Pi Kappa Alpha - University of Texas

PI KAPPA ALPHA • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS • SPRING 2018 W hat would your life look like if you had never been a mem- ber of PIKE? Beta Mu is a place where many of us made our best friends, met people who later influenced our careers and shaped our collegiate experience. When we joined PIKE, it changed our lives. e power of PIKE cannot be denied. Few among us can say we weren't impacted in some way by our great fraternity. It is for this reason that we endeav- or to offer this experience for today's young men through the Honoring Our Legacy, Securing Our Future campaign. Building a modern, functional chapter house secures our place on UT's campus for decades to come—it ensures future Beta Mus will have a place to call home and have the same transformative experience we did. Recently, our campaign achieved a major milestone when we crossed the $4 million threshold. is is a huge accomplishment, but there is still $1 million more that must be raised. I know that there are many causes and initiatives worthy of your support, but I'm asking you to reinvest in the commitment you made to PIKE upon initiation and make a gi to the campaign today. You can use the enclosed pledge form to make a multiyear pledge or one-time gi (those contributing $5,000 or more will have their names displayed on our permanent donor plaque displayed in the new house), or give online at www.texaspikes.com. Our campaign is a great example of what we can achieve if we band together as brothers and work toward a common goal. We will only reach our $5 million goal through collec- tive support. As we all witnessed during our times as undergraduates, the active chapter is only as suc- cessful as we make it. Similarly, the campaign will only be as successful as we make it. It is imperative we each recognize that we would not be the same without Beta Mu and Beta Mu would not be the same without us. Our alumni involvement is a di- rect representation of the value we place on our undergraduate experience and the continuation of Pi Kappa Alpha at the University of Texas. is campaign is about more than money, it's about the continuation of the powerful PIKE experience. Our chap- ter has existed for nearly 100 years; your gi will guarantee it endures for 100 more. Yours in Phi Phi Ka, John A. Rathmell Jr. '76 Campaign Chairman INSIDE: Donor List • 2 Donor Spotlights • 3, 5, 6 Pike Co-Founds New Coalition • 4 Chapter Report • 7 Reinvest in the PoweR of PiKe Donate Today to the Honoring Our Legacy, Securing Our Future Campaign e fall 2017 pledge class, continuing Beta Mu's 98-year traditions.

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