FEATURES CONTENTS
Designed by Jordan Walton, this illustration lays out “The Brotherhood Blueprint,” a visual guide to building better brothers through our mission, vision and values. Just like a blueprint guides the construction of something lasting, each line, phrase and detail symbolizes the Fraternity we’ve built together and the vision we share for its future. This isn’t just a drawing, it’s a symbol of how brotherhood is designed, refined and lived every day.
CHAPTERS OF EXCELLENCE
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EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
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CHAPTERS OF ACHIEVEMENT
To be named a Chapter of Achievement for the 2024 calendar year, undergraduate chapters must have demonstrated their ability to operate sustainably in the areas of finance, membership growth and scholarship.
ALPHA (College of Charleston)
DELTA (Furman)
THETA (Cincinnati)
IOTA (Georgia Tech) MU (Durham)
NU (Nebraska-Lincoln)
TAU (NC State)
PSI (Cornell)
ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)
ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)
ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)
ALPHA KAPPA (Michigan)
ALPHA MU (Penn State)
ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)
ALPHA RHO (West Virginia)
ALPHA TAU (Rensselaer Polytechnic)
ALPHA PSI (Indiana)
BETA BETA (Florida Southern)
BETA THETA (Arizona)
BETA IOTA (Toledo)
BETA KAPPA (Georgia State)
BETA NU (Houston)
BETA UPSILON (Virginia)
GAMMA GAMMA (Troy)
GAMMA KAPPA (Georgia Southern)
GAMMA PHI (South Alabama)
GAMMA PSI (Augusta)
DELTA DELTA (Truman State)
DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)
DELTA TAU (James Madison)
DELTA UPSILON (Pittsburgh)
DELTA CHI (Kansas State)
DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)
EPSILON NU (Cal State-Sacramento)
EPSILON OMICRON (Villanova)
EPSILON PSI (Slippery Rock)
ZETA SIGMA (California-Davis)
ETA GAMMA (Colorado)
ETA MU (Wingate)
ETA UPSILON (Miami-Ohio)
THETA KAPPA (Baylor)
THETA OMICRON (Nevada-Reno)
THETA LAMBDA (Missouri State)
THETA UPSILON (Northern Arizona)
IOTA THETA (Tennessee Tech)
IOTA ETA (Embry-Riddle)
IOTA KAPPA (Greeley)
IOTA EPSILON (Susquehanna)
IOTA SIGMA (San Jose State)
IOTA TAU (Rutgers)
IOTA RHO (Western Illinois)
IOTA UPSILON (Florida Gulf Coast)
KAPPA XI (DePaul)
KAPPA NU (Sonoma State)
LAMBDA IOTA (Vermont)
KAPPA SIGMA (Colorado-Colorado Springs)
Chapters not listed as Chapters of Achievement or Excellence have been named Chapters of Opportunity for the 2024 calendar year. To be named a Chapter of Achievement or Excellence, chapters must display sustainable or outstanding operations throughout the year and complete and submit the Founders’ report on Chapter Gateway each semester.
NOT JUST FAIR-WEATHER BROTHERS
by Rachel Greene
On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall at peak intensity in Florida, as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds. Helene, the deadliest hurricane to strike the mainland United States since the infamous Hurricane Katrina in 2005, broke storm surge records throughout Florida, inundating Tampa Bay and causing 221 deaths, along with more than $78 billion in damages. Along with Florida, the effects of Helene’s wrath were felt in Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina.
In the days after Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast, the images that emerged were haunting: entire neighborhoods under water, homes split open by storm surge and families left with nothing but the clothes on their backs. It was hard to look away, and for a group of Pi Kappa Phi brothers from the Kappa Chapter at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it was impossible.
So, those seven brothers piled into a car for something most wouldn’t expect from college students on a Saturday morning. A road trip? Sure. But this one came with shovels and work gloves. Among them was Andrew Davis, a junior and chapter archon at the time. A Florida native, Davis knew what hurricanes could do, but nothing prepared him for the devastation awaiting them in Western Carolina.
The drive down started lighthearted. Music was playing, and brothers were catching up, unaware of how much the day would impact them. But when they arrived, the tone shifted immediately.
They were sent to a home built along a riverbed that had been completely overtaken by the storm. Water had surged above the roofline, and the couple who lived there showed the brothers footage of the river overtaking everything they owned.
“You see the waterlines on the roofs, and it just hits you,” Davis said. “You’re not just helping clear out debris; you’re digging someone’s life out of the mud.”
Their task was simple but enormous: remove every ruined possession, every piece of drywall, everything caked in mud. Hours were spent separating burnable debris from what had to be trashed. They found everything from children’s toys to cherished family keepsakes buried in sludge.
“You’re digging through mud, pulling out pieces of someone’s life, Legos, photos, family mementos, and it hits you, this isn’t just stuff. It’s someone’s world. There were moments that just froze you,” Davis said. “We saw a man standing silently by a burn pile, watching his memories go up in smoke. It was humbling in a way that changes you.”
Despite the heavy emotional toll, the experience also revealed something beautiful. Strangers from all walks of life, people in their 60s and 70s, local families and college students worked side by side without a second thought. No one asked for credit, and no one expected thanks.
“You join a fraternity for a lot of reasons,” Davis said. “Most people on the outside looking in think it’s about parties or formals. But this, that willingness to give up your Saturday, to do backbreaking work together just because someone needs you, to never hesitate despite how hard the work is, that’s the real meaning of brotherhood.”
Just a few states away, Florida residents were in a state of emergency in the days prior to Helene making landfall, and there was no way to prepare them for the catastrophic impact that would soon be felt. For many in Florida, hurricanes and states of emergency are a normal occurrence. For Debbie Ely, this had been the case since she began calling the Sunshine State home in 1988. While she took heed of the warnings and prepared, she did not panic. Debbie was away on business but trusted that the damage could be handled upon her return. Debbie’s son, Zachary Ely, Iota Upsilon (Florida Gulf Coast), was at home, but reassured her that the water was ebbing. The receding tide, along with their hurricane kit consisting of flashlights, extra batteries, food and water, kept her mind at ease. That is, at first. About 30 minutes after seeing the tide recede, Zachary Facetimed his mom and turned his camera to the water, which was rising rapidly, and had reached the back door of their coastal home. Immediately, Debbie told Zachary to evacuate. By the time he’d grabbed some essential items and secured a place to go about 15 minutes later, water was already coming underneath both the front and back doors of their home.
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” It was hard to look away, and for a group of Pi Kappa Phi brothers from the Kappa Chapter at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it was impossible.
With no time to spare, Zachary safely escaped the rising waters in their neighborhood and made it to the highway, evacuating to a Pi Kappa Phi brother’s house further inland, where he waited out the storm.
Debbie was able to get to their home by the next afternoon, after a storm surge that lasted about 12 hours from start to finish. There was a clear water line visible throughout the house, evidence that water had risen to 24 inches, destroying everything below that height.
Debbie’s neighbors, who had lived on the coastline longer than she had, and had more experience with hurricane damage, came over and advised her that she had to get rid of everything that was wet immediately, or run the risk of her home being overtaken by mold. They helped her cut drywall, while she remained in a sort of daze, having never been through anything quite like this before. Amid her panic, she recalls repeating to herself over and over, “It’s just stuff – it’s all replaceable. I’m safe, Zachary’s safe, everything is okay.”
Through her dazed state, Debbie called Zachary and said, “You’ve got to get home – and we need help.”
Immediately, Zachary began calling his brothers. Though he’d been racing to get out of there just days prior, now Zachary was headed back, anxious to see what was left of the home
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he shared with his mother. This time though, he wasn’t alone –arriving on what was left of their doorstep along with multiple Pi Kappa Phi chapter brothers, who were more than willing to help one of their own.
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” Fraternity, in its truest form, isn’t about letters on a shirt or photos on a wall. It’s not just the latenight laughs or weekend plans.
True fraternity shows up when the floodwaters rise.
When they arrived, the young men helped move all the appliances and furniture into the yard. That was crucial for Debbie, who couldn’t lift any of those items on her own. Without the men, she says, her home would be undoubtedly infested with mold. After one day, the house was empty of everything that had gotten wet in the storm, and the brothers headed back to campus, about an hour away.
“You know, we might have been able to hire some contractors financially, but the issue is – who are you going to hire?” said Debbie. “When there’s that level of devastation, they’re going to help their family first, then the people who can pay them the most next, so it’s just a matter of where you’re going to fall on the list. There’s no telling how long it might take. Without Zachary’s brothers, my house would have very easily been infested with mold and would have been 10 times worse. I consider myself incredibly lucky that they came to help me.”
The next day, the brothers were back, undeterred by the hard work from the day before, and ready to continue doing whatever Debbie and Zachary needed them to do. “I was so happy that they were willing to step up when they really had no obligation to,” said Debbie. “I repeatedly offered them money, but they refused every time. Finally, I learned that the way they’d accept my gratitude was through pizza.”
The second day was spent largely cutting the drywall out around the house as every single piece in the entire home needed to be removed, making it a massive undertaking that went much faster with many Pi Kappa Phi hands. “The most important thing to do after a hurricane is to get all the wet stuff out,” said Debbie. “We rented large commercial fans, because there’s no power to run the air conditioning, so everything that was wet had to go outside, from the baseboards to the doors.”
Even faced with such loss, Debbie was grateful that some of her items, such as photos, dishes, televisions and anything that was waist level and above, were not destroyed, and she purchased a pod to place those items in for safekeeping during the demolition process. By the third day, all salvageable items had been secured in the pod, and the bulk of the drywall was removed. Thirty to 40 percent of the possessions that Debbie and Zachary owned prior to Helene were safe in the pod – the rest were lost.
Soon, their work was done, and Debbie sent Zachary and his chapter brothers back to school. Feeling grateful and ready to rebuild, Debbie’s plans came to a screeching halt when yet another hurricane was projected to barrel through her home just 12 days after Helene. This time, the initial warnings about Hurricane Milton were all Debbie needed to hear to get herself and Zachary out of the area immediately, not willing to chance anything after seeing the unpredictable and unprecedented effects of Helene on not only their own home but the surrounding community. Debbie and Zachary fled to the East Coast of Florida, where they remained for three days, until they were notified that power in their community had been restored, and that water had receded.
Much to their shock and dismay, Hurricane Milton was even more disastrous than Helene had been, picking up where she’d left off and wiping out everything she’d left untouched. “When I talked with my friends in the neighborhood before returning after Milton, and they said the hurricane was worse, I just thought to myself, ‘What could be worse than two feet of water?’ but I just couldn’t fathom it,” said Debbie. “You have to imagine that your home is literally a swimming pool, everything is so saturated and flooded, everything from your toilets and your sinks just comes back up into the home.”
When Debbie and Zachary walked into their home, she cried and felt absolute disbelief. “River water, it’s not like the water you see at the beach; it’s brackish, muddy water,” said Debbie. While the water had mostly receded out of the home by the time they returned, the water line was clear, and the water had risen to 36 inches. Everything that had been salvaged in the pod just days prior was now destroyed. Once again, Zachary put an ask out to his brothers for help, and once again they came out in full force. Unwavering in their support, despite much of their hard
work from last time being washed away, Zachary and his Pi Kapp brothers returned to Debbie’s home, this time, with even more hands to help move a devastating process along.
“When you see these natural disasters play out on the news, it’s something distant that you can remove yourself from, but when you see it in person, it’s a completely different experience,” said Debbie. “When these guys walked in, you could see their facial expressions change. You could tell it was unbelievable to them what they were seeing. When you see damage like that firsthand, it’s shocking.”
This time, Debbie had to order a dumpster, because nothing was able to be thrown into the yard – it was too saturated with water. For days, crews of various men cycled in and out of the home, bagging up drywall and insultation, ripping out the entire kitchen
and cleaning up the residual dirty water. By the end of the process, the men had filled two 20-foot dumpsters.
Aside from the physical labor the brothers were doing, which was greatly appreciated, Debbie was perhaps equally as grateful for their presence and the emotional support she felt from Pi Kappa Phi during a really difficult time.
“You’re just so overwhelmed when everything is destroyed. You don’t know where to begin,” said Debbie. “But you have these young, strong men, and them being there helps you get out of that sort of decision paralysis because you want to make use of their time, so you ask them to help you lift or help you move something, and as each task is done, you feel some of the monstrous weight lifting off your shoulders.”
The brothers and the hours of help they provided have restored Debbie’s faith in not only humanity but also in fraternity. “It’s true what people say about the people you surround yourself with and the relationships you have in your life,” said Debbie. “You can have all the possessions in the world, but if you don’t have anybody in your life who cares about you, you don’t have anything. In a time of devastation for our family, the Fraternity didn’t hesitate to be here and to help, and it didn’t cost us a dime. That kind of support system, that’s what community’s all about.”
Today, Debbie has finally returned to her home after spending three months displaced from a house that had no kitchen, no bathrooms and that had been entirely gutted due to water saturation. All major repairs in her home are finally complete. Her kitchen and bathrooms have been entirely redone, her drywall, electrical outlets, interior doors and floors have been replaced, and all that’s left to do is the interior painting.
Fraternity, in its truest form, isn’t about letters on a shirt or photos on a wall. It’s not just the late-night laughs or weekend plans. It’s not measured by chapter trophies or the number of events on a calendar. True fraternity shows up when the floodwaters rise, and when there’s nothing to offer in return but gratitude and maybe a slice of pizza.
For Davis and the brothers of Kappa Chapter, it meant trading sleeping in on a Saturday for a shovel, stepping into the wreckage of strangers’ lives and driving back to campus with a new outlook on life. For the brothers of Iota Upsilon, it meant showing up not once, but twice, without hesitation, to help a brother and his mother rebuild when everything felt lost.
From the mountains of North Carolina to the Florida coast, one common bond showed through in every gesture of service: brotherhood. The truth is, fraternity isn’t just about being there when the sun is shining. It’s about being there when the storms hit, literally and figuratively. It’s about holding the line for one another when the waters rise.
That’s what it means to be a member of Pi Kappa Phi.
Not just fair-weather brothers. But brothers, always.
To find out where to donate to communities impacted by these devastating storms, either financially or by volunteering your time, visit www.redcross.org
Members of the Kappa Chapter pose during a hard day’s work in Western Carolina.
Members of the Iota Upsilon Chapter during a break from hard work in the Ely home.
The scattered remnants of the Ely’s possessions during the process of removing all debris.
JOHN MCCURDY’S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO FAMILY, FRIENDS, FAITH, FRATERNITY
AND THE 49ERS
By Rachel Greene and Matt Ramsay, Delta Lambda (UNC–Charlotte)
“I bleed green and gold,” he said. “I’ve never understood people who go to Charlotte and cheer for Duke or Carolina. That isn’t the school you go to; Charlotte is. Even when we’re struggling, they’re still my team.” For McCurdy, it’s never been about wins and losses. It’s about pride, identity and normalcy.
“Sports give you something to fall back on,” he said. “Even when I was in a nursing home, I made it out to games. I just needed to feel like myself again.” That sense of belonging is something he felt in the stands, but also when he joined Pi Kappa Phi. For McCurdy, the Fraternity was never just a social group; it was home.
“When I found Pi Kapp, I found my people,” he said. “Those were the guys who went to games with me, but they were also the guys who showed up when it really mattered.” As a student, he took every opportunity to get involved. He served on IFC, helped organize campus events and in the summer of 1995, McCurdy joined the Journey of Hope (North Route) as a crew member.
“That was the first time I’d been on a bike since I was 16,” he said. “One day, I rode 70 miles. It about killed me, but I made it. That summer changed my life.”
Journey of Hope gave McCurdy a platform to advocate for people with disabilities in a way that felt deeply personal. Every Friendship Visit felt like coming home, meeting people who reminded him of the barriers he’d fought and why he had to keep fighting. “It gave my challenges a purpose,” he said. “I could connect with people in a way others couldn’t, and I wanted to use that for good.”
After graduation, he took a role with Push America, now The Ability Experience, traveling across the country to train chapters and support fundraising efforts in support of people with disabilities. For several years, he poured himself into the mission that had given him so much. “I loved that job,” he said. “It kept me connected to the students, to the work and to the impact.”
Eventually, McCurdy transitioned into a career in construction supply sales. He didn’t expect to stay long, but 26 years later, he’s still there. He’s built a life around his work, earned the loyalty of his clients and built relationships that carry him through the hardest moments of his life.
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In the fall of 2023, everything about McCurdy’s life changed. “I was independent, working and living a full life,” he said. “Then, one day, I just got sick.” It started fast and escalated faster. A staph infection, caused by a defibrillator implanted two years earlier, entered his bloodstream. His kidneys failed. Pneumonia filled his lungs. Sepsis took hold, and soon after, he was in septic shock. McCurdy was placed into a medically induced coma with a fever of 106 degrees.
“The doctors told my parents I wasn’t going to make it. They said there was no use in trying to save me.” Regardless of what the doctors predicted, his parents refused to give up on their son. They knew John, and he beat the odds countless times before. “My parents told told them, ‘No. John’s a fighter. Give him a chance.’”
To save his life, doctors had to amputate parts of all four limbs. He was placed on dialysis. For weeks, there was no movement, no response. But slowly, miraculously, McCurdy came back. “My kidneys started working again,” he said. “My brain was clear. My organs held up. Aside from my arms and legs, I’m completely normal. I think I’m a living miracle.”
