Pi Kappa Alpha Spring 2021

OF PI KAPPA ALPHA SPRING 2021

LANDON DICKERSON Alabama Offensive Lineman Winner of the Rimington Trophy

Pi Kappa Alpha SPORTS REVIEW

2021-22 Supreme Council Elected

2021 Virtual Convention and Chapter Executives Conference Three Chapters Join in the Bonds of Pi Kappa Alpha Photo courtesy of Photo courtesy Chiefs City The Kansas

RICK BURKHOLDER (Pittsburgh, Gamma Sigma ’82) Vice President, Sports Medicine and Performance, Infectious Control Officer Kansas City Chiefs

Rick Burkholder is Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance, and Infectious Control Officer, for the Kansas City Chiefs. In a career that spans over 25 years, he has served in many leadership roles within the athletic trainer profession, earning a reputation for being one of the top athletic trainers in the National Football League.

EDUCATION chapters, the Chiefs had a choice to make this year. We could sit by and allow the virus to dictate our future, or we could adapt our University of Pittsburgh; BS, 1987 strategies and put ourselves in the best possible position to University of Arizona; MS, 1989 compete for another Super Bowl. The choice was clear. In many ways there are lot of similarities between my role with the Chiefs RECOGNITION & BOARD INVOLVEMENT and my time as new member educator of Gamma Sigma Chapter. Just as I did then, I wake up every day asking how I can add value to National Athletic Trainers Association’s President’s Award, the lives of our staff and players and put them in a position to 2017 succeed on and off the field. Pennsylvania Athletic Training Hall of Fame Inductee, 2016 – Inducted alongside his father, Rich Burkholder, WORDS OF WISDOM TO YOUNG PIKE BROTHERS of Carlisle High School After 20 years with Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid, National Athletic Trainers Association’s I adopted his mantra: Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer, 2016 1. Eliminate Distractions – if it is not adding value, get rid of it. President of the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society, 2014-2016 2. Create Energy – be positive and surround yourself with positive people. LEADERSHIP 3. Fear Nothing – the only way to eliminate fear is by preparation. You can only reach the pinnacle of success when you buy-in, play by 4. Attack Everything – anything can be won or attempted to be the rules, and work toward goals that are bigger than yourself. won. Pursue everything like you love it. These are fundamental lessons, first introduced to me in Pi Kappa Alpha, that informed my career and helped me deploy strict COVID-19 safety measures that ensure the health & safety of the This quarterly segment is dedicated to spotlighting players and families in the Chiefs’ organization. Just like our the best and brightest PIKE alumni in their chosen fields. 4 20 34 43

IN THIS ISSUE:

2 UPDATE 22 EXPANSION 22 Jacksonville State University Chartered as Mu Upsilon Chapter 3 2021-22 SUPREME COUNCIL 23 Eta Alpha Chapter rechartered at Clemson University Elected At Fraternity’s Virtual Convention 24 Lambda Beta Chapter installed at Florida Atlantic University

4 PI KAPPA ALPHA SPORTS REVIEW 25 CHAPTER NOTES Exemplifying excellence on the field of competitive athletics 34 PI KAPPA ALPHA FOUNDATION 18 PI KAPPA ALPHA’S UNCONVENTIONAL CONVENTION Four Notable Alumni inducted into the Order of West Range Winter 2020-21 brings innovation to PIKE University events 40 ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS 19 THE MARVIN & NANCY DENNIS CHAPTER EXECUTIVES CONFERENCE 42 ALUMNI NOTES

20 RECRUITMENT 43 BROTHER FEATURE 2020-21 Challenges PIKE to Adapt, Rethink, Michael Whan Steps Down as LPGA Commissioner and Emerge Successful 45 CHAPTER ETERNAL 21 JOIN US FOR 2021 INTERNATIONAL WORK DAY Improvements and events to the chapter house can go forward with COVID-19 prevention protocols in mind

On the cover: Landon Dickerson (Florida State, Delta Lambda ’17), offensive lineman for the University of Alabama, first team All-American, and first team All-SEC. Photo courtesy of Alabama Athletics Photography. Story on page 4.

SHIELD & DIAMOND / VOLUME 132 / NUMBER 1 / SPRING 2021 Update Changes, Additions to PIKE Staff OF PI KAPPA ALPHA Announcing the following changes to the Frater- such as internships, educational programming, nity/Foundation staffs: philanthropy events, etc. We are excited to bring Published by her creativity and passion to the team in this new Oak Service Corporation DANIEL L. RYAN position. 8347 West Range Cove (Missouri S&T, Alpha Kappa ’06) Chief Strategy Officer BRYAN RAWLINSON Memphis, Tennessee 38125 (Connecticut, Iota Chi ’06) 901-748-1868 | [email protected] Danny Ryan has been promoted to the position of chief Director of Development-West Justin A. Buck strategy officer for the Frater- Bryan Rawlinson joins the Pi Executive Vice President nity. In this new role, Ryan will Kappa Alpha Foundation as be responsible for working director of development. Barbara E. Perkins with all arms of the Fraternity As an undergraduate, Rawlin- Director of Creative Services/Editor in identifying and communi- son served as Iota Chi Chapter Aranda H. Gehringer cating new strategic opportu- president, external vice pres- Director of Marketing and Communications nities along with development and execution of ident, and recruitment chair- its newest strategic plan. In addition, he will con- man. At the international Contributors: tinue to oversee all aspects of PIKE University in- level, he was awarded PIKE University Gold Level Mindy W. Costabile cluding curriculum development, event execution certification after representing his chapter at six and broad-based adoption and integration of the Caleb J. Vander Lugt summits and conferences. An active member of True PIKE Experience. Leo A. Mercer the Greek honors society, Order of Omega, he Ryan has served Pi Kappa Alpha in a variety of roles went on to receive his degree in business with a Kyle N. Pane throughout his 10-year career including chapter concentration in finance, with a minor in political Melissa A. Schott consultant, director of chapter resources, direc- science and Portuguese. Adam I. Wassell tor of education, and most recently chief learning After graduating from the University of Connecticut Pi Kappa Alpha Chapter Consultants officer. In addition to his enhanced responsibilities, in 2010, Rawlinson served as a chapter consultant he has also been admitted to Vanderbilt University’s Circulation for the International Fraternity. He oversaw chap- prestigious Doctoral of Education in Leadership and ters throughout Tennessee and Florida, as well Sandra H. Newsom Learning in Organizations program which he will as leading an expansion project at the University be putting into immediate practice for both the of Iowa. 2021-22 Supreme Council Fraternity and PIKE University. After his time on staff, he moved to New York City Michael W. 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2 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 2021-22 SUPREME COUNCIL Elected at Fraternity’s Virtual Convention Pi Kappa Alpha had expected the 72nd International Convention to be held in mid-2020, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Fraternity adapted and held the Convention online on January 10, 2021 (see story on page 17). The nominating committee proposed the following gentlemen, and they were elected to serve as the Fraternity’s Supreme Council.

MICHAEL W. RILEY MATTHEW T. GRECO international education and recruitment advisor, (Kansas State, Alpha Omega ’84) (Chapman, Theta Psi ’03) as Sunshine regional president, Alpha Eta Alumni International President International Vice President Association president, chapter advisor to Eta Phi Chapter (Central Florida), and chapter president. Mike Riley previously served Matthew Greco was elected He was also previously a member of the Fraterni- as an international vice presi- to the Supreme Council as ty’s professional staff. Peterson resides in Orlando, dent, and as a risk awareness international vice president in Florida, with his wife and daughter. advisor. He has previously 2021. Before joining the served as international legal Council, he served as Golden counsel, as an international West regional president since MARK C. DZIATCZAK real estate advisor, as Heart- 2014, after supporting Theta (Wayne State, Delta Nu ’91) land regional president, Alpha Psi Chapter as chapter advisor Past International President Omega Chapter’s house corporation president, and for five years. He worked as a chapter consultant Mark Dziatczak served as as a professional staff member of the Fraternity. for the Pi Kappa Alpha professional staff from 2005- 2018-20 international presi- 06. Greco served as an international vice president Professionally, Riley is a licensed attorney with his dent, as an educational & re- on the Supreme Council from 2004-05, and as a own general practice law firm. He previously served cruitment advisor, as Great member of the nominating committee at the 2004 as a municipal judge for seven Kansas communities Convention in St. Louis. As an undergraduate, he Lakes regional president, as for 22 years. Riley and his wife reside in Hiawatha, was a four-year letterman on Chapman University’s an undergraduate internation- Kansas, and they have two daughters. football team and held the positions of president, al vice president, and as a new member educator, and sergeant-at-arms for member of the Fraternity’s LARRY W. EBY his chapter. Professionally, Greco is a principal at staff after serving his chapter in multiple commit- (Southeast Missouri State, Epsilon Iota ’88) Serve First Solutions, an electronic payments tee chair roles including president, executive officer, International Vice President company based in Orange County, California that and new member educator. Professionally, he is the superintendent of Birmingham Public Schools Larry Eby has served as an processes more than $2 billion in electronic trans- in Michigan and is a doctoral student in the field international vice president actions each year. He resides in Newport Beach, since the 2018 International California with his wife and young son. of education leadership at Oakland University. Convention. He previously Dziatczak was named as the MASC/MAHS Michigan served the Fraternity as Heart- JOHN M. MANG Principal of the Year in 2014. He also serves as land regional president for 10 (Cincinnati, Alpha Xi ’84) president of the Michigan State University College years. Eby currently serves as International Vice President of Education Alumni Association and as director chairman of the Epsilon Iota for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Chapter alumni advisory board. Professionally, he John Mang is a globally expe- governing board. Dziatczak ran the 119th Boston is the executive vice president and COO of Vast rienced consumer products Marathon in 2015. He and his wife reside in Troy, Broadband headquartered in Sikeston, Missouri. executive and marketer. He is Michigan, with their two children. Before starting Clarity Telecom in May 2013, he currently a senior partner with was senior vice president of operations at NewWave C-Suite Consulting Partners THOMAS J. OLSEN Communications. NewWave Communications was Group, a global, multi-func- (Illinois, Beta Eta ’02) awarded the Independent Operator of the Year tional firm that helps clients International Legal Counsel anticipate and lead change, award in 2010. Eby joined NewWave after leaving Tom Olsen joined the Supreme Galaxy Cablevision in May 1993, shortly after re- build brands, and strengthen leadership. Previous- Council as legal counsel in ceiving his bachelor of science degree from South- ly, he spent 30 years at Proctor & Gamble Company 2018. He also serves PIKE as a east Missouri State University, where he later where he retired as chief marketing officer of P&G’s earned the Young Alumni Merit Award. Eby previ- health & grooming businesses. Mang spent six years risk awareness advisor. He ously served nine years on the board of directors leading the company’s business in Japan. He is an previously served as a for the National Television Cooperative. He also active volunteer as a board member of the United member of Beta Eta Housing served as president of the Sikeston Regional Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley. Corporation and as risk aware- Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development He is a certified barbeque judge and an advanced ness advisor on the Kappa Corporation. He served as chairman of the local sake sommelier. Mang served his chapter as pres- Omicron Chapter (Nevada-Las Vegas) alumni ad- Ducks Unlimited Committee and was named a ident and was president of the Alpha Xi Foundation visory board. Olsen is a former member of the Lifetime Sponsor. Eby was a 2015 inductee into the (CE & CF). He resides in Medfield, Massachusetts, Fraternity’s professional staff, having served as a Cable Television Pioneers and a 2016 inductee into with his wife and 19-year-old son. chapter consultant, director of expansion, and the Mid-America Cable Pathfinders Group. He director of growth and marketing. As an under- resides in Sikeston with his wife and two daughters. CHRIS E. PETERSON graduate, he served as chapter president, new (Florida, Alpha Eta ’91) member educator, and fundraising chairman. International Vice President Professionally, Olsen is a major in the United States Chris Peterson has served as Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He serves an international vice president as the chief senior prosecutor for the Air Force’s since the 2018 International Western Judicial Circuit and represents the gov- Convention. Professionally, he ernment as lead trial counsel in the prosecution is the co-founder and presi- of complex courts-martial at installations through- dent of Vector Firm, which out the world. He received his juris doctorate from specializes in sales and mar- the University of Minnesota School of Law. Olsen JANUARY 10, 2021 and his husband reside in Sacramento, California. irtual INTERNATIONAL keting consulting and training V services. In 2016, he facilitated the Fraternity’s current strategic plan and previously served as an

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 3 PI KAPPA ALPHA SPORTS REVIEW

Pi Kappa Alpha is proud of its brothers who exemplify excellence on the field of competitive athletics. A total of 218 undergraduates were nominated by their brothers to appear in this annual review; many others also continue daily in their efforts to excel in sports as well as other cornerstones of the Fraternity.

FOOTBALL Sports and ESPN.com… Earned second team (48.2 ppg), No. 1 pass efficiency offense (198.5), All-America recognition fromUSA Today… Third No. 2 passing offense (349.3 ypg), No. 4 total team All-American according to Pro Football offense (535.0 ypg) and No. 19 rushing attack Alabama (Gamma Alpha) Focus… PFF lists Dickerson as the top-rated (185.3 ypg)… The Alabama front has surrendered • Landon Dickerson (FSU, Delta Lambda ’17) run-blocking center with a grade of 92.8 while just nine sacks while quarterback Mac Jones has Position Played: Offensive Line #69 ranking No. 2 among centers in the FBS with been on the field (.75 per game, which would Years Played: 19-20 at Alabama; 16-18 at FSU an overall offensive grade of 91.5 entering the be sixth nationally) and just 15 for the season Winner of the Rimington Trophy presented College Football Playoff… Known for his physicality on 410 dropbacks to rank 24th nationally (1.42 annually to the nation’s top center and a semi- and brute power up the middle, the fifth-year sacks per game among teams who played more finalist for the Outland Trophy… Unanimous senior is in his second year as the Crimson Tide’s than six games)… Leads an offensive front that first team All-American… Earned first team starting center… Averaged an overall blocking has opened holes to average 5.1 yards per carry All-SEC honors from both the Associated Press grade of 91.3 by the Alabama coaching staff and with 71 runs of 10 or more yards this season, and league coaches… Co-recipient of the SEC 99.6 on assignments… A veteran of 24 starts at which is among the national leaders… The Tide Jacobs Blocking Trophy, pairing with teammate Alabama, including 20 at center on a line that has scored 35 rushing touchdowns in 12 games Alex Leatherwood… Suffered a season-ending won the 2020 Joe Moore Award… Makes all of to rank second nationally… Earned Alabama knee injury in the SEC Championship Game… the calls for a Crimson Tide offensive line that offensive player of the week honors for his play Also a first team All-America selection by CBS blocks for the Power 5’s No. 1 scoring offense at Tennessee and LSU.

Landon Dickerson (Florida State, Delta Lambda ’17)

4 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Arkansas State (Delta Theta) Blake Grupe • Blake Grupe ’18 (Arkansas State, Position: Kicker #0 Delta Theta ’18) Years Played: 17-20 2020: Lou Groza Award Watch List… Athlon Sports, Phil Steele’s and College Football News Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference… 187 career points by kicking are the fifth most in school history… 33 career field goals made rank sixth in A-State history… 88 career extra points made are the fifth most ever by an A-State player… Enters the 2020 season having made 47 consecutive extra points for the third longest streak in school history.

Arkansas Tech (Mu Sigma) • Derek Albers ’18 Position: Defensive End Years Played: 2020 • Easton Hughes ’19 • Luke Nitowski ’20 • Tyler Gilroy ’18 Position: Quarterback Position: defensive line #91 Position: Linebacker #53 Years Played: 2019 Years Played: 2020 Years Played: 19-20 • John Washburn ’20 • Jack Tedeschi ’20 ACC Honor Roll Position: Offensive Line #44 Position: Linebacker #9B • Caleb Faris ’19 Years Played: 2020 Years Played: 2020 Position: Wide Receiver #81 • Carson Turner ’20 Years Played: 2019 Central Arkansas (Epsilon Phi) Position: Defensive Line #94 • Ryan Fitzgerald ’19 Years Played: 2020 Position: Kicker #88 Will Burgess ’19 • Years Played: 2019 Position: Offensive Line #75 Years Played: 18-20 Florida State (Delta Lambda) • Grant Glennon ’18 Position: Long Snapper#43 Chandler Caughron ’19 Rickey Aguayo ’16 • • Years Played: 17-19 Position: Place Kicker Position: Kicker #23 Years Played: 2019 Years Played: 16-19 • Tommy Martin ’18 Position: Punter #30 Austin Eldridge ’19 Andrew Boselli ’16 • • Years Played: 17-20 Position: Tight End #47 Position: Offensive Line #60 Years Played: 18-20 Years Played: 16-20 • Fernando Padron ’18 Position: Wide Receiver #27 Nicholas Gonzales ’19 Corey Durden ’18 • • Years Played: 19-20 Position: Linebacker #91 Position: Years Played: 19-20 Defensive Tackle #16 • Brady Scott ’17 Position: Offensive Lineman #59 Logan Jessup ’18 Years Played: 17-19 • Years Played: 17-20 Position: Defensive Line #91 In 2019 alone, made 75 tackles with sacks total Years Played: 18-20 tied for most among Seminoles • Ethan Umstead ’19 Position: Linebacker #40 Hayden Ray ’18 • Years Played: 19-20 Position: Kicker #53 Years Played: 17-20 ACC Honor Roll • William Siler ’17 Position: Deep Snapper #59 Years Played: 17-19 SLC Academic Honor Roll

Christopher Newport (Mu Rho) • Brandon Decker ’19 Position: Wide Receiver #11 Years Played: 18-19 • Garrett Faber ’19 Position: Tight End #10 Corey Durden Years Played: 18-20 (Florida State, • Tyler Highley ’19 Delta Lambda ’18 Position: Defensive Back #37 Years Played: 18-20 • Jack Keck ’20 Position: Defensive line #35 Years Played: 2020 • Tiavonte McLaughlin ’20 Position: Safety #6 Years Played: 2020

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 5 Northern Colorado (Mu Tau) • Garrett Betty ’19 Position: Tight End Years Played: 17-19 Academic All-Big Sky member • Max Bruner ’20 Position: Offensive Lineman Years Played: 18-19 Academic All-Big Sky. • Chris Ditzenberger ’20 Position: Safety Years Played: 18-19 • Kyle Ergenbright ’18 Position: Offensive Lineman Years Played: 19-20 OLD DOMINION (Zeta Iota Chapter) • Matt Geiger ’17 Matt Geiger Position: Running Back #44 (Old Dominion, Zeta Iota ’17) Years Played: 17-19 2019: Appeared in nine games ... Made his first career start against ECU ... Had 12 carries for 39 yards ... Caught three passes for 46 Hampden-Sydney (Iota) James Madison (Iota Sigma) yards, including a 47-yard touchdown at Virginia... Returned a pair of kickoffs for 33 • Robby Tew ’20 #11 • Jack Hannah ’20 yards... Had one carry for seven yards at UVA, Years Played: 19-20 Position: Wide Receiver #30 and one catch for a 47-yard touchdown... First • Jack White ’20 #60 Years Played: 19-20 TD pass by ODU of the year... Led ODU with Years Played: 17-20 Dean's List (2020) two attempts for 15 yards at UAB. Jack Miller ’19 • Bradley Gholson ’18 Lamar (Epsilon Kappa) • Position: Lineman #64 Position: Offensive Line #76 Years Played: 17-20 • Austin Kennedy ’18 Years Played: 17-19 Position: Linebacker #53 Idaho (Zeta Mu) Years Played: 2020 Oklahoma State (Gamma Chi) Jevale Roberson ’19 • Zachary Borisch ’19 • Gabe Simpson ’20 Position: Offensive Line #71 • Position: Quarterback #15 Position: Wide Receiver #30 Years Played: 2020 Years Played: 18-20 Years Played: 18-19 Missouri S&T (Alpha Kappa) Indiana State (Theta Omicron) Presbyterian (Mu) Michael Engelbert ’18 • Colby Campbell ’19 • Wyatt Harwood ’19 Position: Tight End #85 • Position: Linebacker #44 Position: Long Snapper #45 Years Played: 2020 Years Played: 17-20 Years Played: 17-20 • Wyatt Moore ’20 2019: Led Big South with 12.5 tackles per game… Position: Offensive Line #70 Placed fourth in the league with 16.5 tackles for Years Played: 2020 loss… Paced the conference with 12.8 tackles per game in league games… Ranked third in all of FCS with his 12.5 tackles per game. • Nick Chiaravalloti ’17 Position: Defensive End #48 Years Played: 17-19 • Joe Christian ’17 Position: Tight End #85 Years Played: 17-19 • Keegan Halloran ’19 Position: Safety #11 Years Played: 19-20 • Bartley Leonard ’19 Position: Offensive Lineman #63 Years Played: 19-20 • Nathan Lovette ’19 Position: Tight End Years Played: 19-20 • Mike Malinovsky ’17 Position: Defensive End #43 Years Played: 17-20 Corey Campbell • Evan Murphy ’18 (Presbyterian, Mu ’17) Position: Linebacker #47 Years Played: 18-20

6 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 • Dylan Thibault ’19 Position: Wide Receiver Years Played: 19-20 • Tanner Wilhelm ’17 Position: Defensive End #95 Years Played: 17-20

Rhode Island (Kappa Iota) • Montaner Fresilli, New Member Position: Offensive Lineman #79 Years Played: 19-20

Southern California (Gamma Eta) • Jack Drake ’18 Position: Cornerback #44 Doug Haugh Years Played: 19-20 (Valparaiso, Epsilon Beta ’18)

Tennessee Tech (Theta Upsilon) Jaden Layne ’20 • • Brian Johnson ’17 Kellum Stripling ’19 Position: Defensive Back #36 • Position: Kicker #93 Position: Second Base #8 Years Played: 20-21 Years Played: 16-20 Years Played: 2019 Bryce Martin ’20 Owns the program record with 119 consecutive • Cameron Wallace ’20 Position: Offensive Lineman #66 successful PAT attempts. • Position: Catcher #25 Years Played: 18-19 BASEBALL Years Played: 20-21 Texas A&M-Commerce (Theta Xi) Christopher Newport (Mu Rho) Florida State (Delta Lambda) • Kenny Murphy ’20 Position: Offensive Lineman #77 • Ethan Weaver ’20 • Jack Anderson ’19 Years Played: 2020-2021 Position: Infield #12 Position: Right-handed pitcher #17 Years Played: 2020 Years Played: 19-20 • Nate Velez ’19 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll Position: Safety • Jonathan Fisher ’20 Years Played: 2020-2021 Position: Second Base #3 • Chase Haney ’18 Years Played: 20-21 Position: Right Handed Pitcher #33 Chance Work ’18 • Years Played: 16-20 Position: Long Snapper #47 • Mike Martorano ’19 Years Played: 18-21 Position: Left Field #13 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District Years Played: 19-20 2016-2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll. Valparaiso (Epsilon Beta) • Connor Pennel ’20 • Clayton Kwiatkowski ’17 Position: Pitcher #23 Position: Left-handed pitcher #17 • Doug Haugh ’18 Years Played: 20-21 Years Played: 17-20 Position: Running Back/Long Snapper #13-0 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll Years Played: 17-20 • Nathan Poretz ’20 PFL Honor Roll Position: Catcher #30 • Mat Nelson ’20 Years Played: 20-21 Position: Catcher #63 2019: Played in all 12 games, serving as a running Years Played: 19-20 back and long snapper… Had 11 carries on the season • Matthew Rhodes ’19 for 18 yards… Collected two catches for 12 yards… All Position: Short Stop #2 2019 All-ACC Academic Team of his carries came over the first three weeks as he Years Played: 20-21 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll had five rushes for five yards on Aug. 29 at Eastern Kentucky and six for 13 yards on Sept. 21 at Truman State… Hauled in a 10-yard reception on Sept. 14 vs. Central Connecticut and a two-yard grab on Sept. 21 Connor Pennel at Truman State… Made a tackle on a Marist punt (Christopher Newport, Mu Rho ’20) return in the season finale on Nov. 23 • Carter Puckett ’18 Position: Long Snapper #99-S Years Played: 17-20

Virginia Tech (Epsilon) • Drake DeIuliis ’18 Position: Tight End #89 Years Played: 17-20 • Conner Dusenbury ’19 Position: Wide Receiver #94 Years Played: 19-20 • Hunter Green ’19 Position: Defensive Back #32 Years Played: 18-20

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 7 Caleb London Liam Harrington (Arkansas State, Delta Theta NM) (Christopher Newport, Mu Rho ’19)

Roanoke (Phi) • Fletcher Mazzola ’18 Position: Pitcher #32 Years Played: 18-20

Rockhurst (Kappa Epsilon) • Jake Canent ’20 Position: Pitcher Years Played: 20-21 • Mike Hellmann ’18 Position: Pitcher #11 Years Played: 18-21

Southeast Missouri State (Epsilon Iota) • Braden Cox ’19 Position: Righ Handed Pitcher Years Played: 2019 Martin Tombe (California-San Diego, Kappa Phi ’18) William Woods (Lambda Eta) • Shea Houle ’20 Position: Manager Years Played: 2020

BASKETBALL

Arkansas State (Delta Theta) • Caleb London, New Member Position: Point Guard #24 Years Played: 2020

California-San Diego (Kappa Phi) • Martin Tombe ’18 Position: Forward #25 Years Played: 17-20 2019-20: Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) team rep- Gabe Simpson resentative… Averaged 5.3 points per game in 20 (Oklahoma State, Gamma Chi ’20) contests off the bench… Shot 82.4% (14-17) from the free throw line.

