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Timmes Assistant Executive Director Jeff Niedenthal Journey Director Stephen Whitby Director of Communications Jason Stolarczyk Director of Finance Pamela Meachum Director of Information Technology Ryan M. Herring Executive Director Emeritus Durward Owen Director of Chapter Services Thomas Atwood Senior Expansion Consultant jon jordan Senior Leadership Consultants Jeff Esola, David). Sullivan Leadership Consultants Jeremy Galvin, Larry Kell er Office Manager Nancy Larsen Support Staff Correspondence Secretary Linda Littlejohn, Membership/ Records Director Cindy Howell, Accountant Robin Peralta, Communications Assistant Leslie Falter

Pi Kappa Phi Foundation P.O. Box 240526, Charlotte, NC 28224 (704) 523-6000; emai l: alumexpand@aol.com Chairman Kelley A. Bergstrom 900 N. Michigan Ave, Ste 1700 Chicago, IL 6061 1 Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Timmes Director of Alumni Relations Michael Lowery Administrative Assistant Betsie Fehr

Pi Kappa Phi Properties P.O. Box 240526, Charlotte, NC 28224 (704) 523-6000; email: PKPP@aol.com Chairman Mark F. Jacobs 5238 W. New Jersey St. Indianapolis, I 46220 Chief Executive Officer Ma rk E. Timmes Executive Vice President Evan Erickson Administrative Assistant Betsie Fehr

Push America P.O. Box 24 1368, Charlotte, NC 28224 (704)522-PUSH (7874); FAX: (704)52 1-8962 email: PusMmerica@mindspring.com http:/ Jwww. PusMmerica .com President Dudley F. Woody Woods, Rogers & Hazelgrove P.O. Box 141 25 Roanoke, VA 240 11 Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Timmes Executive Director Chad Coltrane Director of Marketing Chris Orr Director of Development Susan De Long Director of Special Events John Powers Director of Chapter Outreach and Grants Todd elmes Special Events Assistant David Drees Administrative Assistant Terrie Smith Associate Chad Nicholas

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CHAPTERS Alabama Albright Alabama-Birmingham Appalachian State Arizona

Auburn Aubum-MontgomeJY Averett Barton Bloomsburg Bowling Green State Bradley California-Berkeley California-Irvine California - Los Angeles Cal ifo mia-San Diego Cal. State-Chico Cal . State-Fullerton Cal . State-Northridge Central Michigan Coastal Carolina Charleston Christian Brothers Christopher Newport Clemson Clinch Va lley Colorado-Boulder Colorado State Concord Com ell Drexel Duke East Carolina Florida Florida Sou them Florida State Furman George Mason Georgia Georgia College Georgia Sou them Georgia Southwestern Georgia State Georgia Tech

Illinois Illinois Tech Indiana Indiana at Penn Iowa State IUPUI

James Madison Kansas State Kennesaw State Kentucky

LaGrange Lander

Omicron Zeta Chi Epsilon Phi Delta Zeta Beta Theta

P.O. Box 6089, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486 AC Box 74, Reading, PA 196 12-5234 Box 40, Univ. Ctr, Birmingham, AL 35294 ASU Box 899 1, Boone, NC 28607 cfo Jennifer Jones, Dept of Student Programs, Student Union I 01, Tucson, /\Z85721

Alpha Iota 861 Lem Morrison Dr., Auburn, AL 36830 Epsilon Delta P.O. Box 241332, Montgomery, AL 36 124 Zeta Xi P.O. Box 2306, Danville, VA24541 Zeta Tau Box 5295, College Station, Wilson, NC 27893 Zeta Upsilon 95 Iro n St., Bloo msburg, PA 17815 Delta Sigma R-3 Old Frat. Row, Bowli ng Green, O H 43403 Epsilon Mu 1530 W. Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61606 Gamma 2908 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 Eta Eta P.O . Box 474 1, Irvine, CA 92616 Eta Sigma 626 Landfair, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Zeta Beta P.O. Box 948555, L.aJo lla, CA 92037-9405 Zeta Lambda 8 11 Rio Chico Way, Chico, CA 95928 Zeta Rho 21 17 Teri Pl., Fullerton, CA 92831 Zeta Mu 17835 Parthenia St., Northridge, CA9 1325 Beta Xi 904 University, Mt. Pleasant, Ml48858 Eta Pi P.O . Box 1954, Co nway, SC 29526 Alpha Box 1493, Stem Student Center, SC 29424 Epsilon Sigma 650 E. ParkwayS., Memphis, TN 38104 Eta Iota 121 Barlow Rd., Williamsburg, VA 23 188 Zeta Alpha P.O. Box 2 186, Clemson, SC 29632 Epsilon Epsilon CVC Box 6005, Wise, VA 24293 Eta Gamma 935 16th St., Bo ulder, CO 80302 Zeta Phi PO Box 1918, Ft. Collins, CO 8052 1 Eta Alpha C-49, Concord College, Athens, WV 24 712 Psi 55 Ridgewood Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850 Alpha Upsilo n 3405 Powelto n Ave., Philly, PA 19 104 Mu P.O . Box 97675, Durham, NC 27708 Beta Phi 803 Hooker Rd., Greenville, NC 27834 Alpha Epsilo n 11 Fraternity Row, Gainesvi lle, FL 32603 Beta Beta Box 15215, cfo FSC, Lakeland, FL 33802 Beta Eta 423 W. College Ave., Tallahassee, FL32301 Delta FU-Box 28569, Greenville, SC 29613 Zeta Epsilon GMU, SUB I Box 85, Fairfax, VA 22030 Lambda 930 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA 30605 Epsilon Upsilon Georgia College, CPO 2424, Milledgevi lle, GA31 061 Gamma Kappa LB # 12343, GSC, Statesboro, GA 30460 Gamma Xi 103 William B. King Dr., Ame.ricus, GA 3 1709 Beta Kappa GSU, 218 University Center, Atlanta, GA 30303 Iota cfo Eric Carpenter, 220 Ferst Dr.,

Lawrenceville, GA 30244 Upsilo n 306 E Gregory Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 Alpha Phi 3333 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60616 Alpha Psi 1720 N. Jordan, Bloomingto n, IN 47406 Zeta Iota 946 Church St., Indiana, PA 15701 Alpha Omicron 407 Welch Ave. , Am es, lA 500 I 0 Zeta Psi cfo Jeff Harman, 10235 Orchard ParkS.

