Pi Kappa Alpha - University of Texas

5 www.texaspike.com Richard H. Moore Jr. '42 entered Chapter Eternal on March 9 at the age of 95. Dick joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 and served as chief gunner on a B29 plane. He was awarded the Air Medal five times and was awarded the Flying Cross. Aer his service, he attended the North Texas Agricultural College and UT, where he completed his law de- gree. Dick then practiced law for 60 years. He lived in Fort Worth. Charles R. Morgan Jr. '53 entered Chapter Eternal on November 17, 2017, at the age of 85. Chuck and his wife of 55 years, Jeanie, had one daughter, Jill. His early years were spent in Texas, followed by Fairbanks, Alaska, for 42 years. While working at Design Alaska, he worked on the Akiuk Memorial School and the North Pole High School. Chuck loved fishing and sports and had a badminton tourna- ment named in his honor in 2003. James E. Alvis '61 entered Chapter Eternal on March 25, three days shy of his 76th birthday, aer losing a 16-year battle with multiple my- eloma. Jim graduated from UT with degrees in history and anthro- pology. In 1970, Jim was awarded a grant from the National Endow- ment for the Humanities to document/photograph the transformation of Texas from a rural culture to urban state. Shortly before his death, Jim created a collection of these black and white photos into a book, Texas Past a Fading Rural Heritage. Jim shared his life with Sharon, his partner of 24 years. He is survived by Sharon and their three children. Russel L. Farabee '74 entered Chapter Eternal on December 30, 2017, at the age of 62. Rusty first attended the University of North Carolina to play football for the Tarheels and later transferred to UT and com- pleted law school at SMU. He practiced real estate law in the Dallas area for more than 30 years, had a deep love for animals, and loved discussing politics, reading science fiction and singing. He is survived by his daughters, Valerie and Elizabeth. CHAPTER ETERNAL B eta Mu Chapter initiated five undergraduate spring pledges into the brotherhood on April 29. e five newly initiated members, all freshmen, are: • Brennon Fallon of North Richland Hills, Texas, majoring in civil engineering. • Alfred Fuentes of Boerne, Texas, majoring in undergraduate studies/undeclared. • Christopher Mariotti of Houston, Texas, majoring in biomedical engineering. • Gustavo Santos of Exeter, N.H., majoring in architecture. • Peter Wang of Sheuzhen, Hong Kong, majoring in mechanical engineering. Spring 2018 initiates Peter Wang, Alfred Fuentes, Brennon Fallon, and Chris Mariotti receive Pike neckties, the traditional welcoming gi following initiation from the Beta Mu Alumni Fund. (Not pictured: Gustavo Santos) Meet Texas Pike's Spring Initiates Beta Mu Chapter Receives Top Ranking in National Pike Review T he International Pike Fraternity eval- uates all 280 chapters and colonies with a professional staff visit annually. In Beta Mu's most recent evaluation, in fall 2017, the Chapter earned a report card score of 84.3 out of a possible 100. Pike earned perfect 100s in the health and safety/risk management, financial management and alumni relations areas. Our men scored in the high 90s in scholarship, service, leadership, ritual and public relations. Chapter President Garrett Beirne '16 said, "Our men strive to maintain Beta Mu's legacy of leadership. We have received the Raymond Orians Chapter Excellence Award (given to 20 top performing chapters) at five successive national conventions and we expect do so again at Pike's 150th Annual Convention in Richmond this July. There is always room for improvement in any organization and we continue to strive for excellence as a high performing chapter." The national scorecard penalizes Beta Mu as UT Greeks do not participate in intramurals as they once did (hosting intra-Greek only games), and even though our recruitment/rush process works well, our ideal pledge class size of 35-40 falls lower than some other larger chapters, which penalizes us. Beta Mu's lowest score was in housing, with our dated facility rated a 65. Of the 12 active Pike chapters in Texas, Beta Mu was surpassed only by UT-Arlington which carded a 95. The other 10 Texas Pike chapters scored in the 70s or lower.

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