Hampden-Sydney (Iota) • Trey Karnes ’20 Position: First Base #19 Ethan Badin ’19 • Years Played: 19-21 Position: Outfielder/Infielder #2 Years Played: 19-21 • Reese White ’19 Position: Right Handed Pitcher #27 Kieran Conway ’19 • Years Played: 19-21 Position: Right Handed Pitcher #25 Years Played: 19-21

8 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Christopher Newport (Mu Rho) • Liam Harrington ’19 Position: Guard #0 Years Played: 17-19 Capital Athletic Conference All-Academic Team 2019: Saw action in 21 games as a reserve in his second year at CNU… Played a season-high 12 minutes in back-to-back games at Shenandoah and vs. Randolph… Scored six points in three straight games including a 3-for-5 performance against John Carroll… Also grabbed five rebounds against John Carroll on November 25… Picked up three blocks and three steals while dishing three assists… Averaged 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in just over four minutes per contest… Appeared in two NCAA Tournament games logging minutes against Albertus Magnus and Alfred in the first two rounds Jared Burnett • Timmy Woollum ’19 (Christopher Newport, Mu Rho ’20) Position: Point Guard #5 Years Played: 18-21 CAC All-Academic Team SOCCER James Madison (Iota Sigma) • Prince Loney-Bailey ’20 Oklahoma State (Gamma Chi) Christopher Newport (Mu Rho) Position: Defense #6 Years Played: 19-20 • Gabe Simpson ’20 • Jordan Boone ’18 2019: Played in 10 games and earned the start in his Position: Guard #44 Position: Forward #20 first collegiate game against Florida Atlantic [8/30]. Years Played: 18-19 Years Played: 16-20 Played the full 90 minutes against Florida Atlantic 2018-19: Joined the Cowboy basketball program 2019: Opened the year starting at the top of the [8/30]. Recorded 335 minutes played this season. following the walk-on tryouts on Jan. 17 and first Captains attack but suffered an injury just two games suited up for the game against Kansas State on Feb. into the season and filed for a medical redshirt… • Nate Paolozzi ’19 2… was an integral member of the scout team that Notched one assist against Whitman on August 31 Position: Goal Keeper helped the Cowboys train following the dismissal of while putting one of two shots on frame… Played 46 Years Played: 19-20 four players in January 2019… played three minutes minutes against Greensboro in the season opener… and attempted three 3-pointers at Kansas State… Helped lead Christopher Newport to wins over Linfield (Delta Rho) appeared in his first game in a Cowboy uniform Greensboro and Whitman. against Texas Tech… a member of the Cherokee • Dayton Farrow ’18 • Jared Burnett ’20 Position: Forward #23 Nation, Simpson is one of three Cowboys that Position: Defender #17 celebrates his Native American heritage. Years Played: 2016-2020 Years Played: 18-20 2020: Varsity letter… Appeared in 18 games, starting 2019: Appeared in 11 games for Christopher Newport seven… Recorded season-best one goal against Pittsburgh (Gamma Sigma) in his second year… Ripped four shots… Played a Walla Walla. season-high 56 minutes versus Hardin-Simmons • Aidan Fisch ’19 on September 14… Helped Captains secure six • Connor Heintz ’19 Position: Forward #13 shutouts and the team was 7-1-3 in games in which Position: Striker #21 Years Played: 20-21 he appeared. Years Played: 19-20 2020: Varsity letter… Northwest Conference Scholar • Owen Burnett ’20 Athlete. Appeared in 16 games, starting 12… Recorded South Alabama (Eta Kappa) Position: Defender two goals and two assists… Scored one goal against Years Played: 19-20 Multnomah… Scored one goal against Pacific Lutheran. • A.C. Kelly III ’20 2019: Appeared in five games during his first season Position: Guard #30 with the Captains… Made collegiate debut against Years Played: 19-21 Greensboro on August 30… Played a season-high Missouri S&T (Alpha Kappa) 22 minutes versus Hardin-Simmons, taking three Stephen F. Austin State (Epsilon Omicron) shots, on September 14… Put two of his three • Julien Denis ’18 shots on-frame Position: Forward #9 • Nana Antwi-Boasiako ’20 Years Played: 17-20 Position: Forward #22 • Cooper Johnson ’19 2019: Finished the season with two goals and two Position: Forward #16 Years Played: 20-21 assists while taking 24 shots… scored his goals against Years Played: 18-20 Rockhurst and Truman State. 2018: Sophomore - Played in one game in his second Trinity College (Epsilon Alpha) • Bertram Gjelfort ’20 year as a Captain… Saw action at Virginia Wesleyan on Position: Forward #11 October 3… Earned a spot on the CAC All-Academic Years Played: 19-20 • Chris Dean ’20 team for the second straight year. Position: Forward #3 2019: Led the Miners in scoring during his freshman Years Played: 18-21 • Alex Risko ’20 season with six goals… scored the team's first goal Position: Forward #32 of the season in a opening game win over Ouachita Years Played: 19-20 Baptist… posted the decisive goal in wins over Illinois William Woods (Lambda Eta) Springfield and Truman State… also scored against • Makenzie Fessler ’17 California-San Diego (Kappa Phi) Lewis, Rockhurst and Missouri-St. Louis. Position: Forward #42 • Nathan Gober ’20 Years Played: 17-21 • Noah Sonenstein ’19 Position: Defender AMC Academic All-Conference Position: Left Back #16 Years Played: 19-20 Years Played: 18-19 2019: Was redshirted for the season. 2019: CCAA All-Academic… Played in all 20 matches, Jason Jorgensen ’19 Virginia Tech (Epsilon) making 19 starts. • Position: Forward #6 • Grant Yates ’19 • Zach Wong ’19 Years Played: 18-20 Position: Forward #10 Position: Right Back #25 2019: Started in 15 of his 16 appearances and recorded Years Played: 19-21 Years Played: 2020 two goals and two assists… scored his goals in wins

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 9 Virginia Tech (Epsilon) Connor Heintz (Linfield, Delta Rho ’19) • Nathan Durst ’19 Position: Defense #19 Years Played: 18-20 2019: Started 6 of 13 matches this season. • Chris Little ’19 Position: Midfielder #10 Years Played: 18-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll 1x. 2019: Appeared in 13 games this season… Recorded one assist versus Boston College… Tallied four shots with three on target this season. • Andrew Weber ’19 Position: Midfielder #12 Years Played: 2020 2019: Appeared in 5 matches this season… Recorded one shot one goal in a 4-0 win over Gardner Webb.

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Boise State (Provisional Chapter) • Kyryll Kryvchun, New Member Position: Singles and Doubles over Southwest Baptist and Missouri-St. Louis… • Vinny Lamina ’19 Years Played: 19-20 assisted on the game-winner against Truman State.. Position: Defender #14 Finished the 2020 season with a 23-8 overall Years Played: 18-21 singles record… his 23 wins stood as the team- • Jake Lyons ’20 Position: Defender high mark… was 15-8 in doubles matches on the • Isaac Wolf ’19 year. Posted an 11-3 record for fall singles… Took Years Played: 19-20 Position: Forward #9 2019: Was redshirted for the season. Years Played: 18-21 home the championship at the Dar Walters Fall Classic pairs tournament (Sept. 20-22) to secure • Mitchell Mueller ’19 • Anthony Zarlenga ’19 the title. Reached the finals for the Singles Black Position: Midfield #25 Position: Forward #9 Years Played: 18-20 Flight at the Idaho State Invitational (Oct. 4-6). Years Played: 18-21 Went to Denver got seeded sixth for the ITA 2019: Played in nine games and had five shots Tie lead scorer during the season. Mountain Region Championships and became the first Bronco since 2014 to reach the region • Sean Perryman ’18 quarterfinals… also reaching the Singles Flight William Woods (Lambda Eta) Position: Midfield #7 A Semifinals at the Oregon Duck Invitational Years Played: 17-20 • Sam Allen ’20 (Nov. 1-3). Finished the fall doubles season with 2019: Appeared in 14 games during the season and a combined 9-3. Began the season with a cham- recorded an assist against Lewis. Position: Forward Years Played: 2020 pionship win at the Dar Walters Fall Classic pairs • Michael Sallee ’18 tournament (Sept. 20-22)… reached the semifinals Position: Goalie #1 • Zach Baliva ’17 of the Idaho State Invitational (Oct. 4-6). Got the Years Played: 17-20 Position: Captain, Goal Keeper #2 Years Played: 17-20 seven seed and made a run to the round of 16 at 2019: Played in three games and made six saves in the ITA Mountain Region Championships (Oct. 2019: Started in 16 games and played in 17 total… 148 minutes of action… made his first career start 16-18). Advanced to the doubles semifinals at against nationally-ranked Bellarmine. Scored one goal including the game-winning goal against Doane (Neb.). Helped the defense hold the Oregon Duck Invitational (Nov. 1-3). Posted • Nicholas Sikora ’20 opponents to a 1.530 goals against average. . an 8-4 record in spring singles… served as the Position: Defender #18 Broncos’ top singles option, playing all twelve Years Played: 19-20 • Logan Christopher ’17 matches at the No. 1 position… won seven of his 2019: Made two starts in the nine games he appeared Position: Forward #24 first nine matches to begin the season. Seven Years Played: 17-20 in during his freshman season… scored his lone goal of his eight wins came in straight-set fashion. of the year in the victory over Southwest Baptist. 2019: Played in all 19 games while starting in eight… Went 5-4 in spring doubles matches… saw most Scored two goals and assisted in one for five points of his action on doubles court three, going 4-3. on the season… Fired off 17 shots with three landing Roanoke (Phi) on goal. All-Mountain West Singles • Tiernan Armstrong ’19 • Ben Faherty ’18 Position: Defender #4 Position: Goal Keeper #1 Christopher Newport (Mu Rho) Years Played: 18-21 Years Played: 18-20 Mason Kolls ’19 Most tackles in division • 2019: Played five games in goal and started in three… Years Played: 18-21 • Joe Carman ’19 Recorded nine saves… Finished with a 1-1 record in Freshman Season: Made an immediate impact Position: Defender #29 goal with one shutout… Named to AMC Academic during his first year with the Captains… Ranked All-Conference. Years Played: 17-21 second on the squad with 14 total singles vic- • Al Cavagnaro ’20 • Keith Hawkins ’20 tories… Kicked off his collegiate campaign with Position: Goalkeeper #35 Position: Forward an award-winning showcase during the CNU Years Played: 20-21 Years Played: 2020 Invitational in the fall… Went 3-0 in both singles • Joey D'Amour ’19 • Ayden Propst ’18 and doubles during the tournament while earning Position: Midfield #2 Position: Defense #3 the CAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week Award Years Played: 18-21 Years Played: 18-20 on September 25… Continued his work in the spring while posting four wins in league play, • Chris Jerrild ’20 2019: Played in 12 games and started four… Helped Position: Defender #16 the defense hold opponents to a 1.530 goals against including triumphs over Penn St. Harrisburg and Years Played: 18-21 average… Named to AMC Academic All-Conference. Frostburg St. at the No. 2 position… Also was

10 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Kyryll Kryvchun Kaleb Dobbs (Provisional Chapter at Boise State) (Minnesota, Beta Chi ’18)

undefeated in three total matches in the No. 4 Millsaps (Alpha Iota) NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and No. 5 spots while registering five victories and championships because of COVID-19 public at No. 6 singles… Collected a 6-1, 6-0 win during • Worth Wilsey ’19 health concerns. 2019 Fall Season: Wrapped up the first round of the CAC Tournament against Position: Tennis Player his tournament season with a record of 1-5 in York (Pa.) on April 26… Compiled a 6-2 record Years Played: 19-20 singles play and a record of 4-2 in doubles play… in doubles play during the year as well… Won Awards and Honors: 2020 SAA Academic Honor Won the 2019 Gopher Invitational Maroon & Gold his first four bouts, including one at the ITA Roll. Top Career Times: 1500 Meters - 4:31.60 - Draw Championship, alongside his teammates Southeast Regionals in the fall… Added wins in Leap Day Relays - February 29, 2020. Freshman Dylan Heap and Daniel Martin… Went a perfect Season (2019-20): Named to the SAA Academic the No. 2 position against Penn St. Harrisburg and 4-0 in doubles play over the course of the Gopher Honor Roll… He competed in one meet for the Frostburg State during league play in the spring. Invitational to help lead himself and his Gopher Majors in a season that was shortened by the teammates to the title. 2019 Spring Season: CoVID-19 pandemic… Ran a season-best 4:31.60 Paul Baron ’19 Trained with the Gophers but did not see the • in the 1500 meters at home at the Leap Day Years Played: 18-19 the competition court during the dual season… Relays in February. Awarded Academic All-Big Ten honors… Named Freshman Season: Kicked off his career with an an ITA Scholar Athlete for the 2018-19 season. impressive run during the fall… Won his first four Minnesota (Beta Chi ) doubles matches alongside Mason Kolls, including a perfect 3-0 stretch during the CNU Invitational… • Kaleb Dobbs ’18 Rockhurst (Kappa Epsilon) Also added a victory during the ITA Southeast Position: Tennis Player • Nicholas Papachrisanthou ’20 Regionals… Came back in the spring with two Years Played: 17-20 Years Played: 19-21 more doubles wins in league action against Penn 2019 Academic All-Big Ten St. Harrisburg on March 23 and Frostburg State 2018-19 ITA Scholar Athlete on April 6… Also had a nationally-ranked battle 2020 Spring Season: Academic All-Big Ten selec- with No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on March 3… tion… Trained with the Gophers but did not see Posted three singles victories during the season action on the court during dual season, which as well… Beat Penn St. Harrisburg and Frostburg ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and State during conference play in the spring after recording a triumph during the consolation round of the CNU Invitational in the fall. Paul Barron (Christopher Newport, Mu Rho ’19)

Delta State (Zeta Beta)

• Mason Vice ’16 Position: Singles and Doubles Years Played: 16-20 2020: Mostly a doubles player for Delta State, but did compile a 2-2 record at No. 6 singles before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Competed in eight matches at No. 3 doubles and posted a 4-4 overall record and a 1-1 GSC record in doubles matches. 2019: Went 4-10 overall and 1-9 in GSC play in singles action, and posted a 1-0 record at No. 2 doubles. Saw most of his singles action at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5.

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 11 with a mark of 3:16.61 at the 2020 Ohio Valley Colin Schwab Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship (Southeast Missouri State, (2/26-27)… Also scored for the Redhawks with Epsilon Iota ’19) a fifth place finish in the 400 meters (48.97). 2019 Outdoor: Ran in eight meets… Notched 10 top-five finishes… Was the runner-up in the 4x100 meter relay in 44.19 at the 2019 Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite (3/29-30)… Placed third in the 4x400 meter relay in 3:18.31 at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (4/26-27)… Was a member of the first place 4x400 meter relay team (3:17.23) at the SIUE Gateway Classic (5/3)… Also was second in the 200 meters in 22.28… Grabbed silver in the 4x400, completing the relay in 3:18.11 at the OVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship (5/9-11) in Cape Girardeau… Also was fourth in both the 4x100 meter relay (42.50) and 400 meters (48.73) and fifth in the 200 meters (22.66). 2019 Indoor: Competed in seven meets… Had six top-five finishes… Won the 4x400 meter relay in 3:33.97 at the season-opening SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/7)… Finished second in Trinity College (Epsilon Alpha) junior. In 2020, saw action in three meets for his final season... competed in two events in the the 400 meters in 50.99 at the 2019 Illini Open • Charlie Kilborn ’19 Orange & Purple Elite opener and three at the (1/12)… Placed third and fourth, respectively in Years Played: 18-21 Bob Pollock Invitational, where he set an indoor the 200 meters (22.92) and 400 meters (51.71) 2019-20: Returning starter in singles… Intercol- PB in the pole vault (4.35m/14-3.25) at the Fred Wilt Open (2/1-2)… Was also third legiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic in the 4x400 meter relay in 3:19.53 at the 2019 Team… NESCAC All-Academic Team. Hoosier Hills (2/8)… Finished seventh in the 400 Lamar (Epsilon Kappa) meters in 49.29… Earned bronze in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:18.34 at the OVC Western (Iota Omega) • R'kel Collins ’18 Position: Sprinter Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/20-21)… • Wilson Boyle ’20 Years Played: 2019-2020 Was eighth in the 200 meters (22.66). Years Played: 19-20 Linfield (Delta Rho) Stephen F. Austin State (Epsilon Omicron) Wilfrid Laurier (Kappa Mu) • Evan Kern ’20 • Keilan Carr ’20 • Zahir Wright ’20 Position: Distance Position: Jumps Years Played: 2020 Years Played: 19-20 William Woods (Lambda Eta) Freshman Season: Letter winner… Recorded a time of 4:27.96 in the 1500 meter race at the • Corey Hockenbury ’17 Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker, placing 16th. Years Played: 17-21 TRACK & FIELD Nebraska (Gamma Beta) • Skyler Peterson ’20 Christopher Newport (Mu Rho) Position: Pole Vault Years Played: 20-21 • James Kunzweiler ’20 Position: Sprinter Years Played: 19-20 Rose Hulman (Iota Delta) 2019-20 - Freshman Season: Took part in the 200 • Logan McLaughlin ’20 and 400 during his debut campaign… Finished Position: Pole Vault/High Jump the 200 in a season-best clocking of 25.03 at Years Played: 20-2021 the CNU Holiday Open… Added his top time in the 400 at the Vince Brown Invitational after Southeast Missouri State (Epsilon Iota) crossing the line in 56.16. • Colin Schwab ’19 Position: Sprinter Ferris State (Zeta Kappa) Years Played: 18-21 • Nathan Nowik ’19 2020 Indoor: Ran in eight meets… Had nine Position: Shot Put top-five finishes… Ranked sixth in the OVC for Years Played: 20-21 the 400 meters… Finished first in the 400 meters (51.80) and 4x400 meter relay (3:24.76) at the Florida State (Delta Lambda ) SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/6/19)… Took first in the 4x400 meter relay in 3:22.42 and was fourth • Hunter Napier ’19 in the 400 meters (50.86) at the Gene Edmonds Position: Combined events Memorial (1/10-11)… Also set a personal-best 600 Years Played: 17-20 meters time of 1:25.14… Finished fourth in the 600 In 2019, enjoyed a breakout season as a com- meters in 1:30.04 at the Missouri Intercollegiate bined-event athlete… highlight was a sixth-place (1/17)… Took fifth in the 400 meters, clocking in decathlon finish at the ACC Outdoor Champi- at 51.15 at the Illini Invitational (1/24-25)… Posted onships… a committed member of the SAAC, a time of 49.56 in the 400 meters to finish as Moises Ortega chairing the community service committee… the runner-up at the 2020 Hoosier Hills (2/14)… (Oklahoma, Beta Omicron ’20) earned ACC’s Top Six for Service Award as a Earned Bronze in the 4x400 meter relay, finishing

12 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Tulsa (Gamma Upsilon) Kevin Quinto • Rory Mitchell ’18 (Christopher Newport, Mu Rho ’18) Position: Runner Years Played: 18-20 2019-20 Indoor Season: Set new personal-best times in the 60 (7.41) and 200-meter (23.38) dashes at the Crimson & Gold Invitational.

Winthrop (Theta Sigma) • Dalton Nichols ’19 Position: Discus Years Played: 18-20 2020 Outdoor Season canceled due to COVID-19. 2019-20 Indoor Season: Saw action in five meets… Set a personal-best in the weight throw at the Virginia Tech Challenge (13.73m)… 2019 Outdoor Season: Opened the season with a first place finish in the hammer throw and discus throw at the UNCW Invitational… Placed 1st in the discus throw at the Terrier Relays… Set a personal-record in the hammer throw at the Winthrop Twilight with a third place finish (42.29m)… Placed 2nd at the Big South Championships with a PR in the discus throw (47.60m).

Wisconsin (Beta Xi)

• Dan Ufearo ’18 • Jack Davis ’20 69 in Cabo).… Shot even-par 216 (74-71-71) Position: Discus and Hammer Throw Position: at the White Sands Intercollegiate (T40th).… Years Played: 18-20 Years Played: 19-20 Finished 1-0-1 at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational 2020 Indoor: Placed eighth in the weight throw (match play).… Shot a 10-over 220 (66-76-78) with a mark of 55-6 at the Larry Wieczorek Rose Hulman (Iota Delta) at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate (T67th).… Shot a Invitational… Placed ninth in the weight throw 6-over 216 (71-74-71) at the OFCC/Fighting Illini with a personal best mark of 55-7 3/4 at the • Noah Heckenlively ’18 Invite (T27th). Jack Jennett Open… Placed fourth in the weight Position: Distance throw with a personal-best mark of 56-8 (17.27m) Years Played: 17-20 Linfield (Delta Rho) at the Red Hawk Invitational… 2019 Outdoor: HCAC Point Scoring Performances: 2nd, 2018 (I), Finished 16th in hammer throw at the Big Ten DMR - 10:52.08… 4th,2019 (I), 800 - 2:02.40… • Ahron Abraham ’20 Championship with a throw of 165-10… placed 4th, 2018 (O) - 800 - 2:00.77… 5th, 2020 (I), 800 Years Played: 19-20 tenth in the hammer throw with a personal best - 2:01.49… 5th, 2019 (I), Mile - 4:28.07… 5th, 2018 Varsity letter winner… Competed in six events… toss of 179-2 (54.61m) at the Wisconsin Alumni (I), 800 - 2:03.05… 6th, 2020 (I), Mile - 4:33.31… Shot a season low 76 in the second round of Classic… took 16th in the hammer throw with a 7th, 2019 (O) - 800 - 2:04.73 the NWC Fall Classic… Shot a combined score mark of 158-11 (55.28m) at the Sun Angel Classic. of 161 at the NWC Fall Classic and the Puget 2019 Indoor: Took tenth in the weight throw with Texas A&M-Commerce (Theta Xi) Sound Invitational. a personal best toss of 51-4 (15.66m) at the Red & White Classic… finished eighth overall in the • Cooper Miller ’20 Missouri S&T (Alpha Kappa) weight throw with a mark of 46-11 (14.30m) at Position: Runner the Badger Icebreaker. Years Played: 19-21 • Austin Hoerstkamp ’17 Years Played: 17-20 CROSS COUNTRY GOLF 2019-2020: Competed in eight rounds of competition… Had a round low of 75 at the National North Alabama (Theta Alpha ) Preview… Had an 80.50 stroke/round average Christopher Newpost (Mu Rho) (644 total)… Had a top finish of T-33rd at the • Bryce Keefover ’20 • Kevin Quinto ’18 Dan Salisbury Memorial Collegiate and a 156 Position: Runner Years Played: 18-20 final score (78-78). Years Played: 19-20 2020: One of 96 players across six regions • Mike Finnegan ’20 2019: Ran in four meets for the Lions as a true earning Division III PING All-Region honors as Years Played: 17-20 freshman… Top finish was 14th in the UNA announced by the Golf Coaches Association of 2019-2020: Competed in all 16 rounds of com- Invitational with a time of 26:59. America (GCAA) petition… Was 2nd on the team with a 74.87 strokes/round average (1198 total)… Had a round Oklahoma (Beta Omicron) Florida State (Delta Lambda ) best of 69 at the Mississippi College Spring Invitational… Had two top-20 finishes with the • Moises Ortega ’20 • Cole Anderson ’19 best coming in the Arch Cup Tournament with Position: Distance Years Played: 18-20 an 11th place finish. Years Played: 20-21 Finished third on FSU in its shortened season with a 72.44 scoring average.… Joined Jamie Li Rockhurst (Kappa Epsilon) and Calvin Sierota as the only Seminoles to play in all six stroke-play tournaments in 2019-20.… • Sean Sandstrom ’20 Garnered his first Top 10 finish at the Seminole Position: Intercollegiate (1-over 217).… Had two rounds in Years Played: 2020 the 60s (first-round 66 at Maui Jim; first-round

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 13 SWIMMING Woody Parsons (Hampden-Sydney, Iota ’19) Hampden-Sydney (Iota) • Woody Parson ’19 Years Played: 18-20 2019-20: Second-Year team member.

Rose Hulman (Iota Delta) • Colin Beach ’19 Position: Freestyle Years Played: 19-20 Conference "A Final" Performances: 4th - 2020 - 500 Freestyle - 4:49.01… 5th - 2019 - 200 Freestyle - 1:47.46… 5th - 2019 - 1650 Freestyle - 16:46.28… Conference Top Five Relay Performances: 2nd - 2019 - 800 Freestyle Relay - 7:01.96

Southwestern (Alpha Omicron) • Caden Garza ’18 Position: Breast/IM Years Played: 17-21 • Keith Gill ’18 • Bryan Stogsdill ’20 Rockhurst (Kappa Epsilon) Position: Freestyle Years Played: 17-20 Years Played: 18-21 2018-2019: Competed in six rounds of competition • Jack Junge ’18 All-SCAC First Team - 2019, 50 Freestyle. All-SCAC this season… Had a round low of 77 at the Illinois Years Played: 17-21 Second Team - 2019, Springfield Dan Salisbury Memorial Invitational • Nick Caldwell ’18 • Alek Argueta ’18 (non-scoring)… Averaged 81.17 strokes/round Years Played: 17-21 (318 total). Position: Breaststroke • Kaleb Fullerton ’20 Years Played: 17-21 • Colin Stolze ’19 Years Played: 18-21 2019 SCAC Acadamic Honor Roll Years Played: 18-20 All-SCAC First Team 100 Breaststroke 2019-2020: Competed in all 16 rounds of com- • Mac Piles ’20 petition… 3rd on the team with a 75.75 stroke/ Years Played: 19-21 round average (1212 total)… Had a team 2nd best • Brett Blau ’19 Valparaiso (Epsilon Beta) round low of 67 during the Mississippi College Years Played: 18-21 Spring Invitational… Had one Top-10 finish this • Keenan Burgess ’18 season (T-7th) at the Mississippi College Spring Washington & Lee (Pi) Position: 500M Freestyle Invitational (73-67-72) with a 212 final score. Years Played: 18-20 Pierce Robinson ’20 2019-20: Showcased his versatility in a variety of Lenny Urbas ’18 • • Years Played: 19-20 disciplines as a sophomore… finished the year Years Played: 17-20 2020-21: Lettered as a first-year… 2019-20: Played second on the team in the 500 free (4:50.35), the 2019-2020: Competed in five rounds of com- in all 11 of the team's rounds, posting a 74.55 petitions… Had a round low of 75 at the South 1650 free (16:59.58) and the 400 IM (4:21.00)… scoring average that was good for third on the Region Preview… Finished with a 77.80 strokes/ moved into 10th place in program history in round average (389 total)… Best finish came team… finished the season ranked 83rd overall the 1650… finished 14th at the Summit League during the Arch Cup Tournament with a T-43rd in the Golfstat Division III Player Rankings… Championships in the 1650… ranked third on finish (81-76). earned Second Team All-ODAC honors… carded the team in the 1000 free (10:15.06), the 100 a 75-73-70--218 (+2) to tie for 43rd overall at fly (53.39) and the 200 IM (2:00.53)… ranked the Savannah Invitational… posted a 74-76-77-- fourth as well in the 100 back and fifth in the Murray State (Epsilon Lambda) 227 (+11) to place 23rd at the NCAA Division III 200 back and the 200 fly… took first place in Preview… shot 76-73--149 (+7) to tie for 37th at Carson Holmes ’20 the 500 free to help Valpo to dual meet win • the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial. Years Played: 18-20 over Bethel Jan. 24. 2019-20: In a season shortened by the Covid-19 pandemic, he appeared in 14 rounds with a William Woods (Lambda Eta) ROWING scoring average of 76.9. • Grant Mach ’19 Years Played: 19-20 Oregon State (Beta Nu) Northern Kentucky (Eta Rho) 2020 Academic All-AMC • Zach Niedermeyer ’18 • Alex Doss ’18 • Philip Heller ’18 Position: 5 seat Years Played: 18-20 Position: Captain Years Played: 17-20 2019-20: First on the team with a 73.95 scoring Years Played: 18-20 2019-20: Raced in the 4-seat of the Varsity 8 A average, accumulated over the course of 21 boat in a win at the Portland Fall Classic… Raced rounds recorded in seven team events… Top to a second-place finish in the 4-seat of the V8 at finish of the season (t-5th) came at the NKU the Head of the Lake… Also rowed in the 2-seat Fall Classic after posting rounds of 70-73-70 for of the Varsity 4+ A boat at the Head of the Lake an even-par total of 213… Lead the team in first finishing fourth… Raced in the 2-seat of the V8 round scoring with an average of 72.57 strokes at the Lake Las Vegas Invitational, OSU’s only per round… Due to COVID-19, the remainder of spring race before the season was ended due the spring season was canceled. to the COVID-19 pandemic, registering a win over San Diego.

