A L P H A PSIDELINES
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ALUMNI LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION
The Advisor Award of Distinction, awarded for the first time in 2017, recognizes exceptional commitment to advising a fraternity chapter, Interfraternity Council or fraternity/sorority community. Each recipient demonstrates dedication to guiding and mentoring the fraternity members with whom they work and exemplifies the highest standards of character, leadership and interfraternalism, both personally and professionally. For his role in leading our chapter, David Shook was recognized with the Advisor Award of Distinction.
Dave has led the way for the Alpha Psi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi to be fraternal leaders in their community. Dave sets himself apart through his unwavering dedication to the student experience. He spent countless hours not only working with the leadership of the Alpha Psi Chapter but also with the general membership, the parents and the university. Advising one of Pi Kappa Phi’s largest chapters in the country is no small task, but Dave does so in a way that positively impacts anyone who has had an interaction with Pi Kappa Phi at Indiana University. Additionally, he has volunteered for Pi Kappa Phi, serving on the alumni board, housing board and with the Foundation. Congratulations, David. Thank you, brother!
OLIVER SUTTER STEPS INTO CHAPTER ADVISOR ROLE
Please join Alpha Psi in welcoming chapter alumnus Oliver Sutter into the role of chapter advisor. Sutter was initiated in 2013, and as an undergraduate member, served in the roles of vice archon, archon and standards board chairman. He graduated from Indiana University in 2016.
Sutter joined Alpha Psi’s advisory board last year and is excited to be taking on a larger role with the chapter. Sutter shared, “Leaning on my experience as archon and vice archon, I feel I can make more of an impact working directly with the undergraduates in helping them shape the chapter to be the best it can be. Dave Shook set an unbelievably high bar for several roles with Alpha Psi. I hope to live up to those lofty expectations and cannot wait to start.”
SUMMER 2023
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Recent events in the fraternity world at large have caused increased requirements from both local and national organizations for named advisors in the following specific areas.
Positions on the Council of Advisors
• Chapter Advisor* (also required by IU; may not be board officer)
• Faculty Advisor* (also required by IU)
• Financial Advisor*
• Member Education Advisor* (also required by IU)
• Recruitment Advisor (also Required by IU)
• Ritual Advisor
*Required under Supreme Law
• Scholarship Advisor
• Standards Board Advisor
• Alumni Relations Advisor
• Philanthropy Advisor
Other positions required by IU:
• Risk/Health/Safety Advisor
• Live-in House Director
Housing corporation board members will fill some of these positions. Our current housing corporation bylaws specify a nine-member board, including president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, undergraduate chapter advisor, undergraduate president and three at-large members.
If you are interested in becoming more involved, please nominate yourself via our website, www.iupikapps.org or send an email to Steve Boone at sboone@kssinsurance.com.
MR. ALPHA PSI AND ALPHA PSI HALL OF FAME
These new awards will recognize our alumni for excellence. Mr. Alpha Psi was inspired by the late Dr. Phil Summers and will be used to recognize one alumnus per year for outstanding service to the chapter. The Alpha Psi Hall of Fame will recognize alumni would have excelled in their chosen professions.
Our Nominating Committee will be accepting nominations from now until August 15, 2023. Nomination forms are available at www.iupikapps.org.
Committee Members
• Scott Evenbeck, #195
• Kevin McDonald, #347
• Tom Clark, #516
• Jason Whitney, #957
ALPHA PSI CHAPTER INVESTMENT FUND
The Alpha Psi Chapter Investment Fund (CIF) is an endowment-type account held by the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation that allows alumni and friends of the Fraternity the ability to make a tax-deductible gift to Pi Kappa Phi and restrict that gift to a specific chapter.
Our current balance is $27,345.10 (as of December 31, 2022). From this program, grants may be made from that fund to the chapter for qualified educational expenses, including scholarships, conference registration fees and related travel expenses, to name a few.
Each year, the program allows four percent of the CIF (based on the previous year’s December 31 closing balance) to be used in support of educational initiatives at the chapter level.
Current Scholarship Programs
Highest GPA (active member, each semester) $500
Highest GPA (associate member, each class) $500
As we continue to grow this fund, we will explore more opportunities to assist the undergraduates. Please contribute to the Alpha Psi Chapter Investment Fund if you can.
