Less than a year later, on February 12, 2000, a group of 29 young men earned their charter. With the dedicated support of distinguished alumni, advisors, family and hard-working brothers, the dream of a new fraternity was alive once again. That tradition of leadership began in 1929, with the founding of Phi Kappa Nu, a local fraternity that later became the Beta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi in 1956. Today, its student leaders carry on that rich legacy of excellence as one of the top student organizations on campus and one of the most respected chapters in the national Fraternity. In those 15 years, alumni purchased and paid-off a chapter house, earned countless campus and national awards, erected a wrought-iron clock on campus, established a million-dollar endowed scholarship for Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity members, and more importantly, have changed the lives of more than 265 initiates. The chapter has a track record of developing ‘Exceptional Leaders’ through ‘Uncommon Opportunities’ forged from the bonds of brotherhood and fellowship.
Beta Omicron Chapter’s re-founding archon, Wes Breeden, penned this letter to all chapter members and alumni, reflecting on fond memories.