14 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Embry-Riddle (Lambda Mu ) OTHER SPORTS Brandon Babey ’19 • Angelo State (Eta Epsilon) Position: Rower Years Played: 19-20 BASS FISHING TEAM Tyler Latiolais ’17 Florida Tech (Zeta Sigma ) • • Nick Baney ’20 Tennessee (Zeta) Position: Starboard Years Played: 17-20 HOCKEY • Deacon Broda ’19 Trinity College (Epsilon Alpha) Position: Defense #76 • Ryan Wenk ’20 LACROSSE Years Played: 18-21 • Mitchell Bray ’19 2019-20: Returning starter in the second-varsity Position: Midfielder #9 eight. Years Played: 18-20 CHEER Idaho (Zeta Mu) LACROSSE Florida (Alpha Eta ) • Matthew Boudy ’19 • Jeremiah Gu ’17 Position: Close / Defense #11 Years Played: 19-20 Years Played: 18-20 • Tyson Rosania ’20 Wilfrid Laurier (Kappa Mu) Years Played: 19-20 Mason Musgrove (Louisiana State, Alpha Gamma ’18) SAILING Gannon (Epsilon Upsilon) • Nicholas Dotsch ’20 • Karim Yousef ’20 Years Played: 19-20 Position: Back and Tumbler Gannon (Epsilon Upsilon) Mitchell Bray (Tennessee, Indiana State (Theta Omicron) WATER POLO Zeta ’19) • Cody Himes ’17 • Thomas Uht ’19 Position: Attack #21 Louisiana State (Alpha Gamma ) Years Played: 18-21

• Mason Musgrove ’18 Nevada-Las Vegas (Kappa Omicron ) Years Played: 19-20 WRESTLING Oregon (Gamma Pi) • Austin Holloman ’17 • Jeff Walker ’20 Years Played: 18-20 Position: Stunt Weight Class: 165 lbs. Win Percentage: 52.9 • Connor Mullins ’19 Wins By Pin: 4 Position: Stunt

South Dakota (Kappa Pi ) • Ethan Berg, New Member Position: Thrower Matthew Boudy Wayne State (Delta Nu) (Idaho, Zeta Mu ’19) • Jerry Frazier ’17 RUGBY

Louisiana-Lafayette (Zeta Omega ) • Ian Weimer ’17 • Kobe Joiner ’18 • Grant Gebo ’19

Washington & Lee (Pi) • Zach England ’18

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 15 PIKE COACHES

FOOTBALL BASKETBALL ally and led the Big Ten in pace, while the Huskers’ 7.9 3-pointers per game were the most by a Husker Dabo Swinney (Alabama, Gam- Kermit Davis (Mississippi State, team since 2001-02. ma Alpha ’89) at Clemson once Gamma Theta ’53) is in his third again posted a great 10-2 record season at the helm of Ole Miss Steve Prohm (Murray State, for the season. His head coach- Basketball. A nine-time confer- Epsilon Lambda ’13) currently ing career at Clemson includes ence coach of the year, Davis is serves as the head men's bas- 140-33 (.809) in 13 seasons (12 39th among active Division I ketball coach at Iowa State full seasons); 84-17 (.832) in ACC head coaches with 438 career University, a position he has held regular-season games; 7-1 (.875) wins over 21 seasons, including since 2015. Prohm served in the in ACC Championship Games; stints at MTSU, Idaho and Texas same capacity at Murray State and 10-7 (.588) in bowl games. A&M. In 25 seasons as a college basketball head coach, University from 2011 to 2015. he has amassed 504 wins. Jimbo Fisher (Florida State, Steve Ridder (Embry-Riddle, Delta Lambda ’10), in his now Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State, Alpha Lambda Mu ’13) has posted a third season at Texas A&M, had Phi ’91) had a difficult season career record of 716-296, all at an outstanding 9-1 record for coaching the Nebraska Cornhusk- Embry-Riddle, putting him 49th the 2020 football season, earn- ers men’s basketball team during all-time in career wins among ing the team the No. 4 ranking the Covid-19 epidemic, but college men’s basketball coach- in the AP Poll, the highest rank- Nebraska rallied at one of the es, while his .708 winning per- ing for the Aggies since the 1939 fastest paces in the country in centage is currently 9th-best season. 2019-20. NU ranked 16th nation- amongst active coaches with at least 600 victories. PIKES IN THE PROS

Kent Bazemore (Old Domin- Rick Burkholder (Pittsburgh, Pitcher Cole Sands (Florida ion, Zeta Iota ’11) plays Gamma Sigma ’82) is the State, Delta Lambda ’18), forward for the Golden State head athletic trainer for the after playing with the Minne- Warriors. He previously Kansas City Chiefs. His career sota Twins, has been active played for the Sacramento includes head athletic trainer with the Elizabethton Twins, Kings. for the Philadelphia Eagles Cedar Rapids Kernels, Fort 1993-2013, and assistant ath- Myers Miracle, Pensacola letic trainer for the Pittsburgh Blue Wahoos, and the Wichita Reggie Begelton (Lamar, Steelers (1993-98) Wind Surge. Epsilon Kappa ’14) spent the Punter Dustin Colquitt (Ten- Running back James Wilder first three weeks of the 2020 nessee, Zeta ’01) playing with Jr. (Florida State, Delta season on the practice squad the Kansas City Chiefs, earned Lambda ’13) previously of the Green Bay Packers his Super Bowl ring in 2021 played with the Toronto Ar- before being signed to the against the San Francisco gonauts, and the Montreal active roster and playing in his 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. Alouettes of the Canadian first NFL game. Football League. He retired from the CFL in 2020 due to Daniel Berger (Florida State, the uncertainty of a 2020 season amid the COVID- Defensive back Delta Lambda ’12) turned pro Ronald Darby 19 pandemic. at age 20 in 2013, then won (Florida State, Delta Lambda the FedEx St. Jude Classic in ’13) was signed by the Wash- Retired NFL offensive tackle both 2016 and 2017, and the ington Football Team to a Eric Winston (Miami, Gamma Charles Schwab Challenge in one-year contract. He former- Omega ’03) played for the 2020, the first PGA Tour tour- ly played for the Philadelphia Houston Texans, Kansas City nament played after a three- Eagles, and before that for the Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, and month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In Buffalo Bills. Cincinnati Bengals before February 2021, he won the AT&T Pebble Beach becoming president of the Chase Fieler (Florida Gulf NFL Players Association. His Pro-Am; clinching victory with an eagle on the Coast, Lambda Xi ’13) plays 18th hole. first priorities for his presidency were player health for Brose Bamberg of the and safety, financial literacy, and workplace con- Defensive back Terrence German Basketball Bundesli- ditions, especially in the locker room. He retired Brooks (Florida State, Delta ga (BBL). He usually plays at from that role in March 2020. Winston was induct- Lambda ’11) previously the power forward position. ed into the PIKE Foundation's Order of West Range played for Baltimore Ravens, in 2021 (see page 35). Philadelphia Eagles, and NY Jets (where he had 24 tackles Linebacker Christian Jones and one interception). He (Florida State, Delta Lambda signed with New England ’10) signed a two-year con- Patriots in March 2019, and appeared in 16 of a tract extension with the possibly 17 game in his first season with the Pa- Detroit Lions through the triots. He is currently a free agent. 2021 season. He started 13 games in 2019. He finished the season with 51 tackles, two sacks, and four passes defensed.

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Pi Kappa Alpha’s Unconventional Convention Winter 2020-21 brings innovation to PIKE University events

he 2021 International Convention International Chaplain Luke Maybry through PIKE’s social media channels was was unlike any other. Not because (Wofford, Nu ’95) offered the prayer to start at an all-time high. Overall, the Fraternity Tof the fanfare or locale, but rather the program. is continuing to innovate and address the because this Convention would be held Following the invocation, Buck needs of its members, volunteers, and entirely virtually, inviting brothers from introduced International President alumni. all over the world, and even space, to join. Dziatczak. Before serving as international Following Buck’s remarks, Jeff Rohwer To digitally orchestrate a genuinely president, Dziatczak served three terms as (California-Berkeley, Alpha Sigma ’91), massive endeavor as the Convention, Pi a vice president on the Supreme Council, international recruitment and education Kappa Alpha hired former chapter consul- president of the PIKE University board advisor, provided the update for PIKE Uni- tant Brandon Giczewski (Florida Southern, of directors, and as Great Lakes regional versity programming. Delta Delta ’15) to direct and produce the president. Since last year, over 3,000 undergrad- hour-and-a-half-long program. “We have faced enormous challenges uates and volunteers from 199 chapters Putting the scope and scale of the while continuing progress and growth,” have attended at least one event of Pi International Fraternity at the forefront, Dziatczak said. “Thanks to the fortitude of Kappa Alpha’s preeminent leadership viewers were introduced to the Conven- our undergraduate members, we continue program, according to Rohwer. Addition- tion with a nod to our 153 years of history to address this pandemic and ensure that ally, eight regional leadership summits, through a moving timeline, showcasing our noble order continues its success. To which averaged over 200 students, the our heritage while the number of initiates all Pikes and loyal supporters, you have Academy, and the Marvin and Nancy increased from just 5,371 in 1917 to over my thanks.” Dennis Chapter Executive’s Conference, 305,000 in 2021. “As an organization, we can choose to which drew over 500 attendees each, were “It is these moments uniquely fueled be refugees of our tumultuous past, or hosted virtually over the last year. by the special fraternal brotherhood of Pi residents of a bold future.” John Silberstein (Chapman, Theta Psi ’85), Kappa Alpha that have driven our Frater- Following Dziatczak’s remarks, Buck in- international risk advisor, followed Rohwer nity’s success over time,” International troduced this year’s Order of West Range by updating attendees on the three main President Mark W. Dziatczak (Wayne inductees: Retired Admiral James A. programs facilitated by the international State, Delta Nu ’91) said in a recording of Winnefeld (Georgia Tech, Alpha Delta ’75), risk advisors. Of note, the Liability Protec- his 2018 International President accep- Eric Winston (Miami, Gamma Omega ’03), tion Program has historically had a lower tance speech at the 150th Anniversary Keith Ketchman (Florida, Alpha Eta ’74), Convention in Richmond, Virginia. “What cost per member than any other fraternity, and Robert Jackson (Murray State, Epsilon according to Silberstein. moments of greatness do you aspire to Lambda ’82) (see page 34). They join other “On behalf of my fellow risk awareness achieve in your chapters? What moments prominent alumni in this prestigious advisors, I can assure you that we will of decision or action will define the next order: Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster. continue to administer these critical year or two of your undergraduate life?” com; Rick Dees, TV and radio personality; programs for the Fraternity, with the same “Brothers, if you only remember one Chad Holliday, former president of Bank diligence that has allowed us to enjoy thing from my speech tonight, please of America; and Pat Bolin, owner of the unparalleled success and stability for remember this,” Dziatczak continued. Denver Broncos. “Leadership matters.” these many years,” Silberstein said, “even A staple of the Convention, Buck also amidst the challenging circumstances we Formally welcoming viewers to the Con- delivered his State of the Fraternity are currently encountering.” vention, Executive Vice President Justin address in which he noted that stories of a A. Buck (Southeast Missouri State, Epsilon positive chapter and member experience Former International President and Iota ’96) began his remarks in the rotunda were plentiful. current International Real Estate Advisor John Michael Williams (Oklahoma State, at Memorial Headquarters in Memphis, “We can choose to make tomorrow’s Tennessee. Encircled by the Fraternity’s Gamma Chi ’68), announced in his remarks PiKA even better than before,” Buck founders, Buck notes that this is the first that the International Fraternity would be said. “For I believe that the need for good Convention of its kind in the over 150 honoring former Chief Real Estate Officer fraternities, the need for Pi Kappa Alpha, years of the Fraternity’s history. Daniel Corah (Colorado State, Epsilon Theta is more relevant today than perhaps at any ’83), who served the Fraternity for over “I know each of you can personally time in our history.” attest to the continued importance of Pi 34 years, through the Daniel W. Corah Buck noted that PIKE University events Kappa Alpha,” Buck said. “I would argue Chapter House of the Year Award. had reached higher attendance levels than the values that our Fraternity teaches: Additional notable announcements in the past five years, and engagement friendship, love, and truth, have never included the Robertson Outstanding been more important than they are today.” Undergraduate of the Year Award. Addressing the pandemic affecting Matthew S. King (Tulsa, Gamma Upsilon each member, Buck notes that the Frater- ’16) was awarded the prestigious honor nity has not only persevered in challeng- after serving Pi Kappa Alpha in several ing times such as these but endured and leadership positions and elevating

evolved to thrive, surely making JANUARY 10, 2021 Gamma Upsilon to an award-winning tual INTERNATIONAL Pi Kappa Alpha an even stronger frater- Vir chapter. King also served his community nity. in a variety of roles.

18 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Following the announcement of the slate of international officers which was passed with resounding support, the Supreme Council gained a new addition to its ranks (see page 3). John Mang (Cincinnati, Alpha Xi ’84) joins the Fraternity’s board of directors as international vice president after a distinguished career and volunteer record in the private and public sectors. Additionally, former regional president for the Golden West Region, Matthew Greco (Chapman, Theta Psi ’03), was welcomed to the Council. Greco brings years of experience working with chapters in southern California as regional president and has an esteemed career in the private International President Michael W. Riley addressed the Fraternity via YouTube sector. International vice presidents Larry Eby (Southeast Missouri State, Epsilon Iota ’88) viewers, “I think it is time to reimagine and Chris Peterson (Florida, Alpha Eta ’91) what a fraternity can be and can do.” “I think it is time to retained their positions on the Supreme “I intend to work so we emerge as a Council. stronger fraternity,” Riley said. “A fraterni- reimagine what To close out the first virtual Internation- ty that delivers the values undergraduates, al Convention, new International Presi- alumni, and host institutions need now a fraternity can be dent Michael W. Riley (Kansas State, Alpha and in the future; and so we are able to Omega ’84) provided his remarks to measure that value.” and can do.” viewers from the Memorial Headquarters To be the leader of this positive change, in Memphis, Tennessee. Riley added, “We must take this action, not International President just for action sake. Today, we begin the Michael W. Riley Reflecting on the past year and the (Kansas State, Alpha Omega ’84) extraordinary circumstances surrounding big and bold work necessary to reimagine the Fraternity and its members, Riley told what Pi Kappa Alpha can stand for.” v

n a typical year, the Chapter Executives IConference boasts over 300 presidents, treasurers, and recruitment chairmen from roughly 125 chapters assembling in the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. This year, however, the Peabody Duck Walk had to wait as 2020 brought with As quickly as the Fraternity has members to network with each other it an unprecedented pandemic, social innovated to address the concerns of through virtual breakout rooms to solve unrest, and drastic changes to the higher its members throughout 2021, the CEC common issues and talk through the education landscape. Facing stringent was no different. Rather than sacrificing innumerable roadblocks. social distancing guidelines and acting content, facilitators doubled down on Hosting a premiere PIKE Universi- in members’ best interests, the PIKE Uni- material that was not only more relevant ty event is no small feat in ordinary times. versity Board elected to host their premier than ever before but also more engaging Combine that with a year full of unprec- conference virtually in 2021. for attendees through the use of virtual edented circumstances, and one might Last year’s CEC brought the announce- break-out rooms. imagine it to be impossible. ment of a new name, honoring the CEC’s For presidents, curriculum such as Nonetheless, the conference was most adamant supporters. In recognition hosting judicial boards virtually, strategic a tremendous success as ideas and of their gracious time and resources, Pi planning, and leadership enabled chapter solutions were exchanged, new officers Kappa Alpha’s flagship conference was re- leaders to gain a renewed sense of opti- were educated on the most pertinent of christened The Marvin and Nancy Dennis mism heading into the next term, no matter tactics and procedure in operations, and Chapter Executives Conference. if their campus was virtual or hybrid. returning leaders were introduced to new At the time of the announcement, no Understanding the variety of circum- programming adjusted to the current one could have predicted that the inaugu- stances surrounding their members, operating environment. Next year, one ral namesake conference would have an presidents have a unique opportunity to can only expect even more refined content entirely new look. effectively bridge the physical experience as Pi Kappa Alpha’s leaders continue to Traditionally, chapters would have been with a virtual one. While men certainly innovate and persevere through an unpre- planning for the travel to Memphis for expect the networking opportunities that dictable landscape. v the three-day conference. Now, utilizing exist within the International Fraternity, the telecommunications platform Zoom, ensuring men are satisfied with their the CEC would be available to presidents, undergraduate experience is imperative. Convention and Chapter Executives Conference treasurers, and recruitment chairmen The CEC facilitated the education of stories by Leo A. Mercer (Northern Arizona, entirely online. critical areas and enabled undergraduate Theta Rho ’19), senior chapter consultant.

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 19 Recruitment 2020-21 Challenges PIKE to Adapt, Rethink, and Emerge Successful by Caleb J. Vander Lugt (Adrian, Zeta Lambda ’14), director of membership growth

n January 9, 2020, 508 undergraduate and preparation difficult. Recruitment facilities; and even more included the Oleaders gathered in Memphis for the efforts transitioned to primarily virtual general membership in their programs annual Chapter Executives Conference. interactions if they were happening at to build relationships with potential new Chapter presidents, treasurers, and all. PIKE’s recruitment strategies are members. Rather than let the growing recruitment chairman came together centered around building personal and uncertainty and concerns from active to study best practices and strive to meaningful relationships, which have members hold them back, chapter leaders implement them into their own programs. usually been in-person interaction with modified their recruitment programs The recruitment chairmen heard PIKE’s recruits. When that opportunity was and operations to work with their recruitment concepts explained, role- limited, Pikes everywhere worked to find environment. played one-on-one recruiting techniques, the solution. The International Fraternity and even created a recruitment action plan created several teams to address various Even though the fall recruitment for their chapters. These undergraduate areas of operations and create resources numbers were considerably low compared leaders left Memphis motivated and for our undergraduates. The virtual to 2019, our chapters reported a 90% excited for the spring semester. What recruitment team created numerous retention rate. More so, chapters initiated none of us could have predicted, however, resources throughout the summer and 737 new members who were a part of was the turn the semester would take only into the fall to prepare for the upcoming that outstanding group of 1,000 from the a few weeks later. recruitment seasons. These resources spring. This goes to show recruitment is, included a Recruitment FAQ page, unique in fact, possible in a virtual environment. As January ended, the first cases of selling points and no factors master Recruitment can sometimes become a COVID-19 were detected in the United list, guidelines for a virtual interview game of glamour, where we get caught States. By the end of February, universities process, Chapter Builder tutorial videos, a up in what events we are hosting, what across the country closed their doors, and structure for virtual recruitment support, fraternities sent many of their members and most recently, a 10-post Instagram food we are serving, and whether we do, home. Many fraternity’s recruitment series highlighting the value in joining a or do not, have a chapter facility. All of efforts were either cut short or postponed fraternity, just to name a few. these are great, and our chapters should altogether. What first seemed to be only a be proud of what they have to offer, but minor hiccup in the semester soon became Chapters across the country dissected when a potential new member leaves a a global pandemic, affecting the entire their recruitment programs and identified recruitment event, the only thing he will spring semester, athletics, academics, and new methods of recruiting. There was a remember is how we made him feel. When campus life. The International Fraternity substantial increase in chapters’ social we remove the surface level attributes continued to provide support to its media presence to boost name generation of recruitment, we are left with only the chapters for the remainder of the semester, as well as their image on campus. Chapters interactions we had. The past year proved but this time it was done virtually. shared their stories of continued service that meaningful, mutually beneficial to their campus and community, along relationships are the key to successful As the Fraternity entered the summer with how they were connecting with their recruiting. Even through a webcam, months, over 1,000 new members finished brothers throughout the pandemic. Many recruits will remember how we made them their first semester in their chapters chapters hosted virtual brotherhood feel. They will remember the men who without being initiated. At this time, events such as video game tournaments, took the time to check in on them and ask alumni and undergraduates alike began to online trivia, or watch parties, and how they were doing. They will remember question what challenges the fall semester invited potential new members to join; the invitations to online brotherhood would bring. The uncertainty surrounding others created virtual house tours and events as they were concurrently students’ return to campus made planning recruitment videos to display their chapter missing the opportunity to gather with

20 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Chapter Housing

JOIN US FOR 2021 INTERNATIONAL WORK DAY

hapters and house corporations nor- • Lease Signing Virtual Event, Q&A Since its creation in 1997, the Work Cmally set aside one day in the spring on adding Assumption of Risk Day program has accomplished over for students, alumni, parents, and Language, Room Selection Lottery, $4.7 million in housing improvements guests to work together and improve Pop-Up Prizes throughout the PIKE nation. Please their chapter houses and grounds. This share ideas or a quick video update year should be no different – however, • Virtual Appreciation Efforts to House on social media, tag the PIKE MHQ it is important to utilize this event and Corporation / AAB / Alumni Associa- account, and add the hashtag stick to improvements and events that tion #PIKEHOUSE – we’re excited to hear have COVID-19 prevention protocols in • Improvement to Exterior of Building from you. mind. While an event for all to come with food and fellowship should not be • Community Service efforts to assist an option this year, here are some ideas local shelters / community parks / your chapter could still do: etc.

How Can I Get Involved? To find more information on Work Day, visit www.pikes.org. Click on the Resources tab, and go to Real Estate > International Work Day. If you have difficulty or need additional information, please contact Director of Finance & Real Estate Jared Campbell at [email protected] or 901-748-1868 ext. 1124.

Apply for Housing Awards throughout the Year

Chapter House of the Quarter/Year Chapter Improvement Project of the Year Award Quarterly winners will be recognized in the Shield & Diamond and This award recognizes the chapter with the best house improvement are eligible for the Dan Corah Chapter House of the Year Award. In project/renovation completed during the year. In order to be eligible for order to be eligible for real estate awards, in addition to completing real estate awards, the chapter must complete this application by July this application, chapters must be in good standing with the Interna- 1st of each year, be in good standing with the International Fraternity, tional Fraternity and the house corporation must be current with any and the house corporation must be current with any obligation(s) to obligation(s) to White Horse Capital, Inc. White Horse Capital, Inc. The winner selected for House of the Year will receive a trophy, be The Chapter Improvement Project of the Year winner will receive a featured in the Shield & Diamond, and will receive a grant of $2,500 trophy, be recognized in the Shield & Diamond, and will receive a grant to fund a qualified educational project or PIKEUniversity scholarship. of $1,000 for house maintenance and improvements. FInd more information at pikes.org/realestate.

Recruitment – continued from page 19 their friends. They will remember the may be difficult, but it is not impossi- chapters will continue to succeed and camaraderie we showed them. ble. Even with the lower recruitment create even more opportunities for their numbers this past semester, chapters members and potential recruits. The fall semester was unlike any other, have put themselves in a position to and the spring semester continues to match the three-year rolling average. Let this past year be a testament of the create uncertainty. Nevertheless, this They even have an opportunity to grit and resilience of PIKE’s undergrad- great Fraternity looks ahead at the surpass that number. With one recruit- uate leaders. Here’s to another year of opportunity in front of us. Recruitment ment period under our belt in this new growth for Pi Kappa Alpha. v environment, there is no doubt our

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 21 Expansion JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY CHARTERED AS MU UPSILON CHAPTER

MU UPSILON CHAPTER n Saturday, October 31, 2020, 12 other fraternities on campus. The OMu Upsilon Chapter of Pi Kappa men became very involved on campus. • Maintains the top spot in Greek life Alpha was installed by International Members include the Student Body for athletics Vice President Michael W. Riley (Kansas president, Student Body vice president State, Alpha Omega ’84) at Jacksonville of organizational affairs, orientation • Top 3 GPA out of 13 fraternities on State University with the Fraternity leaders, university recreational campus gaining over 65 new initiates. The supervisors, Freshmen Forum mentors, most exciting part about this chapter Elite Honors scholars, and resident • Includes the Student Body is that Pi Kappa Alpha has never been assistants. During their time as a president, Student Body vice on campus at Jacksonville State until provisional chapter, PIKE University was president of organizational affairs, Spring 2019 when the expansion project a top priority. The group sent 16 men orientation leaders, university was conducted. to Leadership Summits, the Academy, recreational supervisors, Freshmen and the Chapter Executives Conference. Forum mentors, Elite Honors The Provisional Chapter at After one year of being a provisional scholars, and resident assistants. Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, chapter, they assembled and submitted Alabama was started by International their petition to gain the newest chapter • 16 men attended PIKEUniversity Fraternity Expansion Consultants David designation of Mu Upsilon. Leadership Summits, Academy, and Locke (Austin Peay, Eta Tau ’15) and Caleb Chapter Executives Conference. Vander Lugt (Adrian, Zeta Lambda ’14). Mu Upsilon Chapter brothers were Originally on site for six weeks, the initiated, educated on the Ritual consultants had to overcome some early and symbols of Pi Kappa Alpha, and obstacles given the newness of Pi officially installed as a chapter by Kappa Alpha to campus. After a International Vice President Riley couple of weeks, the consultants and Fraternity staff. Initiations for had a breakthrough and the founding fathers were held via successfully recruited 51 men. Zoom call with the ceremonies being The first class of men recruited performed by Executive Vice President in spring 2019 was largely Justin A. Buck (Southeast Missouri State, a result of Fraternity staff Epsilon Iota ’96), Chief Operating Officer working hand in hand with Lance A. Horner (McNeese State, Lambda the University, including the Upsilon ’10), Director of Services-East Dean of Students office. Staff David T. Locke (Austin Peay, Eta Tau ’15), turned that opportunity into Director of Membership Growth Caleb J. a group of men who were Vander Lugt, Director of Expansion Kyle highly involved on campus, N. Pane (Nebraska-Omaha, Delta Chi ’14), amassed a 3.38 GPA, Consultant Zachary F. Brown (San Diego were top three in size on State, Delta Kappa ’16), and Consultant campus, and raised over Leo A. Mercer (Northern Arizona, Theta $10,000 for charity. Rho ’19).