Delta Tau Delta Ch i Eta Delta Eta Tau

Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46280 P.O. Box7187, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA22807 16 14 Fairchild, Manhattan, KS 66502 P.O. Box 440053, Kennesaw, GA 30 144 c/o Jay McCoy, 575 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40506

Gamma Nu Box 11 70, 601 Broad, LaGrange, GA30240 Gamma Rho Box 6191 , Lander, Greenwood, SC 29649

18 THE STAR & LAMP

LaSalle Lenoir-Rhyne Longwood Louisiana State U. Marshall Maryland Maryland-Bai t. Memphis

Mercer Miami of Ohio Michigan Michigan State Missouri Missouri-Rolla Montevallo Morehead State NJIT North Carolina UNC-Charlotte UNC-Greensboro UNC-Wilmington North Carolina State North Dakota North Florida North Georgia Oklahoma Oklahoma State Old Dominion Oregon State Pennsylvania Penn State Pittsburgh Presbyterian Purdue Queens Rensselaer Roanoke St. Joseph's

San1ford Seto n Hall

Shippensburg SlippeJY Rock South Alabama Southwest Texas

USC-Spartanburg Sou them Tech Stockton State SUNY-Albany SUNY-Brockport

SUNY-Cortland SUNY-Plattsburgh Tampa

Tennessee TexasA&M Texas-Arlington Toledo Towson State Troy State Truman State Valdosta State Virginia Virginia Commonwealtl1 Virgin ia Tech Washingto n Washington & Lee Westem Carolina

Epsi lo n Xi Epsilon Rho Epsilon Gamma Gamma Iota Zeta Pi Eta Epsilo n Eta Phi

LU-Box 692, Philadelphia, PA 19 141-5 150 LRC-Box 8420, Hickory, NC 28603 Box3006-Longwood Col., Fam1ville, VA23909 PO Box 25068, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 1434 5th Ave, Huntington, WV 25701 1101 AAIIeganyl-Iaii,CollegePark,MD 20742-92 11 UMBC, UC Box 77, Baltimore, MD 21250 Gamma Delta 384 1 Spottswood Ave, Memphis, TN 38 1 1 1

Alpha Alpha MU-Box 70112, Macon, GA3 1207 Eta Upsilon 111 E. Spring St. , Oxford, O H 45056 Alpha Kappa 903 Lincoln, Ann Arbor, Ml 48104 Alpha Theta 13 1 Bogue St., E. Lansing, Ml 48823 Beta Epsilo n 9 15 Richmo nd Ave .. , Columbia, MO 65201 Gamma Lambda 1704 Pine St. , Ro lla, MO 6540 I Gamma Omega Drawer AY, UM,Montevallo, AL 35 115 Delta Eta Box 1247 UPO, Morehead, KY 4035 1 Beta Alpha 249 King Blvd., Newark, NJ 07102 Kappa 216 FinleyGolfCourse, Chapel Hill, NC27514 Delta Lambda Cone Univ. Ctr., UNCC, Charlotte, NC 28223 Epsilo n Iota P.O. Box 136 1-62, Greensboro, NC 274 13 Gamma Theta Univ. Ctr, Rm. 202, Wi lmington, NC28407 Tau 2401 W. Fratemity Ct., Raleigh, NC 27606 Zeta Gamma 407 Cambridge St., Grand Forks, ND 58203 Zeta Zeta 4567 St. John's Bluff Rd., Jacksonville, ll 32256 Delta Beta Box 5 165-NGC, Dahlonega, GA 30597 Alpha Gamma 1714 S. Chautauqua Ave., 0m1an, OK 73072 Gamma Upsilon 1415 West Third, Stillwater, OK 74074 Gamma Beta StudentAct, PKP, 2122Webb0r., Norfolk. VA23529 Alpha Zeta 2 111 Harrison NW, Corvallis, OR 97330 Eta Nu 4040 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 Alpha Mu 409 E. Fairmont, State College, PA 16801 Delta Upsilo n 3800 University Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 152 13 Beta PC-Box 5 1069, Clinton, SC 29325 Omega 330 N. Grant St., W. Lafayette, IN 47906 Eta Zeta Box813,QueensCollege,Charlotte, NC28274 Alpha Tau 49 Second St., Troy, NY 12 180 Xi Box 1761 , Roanoke, Salem, VA 24 153 Epsilon Tau c/o Joseph Webber, 340 Edmonds Ave.,

Drexel Hill, PA 19026 Alpha Eta SU Box 292474, Birmingham, AL 35229 Epsilon Theta 400 S. Orange Ave., South Orange, NJ

Zeta Delta Epsilo n Psi Gamm a Phi Eta Rho

07079-2692 26 Midd.lespringAve, Shippensburg, PA 17257 81 OS Universityllnion,SRU,Slip. Rock. PA 16057 P.O. Box U-1208, USA, Mobile, AL 36608 cfo Pi Kappa Phi, PO Box 726, San Marcos, 1X 78667-0726

Epsilon Lambda 800 UniversityWay, Spartanburg, SC29303 Epsilo n Kappa 1100 S. Marietta Pkwy., Marietta, GA 30060 Zeta Kappa G-Wing, Stockton State, Absecon, J 0820 1 Eta Xi P.O. Box 22 102, Albany, NY 12222 Eta Lambda Std Aa Ofc Rm 203, Seymour Clg Un,

Zeta Omicron Eta Kappa Beta Lambda

Brockport, NY 14420 P.O. Box 5335, Cortland, NY 13045 College Center, PKP, Plattsburgh NY 12901 UT Box 277 1, 40 I W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606