Even if it was miraculous, recovery certainly wasn’t easy. Delays in insurance forced him into a nursing facility that wasn’t equipped for his care, causing delays that made him lose strength. McCurdy lost hope. Eventually, though, he was transferred back to Atrium Health, where his original rehab team was waiting for him. “I didn’t want to let them down,” he said. “They worked so hard for me. That gave me strength to push through. They didn’t give up on me, so I couldn’t give up on myself.”
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To be there, standing in front of my team, my family, my friends and my Pi Kapp brothers. That moment reminded me why I’m still here.
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And then, something happened that reminded McCurdy just how much his presence was missed while he was in the hospital. The now former Charlotte head football coach, Biff Poggi, showed up at his hospital room with players Jalon Jones and Demon Clowney. They brought a game ball from their win over East Carolina and asked McCurdy to call the first play of their next game.
“I told them, ‘Run a flea flicker!’” McCurdy said with a grin. “It wasn’t even in the playbook. But they added it anyway.”
For McCurdy, that visit wasn’t just a gesture. It was a moment that reminded him that he mattered. “It reminded me I still had value,” he said. “That I was still part of something.”
In October 2024, less than a year after doctors told his parents to say goodbye, McCurdy walked onto the field at Jerry Richardson Stadium, where he was honored before a Charlotte football game. “It was one of the proudest moments of my life,” he said. “To be there, standing in front of my team, my family, my friends and my Pi Kapp brothers. That moment reminded me why I’m still here.”
Throughout his recovery, his Pi Kapp brothers never stopped showing up. Some were lifelong friends, while others were men he had never met. One of them, Michael Foy, lived near the hospital and came to visit often, bringing meals, helping with errands and even just sitting with him in silence. “I asked him, ‘Why are you doing this?’” McCurdy said. “And he said, ‘Because I love you, man.’ That kind of brotherhood, it’s real, and it’s forever.”
McCurdy eventually returned to work. His company held his job for a full year. His clients picked up when he called. And every day, he’s found new ways to adapt to life with prosthetics and new routines. “There were times over the years when things were tough at work,” he said. “But I stayed. And when I needed them most, they stayed, too. That’s what loyalty looks like.”
McCurdy still attends Charlotte games, makes it to Delta Lambda’s First Friday alumni lunches and still takes calls from undergrads who want advice. He doesn’t do any of these things because he has to. “It gives me joy to pass it on,” he said. “Most of these guys weren’t in school when I was, but they treat me like family, and that means something.”
McCurdy’s faith continues to be his anchor. It carried him through childhood, through college, through illness and through recovery. “There were times I didn’t understand why all this was happening,” he said. “But I never stopped believing there was a reason. I still believe that I’m here for a purpose.”
McCurdy and his Delta Lambda brothers celebrating as he was honored on the field before a Charlotte football game.
RHO (Washington & Lee)
$500,000+
$250,000–$499,999
$100,000–$249,999
$50,000–$99,999
$25,000–$49,999
$10,000–$24,999
$5,000–$9,999
$2,500–$4,999
$1,000–$2,499
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(OMEGA cont.)
Executive Director’s Club
Hilton
cont.)
Order
Chevron
ALPHA ALPHA (Mercer)
Council
Lamplighter’s Club
Douglas Clendaniel
Executive
Chevron
Crossed
ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)
Council
Lamplighter’s Club
Executive
Gold
ALPHA DELTA (Washington)
Executive Director’s Club
Gratis
Crossed Swords Club
Fidgeon
ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)
Founders’ Circle
Schultheis Austin Sellers
Cutton Allan Doyle
Felgner
ALPHA ZETA (Oregon State)
Council Club
Elfers Fred Raw David Vawter
Foundation Club Gregory Nesbitt
Lamplighter’s Club
Chuck Hartsough
Rick Hug
Gary Munn
Roger Turner
ALPHA ETA (Samford)
Founders’ Circle
Jim House
Order of the Rose
Jack McDonald
James Smith
Order of the Bell
Jim Purvis
Council Club
Dave Corey
Dwayne Todd
Lamplighter’s Club
Robert Chandler
Bill Dixon
Bill Ford
Merle Wade
Executive Director’s Club
Gil Simmons
Gold Star Club
Bob Greene
Bill Pope
Crossed Swords Club
Greg Foster
ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)
Foundation Club
Ken Adams
Paul Long
Matt Shaheen
Lamplighter’s Club
Brian Connelly
Bob Ellis
Eivind Kolemainen
Executive Director’s Club
Scott Evans
Roger Nelson
Don Viecelli
Ford Woodard
Gold Star Club
Steven Lambouris
Richard Pfeil
David Hames
ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)
Supreme Circle Ernest and Joni Johnson
Council Club
Tommy Hartwell
Foundation Club
Scott Finney
Ralph Foster
Allan Reynolds
(ALPHA IOTA cont.)
Lamplighter’s Club
John Richey
Executive Director’s Club
Charles Blackledge
David Erickson
Skeeter McClure
Gary Patterson
Gold Star Club
Jack Baker
David Dozier
Scott Reams
David Scott
Crossed Swords Club
Bo Burks
David Dollar
David Stoddard
ALPHA KAPPA (Michigan)
Executive Director’s Club
Jason Robert Prickett
Gold Star Club
Douglas Mikatarian, USN
ALPHA MU (Penn State)
Lamplighter’s Club
Dick McKnight
Gold Star Club
Curtis Butler
Chevron Club
Bob Healy
Mark Wilson
Crossed Swords Club
Kyle Heffner
Dane McGrath
ALPHA NU (Ohio State)
Chevron Club
David Straka
ALPHA XI (St. John’s)
Foundation Club
Jack Molinelli
Executive Director’s Club
Louis Destefano
Rich Groller
Gerald Holst
Andrew Lazzaro
Thomas May
Richard Ramge
Gold Star Club
Bruce Elowsky
George Siracuse
(ALPHA XI cont.)
Chevron Club
Daniel Gross
Roy Sarcona
Crossed Swords Club
Frank Deturris
Geoffrey Peet
ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)
Star & Lamp Society
Kelley and Joan Bergstrom
Founders’ Circle
Bob Lane
Frank Parrish
Order of the Rose
Jeremy Galvin
Council Club
John Brockmann
Jeremy Katt
Bert Lattan
Emerson Linney
Warren Madden
Brett and Geleen Toresdahl
Foundation Club
Johnny Andrews Jeremy Dickinson Jim Moon
Lamplighter’s Club Jim Carson
Sanderson
Kula
ALPHA RHO (West Virginia)
Lamplighter’s Club
Begley
Crossed Swords Club
Kondras
Gold Star Club
Austin Meehan
Larry Rice
Michael Romano
Daniel Sonon
Chevron Club
Charles Carabello
William Carey
Michael Gennaro
Crossed Swords Club
Paul Abeln
Leo Fitchko
Erik Groch
Bob Matcovich
George Mullin
ALPHA PHI (Illinois Tech)
Council Club
Christopher Blanchette
Nathanael Gombis
Martin Kotsch
Foundation Club
Brian Winkelmann
Lamplighter’s Club
Richard Hughes
Executive Director’s Club
Rick Thompson
Gold Star Club
Gregory Kolb
Ken Slepicka
Chevron Club
Allen Friedrich
Crossed Swords Club
Robert Frantz
Riaz Moledina
Kevin Randich
Branden Wawrzyniak
ALPHA CHI (Miami)
Executive Director’s Club
Michael Jacobs
ALPHA PSI (Indiana)
Founders’ Circle
Dave Shook
Order of the Bell
T.J. Sullivan
Council Club
Brent Anderson
Foundation Club
Jim Crews
Max Fawley
Rodney Len Gunning
Lamplighter’s Club
Diana and Todd Waldman
Executive Director’s Club
Jim Halsey
G. Scott Louderback
Kevin McDonald
Fred Thursfield
Gold Star Club
Brett Baltz
Chris Ball
Chevron Club
Dale Dean
ALPHA OMEGA (Oregon)
Council Club
Stanley Lynch
Foundation Club
Fred Streimer
Executive Director’s Club
Don Lasselle
Gilbert Lissy
Crossed Swords Club
Carson Woodley
BETA ALPHA (NJIT)
Star & Lamp Society
Jim Krucher
Supreme Circle
Steve and Penny DePalma
(BETA ALPHA cont.) Council Club
Louis Miceli
John Pugliesi
Dave White
Foundation Club
Fred Becker
Aivars Krumins
Richard Labinsky
Brandon Sorensen
Lamplighter’s Club
Ted Cassera
Richard Comiso
Patrick Guerra
Ed Klebaur
Don VanHouten
Executive Director’s Club
Nick Adams
Kedar Joshi
Henry Karnas
Don Linske
Francis Wood
Gold Star Club
Christian Beckmann
John Bernet
Steven Corbett
Anthony Mangone
Rich Nass
Rob Siciliano
Chevron Club
Jim Brogan
Leslie Cadigan
Steven Camaiore
Crossed Swords Club
Chase Johnson
Ilya Naumov
Dan Pusz
John Shynne
Kyle Wolverton
BETA BETA (Florida Southern)
Council Club
Carl Koch
Dave Robertson
Foundation Club
Robert Weitzner
Executive Director’s Club
Rex Smyth
Crossed Swords Club
Jeff Wallace
Noah Yow
BETA GAMMA (Louisville)
Gold Star Club
Jim Koshewa
Crossed Swords Club
Nicholas Battjes
BETA DELTA (Drake)
Order of the Bell
Jim Hornbrook
Council Club
Bob Moody
Executive Director’s Club
Jim Hendrix
Kenneth Piller
James Rutherford
Gold Star Club
Mark Crosthwaite
James Labiak
Martin Radtke
Bruce Swanson
Crossed Swords Club
Stephen French
BETA EPSILON (Missouri-Columbia)
Council Club
Andrew McCarthy
Jay and Christine Stuckel
Michael Wallace
Foundation Club
Matt Basta
Mike Hinds
Lamplighter’s Club
John Deutschmann
(BETA EPSILON cont.)
Chevron Club
Bob Baker
Tom Lynch
Crossed Swords Club
Ed and Christy Elsea
Jeff McSpadden
Josh Moore
BETA ETA (Florida State)
Founders’ Circle
Tom Coley
Order of the Rose
Jeff and Kris Wahlen
Order of the Bell
Eric Wahlen
Council Club
Tom Atwood
Gil Fernandez
Chuck Krblich
Foundation Club
Lee Nichols
Lamplighter’s Club
Chris New
Executive Director’s Club
Don Chao
Beau De Beaubien
Reg Dickey
John Eaton
Ray Jones
Steven Louchheim
Chuck MacMillin
Harry Mcintosh
Dave Stoddard
Gold Star Club
Frank Borzen
Jim Bultman
David Hill
Michael Johnson
Emilio Sanchez
Chevron Club
Ryan Hay
John Kemp
Jim Ryan
Chris Willis
Crossed Swords Club
William Tillman
BETA THETA (Arizona)
Order of the Bell
Jake Henderson
BETA IOTA (Toledo)
Order of the Bell
Lance and Dee Talmage
Council Club
Rob Friess
Foundation Club
Mark Urrutia
Lamplighter’s Club
Chris Barton
Gerald Dunaway
Executive Director’s Club
John Eisenmann
Gary Johnson
Rick Alan (Woody) Wodarski
Gold Star Club
Dick Smalley
Crossed Swords Club
Blake Mielcarek
Matt Sutter
BETA KAPPA (Georgia State)
Foundation Club
David DeMarco
Lamplighter’s Club
Greg Moreland
Executive Director’s Club
Dennis Coole
Jack Johnson
John Whitley
Gold Star Club
Don Clark
KYLE MOORE GAMMA NU (LAGRANGE)
“Our visits from members of National Headquarters staff showed us that our preconceived notions about ‘nationals’ were wrong. We learned that these individuals really care about us and are here to help us, not to lecture us. Our visits started long-lasting, strong relationships with staff members. We don’t know what we don’t know, and there’s so much value in someone coming to our chapter, listening to our challenges and showing us what it takes to be a successful chapter.”
The Pi Kappa Phi Foundation proudly supports undergraduate chapters across the country by funding Pi Kappa Phi staff visits that foster leadership, accountability and brotherhood. These visits provide vital resources, mentorship and guidance to help our chapters thrive and provide members with the best possible undergraduate experience.
Council Club
Joe Wessel
Executive Director’s Club
Michael Norton
Jeff White
Crossed Swords Club
Jeff Goerke
BETA MU (McNeese State)
Council Club
Mitchell Adrian
R. B. Smith
Lamplighter’s Club
Ed Potratz
Executive Director’s Club
Paul Cox
BETA NU (Houston)
Foundation Club
David Dalton
Executive Director’s Club
Jerrod Allen
Gold Star Club
Serjio Brereda
Crossed Swords Club
Aron Granillo
BETA XI (Central Michigan)
Council Club
Basil Lyberg
Lamplighter’s Club
Derek Berger
Duane Valerio
Executive Director’s Club
Larry Beale
Spencer Haworth
Chevron Club
Dexter Keller
Crossed Swords Club
Scott Carpenter
Tj Vanderlinden
Executive Director’s Club
David Epperson
John Landwehr
Dean Shillito
Order of the Bell
Anthony Castillo
John Lee
Kenneth Weyand
Ed Vaughn
Chevron Club
Richard Gouge
BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)
Star & Lamp Society
David Morgan, Sr.
(BETA OMICRON cont.)
Council Club
Wes Breeden
Foundation Club
Michael Allain
Lamplighter’s Club Lane Luckie
Jack McCain
Crossed Swords Club
Emmett Nobles
BETA RHO (Clarkson)
Chevron Club
John Kruse
BETA SIGMA (Northern Illinois)
Crossed Swords Club
Tom Moutvic
Roger Musser
BETA TAU (Valdosta State)
Lamplighter’s Club
Tom Brooks
Chet Mirabal
Executive Director’s Club
Bill Maxwell
Vince Settle
Chevron Club
Perry Tison
Crossed Swords Club
Bryan Martin
Michael Raynor
BETA UPSILON (Virginia)
Council Club
Dan Kimball
Foundation Club
Don Slesnick
Executive Director’s Club
Shep Moore
Bill Watson
Gold Star Club
Steve Applegate
Mike Lohr
Tom Minneman
BETA PHI (East Carolina)
Executive Director’s Club
Dennis Barbour
(BETA PHI cont.)
Gold Star Club
Miles Barefoot
Chevron Club
Charlie Wohlnick
Crossed Swords Club
Jared Logan
BETA CHI (Texas A&M-Commerce)
Lamplighter’s Club
Ken Park
Gold Star Club
Lyle Draper
BETA PSI (Tennessee Wesleyan)
Lamplighter’s Club
Barry Saunders
Chevron Club
Jeff Garbow
BETA OMEGA (East Tennessee State)
Foundation Club
Bill Mayes
Lamplighter’s Club
Keith Younger
Chevron Club
Skip Campbell
Jim Mann
GAMMA ALPHA (West Alabama)
Lampligher’s Club
Jason Jackson
Harry Shiver
Executive Director’s Club
Brian Jenrette
Crossed Swords Club
Herb Brown
GAMMA BETA (Old Dominion)
Foundation Club
David Simas
Lamplighter’s Club
Joe Van Cleve
Executive Director’s Club
William Jenkins
Bill Kirby
Gold Star Club
Richard Howard
BETA LAMBDA (Tampa)
(GAMMA BETA cont.)
Chevron Club
Julius Gostel
Rodney Rixey
Crossed Swords Club
Calum Welch
GAMMA GAMMA (Troy)
Gold Star Club
John Butler
GAMMA DELTA (Memphis)
Order of the Rose
Hon. Thomas Carter
Lamplighter’s Club
Terry Benton
Herb Blow
David Everson
Executive Director’s Club
Tom Lynch
Todd Peterson
James Younger
Gold Star Club
Shawn Massey
Crossed Swords Club
Derrick McClure
GAMMA EPSILON (Western Carolina)
Lamplighter’s Club
Larry Callicutt
Marv Cope
Frank Willis
Executive Director’s Club
Tony Perkins
Gold Star Club
Jerry Shepardson
Crossed Swords Club
James Morgans
GAMMA ZETA (WVU Tech)
Executive Director’s Club
Chuck Hutzler
GAMMA ETA (Athens State)
Chevron Club
Edward Cichorek
GAMMA THETA (UNC-Wilmington)
Lamplighter’s Club
Frank Wootton
Executive Director’s Club
Leonard Harris
Denny McCaughan
Dick Powell
(GAMMA THETA cont.)