As a provisional None of this would have been possible chapter, they without the alumni advisory board, the dominated in staff and administration at Jacksonville intramurals and have State University, and the hard work of maintained the top spot these men that are forming the newest in Greek life for athletics link of the chain with Pi Kappa Alpha. while also having a v Top 3 GPA out of the

Chartering stories by Kyle N. Pane (Nebraska-Omaha, Delta Chi ’14), director of expansion.

22 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 ETA ALPHA CHAPTER RECHARTERED AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

n Saturday, November 14, 2020, Eta Alpha Chapter and the Chapter Executives Conference. After 17 months Oof Pi Kappa Alpha was duly re-installed by then- as a provisional chapter, they submitted their petition to International Vice President Michael W. Riley (Kansas State, regain their designation as Eta Alpha Chapter. Alpha Omega ’84) at Clemson University with the Fraternity During the virtual ceremony, the Fraternity was also gaining 116 new initiates. Originally founded in 1970, Eta able to special initiate Winston Fowler. Fowler was one of Alpha Chapter is excited to officially regain its charter as a the founders of Sigma Alpha Zeta Fraternity at Clemson chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha along with their 1,443 alumni. University in the late 1960s; this group eventually merged The Provisional Chapter at Clemson was begun by to become Pi Kappa Alpha in 1970. However, Fowler was International Fraternity Expansion Consultants T. no longer at Clemson when the merger occurred, so he Nathanial Hills (Arkansas State, Delta Theta ’15) and G. was never formally initiated by a fraternity. It was a special Chase Dannenbaum (Auburn, Upsilon ’14). On campus for 10 moment for all who participated to initiate and educate weeks, the consultants developed relationships with many him on the Rituals of Pi Kappa Alpha as he truly exemplifies different campus organizations, staff, and administration what it means to be a Pike. Alumni remarks were provided which led to the recruitment of 70 men in the first five by Chapter Advisor Bubba Britton, who guided and advised weeks. The first recruitment class in spring 2019 were the men through their success as a provisional chapter. campus leaders who set the precedent for the group moving Britton’s comment referring to the ceremony as “different, forward. but not diminished” struck a chord with those on the call as it shows the maturity of this group and the adversity they As a provisional chapter, they had 11 varsity/club athletes had to overcome. while also having a Top 3 GPA on campus with a 3.67. The men became involved on campus; one member was Eta Alpha was initiated, educated on the Ritual and the school’s First Friday Parade Director, whose job is to symbols of Pi Kappa Alpha, and officially installed as a plan the First Friday pep rally. This tradition at Clemson chapter by International Vice President Riley and Fraternity consists of the cheerleaders, Rally Cats, Tiger Band, and staff. Initiations for the founding fathers were held via parade floats, parading from the front of the president’s Zoom call with the ceremonies being performed by Chief house towards downtown Clemson. The parade ends in Operating Officer Lance Horner (McNeese State, Lambda front of historic Riggs Field for a big pep rally. Upsilon ’10), Director of Services-West Nate Hills Other members included student government (Arkansas State, Delta Theta ’15), Director of senators, members of the school newspaper, Alumni Engagement Chase Dannenbaum and freshman tour guides. During their time (Auburn, Upsilon ’14), Director of Expansion in the provisional chapter phase, they took the Kyle Pane (Nebraska-Omaha, Delta Chi ’14), education of the members seriously and that Consultant Zachary Brown (San Diego State, was shown as they sent a total of 16 men to PIKE Delta Kappa ’16), and Consultant Sam Cooper University Leadership Summits, the Academy, (Delta State, Zeta Beta ’15). v

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 23 LAMBDA BETA CHAPTER INSTALLED AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

ambda Beta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha attendance was a priority. The group Lwas re-installed at Florida Atlantic sent 59 men to the Leadership Summits, University on November 14, 2020 by then- the Academy, and the Chapter Executives International Vice President Michael W. Conference. The men worked incredibly Riley (Kansas State, Alpha Omega ’84). The hard in the classroom and on campus, with Fraternity gained over 85 new initiates. The their focus on Lambda Beta regaining its group was begun in spring 2017 when staff designation at Florida Atlantic. arrived on campus for five weeks. Lambda Beta has overcome many obstacles during its three- Lambda Beta Chapter brothers were initiated, year span and is looking forward to transitioning that educated on the Ritual and symbols of Pi Kappa Alpha, winning mentality to life as a chapter. and officially installed as a chapter by International Vice President Riley and Fraternity staff. Initiations for the founding As a provisional chapter, they consistently maintained fathers were held via Zoom call with the ceremonies being the top spot in Greek life for athletics with 15 varsity and performed by Director of Development KC Herman (South nine club athletes. At the same time, the group had a Top 3 Dakota, Kappa Pi ’14), Director of Finance Jared Campbell (East GPA out of the eight other fraternities on campus. The men Central, Epsilon Omega ’14), Director of Expansion Kyle Pane became involved on campus; members included the Student (Nebraska-Omaha, Delta Chi ’14), Consultant Zachary Brown Body president, Students Admissions representatives, and (San Diego State, Delta Kappa ’16), and Consultant Seth Powers the marketing director of the Student Alumni Ambassadors. (Christopher Newport, Mu Rho ’17). v During their time as a provisional chapter, Pike University

ETA ALPHA CHAPTER (CLEMSON) LAMBDA BETA CHAPTER (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) • Top 3 GPA on campus with a 3.67 • Top 3 GPA out of the eight other fraternities on campus • 11 varsity/club athletes • Maintained top spot in Greek life athletics with 15 varsity and nine club athletes • Members include the Clemson’s First Friday Parade Director, student government senators, members of the • Members include the Student Body president, Students school newspaper, and freshman tour guides Admissions representatives, and marketing director of the Student Alumni Ambassadors • 16 men attended PIKEUniversity Leadership Summits, Academy, and Chapter Executives Conference • 59 men attended PIKEUniversity Leadership Summits, Academy, and Chapter Executives Conference

24 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 ARKOMA

ARKANSAS CHAPTER ΑΖ | Fayetteville, AR NOTES

Initiates: 331. New Members: 0. CEF: $85,622. During the fall semester, Alpha Zeta Chapter raised over $10,000 for philanthropy. The chapter hosted multiple community service events, including cleaning up local trails and cemeteries.

ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK ΖΗ | Little Rock, AR Initiates: 5. New Members: 0. CEF: $5,008.

ARKANSAS STATE ΔΘ | Jonesboro, AR Initiates: 65. New Members: 30. CEF: $20,998.

ARKANSAS TECH ΜΣ | Russellville, AR Initiates: 69. New Members: 0. CEF: $0.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS ΕΦ | Conway, AR Initiates: 90. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,971. Epsilon In UCA’s big win against Missouri Western, 22 of the Bears’ 52 points were scored by PIKE brothers. Phi Chapter hosted a canned food drive for the campus food pantry. PIKE brothers were featured prominently in varsity football. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ATLANTIC COAST ΛΙ | Edmond, OK Initiates: 95. New Members: 0. CEF: $12,665. BINGHAMTON Lambda Iota Chapter participated in the universi- ΜΓ | Binghamton, NY  ty’s Big Event to help renovate a local boys ranch. Colony Provisional Chapter Initiates: 68. New Members: 0. CEF: $804. The Supreme Council has recently endorsed EAST CENTRAL CORNELL the transition from the wordColony to Pro- ΕΩ | Ada, OK ΒΘ | Ithaca, NY visional Chapter for Fraternity use. The term Initiates: 10. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,850. colony, while it has been used for several Initiates: 73. New Members: 0. CEF: $21,116. years in Pi Kappa Alpha and the Fraternity NORTHEASTERN STATE ΘΕ | Tahlequah, OK DELAWARE industry generally, has no specific meaning ΔΗ | Newark, DE or connection to Pi Kappa Alpha. Initiates: 43. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,478. Theta Epsilon Chapter welcomed 16 highly motivated Initiates: 96. New Members: 9. CEF: $11,772. 100% From a historical context, the term colony new members during the fall semester. φφκα Club. Delta Eta Chapter celebrated being the often refers to a territory or group subject to first chapter in Fraternity history to be installed foreign rule. Clearly this is not representative OKLAHOMA virtually. The chapter was recognized by the uni- of a group of men seeking to establish a new ΒO | Norman, OK versity for its 3.5 GPA. chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at a host institu- Initiates: 167. New Members: 0. CEF: $30,751. Beta tion and become initiates. For that reason, Omicron Chapter took home multiple awards the Supreme Council has determined that during University Sing. Members are looking Provisional Chapter more adequately reflects forward to installing a new basketball court at Reading Chapter Notes the collective will and intentions of these the chapter house. groups. Their provisional status as a chapter This issue of Shield & Diamond recognizes OKLAHOMA STATE chapters that have initiated the most men as of of Pi Kappa Alpha is appropriate as these men ΓΧ | Stillwater, OK January 1, 2021. are seeking to achieve certain conditions and Initiates: 163. New Members: 0. CEF: $14,527. All members of chapters/provisional chapters expectations in order to become a chartered denoted as 100% φφκα Club support the Pi Kappa chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha. TULSA Alpha Foundation through their chapter/provi- Further variations of the change would ΓΥ | Tulsa, OK sional chapter’s donations to their endowment involve the term new member, founding Initiates: 58. New Members: 0. CEF: $46,394. funds, as of December 5, 2020. member, or provisional chapter member in 100% φφκα Club. During the fall semester, Gamma Each chapter/provisional chapter’s Chapter En- lieu of colony member. Upsilon Chapter welcomed 12 new members. The dowment Fund balance is indicated with “CEF”. chapter house recently underwent renovations, CEF balances reflect funding through December including a new firepit, landscaping, and furniture. 5, 2020. Members participated in the cleanup of a local park.

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 25 HOFSTRA TRANSYLVANIA MISSISSIPPI ΛΠ | Hempstead, NY Κ | Lexington, KY ΓΙ | Oxford, MS Initiates: 24. New Members: 0. CEF: $960. Initiates: 18. New Members: 0. CEF: $9,369. 100% φφκα Club. MONTCLAIR STATE ΛΓ | Somerset, NJ WESTERN KENTUCKY ΖΕ | Bowling Green, KY Initiates: 49. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,397. Initiates: 61. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,022. Zeta Epsilon Chapter partnered with alumni to establish RENSSELAER a scholarship for new members. The chapter raised ΓΤ | Troy, NY over $7,000 for a brother whose father recently Initiates: 26. New Members: 0. CEF: $25,278. passed away. Initiates: 184. New Members: 5. CEF: $5,569. ROWAN Gamma Iota Chapter enjoyed its first semester in ΜΑ | Glassboro, NJ DELTA the newly expanded chapter house. Initiates: 66. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,408. MISSISSIPPI STATE DELTA STATE ΓΘ | Mississippi State, MS RUTGERS ΖΒ | Cleveland, MS Initiates: 128. New Members: 0. CEF: $95,826. ΑΨ | New Brunswick, NJ Initiates: 42. New Members: 0. CEF: $27,061. Zeta Initiates: 36. New Members: 0. CEF: $614. Beta Chapter raised over $6,000 for the two local children’s hospitals during its Fireman’s Week. Support Gamma Theta Chapter MU PI CHAPTER Endowment Fund by donating here: ΜΠ | West Point, NY LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE www.pikes.org/GammaThetaCEF ΖΩ | Lafayette, LA Initiates: 16. New Members: 0. CEF: $133. Initiates: 85. New Members: 0. CEF: $16,131. Zeta NORTHWESTERN STATE Omega Chapter focused on serving the Lake Charles ΜΚ | Natchitoches, LA BLUEGRASS community after Hurricane Laura. Kaleb Derouen ’18 was crowned Homecoming King. Initiates: 56. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,087. Three members of Mu Kappa Chapter were elected to Homecoming Court. Nicholas Hopkins ’17 won Mr. EASTERN KENTUCKY ETA OMICRON CHAPTER ΗO | Monroe, LA NSU. Three brothers will serve on the IFC executive ΖΤ | Richmond, KY board. Initiates: 72. New Members: 0. CEF: $48,627. 100% Initiates: 54. New Members: 0. CEF: $779. φφκα Club. During the fall semester, Eta Omicron SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA Chapter took home first place in intramurals. Brother GEORGETOWN ΜΝ | Hammond, LA Ivan Alvarez ’18 was crowned Homecoming King. ΑΛ | Georgetown, KY Initiates: 19. New Members: 0. CEF: $431. Mu Nu Initiates: 32. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,159. LOUISIANA STATE Chapter held a successful virtual recruitment. ΑΓ | Baton Rouge, LA SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI KENTUCKY ΔΜ | Hattiesburg, MS Ω | Lexington, KY Initiates: 134. New Members: 0. CEF: $8,071.

LOUISVILLE ΚΖ | Louisville, KY Initiates: 86. New Members: 21. CEF: $6,283.

MURRAY STATE ΕΛ | Murray, KY

Initiates: 137. New Members: 0. CEF: $29,565. Alpha Gamma Chapter partnered with the LSU Student Health Center to host a flu shot drive. The fall new member class boasts the highest GPA in chapter history. Brothers won first place in Zeta Tau Alpha’s kickball tournament. Initiates: 43. New Members: 0. CEF: $3,554. Delta LOUISIANA TECH Mu Chapter spent the fall semester volunteering ΓΨ | Ruston, LA to clean up the Hattiesburg and Coastal communi- Initiates: 72. New Members: 0. CEF: $5,332. Gamma ties following hurricanes. Brothers volunteered on Psi Chapter took home wins in intramural co-ed Election Day to distribute refreshments to voters Initiates: 75. New Members: 0. CEF: $11,490. Follow- and poll workers. ing fall recruitment, Epsilon Lambda Chapter wel- tennis and softball. Brothers welcomed home Matthew Pagan ’16 from deployment to the South comed 20 new members. The chapter partnered Pacific. with Alpha Gamma Delta to raise over $47,000 for DOGWOOD a local hospital. Members participated in a local MCNEESE STATE blood drive. ΛΥ | Lake Charles, LA Initiates: 53. New Members: 0. CEF: $3,965. Lambda ALABAMA NORTHERN KENTUCKY Upsilon Chapter hosted social events with Chi ΓΑ | Tuscaloosa, AL ΗΡ | Highland Heights, KY Omega and Phi Mu. Initiates: 176. New Members: 0. CEF: $34,237. Initiates: 94. New Members: 0. CEF: $17,429. Eta MILLSAPS ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE Rho Chapter partnered with Kappa Delta to raise ΑΙ | Jackson, MS ΘΠ | Huntsville, AL money for a local COVID-19 relief fund. One brother is on the university’s golf team. Initiates: 13. New Members: 0. CEF: $3,537. Initiates: 69. New Members: 0. CEF: $18,928.

26 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 AUBURN MARYLAND CALIFORNIA STATE-FULLERTON Υ | Auburn, AL ΔΨ | College Park, MD ΜΕ | Fullerton, CA Initiates: 150. New Members: 0. CEF: $50,689. Initiates: 67. New Members: 0. CEF: $20,288. Initiates: 110. New Members: 0. CEF: $16,637. JACKSONVILLE STATE OLD DOMINION CALIFORNIA STATE-LONG BEACH ΜΥ | Jacksonville, AL ΖΙ | Norfolk, VA ΙΕ | Long Beach, CA Initiates: 32. New Members: 5. CEF: $2,874. Initiates: 23. New Members: 14. CEF: $981.

ROANOKE CALIFORNIA STATE-NORTHRIDGE Φ | Salem, VA Provisional Chapter | Northridge, CA Initiates: 23. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,754. Initiates: 0. New Members: 26. CEF: $1,636. The provisional chapter at California State-Northridge TOWSON raised over $2,000 for the National Fallen Fire- ΛΩ | Towson, MD fighters Foundation. Initiates: 56. New Members: 0. CEF: $792. CALIFORNIA STATE-SAN BERNARDINO Provisional Chapter | San Bernardino, CA VIRGINIA Mu Upsilon Chapter’s new Lilys of the Valley Initiates: 0. New Members: 40. CEF: $680. 100% Α | Charlottesville, VA φφκα Club. Initiates: 67. New Members: 6. CEF: $1,500. 100% Initiates: 40. New Members: 0. CEF: $3,415. φφκα Club. Mu Upsilon Chapter had a successful CHAPMAN virtual chartering on Oct. 31 (see page 22). The VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH ΘΨ | Orange, CA chapter held its second annual Hike with the Pikes ΛΧ | Richmond, VA philanthropy event. Initiates: 95. New Members: 17. CEF: $54,458.

NORTH ALABAMA NEVADA-LAS VEGAS ΘΑ | Florence, AL ΚO | Las Vegas, NV Initiates: 23. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,063. Initiates: 51. New Members: 0. CEF: $28,905.

SOUTH ALABAMA SAN DIEGO STATE ΗΚ | Mobile, AL ΔΚ | San Diego, CA Initiates: 53. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,465. Initiates: 176. New Members: 0. CEF: $258. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOUNDERS ΓΗ | Los Angeles, CA Initiates: 70. New Members: 0. CEF: $7,973. Lambda Initiates: 142. New Members: 0. CEF: $21,921. Chi Chapter had the unique opportunity to host AMERICAN its fall initiation in an 1800s train car. The train car ΚΥ | Washington, DC was previously used by President Franklin D. Roo- GREAT LAKES Initiates: 31. New Members: 0. CEF: $4,820. sevelt for his campaign, and now belongs to an alumnus. ADRIAN CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT ΖΛ | Adrian, MI ΜΡ | Newport News, VA VIRGINIA TECH Ε | Blacksburg, VA Initiates: 128. New Members: 16. CEF: $33,376.

WASHINGTON & LEE Π | Lexington, VA Initiates: 24. New Members: 1. CEF: $1,075.

GOLDEN WEST

Initiates: 63. New Members: 0. CEF: $0. During the fall CALIFORNIA-IRVINE semester, Mu Rho Chapter welcomed the largest new ΛΛ | Irvine, CA Initiates: 40. New Members: 0. CEF: $4,717. Zeta member class on campus. The chapter hosted virtual Initiates: 20. New Members: 17. CEF: $28,428. Lambda Chapter welcomed the largest new fundraisers benefiting a local children’s hospital. member class on campus. Brothers participated CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES in service events at a local nature preserve. GEORGE MASON Provisional Chapter | Moorpark, CA ΚΘ | Fairfax, VA FERRIS STATE Initiates: 0. New Members: 47. CEF: $299. The pro- Initiates: 69. New Members: ΖΚ | Big Rapids, MI visional chapter at California-Los Angeles hosted 0. CEF: $1,792. Kappa Theta Initiates: 51. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,424. Zeta Chapter launched its Brother’s successful virtual information sessions for yhe membership. The provisional chapter’s health & Kappa Chapter hosted a charity 5k to provide re- Keeper Scholarship in memory sources for youth in foster care. of Matt Lopez ‘11, who passed safety officer partnered with the alumni advisory board to distribute PIKE face masks. away in November 2020 after KETTERING a long battle with cancer. CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO ΖΑ-A | Flint, MI Left: Matt Lopez ΚΦ | San Diego, CA Initiates: 21. New Members: 4. CEF: $3,001. HAMPDEN-SYDNEY Initiates: 81. New Members: 16. CEF: $6,092. KETTERING Ι | Hampden Sydney, VA CAL POLY POMONA ΖΑ-B | Flint, MI Initiates: 33. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,843. ΚΨ | Pomona, CA Initiates: 18. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,711. JAMES MADISON Initiates: 63. New Members: 0. CEF: $6,476. Kappa ΙΣ | Harrisonburg, VA Psi Chapter partnered with Sigma Kappa to raise MCMASTER ΜΔ | Hamilton, ON Initiates: 133. New Members: 0. CEF: $6,559. $5,000 for philanthropy. Initiates: 47. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,965.

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 27 SILENT CHAPTER REPORT 2020-21 MICHIGAN ΒΤ | Ann Arbor, MI ETA MU CHAPTER Initiates: 122. New Members: 0. Georgia Southern-Armstrong CEF: $18,917. The new Beta Tau Chapter house is the first perma- Chartered: May 15, 1971; December 15, 2007 nent home for the chapter since Charter Suspended/Surrendered: May 1, 1982; January 18, 2021 rechartering in 1992. Eta Mu Chapter experienced a decline in many operational areas, notably recruitment since the merger of the Statesboro and Armstrong campuses under the Georgia Southern System in 2018. The chapter did not have any conduct issues and there were eight Fraternity staff visits over the past three years to assist with operations MICHIGAN STATE and recruitment. ΙΙ | East Lansing, MI At the time of dissolution, the Armstrong Interfraternity Council maintained a total Initiates: 120. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,445. Iota Iota Chapter is of 17 student members in the IFC community. looking forward to International Work Day. The Supreme Council accepted Eta Mu Chapter’s charter surrender in January WAYNE STATE 2021. At present, a return agreement has not been finalized. ΔΝ | Detroit, MI Chapter Size: 4 Initiates: 53. New ALPHA RHO CHAPTER Members: 0. CEF: Ohio State $15,059. During the Chartered: March 29, 1912; January 31, 1971 fall semester, Delta Charter Suspended/Surrender: August 30, 1970; December 8, 2020 Nu Chapter raised $4,000 during its Alpha Rho Chapter’s recent difficulties include financial hardship regarding the Movinor Mstrophy ability to meet financial obligations from a leased facility of another Fraternity, the philanthropy event. second consecutive year it had been unable to do so. To compound matters, the chapter was on probation with the University through May 2021 for prior violation(s) and later found responsible for hosting social events during a pandemic which includes additional alcohol violations as well as endangering Delta Nu Chapter’s fall new member class. behavior. The chapter was ultimately suspended through August 2024. Chapter Size: 44 (including 15 new members) | Balance: $35K in outstanding ac- WESTERN counts receivable of members to the chapter, with an additional $6k in alumni debt. ΙΩ | London, ON Initiates: 44. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,606. ZETA PHI CHAPTER Missouri-St. Louis WESTERN MICHIGAN Chartered: May 4 1969 ΕΨ | Kalamazoo, MI Charter Surrendered: December 8, 2020 Initiates: 38. New Members: 0. CEF: $29,219. Following fall recruit- In August of 2019, the University of Missouri St. Louis and the International Fraternity ment, Epsilon Psi Chapter almost doubled in size. Brothers are reviewed anonymous allegations of hazing activities. The University placed Zeta Phi enjoying the new chapter house. The chapter volunteered with a Chapter on interim suspension and began their investigation. local soup kitchen. Following the investigation, Zeta Phi Chapter lost its official approval as a recognized student organization for the next two years, effective immediately. WILFRID LAURIER ΚΜ | Waterloo, ON Following a second allegation, an outcome was announced extending loss of recognition to September 23, 2025. The chapter decided to appeal this decision through a Initiates: 63. New Members: 0. CEF: $3,685. Kappa Mu Chapter raised formal hearing. After the formal hearing was conducted on May 1, 2020 the proposed over $2,500 during its Movember fundraiser. Brothers volunteered sanctions were upheld, extending their lack of recognition to five years. at a local hospital. Given the climate with UMSL and the chapter’s current standing, and after consulting Zeta Phi alumni volunteers the Zeta Phi Chapter surrendered their charter to the GREAT PLAINS Supreme Council. The Chapter is unable to petition for return prior to September 2025. Chapter Size: 17 IOWA ALPHA PSI CHAPTER ΓΝ | Iowa City, IA Rutgers Initiates: 116. New Members: 22. CEF: $25,680. Chartered: April 17, 1913. Rechartered: May 13, 1995 Charter Surrendered: August 1, 1960; December 8, 2020 MINNESOTA ΒΧ | Minneapolis, MN In May 2020, Office of Student Conduct found the chapter responsible for hazing Initiates: 111. New Members: 0. CEF: $739. and for violations of their social probation with the University. Sanctions included one semester suspension until January 1, 2021 among other programming initiatives NEBRASKA and educational events. ΓΒ | Lincoln, NE While serving a one-semester suspension, the chapter allegedly hosted a social Initiates: 142. New Members: 2. CEF: $31,856. gathering which violated their previous outcome along with University COVID-19 policies. The chapter chose not to hold members of the chapter accountable for the NEBRASKA-KEARNEY University violations, thus resulting in the chapter being held responsible. ΙΓ | Kearney, NE On November 19, 2020 Alpha Psi Chapter lost its recognition from Rutgers State Initiates: 46. New Members: 0. CEF: University of New Jersey after being found responsible for three counts of health and $22,015. 100% φφκα Club. Iota Gamma safety, four counts of non-compliance with other University policies, two counts of Chapter participated in Greek Week of non-compliance with the law, and failure to comply with University or Civil Authority. Service by helping with a local highway cleanup and food drive. The chapter raised Originally, the chapter was sanctioned to permanent de-registration/recognition as an over $1,000 for McKenna’s Rae of Hope organization on campus, however, following an appeal submitted by the International Foundation through its annual footgolf Fraternity, the Fraternity may reapply for recognition after seven years. The Supreme Brother Kobe Lo ’19 at the tournament benefiting tournament. Council has since suspended the Alpha Psi Chapter. McKenna’s Rae of Hope Chapter Size: 39 Foundation.

