Pi Kappa Alpha - University of Texas

Spring 2017 Newsletter

Beta Mu Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at the University of Texas

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INSIDE: Pikes in Medicine • 2-3 New Philanthropy • 4 Beta Mu Donors • 6-7 Alumni Updates • 7 Houston Lunch Group • 8 PI KAPPA ALPHA • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS • SPRING 2017 The BeTa Mu Review P ike University is one of the frater- nity world's earliest and foremost leadership training programs. Pike U consists of leadership and educational conferences for undergraduates and is held in several cities annually, profes- sionally developed and executed by the Pike national staff. The Dallas Pike U conference, which took place at the Plano Marriott in February, hosted more than 400 Pike members from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and New Mexico chapters. Beta Mu was pleased to send a 15-man contin- gent to Plano for this year's confer- ence, where the men learned about chapter operations and programming and how our fraternity values and ritual are reflected in everything we do. Attendees also received personal leadership development skills. 15 Beta Mu Members Attend Pike University Congressman Brian Babin '68 met with Pike undergraduates Wade Cope '14, Michael Everett '16, Wesley Greene '15 and Landon Hackley '16 during a February Austin visit. Part of the Beta Mu contingent during the February Pike University event in Plano. Beta Mu Proud of Alumnus, U.S. Congressman Brian Babin '68 A special thanks to Texas Congressman Brian Babin, D.D.S. '68, a 1968 Beta Mu initiate, for meeting with several Beta Mu undergraduates interested in government and public service in Austin February 22. The congressman chairs the Space Subcommittee, where he works closely with NASA, and he serves on the Transportation Committee. Dr. Babin shared his views of the new Congress and how it can work with the new presidential administration in priorities such as rebuilding the military, enhancing national security and revising a more accessible yet less costly healthcare system. He encouraged the Pikes interested in public service "to take studied positions on issues, sharpen your com- munication skills and undertake respectful dialogue understanding all points of view." Dr. Babin has enjoyed a long and successful career in dentistry in east Texas following military service. He served The City of Woodville as city councilman, mayor and school board member, as well as an appointee of several governors, serving on three state boards over the years, before being elected to Congress in District 36 in southeast Texas in 2014. Dr. Babin and his wife, Roxanne, have been married since 1972 and have five children and 13 grandchildren. Dr. Babin interrupted his U.T. schooling for the Army in Vietnam, returning to graduate from his hometown Lamar University and then attended U.T. Houston Dental School, after which he served as an Air Force dentist before beginning his private practice. Dr. Babin is one of three Pikes serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with two Pikes in the U.S. Senate.

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