Alpha Sigma P.O. Box 8629, Knoxville, TN 37996-0002 Delta Omega 1401 Athens Dr, College Station, lX 77840 Delta Psi LIT-Arlington, 705 S. Summit, Arl'gt'n, TX 76013 Beta Iota 2999 W. Bancroft, A-2, Toledo, OH 43606 Zeta Omega TSU Box 1971, Towson, MD 21204 Gamma Gamma TSU Box 1738, Troy, AL 36082 Delta Delta P.O. Box 562, Kirksville, MO 63501 Beta Tau VSU Box 7 136, Valdosta, GA 3 1698 Beta Upsilon 5 10 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22903 Epsilo n Pi I I 08 Grove Ave. # I , Richmo nd, VA 23220 Delta Alpha II 01 Redbud Rd., Blacksburg, VA 24060 Alpha Delta 4530 17th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98105 Rho 201 E. Washington St., Lexington, VA 24450 Gamma Epsilon P.O. Box 1173, Cullowhee, NC 28723

HOUSING CORPORATIONS ASSOCIATE Alpha Gregory D Padgett (803) 55G-110G(H) Zeta Lambda Brad L Strong (91 G) 445-2112(W) CHAPTERS Beta Timothy C Foster (704) 8G8-93G1 (H) Zeta Xi Billy Turner (804) 83G-2G29 Arizona State Iota Parker Petit (770) 423-4510(W) Zeta Omicron Robert G Anzalone Jr. (718) 740-7741(1-1) 419W. 13th St. Kappa Donald E Pulliam (919) 554-1050(1-1) Zeta Pi David C Bailey (304) 755-3245(W) Lambda Floyd L Langston (70G) 237-3960(1-1) Zeta Rho David L Goldenberg (714) 557-4GIG(H) Tempe, 1\Z 85281

Nu Randall D Lorenzen (402) 551-5077(1-1) Zeta Sigma David A Hiatt (91 G) 34G-8374(H) Jacksonville State

Xi Mark D Edgell (910) G43-0352 (H) Zeta Tau Steven W Breasure (919) 347-3588(W) Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity

Omicron Harry E Caldwell Jr. (205) 988-0582(H) Eta Beta Matthew E Burris (812) 234-38GG(H) Box3021 Rho Robert 0 Waldbauer (540) 943-896G(H) Eta Gamma Garron M Bateman (303) 783-5711 (H) Anniston, AL 3G2G5 Sigma Michael T Lowman (803) 750-7190(H) Eta Epsilon Paul L Stynchcomb (301) 8G9-G874(H) Mississippi Tau Robert L Lamphier Jr. (919) 851-9090(1-l) Eta Eta james L Rundle (714) 5G2-3800(W) P.O. Box 11 Upsilon Andrew B Coxhead (312) 5G5-1500 (W) Eta Sigma James Benson (818) 247-1199(W)

University of Mississippi Psi Gary R Fisher (G07) 387-5804(H) Eta Upsilon Tony Cochren (513) 89G-7153(W) Omega Mark DeFabis (317) 85G-3781 (W) Oxford, MS 38G77

Alpha Gamma Brian A Link (405) 321-2G97 (H) ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS New Mexico State

Alpha Delta jim Hunt (20G) 885-4977 (W) Alabama Gulf Coast Alumni Assoc.-Wi lliam H Ishee cfo Greek Affairs

Alpha Epsilon PeterT Cummings (904) 273-4454(1-l) Austin Area Alumni Assodation-Paul S Drake-(512) 219-0445 Corbetts Std Union Alpha Zeta Randall J Collis (503) G87-2528(H) Central Alabama Alumni Assoc.-James B Ileal )r.-(205) GG8-1931 ew Mexico St. Univ. Alpha Eta Lamar BLackey (205) 879-5459(1-l) Chicago Area Alumni Assoc.-Mark Singer (312) 549-4230 Las Cruces, NM 88003 Alpha Theta Matthew I Shaheen (312) 4 72-321 G(H) Greater Atlanta Alumni Assoc.-Mark FChristopher-( 404) 934-G005 Oregon Alpha Iota Daryl R Griswold (404) G3G-2889(H) Dallas/Ft. Worth Alumni Assoc.-Nick Murzin (817) 5G1-1037 Ste. 5 EMU 1228 Alpha Kappa Jonathan P Albert (810) 377-0354 (H) GreaterToledoAlumni Chapter-Gregory Lardinais-( 419) 897-0020 Univ. of Oregon Alpha Mu Boblgo (814) 238-8934 (H) Montgomery Area Alumni Assoc.-RobertCiark)r-(334) 277-5817 Alpha Omicron Kelley A Bergstrom (84 7) 25G-2G87(H) North Jersey Alumni Association-Kevin Boemer-(908) 577-9000

Eugene, OR 97403

Alpha Rho MikeTumer (304) 29G-252G (H) Indianapolis Alumni Association-Stephen K Barber-(317) 32G-2Gl5 Southern California

Alpha Sigma Spears P Vavalides ( 423) 584-4521 (H) San Diego Alumni Association-Buzz Holdorf-(G19) 439-6303 cfo Mike Navarrete Alpha Tau John Danish (518) 279-3788(W) Tampa Alumni Assodation-Perry Monastero-(813)835-1044 742 W. 28th St. Alpha Upsilon Frederick W Schmehl (215) 777-0488(H) Los Angeles, CA 90007 Alpha Phi Gregory J Pleszkun (708) 403-7372(H)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Southern Mississippi Alpha Psi Phillip M Summers (812) 882-8525(1-1) Beta Alpha Bill Nichols (908) 888-4277(W) B-Ed Hahn-(202)332-8410 c/o Greek Life

Beta Epsilon Charles A Balsamo (314) GG4-5357(H) r -Steven J Crase-(510) 778-8085(!-l) Union Room 230

Beta Eta Steven J Louchheim (904) GG8-880G(H) !-Gene VischeJli-( 404) 714-3G73(H) Hattiesburt, MS 3940G

Beta Iota Mark A Urrutia (419) 474-443G(H) :=:-AJJen Woody-(540) 989-5770 (W) Stetson Beta Tau William R Toud1ton (801) 773-7400(W) 0-l-larry E CaldweJJ Jr.-(205) 988-0582(!-l) Stetson Unit 8241 Beta Upsilon Leroy R Hamlett Jr. (804) 973-G557(H) L-Michael T Lowman-(803) 750-7190(1-l) DeLand, FL 32720 Beta Phi Scott Smith (703) 922-G313 (H) T-Rabert L Lamphier Jr. -(919) 851-9090(!-l) Texas Christian Gamma Alpha Joseph L Alexander (205) 392-4 739(H) X-Edward Bennett-(703) 344-9603(1-l) P.O. Box 297010 Gamma Beta joel Allen (703) 444-4142(H) '!'- johnS Kirk-(515) 22G-0693(!-l)

