| Founders Day Dinner - March 5th, 2010 |
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Founders day will be held Friday March, 5th at the Audubon Country Club. The dinner starts at 8:00pm. March 1st marks the 142nd birthday of the International Fraternity as well as the 15th Anniversary of the founding of the Kappa Zeta Chapter. Additionally, we will be celebrating the newly chartered Greater Louisville Pi Kappa Alpha Alumni Association.
Dinner will be provided for both Brothers and a guest. A cash bar will be available on site. Donations would be greatly appreciated towards both the Active Chapter as well as the Alumni Association.
Please RSVP to the current Alumni Relation Chair, Anthony Bell, at atbell02@gmail.com.
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| Pikes Peak Week - 9/27/2009 |
The Kappa Zeta Chapter just completed Pikes Peak Week and raised approximately $1,500 for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Kentuckiana. Saturday, September 26th wrapped up the week with a kickball tournament involving both sororities and fraternities. The Kappa Zeta Chapter participated in the Bigs for a day program that involved a member being paired with a child from the BBBS during the event. The kids participated in the kickball tournament by playing with different sororities throughout the day. BBBS thanked the Kappa Zeta Chapter for providing a fun activity for the children, raising approximately $1,500, and helping sign up numerous people for the BBBS program.
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| Kenducky Derby - 9/26/2009 |
The Kappa Zeta Chapter potential new members participated in the 6th annual Ken-ducky Derby this Saturday, September 26th. The Ken-ducky Derby is hosted by the Harbor House whose purpose is to serve adults with disabilities. Active members helped the potential new members as they helped to set up company booths, host a free cornhole tournament, retrieve all the ducks from the river, and help to clean up after the event was over.
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| Pike Awards - 8/3/2009 |
Kappa Zeta was awarded the Harvey T. Newell Most Improved Chapter in the Nation award. This award is given out annually to ONE of Pike's over 200 chapters, and Kappa Zeta beat out five finalist chapters to earn it. Our chapter was also given Pike's Excellence award, given to the top 20% of Pike chapters.
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| Weekly Awards - 03/29/2009 |
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Pike of the Week: The Alpha Delta pledge class won Pikes of the Week for their successful initiation with a 100% retention rate.
Scholar of the Week: Brother Payne won Scholar of the Week for helping brother Marcheski in his Biology class.
Athlete of the Week: Brother Bell won Athlete of the Week for making the All American Rugby Team after only playing rugby for a few months.
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| Semester Awards - Fall 2008 |
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Pike of the Semester: The Former Executive Council
The former executive council won Pike of the Semester for their outstanding work with the Kappa Zeta Chapter throughout the semester and past year. From a record-breaking rush to national awards, this EC has helped shape the chapter into what it is now.
Scholar of the Semester: Brother Luke Bennett
Brother Luke Bennett won scholar of the semester for being the best student in his class, far exceeding his professor's expectations and performing like a champ on his final exam.
Athlete of the Semester: Brother Brian Davis
Athlete of the Semester: Brother Brian Davis won Athlete of the Semester for returning an interception for a touchdown in the B-Team Intramural Flag Football championship. This feat could likely only be accomplished by brother Davis, and it is due to his hard work and preparation for the game that he was able to pull off this Hall-of-Fame-worthy pick six.
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Semester Awards - Spring 2008
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Pike of the Semester: The Entire Kappa Zeta Chapter
The entire Kappa Zeta chapter was given the award for Pike of the Semester for its improvement in every facet of Greek life. Among the achievements of the semester are hosting a groundbreaking Philanthropy Day event, 2nd overall in the annual Fryberger Greek Sing, most entertaining in Fryberger, 2nd overall in community service, 1st place in the 1st annual Gamma Day, and many intramural victories.
Athletes of the Semester: Tim Doughtery & Shawn Spalding
Brothers Doughtery and Spalding won Athletes of the Semester for their participation in U of L Division 1 Sports. Brother Doughtery is currently the starting kicker for the football team and Brother Spalding is one of the top track athletes at U of L, specializing in the 400 meter dash.
Scholar of the Semester: Daniel Williams
Daniel won Scholar of the Semester for his superior time management with academics. Brother Williams balanced working throughout the semester with ROTC training and academics. His G.P.A. for the semester was a 4.0.
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| New EC! |
Pike has recently elected a new executive council to lead their chapter. Please visit the Officers page for more information on these men.
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| Pike Signs 8 During Spring Rush |
Spring rush was again a success this year with Pi Kappa Alpha signing eight new pledges, despite not having a rush located on Greek Row. The chapter has confidence that the Alpha Beta pledge class will help Kappa Zeta greatly down the road. Congratulations on these eight men on their way to becoming brothers.
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| Initiation |
On Friday November 9th Pike initiated the Alpha Alpha pledge class. After a semester of hard work and fun 19 members of this class become full Pi Kappa Alpha brothers. An after party to celebrate their accomplishment followed the event. Check the "Current Members" link to see the full chapter as it is today. Congratulations to the new brothers and we look forward to bigger and better chapter!
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| Weekly Awards - Sept. 23rd |
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Pike of the Week: Jason Thiem, for setting up two fundraisers early in the semester.
Scholar of the Week: Steven Gerl, for an impressive African American Communications Exam Grade.
Athlete of the Week: Brett Jager, for annihilating Brother Davis in the (pseudo) sports world of FIFA '07 for XBOX 360.
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| Weekly Awards - Sept. 16th |
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Pike of the Week: Brother Bisig, for setting up our first ever formal at the end of the fall semester in Canada.
Scholar of the Week: Marty Ernst, for beating Brother Bell in the fiercely-competitive world of Engineering.
Athlete of the Week: Andrew Storm, for participating in an intramural event, other than bowling or golfing. (B-Team Flag Football).
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After a long rush week the Pikes were relieved by the resulting twenty-one bids signed by twenty-one potential leaders. Among these men are individuals from all over Kentucky, one from Chicago, and one from Ecuador. Also signed was a legacy. Conor Heine was elected Pledge Class President. Good luck to these pledges in the upcoming semester. For more information on the Alpha Alpha Class click their link on the left.
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| Pike Awards |
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Recently, the Kappa Zeta Chapter gave out its overall awards for the Spring Semester.
Pike of the Year: Joe Scheper, for his longstanding commitment to our chapter over four years. As he graduates with a degree in History, the former President took his alumni charge from the chapter. Joe is in Order of Omega and was a semi-finalist for Homecoming King last fall.
Athlete of the Year: Joe Tronzo and Shawn Spalding, for their efforts to improve the Kappa Zeta Chapter, even while balancing successful athletic careers within University of Louisville sports. Joe Tronzo is the HS state record holder in the shot put, and currently is a fullback for UofL football. Shawn Spalding, with his St. Xavier team, holds the 4x100m record in Kentucky. He runs on Louisville's team and has qualified for the Big East Championship with a 48.94 400m time.
Scholar of the Year: Anthony Bell, for 4.0 GPA. Though there were other candidates with excellent GPA's, Bell was chosen for the amount of hours that he takes as an Electrical and Computer Engineering major in the J.B. Speed School.
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| Pike Initiates Nine Men |
| On April 6th the Kappa Zeta chapter of Pike initiated nine men into their chapter, now 40 strong. Click on the Omega Class link to the left for more information. We are looking forward what this group will bring to the fraternity. Led by President Seth Willis, they had an excellent pledge semester and formed tight bonds. Congratulations to the new Pikes! |
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| Leadership Summit |
| Five members of the Kappa Zeta Chapter attended a PIKE sponsored Leadership Summit in Atlanta, GA. For more information on this summit, click here. |
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