DONATE
CHAPTER SCHOLARS
Congratulations to our 2022-23 scholarship winners! Please support our Scholarship Awards by making a tax-deductible contribution to the Alpha Psi Chapter Investment Fund. Click here to donate.
FALL 2022
Associate Member
Rob Novak 4.0
Member
Nate Guzdar 3.93
SPRING 2023
Associate Member
Nikolai Selin 3.981
Member
William Schmelter 4.0
Honorable Mention 4.0
Andrew Gill
Matt Winters
Mason Bartoli
Robert Novak
Most Improved
Cooper Hecht 2.88
ALPHA PSI TO HOST FIRST WARDEN’S INSTITUTE FOR COMMON LOYALTY
Many of us still remember parts of our associate member education. I still have my White Diamond from 1972. That was the basis for my member education. It has the signatures of Durward Owen, Mark Timmes and now Jake Henderson inscribed on the first page. Back then, it was the primary way you learned the history and the traditions of our national Fraternity. Today is much different.
Today, associate member education is a multi-week program that includes not only our history and culture, but leadership and personal development. As a former chapter advisor, it can be overwhelming to manage the amount of material and requirements needed to conduct a complete member education program. Also, many schools, like Indiana University, are mandating the associate member period between accepting a bid and becoming a full member through initiation last only four to six weeks. So how do wardens in our undergraduate chapters handle this challenge? Pi Kappa Phi, with support from the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation developed a solution.
In January of this year, National Headquarters staff devised a four-day program to be held over two weekends to train every chapter’s warden on the model associate member education program. Alpha Psi was selected to host this inaugural program for the first two weekends in August. We are centrally located and have a facility that can house 80 participants each weekend, thereby allowing every chapter to participate. Our facility will be used for both housing and education sessions. Alpha Psi alumni and undergraduates fully supported this event. Housing everyone will not be easy, given the annual work on our facility needs to be completed a month earlier than in a normal year, but we are working hard to complete the task on time.
HOMECOMING 2023
OCTOBER 21 | IU vs RUTGERS
The Hoosiers battle Rutgers on Saturday, October 21. The annual fraternity business meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the chapter house and last up to 45 minutes.
Tentative Agenda:
• Recognition of Alpha Psi Hall of Fame inductee(s)
• Recognition of Mr. Alpha Psi
• Passing of bylaw revisions
• Election of new board members
Homecoming Tailgates – We are aware of multiple tailgates hosted by brothers of all eras. If you would like to open your event, we would be happy to publish the details on the website and through our social media. Just send the details to our webmaster Pete Schrock at pfschrock@gmail.com.
HOUSING CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VOTING MEMBERS
• Steve Boone, President #380 sboone@kssinsurance.com
• Jim Crews, Secretary/Treasurer, #271 jcrews@gaylor.com
• Dave Shook, Member, #268 davidsshook@outlook.com
• Oliver Sutter, Member, #1803 oliversutter8@gmail.com
• MEMBER VACANCY
• MEMBER VACANCY
• MEMBER VACANCY
• MEMBER VACANCY
Alumni Board Meetings
August 20
September 17
November 19, Homecoming
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
• Brett Baltz, Alpha Psidelines, #510 bebaltz@gmail.com
• Scott Evenbeck, Nominating, #195 evenbeck@hotmail.com
• Kevin McDonald, Nominating, #347 kevin_l_mcdonald@keybank.com
• Tom Clark, Nominating, #516 tclark@storageexpress.com
• Jason Whitney, Nominating, #957 jaswhitn@iu.edu
• TJ Sullivan, Ability Experience, #564 tjdenver@gmail.com
• Todd Gemmer, Ability Experience, #715 todd.gemmer@morganstanley.com
• Pete Schrock, Webmaster, #110 pfschrock@gmail.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
All meetings, except Homecoming, are at 1 p.m. at the chapter house
Warden Institute for Common Loyalty (hosted by Alpha Psi)
First 2 weekends in August
This is FYI only
IU Homecoming
October 21
First Thursday Dinners
September 7
October 5
November 2
December 7 (Founders Day) 6 p.m. at the chapter house; reservations required
Rush
August 27-September 1
Initiation
October 7
Tentative