Gold Star Club
Kenneth Gregory
Blake Rasnake
Kirby Walls
Chevron Club
Mike Long
GAMMA IOTA (Louisiana State)
Lamplighter’s Club
Kyle Robinson
Executive Director’s Club
Geoff Beatty
Michael Porche
GAMMA KAPPA (Georgia Southern)
Order of the Bell
Glenn Aspinwall
Foundation Club
James Albers
Bubba Newton
Lamplighter’s Club
Roland Berry
Thomas Camp
Robert Melton
Joe Odom
Chris Wagner
Executive Director’s Club
Pat Cates
Lee Davis
David Graziano
Skip Griffin
JT Marburger
Dee Maret
Gold Star Club
Brad Castellano
Pat Jones
Steve Rawlins
Brad Wilson
Chevron Club
Benjamin Barmore
Ian Barry
Jeffery Brock
Mike Dreggors
Scott Hubbard
John Milligan
Daniel Osborne
Joel Sawyer
Lee Sessions
Michael Tindol
Crossed Swords Club
Jeff Adcock
Spencer Bryan
Matt Cooper
Jeffrey Smalley
GAMMA LAMBDA (Missouri S&T)
Foundation Club Paul Scherrer
GAMMA MU (Belmont Abbey)
Gold Star Club
Bolivar Green
Bruce Martin
GAMMA NU (LaGrange)
Council Club
Jeff Esola
Foundation Club
Ronnie DeValinger
Lamplighter’s Club
Mike Fay
Ralph Sims
Executive Director’s Club
Ronald Lewis Farr
Jimmy and Barbara Motos
Chevron Club
Tom Conway
Crossed Swords Club
Jimmy Edwards
F. J. Fenn
Sam Shattles
Jeff Wells
Robert Wood
GAMMA XI (Georgia Southwestern)
Foundation Club
Robert H. Bunch
Lamplighter’s Club
Dave Suppes
Executive Director’s Club
Raymond Baggarly
GAMMA RHO (Lander)
Lamplighter’s Club
Jim Lusk
Executive Director’s Club
Don Amick
Robbie Bennett
Jeremy Inabinet
Barry Young
Chevron Club
Wayne Craft
GAMMA TAU (North Texas)
Foundation Club
Patrick Smith
Lamplighter’s Club
Joshua Williams
Gold Star Club
Larry Thomas
Crossed Swords Club
Taylor Lindholm
TOP CHAPTERS (MOST DONORS)
GAMMA UPSILON (Oklahoma State)
Founders’ Circle
Barry Howell
Council Club
Gilbert Sanders
Lamplighter’s Club
Brian Stanley
Executive Director’s Club
Mark Christman
Chevron Club
Todd Epperley
GAMMA PHI (South Alabama)
Executive Director’s Club
Billy Breeden
David LaRosa
Tom Peterson
Gold Star Club
Paul Hendrix
Larry Davis
Crossed Swords Club
Brandon Troy Tucker
GAMMA CHI (Jacksonville)
Gold Star Club
John Stephenson
Crossed Swords Club
Leonard Smith
GAMMA PSI (Augusta)
Crossed Swords Club
Sam Tallent
GAMMA OMEGA (Montevallo)
Lamplighter’s Club
Royce Lader
Gold Star Club
Robert Howard
DELTA ALPHA (Virginia Tech)
Council Club
Steve Lewis
Lamplighter’s Club
Dom LaPore
Executive Director’s Club
Jim Hess
Gold Star Club
Christopher Wong
Crossed Swords Club
Rett Alexander
DELTA BETA (North Georgia)
Council Club
Dick Baker
Lamplighter’s Club
Cam Farris
Charlie May
Don Morris
Brian Yarbrough
Executive Director’s Club
Donald DuRant
Vic Eilenfield
Jake Elhabbassi
Joseph Goletz
Vic Irvin
Gold Star Club
Ed Mitchell
Rich Moultrie
Jeffrey Randolph Teplis
Crossed Swords Club
Adam Harm
DELTA GAMMA (Nebraska-Omaha)
Chevron Club
Rick Buschelman
DELTA DELTA (Truman State)
Founders’ Circle
John R. Andrews
Chuck Barnard
Foundation Club
Josh Wansing
Mike Zolezzi
Lamplighter’s Club
Dave Hennings
Chuck Howard
James Palmer
Steve Schneider
Executive Director’s Club
Darryl Beach
David Ewigman
Mark Schell
Keith Stilwell
Gold Star Club
Brian Graham
JOAO FREIRE
ZETA BETA (CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO)
“Having a staff member visit means a lot to us. They help us regroup when things are tough, give us direction and remind us that we’re part of something bigger. Our visits have shown us that the National Headquarters really cares about us and is here to help. We’re incredibly grateful to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation donors who make visits like this possible; your support truly makes a difference.”
DELTA IOTA (Middle Tennessee State)
Council Club
John Peden
Foundation Club
Jon Campbell
Scott Davidson
Executive Director’s Club
Stephen Crass
Andrew Moss
Crossed Swords Club
Bob Hipsher
DELTA KAPPA (UNC-Pembroke)
Lamplighter’s Club
O.L. Canaday
Chevron Club
Michael Bryant
Bruce Tanner
Crossed Swords Club
James Canaday
Tim Trull
DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)
Council Club
Bill Jackson
Bo Proctor
Lamplighter’s Club
Louis Herford
Executive Director’s Club
Jamie Best
Michael Haynes
David Higgins
Bill Kincaid
Charlie Marus
Terry Reed
Gold Star Club
John Deal
Ethan Norman
Crossed Swords Club
Richard Joseph Beekman
Matt Ramsay
DELTA OMICRON (Nicholls State)
Executive Director’s Club
Jacques Frere
DELTA PI (Wright State)
Foundation Club
Bruce Rockwell
DELTA RHO (University Park)
Foundation Club
Michael Coen
Ed Lang
Executive Director’s Club
Bob Graziano
DELTA SIGMA (Bowling Green State)
Foundation Club
Chris Shade
Lamplighter’s Club
Jim Karlovec
Brian Swab
Executive Director’s Club
Alex Dudek
Gold Star Club
Pete Bahner
Kevin Lotosky
Crossed Swords Club
Donovan Gaffney
Ron Tulley
DELTA TAU (James Madison)
Lamplighter’s Club
Jerry Keilsohn
Crossed Swords Club
Malcolm Perkins
(DELTA OMEGA cont.)
Crossed Swords Club
Rafael Gonzalez
EPSILON ALPHA (Elon)
Council Club
Christian Wiggins
Foundation Club
Chase Rumley
Lamplighter’s Club
Trent Gilbert
Executive Director’s Club
Pat Gallagher
Gold Star Club
Danny Hart
EPSILON BETA (Grand Valley State)
Crossed Swords Club
Rodney Killips
EPSILON GAMMA (Longwood)
Lamplighter’s Club
Chauncey Sisco
Executive Director’s Club
Dale Rankin
Gold Star Club
Justin Hale
DELTA UPSILON (Pittsburgh)
Executive Director’s Club
Thomas Kaynak
Gold Star Club
Michael Matthias
Chevron Club
Scott Cesare
Crossed Swords Club
Joseph Lanzetta
DELTA PHI (Radford)
Executive Director’s Club
John Spannuth
DELTA CHI (Kansas State)
Council Club
Larry Keller
Matthew Keller
Foundation Club
Tim Lindemuth
Executive Director’s Club
Kerry Skelton
Gold Star Club
Dale Bushyhead
Steve Hill
Chevron Club
Carey Sudduth
DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)
Order of the Rose
Mark Jacobs
Lamplighter’s Club
Russ Faulkner
Executive Director’s Club
Kevin Kocian
Gold Star Club
Bill Holland
Tony Robledo
Chevron Club
Joseph Morris
DELTA OMEGA (Texas A&M)
Supreme Circle
Jason Dodd
Order of the Rose
Tom Sullivan
Foundation Club
Abe Bush
John Cangelosi
Executive Director’s Club
Jason Mills
John Raggio
(EPSILON LAMBDA cont.)
Chevron Club
Taft Matney
EPSILON MU (Bradley)
Lamplighter’s Club
James Sapp
Gold Star Club
Hector Martinez
Crossed Swords Club
Thomas Miller
EPSILON NU (Cal State-Sacramento)
Council Club
Bob Langbein
Foundation Club
Todd Rehfuss
Gold Star Club
Daniel Ragland
Cary Schumacher
EPSILON XI (LaSalle)
Executive Director’s Club
William Carreras
EPSILON OMICRON (Villanova)
Order of the Bell
Joe Brady
EPSILON DELTA (Auburn-Montgomery)
Lamplighter’s Club
David Smith
Executive Director’s Club
Timothy Hatch
Crossed Swords Club
David Wible
EPSILON EPSILON (Virginia-Wise)
Lamplighter’s Club
Chad Horvat
James Trullender
Crossed Swords Club
DJ Beal
Brian Wills
EPSILON ETA (Winthrop)
Lamplighter’s Club
Matt Diegel
Gold Star Club
Colin Frazier
Alex Salemme
Crossed Swords Club
Keith Grant
EPSILON THETA (Seton Hall)
Lamplighter’s Club
Len DePalma
Gold Star Club
Trip Veit
EPSILON IOTA (UNC-Greensboro)
Lamplighter’s Club
Jim Shaw
Executive Director’s Club
Chuck Cote
Chevron Club
Ron Stark
EPSILON KAPPA (Southern Polytechnic State)
Council Club
Mike Hubsky
Lamplighter’s Club
David Nelson
Sandy Ransom
Gold Star Club
Carlos Abernathy
EPSILON LAMBDA (South Carolina Upstate)
Executive Director’s Club
Walker Brewer
(EPSILON OMEGA cont.)
Foundation Club
Gregg Turner
Bob Welsh
Lamplighter’s Club
Nick Turner
Executive Director’s Club
Eddy Finta
Steve Fullbright
ZETA BETA (California-San Diego)
Crossed Swords Club
Daniel Lowery
ZETA GAMMA (North Dakota)
Council Club
Mark Hobson
Foundation Club
Steward Sandstrom
Lamplighter’s Club Connor M. Coughlin
Executive Director’s Club
Steve Gosnell
Erik Granstrom
Gold Star Club
David Kirkland
Matt Myrick
Crossed Swords Club
Kenneth Bond
Gold Star Club
Patrick Brala
EPSILON RHO (Lenoir-Rhyne)
Executive Director’s Club
Andrew Matznick
Bill Rhyne
Gold Star Club
Craig Norton
EPSILON SIGMA (Christian Brothers)
Gold Star Club
Neal Strickland
Crossed Swords Club
Terry Stanford
EPSILON TAU (St. Joseph’s)
Lamplighter’s Club
Tom Wilson
Chevron Club
Hon. Robert Powelson
Crossed Swords Club
Santo Donia
EPSILON UPSILON (Georgia College)
Executive Director’s Club
Todd Worley
EPSILON PHI (Alabama-Birmingham)
Crossed Swords Club
Jeff Rodgers
EPSILON PSI (Slippery Rock)
Council Club
Dave Conn
Greg Moffett
Foundation Club
Jerritt Park
Lamplighter’s Club
Andrew Hartwell
Gold Star Club
Kenneth Goss
Chevron Club
Andy Hlavsa
Dan Reynolds
Crossed Swords Club
Chandler Fern
Corey Hart
EPSILON OMEGA (Texas Tech)
Council Club
James Wedding
ZETA DELTA (Shippensburg)
Lamplighter’s Club
Steven Troy Merkel
ZETA EPSILON (George Mason)
Council Club
Alan and Molly Duesterhaus
Executive Director’s Club Scott Kopple
Gold Star Club Jeff Armstrong
Crossed Swords Club Ashby Boyd Tim Becker
ZETA ZETA (North Florida)
Lamplighter’s
THETA DELTA (Florida International)
Foundation Club
Phillip Lloyd Hamilton
Jose Otero
Executive Director’s Club
Alexander Ravelo
Crossed Swords Club Rigoberto Campos
THETA EPSILON (Kansas)
Executive Director’s Club
Brian Rock
THETA ZETA (George Washington)
Executive Director’s Club
Mike DiSabatino
Sean Hallisey
Crossed Swords Club
DJ Sigworth
THETA ETA (American)
Council Club
Justin Angotti
Lamplighter’s Club
Carlos Ramirez
Chevron Club
Isaiah Headen
THETA THETA (Iowa)
Order of the Bell
Greg Buehner
Lamplighter’s Club
Markus Goodrich
Cody Gremore
Gold Star Club
Mike Lee
Crossed Swords Club
Brian Hefel
David Mospan
THETA KAPPA (Baylor)
Executive Director’s Club
Randy Wood
Chevron Club
Eddie Labid
THETA LAMBDA (Missouri State)
Foundation Club
Curt Herzog
Chevron Club
Zachary Cull
Crossed Swords Club
James DeGreif
THETA MU (Massachusetts-Amherst)
Council Club
Joe Piedrafite
Chevron Club
Nick Julian
THETA XI (Arizona State)
Executive Director’s Club
Jed Mazion
Crossed Swords Club
Christopher Converse
THETA RHO (Western Michigan)
Crossed Swords Club
Ryan Mazur-Baker
THETA SIGMA (Cal State-Long Beach)
Lamplighter’s Club
Andrew Carnes
THETA TAU (High Point)
Lamplighter’s Club
Sam Martorella
Executive Director’s Club
THETA PHI (Louisiana Tech)
Executive Director’s Club
Parker Begale
THETA CHI (Ohio)
Crossed Swords Club Clayton Cook
THETA PSI (RIT)
Lamplighter’s Club Grant Batchelor
Executive Director’s Club
Jeffrey Flagg Chaim Sanders
Gold Star Club Andy Culler
IOTA BETA (Texas-San Antonio)
Crossed Swords Club Hassan Barzani
IOTA ETA (Embry-Riddle)
Crossed Swords Club Matthew Padilla
IOTA THETA (Tennessee Tech)
Chevron Club Bryson Kelpe
IOTA KAPPA (Greeley)
Crossed Swords Club Champ Stuart
IOTA MU (Arkansas-Fort Smith)
Crossed Swords Club Donald Ray Bunch
IOTA NU (Mississippi State)
Executive Director’s Club Alex Maxwell
IOTA OMICRON (Iona)
Foundation Club Cameron Woods
Lamplighter’s Club Robb Olivieri
Gold Star Club Tommy Severin
Chevron Club
Austin Stellato
Crossed Swords Club
Brendan Eckstein
IOTA RHO (Western Illinois)
Gold Star Club
Nicholas Ebelhack
Crossed Swords Club
Dakotah Baker
Justin Brown
Marc Ramirez
IOTA TAU (Rutgers)
Gold Star Club Andrew Castillo
Crossed Swords Club
Shaun Hsueh
Gareth Patterson
Brett Roberts
IOTA UPSILON (Florida Gulf Coast)
Crossed Swords Club
Austin Lasch
IOTA PHI (Loyola-New Orleans)
Gold Star Club Connor Burke
(IOTA PHI cont.)
Crossed Swords Club
Peter Herrick
Jaime Jimenez
Ryan Louis Kramer
Anderson Leal
IOTA CHI (Ball State)
Crossed Swords Club
Austin Bishop
IOTA PSI (Boise State)
Gold Star Club
Cavin Villarreal
IOTA OMEGA (Nevada-Las Vegas)
Executive Director’s Club
Ash Kouhpaenejad
KAPPA EPSILON (Stony Brook)
Crossed Swords Club
Joe Carroll
Vinny Di Graci
KAPPA ETA (SUNY-Geneseo)
Crossed Swords Club
Brad Berry
KAPPA KAPPA (New Mexico)
Crossed Swords Club Brandon Kauffman
KAPPA NU (Sonoma State)
Chevron Club
Brady McCauley
Crossed Swords Club
Daric J. Curry
Zachary Gillott
Troy Strickland
KAPPA XI (DePaul)
Crossed Swords Club
Anthony Placido
KAPPA OMICRON (Connecticut)
Crossed Swords Club Herberth Muguruza
LAMBDA IOTA (Vermont)
Crossed Swords Club
Michael Tomas
Cameron Zagursky
KAPPA SIGMA (Colorado-Colorado Springs)
Crossed Swords Club
Dylan Patrick
KAPPA TAU (Eastern Washington)
Crossed Swords Club
Carlos Hernandez
FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY
Order of the Rose
Karen L. Bangert
Order of the Bell
Edwin Byck
Foundation Club
Janet L. Esworthy
Something For Alex Foundation: Joe and Beth Newton
Lamplighter’s Club
Eugene Vaughn
Rachel Westra
Executive Director’s Club
Jennifer Carr
J. Timothy Corle
Allison Foster
Kimberly Horn
Thomas Jelke
Kristina McManus
Becky Smith
Claire P. Stuckel
Lois Taylor
TOP CHAPTERS (DOLLARS RAISED)
ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)
$144,176
CHI (Stetson)
$139,951
BETA ALPHA (NJIT)
$73,524
XI (Roanoke)
$43,686
DELTA DELTA (Truman State)
$37,408
(FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY cont.)
Gold Star Club
Meghan Bortel
Jason Brown
Joanne M. Brown
Adam Finger
Hillary and Matthew Frost
Ann Plummer
Elisabeth A. Purdy
Johnny and Lori Smith
Chevron Club
Amber Adams
Margaret and Matthew Bagley
Danny Binz
Thomas Buffetta
Jami Daniel
Jane Finney
The Frost Family
Teresa Gibson
Justin Hawkes
Jerry and Toni Kendrick
Carla McMillan Bray
Babs Simmons-Jurgensmeyer
Brett Sovine
Taylor Stamp
Maureen Walker
Crossed Swords Club
Sheri Ackermen
Destiny Alderin
Lindsey Anderson
Katherine Anthis
Anthony Ascani
Kimberly Benac
Mark Brininstool
Jill Brock
John Buck
Christopher Bush
Danielle Cabrera
Trevor Campbell
Nikki Canter
Sophia Cardenal
Kim F. Carter
Tom Coler
Michael Conklin
Kylie Deske
Jeremy and Sonia Deveau
Suzanne Dolaway
Hala B. Doujaiji
Alyssa Edwards
Deborah Fegley
Emily Feinstein
Maria Foing
Chris Fortuna
Jennifer Franjione
Katie Frassinelli
Jennifer Goeller
Chris Gomez
Todd and Nancy Gordon
Valerie Head
Sheila Heath
Jeffrey M. Henige
Brenda Henry
Fred Hinners
Bruce Hoffmann
Julie Holcomb
Mark Holt
Rachel Horn
Lara and Mike Horvith
ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)
$35,018
ZETA (Wofford)
$31,371
ALPHA PSI (Indiana)
$31,033
ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)
$26,667
ALPHA ETA (Samford)
$25,310
(FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY cont.)