28 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 NEBRASKA-OMAHA ΔΧ | Omaha, NE PIKE’s TOP 25 Initiates: 125. New Members: 0. CEF: $42,784. Delta Chi Chapter Top Chapters in Initiations as of January 1, 2020. welcomed 22 new members following fall recruitment. The chapter hosted a sand volleyball tournament to raise $2,000 for Omaha Children’s Hospital & Medical Center. Members recently adopted a nearby park to clean monthly. Arkansas (Alpha Zeta Chapter) 69

NORTH DAKOTA ΖΡ | Grand Forks, ND Alabama (Gamma Alpha Chapter) 63 Initiates: 41. New Members: 2. CEF: $14,626. Texas A&M (Theta Theta Chapter) 51 NORTHERN IOWA ΘΖ | Cedar Falls, IA Initiates: 16. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,324. Oklahoma (Beta Omicron Chapter) 49 SOUTH DAKOTA ΚΠ | Vermillion, SD Florida State (Delta Lambda Chapter) 49 Initiates: 45. New Members: 21. CEF: $10,270. 100%φφκα Club.Kappa Pi Chapter raised over $2,000 for childhood cancer during its Week of Care philanthropy event. The chapter also held its annual Dream Texas Tech (Epsilon Gamma Chapter) 49 Girl Scholarship Competition.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Auburn (Upsilon Chapter) 46 ΜO | Brookings, SD Initiates: 39. New Members: 1. CEF: $20. After initiating the largest Wisconsin (Beta Xi Chapter) 38 group of new members in chapter history, Mu Omicron Chapter spent time giving back to the community through local highway cleanups. Louisiana State (Alpha Gamma Chapter) 38 HEARTLAND San Diego State (Delta Kappa Chapter) 37 KANSAS STATE ΑΩ | Manhattan, KS Oklahoma State (Gamma Chi Chapter) 36 Initiates: 124. New Members: 0. CEF: $78,610. Alpha Omega Chapter hosted a successful Work Day. Mississippi State (Gamma Theta Chapter) 36 MISSOURI ΑΝ | Columbia, MO Initiates: 103. New Members: 3. CEF: $89,517. Kentucky (Omega Chapter) 36

MISSOURI S&T ΑΚ | Rolla, MO Purdue (Beta Phi Chapter) 35 Initiates: 121. New Members: 0. CEF: Texas (Beta Mu Chapter) 33 $57,306. Members of Alpha Kappa Chapter volunteered at Cub Arizona State (Delta Tau Chapter) 33 Creek Science Camp to clear pathways for future campers. The Illinois (Beta Eta Chapter) 30 chapter also volunteered to hand out face masks on James Madison (Iota Sigma Chapter) 30 campus. Alpha Kappa Chapter members at Cub Creek Tennessee (Zeta Chapter) 29 Science Camp.

MISSOURI STATE Kansas State (Alpha Omega Chapter) 28 ΖΧ | Springfield, MO Initiates: 90. New Members: 0. CEF: $15,087. Zeta Chi Chapter’s Nebraska (Gamma Beta Chapter) 28 house underwent renovations, including the addition of new parking spaces and a basketball court. The chapter established the role of diversity inclusion chairman. Two brothers were elected to the IFC Cincinatti (Alpha Xi Chapter) 26 executive board. NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE Indiana (Delta Xi Chapter) 25 Provisional Chapter | Maryville, MO Initiates: 1. New Members: 42. CEF: $0. The provisional chapter at Northwest Missouri State is looking forward to a successful year with Nebraska-Omaha (Delta Chi Chapter) 22 its new executive board. The provisional chapter also recognized its first Dream Girl. Jacksonville (Mu Mu Chapter) 22

ROCKHURST PITTSBURGH TEXAS A&M ΚΕ | Kansas City, MO ΓΣ | Pittsburgh, PA ΘΘ | College Station, TX Initiates: 64. New Members: 0. CEF: $33,151. Initiates: 89. New Members: 0. CEF: $21,678. Initiates: 186. New Members: 0. CEF: $6,456. Theta Theta Chapter hosted an IFC session with the In- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE WEST CHESTER ΜΛ | West Chester, PA ternational Fraternity’s Director of Health & Safety ΕΙ | Cape Girardeau, MO Kim Novak on providing providing mental health Initiates: 72. New Members: 0. CEF: $19. Initiates: 118. New Members: 0. CEF: $34,258. support during the pandemic. WILLIAM WOODS LONE STAR TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE ΛΗ | Fulton, MO ΘΞ | Commerce, TX Initiates: 16. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,424. ANGELO STATE ΗΕ | San Angelo, TX KEYSTONE Initiates: 43. New Members: 0. CEF: $33,079. Eta Epsilon Chapter welcomed speaker Julie Schniers CARNEGIE MELLON to educate the chapter on personal improvement. ΒΣ | Pittsburgh, PA LAMAR Initiates: 40. New Members: 0. CEF: $9,907. In ΕΚ | Beaumont, TX 2020 Beta Sigma celebrated 99 years on campus. Initiates: 67. New Members: 0. CEF: $11,306. Brothers are on the university’s football, tennis, golf, and swim teams. NORTH TEXAS ΕΔ | Denton, TX Initiates: 44. New Members: 0. CEF: $3,355. Six DREXEL Initiates: 57. New Members: 0. CEF: $56,629. of Theta Xi Chapter’s new members are student ΛΖ | Philadelphia, PA athletes. The chapter won several intramural STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE Initiates: 86. New Members: 16. CEF: $16,564. championships. ΕO | Nacogdoches, TX Lambda Zeta Chapter is looking forward to volunteering in a local soup kitchen. TEXAS TECH ΕΓ | Lubbock, TX GANNON Initiates: 184. New Members: 0. CEF: $8,585. ΕΥ | Erie, PA Epsilon Gamma Chapter partnered with Kappa Alpha Theta to host a car wash philanthropy event.

MAGNOLIA

GEORGIA ΑΜ | Athens, GA Initiates: 118. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,331.

GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE ΘΓ | Milledgeville, GA

Epsilon Upsilon Chapter Brothers Alexander Stoj and Initiates: 48. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,018. Fol- Nicholas Carneval present the check for the DefIANt lowing fall recruitment, Epsilon Omicron Chapter scholarship. welcomed the largest new member class in campus Initiates: 56. New Members: 0. CEF: $19,615. Fol- history. The chapter was recognized with universi- lowing fall recruitment, Epsilon Upsilon Chapter ty awards for Overall Outstanding Fraternity and IFC Service Event of the Year. Bailey Allen ’18 was remains the largest fraternity on campus. The awarded Greek Man of the Year. Initiates: 52. New Members: 0. CEF: $449. chapter raised $7,500 for a scholarship fund that helps students pursue higher education. Brothers SAM HOUSTON STATE GEORGIA TECH prepared care packages for the less fortunate ΕΠ | Huntsville, TX ΑΔ | Atlanta, GA during the holiday season. Initiates: 23. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,741. Initiates: 90. New Members: 0. CEF: $11,792. Alpha Delta Chapter initiated one of the largest new PENNSYLVANIA SOUTHWESTERN member classes on campus. ΒΠ | Philadelphia, PA ΑO | Georgetown, TX Initiates: 39. New Members: 0. CEF: $221,625. Initiates: 33. New Members: 0. CEF: $860. During the fall semester, Beta Pi Chapter celebrated 100 years of brotherhood. The chapter hosted a TEXAS community discussion with the university’s vice ΒΜ | Austin, TX president of social equity and community. Brothers Initiates: 123. New Members: 0. CEF: $6,512. Beta held a virtual food drive to support a local orga- Mu Chapter participated in several philanthropy nization around Thanksgiving. Two brothers were events, including a canned food drive and a blood elected to the IFC executive board. drive.

VALPARAISO ΕΒ | Valparaiso, IN Initiates: 20. New Members: 0. CEF: $460. Epsilon Beta Chapter hosted its first PIKE Combine event featuring a 40-yard dash and field goal competition. The chapter partnered with Chi Omega to host a unity event. Brothers prepared Christmas cards for those at Baptist Children’s Home.

WISCONSIN ΒΞ | Madison, WI Initiates: 130. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,855. During Initiates: 101. New Members: 0. CEF: $3,027. Iota the fall semester, Beta Eta Chapter hosted its annual Initiates: 142. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,789. Upsilon Chapter donated over 1,500 cans and blood drive. The chapter partnered with multiple turkeys to a local food bank. Brothers also donated sororities to collect over 500 pounds of food for NEW ENGLAND over 100 toys to Toys for Tots. a local food bank.

GEORGIA STATE INDIANA BOSTON ΕΝ | Atlanta, GA ΔΞ | Bloomington, IN ΛΝ | Boston, MA Initiates: 56. New Members: 0. CEF: $15,014. Epsilon Initiates: 159. New Members: 0. CEF: $65,671. 100% Initiates: 72. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,118. Nu Chapter took home first place in intramural φφκα Club. Fifty-five members of Delta Xi Chapter e-sports. Brothers participated in a community participated in the university’s Dance Marathon to BRIDGEWATER STATE service event with Zeta Tau Alpha. raise over $30,000 for Children’s Miracle Network ΜΞ | Bridgewater, MA Hospitals. Initiates: 0. New Members: 0. CEF: $20. WEST GEORGIA ΗΣ | Carrollton, GA INDIANA SOUTHEAST KAPPA DELTA CHAPTER ΘΚ | New Albany, IN Initiates: 29. New Members: 0. CEF: $366. ΚΔ | Boston, MA Initiates: 26. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,307. Initiates: 95. New Members: 0. CEF: $14,313. MIDWEST INDIANA STATE ΘO | Terre Haute, IN RHODE ISLAND ΚΙ | Narragansett, RI BRADLEY Initiates: 103. New Members: 22. CEF: $0. ΔΣ | Peoria, IL TRINITY COLLEGE ΕΑ | Hartford, CT Initiates: 38. New Members: 0. CEF: $6,512. Epsilon Alpha Chapter created a house basketball league to stay connected during the pandemic. Brothers volunteered at a local turkey drive.

VERMONT ΛΔ | Burlington, VT Initiates: 110. New Members: 0. CEF: $24,488. Theta Initiates: 87. New Members: 0. CEF: $15,250. 100% Omicron Chapter hosted a successful philanthro- φφκα Club. py event benefiting the Bethany House Christmas Store to provide financial support to families in NORTHWEST PIKE donated the most dry breakfast goods for the need. IFC food drive benefiting local homeless shelters. NORTHWESTERN ALBERTA Initiates: 53. New Members: 0. CEF: $5,511. Delta ΓΡ | Evanston, IL ΛΕ | Edmonton, AB Sigma Chapter hosted a toy drive for Operation Initiates: 78. New Members: 0. CEF: $103,118. Christmas Child. The chapter also held a fundraiser Initiates: 44. New Members: 0. CEF: $431. Lambda Epsilon Chapter hosted virtual philanthropy events for Feeding America. Hector Olvera ’19 and Devin ROSE-HULMAN benefiting men’s mental health awareness and Carrera ’19 were elected to the IFC executive board. ΙΔ | Terre Haute, IN burn victims. CHICAGO Provisional Chapter | Chicago, IL BOISE STATE Initiates: 0. New Members: 57. CEF: $0. Provisional Chapter | Boise, ID Initiates: 0. New Members: 92. CEF: $0. The pro- EASTERN ILLINOIS visional chapter at Boise State hosted a successful ΖΓ | Charleston, IL philanthropy week. The provisional chapter took Initiates: 11. New Members: 0. CEF: $919. home first place in Relay for Life.

IDAHO Initiates: 73. New Members: 21. CEF: $44,881. ΖΜ | Moscow, ID Following fall recruitment, Iota Delta Chapter Initiates: 56. New Members: 0. CEF: $5,137. welcomed 21 new members. The chapter hosted

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 31 LINFIELD FRANCIS MARION NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON ΔΡ | McMinnville, OR Provisional Chapter | Florence, SC ΛΦ | Wilmington, NC Initiates: 55. New Members: 0. CEF: $3,126. 100% Initiates: 0. New Members: 37. CEF: $1,068. The Pro- φφκα Club. Brothers of Delta Rho Chapter welcome visional Chapter at Francis Marion was established their beloved firetruck back to the house after in March 2020 and one week later, the campus repairs. The chapter volunteered to cleanup a announced it was moving to all online classes local beach. because of the global pandemic. Since that time, the members participated in multiple community MONTANA STATE service and fundraising projects, created a fall re- ΓΚ | Bozeman, MT cruitment t-shirt, selected its first Dream Girls, and Initiates: 97. New Members: 0. CEF: $21,914. fully participated in Greek Life events. At the end of its first full semester on campus, the provisional OREGON chapter was selected by the university as the #1 IFC ΓΠ | Eugene, OR fraternity in virtually every category. The provisional Initiates: 89. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,318. Lambda chapter is focused on scheduling its petition to Phi Chapter participated in multiple community Initiates: 102. New Members: 0. CEF: $15,934. charter inspection in 2021. service events, including beach cleanups, sponsor- ing a local family, and collecting food donations. OREGON STATE PRESBYTERIAN Three brothers serve on the IFC executive board. ΒΝ | Corvallis, OR Μ | Clinton, SC Initiates: 73. New Members: 0. CEF: $14,149. Initiates: 26. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,892. WAKE FOREST ΓΦ | Winston-Salem, NC WASHINGTON SOUTH CAROLINA Initiates: 86. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,179. ΒΒ | Seattle, WA Ξ | Columbia, SC Initiates: 72. New Members: 1. CEF: $43,711. Initiates: 135. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,952. WESTERN CAROLINA Provisional Chapter | Cullowhee, NC WASHINGTON STATE WINTHROP Initiates: 0. New Members: 49. CEF: $4,490. ΓΞ | Pullman, WA ΘΣ | Rock Hill, SC Initiates: 69. New Members: 0. CEF: $104,771. Initiates: 32. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,679. Gamma Xi Chapter is looking forward to working RIVER VALLEY with its newly installed executive board. WOFFORD Ν | Spartanburg, SC CINCINNATI Initiates: 43. New Members: 0. CEF: $960. ΑΞ | Cincinnati, OH PACIFIC COAST PINE CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY ΑΣ | Berkeley, CA IOTA PSI CHAPTER Initiates: 58. New Members: 2. CEF: $23,351. ΙΨ | Boone, NC CALIFORNIA-DAVIS Initiates: 69. New Members: 0. CEF: $8,757. ΘΩ | Davis, CA DUKE Initiates: 32. New Members: 4. CEF: $1,933. ΑA | Durham, NC CALIFORNIA STATE-CHICO Initiates: 79. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,415. ΛΨ | Chico, CA HIGH POINT Initiates: 9. New Members: 1. CEF: $83. ΔΩ | High Point, NC Initiates: 52. New Members: 0. CEF: $4,543. Delta CALIFORNIA STATE-FRESNO Dr. Wright-Berryman spoke to Alpha Xi brothers about Omega Chapter raised $1,000 for the Emily Cather- the stigma of mental health among young men. ΙΒ | Fresno, CA ine Fedorko Foundation; an organization founded Initiates: 26. New Members: 2. CEF: $7,012. by an alumnus to teach water and boating safety. Initiates: 151. New Members: 0. CEF: $43,501. 100% The chapter also fundraised for the Movember φφκα Club.Alpha Xi Chapter hosted virtual brother- CALIFORNIA STATE-SACRAMENTO Foundation and Ranchin’ Vets. hood events about mental health and professional ΘΤ | Sacramento, CA development. The chapter participated in Alpha Initiates: 35. New Members: 1. CEF: $11,122. METHODIST Xi’s No Shave November fundraiser for the Karen ΜΗ | Fayetteville, NC Wellington Foundation. PACIFIC Initiates: 25. New Members: 0. CEF: $852. Mu Eta ΚΝ | Stockton, CA KENT STATE Chapter is looking forward to its annual Cycle for ΜΘ | Kent, OH Initiates: 34. New Members: 0. CEF: $11,288. Life philanthropy event. Initiates: 43. New Members: 11. CEF: $421. IOTA OMICRON CHAPTER NORTH CAROLINA MIAMI UNIVERSITY ΙO | Santa Clara, CA Τ | Chapel Hill, NC ΔΓ | Oxford, OH Initiates: 72. New Members: 29. CEF: $130. Initiates: 69. New Members: 0. CEF: $5,881. Two members of Tau Chapter were elected to the IFC Initiates: 105. New Members: 0. CEF: $23,799. executive board. Five brothers were accepted into the Kenan Flagler Business School. OHIO PALMETTO ΓO| Athens, OH NORTH CAROLINA-GREENSBORO Initiates: 63. New Members: 17. CEF: $17,624. CHARLESTON ΛΡ | Greensboro, NC ΛΚ | Charleston, SC Initiates: 35. New Members: 0. CEF: $14,987. Initiates: 78. New Members: 0. CEF: $21.

CLEMSON ΗΑ | Clemson, SC Correction... In the December 2020 issue of Shield & Diamond, on page 15, an image identified as Theta Initiates: 116. New Members: 5. CEF: $20,778. Eta Epsilon Chapter (Northeastern State) was actually a photo of Theta Upsilon Chapter (Tennessee Tech). Alpha Chapter enjoyed a successful virtual rechar- We regret the error. tering ceremony on November 14 (see page 23).

32 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 TOLEDO FLORIDA WEST FLORIDA ΕΕ | Toledo, OH ΑΗ | Gainesville, FL ΗΠ | Pensacola, FL Initiates: 85. New Members: 0. CEF: $209,015. Initiates: 40. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,629. 100% During the fall semester, Epsilon Epsilon Chapter φφκα Club. welcomed 30 new members. Two brothers were inducted into the Blue Key Honor Society, representing the top students on campus. The chapter VOLUNTEER won six intramural championships. AUSTIN PEAY STATE Support Epsilon Epsilon Chapter ΗΤ | Clarksville, TN Endowment Fund by donating here: EpsilonEpsilon.funraise.org

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ARIZONA Alpha Eta’s 2020-2021 Executive Board ΓΔ | Tucson, AZ Initiates: 125. New Members: 0. CEF: $41,318. Alpha Initiates: 116. New Members: 57. CEF: $111,210. Eta Chapter has focused on virtual fundraising for philanthropy during the pandemic. ARIZONA STATE Eta Tau’s 2020-2021 Executive Board ΔΤ | Tempe, AZ FLORIDA ATLANTIC Initiates: 37. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,127. Eta Initiates: 138. New Members: 0. CEF: $152,251. ΛΒ | Delray Beach, FL Tau Chapter invested in the local community by Initiates: 78. New Members: 5. CEF: $7,792. Lambda planting trees. COLORADO Beta Chapter enjoyed a successful virtual recharter- ΒΥ | Boulder, CO ing on November 14 (see page 24). RHODES Initiates: 149. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,929. Beta Θ | Memphis, TN Upsilon Chapter was named IFC Chapter of the Year. FLORIDA GULF COAST Initiates: 51. New Members: 0. CEF: $15,982. The chapter took home awards for Best COVID-19 ΛΞ | Fort Myers, FL Response Plan and Outstanding Risk Reduction. Initiates: 87. New Members: 0. CEF: $877. TENNESSEE Two brothers were elected to the IFC executive Ζ | Knoxville, TN board. FLORIDA SOUTHERN Initiates: 170. New Members: 0. CEF: $49,027. ΔΔ | Lakeland, FL NEW MEXICO Initiates: 11. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,396. TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA ΒΔ | Albuquerque, NM ΔΕ | Chattanooga, TN Initiates: 47. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,263. FLORIDA STATE Initiates: 63. New Members: 0. CEF: $16,949. ΔΛ | Tallahassee, FL NEW MEXICO STATE Initiates: 281. New Members: 0. CEF: $796. Members TENNESSEE-MARTIN ΚΗ | Las Cruces, NM of Delta Lambda Chapter serve as leaders on the ΕΣ | Martin, TN Initiates: 35. New Members: 1. CEF: $204. IFC executive board, student boosters organization, Initiates: 67. New Members: 0. CEF: $8,113. and student athlete advisory council. Brothers are NORTHERN ARIZONA on the university’s football, baseball, basketball, TENNESSEE TECH ΘΡ | Flagstaff, AZ golf, and track teams. ΘΥ | Cookeville, TN Initiates: 67. New Members: 0. CEF: $1,379. Support Delta Lambda Chapter NORTHERN COLORADO Endowment Fund by donating here: ΜΤ | Greeley, CO www.pikes.org/DeltaLambdaCEF Initiates: 62. New Members: 0. CEF: $656.

UTAH FLORIDA TECH ΑΤ | Salt Lake City, UT ΖΣ | Palm Bay, FL Initiates: 80. New Members: 0. CEF: $23,162. Initiates: 79. New Members: 0. CEF: $18,270. 100% φφκα Club. Zeta Sigma Chapter volunteered with UTAH STATE the American Cancer Society to help raise $86,000 ΓΕ | Logan, UT for breast cancer awareness. Initiates: 39. New Members: 0. CEF: $48,462. JACKSONVILLE Initiates: 77. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,248. Theta WYOMING ΜΜ | Jacksonville, FL Upsilon Chapter hosted hosted the Bike with PIKE ΙΑ | Laramie, WY Initiates: 78. New Members: 0. CEF: $761. philanthropy event which raised $3,000 for Helping Initiates: 38. New Members: 1. CEF: $11,042. Hands of Putnam County. The brothers also won MIAMI Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash philanthropy event, ΓΩ | Coral Gables, FL and took home first place in Homecoming. SUNSHINE Initiates: 120. New Members: 0. CEF: $33,559. VANDERBILT Σ | Nashville, TN EMBRY-RIDDLE SOUTH FLORIDA ΛΜ | Daytona Beach, FL ΖΠ | Tampa, FL Initiates: 61. New Members: 0. CEF: $33,881. Initiates: 56. New Members: 0. CEF: $14,982. Initiates: 73. New Members: 0. CEF: $12,478. Lambda Mu Chapter held a successful initiation STETSON that complied with CDC guidelines. ΔΥ | Deland, FL Initiates: 43. New Members: 0. CEF: $2,450.

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 33 FOUR NOTABLE ALUMNI INDUCTED INTO THE ORDER OF WEST RANGE

stablished in 1986 to recognize outstanding PIKE alumni for achievement in their careers, service to society and/or service Eto the Fraternity, the Order of West Range boasts the best of the best. The 2020 class includes a professional football player, university president, a dedicated volunteer and philanthropist, and a U.S. admiral.

DR. ROBERT L. JACKSON KEITH J. KETCHMAN (Florida, Alpha Eta ’74) (Murray State, Epsilon Lambda ’82) Former Foundation Trustee President, Murray State University Founding Partner, Ketchman-Wolf Assoc., Inc. A proud Murray State alumnus, Brother Ketchman has served Dr. Robert L. (Bob) Jackson was Pi Kappa Alpha for over 40 appointed president of Murray years. After graduating from State University on March 1, 2019, the University of Florida in 1977 after serving as interim president with a degree in business, he since August 2018. joined PIKE professional staff Jackson has served Murray as a chapter consultant, later State University in several promoted to director of devel- capacities over the last decade opment, director of chapter including most recently as the services, and finally assistant president and chief executive executive director. He became officer of the Murray State Uni- a trustee of the Pi Kappa Alpha versity Foundation, Inc. where Foundation in 2001 and served he managed the ~$135 million a 15-year term during a period foundation. He was also a senior of record endowment fund advisor to the University for state and asset growth. He played an and federal governmental rela- important role in the design and tions and oversaw all estate and planned giving initiatives. execution of the Foundation’s largest capital campaign, ‘The Campaign for PIKE University’, which raised over ten million From 1997 to 2004, Jackson served the Commonwealth of dollars for the Fraternity’s flagship student leadership and Kentucky as a state senator and served in Senate leadership. personal development program. He served on numerous committees and task forces during his tenure including education, appropriations & revenue, In 2008, Ketchman was appointed to the Memphis Con- economic development, capital projects and bond oversight, vention Nominating Committee, charged with presenting a among others. He has worked successfully on many state and slate of officers to the Supreme Council. Brother Ketchman federal governmental projects and has been recognized at the currently serves his chapter as a member of the house corpo- state and national levels for his public service. In addition, ration and is the chairman for The Campaign for Alpha Eta, he has worked in corporate finance and as a senior executive a successful fundraising effort raising $2 million for house in investment banking, municipal finance and investment renovations and repairs. management. In business, Brother Ketchman continues as president He was selected as a Kentucky Leader for the New Century and owner of a global paper converting manufacturing and (40 state leaders under 40) and as a national Toll Fellow by the marketing corporation, now operating in its 37th year with Council of State Governments. He has been recognized by his multiple state production facilities and providing distribution alma mater with the distinguished Golden Horseshoe Award, of consumer paper products worldwide. the highest honor bestowed upon its alumni for service to the His success in business has afforded him the opportunity to University. LaRue County High School (Kentucky) recognized invest in important philanthropic endeavors, including direct him as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2010. support for the PIKE Foundation, where he is recognized within He is married to the former Karen Miller, a MSU alumna the Foundation’s 1868 cumulative giving society. In addition, and registered nurse; they are the parents of two children, and in support of his chosen business industry, The Ketchman Nolan and Mariel. Family Scholarship Endowment was established to provide income to support deserving students in the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence on the Oxford campus of the University of Mississippi. An active volunteer within his community, Brother Ketchman, with his wife Kathy and daughter Sami, reside in Schaumburg, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

34 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 ADMIRAL JAMES A. “SANDY” WINNEFELD, JR. ERIC J. WINSTON (Georgia Tech, Alpha Delta ’75) (Miami, Gamma Omega ’03) U.S. Navy (retired) Retired NFL Player Admiral Winnefeld grad- Brother Winston is a former uated from Georgia Institute American football offensive of Technology with a degree tackle. He played in college at in aerospace engineering the University of Miami and was and served for 37 years in the drafted by the Houston Texans United States Navy. He in- in the third round of the 2006 structed at the Navy Fighter NFL Draft. Over the course of Weapons School, also known his 12-year professional career, as Topgun, and served as senior which included 119 consecutive aide-de-camp to General Colin starts, he played for the Kansas L. Powell. He commanded a City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, fighter squadron, the amphibi- and Cincinnati Bengals. He was ous ship USS Cleveland, and the president of the National Foot- aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. ball League Players Association As a flag officer, he command- (NFLPA) from 2014 to 2020. ed a carrier strike group, two In March 2014, Winston was NATO commands, the United elected president of the National States Sixth Fleet, United States Northern Command, and the Football League Players Association. Prior to being elected North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known president, Winston had been involved with the NFLPA in as NORAD. He retired in 2015 after serving as the ninth vice other capacities, including being elected as a co-alternate chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the United States’ NFLPA representative for the Houston Texans in 2010 and number two ranking military officer. serving on committees for agent discipline and finance. He Brother Winnefeld is a frequently published author and a was elected as President of the NFLPA for three consecutive director or advisory board member for companies operating 2-year terms, continually focused on player health and safety, in a broad spectrum of business sectors. He currently serves as workplace conditions, and financial literacy. In his final term, distinguished professor at the Sam Nunn School of Interna- Eric was instrumental in the renegotiation of the N.F.L.’s col- tional Affairs at Georgia Tech, where he is also a member of lective bargaining agreement, which goes into effect in 2021. the Engineering Hall of Fame. He is a senior non-resident Winston is married and has two daughters and one son. He fellow at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government is an advocate and volunteer for the Shriners Hospitals for and is chairman of the Georgia Tech Advisory Board. Admiral Children. Winnefeld and his wife, Mary, are co-chairs of SAFEProject.US, a national nonprofit committed to helping reverse the epidemic of drug overdose fatalities in the United States. Since 1986 a total of 152 distinguished alumni have been inducted into the Order of West Range. Members of the Order include some of Pi Kappa Alpha’s most notable alumni, including country music star Tim McGraw; Dennis Laucha, president of the New Orleans Saints; and Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor.

