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ONCE A PIKE, ALWAYS A PIKE! ONCE A PIKE, ALWAYS A PIKE! ONCE A PIKE, ALWAYS A PIKE! ONCE A PIKE, ALWAYS A SIDELD&DWIOMJ FEATURF • PI KAPPA ALPHA PRESENTS THE 2001-2002 SPORTS REVIEW BY JAYLANGHAMMER 6 ALUMN I MAKING HEADLINES 18 PIKES IN PRINT 19 PIKES ON CD 20 2002 CHAPTER PRESIDE TS CO FERENCE AND RUSH SUMMIT 21 DREXEL UNIVERSITY CHARTERED AS LAMBDA ZETA CHAPTER BY CLEMETT D. THOMAS 22 LAMBDA ETA CHAPTER CHARTERED AT WILLIAM WOOD UNIVERSITY 23 YOU 'RE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN 2002 INTERNATIONAL WORK DAY 24 HOUSING SUMMITS CONCLUDE WITH UNPRECEDE TED SUCCESS I D. C. 27 FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP: INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT H. DEDMAN JR. BY CHRISTOPHER M. PETERS 32 THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE: PART II BY STEPHEN R. COVEY 35 DE:PARTME:NTS . FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK 4 UPDATE 5 CHAPTER NOTES 28 Above: Scholar, Leader, Athlete, Gentleman. Kevin Fant (Mississippi State, RECRUITM ENT: WHY I PLEDGED 31 Gamma Theta '0 1), starting quarterback for the Bulldogs, exemplifies the four cornerstones ofPi Kappa Alpha. PI KAPPA ALPHA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 36 Photo courtesy ofMississippi State Media Relations. The 2001-02 Sports Review begins on page 6. TERNATIONALALUMNIASSOCIATIO EWS& OTES 42 On the cover: ALUMNI NOTES 45 Todd Hays (Tulsa, Gamma Upsilon '90) drove thefour-man bobsled to a silver medal vict01y for the USA NEWS OF BYGO E DAYS 47 in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake, Utah. Photo by AP/Wide World Photos. TELLUSWHAT'S EW 52 St01y on page 15 CHAPTERETERNAL ~ VOLUME 113/ NUMBER 1/ SPRING 2002 II OM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK ONTHEROAD,AGAIN .•. gets, strategic plans, legal issues, expansion, executive, who has been employed by Pi Kappa and alumni is ues demanded our attention ... Alphafor35 years ... Executive Real Estate Of­ With apologies to On November9-10, 2001, a trip to the City of ficer Dan Corah's (Colorado State, Epsilon Willie elson, one of the Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, wasmadeforthe Theta '83) real estate department conducts a most rewarding parts of installation ofLarnbdaZeta Chapter at historic top-rate housing seminar, which drewpartici­ beingyourintemational Drexel University.Agroup of62 new brothers pants fromasfaras California. Loyal past in­ president is criss-cross­ were initiated, inspired by Chapter Advisor ternational presidents Andy Morse (William ing orth America to Eric Pettine, a 1997 initiateofKappa Rho Chap­ andMmy,Gamma'76)andJohnMichaelWil­ visit Pi Kappa Alpha ter (Coastal Carolina). At the black tie banquet, liams (Oklahoma State, Gamma Chi '68) also chapters. more than 20 mothers of new brothers were participated in the event... On December 1, Such visits confirm the H. King Buttermore m in vi ted to have the first dance with their sons. 2001, before theWashington events ended, an values and inspiration of (Vanderbilt, Supreme Council Vice President Howard earlyflightto Dayton, Ohio led to the charter­ our beloved founders in Sigma'63) Goldstein (Lehigh, Gamma Lambda '83) ing activities at the UniversityofDayton and the lives of real people, guided the visi tingPikes aroundhistoric Phil a­ Lambda Theta Chapter. After 80 new brothers our undergraduates and alumnus brothers, delphia, including aside trip to Pat's, for the were initiated, dozens of parents joined in at who are seeking success as they live out the el­ world's most famous Philly Cheese Steak... A the black tie celebration. It was immediately ementsofourritual in their chapters and their visit to Drexel's immediate neighbor, the U ni­ apparentthattheDaytonPikeswerethecen­ daily lives ... The past few months have pro­ versityofPennsylvania, provided the oppor­ terofattentiononcampus... January2-5,2002 vided an opportunity for your international tunity to visit brothers at the Beta Pi Chapter tookyour international president to Memphis president to charter new chapters and visit house .. On November 17,2001, your interna­ for the largest Chapter Presidents Conference venerable ones. Feeling the rhythm of our host tional president departed for Missouri for in our history. PiKA's excellent staff coordi­ campuses is exciting and positive ... Early fall chartering events at Lambda Eta Chapter at nated afirst-classevent... 