THE ZETA CHI
PIKELINE
ZETA CHI WINS FIRST
EVER SMYTHE AWARD
"We knew we were close last year, and to have
not taken home our first Smythe would have
greatly surprised me."
–
Zach Dumas, Chapter Advisor
ZETA CHI WINS MULTIPLE AWARDS
FROM PIKE HEADQUARTERS
e elusive and highly coveted Robert Adger
Smythe Award is the center stage event of the
awards ceremony at the International Academy
held in Memphis in August.
To the chapter and alumni association, winning
awards is nothing new. "I know this has become
routine, but the energy and effort for Zeta Chi
Alumni Association to sustain excellence should
not go unannounced," says Alumni Association
President Jeff Counts. For the ninth year in a row,
the Zeta Chi Alumni Association was recognized
as a William R. Nester Alumni Association of the
Year Award recipient, representing the top 10 per-
cent of alumni associations, at the Academy.
CELEBRATE WITH US AT MSU
HOMECOMING 2019!
Zeta Chi Alumni Association and Chapter look forward to
the best Homecoming yet on October 25th and 26th! As
we gather to celebrate the SMYTHE, we have also planned
a weekend of exciting events. For the full agenda, please see
the schedule on page two. e chapter has worked tireless-
ly to achieve this monumental milestone. Let us do our
part to support this first ever achievement. To register, visit
www.zetachipikes.com today, and help us spread the word
to other brothers. SEE YOU THERE!
FUND-A-NEED
To enhance our annual giving campaign, we will be host-
ing online fundraisers on our Facebook page, website, and
through eblasts. We will identify areas in our budget that
need funding and ask our alumni to support these worthy
causes. For example, we need to send a large delegation
of active members to the next Pike International Conven-
tion in 2020. Under the "Fund-A-Need" approach we will
outline the costs to send one student and ask alumni to
donate to this efort. Funds collected will be used for the
specific cause. We have so many needs that are crucial to
our association and chapter that go unfunded each year.
I want to congratulate the chapter on winning our first
Smythe Award. We are so proud and could not be happier
to see the chapter doing so well. I can't wait to celebrate at
homecoming.
–Jeff Counts, Alumni Association President
Fall 2019
