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wenty-eight golfers met at Purdue's
Ackerman-Allen Course on June 24 for
the 2017 Pike golf outing. Two foursomes
tied for first place with a score of -14, with the
tie-breaker decided by a dramatic coin toss at
the Chapter House cookout following the golf
outing. The winning team was Casey Hiers
'01, Andy Hardie '01, PJ Loehrer '03, and
Colby Huffman '99. The second place team
was Bryce Espey '10, Ross Barclay '10, Ben
Phillips '10, and Geoff Sullivan '10.
Mark your calendar now for the 2018 golf outing
on Saturday, June 23.
L
ast spring our Chapter was performing at
its highest level in a long time. We stood
our ground as the campus leader in community
service hours for the third semester running and
third highest philanthropy dollars raised as well.
In addition, we initiated an incredible pledge
class with a very large ROTC involvement.
Thanks to the generosity of the Beta Phi
Foundation, we were able to send numerous
guys to Pike leadership conferences: 30 brothers
to a leadership development conference in
Chicago last February and six to the Academy
in July. The Academy offered the opportunity
for us to represent our Chapter on a national
level and receive awards.
This leads to the best part, the Smythe! I,
along with five other pikes, had the incredible
opportunity to accept a Smythe Award for our
Chapter this summer in Memphis. It was a great
honor and reflects the quality of men PKA has
been fostering in recent years. It has been a long
journey since 1988, but this Chapter definitely
deserved it and now has something to show for
all of our hard work.
The steps going forward will mirror the success
recently, starting with our recruitment this fall.
We have a fall pledge class of over 30 SLAG
young men, furthering our image on campus.
As each new pledge class is brought in, we
have increased our ROTC numbers on campus,
serving well in our community and later our
country. Words cannot express how excited I am
for our Chapter; I believe we are making great
strides with great men and our recognition is
beginning to reflect that.
Phi Phi K A,
Wesley Groves '18
Chapter President
(305) 450-2999
purduepikepresident@gmail.com
2017 Pike Alumni
Golf outinG
Brothers Vetter '16 and Peebles '15 announcing
our Pikes with Puppies Calendar, which raised over
$500 for Natalie's Second Chance Dog Shelter.
From left, Andy Hardie '01, Colby Huffman '99,
Casey Hiers '01, and PJ Loehrer '03. Picture
taken by Brad Ritchie '00, who flew in from
California to enjoy the event, offer moral support,
and DJ for the winning team. Go Pikes!
Beta Phi Members Honored to
Receive Smythe Award
Chapter Maintains Campus Leader Status
Brothers at the Academy accepting the
Smythe Award. From left to right, Brothers
Townsend '15, Whittaker '15, Prakash '15,
Groves '14, Insko '15, and Scherrer '15
