Spring Spring 2015 The BeDeltian Pi Kappa Phi Newsletter Pi Kappa Phi Beta Delta In This Issue Drake Relays Events, Journey of Hope, New EC, New Members, & New Philanthropy week! Beta Delta Alumni Events With the 106th Drake Relays nearing, it is time to talk about the events that the Beta Delta Chapter will be hosting. There will be two alumni events at the house during Relays weekend. On Friday, April 24th, members who have joined since the re-chartering are invited to the house from 7 – 9 PM to talk and reminisce with current members of the chapter. On Saturday, April 25th from 11-1 we will be grilling hotdogs and hamburgers. The house is located at 2846 Brattleboro Avenue, one block from campus and the Drake Alumni House. All alumni and parents are welcome, and the house will be open to visit throughout the week. We look forward to seeing you there! Where: 2846 Brattleboro Ave Where: 2846 Brattleboro Ave When: Friday, April 24, 7 - 9pm When: Saturday, April 25, 11 - 1pm Who: Rechartering alumni Who: All alumni Contents Alumni Events 1 New Members 2 New EC 2 Journey of Hope 3 Tell Us Your Story 3 New Philanthropy 4 Alumni Site 4 Thank You 4 RSVP by email to pikapp.bd@gmail.com 1 1 Spring Spring 2015 The BeDeltian Pi Kappa Phi Newsletter New Members Since we didn’t send out a newsletter last semester, we have 10 New Members to introduce! Jacob Hewitt Warden William Eicher Brotherhood Chair Aaron Whitehead Treasurer Thomas Rooney Treasurer 2015 EC Chance Hoener Archon Jonathan Rudnick Vice Archon James Glass Grant Simmons Chaplain Michael McAllister Historian Aaron Whitehead Treasurer Thomas Rooney Secretary Jacob Hewitt Warden Michael McAllister Historian Grant Simmons Chaplain Holden Greenberg Associate Kee Gales Associate Matthew Kent Associate Risk Manager Jake Miller Ability Experience 21 2 Spring Spring 2015 The BeDeltian Pi Kappa Phi Newsletter Journey of Hope Michael McAllister, a recently initiated member of the Beta Delta Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, will be doing Journey of Hope this summer. Journey of Hope is one of the many Philanthropies that is run by the national chapter. As a cyclist for the event, he will bike nearly 4,000 miles over the course of the summer, as well as perform in various philanthropic events. As part of the event he is hoping to raise $6,000 by mid-April. If you would like to contact Michael you can reach him via email at: michael.mcallister@drake.edu. If you would like more general information about the Journey of Hope, click this link to visit the site. If you are interested in donating or would like to learn more, please visit this link. Tell Us Your Story We want to share the stories of both our members and our alumni in these newsletters, so let us know what’s happened in your life! We will happily send out any noteworthy and newsworthy stories of our members. We would also like to hear any comments you have about the newsletter, the website, or anything else you have suggestions for! Please contact pikapp.bd@gmail.com with any information. 3 3 Spring Spring 2015 The BeDeltian Pi Kappa Phi Newsletter First Annual War of the Roses The first annual War of The Roses will be this year! Brothers will be biking 100 hours continually through the night and day. Bike World of Iowa is graciously donating four bikes so that we can have involvement from campus fraternities, sororities, and the Drake community. Pie a PiKapp, Penny War, Push Ups for PiKapp and Compassion Cookies are returning, along with a new initiative, the Empathy Dinner - a dinner where people will learn about and experience disabilities, all while enjoying delicious food! Campus partner Best Buddies will be integrated throughout the week. There will be more surprises to come throughout the week, keep an eye on our Facebook page for more information! Website We recently redesigned our website, including a new alumni section where you can reconnect with Beta Delta alumni! If you would like to be included in the section, please fill out this form. You can find the alumni page here—the password is “threeknocks”. Thank You! Thank you for reading about our events this semester. As a chapter, we are eternally grateful to those who have donated to us, our Chapter Investment Fund, and our philanthropies. If you would like to contribute in any way, contact us at pikapp.bd@drake.edu. Michael McAllister Content Alex Masica Website Paul Davis Donations Jonathan Rudnick Content & Design Jonathan Rudnick Website Bob Moody Donations 4 4