Student donors are supporting the Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation with gifts to the φφκα Club. Proceeds of gifts at the φφκα Club level benefit the Chapter Endowment Fund of the donor’s chapter. Scholarships issued from a chapter’s endowment benefit students in several ways, including underwriting scholarships for participation in PIKE University leadership events. We would like to recognize the following chapters who have joined the φφκα Club as of 01/15/2021.

Kappa Chapter (Transylvania) Eta Pi Chapter (West Florida) Alpha Xi Chapter (Cincinnati) Eta Rho Chapter (Northern Kentucky) Gamma Beta Chapter (Nebraska) Iota Gamma Chapter (Nebraska-Kearney) Gamma Upsilon Chapter (Tulsa) Zeta Sigma Chapter (Florida Tech) Delta Eta Chapter (Delaware) Kappa Pi Chapter (South Dakota) Delta Xi Chapter (Indiana) Lambda Delta Chapter (Vermont) Delta Rho Chapter (Linfield) Mu Upsilon Chapter (Jacksonville State) Eta Omicron Chapter (Monroe, LA) Provisional Chapter at California State-San Bernardino

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 35 CUMULATIVE GIVING SOCIETIES

The Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation is pleased to recognize the following donors who have moved into a new cumulative giving society during the period October 14 through December 31, 2020

1868 SOCIETY

Robert H. Dedman Jr. (Texas, Beta Mu ’78) Kevin E. Virta (Western Michigan, Epsilon Psi ’83)

FOUNDERS SOCIETY

Larry W. Eby (Southeast Missouri State, Epsilon Iota ’88) Dorrie and Bert Simms

JUNIOR FOUNDERS SOCIETY

Justin A. Buck (Southeast Missouri State, Epsilon Iota ’96) Edwin B. Sterner (Indiana, Delta Xi ’71) Timothy Hadley Fleet (Texas, Beta Mu ’78) Paul J. Wannemacher (Toledo, Epsilon Epsilon ’80) Nicholas J. Orphan (Cincinnati, Alpha Xi ’65) SABRE & KEY SOCIETY

Michael B. Brown (Murray State, Epsilon Lambda ’00) Joseph L. Lawson (Cincinnati, Alpha Xi ’51) Timothy John Donovan (Washington, Beta Beta ’82) Charles Rehm (Georgia Southern, Iota Upsilon ’95) Matthew T. Farrell (Florida, Alpha Eta ’74) Richard W. Sackett (Utah State, Gamma Epsilon ’54) Herman Henry Klingelhofer (Western Michigan, Epsilon Psi ’83) Darin Edward Soll (Arizona, Gamma Delta ’86) James D. Kresnik (Nebraska-Omaha, Delta Chi ’00) Thomas J. Vater (Pittsburgh, Gamma Sigma ’78)

GARNET & GOLD SOCIETY

Dzenan B. Berberovic (South Dakota, Kappa Pi ’08) Andrew B. Labas (Mississippi State, Gamma Theta ’98) Gregory E. Bowlus (Toledo, Epsilon Epsilon ’76) Justin S. Lafeen (Utah State, Gamma Epsilon ’99) Jerry Ira Corless (Memphis, Delta Zeta ’12) Blake A. Orlando (Cal Poly Pomona, Kappa Psi ’98) Nicholas J. Dodd (Southern Illinois, Iota Mu ’95) Eric D. Pucciarelli (Georgia Southern, Iota Upsilon ’00) Jeffrey Owen Duckworth (Clemson, Eta Alpha ’84) John R. Reimann (Southeast Missouri State, Epsilon Iota ’67) Thomas A. Dunifon (Toledo, Epsilon Epsilon ’68) William A. Samuelson (Purdue, Beta Phi ’70) J. Allen Eskridge III (Transylvania, Kappa ’91) Christopher C. Silva (Utah State, Gamma Epsilon ’02) Robert G. Harris (Arkansas State, Delta Theta ’72) L. Bradley Stanford (Vanderbilt, Sigma ’53) John H. Herder (Illinois, Beta Eta ’48) Joseph Robert Szymanowski (Toledo, Epsilon Epsilon ’89) Jonathan Carl Homeyer (Texas A&M, Theta Theta ’87) Anthony J. Williams (Oregon State, Beta Nu ’83)

LILY OF THE VALLEY SOCIETY

Clint E. Bartman (Illinois State, Kappa Alpha ’94) Paul F. Mayberry (Georgia Tech, Alpha Delta ’86) Carl F. Bauer (San Jose State, Delta Pi ’58) Phillips S. Peter (Virginia, Alpha ’51) Matthew B. Callahan (New Mexico, Beta Delta ’08) Gary G. Pies (Cincinnati, Alpha Xi ’59) John O. Colton Jr. (Vanderbilt, Sigma ’59) Burke E. Raine (Michigan, Beta Tau ’98) Dominic J. Dorsett (Nevada-Las Vegas, Kappa Omicron ’02) John J. Riedl (Bowling Green State, Delta Beta ’62) Joshua G. Fensterstock (Albany, Kappa Xi ’96) Murray L. Schine (Georgia Tech, Alpha Delta ’67) William F. Greenleaf (Delta State, Zeta Beta ’73) Joshua W. Schutts (Southern Mississippi, Delta Mu ’00) Nathanael J. Hill (Texas A&M, Theta Theta ’11) James Edward Shaw II (Purdue, Beta Phi ’81) Tim R. Holcomb (Monroe, LA, Eta Omicron ’86) Jay M. Siegel (Rensselaer, Gamma Tau ’86) Larry J. Howell (Illinois, Beta Eta ’65) Richard L. Solit (Pennsylvania, Beta Pi ’86) Troy C. Ihlanfeldt (Northwestern, Gamma Rho ’90) James J. Spalding Jr. (Western Kentucky, Zeta Epsilon ’70) Carl Edwin Kaestner (Syracuse, Alpha Chi ’80) Steven Kent Spiller (Embry-Riddle, Lambda Mu ’05) Harry J. Kaiko (Bradley, Delta Sigma ’57) Anthony Joseph Stagliano (Michigan, Beta Tau ’64) Christopher P. Kinney (Tennessee, Zeta ’78) Roger A. Starner (Iowa, Gamma Nu ’53) Charles Kurz II (Trinity College, Epsilon Alpha ’65) Michael C. Sweitzer (Rensselaer, Gamma Tau ’80) Richard L. Mason (Bowling Green State, Delta Beta ’60) Jarrett M. Way (North Texas, Epsilon Delta ’13)

SHIELD & DIAMOND SOCIETY

J. Brandon Barbaree (Central Arkansas, Epsilon Phi ’00) David G. C. Hall (Boone, NC, Iota Psi ’98) Austin R. Bloom (Arizona State, Delta Tau ’14) Matthew Ryan Holland (North Georgia, Psi ’02) Terry L. Bryant (Toledo, Epsilon Epsilon ’86) Thomas Russell Hughes (Missouri, Alpha Nu ’19) David A. Cummings (Miami, Gamma Omega ’79) Myron C. Hulen (Duke, Alpha Alpha ’61) Preston Doerflinger (Oklahoma State, Gamma Chi ’16) Kenneth H. Hull (Cornell, Beta Theta ’61) Edward R. Earwood Jr. (Arkansas State, Delta Theta ’76) Marcus C. Johnson (Arizona State, Delta Tau ’14) Karen Fair Percy W. Johnston Jr. (Mississippi, Gamma Iota ’38) Steven Brent Feathers (Tennessee-Martin, Epsilon Sigma ’91) James R. Krizan (Western Michigan, Epsilon Psi ’68) Jack M. Fraser Jr. (Louisiana State, Alpha Gamma ’70) Charles E. Kruse (Arkansas State, Delta Theta ’65) Matthew Duane Galvin (New Hampshire, Gamma Mu ’86) Larry S. Kushnir (Northern Illinois, Eta Nu ’71) Grant Hale (North Texas, Epsilon Delta ’13) Amanda Lott

36 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 THANK YOU PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL MEMBERS Members of the President’s Council are alumni and friends of Pi Kappa Alpha who are investing in the future pros- perity of the Fraternity with an annual, tax-deductible gift of $1,000 or more ($500 if the member is 30 years of age or younger). The Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation is pleased to recognize the following loyal supporters of the President’s Council as of December 30, 2020.

Alpha (Virginia) Omega (Kentucky) Alpha Rho (Ohio State) Mark A. Robertson ’82 David A. Westerlund ’70 Jacob N. Bruce ’18 Anthony W. Mayne ’95 John R. Weber, Jr. ’95 Epsilon (Virginia Tech) Alpha Delta (Georgia Tech) Alpha Sigma (California-Berkeley) Beta Eta (Illinois) Francis H. Chaney II ’76 Paul F. Mayberry ’86 Steve A. Palagyi ’84 Victor F. Balasi ’75 W. Thomas Clark Jr. ’73 Robert H. McKenzie Jr. ’62 Jeffrey C. Rohwer ’91 Marvin D. Dennis ’56 Travis E. Hardy ’00 Daniel K. Miller ’92

William H. Kucheman ’71 Alpha Epsilon (North Carolina Alpha Tau (Utah) Robert J. Noelke ’76 Chase E. Fratto ’13 Kevin Michael Lavery ’77 State) Thomas J. Olsen ’02 L. Randolph Isley ’60 Brandon Z. Laws ’99 Scott D. Pipo ’72 Dalton L. McMichael, Jr. ’67 Michael Parkin ’04 Chester J. Sheffield ’71 Beta Theta (Cornell) John J. Mangan ’61 Harrison L. Simmons ’08 Alpha Zeta (Arkansas) Alpha Upsilon (New York) Thomas C. Tillar Jr. ’71 Kirk R. LaVigne Jr. ’82 Michael F. D ’Annunzio ’01 Beta Mu (Texas) Russell T. Keene ’80 Zeta (Tennessee) Alpha Eta (Florida) Alpha Phi (Iowa State) Benjamin M. Davidson ’67 Robert D. Eddy ’87 Benjamin D. Boden ’01 Beta Kappa (Emory) Matthew S. Harrison ’89 Keith J. Ketchman ’74 Douglas J. Boden ’77 Robert G. Certain ’67 Christopher P. Kinney ’78 Chris E. Peterson ’91 Scott Fountain ’80 James O. Smith ’56 Justin B. Pera ’91 Milo W. Zidek ’54 Anthony C. Germann ’57 Kenneth H.Thomas Jr. ’65 N. Lawrence “Larry” Williams Sr. ’65 Donald E. Hazen ’59

Alpha Kappa (Missouri S&T) Clifford A. Mann ’67 Beta Nu (Oregon State) Eta (Tulane) Timothy E. Allen ’84 Robert H. Mitchell ’63 Joe F. Wegelin ’07 Markham D. Oswald ’73 Jeffrey L. Costellia ’85 Ray L. Rider ’59 Fernando F. Kielhorn ’84 Alpha Chi (Syracuse) Anthony J. Williams ’83 Theta (Rhodes) Robert E. Markland ’59 Carl E. Kaestner ’80 Joseph L. Ott ’76 Perrin R. Roller ’04 Beta Omicron (Oklahoma) Alpha Omega (Kansas State) Frederick D. Dupy ’73 Kappa (Transylvania) Daniel L. Ryan ’06 Daniel M. Bird ’59 D. W. Bill Struve ’70 Joseph A. Eskridge ’91 Charles A. Wentz Jr. ’54 Ryan C. Collett ’04 Beta Pi (Pennsylvania) Nu (Wofford) Alpha Nu (Missouri) Anthony S. Lask ’82 Joel L. Catania ’71 Gray T. Culbreath ’82 William L. Hancock ’72 Michael W. Riley ’84 David E. Edman ’73 Brian E. Handly ’84 Jeffrey A. Kaufman ’80 Omicron (Richmond) Brent W. Phillips ’87 Beta Beta (Washington) William N. Leary ’82 Ralph L. Byron ’56 Harvey A. Mackler ’72 Phillip P. Scaglia ’84 Thomas C. Rennie Jr. ’72 Brian R. Mann ’91 Adam L. Michaels ’97 Kevin Wilson ’81 Nathaniel S. Mucha ’94 Richard P. Myers ’69 Sigma (Vanderbilt) Alpha Xi (Cincinnati) Oscar C. Sandberg Jr. ’49 Richard L. Solit ’86 H. King Buttermore III ’63 Robert W. Dorsey ’52 Richard L. Sussman ’69 John D. Fitzgerald Jr. ’63 James A. Forristell ’01 Beta Gamma (Kansas) Bruce A. Wolfson ’71 Jack L. Hammond ’73 Robert M. White ’57 John M. Mang ’84 Beta Sigma (Carnegie Mellon) Gary E. Menchhofer ’65 Tau (North Carolina) Beta Delta (New Mexico) Joseph F. Thomas ’34 Jerry W. Askew Ph.D. ’73 Matthew L. Moorman ’87 Matthew B. Callahan ’08 J. Richard Futrell Jr. ’50 Nicholas J. Orphan ’65 Kevin D. Camp ’87 Beta Tau (Michigan) Glen A. Weissenberger ’65 Edward Medina ’12 Steven Z. Antone ’95 Upsilon (Auburn) Roger M. Weller ’61 Burke E. Raine ’98 Steven C. Buckner ’75 Beta Zeta (Southern Methodist) Anthony J. Stagliano ’64 Rick E. Charlton III ’61 Alpha Omicron (Southwestern) John L. Dozier ’91 Thomas A. Singletary ’95 William L. Green ’66 continued on page 38

SHIELD & DIAMOND SOCIETY – continued Robert W. Mashburn Jr. (Mississippi State, Gamma Theta ’80) Charles R. Spencer Jr. (Washington & Lee, Pi ’55) William F. McClure III (California State-Sacramento, Theta Tau ’83) Patrick Gerald Sweetman (Santa Clara, CA, Iota Omicron ’92) Gary L. McMullen (Oregon, Gamma Pi ’59) J. Duke Tramontanis (Georgia Tech, Alpha Delta ’75) Charles E. Novel (Tennessee, Zeta ’59) John A. Truchard (California State-Sacramento, Theta Tau ’95) James W. Owens (Louisiana Tech, Gamma Psi ’60) Tab Tetsuo Tsukuda (California State-Sacramento, Theta Tau ’81) Conner Atkinson Poe (Georgia, Alpha Mu ’99) Glen A. Weissenberger JD (Cincinnati, Alpha Xi ’65) Christopher W. Ramsay (Missouri S&T, Alpha Kappa ’90) Joseph T. Welsh (Linfield, Delta Rho ’93) Scott Reilly (San Diego State, Delta Kappa ’86) James S. Wilcox (North Carolina, Tau ’70) Kevin Dru Richards (Toledo, Epsilon Epsilon ’80) Thomas C. Woody (Northern Iowa, Theta Zeta ’08) Robert E. Smith (Bowling Green State, Delta Beta ’46) Robert W. Zembrodt Jr. (Rose-Hulman, Iota Delta ’94)

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 37 Beta Upsilon (Colorado) Delta Alpha (George Washington) William A. Harrahill ’91 Epsilon Omega (East Central) John T. Alderman ’88 Steven V. Aveni Jr. ’05 Kyle N. Pane ’14 Carl E. Anderson ’82 John J. Troiano ’88 Justin M. Neidig ’04 Justin L. Ptacnik ’03 Jared C. Campbell ’14 John G. Van Name ’04 Steven B. Wilson ’92 Beta Phi (Purdue) Delta Psi (Maryland) Christopher J. Inglot ’79 Delta Beta (Bowling Green State) Charles R. Clark ’66 Zeta Alpha A (Kettering) Aaron M. Smith ’05 Richard L. Mason ’60 Harris Ng ’91 Epsilon Gamma (Texas Tech)

Gamma Alpha (Alabama) Delta Gamma (Miami University) John S. Campbell ’74 Zeta Beta (Delta State) Frank Q. Lassiter ’96 Ronald H. Fanning ’55 Joseph M. Baker Jr. ’72 R. Rodney Hays ’68 John T. Murdock ’82 Jean C. Blackmon ’13 Mark A. Swanson ’82 Talmai O. Vickers ’68 Delta Epsilon (Tennessee- Maj. Trey A. Labella III ’94 Luke P. Cotton ’12 Chattanooga) William N. LaForge ’69 Gamma Beta (Nebraska) James E. Guffee Jr. ’83 Epsilon Delta (North Texas) George C. Miller Jr. ’97 Mark A. Spotanski ’99 Jenks C. Parker ’59 Kenneth L. McClintock ’82 Michael E. Montgomery ’97 Gamma Delta (Arizona) Delta Delta (Florida Southern) Kyle J. Pearson ’17 Zeta Epsilon (Western Kentucky) Eric S. Baker ’81 Brandon R. Giczewski’15 James J. Rafferty II ’87 Lance M. Coulter ’05 Daniel A. Berger ’99 George B. Ryan ’83 Steven L. Turner ’70 Victor A. Ellis ’84 Delta Zeta (Memphis) Damian E. Torres ’08 Jerry I. Corless ’12 William B. Govaars ’66 Jarrett M. Way ’13 Zeta Eta (Arkansas-Little Rock) Albert D. Hollingsworth Jr. ’61 Rayford R. Holmgren III ’09 Trey J. Gibeault III ’10 Thomas R. Kiggins IV ’91 Epsilon Epsilon (Toledo) Deryle T. House, Jr. ’90 James A. Koontz ’68 Brian F. Leith ’96 Jeffery T. Farris ’12 Jordan L. King ’10 Richard B. Summers ’64 Nevin E. Folino ’07 Rene D. Monteverde ’98 Zeta Iota (Old Dominion) R. John Theriault Jr. ’67 Jared R. Mayo ’12 Tarik J. Terry ’16 T. Randolph Shingler ’01 Joseph R. Szymanowski ’89 Justin D. True ’08 Darin E. Soll ’86 Delta Eta (Delaware) Paul J. Wannemacher ’80 Marc J. Bernstein ’75 Zeta Kappa (Ferris State) Gamma Epsilon (Utah State) David C. Bowsher ’78 Epsilon Theta (Colorado State) Jason E. Belland ’96 Jeremy K. Selley ’97 C. Frederick Mann ’78 Dan W. Corah ’83 Zeta Lambda (Adrian) Gamma Eta (Southern California) John F. McCann ’75 Epsilon Iota (Southeast Missouri Jacob F. Vanderlugt ’14 Jon P. Langford ’04 W. Brad Schlegel ’69 State) Zeta Xi (Western Carolina) Gamma Theta (Mississippi State) Delta Theta (Arkansas State) Justin A. Buck ’96 John M. Grunden ’90 Charles T. Cumbaa ’72 John A. Bobango ’74 Larry W. Eby ’88 David A. Eldridge ’05 Douglas R. Duckert ’05 Robert W. Kumming Jr. ’64 Zeta Omicron (California State Richard L. Shaner ’93 Terry L. Finn ’74 Mark S. Rutledge ’81 -Northridge) Patrick F. Haynes ’81 Kyle P. Waltz ’96 Barry H. Hinden ’68

Gamma Iota (Mississippi) Steven C. Puryear ’93 Charles M. Malone ’58 Epsilon Kappa (Lamar) Eric M. Scott ’85 Zeta Sigma (Florida Tech) William G. Wright, Jr. ’49 P. Charles Eldemire ’74 Joseph Caruso ’70 Delta Lambda (Florida State) Korey P. Kimball ’97 George J. Morstatt III ’68 Gamma Nu (Iowa) Charles R. Barnes ’65 Shawn D. Lowe ’91 David W. Munion ’77 Ronald F. Hedglin ’62 Kenneth A. Bryant III ’86 Frank Racioppi ’02 Epsilon Lambda (Murray State) Eric D. Carr ’01 Gamma Rho (Northwestern) Michael B. Brown ’00 Charles J. Reilly Jr. ’75 Paul M. Huettner ’09 Darius Sidebotham ’94 Delta Mu (Southern Mississippi) Bruce H. Schoumacher ’59 Epsilon Mu (East Carolina) Jerome V. Reel Jr. ’57 Willard K. Baker Sr. ’58 Zeta Phi (Missouri-St. Louis) Gamma Tau (Rensselaer) Joshua W. Schutts ’00 Keith F. Cooper ’80 Glenn O. Brown ’51 Epsilon Nu (Georgia State) Aaron M. Golchert ’03 Delta Nu (Wayne State) David T. Menachery ’98 Bobby H. Dulin Jr. ’76 Mark C. Dziatczak ’91 Frank D. Strickland ’66 Zeta Chi (Missouri State) Gamma Upsilon (Tulsa) Jeffrey S. Counts ’90 Delta Xi (Indiana) John P. Willis ’75 Michael V. Bradley ’88 John L. Lisher ’71 Michael G. Grunewald ’99 Epsilon Xi (Case Institute) Eta Alpha (Clemson) Edward A. Pease ’71 Timothy L. Beach ’78 Douglas C. Hague ’87 Eric R. Jones ’81 Jon S. Beamer ’93 Robert H. Schad ’90 Delta Pi (San Jose State) Epsilon Pi (Sam Houston State) W. Kirk Crawford ’79 William H. Vogle ’66 Matthew S. Sampson ’09 Wayne D. Little ’11 Jeffrey O. Duckworth ’84 Derek C. Ytreeide ’02 Gamma Chi (Oklahoma State) Kevin P. Shannon ’79 Epsilon Rho (Idaho State) Dick J. Beshear ’73 James R. Swindell ’70 Delta Sigma (Bradley) Victor W. Ramey ’66 Richard D. Forshee ’71 Harry J. Kaiko ’57 Joseph J. Turner, Jr. ’70 Austin T. Waugh ’06 Dan Koniecko ’94 Epsilon Sigma (Tennessee- Eta Epsilon (Angelo State) John M. Williams ’68 Dainius K. Valiukenas ’67 Martin) James P. Cox ’94 Michael J. Zuvanich ’86 William J. Hensley ’77 Christopher M. Zayas ’04 Gamma Psi (Louisiana Tech) Kevin M. Kelley ’78 William C. Clark III ’72 Delta Tau (Arizona State) Eta Zeta (Middle Tennessee George W. Levert, Jr. ’65 Austin R. Bloom ’14 Epsilon Upsilon (Gannon)

T. E. Maxwell ’50 Marcus C. Johnson ’14 Richard E. Beattie ’88 State) Kevin J. Blaser ’84 Eric A. Taylor ’91 Matthew J. Hauser ’75 Gamma Omega (Miami) Thomas A. Uebler ’99 Eta Mu (Armstrong State) John M. Cornell ’07 Epsilon Phi (Central Arkansas) Jay E. Carmichael ’07 Devang Desai ’03 Delta Upsilon (Stetson) Tony Thompson ’76 Nathan G. Rich ’11 Pablo A. Hernandez ’96 Allen W. Groves ’79 Patrick A. Talley Jr. 74 Kyle J. Riegler ’19 Peter S. Whitney Jr ’87 Epsilon Psi (Western Michigan) Arthur R. Nash ’68 Jeffrey D. Rubens ’76 Eta Nu (Northern Illinois) Delta Chi (Nebraska-Omaha) Kevin E. Virta ’83 James T. Stinson ’01 Wilbur K. Mills ’75 Vincent R. G. Drieling ’01 Steven Zamkov ’70 Timothy A. Smerz ’05 Robert W. Hall ’74

38 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Eta Omicron (Louisiana-Monroe) Theta Mu (Massachusetts) Iota Mu Chapter, Southern Illinois Kappa Omega (Wisconsin- George M. Talton IV ’93 Mark A. Casey ’86 Jeffrey S. Brown ’90 Whitewater) Tommy A. Walpole ’80 Scott A. DiMella ’86 Nicholas J. Dodd ’95 J. J. Arnold ’96 Jeffrey E. Phillips ’77 N. Ryan Flickinger ’94 Kyle J. Boehnen ’00 Eta Rho (Northern Kentucky) Mathew J. Forrest ’94 Kevin M. Delie ’07 Richard C. Seal ’13 Theta Xi (Texas A&M-Commerce) Christopher J. McMahon ’92 Nathaniel G. Smith ’89 Colby S. Charles ’10 Chad A. Tuneberg ’90 Lambda Alpha (California- Robert Allen Hacker ’78 Joshua D. Turnbull ’93 Riverside) Eta Tau (Austin Peay State) David M. Bornn II ’00 David T. Locke ’15 Theta Omicron (Indiana State) G. Lynn Weddle Jr. ’95 Matthew R. Folz ’07 Lambda Beta (Florida Atlantic) Iota Omicron (Santa Clara, CA) Eta Upsilon (Texas-Arlington) Jason D. Hill ’89 Michael D. Murphy ’04 Christopher C. Ehiogu ’11 Patrick G. Sweetman ’92 Logan G. Seger ’09 Eric P. Salzman ’00 Justin A. Gerstenfield ’06 Dr. Todd M. Jochem ’87 Iota Sigma (James Madison) F.R. Jenkins III ’84 Timothy Steven Griles ’92 Lambda Zeta (Drexel) Jalen J. Johnson ’13 Theta Pi (Alabama-Huntsville) Nicholas R. Rossino ’10 Roy L. Rucker, Jr ’13 Joseph E. Curtis ’04 Iota Upsilon (Georgia Southern)

