F
or almost 100 years, the Beta Mu Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha
has been an important part of the University of Texas. From our
founding in 1920 to the present, our proud heritage speaks for
itself with academic achievement and on-campus leadership. While
many of our brothers have gone on to successful and distinguished
careers in business, engineering, medicine and countless other en-
deavors, the common bond of our brotherhood, along with our shared
principles and values, remains.
While the faces and characteristics of today's chapter have evolved
since your time, there is a long tradition of Beta Mu excellence. Pike
alumni can be proud of the legacy we have helped create and the qual-
ity of our chapter that continues today.
Our chapter house at 2400 Leon Street has been a home away from
home for hundreds of young men. Since 1952, it has served as a living
and learning center for our members, but as fraternal competition has
increased and students' needs have evolved, it is time we reevaluate the
center of undergraduate life for Pike. If we wish for the chapter to con-
tinue its record of accomplishment, we must make a significant long-
term investment in our home to ensure a strong future for our chapter.
Beta Mu members in 1934 at an early chapter house, 2504 Rio Grande.
Pike Texas Cowboys of the late 1960s.
"I really view our collective commitment to the new Pike
house as the major inflection point on a 100-year timeline
for Beta Mu. We are only going to be asked to provide the
funding for a new house once. Aside from the fact that this
project is long overdue, this opportunity to set the UT Pikes
on a new course for the next 40 to 50 years is not something
that I want to miss." – John Wallace '78
Beta Mu's Proud Heritage
From the 1921 U.T. Cactus
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