Pi Kappa Alpha - Missouri State University

thE ZEtA ChI PIKELINE 3 Join the 1969 Club today! M embers of the 1969 Club have chosen to give more by donating $20 (19.69 rounded up) each month, or $240 per year. The 1969 Club was first announced at Homecoming 2015 and has been instrumental in helping offset the new additional expenses of the ZXAA. 1969 Club members are recognized at the annual meeting. 2016 memBers r. michael Pearson '75 Jeff s. sheets '75 Tony K. Wood '75 William B. Knox '77 James H. Wilson '81 Jeffery L. Layman '88 Jeff Counts '90 Bron T. Launsby '91 michael r. romanoski '09 ZEtA ChI sEts GoALs for fALL sEMEstEr Brothers strive to Win robert Adger smythe Award Zeta Chi ribbon Cutting held August 8 Alumni and undergraduates at the ribbon cutting ceremony. Zeta Chi members with MSU President Clif Smart, who delivered a speech at the ceremony. Undergraduates moved into the new house on August 1. Alumni donations will help further furnish our home. t he new school year has arrived and Zeta Chi is quickly rising in the ranks. With a potential Robert Adger Smythe award on the horizon, the chapter is committed to giving the utmost effort. Our new academic program proves to be working, as we earned a 3.162 overall GPA, ranking fifth out of 19 fraternities, and increasing our chapter GPA by seven percent since the spring semester. Zeta Chi also has some new goals for the fall semester. Overall, the chapter aims to earn a 3.3 GPA, raise $5,000 for our philanthropies, and complete 2,000 hours of service. sPriNg semesTer suCCesses Not only did Pike finish the spring semester strong in academics, we also excelled in many of the other categories. With a brand new philanthropy arising, we successfully raised $700 for the Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, an event we hosted for the first time. The chapter also completed a high all-campus number of service hours, at exactly 1,194 hours. While Pike finished third overall in athletics, the futsal team, led by adam monterusso '13, brought home the gold in a 5-1 win over Phi Delta Theta. faLL reCruiTmeNT WeLCOmeD 45 NeW memBers Fall recruitment went extremely well for Zeta Chi. scott Harned '13, along with the recruitment team, rounded up 45 quality men to begin the new member process. Hayden Lee '14, new member educator, is leading the new recruits through the eight-week-long process all the way up to initiation. We're excited to see how these new initiates make their mark on Zeta Chi and Missouri State's campus. THaNK YOu, aLumNi Zeta Chi is exceptionally thankful for the support from the alumni. The new chapter house looks better than ever and the active members wouldn't be able to live in it if it weren't for you. We're excited for Homecoming, and we hope to see you all on October 14-16! Fraternally, andrew Whitney '13 Chapter President whitney7@live.missouristate.edu (660) 864-9241

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