Eddie P. White Jr. ’87 Robbie De Rojas ’93 Lambda Iota (Central Oklahoma) Daniel M. Stockton ’06 Theta Rho (Northern Arizona) Michael S. Domenicone ’93 Eta Phi (Central Florida) Jason S. Patterson ’92 Lambda Mu (Embry-Riddle) Brian T. Ahearn ’94 Iota Omega (Western) Patrick J. Coleman ’05 Joseph P. Egan ’89 Theta Sigma (Winthrop) Edward L. Rowe ’95 Jason S. Ziegler ’94 Timothy A. Martin ’08 Bart M. Gasiorowski ’03 Kappa Gamma (Florida Britt R. Massing ’89 Theta Tau (California State- Lambda Rho (North Carolina- International) Sacramento) Greensboro) Eta Omega (North Carolina- Richard L. Barbara ’98 Philip C. Nash II ’90 Adam I. Wassell ’09 Pembroke) Kappa Delta (Boston, MA) William S. Mason ’77 Theta Upsilon (Tennessee Tech) Christopher M. Babcock ’94 Lambda Upsilon (McNeese State) Stephen A. Dickens ’86 Bryan M. Haley ’13 Theta Alpha (North Alabama) Christopher F. Plott ’90 Lance A. Horner ’10 Robert C. Hunt ’93 Kappa Epsilon (Rockhurst) Mark E. Reavis ’81 Kyle J. Beulke ’05 Brian P. Milster ’02 Graham P. Jewell ’13 Lambda Phi (North Carolina- Theta Phi (Wichita State) Wilmington) Theta Beta (Montevallo) Logan M. Moore ’06 David D. Cox ’87 Richard K. Meek ’11 R. Brandon Barnhill ’93 Ferdinand E. Niemann IV ’04 Jonathan F. Nelson ’89 Theta Psi (Chapman) Lambda Chi (Virginia Kappa Theta (George Mason) Christian Barajas ’02 Commonwealth) Theta Delta (Francis Marion) James W. Twaddell ’95 Roberto A. Beaton, III ’01 Joshua T. Ronk ’10 Robby D. Sisco ’75 Matthew T. Greco ’03 Kappa Nu (Pacific) Lambda Omega (Townson) Theta Epsilon (Northeastern John M. Silberstein ’85 Chase R. Haag ’96 Kyle J. O’Rourke ’13 State)

Mark D. Binder ’87 Iota Alpha (Wyoming) Kappa Xi (Albany) Michael L. Jacobsen ’04 Joshua G. Fensterstock Esq. ’96 Mu Beta (Kennesaw State) Eric P. Johnson ’12 Theta Zeta (Northern Iowa) Robert R. Parsons, Jr. ’01 Kappa Pi (South Dakota) Tom C. Woody ’08 Mu Epsilon (California State- Iota Beta (California State- Bryan D. Benson ’99 Fullerton) Theta Theta (Texas A & M) Fresno) Dzenan B. Berberovic ’08 Eduardo Maciel ’13 Nathanael J. Hill ’11 Robert Orozco Jr. ’96 KC Herman ’14 R. Vance Howard ’84 Kaleb C. Schneider ’05 Mu Xi (Bridgewater State) Kappa Phi (California-San Diego) Jonathan C. Homeyer ’87 John T. Wilson ’15 Anthony J. Fiori ’97 Laurence L. Lehman III ’82 Iota Gamma (Nebraska-Kearney) Benjamin J. Allemann ’04 Kevin Hanson ’02 Michael D. Rudin ’81 Friends Scott P. Moore ’87 Brett B. Helberg ’11 Forrest G. Surles ’81 Kimberly J. Novak Matthew P. Saathoff ’96 Michael R. McMillan, Esq. ’97 Mark A. Swann ’98 Karoline J. Sheffield, In Memory Cody A. Sasek ’03 of Frederick J. Sheffield Kappa Psi (Cal Poly-Pomona) Theta Kappa (Indiana Southeast) Nathan R. Summerfield ’07 (Alpha Tau ’43, Utah) Blake A. Orlando ’98 Michael Anthony Denison ’77 Ginny N. Stalker Iota Delta (Rose-Hulman) Stanley H. Palmer ’98 Theta Lambda (Creighton) John P. Lewington ’97 Matthew J. MacVey ’97 Iota Theta (San Luis Obispo) Randall L. Ross ’98

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GAMMA CHI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DELTA PSI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Oklahoma State University Delta Psi Alumni Association and members of the Gamma Chi Alumni Association’s annual banquet Delta Psi Alumni Advisory Board have been holding has been cancelled for 2021 due to COVID-19. Zoom meetings with the Delta Psi Chapter. Through Victor Jordan Plans for upcoming alumni events are fluid with these virtual communications, they are developing (Nevada-Las Vegas, Kappa Omicron ’97) the COVID-19 situation. There are still opportunities a platform to unite each arm of Delta Psi at the Victor Jordan (Nevada-Las Vegas ’97) was named to connect with the chapter members and alumni University of Maryland which includes the alumni First Responder of the Month for the State of by attending alumni association virtual meetings. association, alumni advisory board, housing corpo- Nevada; Jason Frame (Nevada-Las Vegas ’97) won For further information on how to get involved ration, and Delta Psi Chapter. Creating a dynamic, and stay informed of upcoming events, visit the interactive online presence will lead to greater website www.osupikes.org, Facebook page “OSU coordination of events and more educational and PIKE Alumni, Gamma Chi Chapter”, or provide your networking opportunities. contact information to the alumni association at DPAA’s annual Chapter Endowment Fund [email protected]. fundraiser was a success. Plans are being made for a virtual Founders Day celebration via Zoom. For more information regarding the DPAA, visit NSU PIKE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Theta Epsilon www.facebook.com/DeltaPsiAlumni or www. Jason Frame deltapsialumnipike.org. Membership information (Nevada-Las Vegas, Kappa Omicron ’97) NSU Pike Alumni Association’s 24th annual golf or news on upcoming events can be obtained tournament and barbeque lunch was held at by contacting association president Garrett the Top Tech Executive Award-Government Entity; Cherokee Springs Golf Course. Alumni and un- Armentrout ’17 at [email protected]. and Paul Chaffee, CCIM (Nevada-Las Vegas ’97) dergraduates enjoyed the day together, and four became broker | partner at C Squared Real Estate scholarships were awarded at the event. For infor- Services in July 2020. mation on association membership and upcoming GOLDEN WEST Las Vegas Area Alumni Association continues to events, contact president Gary Cacy ’93 at gecacy@ host monthly events to connect local alumni and sbcglobal.net or treasurer Bruce Hoop ’75 at bruce- undergraduates. News and event information [email protected]. LAS VEGAS AREA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION may be found at www.lvpikealumni.com, www. Las Vegas Area Alumni Association has had a lot facebook.com/groups/LVAA and on Twitter at ATLANTIC COAST of excitement recently. LVAA members Matt Ty- @PIKELVAreaAlum. To join this 11-time recipient burski (California State-Sacramento ’97) hosted of the William R. Nester Alumni Association of the annual Piketoberfest; John O’Connor (Neva- the Year association, contactMatt Tyburski ’97 at NEW YORK CITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION da-Las Vegas, Kappa Omicron’97) was featured on [email protected]. the November 2020 cover of Referee magazine; In November 2020, Pi Kappa Alpha New York City Alumni Association (NYCAA) sponsored a Cranks- HEARTLAND giving Day Ride to raise money for God’s Love We Deliver (GLWD), which prepares and delivers 2,000,000 nutritious meals annually (11,000 meals ZETA CHI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION per day) to New Yorkers who are too ill to cook or Missouri State University shop for themselves. The effects of COVID-19 on New York’s most vulnerable population have been devastating, and GLWD has seen a 26% increase in need this year. In preparation for the Cranksgiving event, members of the NYCAA participated in a 45-minute virtual class led by a professional cycling coach. The group appreciates the efforts of athletics chair John Campbell IV (George Washington, Delta Alpha ’94) and community service chair Robert Green (West Virginia, Alpha Theta ’08) to organize this event. Zeta Chi Alumni Association held several events over the holiday period to celebrate and to keep The Cranksgiving Day Ride fundraiser is still open brotherhood alive during this difficult time. They to help GLWD through donations at https://give. hosted their first virtual happy hour over Zoom glwd.org/campaign/pi-kappa-alpha-chapter-of- in December. Upcoming remote events will allow nyc-cranksgiving-day-ride-2020/c305768. opportunities for all interested alumni stay connected. John O’Connor The alumni association also hosted two simul- (Nevada-Las Vegas, Kappa Omicron ’97) taneous holiday luncheons across Missouri on

40 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 December 18, with over 50 attendees enjoying NORTHWEST Theta Tau Pikes won the IFC Most Philanthropic each other’s company. This tradition started in Organization on campus in ’82; they won Excellence St. Louis and has expanded to Kansas City and Awards in ’82, ’83. ’84 and ’86 and the illustrious Springfield. BIG SKY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Smythe Award in 1983. Other national awards Montana State University include 20/50 Recruitment Award in ’09; 20/20 Re- cruitment Award in ’11; 20/30 Recruitment Award KEYSTONE Big Sky Alumni Association would like to thank all who attended Founders Day Cities Parties, events in ’13; 100 Man Chapter Award in ’14; and Work to further the bonds of brotherhood and allow an Day Participation Awards in ’05, ’06, ’12, and ’20. BETA SIGMA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION opportunity to connect brothers where they live. With over 900 alumni; 500+ members on the Pike Carnegie Mellon University Please forward reimbursement receipts for these Alumni-Sacramento State Facebook page; a strong events to Lew Crouch ’91 at lewiscrouch@gmail. and active alumni association; 25 alumni golf tour-

com. Montana State has done a great job hosting naments; and most recently the $10,000 funding virtual events, and upcoming university events can and vesting of the Theta Tau Chapter Endowment be found on the university website at MSUAF.org. Fund, Theta Tau continues to dominate the Sac After having Homecoming postponed in 2020, stay State campus. tuned for more information on the October 9, 2021 Sixteen alumni from Theta Tau Chapter donated Homecoming event. towards the Chapter Endowment Fund. The fund is now permanently endowed and will begin produc- GAMMA XI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ing annual scholarships for the brothers of Theta Washington State University Tau to attend PIKE University events. Beta Sigma alumni have successfully repaired their 1927 American LaFrance fire truck, including a new In December, Gamma Xi Alumni Advisory Board Thanks to all the alumni who have donated to bell. They are appreciative for the support of all and undergraduate executive council convened a support this fund! Your gifts will impact the lives of alumni who helped the effort and presented each 2021 goal setting retreat with 14 participants via the Sacramento State Pike brotherhood for years to with a 3D-printed version of the firetruck. Pandem- Zoom. In January, several Gamma Xi alumni hit the come. Donors included John Byrd ’82, Greg Meyer ic permitting, they hope to bring the fire truck back ski slopes with CityLeague ski racing. CityLeague ’82, Phil Nash ’90, John Howarth ’81, Randy Fischer to campus in 2021 to celebrate Sweepstakes 100 is the country’s largest team ski racing program, ’82, Scott Guest ’83, Tab Tsukuda ’81, Joe Gibson and Beta Sigma Chapter’s centennial anniversary. composed of over 100 teams and over 1,000 Seattle ’81, OJ Vallejo ’81, Bill Schmalzel ’81, Dave Mon- Special thanks to Ken Janowitz ’68, Jim Plymyer area skiers, snowboarders, and telemarkers, who dragon ’81, Bill McClure ’83, Pat Robison ’81, Kary ’74, and Skip Brazelton’76 for championing this compete in a six-week series running from January Moore ’81, Theta Tau undergraduate chapter Phi effort. through early March. Phi KA Club, and Theta Tau Alumni Association. Upcoming events include the 33rd annual Gamma Theta Tau Alumni Association previously hosted Xi Alumni Association golf tournament, scheduled anniversary celebrations at the 10, 20, and 30-year MIDWEST for mid-June 2021 at the Willows Run Golf Course marks. The 40th is upcoming, but due to the pan- in Redmond. demic the plans have not been rolled out yet. DELTA XI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION For more information visit https://sites.omegafi. Indiana University com/pikewashst/alumni-information or contact association presidentDan Studer ’92 at wazzupikes@ ROCKIES At the end of 2020, Delta Xi Alumni Association’s comcast.net or 425-333-5230. board of directors developed a five-year vision which includes developing stronger relations GAMMA EPSILON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION with alumni and the undergraduate chapter. PACIFIC COAST Utah State University The association is also looking for volunteers to Gamma Epsilon Chapter hosted a virtual Founders help with events, recruitment, and member rela- Day celebration on March 6, 2021. The alumni as- tions. Delta Xi alumni interested in volunteering, THETA TAU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION sociation is looking forward to having their annual or in alumni association membership, contact California State University-Sacramento Homecoming Tailgate BBQ this fall at Maverick [email protected]. Stadium. Watch for updates about the Centenni- al Capital Campaign over the next six months, or THETA OMICRON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION contact Jeremy Selley ’97 at jpselley78@hotmail. Indiana State University com for further information. Thank you to the alumni and friends of the chapter who contributed to the PIKE Education Fund as a part of Giving Tuesday. With your help, the Pay It Back, Pay It Forward campaign raised $2,500 for PIKE scholarships. This year, more than ever Alumni Associations: before, those scholarships are making a difference for young Pikes. Theta Omicron Alumni Association Share your story! would also like to thank those alumni who par- Theta Tau Chapter was colonized on October 26, ticipated in the November phone-a-thon. It was 1980, inspected on March 8, 1981 and installed on Take advantage of great to connect with fellow alumni to provide a April 25, 1981, with the efforts and support ofFred brief update and obtain accurate contact informa- McNally (Miami, Gamma Omega ’51) who became the potential of the tion. If you were not contacted to confirm your their first chapter advisor. information, please contact the association at Shield & Diamond The Pikes at Sac State immediately dominated the [email protected]. and grow your association! Although so many events are tentative, the associ- campus. PIKE campus leaders included five Associ- ation looks forward to in-person events when safe. ated Students, Inc. (ASI) presidents between 1979- 87, with many other brothers involved in student Visit government and represented in the ROTC. Theta Tau Chapter dominated the Sac State varsity foot- www.pikes.org/magazine-notes ball team, and many others played intramurals and competed in Greek Week. to send us your news.

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 41 Haines was honorably discharged from active service on November 14, 1969. ALUMNI After the army he got a BFA in art at East Carolina University. He remained involved with Pi Kappa Alpha as an alumnus member and was one of the refounding fathers for Epsilon Mu Chapter at East Carolina in the 1980s and a founding father for NOTES Kappa Kappa Chapter North Carolina-Charlotte in the early 1990s. Haines taught stand-up comedy for about a AUBURN decade in the 2000s. He retired in 2016 from Upsilon his 44-year career in comedy and nightclub management. Corey L. Cooper ’16 is a commercial lines producer at River ILLINOIS Tree Insurance in Huntsville, Beta Eta Alabama.

CALIFORNIA-DAVIS Theta Omega 14, 2020. On November 14, he was baptized Brian M. Oard ’85 is the western regional pres- into the Catholic faith at Our Lady Queen of ident for Wilmington Trust based out of Los Angels in Newport Beach, California. Theta Angeles, California. Psi Chapter brother John M. Silberstein ’85 A group of Beta Eta late-1980s initiates had their was the deacon performing the ceremony. CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO Corona tests and headed out to the Great Rocky Kappa Phi Mountain West for their annual gathering at the GANNON Moose River Ranch in Northern Colorado. The Kelvin O. Rebollo ’05 is the Epsilon Upsilon group included (from left) Paul Robertson ’92, quality manager at Magnet- In the spring of 1967, Thomas Brett R. Maher ’89, Giacomo E. Caliendo ’89, ic Component Engineering, L. Haines ’65 received his Gregory Bante ’91, friend, T. Markus Funk ’88, Inc., a leading manufacturer bachelor’s degree in mar- John R. Jones ’89, Brady Maher (Brett’s brother), of rare earth magnets, and keting from Gannon in one and (not pictured) Anthony J. Southard ’88, high-reliability magnet as- hand and his draft notice Denny C. Fish ’89, and Steven D. Davis ’89. semblies for aerospace, in the other. With a wicked medical, defense, and indus- sense of humor and ap- INDIANA trial applications. preciation for the absurd, Delta Xi SNAFU: My he published Scott D. MacDonald ’66 has written Education CHAPMAN Vietnam Vacation of 1969, Theta Psi Without Debt, a book is about the high cost a book which chronicles his journey from basic of college education, unsustainable levels of Matthew T. Greco ’03 and his wife, Dejah, infantry training at Fort Dix to joining Reming- welcomed their first child, Elijah, on May ton’s Raiders in Pleiku and An Khe, Vietnam. continued on page 44

Florida Tech Alumnus Chosen as Battalion Commander LTC Nate Dibling (Florida Tech, Zeta Sigma as a platoon leader, maintenance control officer ’98) was selected by the Texas Army National and as a battalion S4. During this time he twice Guard Senior Leadership Board to be the bat- deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom talion commander for the 949 Brigade Support (OIF-02 and OIF 06-08). Battalion (BSB). The 949 Brigade Support Bat- Dibling received his bachelor of science in ocean talion provides logistics support to the 56th engineering from Florida Tech, and his master Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The 949th BSB of science from the Eastern Michigan University. is headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas and is one He has completed the Army Ordnance Officer of the premier Sustainment Battalions in the Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and Texas Army National Guard. The 949th BSB is General Staff College. composed of nine subordinate companies with a total of 762 soldiers. He took command in the His awards and decorations include the Bronze spring 2021. Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal Third Award, Army Commendation Medal, Army Dibling is a fourth generation soldier, son of an Reserve Component Achievement Ribbon Army veteran, and grandson of a World War Second Award, National Defense Service Medal, II and Korean War veteran. He began his mil- helped plan the division’s 19-05 WFX. Prior to Iraq Campaign Medal w/Bronze Star, Global War itary service in 2002 through the Florida Tech this position, he served as the battalion executive on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal w/Bronze Star, Army ROTC program in Melbourne, Florida. He officer and support operation officer for 449th Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Human- was commissioned as an ordnance officer and ASB where he deployed in support of Operation itarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve served five and a half years on active duty with Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. Medal w/M device and Hourglass Device, Army assignments in the 1st Cavalry Division before Dibling served as the company commander Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon Second transitioning to the Texas Army National Guard and senior platoon trainer for the Texas Officer Award, and the Order of St. Maurice Legionnaire in 2008. He served as the 36th Sustainment Candidate School where he was responsible for Medal. Brigade’s support operations officer. training over 150 officers. Prior to joining the Texas Army National Guard, he served with 1-8th Dibling and his wife, Heather, have three chil- Dibling was most recently assigned to 36ID Head- dren, Nathan, Allison, and Adele. quarters as the G5 logistics planner where he Cavalry Battalion at Fort Hood, where he served

42 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Brother Feature Michael Whan Steps Down as LPGA Commissioner PHOTOCOURTESY OF LPGA ne of the hardest jobs of a leader is to “Oknow when their work is done.” In a letter to the LPGA board of directors, Brother Michael Whan (Miami University, Delta Gamma ’84) notified the golf world that his mission to grow women’s golf was completed. Later this year, he will depart his role as the eighth and longest serving commissioner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association. When Whan joined the LPGA in 2010, he set four main priorities: Create a strong annual schedule of events, increase purse sizes, grow television exposure and create a stronger next generation. He knew that, by working extremely hard and staying true to himself, he could positively impact women’s golf. He has delivered results. Under Whan’s leadership, the LPGA is now seen as his success on the course, he also grew young women through the game of golf. the all-encompassing, global tour. By TV exposure and sponsorship of the PGA As a result, they have helped to get over embracing the globalization of the game Tour, resulting in staggering increases 90,000 young women involved in junior and expanding the tour’s event footprint, in tournament purses and payouts. golf programs. he’s grown the total number of events from Brother Whan has done the same thing 23 to 34. for women’s golf. Through innovative The expanded schedule now includes partnerships with global corporations To create a stronger 11 events outside of North America. With and increased TV exposure, purse sizes the increase in events comes increased have grown 90 percent since 2011 to over next generation, Whan exposure. Hours of TV coverage of $76 million dollars. In 2019, for the first expanded the LPGA’s role women’s golf have more than doubled time ever, a winner of a woman’s golf from 200 per year in 2011 to over 400; with tournament took home a one million in Girls Golf, a partnership all 34 events televised in 2020. Weekend dollar prize. In 2021, they’ll have two with the United States Golf coverage of women’s golf on major TV opportunities to win over $1 million. networks has increased from two events to Finally, to create a stronger next Association to empower seven in the past eleven years. generation, Whan expanded the LPGA’s young women Tiger Woods is widely considered the role in Girls Golf, a partnership with the best thing to happen to men’s golf. Beyond United States Golf Association to empower “We are entering 2021 on a wave of PHOTOCOURTESY OF LPGA momentum – a strong schedule with record purses, new events/sponsors, double-digit viewership growth, and a talented team that demonstrated exceptional skill, resilience and capability to lead through challenging times.” Brother Whan is a 2018 inductee of the Order of West Range and was featured in the Shield & Diamond as a PIKE Power Player in 2015. He has also donated his time to Pi Kappa Alpha by serving as the Leadership Lecturer at the 2019 Marvin and Nancy Dennis Chapter Executives Conference. v

Story by Benjamin D. Boden Mike Whan helps with a member of the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf program (Iowa State, Alpha Phi ’01)

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 43 student debt, and possible NORTHERN KENTUCKY age in the turbulent 1960s solutions to provide an af- Eta Rho in America. Their friendship fordable education for many LTC Keith A. Sherman ’87 is deployed to Camp takes them on adventures to Americans. Businessman and Arifjan, Kuwait in support of operations in places they never expected, philanthropist MacDonald the Middle East. He is assigned as the Deputy teaching lessons on politics, examines the real-life impact Support Operations Officer of the 310th Support sex, and acceptance that last of student debt on borrow- Command (Expeditionary). far beyond their high school ers. Weaving together stories years. of debt-impaired lives with OLD DOMINION stories of personal success, Zeta Iota WAYNE STATE he reveals the devastating personal and societal Gregory S. Marcel ’95 is di- Delta Nu impact of the debt problem and offers possible rector of operations at Pay- solutions. He explores the efforts of colleges Stephen J. Kinzey ’85 is the merang in Richmond, Virgin- and private philanthropists to make education owner of SK America LLC. ia, overseeing the end-to-end affordable and relates his own experience of January 2021 marked ten process that delivers a funding financial aid for need-eligible students years of his company provid- world-class ePayments ex- at five universities. ing small businesses with perience. high powered websites and internet marketing strate- LAMAR gies. He has two children, a Epsilon Kappa son and a daughter. Timothy T. McMurray ’90 began his sixth year ROCKHURST as director of athletics at Texas A&M Universi- Kappa Epsilon VANDERBILT ty-Commerce. He was named the 2020 National After graduating from Rock- Sigma Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics hurst University, Andrew Q. Stephen S. Sands ’97 is man- (NACDA) Division II Athletics Director of the Year Eck ’02 began working in aging director for commer- in recognition of record levels of academic and Washington, D.C. for fellow cial growth at The Riverside competitive success for the institution. McMur- Pike and former U.S. Senator Company in Atlanta, Georgia. ray also serves as a faculty-staff advisor to Theta Pat Roberts (Kansas State, Xi Chapter at Texas A&M-Commerce. Alpha Omega ’55) [KS-R]. Eck later served as staff director MICHIGAN STATE of a subcommittee on the Iota Iota House Financial Services Committee, served as deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for VIRGINIA TECH Matthew K. Burns ’89 received the 2020 Senior Epsilon Scientist Award from Division 16 (School Psychol- legislative affairs under Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and recently cofounded DiRoma Eck & Co. LLP, ogy) of the American Psychological Association Seth Lytton ’03 has recently invested in and taken a government relations firm specializing in fi- leadership of 3S Auto a marketing spin-off of for a meritorious career of scholarship. Burns is nancial policy issues. Three Ships. 3S Auto provides affiliate marketing a professor at the University of Missouri. services for auto companies in a variety of verti- TENNESSEE cals such as insurance, maintenance, warranties, NORTHERN ARIZONA Zeta roadside assistance, auto transport and more. Theta Rho Larry Lunsford ’71 has writtenBrad: A Novel – a is head coach for the USA Jacob Czechowski ’95 book about friends turning to and against each Women’s Goalball National Team, USABA. other as they tackle the challenges of coming of

Missouri Alum Raises $34,000 for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s

An Alzheimer’s Association Milligan said. “During even challenging times, with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, including volunteer and FedEx em- however, the generosity of Memphis and others 444,000 unpaid caregivers in Tennessee. ployee raised $34,000 for grew beyond my wildest expectations. I’m honored the 2020 Walk to End Alz- to have so many family, friends and FedEx co-work- To learn more about Wes Milligan’s story, go to heimer’s in Memphis. And ers join our vision of a world without Alzheimer’s.” http://act.alz.org/goto/WesMilligan. For more he’s just getting started. information on the Alzheimer’s Association Walk FedEx Freight, headquartered in Memphis, has to End Alzheimer’s, visit http://alz.org/walk. Over the past eight years, sponsored the Memphis Walk to End Alzheimer’s The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzhei- Wes Milligan (Missouri, for four years in a row (2017-2020), and Milligan mer’s is the world’s largest event to raise aware- Alpha Nu ’98) has raised is just one example of FedEx team members sup- ness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support more than $120,000 for porting the communities where they live and work. and research. Since 1989, the Alzheimer’s Asso- the fight against Alzhei- ciation® mobilized millions of Americans in the mer’s and other dementia “Giving back is part of the FedEx culture, and we Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk®; now the – and on his 40th birthday take pride in knowing that our team members are Alzheimer’s Association is continuing to lead the in 2019, he pledged to raise $200,000 over the next committed to impactful and meaningful work to way with Walk to End Alzheimer’s. 10 years. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and a year deliver a better future for communities around marked by logistical challenges, Milligan leveraged the globe,” said Jeff Greer, senior vice president, The Alzheimer’s Association is a worldwide volun- the power of online storytelling and his social media Human Resources, FedEx Freight. tary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s network to achieve a personal fundraising record. care, support and research. Its mission is to lead the The milestone placed him among the Top 30 Na- More than 5 million Americans are living with way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by tionwide Walkers for the Alzheimer’s Association. Alzheimer’s disease – the sixth-leading cause of accelerating global research, driving risk reduction death in the United States. In Tennessee alone, and early detection, and maximizing quality care “I’m committed to raising awareness and funds for 120,000 people are currently living with the and support. Alzheimer’s support, but I had my doubts I would disease. Additionally, more than 16 million family reach my fundraising goal during the pandemic,” members and friends provide care to people living