Fort Worth, TX 7G 129 Gamma Gamma David B Dorsey (334) 2G2-5211 (H) AA- Ronny E WiJJiams-(912) 471-G937(H) Gamma Delta Arthur N Demetriou (901) 758-243G(H) A~-Jim l-lunt-(20G) 885-4977(W) Texas Tech

Gamma Epsilon James M Reece (954) 584-888G(H) AE-Michael MitcheJJ-(813) 835-8462(!-l) 15 Greek Circle Gamma Zeta Frederick S Adams (304) 755-4051 (H) AH-James Smith-(205) 252-2889(!-l) Lubbock, TX 794 1 G Gamma Theta Michael R Turner (919) 395-5209(H) A !-Daryl R Griswold-( 404) 63G-2889(H) Gamma Iota Ray Beatty (544) 978-4596(W) AK-Christopher R Meono-(313) 930-159G(H) Gamma Kappa Glenn Aspinwall (770) 449-3542(H) AO-KeJJey A Bergstrom-(708) 25G-2G87(H) Gamma Lambda David L Siems (314) 542-2138(H) AP- Patrick E Farley-( 412) G81-52G9(H) Gamma u Richard D jolly Jr AY-Tom l-liJJ-(215) 887-89G6(H) Gamma Xi NeilD Suggs A<I>-Gregory J Pleszkun-(708) 403-7372(!-l) Gamma Upsilon Robert D Paiva ( 405) 275-5500(H) BA-Kevin Boerner-(908) 577-9000 (W) Gamma Phi Frank W Henderson (334) 473-448G(W) BH-Glenn Mayne-(904) 488-3595(W) Gamma Omega Richard Neathammer (205) 979-4100(1-1) 81- Mark Urrutia-( 419) 535-0707 ext. 131 (W) Delta Alpha Michael P Larkin (G10) 328-1533(1-l) BM-C M Adrian-(G01) 324-7255(H) Delta Beta Steven G Blackmon (770) 932-2378(1-l) BT --Club-Jay l-larrell-(912) 244-2842 Delta Delta Irvin P Howard Ill (314) 939-GGG4(H) B<I>-Scott Smith-(703) 370-4553(H) Delta Zeta Gregory J Proctor (704) 372-0847(W) rA-)oseph L Alexander-(205) 392-4 739(H) Delta Lambda Bobby L Bollinger Jr. (704) 3G5-8728(H) rB- Paul Dickson-(703) 3G2-3577(H) Delta Upsilon Tom M Kubilius (908) 598-4000 (W) rr -David B Dorsey-(334) 2G2-5211 (H) Delta Chi Brent A Grauberger (71 G) 898-5892(W) rE-)ames M Reece- (919) 7G5-8988(H) Delta Psi Steven M. Kosta (817) 572-7034 (W) rZ-Michael Ziegler-(304) 787-3749 (H) Delta Omega JeffreyS Fuechec (409) 543-8280(1-l) rK-G ienn AspinwaJJ-(770) 448-3542(W) Epsilon Gamma Stephen Whitzer (804) 372-32GG(W) r<I>-Steve Bryan-(334) 4G0-2971 Epsilon Delta Danny MTice (334) 271-G744 (H) ~-Mike KaJlas-(81 G) 889-1151 (W) Epsilon Epsilon Gary B Vanover (540) 926-8G20(H) Er-T.C. Jones IV-(804) 225-2784(W) Epsilon Eta Richard L Moore (704) 541-5217(1-l) El-Neil Brogden-(910) 855-1548(W) Epsi lon TI1eta Thomas P Mulligan (201) 744-1747(1-l) EA-Mike Floyd-(864) 585-5446 (W) Epsilon Iota Brian Stark (910) 275-02GI (W) EO-Patrick Brala-( G10) 660-GG44(W) Epsilon Mu Paul Witt (G30) 898-893G(W) E'I'-Chuck Huffmyer-( 412) 794-2161 (H) Epsilon Nu KentWMeyer (91 G) 929-G880(H) ZE- Tim Quick-(757) 721-9073 Epsilon Sigma Christopher W Mills (901) 7GG-73G4(H) Zl- Scott Cesar-( 412) 920-0383 Epsilon Phi Jeff Rogers (205) 980-2Gl5(H) ZT- Jason Johnson-(919) 291-6199 (W) Epsilon Psi Albert L Shultz II (412) G58-5996(H) HZ-Scott Holmes-(704) 665-9401 (W) Epsilon Omega Roy B Goodloe Ill (806) 79G-7285(H) Zeta Alpha Dan Dantzler (77) 850-0802(W) Zeta Gamma Mark A Hobson (603) 433-8593(H) Zeta Epsilon Timothy I Quick (757) 721-9073(1-l) Zeta Zeta Robert TTalley (904) 642-0444(H) Zeta Iota Charles F Geraci (718) 455-7741(W)

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NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS

Pi Kappa Phi National Council President Nathan Hightower P.O. Box 1669 Clearwater, FL 34617

Vice President J. Patrick Figley, D.Min. Peninsular Counseling Center 2819 Horatio Street Tampa, FL 33609

Treasurer Harry E. Caldwell, Jr. 985 Valley View Road Indian Springs, AL 35124

Secretary I. Ernest Johnson PM Realty Group 811 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1650 Los Angeles, CA 900 I 7

Historian James A. Krucher 3 Burgh Ave. Clifton, NJ 07011

Chaplain John R. Andrews Sioux Council B.S.A. 3200 West 49th Sioux Falls, SD 5 71 06

Chancellor Robert E. Glenn Glenn, Feldmann, Darby, Goodlate P.O. Box 2887 Roanoke, VA 2400 1

Pi Kappa Phi Foundation Trustees Chairman Kelley A. Bergstrom 900 N. Michigan Ave, Ste 1700 Chicago, IL 606ll

Vice Chairman · Frank L. Lane 8800 Roswell Rd., Ste 265 Atlanta, GA 30350

Secretary/Treasurer L. Clay Ed monds Brencor Inc. 5214 Maryland Way, Ste 402 Brentwood, TN 37027

