Phi Kappa Tau - Mississippi State University

PHI KAPPA TAU HOUSE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 607 STARKVILLE, MS 39760 Address Service Requested ALPHA C HI REVIEW P H I K A P PA TA U | A L P H A C H I C H A P T E R | FA L L 2 0 2 0 THE ATTENTION: This newsletter is intended for alumni and parents. If your son is still attending Mississippi State University, he will receive a copy at the chapter house. If he has graduated, please mail us his new address to help update our records. Thank you. WELCOME, NEW ASSOCIATES! D espite the uncertainties that have plagued the world since March, Mississippi State University's Alpha Chi Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau has never been stronger. Several chapters on our campus saw adversity, but America's Fraternity has used the isolation and quarantining rules to focus on the most essential and vital part of Phi Tau: brotherhood. One week before our formal recruitment commenced, we had nine standout early bids. We ended formal recruitment with 25 new associates. We are excited to welcome them into the brotherhood. As soon as formal recruitment concluded, our chapter immediately began preparations for spring recruitment to build and grow our fraternity. After careful consideration from years past, Alpha Chi has focused firmly on our academics since January. I am proud to say we have improved our past semester GPA from a 2.67 to 3.55. This large success comes from the hard work and dedication of Vice President Michael Blanchard '18 and Scholarship Chairman Benjamin Murphy '19, who have created a GPA improvement program. This program's main goal is to improve accountability in attending class while simultaneously improving GPA by creating mandatory study hours for those under the desired GPA of Alpha Chi's standards. We have met such standards of success and will continue to do so in the years to come. As it stands, our philanthropy is still operating to the highest capacity allowed in regard to CDC guidelines. We are working together to implement an alternative to our annual Haunted Trail in case the university does not allow this event. With this being said, Alpha Chi is still planning accordingly for our largest and most notable philanthropy event, not just for charity, but for the community that has grown to love the Haunted Trail so much. I am beyond proud of the direction that the Alpha Chi Chapter is heading in. Our chapter consists of President Jacob Shaver '17 jsshaver98@gmail.com Vice President Michael Blanchard '18 Treasurer Kevin Liao '18 Recruitment Chairmen Jared Kimes '17 • (636) 209-7879 Matthew Prater '19 • (601) 955-1776 pktax.rush@gmail.com Membership Orientation Officer David Banks '17 Director of Events Daniel Brokamp '17 Secretary Matthew Osborn '17 Nick Ambio John Baladi Logan Buvid Adrian "A.J." Eggleston Brain Flaherty Jack Flower Benjamin French Gabe Gonzalez Aidan Griffin Vincent Grillo Patrick "Wade" Healy Colin James Thomas "Gunner" James Logan Koltz Corey Krumrey James Lawson Parker Lowery Christian McCance Adam McDonal Wesley Porterfield Alton "Jace" Roach Collier Rogers Griffin Rogers Tyrus Smith Hayden Takerer Damon "D.J." Thomas msstate.phikappatau.org AXPhiKappaTau @PhiKappaTau1 GPA Sees Big Increase as a Result of New Program Alpha Chi Chapter Focuses on Brotherhood while Navigating a New Normal a unique and hard-working group of men held fast in accountability and dedicated to the brotherhood we work so hard to maintain. Together, the men of Alpha Chi will excel in self-improvement, academics, campus involvement, and community involvement. This fraternity pursues distinction in all of our brothers and alumni by reaching out and fostering brotherhood that we are so proud of here at Alpha Chi. In Phi and Hail State, Jacob Shaver '17 Chapter President pktax.president@gmail.com EXECUTIVE OFFICERS - f l Spring 2020 initiates celebrate their initiation on September 5.

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