Michelle Huesgen
Melissa Hughes
Sarah Johnson
Susanne Johnson
John Johnson
Claire Joiner
Stanley Jonaitis
Laura Kalil
Karen Katz
Bernadette Klaft
Anthony Kohler
Krystal Kopca
John Kovach
Kelly and Bryant Lemire
Liza Loeber
Karla Lopresti
Stephanie Lorenz
Daniel Lynn
Sally MacLeod
Amy and Jorge Madrigal
Julie Magallanes
Brian Mathews
Jill McCormac
Ms. Lucy McProud Amy Melnick
Sharon Menard
Kara Miller McCarty
Valentina Minkova
Bailey Mitchell
John Montoya
Nicole Munoz
Brooke Napier
Angela Nosworthy
Jack Nothstine
Carla O’Neill
Ann Panikiewsky
Martha and Terry Parker
Darcy Parsons
Shannon Parsons
(FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY cont.)
Danielle Pennings Mitchell Pepper
Christine Pollak
If you wish to change how you are recognized in the Star & Lamp, please email pkpfoundation@pikapp.org.
Andrew Realon
NU PHI SOCIETY
Members make an annual gift to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation based on the number of years they have been an initiated brother. Eligibility for the Nu Phi Society is restricted to those brothers who have attended five Supreme Chapters, been inducted into the Pi Kappa Phi Hall of Fame or named Mr. Pi Kappa Phi. This list shows who fulfilled their Nu Phi obligations and remained current in 2024.
ALPHA (College of Charleston)
Richard Pierce
Marshall Sigmon
GAMMA (California-Berkeley)
Steve Ryder
SIGMA (South Carolina)
Mark Adamson
Jerry Brewer
Hays Pickens
Walter Pickens
ZETA (Wofford)
Mark Bundy
IOTA (Georgia Tech)
Jason Stein
KAPPA (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Stuart Hicks
MU (Durham)
Anders Hall
Joseph Kloecker, Jr.
Frank T. Wrenn, III
NU (Nebraska-Lincoln)
Jim Guretzky
XI (Roanoke)
Steve Esworthy
Durward W. Owen
James Stump, Jr.
Dudley Woody
OMICRON (Alabama)
David Adams
Warren DeBardelaben
Nathan Hightower
Lonnie Strickland, III
UPSILON (Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
Gunnar Schalin
Wally Wahlfeldt
CHI (Stetson)
Gabe Gehret
Tyler Johansson
Bruce Rogers
PSI (Cornell)
John S. Kirk
Nick Linder
OMEGA (Purdue)
Brent Grunig
Tom Harzula
Pat Kuhnle
David Lane
Phil Leslie
Greg Linder
Sonny O’Drobinak
ALPHA ALPHA (Mercer)
Ben Bush
Phillip Jackson
Brad Montgomery
ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)
Bob Halcrow
Tim Hancock
Mike Hill
Bert Luer
Austin Sellers
Mark Timmes
ALPHA ZETA (Oregon State)
David Vawter
ALPHA ETA (Samford)
Dave Corey
Jack McDonald
James Smith
Dwayne Todd
ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)
Matt Shaheen
ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)
Scott Finney
Ralph Foster
Tommy Hartwell
Ernest Johnson
ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)
Johnny Andrews
Kelley Bergstrom
Jeremy Galvin
Bob Lane
Emerson Linney
Warren Madden
Frank Parrish
Brett Toresdahl
ALPHA RHO (West Virginia)
Tom Begley
ALPHA SIGMA (Tennessee)
William Sigmon
ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)
Thomas Berk
Tony Noce
Alex Sheppard
Walt Sheppard
Bob Thorp
ALPHA PHI (Illinois Tech)
Christopher Blanchette
Nathanael Gombis
Brian Winkelmann
ALPHA PSI (Indiana)
Max Fawley
Dave Shook
T.J. Sullivan
Todd Waldman
BETA ALPHA (NJIT)
Christian Beckmann
Anthony Castillo
Steve DePalma
Patrick Guerra
Kedar Joshi
Jim Krucher
John Lee
John Pugliesi
Brandon Sorensen
Dave White
BETA EPSILON (Missouri-Columbia)
Matt Basta
Mike Hinds
Andrew McCarthy
Jay Stuckel
Michael Wallace
BETA ETA (Florida State)
Tom Atwood
Tom Coley
Lee Nichols
Jeff Wahlen
BETA THETA (Arizona)
Jake Henderson
BETA IOTA (Toledo)
Gary Johnson
Lance Talmage
Mark Urrutia
BETA KAPPA (Georgia State)
David DeMarco
BETA LAMBDA (Tampa)
Joe Wessel
BETA MU (McNeese State)
Mitchell Adrian
R. B. Smith
BETA NU (Houston)
Jerrod Allen
David Dalton
BETA XI (Central Michigan)
Derek Berger
Basil Lyberg
BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)
Wes Breeden
David Morgan, Sr.
BETA TAU (Valdosta State)
Chet Mirabal
GAMMA BETA (Old Dominion)
David Simas
GAMMA DELTA (Memphis)
Hon. Thomas Carter
GAMMA IOTA (Louisiana State)
Kyle Robinson
GAMMA KAPPA (Georgia Southern)
Glenn Aspinwall
GAMMA NU (LaGrange)
Jeff Esola
GAMMA RHO (Lander)
Robbie Bennett
Jeremy Inabinet
GAMMA TAU (North Texas)
Patrick Smith
Joshua Williams
DELTA BETA (North Georgia)
Dick Baker
Jake Elhabbassi
Cam Farris
DELTA DELTA (Truman State)
John R. Andrews
Chuck Barnard
Chuck Howard
Steve Schneider
Josh Wansing
Mike Zolezzi
DELTA ZETA (Appalachian State)
Greg Ball
Art Quickenton
DELTA IOTA (Middle Tennessee)
Jon Campbell Scott Davidson
Andrew Moss
John Peden
DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)
Bill Jackson
Bo Proctor
DELTA SIGMA (Bowling Green State)
Jim Karlovec
Chris Shade
DELTA CHI (Kansas State)
Larry Keller
Tim Lindemuth
Kerry Skelton
DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)
Russ Faulkner
Mark Jacobs
Kevin Kocian
DELTA OMEGA (Texas A&M)
Jason Dodd
Tom Sullivan
EPSILON ALPHA (Elon)
Trent Gilbert
Chase Rumley
Christian Wiggins
EPSILON EPSILON (Virginia-Wise)
Chad Horvat
James Trullender
EPSILON LAMBDA (South Carolina Upstate)
Walker Brewer
EPSILON NU (Cal State-Sacramento)
Bob Langbein
EPSILON OMICRON (Villanova)
Joe Brady
EPSILON RHO (Lenoir-Rhyne)
Andrew Matznick
EPSILON PSI (Slippery Rock)
Dave Conn
Andrew Hartwell
Greg Moffett
Jerritt Park
EPSILON OMEGA (Texas Tech)
Bob Welsh
ZETA EPSILON (George Mason)
Alan Duesterhaus
ZETA ZETA (North Florida)
Mike Carter
Rob Raesemann
ZETA THETA (Texas-Austin)
Tracy Maddux
ZETA ALPHA (Clemson)
John Bradford
Scott Gasparini
ZETA PHI (Colorado State)
Corey Dillon
Mark Torrez
ZETA OMEGA (Towson)
Chris Grant
ETA DELTA (Kennesaw State)
Brian Barnett
ETA ZETA (Queens-Charlotte)
Scott Thomas
ETA IOTA (Christopher Newport)
Chris Conner
ETA OMICRON (San Francisco State)
Gary Ulmer-Goodrich
ETA PI (Coastal Carolina)
James Dukes
Matt Zellars
ETA RHO (Texas State) Andrae L. Turner
ETA SIGMA (California-Los Angeles)
Todd Sargent
ETA UPSILON (Miami-Ohio)
Ryan Lugabihl
ETA PHI (Maryland-Baltimore County) Matt Garono
ETA CHI (Texas Christian)
Ben Johns
Kenny Oubre
Ben Roman
ETA OMEGA (New Mexico State)
Ruben Talavera
THETA ALPHA (Southern Mississippi)
Brandon J. Belote
THETA DELTA (Florida International)
Phillip Lloyd Hamilton
Jose Otero
Alexander Ravelo
THETA ETA (American)
Justin Angotti
THETA THETA (Iowa)
Greg Buehner
THETA LAMBDA (Missouri State) Curt Herzog
THETA MU (Massachusetts-Amherst) Joe Piedrafite
THETA XI (Arizona State)
Jed Mazion
THETA TAU (High Point)
Sam Martorella
Andrew Realon
THETA PHI (Louisiana Tech)
Parker Begale
THETA PSI (RIT)
Grant Batchelor
Andy Culler
Jeffrey Flagg
Chaim Sanders
IOTA OMICRON (Iona)
Cameron Woods
IOTA TAU (Rutgers)
Andrew Castillo
IOTA OMEGA (Nevada-Las Vegas) Ash Kouhpaenejad
HONORING A LEGACY OF RITUAL AND LEADERSHIP:
We recognize and honor the enduring legacy of the late Brother J. Patrick Figley, Chi (Stetson), a proud member of the Nu Phi Society and one of Pi Kappa Phi’s most devoted servant leaders. Throughout his lifetime, Brother Figley exemplified what it means to build a better fraternity. His service on the National Council — as national president, vice president, secretary and chaplain — reflected not only his desire to better the Fraternity, but a deep commitment to Pi Kappa Phi’s values.
Brother Figley had a special place in his heart for the Fraternity’s Ritual and ceremonies. Through careful research into the Ritual of Initiation, he helped illuminate the values and principles that bind brothers together. His passion led to the creation of the Certified Ritualist Exam, now named the J. Patrick Figley Certified Ritualist Exam. This program continues his mission: to help brothers embrace the teachings of our Ritual and carry them forward with purpose and pride.
Brother Figley’s legacy as a Nu Phi Society member, educator and ritualist lives on, not only in these programs, but in the countless lives he touched through his unwavering dedication to Pi Kappa Phi.
REV. J. PATRICK FIGLEY, CHI (STETSON)
THE GATEWAY SOCIETY
The Gateway Society recognizes individuals who include the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation in their estate plans.
* denotes Chapter Eternal and italics denotes new membership in the Gateway Society. While saddened by the loss of any brother, we are humbled and grateful to have been remembered by some alumni in their estate plans, unbeknownst to us. We recognize their generosity through posthumous membership in the Gateway Society by denoting them with an * and in italics.
ALPHA (College of Charleston)
Daniel Barry
Julius Burges*
Andrew Jaffee
David Jaffee
Johnny Moye
Richard Pierce
Jason Schall
George Sheetz*
Chip Voorneveld
GAMMA (California-Berkeley)
Gary Schwartz
Robert Whelan
ZETA (Wofford)
Jesse Crimm
IOTA (Georgia Tech)
Bob Rowe
KAPPA (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Stuart Hicks
LAMBDA (Georgia)
J. Rodney Harris*
James Lester*
Luke Lester
Phil Tappy
David Tidmore
MU (Durham)
Anders and Joanna Hall
Frank T. Wrenn, III
NU (Nebraska-Lincoln)
George Driver*
XI (Roanoke)
Ed Corson*
Steve Esworthy
Whit Gravely
Timothy Hayes
Durward Owen
Tod Senne
Allen Woody*
Dudley Woody
OMICRON (Alabama)
George Greene
Lonnie Strickland, III
RHO (Washington & Lee)
Dick Anderson*
Dutch Waldbauer
UPSILON (Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
Dick Bangert*
Mike Lowery
Ladd Prucha*
Bob Saccomano*
Gunnar Schalin
Phil Whipple
CHI (Stetson)
Gabe Gehret
Bruce Rogers
Michael Sweeney
PSI (Cornell)
George Bullis
OMEGA (Purdue)
Jack Berlien*
Dave Johnson
John Lovell
John McDonald
ALPHA ALPHA (Mercer)
Jamey Porter
ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)
Tripp Hall
Jay Morris
ALPHA DELTA (Washington)
John Cragg
Stan Gratis
Walter Jones*
George Morford*
Joshua Siegel
ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)
Mike O’Donnell
Mark Timmes
ALPHA ETA (Samford)
Jim Daley
Jerry Matthews
Jack McDonald
Dwayne Todd
ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)
George Pardee
ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)
Charles Blackledge
Ernest and Joni Johnson
ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)
Chuck Cummings
Jeremy Galvin
Frank Parrish
ALPHA SIGMA (Tennessee) Ira Katzman
ALPHA TAU (Rensselaer Polytechnic)
William Bruder*
ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)
Thomas Berk
Martin Burrows*
Richard Mensch
Darren Tapp
ALPHA PHI (Illinois Tech)
Christopher Blanchette
Ken Peterson
Branden Wawrzyniak
Brian Winkelmann
ALPHA PSI (Indiana)
Brett Baltz
Jim Halsey
Dave Shook
T.J. Sullivan
ALPHA OMEGA (Oregon)
Dade Wright
BETA ALPHA (NJIT)
Steve and Penny DePalma
Tom Graham
Jim Krucher
Joseph Manfredi
Louis Miceli
Rich Nass
John Pugliesi
Brandon Sorensen
BETA BETA (Florida Southern)
Charles Meyer*
Ted Scharfenstein*
Jeff Wallace
Robert Weitzner
BETA GAMMA (Louisville)
Ron Krebs
BETA DELTA (Drake)
Bob Moody
BETA ETA (Florida State)
Tom Coley
Randy Lenczyk
Chris New
Jonathan Stevens
BETA IOTA (Toledo)
Gary Johnson
Lance and Dee Talmage
Marcus Uchaker
BETA KAPPA (Georgia State)
John Whitley
BETA LAMBDA (Tampa)
Eric Magendantz
Dave Sullivan
BETA XI (Central Michigan)
Jeff Brasie
BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)
Doug Barnett
BETA PI (Eastern Michigan)
Larry Wilson
BETA SIGMA (Northern Illinois)
Adam Roach
BETA UPSILON (Virginia)
George Shipp
BETA PHI (East Carolina)
Doug Littiken
GAMMA ALPHA (West Alabama)
Roger Reed
GAMMA BETA (Old Dominion)
Tom White
GAMMA GAMMA (Troy) Bryan Scruggs
GAMMA EPSILON (Western Carolina)
Phillip Cates
Mark Dellinger
GAMMA KAPPA (Georgia Southern)
Glenn Aspinwall
Pat Manning
GAMMA NU (LaGrange)
Ronnie DeValinger
Jeff Esola
Twad Wadsworth
Jim Wirshing
GAMMA XI (Georgia Southwestern)
Ben Croxton
Bill Finney*
GAMMA TAU (North Texas)
Patrick Smith
Matthew Varnell
GAMMA PHI (South Alabama)
Alex Dumais
DELTA ALPHA (Virginia Tech)
Jon Barney
DELTA DELTA (Truman State)
John R. Andrews
Mike Heeley
Mike Zolezzi
DELTA EPSILON (Jacksonville State)
Josh Robinson
DELTA ZETA (Appalachian State)
Ronnie Bryant
Marc Gmuca
Art Quickenton
Mark Watson
DELTA IOTA (Middle Tennessee State)
Stephen Crass
Scott Davidson
Rob Hardin
DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)
Matthew Brown
Michael Grass
Bo Proctor
DELTA SIGMA (Bowling Green State)
Craig Anderson
John Babel
DELTA TAU (James Madison) Earle Copp
DELTA UPSILON (Pittsburgh)
Eric Scerbo
DELTA CHI (Kansas State)
Tim Lindemuth
Kerry Skelton
DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)
Mark Jacobs
DELTA OMEGA (Texas A&M)
Tom Sullivan
EPSILON ALPHA (Elon)
Christian Wiggins
E.J. Young
EPSILON EPSILON (Virginia-Wise)
Mike Donathan
Joshua McCray
Kevin Stovall
EPSILON THETA (Seton Hall)
Jake Koehler
EPSILON KAPPA (Southern Polytechnic State)
Sandy Ransom
EPSILON LAMBDA (South Carolina Upstate)
James Diamond
EPSILON PSI (Slippery Rock)
Jairus Moore
Matthew Stuart
EPSILON OMEGA (Texas Tech)
Benjamin Shae
Bob Welsh
ZETA GAMMA (North Dakota)
Erik Granstrom
ZETA EPSILON (George Mason)
Alan and Molly Duesterhaus
James Perkins
ZETA ZETA (North Florida)
Robert Bennett
Mike Carter
ZETA THETA (Texas-Austin)
Tracy Maddux
ZETA KAPPA (Stockton)
Franco Catania
ZETA ALPHA (Clemson)
Jake Carter
ZETA LAMBDA (Cal State-Chico)
Chip Anderson
Daniel Hitzke
ZETA XI (Averett)
Pete Blum
ZETA UPSILON (Bloomsburg)
Paul Hadzor
ZETA PHI (Colorado State)
Corey Dillon
ZETA CHI (Albright)
Paul Meinster
ETA ALPHA (Concord)
Pete Martin
ETA DELTA (Kennesaw State) Eric Jeffares
ETA ZETA (Queens-Charlotte) Davis Tapp Scott Thomas
ETA IOTA (Christopher Newport) Chris Conner
ETA LAMBDA (SUNY-Brockport) James Simonds
ETA OMICRON (San Francisco State)
Eric Hammer
ETA RHO (Texas State) Brett Lee Andrae L. Turner
ETA UPSILON (Miami-Ohio) Beau Samples
ETA PHI (Maryland-Baltimore County) Marcus Garcia
THETA ALPHA (Southern Mississippi) JB Bezou
John Langley
THETA DELTA (Florida International) Noel Guillama Alain Sanchez
THETA ETA (American) Carlos Ramirez
THETA THETA (Iowa)
Greg Buehner Andrew Cole
THETA XI (Arizona State)
Bill Harden
Wayne Unger
THETA TAU (High Point) Andrew Realon
IOTA LAMBDA (Quinnipiac) Chris Aldarelli
IOTA NU (Mississippi State) Brayden Talton
IOTA RHO (Western Illinois)
Kyle Ramlow
KAPPA THETA (San Diego) Parker Glaessner
FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY
Carl and Christine Stamp
Emily Gamauf
Theresa Nass
Leslie Barry
NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
National President’s Circle recognizes current students who have made a gift of $19.04 or more to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation. These gifts go toward areas of greatest need and support student members through scholarships and educational programs.
