honoring our Past
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n December 20, 1881, Glenn Lewis Miller, John Thomas
Harlowe, John Dice McClaren, William Chase Stevens, and
Samuel Thomas Seaton founded Pi Deuteron Chapter and created
a bond more than 2,300 young men have experienced. Since our
founding, Pi Deuteron has been one of the premier fraternities at
KU and, from 1881 through today, our proud history speaks for
itself through high academic achievement and leadership within the
University. Pi Deuteron has influenced the lives of numerous young
men, cultivating lasting friendships in the process.
While many of our graduates have gone on to successful and
distinguished careers in business, engineering, technology, and
countless other endeavors, the common bond of our brotherhood
remains, along with our shared principles and values. Many of us
place significant value on our Phi Gamma Delta membership, on the
longtime friendships we made, on the development of our values and
principles, and on the many ways FIJI enhanced our college years.
Our Chapter House is clearly the focus of undergraduate life for FIJI.
It has been a home away from home for hundreds of young men
and the access to an education that went beyond what was learned
in the classrooms of KU. The previous campaign over 15 years ago
responded to a critical need. Our Chapter and all Greek chapters were
forced to bring facilities up to current fire and life-safety codes or face
closure. Now we are faced with a strategic need. Our response to this
situation must be bold and ambitious, so that we put our Fraternity
on solid ground. If we wish for our Fraternity to hold its traditional
strong presence on the KU campus, we must ensure we are providing
a safe, modern, and competitive facility that allows Pi Deuteron to
recruit the best and brightest KU has to offer. We have always been
mighty proud of Pi Deut and now is the time to secure our future.