44 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 Chapter Eternal

FREDERICK M. ABRAHAM SCHUYLER ALLEN BRADLEY BAKER JR. School for 30 years. He was also an adjunct (Millsaps, Alpha Iota ’54) (Alabama, Gamma Alpha ’66) professor at Linfield College for 19 years teaching art for elementary teachers. During his time Frederick Michael Abraham Schuyler Allen Bradley Baker at Patton he also coached baseball and football. entered Chapter Eternal on Jr. entered Chapter Eternal He also volunteered for the McMinnville Fire November 12, 2020. He was on October 28, 2020. Allen Department for 41 years as a firefighter and later a 1957 graduate of Millsaps graduated from the Univer- a photographer. He also served for 13 years as College, where he played on sity of Alabama in 1969, and a photographer for McMinnville Police Depart- the tennis team. He then Cumberland School of Law ment. attended law school at the in 1973. He was a partner University of Mississippi. In with Balch & Bingham for Some of Belderrain’s passions and talents were addition, Abraham was a member of the United nearly 50 years and served as the firm’s general teaching, volunteering, photography, baseball, States Army Reserves. counsel. He married Patty Wilson in 1974 and art, singing, being with his family especially his raised their four children in Birmingham. He was grandkids, being at the beach, and his enormous He began his 55-year career in the insurance a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather, group of friends. He would most like to be re- industry by opening Freddy Abraham & Associ- spending his free time with his family at Lake membered as a man of God, husband, father, ates. Nothing fulfilled him more than helping his Martin and in Cashiers, North Carolina. Widely grandfather, and brother. clients plan for their financial future. He served known as “Big Al”, he loved telling ghost stories as president of the Vicksburg Life Underwrit- and creating fun adventures for his grandchil- He was a founder of the Portland Area Alumni ers, was a Million Dollar Roundtable member, dren. He served as coach, commissioner, and Association in 2011. inducted into the Order of Excalibur & Hall of chairman of Mountain Brook Athletics and He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Chris; his Fame with Equitable Life Assurance Company. coached many of his children’s sports teams He was a member of the Vicksburg Lions Club, a children Kendra, Ky, and Sydne; six grandchildren; throughout the years. He enjoyed playing golf and two brothers, Mike and Ed. member of St. George Orthodox Church, where with his buddies in the Chiselers dogfight at the he was president of the board of trustees and Country Club of Birmingham. He was a long-time ROBERT D. CAMP taught Sunday School. Abraham was a founding member of Canterbury United Methodist Church (Mississippi State, Gamma Theta ’61) member of River City Rescue Mission with many and the Crawford Owen Sunday School class. years of service on the board. Robert Daniel Camp entered Allen served on the board of directors of the St. Chapter Eternal on October He was ranked #1 in Men’s Doubles for 20 years Vincent’s Foundation and was a former president 25, 2020. A graduate of Mis- winning state tennis and southern regional titles. of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of sissippi State University, He was an active member of the USTA and loved Alabama and Northwest Florida. He was a Camp taught for a time in the helping teach tennis to young people. He assisted member of the Monday Morning Quarterback Vicksburg public schools, but with the Julie Jabour Abraham Memorial Tennis Club and Kiwanis Club of Birmingham. Baker was returned to Starkville. He Tournament each year it was held, and was proud also a member, president, and king of the Beaux joined the faculty of Missis- when his three granddaughters competed in Arts Krewe. He was a fellow for the American sippi State before devoting his full attention to the tournament named for their aunt. An active College of Trial Lawyers, and served on the creating and managing the Cotton District, a member of the governing board of the Warren American Board of Trial Advocates and on the nationally recognized residential and commercial County Republican Party, Abraham served as a Advisory Board of the Cumberland School of development. Camp remained committed to colonel on staff for Governor John Bell Williams. Law. public education and served for many years on Abraham became an active member of First Baker served as a long-time house corporation the board of trustees for the Starkville School Baptist Church Vicksburg, was a member of the chairman for Gamma Alpha Chapter at the Uni- District. In that role he was a champion for the Cecil Knox Men’s Sunday School Class and served versity of Alabama. arts. He also supported the Starkville Arts Council as a spiritual counselor at FBC Medical-Dental and was the guiding light behind the Cotton He is survived by his wife, Patty; four children, District Arts Festival. From 2005 to 2009, he was Clinic. He served for twelve years as the State Brad Baker, Will Baker, Mike Baker, and Sally Chairman of Christians United for Israel in Mis- mayor of Starkville, Mississippi and brought his Woods; eleven grandchildren; his sister, Katie business expertise to city government. sissippi, which included evangelistic work on Lasker and sisters-in-law, Cindy Baker and Peggy crusades with John Hagee Ministries across the Pate. His many friends praised Camp for his intellec- U.S. and Costa Rica, Italy, Canada and Israel. tual curiosity and wide-ranging knowledge, for DANIEL W. BELDERRAIN his keen wit and ready laugh, for his innovative He is survived by his wife of fifty-three years, Sara (Linfield, Delta Rho ’70) Stevenson Abraham, daughter, Angela Abraham ideas, for his open mind and generous spirit, Ladner, granddaughters Amelia Jane, Julianna Daniel W. Belderrain entered and for his willingness to take a stand on issues Elizabeth, and Alexandra Sara Ladner, brother, Chapter Eternal on Saturday of importance. Dr. George Ronald Abraham, Aunt Dolores Hike June 6, 2020. He graduated Camp was a founder of the Gamma Theta Alumni Jabour and numerous other Abraham and Jabour from Davis High School in Association in 2010. family nephews, nieces and cousins. 1967 and joined the Marine Corps. Belderrain served in He is survived by his wife, Gemma; son, Robert Viet Nam, earning a Purple A. Camp, daughter-in-law, Emily, and their Heart in April 1968. Upon daughter; by his son, Bonn Camp, daughter-in- discharge, he enrolled in Linfield College where law Jessica, and their daughter; by his brother, he met his wife, Chris. He earned a bachelor of Dewey W. Camp; sister, Bonnie W. Camp; and arts in art and education in 1973 and a master by multiple nieces and nephews. of education degree in 1974. Belderrain taught art at McMinnville Junior High and Patton Middle

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 45 JOHN R. COVILLI engood’s death. “We were teammates in ’98, The Pence Family has established the Brad Pence (Southeast Missouri State, Epsilon Iota ’75) ’99 and 2000, and he would go to elementary Pi Kappa Alpha Leadership Scholarship. schools, out of his own pocket would just do Pikes.org/Pence. John Robert Covilli entered these seminars called ‘The National Campaign Gift can be made online at: Chapter Eternal on Saturday, to Stop Violence,’ and he would preach against Gifts can be mailed to: December 26, 2020. As a bullying, and was just a really positive individual PIKE Foundation lifelong resident of St. that wanted to help people while integrating this Charles, Missouri, he was 8347 West Range Cove campaign into his racing. On top of all of that, Memphis, TN 38125 passionate about helping out he was a really fast race car driver.” his community. He served Note: Please include “Brad Pence Leadership many years on the board for Liebengood began working as an officer guarding Scholarship” in the memo line of the check. the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County and the Capitol building in 2005, and was on duty ROBERT A. PLATT actively raised funds for many local organiza- during the riots on Jan. 6, according to reporting (Florida, Alpha Eta ’45) tions. from The Washington Post. Robert Allison “Al” Platt Covilli found the perfect career fit in his nearly 41 “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his friends, entered Chapter Eternal on years with Dale Carnegie & Associates. With his family and colleagues,” a statement from Capitol December 12, 2020. He grad- upbeat, optimistic, loyal character, he inspired Police read. “We ask that his family, and other uated from Daytona Main- those around him to follow his “in what ways USCP officers’ and their families’ privacy be re- land High School in 1945 and can we” attitude. Always quick with a smile, a spected during this profoundly difficult time.” accepted a football scholar- kind word and a nickname, he will be missed Liebengood is the second Capitol police officer to ship to the University of by all who worked with him in the worldwide Florida. After a single semes- organization. die since Jan. 6. Officer Brian Sicknick died from injuries sustained during the Capitol building riot. ter he was called into active duty in the Army A captivating story teller with a strong streak of Air Corps as an enlisted man, serving two years. kind humor, Covilli could weave a memory into D. BRADFORD “BRAD” PENCE He reentered UF and graduated with a bachelor a story, most often including his family, friends (Nebraska-Omaha, Delta Chi ’54) of science degree in 1950. While at Florida he met his wife, Betty. They were married in 1950 and their children, golf, travel and his beloved Brad Pence entered Chapter and their life together spanned over 50 years. St. Louis sports teams. Eternal on December 29, He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, 2020. His work career covered 37 years, all with the General Electric company. Shortly after beginning Marie; their two sons, John Andrew “Drew”, A graduate the University of as a salesman in Tampa he was recalled into the and Brendon Covilli; a grandson; siblings Pamela Nebraska at Omaha in 1957, Army for the Korean War and served two years Heinbecker, Betty Barro, Ron Covilli, and Tom Pence had a distinguished as an Infantry 1st Lt. stationed in Japan. Following Covilli; as well as numerous neices and nephews. university career which in- his military discharge, he returned to his sales cluded the presidency of Omicron Delta Kappa, HOWARD LIEBENGOOD job with GE, and was transferred to Jacksonville. vice president of Delta Chi Chapter, and being (Purdue, Beta Phi ’88) From there his career included promotions into named the Distinguished Military Graduate. He multiple management positions that took him Howard Liebengood entered also met and married chapter Dream Girl, Irene and his family to New York City, Cleveland, and Chapter Eternal on January Rorick. Atlanta, finally returning to Tampa as Florida 9, 2021. He graduated from Manager for the GE Consumer Lighting Business, Purdue in 1991 with a bach- Chapter brother Rev. Dr. Gary Sallquist ’57 (past international president 1970-72) recalls, where he retired in 1987. elor’s degree in history. “In fall 1956 he took an uncertain young pledge Beyond his love for family and friends, his pas- Beta Phi Chapter’s Instagram (me) to be his little brother, and I shall be forever sions included traveling, being a member of the account, “purduepikes,” grateful. Toward the end of my freshman year, I Gideons International association, fishing, golf posted a photo of Liebengood on Jan. 10. The was expressing my frustration at not yet being and any collegiate sport, especially the Gators. caption read: certain of my major. Brad said, ‘just keep studying He is survived by his three sons and their fam- hard, do your best, and that will all sort itself ilies; Bob Platt and granddaughters Allison “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news out. What you can do however, is decide the and Emily; son Tom Platt and wife, Michele, of the passing of our brother, Officer Howard kind of man you want to be and start working and grandson Thomas; son John Platt and Liebengood. Officer Liebengood had served with on that right now.’ That conversation literally wife Nancy, and grandsons Joe and Drew. the United States Capitol Police for 15 years. Our changed my life and began what turned out to He is also survived by his brother-in-law Bill thoughts and prayers are with his family and be a 64-year long friendship.” loved ones at this time.” Upson, and by his long time and very close “In my 64 years of deep (and appreciated) friend- and dear friend of 20 years, Donna Carter. Before he became a Capitol police officer, -Li ship with my former big brother, I can say with Platt was preceded in death by his wife, Betty ebengood spent many years as a professional pride that Brad was an excellent example of that Jean, parents, an older sister, and an older race car driver. Before going pro, Liebengood saying, ‘the richest heritage of Pi Kappa Alpha is brother. competed in the Purdue Grand Prix, driving car the character and devotion of her sons.’” No. 9 for Beta Phi Chapter. During his tenure he HAROLD E. STEVENSON often raced alongside his longtime friend Doug Pence served as an Air Force officer, a business (Iowa State, Alpha Phi ’68) Wright ’81. Wright is the owner of Doug Wright entrepreneur/owner, a real-estate developer, a Harold Eugene “Gene” Racing, a professional racing team based in La- member of Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Stevenson entered Chapter fayette. “Howie was a great guy and certainly and on the Board of Bent Tree Country Club. Eternal on November 13, loved Purdue, the Purdue Grand Prix, and much 2020. He graduated from more,” Wright said. He is survived by his wife, Irene; daughters, Laurie and Lisa; and five grandchildren. Pence Iowa State University During his racing career, Liebengood spent found much joy in being with family, and attend- where he met his wife of three years racing as partner to Andy Lally, one ing his grandchildren’s games, activities, and 50 years Marilyn “Lyn” of the “most prolific sports car drivers in North special events. His family has said, “the world has Steinke Stevenson. He America” according to RACER.com. “He was just darkened a little without Brad Pence, but those worked in the financial services industry most an amazing guy,” Lally told RACER after Lieb- who loved him will continue to carry his light.” of his life, first for Great West Life which

46 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | SPRING 2021 brought him to Denver in 1980, and then TIAA He is survived by his brother Larry Stevenson Times-Dispatch. Beginning as an obituary writer, until he retired in 2015. and sister Terri Dunshee. He will be missed by he became business editor of the News Leader his wife, sons and daughters in law, grandchil- before segueing into a long tenure as a politics He and Lyn raised two sons, James “Jim” Steven- dren, siblings, nieces and nephews, golf buddies, reporter. He covered dozens of sessions of the son and John Stevenson. He was very proud of bowling team, and numerous friends. state general assembly as well as multiple na- his sons and their accomplishments as successful tional presidential nominating conventions. As young men. They and their spouses have provid- RONALD T. WHITLEY reporter, he accompanied state trade delegations ed him with five grandchildren whom he loved (Hampden-Sydney, Iota ’56) to Jamaica, Spain, Turkey, South Korea and Japan, and enjoyed, and it gave him so much pleasure Hong Kong and Taiwan. Whitley was a member to be “Papa Gene” to them. Ronald Tyler Whitley entered Chapter Eternal on Novem- and past president of the Richmond chapter of Stevenson was an avid sports fan who liked ber 18, 2020. He was a grad- the journalism society Sigma Delta Chi and was following local sports teams including the uate of Hampden-Sydney elected to the Virginia Communications Hall of Rockies and Broncos, and his alma mater Iowa College, where he was a Fame in 2012. A 2010 resolution of the House State Cyclones. He enjoyed coaching his sons in member of Phi Beta Kappa, of Representatives honored his 50 years of jour- recreational sports when they were young. His Omicron Delta Kappa and nalistic excellence. competitive nature led him to enjoy a game of many other honor societies. Whitley had a sharp wit and exuded kindness and pool or darts and fantasy football with friends. He also served as editor of the college newspa- decency throughout his life. He brought delight Stevenson loved playing Monopoly every Christ- per, the Tiger. to his friends and relations with his penchant for mas, and he and Lyn played bridge with three puns. He loved salty treats and a glass or two of other couples regularly for 30 years. He was pas- After a stint in the Army, during which he was stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey, Whitley bourbon in the evening. He enjoyed reading long sionate about golf, and after retirement could works of history and was active in the American be found on a golf course several times a week. began a 50-year career as a reporter, first with the Richmond News Leader and then with the Revolutionary Roundtable, serving on the orga- He was a longtime member of the Meadow Hills nization’s book awards committee. A lifetime fan Golf Course Men’s Club. of the Brooklyn, then Los Angeles, Dodgers, he He loved travel, and he and Lyn took many mem- was able to revel in the end of the team’s long orable trips abroad and in the U.S., and he also championship drought in 2020. enjoyed gardening. His love of hot spicy food He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy; and led him to grow an assortment of peppers every by their three children: Ronald Tyler Whitley Jr., year, and he regularly made his special brand of William Bland Whitley, Rebecca Pryor Whitley; spicy snack mix for friends and family. He kept in and four grandchildren. He is also survived by touch with several Fraternity brothers over the his twin brother, Donald Pope Whitley. years and always remained a loyal Pike.

ALABAMA (Gamma Alpha) CENTENARY (Alpha Beta) FLORIDA SOUTHERN (Delta Delta) Baker Jr., Schuyler Allen Bradley 1966 Garrett Jr., Harry Warren 1945 10/15/2003 Easterling, James Sidney 1956 10/15/2020 10/28/2020 Bowman, David Villar 1960 10/14/2020 Cherry Jr., William Roy 1945 09/30/2020 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (Lambda Iota) Cloud, David Marcus 1980 08/27/2020 Greene, Roy M. 1941 10/04/2020 Ward, Kyle Aaron 2018 10/17/2020 Doughty, Robert Charles 1972 12/23/2020 Hale Sr., Edward Byron 1942 09/12/2019 COLORADO (Beta Upsilon) Trombly, Matthew Alan 2002 10/06/2020 ARKANSAS (Alpha Zeta) Carter, J. Braxton 1954 12/08/2020 FLORIDA TECH (Zeta Sigma) Capone III, Dominick Frank 1992 10/08/2020 DAVIDSON (Beta) Lyman IV, Richard Pope 1978 11/24/2020 Davis Jr., Minor Wallace 1954 12/13/2020 Cowan Jr., Albert Wallace 1959 10/19/2019 Smith, Addison Frederick 1953 12/08/2020 GEORGE MASON (Kappa Theta) DELTA STATE (Zeta Beta) Lopez, Matthew James 2011 11/14/2020 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK (Zeta Eta) McClellan, Steven John 1976 12/05/2020 Lewis, Stephen Kyle 2003 12/19/2020 GEORGE WASHINGTON (Delta Alpha) DRAKE (Delta Omicron) Harward Jr., William Eugene 1944 04/01/2020 ARKANSAS STATE (Delta Theta) Capps, Robert Casteel 1967 11/01/2020 Koldus III, John Joseph 1952 08/12/2019 GEORGETOWN (Alpha Lambda) Miller, James Allen 1953 11/04/2020 EAST CAROLINA (Epsilon Mu) Sykes, William Ray 1957 10/06/2020 Thomas, Harrison Neblett 1961 12/07/2020 Johnson Jr., Donald Scott 1995 11/10/2016 GEORGIA (Alpha Mu) Williams, Patrick George 1988 10/23/2020 AUBURN (Upsilon) Drew Jr., James Boykin 1952 12/03/2020 Ballard, Robert Lee 1956 11/22/2020 EASTERN ILLINOIS (Zeta Gamma) GEORGIA STATE (Epsilon Nu) Voyles, Michael N. 1970 10/06/2015 BELOIT (Beta Iota) Chapman, James David 1968 12/09/2020 Cotton, Wendell Francis 1947 10/28/2014 EMORY (Beta Kappa) Richter Jr., Wyman Haskell 1961 10/08/2020 Leland, Tom Ward 1948 09/23/2016 GEORGIA TECH (Alpha Delta) BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN (Delta) Turner, Jack Edwin 1946 04/27/2008 Nash Jr., James E. 1948 12/24/2020 Jones, Charles Hamilton 1948 10/25/2020 FERRIS STATE (Zeta Kappa) Little Jr., Barney H. 1946 02/21/2012 BOWLING GREEN STATE (Delta Beta) Reddy, Richard Neil 1966 12/14/2020 MacDonald, Robert Neill 1954 12/18/2020 Coyle, William Conan 1952 02/11/2020 Tenpenny, Albert George 1957 11/07/2020 Taptich, Gary Stephen 1976 10/10/2020 FLORIDA (Alpha Eta) Akerman Jr., Hugh 1947 11/07/2020 HAMPDEN-SYDNEY (Iota) BRADLEY (Delta Sigma) Brown, John Nathan 1970 09/22/2018 Tennent III, William Wallace 1960 01/07/2020 Linnenburger, Adam Dennis 2004 12/13/2020 Corbitt, Derek Randall 1981 11/04/2020 Pusch, Glenn Darrell 1950 01/30/2019 ILLINOIS (Beta Eta) O’Keef, Daniel Brewton 1977 11/18/2020 Buys, Clifford R. 1941 10/13/2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE (Epsilon Xi) Douglass, James Marlin 1955 03/21/2020 Owen, Douglas Porter 1968

SPRING 2021 | SHIELD & DIAMOND | 47 INDIANA SOUTHEAST (Theta Kappa) NEW HAMPSHIRE (Gamma Mu) SAN JOSE STATE (Delta Pi) Prather, Stephen Dale 1978 11/22/2020 Loos, Charles Bernard 1949 11/20/2020 Hughes, Gareth Ennis 1960 09/19/2020 Woodard Jr., Donald K. 1946 INDIANA STATE (Theta Omicron) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (Epsilon Iota) Everhart, David Edward 1986 12/18/2018 NEW MEXICO (Beta Delta) Humburg, Charles Eugene 1978 11/10/2020 Fukumitsu, Ralph Umeo 1984 01/17/2020 Disque, Frederick John 1950 12/24/2019 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Gamma Eta) Roybal, Cameron James 2005 IOWA STATE (Alpha Phi) Decker, Siguard Vernon 2019 07/27/2020 Jacobsen, Ronald Gail 1971 NICHOLLS STATE (Zeta Psi) Timpe, Eugene Frank 1944 04/19/2019 Tullis, Thomas Murphy 1958 06/21/2019 Rasmussen, Robert Harold 1969 11/30/2020 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Iota Mu) KETTERING (Zeta Alpha A) NORTH CAROLINA (Tau) Minette III, Anthony 2000 11/11/2020 Krenz, Rudolph Alexander 1963 05/21/2020 Croonenberghs, Robert Emile 1968 05/23/2020 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (Delta Mu) LeVeque, Warren Eugene 1963 11/29/2020 Eubanks, Thomas Hall 1950 05/17/2018 Koberg, Felipe Arturo 1993 Maples, Francis Gerald 1973 12/02/2020 LAMAR (Epsilon Kappa) NORTH CAROLINA STATE (Alpha Epsilon) Thomas, George Ellis 1964 12/18/2020 Merritt, Robert Edward 1944 11/14/2020 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE (Epsilon Omicron) Roberts Jr., Albert Sidney 1955 11/16/2020 Clark, Robert Steven 1969 09/19/2020 LOUISVILLE (Kappa Zeta) Winston Jr., Kenneth Wellons 1949 11/23/2020 Williams, Elijah Rashaud 2019 11/03/2020 STETSON (Delta Upsilon) NORTH DAKOTA (Zeta Rho) Lindgren III, Carl J. 1968 12/20/2020 MARSHALL (Delta Iota) Lerfald, Sidney Clark 1968 12/18/2019 Miller, Gunnar Clay 1953 12/01/2020 TEXAS (Beta Mu) NORTHEASTERN STATE (Theta Epsilon) Carberry, John B. 1966 05/19/2020 MARYLAND (Delta Psi) Schwegler, Scott William 2010 12/24/2020 McLelland, Stanley Louis 1964 11/12/2020 Bertsch, David Randall 1987 11/16/2020 Nelson Jr., Elmer Louis 1959 12/03/2020 NORTHERN ARIZONA (Theta Rho) Pike, Jordan Mitchell 2016 11/01/2020 MEMPHIS (Delta Zeta) Clark, William Christopher 1994 12/14/2018 Phelan III, Walter Joseph 1970 10/29/2020 TOLEDO (Epsilon Epsilon) NORTHWESTERN (Gamma Rho) Hagemeyer, Kent Ulrich 1955 12/16/2020 MIAMI (Gamma Omega) Nosal, Ferdinand Donald 1953 02/04/2019 Mazurek, Kyle J. 2003 12/10/2020 TULSA (Gamma Upsilon) NORTHWESTERN STATE (Mu Kappa) Campbell, David Gwynne 1952 10/10/2020 MIAMI UNIVERSITY (Delta Gamma) Ricks, Wyatt Steven 2020 11/27/2020 Krumlauf, Lloyd Louis 1944 07/12/2013 UTAH (Alpha Tau) LaPorte, Thomas Roberts 1958 11/17/2020 OHIO (Gamma Omicron) Floor, Emanuel Andrew 1954 10/12/2020 Mellish, William Edward 1950 10/12/2020 Gurney, Alan J. 1965 08/15/2020 VALPARAISO (Epsilon Beta) Loxley, William Malcolm 1947 07/07/2013 Householder, Michael Kurt 1960 MISSISSIPPI (Gamma Iota) Mueller, John Harris 1952 12/23/2020 Boschert, Thomas Neville 1947 10/26/2020 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH (Lambda Chi) OHIO STATE (Alpha Rho) Roadcap, Jared Allen 2015 12/04/2020 MISSISSIPPI STATE (Gamma Theta) DeVoe, Dean Alan 1950 10/13/2020 Meeks Jr., Roy Arney 1957 12/30/2020 VIRGINIA TECH (Epsilon) Polk, Mark Christopher 1976 02/02/2014 OKLAHOMA (Beta Omicron) Collins, William Valentine 1971 10/23/2020 Reed, James Slaughter 1949 12/04/2020 Loewen, Jack Kenneth 1951 12/09/2020 Walstrom, Charles Leslie 1971 08/05/2018 Raymond, William Michael 1950 11/03/2019 MISSOURI (Alpha Nu) WASHINGTON (Beta Beta) Brown, Toner Alfred 1958 10/17/2025 PRESBYTERIAN (Mu) McAuley, Bruce Calder 1966 09/18/2008 Reaver, Russel James 1959 09/18/2018 Cothran, Robert Edmunds 1953 12/03/2020 Welman Jr., Joseph Clarence 1952 11/29/2020 Hay Jr., Frank Seabrook 1944 09/13/2013 WASHINGTON & LEE (Pi) Lokey, George Allen 1962 11/19/2020 Myrtle, Edgar Berman 1951 10/02/2020 MISSOURI S&T (Alpha Kappa) Morris, Benjamin Ronald 1962 12/22/2020 Utterback, Thomas Gerard 1970 12/20/2020 WAYNE STATE (Delta Nu) Pardonnet, Kenneth Delmar 1950 08/23/2020 Weddle, Philip Brian 1971 06/15/2018 PURDUE (Beta Phi) Eastwood III, Charles Edward 1971 11/12/2020 WEST GEORGIA (Eta Sigma) MONTANA STATE (Gamma Kappa) Lees, Max 1955 11/03/2020 Rountree, William Randall 1972 09/25/2020 Dunning, Richard Vincent 1954 10/15/2020 Teems, Raymond Lewis 1972 11/20/2020 Fairbanks, Jason Charles 1996 11/10/2017 RENSSELAER (Gamma Tau) Franz, Jameson Kevin 1990 03/28/2016 Garrett Jr., Harry James 1962 10/01/2020 WESTERN CAROLINA (Zeta Xi) Graf, John Brian 1985 10/15/2020 Woods, James Lee 1974 10/29/2020 Stene, Henrik R. 1994 RICHMOND (Omicron) Hayes III, James Franklin 1987 09/02/2020 WESTERN KENTUCKY (Zeta Epsilon) MONTEVALLO (Theta Beta) Fields, Dennis A. 1972 11/06/2020 Speir Jr., John Charles 1975 09/20/2020 ROCKHURST (Kappa Epsilon) Bradley, Christian Glenn 1994 12/17/2020 WESTERN MICHIGAN (Epsilon Psi) NEBRASKA-KEARNEY (Iota Gamma) Walsh, Robert Leo 1963 10/19/2020 Westerbuhr, Todd Allen 1988 11/20/2020 SAM HOUSTON STATE (Epsilon Pi) Bartlett, Randy Harold 1971 12/13/2020 WISCONSIN (Beta Xi) NEBRASKA-OMAHA (Delta Chi) Leistickow, Mark Eaton 1952 10/03/2020 Goodman Jr., Peter J. 1973 10/09/2020 SAMFORD (Alpha Pi) Landers, Lester Marlin 1944 07/30/2013 WOFFORD (Nu) Rogers, Marion Stevens 1960 10/02/2020 Southerland Jr., Lawrence Donald 1964 11/28/2020

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