DELTA (Furman)
Harrison Kircher
KAPPA (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Andrew Davis
Calvin DeVore
Guillermo Estrada
LAMBDA (Georgia)
Gage Mills
XI (Roanoke)
Mason Harris
Xander Vaughn
OMICRON (Alabama)
Palmer Hayes
Layton Hubbard
Trent Jones
RHO (Washington & Lee)
Tommy Lee
Caleb Short
UPSILON (Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
Jake Bauschard
CHI (Stetson)
Joe Ademi
Daniel Hedrick
PSI (Cornell)
James Montague
OMEGA (Purdue)
Bobby Frassinelli
ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)
Michael Granato
ALPHA ZETA (Oregon State)
Arturo Bautista
Jacob Gordon
ALPHA ETA (Samford)
Will Fox
Daniel Geil
ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)
Jack Olson
ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)
Tudor Munteanu
ALPHA LAMBDA (Mississippi)
Truett Lee
ALPHA NU (Ohio State)
Ben Andexler
ALPHA SIGMA (Tennessee)
Adam Arnold
Connor Barber
Jack Barnes
Aidan Eagon
Max Ferguson
Dan Flannery
Ryan Franqui
Gordon Groninger
Nik Harms
Brett Hill
Whitman Lancaster
Eddie Maskell
Matthew Murphy
Eli Napier
Carson Palmer
Andrew Rulison
Christian Sanders
Sam Smith
Michael Spicer
James Thoma
Chad Van Der Poel
Auden VanLaeken
Jake Whearty
Sully Wilson
Charles Youree
ALPHA TAU (Rensselaer Polytechnic)
Jeff Osborne
Tanner Schmidt
ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)
Alex Schutt
ALPHA PHI (Illinois Tech)
Jordan Benning
Andrew Rollins
Joseph Shamaon
ALPHA CHI (Miami)
Zach Lawson
ALPHA OMEGA (Oregon)
Jamie Whiting
BETA ALPHA (NJIT)
DJ Buccine
BETA IOTA (Toledo)
Corbin Kreisher
Jack Munro
Evan Philo
BETA KAPPA (Georgia State)
Davis Dunn
BETA NU (Houston)
Gage Marx
BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)
Mitchell Mayfield
Owen Stutzman
GAMMA GAMMA (Troy)
Tyler Bircheat
GAMMA EPSILON (Western Carolina)
Cooper James
GAMMA NU (LaGrange)
Connor Golden
Kyle Moore
GAMMA UPSILON (Oklahoma State)
Trevor Moser
GAMMA PHI (South Alabama)
Collin Hall
Nolan Lang
Benjamin West
DELTA BETA (North Georgia)
Hunter Schadt
DELTA DELTA (Truman State)
Chris Williams
DELTA EPSILON (Jacksonville State)
Xander Bartee
Garrett Creasy
DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)
Donovan Civitella
Joshua Hill
Sebastian Mesanza
DELTA RHO (University Park)
Linus Yao
DELTA CHI (Kansas State)
Tate Henry
TJ Larson
DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)
Alex Arreola
Nathan Branson
Logan Williams
EPSILON BETA (Grand Valley State)
Dino Gjolaj Lleyton Krumlauf
EPSILON ETA (Winthrop)
Alex Tamai
EPSILON IOTA (UNC-Greensboro)
Corey Reidenbach
EPSILON NU (Cal State-Sacramento)
Marcus Block
Manav Joseph
EPSILON UPSILON (Georgia College)
Grant Jones
Whitman Kessinger
EPSILON CHI (Denver)
Ian Masel
Nathan Phillips
EPSILON PSI (Slippery Rock)
Dylan Eyth
Joseph Hlavsa
ZETA BETA (California-San Diego) Eyzick Rivera
ZETA CHI (Albright)
Owen Kahl
Max Pacentrilli
ETA BETA (Indiana State)
Cam Romine
ETA MU (Wingate)
Ethan Czarnecki
Ryan Mullis
ETA PSI (Central Florida)
Jamal Garye
Jake Krauel
THETA ALPHA (Southern Mississippi) Dylan Pounds
THETA GAMMA (Buffalo)
Michael Manyeruke
THETA DELTA (Florida International)
Daniel Diaz
THETA IOTA (Washington State) Max Hohendorf
THETA LAMBDA (Missouri State)
Hunter Beck
THETA MU (Massachusetts-Amherst) Gabe Morais
THETA NU (Delaware)
Timmy Kren
THETA XI (Arizona State) Luke Marthens
THETA TAU (High Point)
Landon Elliott
THETA PHI (Louisiana Tech) Cameron Dupre
THETA PSI (RIT) Ryan Vollmer
IOTA ALPHA (Sacred Heart) Cosmo Siano
IOTA BETA (Texas-San Antonio) Jackson Escamilla Bronson Gallegos
Michael Shova
IOTA DELTA (New Hampshire) Luke Pucillo
IOTA EPSILON (Susquehanna) Ryan Ford Tiernan Hecht
IOTA ETA (Embry-Riddle) Micah Oliver
IOTA IOTA (Cal Poly-Pomona) Nate Buoncristiani Donovan Flores Isiah Greene
Nicholas Monaghan
Tyler Murray Aneesh Patil
IOTA MU (Arkansas-Fort Smith) Braxten Martin
IOTA NU (Mississippi State) Hayden Fox
IOTA RHO (Western Illinois) Jake Comer Joseph Zaylik
IOTA SIGMA (San Jose State) Balasurya Balamurugan Dom Hernandez Beltran
IOTA PHI (Loyola-New Orleans) Zeke Lieberman Conrad Schuster
KAPPA EPSILON (Stony Brook) Alex Triolo
KAPPA IOTA (Idaho) Wyatt Fischer Nathan Lewis
KAPPA MU (California-Merced) Sid Nanjangud
KAPPA NU (Sonoma State) Jerred Tapia
KAPPA XI (DePaul) Jake Ortegon
LAMBDA IOTA (Vermont) Sheldon Labbe
KAPPA SIGMA (Colorado-Colorado Springs) Asher Early Rayne Guinta TJ Nicholas Kelton Pumi Bryce Tanner
KAPPA PSI (Wake Forest) Michael Jimenez
KAPPA OMEGA (Utah) Ayan Sinha
CREIGHTON Joel Deman
MEMORIAL GIFTS
The members and friends, listed in black, made a gift to the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation in memory of a brother, loved one or friend in 2024.
ALPHA EPSILON TEEN TIMERS
Bob Halcrow
ALPHA NU CHAPTER ETERNAL
David Straka
PAUL ALTHOUSE
David Jaffee
MICHAEL ANDERSON
Jimmy and Barbara Motos
STEPHEN H. BAILEY
Barry Young
RICHARD (DICK) BANGERT
Karen Bangert
RICHARD PHILLIP BECK
Rif Gonzalez
LARRY BOLTON
Bill Ford
AL BROWN
Don VanHouten
FRANK BURMESTER
David Jaffee
NELSON CACCIATORE
Jeff Goerke
JEREMY CHANDLER
Jeff Teplis
WAYNE COFIELD
Bill Ford
MICHAEL CRAIG COLEY
Corey Dillon
STUART COOK
Bryan Martin
GEN. THOMAS DALTON, JR.
Vic Irvin
CHARLES F. DAVIS
David Scott
ANTHONY DEGIULIO
Joey Templin
DELTA DELTA CHAPTER ETERNAL
John Challis
DELTA KAPPA CHAPTER ETERNAL
Michael Bryant
EMMETT DENDY
Austin Swindal
LUCAS DISBRO
Kimberly Benac
Meghan Bortel
Mark Brininstool
Justin Hawkes
Kimberly Jonaitis
Anthony Kohler
Daniel Lynn
Danielle Pennings
Mitchell Pepper
Ann Plummer
Linda Sayfie
TJ Vanderlinden
PAT FIGLEY
John Andrews
Chuck Barnard
Steve Fisher
Pat Kuhnle
Jeff Wahlen
BILL FINNEY
Raymond Baggarly
Ronnie DeValinger
Jane Finney
FRANK FLEMING
Buddy Coker
BILL FURLING
Hector Martinez
DOUG GRAYSON
Jeff Wallace
WARREN GRYMES
John Stephenson
IAN GUST
Steve Gosnell
Steward Sandstrom
DANNY HANKINS
Bill Ford
RAY BROWN HARTWELL, JR.
Andrew Hartwell
ELTON HOWARD
Jack Baker
CHARLIE HUDSPETH
Peter Lanaris
EMMETT JOHNSON
Michael Johnson
RONDAL JOHNSON
Jill Brock
Scott Gasparini
DANIEL KEHOE
Bolivar Green
PETE KELTCH
Bob Ogborn
JOSEPH O. LINNEY
Emerson Linney
CHARLIE MALPASS
Nathan Bayne
ROBERT MCCLAUGHRY
Justin Brown
MARK MCCLOY
Mike Lee
ROY MCDONALD
Mike Zolezzi
JACK MCMANUS
Glenn Aspinwall
Benjamin Barmore
Ian Barry
Roland Berry
Jeffery Brock
Thomas Camp
Matt Cooper
Hillary and Matthew Frost
The Frost Family
David Graziano
Skip Griffin
Sheila Heath
Scott Hubbard
John Johnson
Pat Jones
JT Marburger
Kristina McManus
Carla McMillan Bray
John Milligan
Steve Rawlins
Lee Sessions
Jeffrey Smalley
Johnny and Lori Smith
Something for Alex Foundation:
Joe and Beth Newton
The Old Breed of Gamma Kappa
Michael Tindol
Brad Wilson
Christie Zierolf
TODD MCMULLEN
Chris Shade
Ron Tulley
CHARLES O. MOKA, JR.
Charles Moka
PAUL LEROY NICHOLS, JR.
Dave Stoddard
RICHARD NIJEM
Vince Settle
RINO NORI
Daniel Gross
HARRISON OLVEY
Lindsey Anderson
Danny Binz
Eta Delta Chapter
Claire Joiner
Bernadette Klaft
Glenn Northrup
Martha and Terry Parker
Darcy Parsons
Margaret Snyder
Brooke Tothill
Kathryn Watson
STEVE O’NEAL
Buddy Coker
CONNIE OWEN
Dudley Woody
JAMES PADDOCK
Jim Koshewa
JERE PEARSALL
Asher Early
JOHN PEARSON
Buddy Coker
TOM PEARSON
Gary Hanson
VICKY PHELPS
Miles Barefoot
KENNETH PREJEAN
Ed Potratz
TIM RIBAR
Jaime Piedrafite
WAYNE SALVO
Gilbert Lissy
Fred Streimer
ERNEST SAUNDERS
Barry Saunders
PHIL SCHEBLE
Jack Redhead
BOB SCOTT
Bob Halcrow
JOHN G. SHILEY
Chuck Krblich
NATHAN STAMP
Kimberly Horn
Rachel Horn
WILLIAM STEPHENS
Mike Stephens
MATT STOCKMANN
Whitey Holt
Mike Zolezzi
CHAD STONE
Steward Sandstrom
PHIL SUMMERS
Dave Shook
CODY SURPRISE
Cameron Zagursky
ROBERT SWARTZ
Larry Beale
AL WARE
Buddy Coker
PAUL WESCH
Brooks Henderson
ROBERT WHITE
Peter Berg
Keith Rollins
ALLEN WOODY
Tom Atwood
Nickel Lietzau
STEVE WRENN
Kenneth Bedenbaugh
Sandy Ransom
MICHAEL YANACHIK
Shirley Yanachik
What if your undergraduate chapter could improve its recruitment, strengthen its brotherhood, cultivate well-rounded leaders and leave a lasting impact on every member? For Beta Omicron, this vision became a reality in 2008, and their model is one any chapter can follow.
The story of Beta Omicron’s Extra Mile Scholarship program begins with David Morgan, a Beta Omicron brother from Northwestern State University. In 2008, Morgan created the Extra Mile Scholarship, inspired by his own college journey. As a first-generation college student, Morgan didn’t fit the typical scholarship profile. Raised in a modest family, he wasn’t the “perfect” candidate for traditional scholarships. Though he was highly involved on campus, he didn’t have a 4.0 GPA and wasn’t financially needy enough for most scholarships. Morgan understood that many students like him — those balancing multiple jobs, giving back to their communities and still excelling in school — were often overlooked. Inspired by his own
“ The Extra Mile Scholarship shows that Pi Kappa Phi isn’t just about academic success or parties. It’s about building
“He wanted to reward those giving it their all – at work, in school, on campus and in their communities.”
The Extra Mile Scholarship has never been just about money. “It’s about celebrating students who are doing the most they can with what they have, acknowledging their work in the community and their personal growth,” shared Breeden.
The Morgans have extended this vision far beyond the scholarship itself, with David’s wife, Sherry, launching a similar scholarship for her own sorority, Sigma Sigma Sigma, at Northwestern State. Together, the Morgans have created a powerful example of what it means to give back, not just through financial support but through believing in every individual’s potential.
The Extra Mile Scholarship has transformed Beta Omicron, not just by helping individual brothers but by reshaping how leadership, recruitment and support are viewed. Through fundraising, planning and scholarship selection, countless brothers have learned that leadership’s true meaning is building a stronger community, not just achieving personal success.
Chapter Advisor Scott Maggio, Theta Phi (Louisiana Tech), echoed this sentiment. “It sets Pi Kappa Phi apart from other fraternities,” he said. “When potential new members see the opportunities the Extra Mile Scholarship provides, it reframes the narrative of fraternity life. This isn’t just for the privileged, legacy college student; it’s possible for anyone who works hard and makes a difference.”
experience, Morgan launched the Extra Mile Scholarship to recognize students’ resilience,
“Morgan wasn’t just looking for straight-A students,” said fellow Beta Omicron alumnus Wes Breeden.
Maggio’s perspective is unique because he initially experienced the Extra Mile Scholarship on the national level. As a member of the Theta Phi Chapter, Maggio saw firsthand how the scholarship could benefit students on a larger scale. But it wasn’t until he became a chapter advisor at Beta Omicron that he understood the depth of its local impact. “What David has done is more than just giving back to Pi Kappa Phi,” said Maggio. “He has ensured that Beta Omicron brothers have the financial support and guidance they need. When prospective members see our alumni actively involved, helping provide opportunities, not just donating money, it changes how they view Pi Kappa Phi,” said Maggio. “This is a
ENHANCING THE FRATERNITY EXPERIENCE THROUGH ACCESS TO CHAPTER HOUSING
Pi Kappa Phi Properties supports chapters’ efforts to acquire and maintain quality, affordable, safe and competitive housing through a well-funded real estate investment platform. Pi Kappa Phi Properties has served the fraternity as the national housing corporation since 1966. The following is a snapshot of Pi Kappa Phi Properties in 2024, delivering on its mission to help chapters acquire, construct, improve, finance or manage housing that is competitive on their respective campuses.
STEPHEN P. DEPALMA INFRASTRUCTURE LOAN FUND
In 1987, at the 41st Supreme Chapter in Dallas, Texas, Pi Kappa Phi established the Infrastructure Loan Fund (ILF), a key initiative to support chapters, alumni associations and housing corporations with acquiring, renovating and furnishing chapter houses, as well as securing ritual equipment. To finance the fund, $15 was set aside from each initiation fee paid after January 1, 1988, and by the 1988-89 fiscal year, at least $50,000 would be deposited annually.
Pi Kappa Phi Properties began managing the fund and its policies after the 41st Supreme Chapter, with the goal that the fund would continuously grow, ensuring a sustainable resource for chapters in need. The fund quickly became a vital asset to chapters seeking to improve or acquire housing.
In 2012, at the 53rd Supreme Chapter, the ILF was renamed the Stephen P. DePalma Infrastructure Loan Fund to honor Past National President Stephen P. DePalma, Beta Alpha (NJIT), whose leadership and vision were integral in creating and shaping the fund.
Since its inception, the ILF has provided essential loans for shortterm, project-based resources, helping chapters across the country secure and improve housing.
