Pi Kappa Alpha - Mississippi State University

Visit www.mstatepikes.com to make an online gi. e Garnet and Gold Standard Richard Ellington '67 Reflects on Deep Pride for Gamma eta T he warm greeting Richard Ellington '67 received while walking through the doors of 1205 Stone Boulevard solidified his deep pride for Gamma eta chapter. "All Pikes carry our pride very high," Richard said. "We were and still are the best fraternity on campus in sports, school officers, and leadership." He chose to donate to the Legendary Past, Ensuring Our Future campaign to not only exemplify this pride but to reinforce a strong legacy of achievement for future generations. e summer of 1966 marked Richard's first milestone in his college journey aer he traveled from his home state of Florida to Starkville, Mississippi. "I didn't know many people when I came to campus, but because my brother preceded me, I was strongly influenced by him and his Pike friends." Aer accepting a bid from Gamma eta, Richard confidently forged his own path with the help of his Pike brothers. His brothers taught him how to interact with people from different backgrounds and how to achieve his goal of attending law school. Richard advises undergraduates to diligently pursue their own ambitions and to help one another achieve them. "Set your goals aer graduation and work for them, but, at the same time, enjoy your time in school and as a brother." As an alumnus, Richard remains active with Gamma eta by attending the annual January reunion. He highly encourages all alumni to seek opportunities to deepen their connection with Gamma eta. "ink back to your days at Mississippi State University in the Catherine Craig Claiborne House and what it means to you. Ultimately, the most important takeaways are the friendships I made 50 years ago." Richard recently retired to South Carolina aer his 30-year career as a county attorney and assisting a small specialty company that helps create community development districts. He enjoys following college football and basketball and hearing from his Pike brothers. Richard can be reached at bigebully@aol.com. "ink back to your days at Mssippi State University in the Catherine Craig Claiborne House and what it means to you. Ultimately, the mt important takeaways are the friendships I made 50 years ago." Michael G. Arnold '02 Joshua D. Lunn '03 Tyler C. Holbrook '09 Bulldog Donors ($1,000 to $2,499) Cecelia Cook In honor of Jay D. Cook III '02 Don Chunn '60 William E. May '60 A. Cinclair May '61 John R. Rue V '62 William L. Colbert Jr. '63 James E. Gordon '63 Wesley R. Bailey Jr. '64 Herman W. Seefield '64 In memory of Chuck A. Steinwinder '61 Rober W. Mason '65 John F. Pennebaker '65 David M. Ratcliff '66 F. Jerry Hill '67 Doug R. Holden '67 Alford M. Cooley '68 omas A. Dews '69 William N. Taylor Jr. '72 James "Toby" Tyler '72 Henry W. Shurlds, III '76 In memory of Matthew L. Virden IV '76 Ron L. Miller '77 Robert "Bobby" Ellis Jr '78 Clyde "Brooks" Mosley '79 Spence Flatgard '89 In memory of e Six Man Greg D. Bishop '90 Marcus Dees '91 Jacob A. Pettit '99 Will Rackley '08 In honor of Jay D. Cook III '02 Others (Up to $999) W. Al Moore '54 Charles G. Mangum '57 Randolph Stone '58 Robert B. Boykin '59 John C. Arledge III '61 Richard H. Deane '64 Jerry W. Fly '65 T. Steve Rue '65 Terry V. Bell '67 F. Wyatt Gwin III '67 Tommy A Jarrett '68 Danny L, Hicks '69 J.S. Ellis '70 Freddy Rayner '71 Erle E. "Bubby" Johnston III '72 In memory of fallen fraternity brothers Calvin T. Hull Jr. '67 In memory of Calvin Travis Hull, M.D. '52 Mark Murrell '76 W. Glenn Bell '78 J. Brad '78 Chris Harris '78 James H. Loon Jr. '79 John M. McCommon '79 Robert W. Mashburn Jr. '80 David M. MuCullen '82 In memory of Joe M. McCullen '54 Chris Bell '82 Herman R. Beard '85 Jonathan L. Clark '89 Michael McMillin '89 Russ W. Stigall III '94 Bradley G. Rodgers '95 Stephen R. Folk '97 Richard C. Carter III '99 L. Rees Hodges '03 Matthew Hatcher '12 Robert A. King '14 Pam Sanders Prevost

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