Pi Kappa Phi - University of Alabama

PAGE 3 PI KAPPA PHI GRAND OPENING for many years to come—was not the only reason we were all here. We gathered to celebrate our friendship and our brotherhood, as this house could not have been built without the generosity of so many of our Brothers. Remember what it says in the box, it is as true today as it was 110 years ago when our fraternity was founded: "A house, a grip, a badge, a song, an emblem. These do not make the fraternity. It is the unseen things: friendship, brotherhood, character, honor, courage, ideals. These make the fraternity and the man." In three short years, our Chapter will celebrate its 100th anniversary at the University of Alabama. We are blessed to be able to provide this new house to the Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. It is our greatest hope that thousands of new Pi Kappa Phi Brothers will call this building home over the next 100 years. If you were unable to join us on February 8, please consider this your open invitation to visit our new home. Thank you and God bless our Fraternity! Pat Cogburn '83, Brian Neil '86, and Ron Smith '85 celebrated PKF. Well-apportioned furnishings for our dining room allow for a greater number of Brothers to gather for meals. Our ribbon cutting drew more than 400 guests to the new Chapter House. Pictured here: Dr. Robert Witt, Dr. Judy Bonner, Emmett Dendy '46, and Warren DeBardelaben III '82. A formal living room area adds to the elegance of our new home. A recreation area leads out to the patio and basketball court. In his career, Bob went to work in television news, spending more than 30 years in the business in Montgomery, Alabama, and Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1996 he made the transition from journalism to full-time writing, a switch that has produced five novels, seven stage plays, and screenplays for six motion pictures. His newest novel, The Governor's Lady, has just been published. "I've used some incidents from my Omicron days in my fiction writing, names changed to protect the innocent, but Brothers will recognize them." Bob has kept his ties to Pi Kappa Phi, staying in touch with a number of Omicron Brothers over the years and giving back to the Chapter when presented with the plans for the new Chapter House. "Pi Kappa Phi helped mold my life in profound ways, and that's something worth sharing. The need for a new Chapter House was obvious and I am honored and pleased to be able to play a small part in helping the campaign be a success. I hope that every Omicron alumnus feels as I do— that our experience as Pi Kapps during our college days was significant and meaningful. I believe we owe it to the future success of the Chapter to contribute to the best of our abilities. "Facilities matter. It's important for the Chapter to have a modern attractive Chapter House that will be an inviting place for prospects and a warm and comfortable home during the Brothers' college years. Our new Omicron home is a superb facility, one of the very best on the Alabama campus." Bob and his wife of 47 years, Paulette, split their time between Conover and Boone, North Carolina, and have two daughters. He can be reached at inmanrf@gmail.com.

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