20 THE STAR&. LAMP

Nathan Hightower P.O. Box 1669 Clearwater, FL 3461 7

Tom Carter 2908 Pine Needle Dr Ellicot City, MD 21042

Stephen DePalma P.O. Box 900 Manalapan, NJ 07726

Eldred J. Harman 867 Sunrise Blvd. Waterloo, !A 50701

Kevin K. Murphy P.O. Box 212 Reading, PA 19603

Parker H. Petit 1850 Parkway Place, 12th Fl. Marietta, GA 30067

Lonnie Strickland P.O. Box 870225 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Push America Board of Directors President Dudley F. Woody P.O. Box 14125 Roanoke, VA 24038

Vice President Leslie Paliyenko 108 Coach Ridge Trail Matthews, NC 28105

Treasurer Charles P. Adams 13 Holy Crest Ct. Greensboro, NC 27410

Secretary Robert McDonnell 212 S. Tryon St., Ste 980 Charlotte, NC 28281

Member-at-Large Bruce L. Rogers 370 17th St. Ste 2300 Denver, CO 80202

Eric Almquist 459 Brandon Town Center Dr. Brandon , FL 33511

Gregory L. Ball 11121 Carmel Commons Blvd., Ste 400 Charlotte, NC 28226

Emmanual Boykin 400 Galleria Ofc Ste 109 Southfield, Ml 48034

Edward L. Corson 3519 Verona Trail SW Roanoke, VA 24018

I. Patrick Figley 2819 Horatio Street Tampa, FL 33609

Gai l Glasser 6 Carriage Crossing Ct St. Charles, MO 63301

Lori A. Hanafin 6600 E. Wilkinson Blvd Belmont, NC 28012

Gary Leonard 1744 Praters Point Dacula, GA 30211

Dr. Arthur J. Quickenton 875 Pine Hill Rd. Boone, NC 28607

Michael W. Rilenge 1481 West lOth Street Indianapolis, IN 46202

Dr. Richard B. Voorneveld College of Charl eston Office of Student Affairs Charleston, SC 29424

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FKF PROPERTIES, INC Pi Kappa Phi Properties Executive Committee President Mark F. Jacobs 5238 N. New Jersey St. Indianapolis, IN 46220

Vice President - Construction Gregory V. Linder Venture Concept 72 SE Sixth Ave. Delray, FL 33483

Vice President - ILF Chuck I. Barnard 101 N I stAve, 15th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003

Treasurer J. Councill Leak 1900 Roxborough Road, Ste 200 Charlo tte, NC 28211

Secretary Robert J. Paterno 700 NE 90th St, Ste B Miami, FL 33138

Member-at-Large Jay J. Stucke! 6157 Kerth Road St. Louis, MO 63128

Member-at-Large Glenn Aspi nwall 5328 Goose Creek Grove Norcross, GA 30092

Risk

Nothing shall ever tear us asunder S

ummer is the time for fraternity and sorority leadership

conferences and conventions. This summer Pi Kappa

chapters. Accountability to creating the cultural change on a

local level was the result of the break-out sessions.

It was encouraging to hear what these

college men had to say. They wanted to talk about

alcohol and binge drinking. Through the conversa­

tions, it was exciting to see the peers challenge one

another on issues related to alcohol and the

fraternity experience.

Phi held Pi Kapp College in Charleston, S.C.

One of the topics discussed at Pi Kapp

College was alcohol. Pi Kappa Phi took a new

approach and looked at the topic of alcohol from

a cultural perspective. Instead of lectures and

statistics, the undergraduate members were

allowed to talk about alcohol, the problems their

chapters face due to alcohol, and solutions for

individuals and chapters with alcohol problems. ***

One young man asked me how to begin the

change. Another chimed in that Pi Kappa Phi

had already begun the process of change, just by

beginning the talk. Many of the men made the BY LORI HART

George Kuh and James Arnold published

an article in the journal of College Student Development (Sep­

tember, 1993) entitled "Liquid Bonding: A Cultural Analysis

of the Role of Alcohol in Fraternity Pledgeship." The purpose

of this study was to look at the cultural context in which men

are socialized into the fraternity culture. The cultural context

examined in this study looked at patterns of norms, practices,

values, and assumptions that guided the behavior of the

fraternity members. The researchers used qualitative methods

to gain an understanding of why alcohol was so widespread in

the fraternity culture. Results of the study found that alcohol

use was a status of full privilege of membership into a

fraternity. New members worked to attain the status of full

membership, which meant acquiring the values and norms of

the fraternity they pledged.

Kuh and Arnold listed recommendations, one of

which included holding members of the local chapter respon­

sible for bringing about a cultural change. Pi Kappa Phi

created an opportunity for men to begin talking about the

cultural change needed at their respective chapters.

The motto of Pi Kappa Phi is "Nothing Shall Ever

Tear Us Asunder." This motto was discussed at a large group

session prior to the break-out groups discussing alcohol.

Based on the recommendation by Kuh and Arnold, the

members were reminded, and some educated, of their history,

motto, and high standards of the founders. The small group

sessions discussing alcohol allowed the undergraduates to

state what they were committed to taking back to their local

commitment to have this conversation in their own

chapters. *

{Reprinted by permission from "Perspectives': Lori Hart is the Dean of

Students at The American College. Hart just completed her second

term as the AFA Southern Vice President.)

F.t..~~lf . here are some of the dynamic things the .·.il~I@!Wiult.tate members said about alcohol.

your meetings.

Make alcohol awareness a part of membership education.

Arrange nonalcoholic fun like paintball and lock­ins.

Limit the amount of alcohol.

Stop glorifying alcohol so much.

Start with yourself. You have to want to set a high standard.

Lead by example.

Don't rush drunk.

Adve ise without alcoh~ especially on • shirts.