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$2,044,972
$1,997,725
$1,882,833
$1,804,516
NU (NEBRASKA-LINCOLN)
ALPHA GAMMA (OKLAHOMA)
ALPHA EPSILON (FLORIDA)
ALPHA ZETA (OREGON STATE)
ALPHA LAMBDA (MISSISSIPPI)
ALPHA NU (OHIO STATE)
ALPHA OMICRON (IOWA STATE)
ALPHA CHI (MIAMI)
GAMMA LAMBDA (MISSOURI S&T)
DELTA OMEGA (TEXAS A&M)
EPSILON BETA (GRAND VALLEY STATE)
EPSILON CHI (DENVER)
ETA TAU (KENTUCKY)
IOTA TAU (RUTGERS)
KAPPA OMEGA (UTAH)
ERIC J. ALMQUIST HOUSING INVESTMENT FUND
In 2012, Pi Kappa Phi took another bold step toward securing quality homes for its chapters by establishing the Housing Investment Fund at the 53rd Supreme Chapter. This fund was designed to fulfill the Fraternity’s vision of providing every chapter with a solid, local home. Financed by an annual fee from undergraduate chapters, based on membership size, the fund has proven to be transformative. To date, it has allowed Pi Kappa Phi Properties to invest more than $2 million in capital and purchase 16 properties across the country.
In 2018, the fund was renamed in honor of the late Eric J. Almquist, Alpha Omicron (Iowa State), who passed away on February 18, 2018. Almquist, who served as National Secretary and had been a vital part of Pi Kappa Phi’s leadership, was a driving force behind the Housing Investment Fund’s creation. As Past National President Thomas B. Sullivan reflected, “Eric embraced his role as a leader, putting service before self, and he improved the world around him with every decision.”
Before joining the National Council in 2014 as Historian, Almquist dedicated eight years of service to Pi Kappa Phi Properties, first as vice president of the Stephen P. DePalma Infrastructure Loan Fund, and later as chairman of the board. Today, his vision for providing students with quality chapter homes lives on.
Since its founding in 1966, Pi Kappa Phi Properties has been a partner in helping chapters acquire, construct, improve and manage their housing. Whether owning chapter houses outright, supporting alumni-corporation-owned properties or providing asset management services for third-party leasing, Properties ensures that Pi Kappa Phi chapters remain competitive on their campuses.
From the Infrastructure Loan Fund and Housing Investment Fund to real estate consulting, Bienish saw firsthand how Pi Kappa Phi Properties invests in the future of its members. “We don’t always realize it as undergraduates, but having strong housing makes a huge difference in the fraternity experience,” said Bienish. “It brings brothers together, strengthens alumni connections and ultimately ensures that Pi Kappa Phi remains a top fraternity on campus.”
Today, Bienish is traveling the country as a leadership consultant for Pi Kappa Phi, continuing to serve the fraternity in a new capacity. However, the lessons he learned from Pi Kappa Phi Properties continue to shape his future. The problem-solving, cost analysis and operational efficiency skills he developed during his internship laid a strong foundation for his future career in project management, where he hopes to make a lasting impact.
Yet, no matter where his career takes him, Bienish knows he’ll always carry the values and experiences gained from his time with Pi Kappa Phi Properties. One day, he hopes to return, not as an intern but as a leader who helps move the organization forward.
Through his experience, Bienish found that the best internships don’t just prepare you for a job; they inspire you to give back to the places that helped you grow. Most importantly, he learned that Pi Kappa Phi Properties is about more than houses; it’s about building the foundation for lifelong brotherhood.
As a recent graduate and now former intern, Bienish has advice for those looking to make the most of their internship experience:
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Ask questions: “Now is the time to learn without fear of not knowing something. Take the initiative to learn from the professionals who surround you with years of expertise.”
Build relationships: “Talk to the people around you. Everyone has something to teach you, whether your fellow interns or full-time staff members.”
Seek meaningful work: “Don’t settle for an internship where you’re just a spectator. Find a role that challenges you and gives you real experience.”
THE ABILITY EXPERIENCE 2024 DONORS
Donors are listed by giving level for the 2024 calendar year.
*indicates Pi Alpha
$50,000+
Leandro P. Rizzuto Foundation
Bruce and Sally Rogers*
The Debra K. Howe Charitable Trust
$10,000-49,999
Bergstrom Foundation
Michael Carter*
Hire Purpose Foundation, Inc.
Whitey and Jan Holt*
$5,000-9,999
Paula and Jeff Baker
The Building People
Mike and Jennifer Davis*
Dan Dawson*
Gilbert Estrada
Russ Faulkner*
Federico Fernandez*
Florida Powertrain & Hydraulics Inc.
The Hill Family Charitable Fund
Durinda Hoover
Jim Karlovec and Dana Longo*
Robert Knelson*
Robert Lane
Molly Morris
Riordan Family Foundation
RJK Builders
Shanahan Family Foundation
Scott Tucker
Vertical Raise Trust Account
Alexander Wolf
Xcelerate Solutions, LLC
$2,500-$4,999
Noel Aleman
John Bradford*
David Dalton*
Lori and Daryl Dunahoo
First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Greensboro, NC
Stew Fisher
The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism
Fraternal Order of Eagles
ALVA Aerie 871
Buzzy Geduld
Todd Gemmer*
Nathanael Gombis
Hendrik Hartong
Elizabeth Hicks
Rikard Hill
Ernest Johnson
Gerald Kehle
Matthew Keller*
The Ralph & Shirley Klein Foundation
Joseph Koch
Julie and Mike Loeber
Megan McKenzie
Shane Mulrooney*
Steven Parnell
Richard Pierce*
Robert Raesemann*
Amit Raizada
Ribs King Fund
Lee Riley
Wes Robbins
Brandon Sorensen*
William Steffancin
Lori Street
Aakash Sunkari*
Michael and Melissa Tecosky*
Caelum Terrell
Vicente Torres
Andrae Turner*
Juan Vargas
Francisco Verastegui
Voynich Family Fund*
$1,000-2,499
360 Management LLC
Joe Abbas
Peter Ahlering
Mark Allers*
Bruce Andre
Pam Andrews
Ares Management
Jeffrey Armstrong*
David Ashworth
Evan Austin*
Adam Bacon*
Tanner Bacon*
Mark Bacon*
Laura Ballentine
Jason Baltazar*
Chuck Barnard
Michael Barnes*
Nicholas Battjes
Thomas Begley
Kelley Bergstrom
Rick Berk
Halsey Beshears
Kathy Bey
Tim Beyrer
Eric Black
James Blankenship
Matthew Boardman
David Boies
Joel Borellis*
Chad Bouck
Michael Bourre
Scott Boyles
Jeffrey Brannan
Brindle Family Charitable Trust
Christopher Brockmeyer*
Mike and Caryn Bruff
Gregory Buehner*
Ben Burger
Mark Burgess
Antonio Burgess*
Pat and Chris Burns
Thomas Carter
Jacob Carusone
Anthony Castillo
Rick and Lisa Caudill
Michael Chadwick*
Spencer Chase
Clent Chatham*
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Andrew Cirincione
Daniel Clark
Anthony Clinton
Carol Cohen
Jeffrey Colburn*
Durran Coley
Michele Collins
Amy Connell
Leslie Conrad
Tracy Cooney
Robert Copeland
Virginia and Thomas Coppinger
David Corey*
Walt and Barbara Corey
John Cronin
Andrew Culler
Kate Dalziel
Ram Dandillaya
Steve and Penny DePalma
Cooper Deramus De St. Jeor Family Giving Account
Patricia Di Loreto
Brian Dickman*
Todd DiPaola*
Tracie and Dale Disbro
Tyler Duke
The Dukes
Paul Durso
Jack Dyess*
Matthew Edgeworth
Andy Eng
Otis Engelman
Katherine Etherington
Alice Farrack
Jordan Feathers
Helen Feller
Adrian Fernandez*
Ellen Fernandez
Christopher Ferrell*
Eli Ferretti*
Jeffrey Flagg*
John and Brandy Furner
The Julio R. Gallo Foundation
Johnny Garcia
William Garrett
The Wendell & Anne Gauthier
Family Foundation
Geary Family Giving Fund
Gabriel Gehret
Murry Gerber
Nolan and Alycia Gerlach*
Gale Gero-Feinsand
Howie Goldsmith*
Stephen Gongola*
Austin Gothard*
Zachary Gramlich
Adam Greenberg
John Griffin
The Hale Group LLC
Phillip Lloyd Hamilton*
Cathy Harrison
Tommy Hartwell
James Henican
Felicia Hester
PORTERFIELD-TIRADO MEMORIAL FUND
John Habeck
Sarah Beth Hagler
Sean Hallisey
Nicholas Hansen
Anders Hanson
Emmie Harden
Mia Harenski
William Harford
Elle Hariton
Jeff Harkness
Jutta Harms
Blaise Hazelwood
Brooklynn Heath
Ambra Heiden
Scott C. Heider
Stephen Heine
Jake Henderson
Tiffany Henry
Teri Hernandez
Mary Hobbs
Wendy Hoffner
Hannah Hohman
Maverick Holloway
Robert Holmes
Robin Hoover
The Bill Hornell Memorial Fund at The Chicago
Community Foundation
Andrea Horwich
Elizabeth Hubbard
Ryan Hudgin
Lisa Hudson
Joseph Huff
Peggy Huffer
Owen Hughes
Antwine Jackson
Seth Jackson
Jessica Jacobson
Naveen Jaggi
Siddhartha Jaggi
Andrea Jeffery
Jets Towing
Johnathan Jianu*
Mona Jibril
Barbara Jirgens
Eric Jirgens
Jeremy Jones*
Dan Jones*
Maxine Jones
Annette Jones
Carol Jones
Kenneth Jones
Todd Porterfield, Alpha Delta (Washington), passed away on August 7, 2000. Porterfield was cycling with the Journey of Hope South team and was struck by a car in Lexington, North Carolina. He leaves a legacy of compassion, brotherhood, dedication and selfless giving.
Jason Tirado, Zeta Epsilon (George Mason), passed away on April 30, 2000, from a fall during a hiking trip. Tirado was a 1999 Journey of Hope cyclist and was spending the 2000 spring semester as a Gear Up Florida project manager. He impacted hundreds of lives during his time with The Ability Experience.
The 2024 Porterfield-Tirado Memorial Grant Recipients are Mountain State Center for Independent Living in Beckley, West Virginia, Northern Nevada Human Services Association in Carson City, Nevada, and Webster Memorial Church in Lakeland, Florida.
This summer marks the 25th Anniversary of Jason’s and Todd’s passing. The fund has eclipsed $600,000 thanks to generous donors, funding more grants along the event cycling routes. In honor of this milestone, Todd’s teammates are participating in the WA360 event as an Ability Experience Challenge to raise $50,000 in their honor. Visit abilityexperience.org for more information.
Deacon Jones* Tracy Kappenberg
Brandon Kauffman
Alexander Keating
Sarah Keidel
Thomas Kelley
Dean Kelly
Christopher Kiker*
Matthew Kilgo
Cailin Kimbro
Karl Kimmich
Nicole Kinzler
The John and Peggy Kirk Fund
David Knavel*
Ross Knoblauch*
Nicholas Koenig
Leigh Kohrs
Matthew Kolling
Katherine Kosch
Matthew Kossen*
Peter Kowalski*
Bill Krauss
Pamela Kromm
Joe and Marilyn Kubec
Kristi Kuenstler
L3Harris Foundation Whitman Lancaster
Randall Lapcevich
Jack Laughlin*
Laurel Communities LLC
Anna Laurenzo
Pau Lawson
Andrea Layman
Francoise Le Gall
Shelly Leinbach
Laura Lencioni
Joseph Leva
Alec Licon
Terrance Livingston Teodoro Llamanzares
Liza Loeber
John Logar*
John Lumsden*
Matthew Lyberg
Jane Lybrook
Courtney Lynch
Madi Mabey
Deana Mackey
Craig Mann
Aris Mardirossian
Christine Martin
Jules Mason
Glen Mather
Peter Matulis
Mr. McCann
Keith McDonald
Jack McDonald
David McFadden
Kevin McGee*
John McGee
Tim McGuire
Beth Mechling
Becky Miesen
Marshall Millard
Beau Miller
Amy Miller
Sean Miller
Kristina Miller-Seaberg
Christian Miner
Birgir Mishurda
Maria and Rob Moloney
Elizabeth Monaghan
Ansen Monroe
Karen Moorman
Nicole Moravy
Mark Morgan
Joan Motsinger
Ryan Muniz
James Munn
Frank Muraca
Tim Murry
Ashish Naran
Athena Neckas
Andre
Patricia Nickell
Ethan Norman*
Tina B Norman
NuView IRA, LLC
Sean O’Bannon
Brian O’Walsh
Chris Oberle
Donovan Panone
Pat Pappas
Nick Pastore
Ralph Paterno
Vinit Patil
Carlton Paulk
Darius Payman
Abbey Payne
Scott Peattie*
Crista Perce
Merlyn Pernia
Bryan Peterson
Sean Philbin
Alexandra Picard
Pamela Pierce
Judy Pigott
Jennifer Plese
Brett Poncsak*
Craig Potempa
Jack Potempa*
Ryan Poterack
Erik Potholm
Lindsey Powell
John Powers, Jr.*
John Powers, Sr.
Margaret Powers
Cheryl Pratt
Nicholas Prichodko*
Patrick Pritchard
Mitchell Prosk
Ellen Pulliam
Mike Rahn
Jennipher Ray
Jon Reedy
Scott Reiman
Karl Reiter
Joseph Remillard*
Anna Reyes
Owen Riley
Joel Riter
Phyllis Ritter
Bradley Robins*
Layton Rogers*
Melissa Rohde
John Roll
Tim Rose
Michael Rosen
Tara Rosselli
Jonathan Rothchild
RSVP LLC
Tony Rubin
Michelle Rudell
Dan Rush
Dave Sackett
Beau Samples*
Robert Sangster
Todd Sargent
Tinamarie Sassano
Elisha Sathunuru
Sai Sawant
John Scardina*
Gunnar Schalin
John
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You come in with these preconceived notions, and then you realize that people are just people. One day in Chicago, I played basketball with a young man with Down Syndrome for hours. Neither of us wanted to stop. It was just two guys having fun together.
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“Before anything, Ellie is a kid,” he says. “She’s an eight-year-old who loves sled hockey, going to Ohio State women’s hockey games, singing and doing arts and crafts. The wheelchair is just how she gets around. It’s part of her life, but it’s not the defining thing about her.”
Because of his experiences with The Ability Experience and people with disabilities, Van Treese has become an advocate not just for his daughter but for the broader disability community. Whether he’s ensuring that Ellie has access to adaptive sports or working with organizations that have never accommodated a child in a wheelchair before, Van Treese approaches every situation he encounters with the mindset that solutions exist, even if they require some creative thinking.
“We always ensure she has access to the same opportunities as any other kid,” says Van Treese. “Sometimes, that means we have to be the ones to educate others, but we’re happy to do that. Ellie was put here and with us for a reason; we’re here to help open doors for our daughter and others who will come after her.”
When Todd Gemmer arrived at Indiana University in 1990, joining a fraternity was the last thing on his mind. He was on the tennis team, and athletes were strongly discouraged from getting involved in Greek life. When he left the team his sophomore year, though, Gemmer found himself drawn to a group of guys who had recently rechartered a chapter of Pi Kappa Phi and put a significant emphasis on The Ability Experience.
“The Ability Experience is what really struck me,” Gemmer said. “They were different than other fraternities. It wasn’t just about Pi Kappa Phi; it was about something much bigger.
After joining the chapter, Gemmer signed up for the Journey of Hope in 1992, motivated by his love of cycling and the cause the ride supported. Throughout the summer, the people with disabilities he met left a lasting impression.
“You come in with these preconceived notions, and then you realize that people are just people,” he said. “One day in Chicago, I played basketball with a young man with Down Syndrome for hours. Neither of us wanted to stop. It was just two guys having fun together.”
That summer changed Gemmer, giving him a mindset rooted in inclusion and adaptability, but it wouldn’t be until years later that he would fully realize the impact. After graduating from college and getting married, he and his wife were thrilled to welcome their first child. During his wife’s pregnancy, though, a screening revealed a five percent chance that their son would be born with Down Syndrome.
“I took that five percent chance to mean zero. My wife took it to mean 100%,” Gemmer admits. “So, when Henry was born, and the doctor immediately recognized the markers for Down Syndrome, it was a complete shock to me. My wife had spent months mentally preparing for it. I hadn’t.”
The first weeks of Henry’s life were filled with challenges, as he was diagnosed with a heart condition requiring a three-week hospital stay and, eventually, surgery. But through it all, Gemmer and his wife consciously chose to celebrate their son’s arrival. After his heart surgery was successful, the Gemmers sent out a delayed birth announcement, aiming to finally express their joy around bringing a new life into the world.
“For some people, it was hard to celebrate with us. And that made it harder for us at first,” said Gemmer. “But we knew we had to set the tone. We were happy and wanted others to finally be happy with us.”
Looking back, Gemmer appreciates his journey with The Ability Experience, which laid the foundation for his approach to fatherhood.
“I was taught patience and to meet people where they are, which turns the empathy dial way up,” said Gemmer. “And that’s been so important, not just in raising Henry, but in how I see the world.
Like Van Treese, Gemmer has become an advocate for greater accessibility and inclusion. He acknowledges that he and his wife were privileged to make intentional choices about where to live, enabling Henry access to inclusive education in his early years. As Henry grew up, the Gemmers continued pushing for inclusion in his school, activities and community.
“The reality is, Henry and many kids like him are constantly underestimated,” Gemmer says. “These individuals are capable of so much more than people assume, and that’s why it’s so important for people to engage with organizations like The Ability Experience. The sooner you learn to see the world through a different lens, the better off you, and everyone around you, will be.”
For Van Treese and Gemmer, their summers with The Ability Experience gave them far more than they expected. They signed up to ride across the country, work on building accessible structures and fundraise. What they walked away with was something less tangible but even more impactful – a perspective that would prepare them for their most important journeys. While these brothers may not have known it then, these summers weren’t just about the miles ahead. They were preparing them, and many other Pi Kappa Phi brothers, for the ride of a lifetime.