0!1January 16, your brought hometown visits to Alpha Delta William Woods University in Fulton, the quaint international president traveled to Psi Chap­ (Georgia Tech) for an opportunity to greetrush­ town whereSirWinston Churchill made his fa­ ter at North Georgia College in Dahlonega to eesandEpsilon u (GeorgiaState)totalkwith mous" iron curtain" speech in 1946. The uni­ speakwithrushees... January 12-13,2002 took the chapter. Epsilon Nu has initiated nearly900 versityis a century old and was all female until your international president to San Antonio brothers in 41 years, a remarkable feat for a recently. The wise university president de­ to meet with executive officers and volunteer commuter campus ... On October 12-13,2001, cided that a fraternity system would support presidents of fraternities and sororities ... And your international president returned to his efforts to attract men to the university, and onFebruary2-3, 2002, your Supreme Council Eastern Kentucky roots to recharter Eta Eta specifically invited Pi Kappa Alpha to colo­ met in Orlando in conjunction with the Sun­ ChapteratMoreheadState University.The vice nize. Today, one in four men on campus are shine Regional Leadership Conference. The president for student affairs arranged for a proud Pi Kappa Alphas ... On November 30, newly chartered University of Florida and groupphotoofthenewchaptertobetakenand 2001, your international president was off to Florida State University chapters joined men hungprominentlyoncampus. Dr. Geoff Gar­ attend three events in a single weekend. The fromsixoutstandingSunshinegroupsindem­ ner, a biology professor, has rekindled his Pi National Interfraternity Conference, an an­ onstratingwhy PiKA's undergraduates repre­ KappaAlphamemoriesfromhiscollegedays, nualgatheringofall68collegefratemitieslead­ sent the best and brightestamongcollegemen and is mentor for the group. The expansion ers was held in Washington, D.C., just blocks today. team initiated47 men, and many parents at­ from Pi Kappa Alpha's Housing Summit, a Faithfully, tended the black tie celebration, showingsup­ seminar for house corporation volunteers. Ray portforthe leadership and brotherhood expe­ Orians (Memphis, Delta Zeta '66), Pi Kappa riences their sons had established ... On No­ Alpha's outstanding chiefexecutive officer, was vember3-4, 2001 , your Supreme Council met the center of attention, as other fraternity lead­ /7~, to attend to the business ofthe Fraternity. Bud- ers sought the advice and wisdom of our chief Pi KappaAiphaFratemity Steven S. Vincent 2000-2002 Supreme Council Editor H. King Buttermore Ill MEM BER COLLEGE FRATERNITY EDITORS ASSOCIATION Barbara E. Perkins President Managing Editor D. Ma rk Anderson SHIELD& DIAMOND (ISSN8750-7536) isancducationaljoumal published by the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, 834 ?West Range SIDELD& Heather L. Huffman Vice President Cove, Memphis. TN quarterly in Autumn, Wimer, Spring and Edito rial Assistant Summer.EachmemberreceivesacopyoftheSIIie/d&Diamor~d. Howard E. Goldstein end correspondence to the same address. Manuscripts a re Stephen R. Covey invited, bUI the publisher will not assumcrcsponsibilityforthc Vi ce President return of unsolicited material. Change of address m ust be Matt Johnson reported pro mptlybygivingfull name, chapte r, old and new Allen W. Groves address. Undergraduate copies are mailed to parents' home Jay Langhammer address until address change aftergrad uation. Copyright 2002 DWIOD Christopher M. Peters Vice President by Pi Kappa AJpha Fraternity. All rights reserved. Periodicals postage paid at Memphis. Tennessee and additional mailing OF PI KAPPA ALPHA Clemett D. Thomas Kevin G. Knaus offices. Contributors POSTMASTER:ScndaddrcsschangestoSHlElD&DIAMOND. Vice President 8347 West Range Cove, Memphis, TN 38125. Gwen DeShazo Irwin Scott A. Himes I Ca rol A. Patton Undergraduate Vice President Visit Pi Kappa Alpha Proofreading Published by W. Alex Price online at Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Sandra H. Newsom Un dergraduate Vice President 8347 We st Range Cove Circulation www.pikes.org Memphis, Tennessee 38125 Pa trick A. Talley Jr. Raymond L. Orians 901/748-1 868 Legal Counsel PRI TED IN U.S.A. Executive Vice President 4 SPRI NG 2002 Executive Alumni Officer/Editor Steve Vincent Returns Home to St. Louis The Pi Kappa Alpha Memorial Headquar­ gram and took it to the Perhaps more than anything else, the birth ters Staff, known for its longevity of service, highest level. "Steve of Steve and Suzanne's first child, Molly recently lost one of its most tenured andre­ brought a strategic, cor­ Eli za beth Vincent, in September 2000 ulti­ spected employees with the departure of porate approach to new matelyprompted their move to St. Louis to eleven -year veteran StevenS. Vincent (Mis­ chapter development" be closer to family. Family ties can pull hard, souri,AlphaNu '83). states Orians. "In the particularly when proud grandparents are As an undergraduate, Vincent served Al­ process, Pi Kappa involved.