Enforce the rul .

nt

Pu

Contributing

Diversified Electronics Gatorade

Rowland Powertrain Whitecap Industries

Presentin( Pi~paflhf

Supporting Satum

Contributing AT&T Wireless Services

F_,. Hammond Barr P biix Super Markets

22 THE STAR & LAMP

n a challenging business

environment where

thousands of organiza­

compete for s~­

ship dollars, Push America

ful in attracting corporate

support. Eight rtn·nnr<Ul

g sponsor of the

1996 and 1997 Journey of ager he was able to supply

HoP.e events. The Powers sports drink for the teams.

have always b en impressed "On one hand it was

with Zeta Zeta chapter's local great exposure for Gatorade.

It also gave us an opportu-

to give back to the

'-"''""'u' ity," said Sargent.

In-kind contribu­

tions similar to Gatorade's

ate as valuable as monetary

gifts. Gear Up Floric:Jj,

contributing spon &T

Wireless Services provtded

~ ...... ~ .... phones and airtime;

t

ing six of hes~tMI~ii!).:: iW~~

America," said Frank

ft JMaxw,eu, the Gamma

........ wnmta alumnus respon­

sorships! Although eadt

corporation was exposed to

millions of people, the

alumni who helped make

these sponsorships ha1Jl9n

were far more interest in furthering Push America's

support of people with

disabilities.

John Powers is an

alumnus of Zeta Zeta thapter

for securing the spon­

"""'"'" Mr. Maxwell is g to take advantage of

matching gift pro­

gram to increase their

tribution next year.

Alumni support for

the inaugural Gear Up

Operating

Experience ACCESSAbility 1997

I n November 1, 1997,

Push America and

Wachovia Bank, N .A.

teamed up for

ACCESSAbility, the Pi

Kappa Phi alumni program

as Vice President of Public designed to build wheel-

Affairs. PuJ;,lil Super Market chair ramps for

Charities w-. a Gear Up homeowners in Charlotte

Florida contributing sponsor. and other US cities.

"The foundation

gives~ a lot of worthy

causes, focusing mostly on

youth, and educa­

,oonger Hollis

"The

partnership

between

Wachovia and

Push America

was a tremen­

dous success," David

Thames ofWachovia said.

"It was rewarding to work

with an organization

dedicated to providing

handicap access for under­

privileged individuals in

our community."

After several years

of small projects with a few

loyal participants, Wachovia

became involved as a

partner. Wachovia supplied

a community grant of

$10,000 to finance the

project, and they supplied a

portion of the labor on the

day of the event.

The event

brought together

16 Wachovia employees and

more than 30 Pi

Kappa Phi alumni

and staff from the

Charlotte area. After one

full day of work

five financially

challenged

families were

reached with

Push America's

message of

understanding

toward people with disabili­

ties and new

accessible wheel­

chair ramps leading

to their doors. The

ramps provided all

the recipients a new

level of independence to

come and go as they please.

All the families receiving

ramps were extremely

delighted at the work and

were very appreciative for

Push America making a

difference in their lives.

The ACCESSAbilty

event received excellent

media exposure to further

the message of Push

America. Two local Char­

lotte 1V stations as well as

the Charlotte Observer

newspaper ran stories on Pi

Kappa Phi, Wachovia and

the ramps that were

provided for the

recipients. Wachovia

and Push America

will team up again

in the spring of '98

to provide five more

ramps in the Char­

lotte area. * -ES

WINTER 1998 23

• •

Pi Kappa Phi will become America's

leading Fraternity -- augmenting the

education of America's finest men at ***

BY STEPHEN WHITBY campuses across the nation, through AND

TRAVIS BuRK its uncompromising passion to

maintain the lofty standards which

teach all members the true meaning

of brotherhood.

24 THE STAR & LAMP

T he Journey of Pi

Kappa Phi has been

growing for two years,

and the success of the

chapters who have em­

braced it is amazing. Since

Pi Kapp College 1995,

when the program was

launched, 57 chapters have

voted to become Level II

Journey Chapters, meeting

higher standards and

receiving increased benefits

of membership.

Of the chapters

who have Jed the way, few

have taken the mission with

such pride and promise as

Alpha Omicron (Iowa

State), the first Level II

Journey Chapter and this

year's Kroeg Award winner.

The search for a new

direction for the members

of Iowa State's Brotherhood

has not been easy. Current

Archon, Travis Burk, wrote

this of the chapter's jour­

ney:

Alpha Omicron

started The Journey January

2 7, 1996, by a unanimous

vote of the Brotherhood.

The}ourneysounded

like a great program - the

benefits were clear -- why

wouldn 't we join?

As the semester

progressed, the brotherhood

remembered the Journey

implementation. We began to

fit The journey into our

chapter operations. Some

pieces were already in place,

other pieces were an easy fit,

and yet others remained

undetermined. As each piece

of The Journey was placed,

new questions were asked.

We have The

journey, now what?

The answer was too

obvious - The Journey was

not a plug in - it was a

whole new operating system.

There was not a

switch to flip on - this

mechanism for the future of

Pi Kappa Phi was a series of

gears, pulleys and chains - a

mechanism requiring

coordination and collabora­

tion between a number of

parts.

When some of the

new gears did not turn easily,

we started to wonder what The

journey was really going to do

for us.

The older brothers

were distantly confused -

unable to relate to the Associ­

ate Member collegiate success

program. The new members

couldn't figure out why the

older guys didn't know about

The journey.

The executive council

was impressed with the new

literature - working manuals

catered to their positions. But

beyond the new cover art,

what was really inside? What

was The Journey going to do to

our chapter operations?

There was a lot to

The Journey- we were sure

of that- but we just couldn't

always see how to get there.

As we started

forward, we encountered a few

problems: What do you do for

a chapter officer who does not

make grades in the middle of

his term in office? How do you

get an academic coach?

The answers were not

published in the manuals or

listed in the Journey packet.

The answers were up to us. We

had to make the decisions.

This was nothing new, our

chapter leadership had always

made these kind of choices.

The difference now was that

the chapter had a goal - a

point of reference - that

everyone believed and trusted.

We could make our decisions

based on our distance from

that point.

Continued next page

always been clear and

simple to navigate, but it

has been worth the effort.

chapter has taught its

ld,

oiltlmrrtrp·~ fraternities, ommu­

nity leaders, friends, advisors,

the media, the brotherhood -

everyone in and around the

cha sh now lf'hY the

Pi ten foot

don their

include a lighthouse or a

footer that says, "The Journey':

Next time you send a letter to a sorority house they may ask

what the lighthouse is all

about. That is the key: get

people asking about The

Journey. If they ask, then you

can tell them all about it. This

26 THE STAR & LAMP

goes for external and internal

relations. There is no better

way educate the brothers on

The Journey then to get them

asking the leadership about it.