At some point, third places began to fade. Technology made it easy to stay in touch without actually being together. Instead of grabbing a beer with a friend or lingering over lattes, people texted, scrolled social media and convinced themselves that virtual connection was enough. Oldenburg disagreed. “Third places are face-to-face phenomena,” he said. “The idea that electronic communication provides a virtual third place is misleading.”
Then came COVID-19, and suddenly, third places weren’t just disappearing; they were gone. Offices shut down. Coffee shops and bars locked their doors. Social gatherings were canceled. Overnight, people were isolated, relying entirely on digital interactions. It worked. For a while. But soon, the gravity of what had been lost became clear. Oldenburg was right. The absence of third places left a void that virtual connection couldn’t fill.
Even before the pandemic, young men, especially college-aged men, were experiencing a crisis of loneliness. Studies show that Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) reports some of the highest levels of loneliness ever recorded, with young men disproportionately affected. The transition to college often means leaving behind childhood friends and support systems. In a world that doesn’t always encourage men to open up, many struggle to form deep, meaningful relationships into adulthood.
Societal expectations around masculinity often discourage men from expressing vulnerability or seeking help, making it difficult to forge genuine connections. The pandemic only added to this challenge. Remote learning, social distancing and the loss of casual social interactions left many young men increasingly isolated. The effects are serious: increased rates of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and even suicidal ideation. It’s not just about feeling alone; it’s about not having a support system to turn to. But there’s a lifeline for young men to turn to, one that has been around far longer than social media, the internet and even “Cheers” or “Friends.” Fraternities.
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” Brotherhood is built on the very principles that make third places essential: a place where you choose to be, where you feel welcome and where you belong.
Third places are returning as the world recognizes what was lost to the pandemic. When bars, coffee shops and bookstores reopened, they weren’t just serving drinks or paperbacks; they were creating community. Trivia nights, live music, book clubs and coworking spaces are thriving because people are actively searching for places to be together.
For Pi Kappa Phi, this has always been the way. Fraternities have functioned as third places for generations – long before the term even existed. Brotherhood is built on the very principles that make third places essential: a place where you choose to be, where you feel welcome and where you belong. For members of Pi Kappa Phi, that third place is found in the chapter house, in late-night conversations after a long day, on car rides and in the quiet moments between meetings and service events. It’s where friendships form naturally, bonds are strengthened through shared experiences and members feel seen, supported and valued.
At a time when loneliness is at an all-time high, fraternities provide far more than social events. They offer a support system that combats isolation and helps young men navigate one of the most formative times in their lives. Through the Big Brother program, alumni mentorship, The Ability Experience events, shared traditions and a common purpose, Pi Kappa Phi helps men build confidence, resilience and emotional intelligence — qualities that young men struggle to develop independently. In a world that often tells men to be tough rather than vulnerable, brotherhood creates a space where they can be themselves, open up and support one another. More than just a group of friends, fraternities equip their members with lifelong relationships and essential life skills. They remind young men that they are never truly alone and that no matter where life takes them, their brothers will always be there.
For members of Pi Kappa Phi, the fraternity isn’t just a college experience; it’s a lifelong third place. After graduation, responsibilities grow. Careers, families and obligations take center stage, and third places can become more challenging to find. But brotherhood remains. Whether through alumni reunions, continued engagement with The Ability Experience, attending Supreme Chapter or just talking to a brother, Pi Kappa Phi remains a space where members can return again and again. Unlike coffee shops and bars that may come and go, brotherhood is a third place that never fades.
As the world rediscovers the importance of third places, fraternities like Pi Kappa Phi aren’t just a part of the movement. They’re leading it. Because sometimes, you just need a place where “everybody knows your name,” where they’re “always glad you came” and where you belong for life.
Sometimes, you just need a place like Pi Kappa Phi.
SHAPED BY THE PAST, ADAPTING FOR WHAT’S NEXT
by Rachel Greene
For the first time in history, five generations coexist, not just in the workplace, but within Pi Kappa Phi. From undergraduates to alumni volunteers, national staff to chapter advisors, our Fraternity is a rare space where men from five distinct generations continue to grow, lead and learn from one another. Nowhere are the distinctions between these generations more visible than in their motivations for attending college and for joining a fraternity.
Each generation has had its reasons for stepping onto a college campus. Some came seeking opportunity or independence. Others hoped college would offer direction or even purpose.
What was once a rare privilege for a select few has become, for many, a complex and pressure-filled rite of passage. The cost of higher education has skyrocketed, and its purpose has fractured into an uncertain mix of academics, career prep, social life and survival. Mental health challenges, shifting societal values and questions of belonging have redefined what college means to today’s students.
And yet, some things haven’t changed.
Students still arrive on campus hoping to find their people, their purpose and a place to grow, lead and be known. Pi Kappa Phi has offered that kind of space for more than a century. But what each generation sought when they joined, and what they found, has looked different in every era.
The French lexicographer Émile Littré once defined a generation as “all people coexisting in society at any given time.” Later, sociologist Karl Mannheim offered a more layered theory: that we are shaped not only by when we were born, but by what we lived through when it mattered most.
Since 1904, Pi Kappa Phi has welcomed students shaped by different eras, different expectations and different dreams. Stepping foot on campus, some men searched for leadership, some for stability and others for belonging. These young men came from cities and farms, from military families and first-generation college households, from poverty and prosperity. No matter where they came from, they arrived carrying the quiet question: “Will I find what I’m looking for here?”
Throughout the years, brotherhood has offered more than friendship; it has provided purpose. Brotherhood teaches members responsibility, empathy, resilience and the value of being a part of something bigger than yourself. It shapes lives. So, let’s look back, one generation at a time, at what young men hoped to find when they arrived at college and what they discovered when they found Pi Kappa Phi.
THE LOST GENERATION
(1883–1900)
At the turn of the 20th century, higher education was reserved for the few — usually white, wealthy men who came from prominent families. College wasn’t about exploring your passions or networking; it was about assuming your place in a system built for you. Even then, some men enrolled not because they had to but because they wanted something more: a way to move up in the world and create something for themselves. Andrew Alexander Kroeg Jr., Simon Fogarty Jr. and L. Harry Mixson were among those men. They came to the College of Charleston not with a legacy behind them, but with ambition in front of them. They wanted access to leadership, campus life and, eventually, influence. This did not come easily, and they were disillusioned by fraternities on campus shutting them out and monopolizing campus organizations. Turning their disappointment into resolve, the three men formed Nu Phi to fight for student government roles and, when betrayed, shifted once again. On December 10, 1904, they founded Pi Kappa Phi, rooted not in wealth or pedigree but in a belief that belonging should be earned through character, not status.
When Theodore Barnwell Kelly took the Fraternity west to Berkeley, California, he wasn’t just opening a chapter. He was carrying the values of a small Southern group of brothers across the country, once again exhibiting the resilient nature of this generation despite the adversity thrust upon them.
By the time World War I erupted, Pi Kappa Phi had established a network of brothers. The war scattered them, interrupting college journeys and threatening the fragile structure they’d built. Even on battlefields, though, Pi Kapps stayed connected. In the face of death, they knew fraternity mattered, and kept fighting, for not just their country, but for their beloved Pi Kappa Phi.
These men didn’t go to college because it was what everyone else was doing. They went to find a foothold in the world and left having done that and so much more, building a brotherhood that would last far beyond their lifetimes.
THE GREATEST GENERATION (1901–1927)
Many of the men in this generation didn’t go to college immediately after high school, not for lack of interest, but because they couldn’t. The Great Depression left families across the country struggling to afford basic necessities, and on the heels of the economic downturn came World War II, pulling millions of men across the nation into military service. Higher education was put on hold, if it was ever an option.
The 1944 GI Bill changed everything, making college accessible to working-class veterans, men who served their country and now sought stability and a fresh start. They didn’t attend college to explore but with a mission: to secure a future, provide for their families and reshape their lives that had been put on hold for so long.
For returning soldiers, fraternity life wasn’t a social luxury; but a support system. Pi Kappa Phi offered something familiar after years in the service: structure, purpose, discipline and brotherhood. For men who relied on one another in the trenches, belonging to a group focusing on loyalty, honor and shared values wasn’t just attractive; it was second nature.
Chapters dormant during the war reopened with renewed energy and intent. In 1946, there were just 33 active chapters. By 1950, there were 44, filled with men not looking to coast by or wear letters to fit in on campus, but to lead. These brothers led with humility, showed up early and made things work, even when it took extra time and effort.
These men didn’t pledge Pi Kappa Phi to party; they sought a brotherhood to lean on as they transitioned from war to peace and hardship to hope. In doing so, they filled Pi Kappa Phi with a quiet strength, a sense of sacrifice and feelings of loyalty and commitment that shaped the Fraternity’s culture for decades to come.
GENERATION X (1965–1980)
For Generation X, college was a means to an end. Raised in the wake of Watergate, economic recession and the cultural comedown of the 1970s, many Gen X brothers came from homes with two working parents or divorced households, where independence was not optional; it was the requisite for survival. Heading to college, they weren’t chasing an idealistic dream of discovery — they had been long disillusioned by that. Instead, they had their sights set on outcomes: financial security, professional preparation and personal autonomy.
Gen X saw college as a requirement, not a lifestyle. So, when they chose to join a fraternity, it was less about tradition and more about utility, asking, “What will Pi Kappa Phi do for me?” Pi Kappa Phi offered tangible value, leadership opportunities, chances to sharpen practical skills and an established network, especially as they prepared to enter the job market. The Fraternity gave them access to structured leadership roles, national leadership programs like Pi Kapp College and hands-on opportunities to lead events and manage real budgets. These tools mirrored the real-world responsibilities they would soon face. Running their chapters was like running a business; they loved the experience they gained without the high stakes of being in the “real world.”
In chapter meetings, these brothers prioritized efficiency, structure and accountability, spending time revising bylaws, tightening up budgets and professionalizing officer expectations. It wasn’t just internal systems that Gen X helped evolve; their clear-eyed vision for the future reshaped The Ability Experience, too. They expanded its scope, pushed for efficiency in fundraising and helped elevate it from a feel-good project to a nationally respected service project. To them, giving back wasn’t a box to check; it was a responsibility to uphold, a way to channel their practical mindset into lasting social impact.
Gen X was skeptical of fluff and allergic to performative leadership, expecting results without seeking praise. By holding the Fraternity to a higher standard, they quietly reshaped Pi Kappa Phi into an efficient, stronger and more mission-aligned organization.
MILLENNIALS (1981–1996)
Millennials were the generation raised on promise and humbled by reality. Raised to believe anything was possible, Millennials entered college burdened by crisis after crisis: 9/11, a recession and soaring student debt.
They came to college for more than an education; they sought belonging and purpose. When these brothers found Pi Kappa Phi, for many of them, it wasn’t the organization’s prestige or popularity that drew them in; it was a brotherhood where they believed they could find purpose.
Millennials were also the first generation to grow up alongside the internet, watching it evolve from dial-up to Smartphones, from chat rooms to social media. Their college experience and their fraternity experience were shaped by the rise of connectivity. Chapter announcements moved online, recruitment videos were shared on YouTube and chapters began launching their first websites. Brotherhood could now be nurtured across campuses, states and time zones. Millennials inherited a Fraternity on the cusp of its digital revolution. They had to learn to balance the Pi Kappa Phi of the past with present technological advances.
These brothers brought new language into the Fraternity: mental health, inclusivity and authenticity. Millennials didn’t just want to serve; they wanted to connect, volunteering to lead Ability Camps and Build America crews, staff Journey of Hope vans and pushing for philanthropy to be something you live, not just events you scheduled. These brothers pushed Pi Kappa Phi to live up to its mission.
By default, these men were tasked with helping Pi Kappa Phi find its digital voice through websites, social media, online fundraising and storytelling that reached thousands. Their fluency in mission and message transformed how the Fraternity communicated, connected and built community.
For Millennials, brotherhood wasn’t about tradition for tradition’s sake. It was about alignment between values and actions. These brothers redefined what fraternity could look like in a global, complicated world.
GENERATION Z (1997–2012)
Generation Z has never known a world without Wi-Fi or without crisis. Growing up surrounded by economic instability, school shootings, climate anxiety and political division, Gen Z came of age during a global pandemic that erased graduation ceremonies, shifted classrooms onto screens and left many wondering whether the world they were promised was still worth believing in.
With childhoods shaped by algorithms, social media and a constant stream of content, Gen Z is more connected to information than any generation before it but also more exposed to comparison, pressure and uncertainty. Connection has been readily available to them for most of their lives, but real belonging has been more challenging for them to come by. They came to college not looking for status, but looking for substance.
For many Gen Z students, the decision to attend college has been a thoughtful debate, drafting kitchen table “pro/con” lists and conducting ample research before submitting their online applications. Is it worth the cost? Will it pay off? Is it still a place to find opportunities? Or is college just a stepping stone in a broken system? The choice to enroll has been one of skepticism and hope that the experience will offer something real, meaningful and transformative; more than the world has provided them so far.
Fraternity life, too, has been met with caution. Gen Z doesn’t assume these organizations are right for them; they need to see fraternities in action, living their values before they consider walking through the door of a rush event.
Those who do choose Pi Kappa Phi find a brotherhood ready to evolve.
They arrive on campus with a deep sense of urgency and a low tolerance for institutions that fail to meet the moment. In Pi Kappa Phi, they find both a challenge and an opportunity. They see a brotherhood with deep roots and ask how they could help it grow.
Gen Z wants brotherhood to mean action, not just identity. They expect transparency in leadership, inclusivity in membership and a lived commitment to values like mental health, equity and service.
These men are redefining leadership, stepping up in ways that reflect empathy, authenticity and collaboration. They ask tough questions, but don’t walk away when the answers are tough to hear. They’re pushing Pi Kappa Phi to be more responsive, intentional and aligned with the world young men are living in, not the world the men before them once knew.
They’ve built online communities that transcend campus borders, engaging with brothers and alumni nationwide. They organize around causes, seek opportunities to make a real impact and crave mentorship that feels mutual. Gen Z brothers are fluent in digital tools but less fluent in what came naturally to generations before them: human connection. Despite that, they desire connection just as much as every generation of Pi Kappa Phi has. Gen Z brothers are rewriting the fraternity experience to reflect the complexity — and the possibility — of the world they’ve inherited.
Gen Z wants to build the future, and to keep earning their trust, we must remain committed to growth, not just in numbers, but in authenticity.
GENERATION ALPHA (2013–PRESENT)
These future Pi Kapp brothers are still in middle school, but growing up fast. Generation Alpha, the children of Millennials, is already demonstrating the hallmarks of a generation shaped by rapid innovation, global connectivity and cultural transformation.
Born into a world shaped by Smartphones, smart homes and smart everything, their earliest formative years were shaped by a global pandemic, full of isolation, uncertainty and adaptation. Their lives have been lived online as much as offline, with school, friendships and family time shaped by devices and platforms. With technology and lives that have been everchanging, they’ve learned to go with the flow but have also developed a desire for stability and lack trust in what comes next because they have never been able to know what is coming next.
By the time Gen Alpha steps onto college campuses in the 2030s, they’ll bring a digital fluency that will make email feel old-fashioned. However, they’ll also bring more profound questions about identity, justice, the future of work and what it means to belong in an increasingly fragmented world.
Like their Gen Z predecessors, college will be more intentional than automatic for Gen Alpha. They’ll weigh whether it’s worth the cost, whether it aligns with their goals and whether it fits into a tech-driven future. They’ll seek institutions that embrace flexibility, foster belonging and help them develop emotionally and intellectually, making up for the isolation felt in their formative years.
They will not default to fraternity life; instead, they will evaluate and scrutinize it. Generation Alpha will choose to join a fraternity if it offers authentic growth, service and community. They’ll look for spaces where leadership is taught through experience, not hierarchy, organizations where friendships are grounded in vulnerability and mission matters more than image.
To remain viable, Pi Kappa Phi must become relevant and essential. We must speak Gen Alpha’s language, not just through digital platforms, but through the values they will care about: authenticity, empathy, equity and action. We must rethink how we deliver leadership development, engage through service and build a culture that mirrors the world they’re growing up in while providing what the world has failed to deliver.
The Fraternity’s legacy and longstanding success will not be enough to earn Gen Alpha’s trust; we must earn it in real-time through innovation, inclusion and impact.
Pi Kappa Phi has always been a brotherhood of builders. Gen Alpha will bring new materials; it’s up to brothers and Fraternity leaders to ensure the foundation is ready.
Each generation came to college with its own hopes and its own questions. The Founders created their own opportunities. The Greatest Generation found brotherhood after war. The Silent Generation built quietly. Baby Boomers expanded. Generation X streamlined. Millennials asked us to live our values. And Gen Z? They are asking us to evolve, fast.
Each generation came searching for something different: identity, purpose, connection, leadership or meaning. And each one found it, in one way or another, within the letters of Pi Kappa Phi.
That’s the power of a brotherhood that adapts to the times without losing itself. Pi Kappa Phi has shown that it is a brotherhood that can grow across centuries without outgrowing the values it was built upon.
But that legacy is not self-sustaining.
Generation Z, the men leading our undergraduate chapters today, need more than tradition. They need to know that Pi Kappa Phi sees them, hears them and trusts them. They’re not just looking to be led; they’re ready to lead and want to shape what comes next. To engage them, we must offer more than talking points and positions. We must create space for them to co-author the future, which means reimagining our programs to feel more collaborative and relevant, putting mental health and well-being at the center of our member experience, building systems that reduce burnout and amplify impact and letting our youngest brothers take the lead. When it comes to service, inclusion and purpose-driven action, we must prioritize them not as a side project or as a function of the Fraternity but as central to who we are.
