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Eta Gamma Chapter awarded for successful semester
This December the University of Colorado at Boulder Interfraternity Council held it's annual Greek Awards.
This December the University of Colorado at Boulder Interfraternity Council held it's annual Greek Awards.
Iota Sigma brother and San José State University sophomore punter Michael Carrizosa continued collecting honors Thursday as he was named to the second team Walter Camp All-America team. He is the first San José State football player to be named to a Walter Camp All-America team.
A few days ago in class we were discussing as volunteers for the Peace Corps that we need to be careful about what we say. We are able to vent openly in America, but as non-citizens of Samoa it is a tad bit different. You cannot just blow off steam to anyone, as it can easily be taken as an offense or out of context. There will be days I know when I will need to talk to someone about my struggles. When this day comes I will need to remind myself about the 7 degrees of Samoa.
In November, Pi Kappa Phi Properties completed a purchase of a new home for the Zeta Theta Chapter at University of Texas at Austin. The property was purchased from and is currently occupied by Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. Pi Kappa Phi will move into the property in fall 2016. As part of the sale, Pi Kappa Phi Properties is leasing back the property to Phi Kappa Psi through the end of this school year.
With the addition of the Zeta Theta chapter house, it brings the total number of houses owned in the Lone Star state to three. Properties also owns the Delta Psi (Texas-Arlington) and Eta Rho (Texas State) chapter houses.
The property, which Pi Kappa Phi Properties identified as a potential purchase in May 2014, with the help of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Austin Area Housing Corporation, will sleep 39 men, features a large yard, full basketball court, large interior common areas and a commercial kitchen.
Zeta Theta was originally chartered in March of 1988. Since the chapter rechartered in April 2009, finding a suitable housing solution for Pi Kappa Phi has been challenging. With more than 51,000 students attending the University of Texas at Austin and prices rising each year, the options available are always dwindling. Additionally, Austin is home to some of the largest national student housing development companies in the country. The West Campus area of Austin, where the Zeta Theta property is located has seen nearly every single family home or small apartment building converted into large six story apartment buildings.
Since 2009, the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Austin Area Housing Corporation and Pi Kappa Phi Properties seemingly turned over every rock with opportunities. “For six long years, in conjunction with Pi Kappa Phi Properties, we have looked for a significant housing opportunity on West Campus. This acquisition shows the long term efforts and the resources Pi Kappa Phi Properties has brought to succeed in this highly competitive housing market. We are excited for the opportunities this brings to the Zeta Theta Chapter,” said alumnus Paul Drake from the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Austin Area Housing Corporation.
There is no doubt that Zeta Theta is an example for other chapters of Pi Kappa Phi to look to in search for housing opportunities – long term vision and hard work can really pay off for a chapter.
Photo Spotlight from Delta Phi (Radford): Congrats to all the new lil doods gettin initiated this weekend!
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Photo Spotlight from Eta Omicron (San Francisco State): Happy founders day!
The team had a normal wake up at 5:30 to get ready by 6:00 a.m. for a crew chief breakfast. We had several ride alongs again such as Mr. Rhinehart and his other son, Bruce Rogers and his son, and several other KRG employees.
Each year, Founders’ Day is an opportunity to celebrate all that our brotherhood has accomplished since our humble beginnings on a quiet night in December 1904.
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