"What is this Covey thing you

have posted all around the

house?" "Hey, who wrote

"BEACONS" on the bathroom

stall doors?"

It is the same as a

university administrator

inquiring about the Journey

inward, or a rushee's parents

ask about the Pi Kapp plan­

ners.

The brotherhood can

know the beacons, the three

stages of the Journey, and

carry around the planner

religiously - but a brother

truly le t the value of

int.erna' exa brothefl are

brotherfwh THi Journey is about. (Actually, tt is mere the

vllf,jlfl'"'-" brothers teaching the

••• fiers.) The chapter's

attitude toward academics is

more focused. Each brother is

more curious about campus

activities. The chapter's involvement with Push

America has been taken to a

new level. The grapevine tells us our name has crossed every University administrator's desk

with a highlight on The

Journey as something to

watch. Parents of rushees are

confident we are a good choice

for their sons. Our alumni are

excited about our success and

want to know more about The

Journey.

The Journey has

given us a goal to work

toward. How we get there is

why we joined a fraternity.

The Journey itself is about

personal growth, leadership,

values, service - the essence

of the Pi Kappa Phi experi­

ence.

The chapter may

struggle to define the

This fall the chapter

grew to 91 members, the

largest it has been this

decade! It also recruited the

largest Associate Member

class on campus! The

chapter has grown more

than 10% since implement­

ing The Journey.

The alumni have

also stepped up to support

this initiative. Alumni Kelly

Bergstrom and Eldred

Harman have endowed the

Alpha Omicron Journey

Chapter Fund, the income

from which will be used to

changes it faces and must underwrite the chapter's

work hard to master the cost for the program.

new challenges, but it is not Iowa State is a

without reward! Alpha shining example of what Pi

Omicron has seen unparal- Kappa Phi Fraternity can be.

leled success since becom- ~journey the chapter has ing a Level II Journey iu-n. is not an ch~pter. Consider thes

numbers:

In the semester

before imp.lementi

Journey, the chapt

16th of32 men's fratef!Uties

all-fraternity average. In the

Spring of 1997, Alpha

Omicron had risen to 3rd

on campus in grades with an overall CPA of 2.92,

putting the brothers above

the All -Men's average! Alpha Omicron's grades rose 11% while the all­

fraternity average dropped

1%!!!

is not given to the commo

ust be built by tbe those who deserve

shown on CBS-1V in 1989

and won a Silver Medal from

the Houston Film Festival.

He has also written A Son's Promise (ABC, 1991), Cries From the Heart (CBS, 1994),

My Son Is Innocent (ABC,

1996), and Family Blessings (CBS, 1997). His original

screenplay, The Summer of Ben Tyler, was a "Hallmark

Hall of Fame" presentation

on CBS-1V in December,

1996.

Inman is perhaps

best known in the Southeast.

He spent the majority of his

career with Charlotte-based

WB1V as a news anchor. And,

Inman currently writes a

Sunday column for The Charlotte Observer.

A 1965 graduate of

the University of Alabama,

Inman received a B.A. degree

in Radio and Television and

was named to the scholastic

honorary society Phi Beta

Kappa. He earned a Master of

Fine Arts degree in Creative

Writing from Alabama in

1979. He was named "Out­

standing Alumnus" of the

University of Alabama

College of Communication

in 1989.

Always tell the truth Tennessee's (Alpha

Sigma) Pete Bishop is a

columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Bishop's wit

and color shine through even

though his words are still

printed in black and white.

Bishop graduated

from Tennessee in 1969 with

a degree in journalism and

returned to his hometown of

Pittsburgh, Pa., to begin his

career at The Pittsburgh Press. He work there until 1992

when the paper went out of

business. The bulk of his 19

years at The Pittsburgh Press were spent in the feature

department as the popular music critic, which covered

everything from Lawrence

Welk to Led Zeppelin.

"I also wrote feature

stories that had nothing to

do with music, and those are

what I wrote for four plus

years after I gave up the

music writing," Bishop said.

"After all, how many

times can you write

'Crosby, Stills and

Nash are getting older,

grayer and fatter'?"

After a brief

hiatus from news

journalism, he came to

the Thbune - Review in

1994 and has remained ever

since.

Bishop's former

column, titled "Allegheny

Attitude," let his fun-loving

breath of fresh air in an attitude show through with

industry in which who, what, commentary on current

when, where and why usually events or events in his own dominate with dull, gray life such as a broken leg or a tones on cheap paper. As a birthday. From a recent

birthday, Bishop lists the

things he has learned during

the course of his life to this

point. A few items from the

list follow:

• I think I know it all.

• I never will.

• It's probably just as well

that I won't.

• The lessons the British

Secret Service supposedly

teaches it agents are wise

ones: (a) Always tell the

truth; (b) Never tell the

whole truth; (c) Never pass

up a chance to go to the

bathroom.

• The three great oxymorons

of contemporary life are light

beer, decaf coffee and

country music.

(Reprinted with permission,

Tribune-Review Publishing Co.)

On the flip side "It has been interesting."

That is how

Vince Caracci

(Penn State -

Alpha Mu)

summed up his

career just before

retiring from his

job as Press

Secretary for

former Pennsylvania Gover­

nor Robert P. Casey. Quite an

understatement for a man

who calmly dealt with the

pressure of working on

Capitol Hill for more than a

decade. His hands were in

the media as much as any reporter, but he was on the other side of the news.

when Gov. Casey made

headlines for getting booed

off of the stage at the Demo­

cratic National Convention

for his anti-abortion stance.

Carocci was there when

Casey underwent heart and

liver transplant. Carocci was

there for all the media events

that come when working for

the governor.

Caracci's job was a

balance between journalism

and politics. Carocci would

handle all the media contacts

while, at the same time,

staying in tune with Casey's

administrative policies and

opinions and accurately

conveying them to the media

when necessary.