Generation Alpha, the next wave of college students, will be more connected, diverse and values-driven than any previous generation. They won’t join just for good times; they’ll join only if they see purpose, progress and real brotherhood in action.
So, how do we prepare Pi Kappa Phi for Gen Alpha?
We start by designing a fraternity that meets Gen Alpha where they are, reimagining leadership development as experiential, inclusive and future-ready, not as traditions from the past, being recycled for today’s students because they’ve always worked. We win over Gen Alpha by treating service as a culture, embracing technology as a bridge and ensuring the voices of our youngest brothers are valued and elevated. The next generation will not join just because fraternities exist or because they are bored. They will join if they feel like fraternities matter and decide that Pi Kappa Phi matters.
It cannot be safely assumed that Pi Kappa Phi’s future is guaranteed. It must be built the same way every generation before did — together. Why brothers went to college may have changed, but what they found in Pi Kappa Phi? That is timeless. What the Fraternity builds next is up to every Pi Kappa Phi brother, regardless of your generation. The future of Pi Kappa Phi may be in the hands of Gen Z and Gen Alpha on college campuses, but the future of this brotherhood? That’s still very much up to you.
LACERTA
We express our condolences and mourn the passing of our brothers now in the Chapter Eternal. May their memories remain in our hearts and their families be surrounded by love.
SAGITTA
This list reflects notifications received at National Headquarters between August 1, 2024, and March 11, 2025. First name, last name and date passed to Chapter Eternal are listed for each member.
CYGNUS
To inform National Headquarters of a member who has passed to the Chapter Eternal, please email letusknow@pikapp.org.
ALPHA (College of Charleston)
Paul Althouse, 10/23/2024
Henry Tardy, 12/19/2024
BETA (Presbyterian)
Walter Brooker, 3/29/2018
GAMMA (California-Berkeley)
James Meagher, 9/13/2024
HERCULES
DELTA (Furman)
Jackson Soapes, 12/20/2024
SIGMA (South Carolina)
William Rhodes, 7/3/2016
EPSILON (Davidson)
Carey Swaim, 6/2/2024
ZETA (Wofford)
James Pease, 4/23/2007
Harry Ficken, 12/3/2013
Forrest Abbott, 8/3/2013
James Corn, 8/16/2023
Ellis Otuel, 5/16/2016
IOTA (Georgia Tech)
W.D. DEBARDELABEN
WARREN DILBURN “DIL” DEBARDELABEN, JR. joined the Chapter Eternal on Friday, November 22, 2024, at his home in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the 711th initiate of the Omicron Chapter at the University of Alabama, joining the unique DeBardelaben family legacy at the Omicron Chapter. His father, Warren Sr. (#129), his uncle, Jesse Lee (#177), two sons, Warren III (#1,298) and David B. (#1,352) and two grandsons, Warren IV (#2,040) and Ryan (#2,192), are all Omicron Chapter initiates. After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering, DeBardelaben had a distinguished career in the pulp and paper industry across the state of Alabama. Pi Kappa Phi was always an important part of his life; even celebrating his 85th birthday with the brothers at the chapter house. In early 2025, brothers gathered in Birmingham, Alabama, to celebrate DeBardelaben’s life.
KAPPA (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Henry Dozier, 8/31/2017
Leslie Collins, 10/16/2017
Wayne Scott, 7/19/2018
James Miller, 1/20/2024
Robert White, 12/19/2024
LAMBDA (Georgia)
Paul Smith, 5/12/2022
William Patterson, 7/19/2024
MU (Durham)
William Van Nortwick, 1/12/2019
Thomas Nield, 7/31/2020
Phillip Smith, 7/31/2020
XI (Roanoke)
Solly Turk, 7/29/2017
Benjamin Albert, 10/30/2022
Daniel Wooldridge, 8/20/2024
Harry Johnson, 11/13/2024
Matthew Plasket, 12/6/2024
Michael Dowdy, 12/17/2024
Richard Owen, 1/25/2025
OMICRON (Alabama)
CORONA BOREALIS
Thomas McLaughlin, 4/27/2015
Thomas Grammas, 4/6/2018
Warren DeBardelaben, 11/22/2024
UPSILON (Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
Ralph Sanders, 9/27/2024
CHI (Stetson)
DRACO
John Snellings, 9/6/2018
PSI (Cornell)
Edmund Sayer, 12/13/2023
OMEGA (Purdue)
Clarke Thornton, 3/11/2015
Eldon Knuth, 2/15/2023
Robert Damon, 3/14/2024
Daniel King, 8/23/2024
James Bohner, 9/23/2024
Jeffery Vogt, 10/14/2024
Keith Fessler, 12/08/2024
Frank Alderson, 1/4/2025
ALPHA GAMMA (Oklahoma)
Clyde Rollins, 11/13/2012
John Franklin, 1/1/2023
ALPHA DELTA (Washington)
Hunter Radek, 1/1/2024
ALPHA EPSILON (Florida)
John Usher, 1/6/2023
CEPHEUS
Clyde Norman, 9/18/2022
Benjamin Wardlow, 1/7/2024
Quezon Alcala, 7/4/2024
TAU (NC State)
Daniel Ennis, 12/25/2017
Leston Parks, 11/11/2024
James Robbins, 1/16/2025
Daniel Martinez, 10/05/2023
Steven Murphy, 12/2/2024
ALPHA ZETA (Oregon State)
Donald Perrin, 8/27/2024
ALPHA ETA (Samford)
Dan Praytor, 8/14/2024
Jimmy Bell, 12/23/2024
ALPHA THETA (Michigan State)
John Clifford, 11/5/2024
ALPHA IOTA (Auburn)
Carey Howard, 11/12/2015
Guy Alley, 7/12/2018
Sammy McCord, 11/1/2019
Edward Tracy, 7/13/2023
Cole Kelly, 12/19/2024
Billie Horne, 2/15/2025
ALPHA KAPPA (Michigan)
ALPHA MU (Penn State)
Vincent Stoll, 7/10/2015
Gerald Sacunas, 5/14/2017
Glenn Busch, 1/22/2023
Robert Buchwald, 2/11/2025
ALPHA XI (St. John’s)
John Green, 2/20/2019
ALPHA OMICRON (Iowa State)
Gary Johnson, 8/3/2023
Hubert Lattan, 10/27/2024
Gregory Pruss, 1/2/2025
CASSIOPEIA
Matthew Grigorian, 8/8/2024
ALPHA SIGMA (Tennessee)
Frank Pugh, 1/20/2019
Robert Wilder, 6/12/2023
ALPHA TAU (Rensselaer Polytechnic)
Kenneth Pruyn, 12/31/2024
ALPHA UPSILON (Drexel)
Harold Cowles, 7/12/2024
ALPHA PSI (Indiana)
PERSEUS
Paul Cooley, 10/24/2016
Philip Pfeifer, 7/1/2018
Gerald Stinson, 8/13/2024
William McClintic, 2/25/2025
ALPHA OMEGA (Oregon)
Thomas Wilson, 9/12/2024
BETA ALPHA (NJIT)
Richard Donnelly, 9/11/2024
BETA BETA (Florida Southern)
Gary Baker, 12/31/2022
William Dicks, 11/24/2024
Theodore Harding, 1/23/2025
CASSIOPEIA
BETA CHI (Texas A&M-Commerce)
Fred Alsbury, 11/13/2021
BETA PSI (Tennessee Wesleyan)
Charles Davidson, 7/4/2017
Philip Gardner, 10/12/2021
BETA OMEGA (East Tennessee State)
Edward Bowers, 9/10/2024
GAMMA BETA (Old Dominion)
Donald Dixon, 2/13/2024
GAMMA GAMMA (Troy)
Carl Seele, 2/5/2017
Jeremy Law, 11/3/2024
Kaleb Noland, 7/29/2024
GAMMA DELTA (Memphis)
Jerry Crosby, 8/13/2021
James Staten, 7/26/2024
GAMMA EPSILON (Western Carolina)
Creighton Sossomon, 1/12/2022
GAMMA THETA (UNC-Wilmington)
BETA ETA (Florida State)
CAMELOPARDALIS
Robert Wise, 10/08/2024
BETA THETA (Arizona)
William Klaus, 10/14/2024
BETA IOTA (Toledo)
Wesley Barry, 6/12/2010
Thomas Andrzejewski, 7/3/2023
Roger Bresnahan, 11/10/2024
BETA KAPPA (Georgia State)
Parks Dimsdale, 4/27/2017
Daniel Barnes, 1/13/2021
BETA LAMBDA (Tampa)
Gerald Bobier, 5/6/2024
BETA OMICRON (Northwestern State)
John Parish, 5/29/2023
John Oden, 8/6/2024
BETA TAU (Valdosta State)
Richard Nijem, 5/26/2015
BETA PHI (East Carolina)
James Williams, 3/10/2019
Randall Andrews, 3/31/2022
Bobby Childress, 4/18/2023
John Gaffney, 7/23/2023
Jon Hughes, 11/15/2024
GAMMA MU (Belmont Abbey)
Gregory Cranley, 1/22/2025
GAMMA NU (LaGrange)
Samuel Hornsby, 7/12/2024
Michael Webb, 11/25/2024
GAMMA XI (Georgia Southwestern)
Newton Reynolds, 10/21/2024
GAMMA SIGMA (Georgia Southern-Armstrong)
Glenn McIntyre, 10/22/2014
Stephen Hartley, 12/6/2019
Jonathan Suchower, 4/14/2024
GAMMA TAU (North Texas)
Kenneth Jones, 9/15/2024
GAMMA UPSILON (Oklahoma State)
James Wisner, 10/28/2024
GAMMA PHI (South Alabama)
Philip Haynes, 9/22/2017
GAMMA OMEGA (Montevallo)
Sammy Hicks, 1/4/2021
Leon Mechem, 8/13/2024
DELTA ALPHA (Virginia Tech)
Charles Dulaney, 12/19/2024
DELTA BETA (North Georgia)
Douglas Nicholson, 6/5/2023
DELTA EPSILON (Jacksonville State)
Ronald McDaniel, 8/15/2022
Thomas Jones, 6/13/2023
DELTA ZETA (Appalachian State)
Dean Caldwell, 11/5/2016
Henry Grantham, 3/10/2023
DELTA ETA (Morehead State)
Darrell Hollingsworth, 10/18/2024
DELTA LAMBDA (UNC-Charlotte)
Richard Pope, 8/23/2024
Warren Maxwell, 9/14/2024
DELTA MU (Methodist)
Wayne Barnes, 5/4/2018
DELTA NU (Western Kentucky)
Mark VanDerheyden, 8/17/2024
DELTA SIGMA (Bowling Green State)
Todd McMullen, 10/24/2024
DELTA TAU (James Madison)
Michael West, 9/16/2024
Colton Stinson, 10/16/2024
DELTA PSI (Texas-Arlington)
William Svihel, 4/12/2016
EPSILON ALPHA (Elon)
William Mitchell, 6/15/2024
ZETA ALPHA (Clemson)
Jason Stever, 1/4/2025
ZETA NU (West Chester)
John Stocker, 3/9/2023
ETA PSI (Central Florida)
Michael Weaver, 10/1/2024
Michael Pigford, 11/4/2024
THETA GAMMA (Buffalo)
James Pospula, 1/14/2016
THETA XI (Arizona State)
Alejandro Briones, 10/14/2024
THETA UPSILON (Northern Arizona)
Dillon Mares, 9/21/2024
THETA PHI (Louisiana Tech)
Cory Snead, 11/4/2024
GEMINI
Wilton Bass, 8/28/2024
EPSILON UPSILON (Georgia College)
Robert Bahn, 5/29/2015
Michael Talbird, 10/20/2024
J Long, 12/30/2024
EPSILON PHI (Alabama-Birmingham)
Arthur Hinote, 2/26/2024
EPSILON OMEGA (Texas Tech)
Roy Goodloe, 2/3/2025
ZETA GAMMA (North Dakota)
Chad Stone, 3/4/2022
Jack Kennedy, 3/4/2024
Lining the museum walls like milestones on a well-worn path, the anniversary gift vinyl wall artwork commemorates each 25-year chapter of Pi Kappa Phi’s journey. From the Pi Kappa Phi Memorial Gate dedicated at the Silver Anniversary in 1929 to the Centennial Belltower in 2004, these large-scale displays serve as visual anchors, marking the passage of time and the evolution of the Fraternity’s mission. Together, they create a timeline you can walk beside, each marking a milestone of an unfolding legacy that reminds every visitor that Pi Kappa Phi has never stood still. These milestone gifts, at the time they were gifted and now, symbolize how far the Fraternity has come.
Among the most powerful artifacts in the museum are the original handwritten minutes from Pi Kappa Phi’s earliest meetings, once lost to time, rediscovered in a safe in Mixson’s home in 1962 and written in a secret code that protected their contents for decades. These pages are the first tangible records of the brotherhood’s beginnings.
Visitors can also view:
• Founder pins and membership cards, each representing the earliest bonds of our brotherhood.
• A map tracing the route taken by Theodore Barnwell Kelly from the College of Charleston, where he was a founding member of Pi Kappa Phi, to Berkeley, California, shows the
more than 2,700 miles that separated Kelly from his brothers and motivated him to make a local, Southern Fraternity a national brotherhood.
• A side-by-side display of the original and modern Star Shield designs shows our symbolism’s evolution across nearly a century.
• A preserved telegram from Executive Director Durward Owen announcing the death of the last living founder, Simon Fogarty, marking the end of an era.
• Memorabilia from original Journey of Hope cyclists, along with handwritten letters from Bruce Rogers’ 1987 solo crosscountry ride, the spark that ignited The Ability Experience’s most iconic tradition.
• And much, much more.
These are more than just objects; they’re links to the men who built this Fraternity, whose stories are now being told, some for the first time ever.
The reimagined museum doesn’t just tell the story of undergraduate chapters; it honors the entities that have shaped the Fraternity’s identity and impact. Each has its own dedicated space, with rich visuals, compelling narratives and carefully curated displays.
THE ABILITY EXPERIENCE
From the first play units built in partnership with Thomas Sayre, Kappa (UNC-Chapel Hill), to the Journey of Hope, The Ability Experience display is filled with stories of selfless service and brotherhood in action. Featured items include:
• The original logo and branding materials from PUSH America.
• The story of SOAR, the service project that was never meant to be and the predecessor to the PUSH project.
• A touching photograph of a Friendship Visit, one brother’s clasped hand with a friend in the disability community, the moment that inspired the current logo.
PI KAPPA PHI PROPERTIES
The story of Pi Kappa Phi Properties begins long before the entity was even an idea, at 2222 Bancroft Way, the first chapter house, established by Gamma Chapter in 1909, and takes visitors through years of history up to today, where they can view the full portfolio of more than 30 homes across the country. This exhibit includes:
• Photos and artwork of early homes alongside photos of essential moments, like the acquisition of Pi Kappa Phi Properties’ first property, the Gamma Gamma house.
• Relics of the Supreme Chapter meeting where Pi Kappa Phi Properties became a reality.
• A tribute to brothers Eric J. Almquist and Stephen P. DePalma, whose legacies helped fund housing initiatives that continue to support brothers today.
THE PI KAPPA PHI FOUNDATION
The Pi Kappa Phi Foundation’s longstanding history of scholarships, fundraising and lifelong impact is highlighted here. Visitors can see:
• Examples of the earliest fundraising campaigns and the very first “Pi Kapp Patron.”
• Campaign materials from the “Common Loyalty Campaign,” which raised more than $9 million for leadership and academic programs.
• A Nu Phi medallion, representing the most dedicated brothers in Pi Kappa Phi, alongside the society’s origin story.
Each wall tells its own story, but together, they tell one unified story: the story of Pi Kappa Phi.
A MUSEUM THAT NEVER STANDS STILL
One of the most exciting additions is the rotating exhibit space, designed to showcase unique artifacts, special chapter contributions and seasonal stories. Whether it’s a tribute to Founders’ Day, an exploration of Pi Kappa Phi veterans or a spotlight on Mr. Pi Kappa Phi recipients, the rotating exhibit aims to keep the museum fresh and ever-evolving, bringing brothers a glimpse of something new with each visit.
Reimagining this museum was no small task. It required the painstaking compilation of more than a century’s worth of history drawn from:
• Bound volumes of The Star & Lamp dating back to 1909.
• Multiple editions of Pi Kappa Phi’s history books, including “The Brotherhood.”
• Artifacts and documents long kept in the Pi Kappa Phi vault.
• Donated items from alumni, chapters and other fraternal organizations.
The efforts behind this project were driven by Pi Kappa Phi’s belief that our history should be seen and shared, not hidden away in a file cabinet.
In a digital world, it’s easy to scroll past stories. But in this space, you don’t scroll; you stand still, taking in and truly connecting with the Fraternity’s past.
The reimagined Eldred J. Harman Museum allows every visitor, whether a new initiate or a 50-year brother, to understand what came before them, appreciate the risks taken by the Founders, see the legacy of leaders who gave everything and feel the weight of tradition and the urgency of carrying it forward.
Here, Pi Kappa Phi isn’t just history; it is a living, breathing story of brotherhood, years in the making.
The Pi Kappa Phi Foundation display features the very first financial campaigns launched by the Fraternity.
The Ability Experience display tells the story of how Pi Kappa Phi became a Fraternity with heart through service.