Prior to working in

the political arena, Carocci

worked in the Office of

Public Information at Penn

State University. He was also

a governmental/political

writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Capturing the moment Tim Ribar (Roanoke

-Xi) started in news photog­

raphy while still in high

school. His father was the

assistant sports editor of the

Bucks County Courier-Times and Ribar often accompanied

his dad to local high school

and professional sporting contests.

While at Roanoke College, he shot for the newspaper and yearbook and photographed the college

basketball team when they won the 1972 NCAA Divi­

sion III title. He also shot

sports photos for the Roanoke Times-World.

After graduation in

1974, he worked for two

newspapers as a reporter/

photographer before begin­

ning his freelance career in

1975. He lived in Myrtle

Beach, S.C., and shot photos

for Coast Magazine and local

newspapers.

In 1976, he was the

tournament photographer for the LPGA Championship,

held that year in North

Myrtle Beach. His golf photos

appeared in a number of

publications over the follow­

ing years, including Golf

Digest. He also covered the

Masters Tournament for eight

years.

Ribar has done

numerous photo assignments

for USA Today since that

publication's debut in 1985.

He covered Hurricane Hugo

in 1989 and the stateside events of Operation Desert

Storm at Shaw AFB in

Sumter, S.C., and Fort Bragg

in Fayetteville, N.C. In 1991,

he covered a funeral

of one of the first casualties of Desert Storm in Loris, S.C., for Time magazine. Two of his photos illustrated the story.

Over the years, Ribar's travel stock photos have been used

in dozens of travel and in­flight airline magazines. He is

represented by Uniphoto/

Pictor and does assignment work for New York City's

Black Star agency.

Moving to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to expand

his business, his major client

is Guestlnfonnant, an in-room

hotel book. He shoots

editorial and advertising

photos for their various

Florida editions.

Ribar has also served as Pi Kappa Phi's Official

Photographer since 1975. He

has photographed 13 Pi Kapp

Colleges and ten Supreme Chapter meetings. He has

also traveled the country

shooting Star & Lamp photos,

Mid-Year Leadership Confer­ences, regional conclaves,

dozens of Push America

events, and the Journey of Hope in 1989, 1991, 1995

and 1996.

Being Part of the

Community

Mike McKinney's

(Bradley- Epsilon Mu)

dream of becoming a

television news anchor began

when he was 12

years old, while

growing up in St. Louis. He devel­oped his skills by reading the newspaper in front of a mirror.

McKinney lives his dream daily now in Madison,

Wis., as an anchor for NBC

15.

McKinney worked as a radio anchor and reporter for ten years before

getting his first break

in television at a

station in Columbia,

Mo. There he moved quickly from reporter

to weekend anchor

to weeknight 10

o'clock anchor. He

also served as weekend

anchor in Chattanooga, Tenn. There he became a

town favorite, voted best

weekend anchor by local

viewers. Next stop, Madison. In only 4 months, Mike has

moved from the role of "Nightwatch" reporter to

weeknight co-anchor of 15 News at Five and Ten.

Mike is passionate about helping children,

especially minority kids,

reach their full potential.

"Giving back to the

community is what being in

1V is really all about. People let us into their homes daily.

We should treasure that trust

and show we care about what is going on in the commu­

nity." His commitment to

social issues won him the

National Association of Social Workers Media Person of the Year Award in 1993.

When away from the newsroom, McKinney enjoys reading and is entertaining

the thought of writing his own book.

In the world of sports

Dan Hicken (Florida

-Alpha Epsilon) began

working at WTLV in Jackson­ville, Fla. as an

intern immedi­

ately after graduat­ing from the

University of

Florida. He was

promoted to

sports producer in

September of

1986, weekend sports anchor

in June of 1988 and sports

director in March of 1991.

Hicken has won

several awards for his work at

1V 12, including an Emmy for his series on Jacksonville's

quest for an NFL team, and

an award for best sportscaster

in the state in 1992.

Since the arrival of

the Jacksonville Jaguars,

Hicken's already busy

schedule is even more hectic.

As sports director of the

Jaguars' official television

station, he has been involved

in countless shows and

reports. He is co-host of

Jaguars Monday Night Live, a

weekly football show that

includes several NFL players. Hicken also has his own

weekly radio show.

Hicken is married to 12 News anchor Donna Hicken and has two children, Danielle and Drew. *

Your trip to the winners. This year's Mr. Pi

46th Supreme Chapter to Kappa Phi and Hall of Phi Society Banquet is a schedule. While members

be held in Chicago, Ill., Fame inductees will be black tie affair which of the Fraternity take part

August 8-12, 1998, will recognized, as well as recognizes Pi Kapps who in Supreme Chapter, their

begin with a stay at the significant student and have attended five Su- guests will be shopping

historic Congress Hotel chapter accomplishments. preme Chapters. For other on Chicago's Magnificent

in the heart of Chicago. Pi Kapps and attendees, Monday evening Mile and seeing local

Pi Kappa Phi returns to their guests will experi- is open to enjoy the sights attractions pre-arranged

the Congress Hotel, site ence the best of Chicago's and sounds of world-class by the Fraternity staff.

of the 33rd Supreme Navy Pier as they set sail Chicago. Registration for

Chapter, after 20 years. aboard The Spirit of What better place the 46th Supreme

This 95-year-old land- Chicago on Sunday. to catch up with old Chapter begins soon. See

mark is home of the Entertainment and dining friends than at Tuesday Chicago in supreme style

famous Gold Room in will be on the schedule, as night's White Sox baseball while experiencing one of

which several of the well as a breathtaking game? The Sox and Pi Kappa Phi's most

weeks events will be held, view of Chicago's' skyline Oakland As will battle it exciting events. For more

including Saturday and Navy Pier's 150-foot out in Comisky Park as Pi hotel and registration

night's ritual of initiation. lighted ferris wheel. Kapps, their spouses and information contact

Saturday will On Monday, we friends gather in reserved Director of Alumni

also include Pi Kappa will start the day with the seating. Relations Michael Lowery

Phi's Supreme Banquet, traditional alumni Your spouse and at the National Head-

held in honor of the breakfast and conclude children will enjoy the best quarters at (704 )523-

with the Nu Phi Society of Chicago on thei~; own 6000 ext. 112. *