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Intramural Success

Pi Kappa Alpha won the first ever Qdoba Cup by becoming the 2009-2010 Fraternity Division Intramural Champions.

Pike's team of brothers Jager, Lenihan, Vanover, Dietzman, Hamilton, and N. Rolf won 1st place in the Intramural Sand Volleyball Tournament.

Pike's B Flag Football Team won the Campus Intramural Flag Football Tournament with a 6-0 victory over SAE.

Brother Schleifer won first place in the Fraternity 1on1 Basketball Tournament and Brother Carlson placed second in the Campus Tournament.

Pike's Softball team placed 2nd in the Intramural Fraternity Softball Tournament.

 
Pike Takes 23 at Fall Rush

The Kappa Zeta chapter capped a fun and successful rush last Thursday by signing 23 bids! Congratulations to all the new pledges and to the active chapter for recruiting the "most best men."

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Rush PIKE Fall 2009
Interested in PIKE? The Kappa Zeta chapter is looking to recruit new members that fit the SLAG model. SLAG stands for Scholars, Leaders, Athletes, and Gentlemen. This fall's rush is taking place August 31 - September 3 on Louisville's Greek Row. Come enjoy great food and find out what Pike is all about!



 
Kappa Zeta is the Most Improved Chapter in the Nation

This summer, at The Academy sponsored by Pike University in Memphis, TN, Kappa Zeta beat out five finalist chapters to be named the Harvey T. Newell Most Improved Chapter in the Nation. This award is given out once a year to ONE Pike chapter. Louisville's Pikes were also awarded the Excellence Award, given to the top 20% of Pike chapters.

Congratulations to the men of Kappa Zeta on all of their hard work and success! 

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Pike Sweeps Greek Awards
The Kappa Zeta Chapter was the recipient of many awards at this year's annual Greek Awards ceremony.  The list includes Sigma Kappa's Brotherhood award, Alpha Omicron Pi's Interfraternity award, Delta Zeta's Fraternity of the Year award, Gamma's Matt Wooley award for best risk management, and the most prestigious of all, the IFC's Fraternity of Excellence award.  The chapter also held a G.P.A. that was above the men's G.P.A. for the spring semester and won 1st place in the campus division of intramural sports. 



 
Pike Wins Fraternity and Campus Soccer Championships

Several brothers of Pike competed in the intramural soccer leagues this year and their performance was nothing short of amazing.  Both teams went undefeated throughout both seasons, and both went on to win their respective championships.  The A Team managed to go the entire season and tournament without allowing a single goal by the opposing team.  Congratulations to both teams!

 
Pike Wins 1st Overall in Annual Fryberger Greek Sing

The brothers of Pike took home first place for this year’s annual Fryberger Greek Sing!   Led by brother Steve Gerl, the group performed to portions of songs all themed around “Pike Presents:  Life’s A Garden”.  The brothers took home the prize for first place overall, as well as best costumes.  Coming up from second place overall last year, Pike has proven themselves as contenders each year in Fryberger.  You can see pictures from this event here.

 
PIKE Initiates 33 Men

The Kappa Zeta Chapter initiated 33 men on Saturday, November 15th, 2008.  This pledge class is the largest in chapter history, and includes leaders that will shape the future of this chapter.  For more information about the new members and to see the change in chapter size, visit the Current Members page. 

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PIKE Hosts Successful Halloween Party

The men of the Kappa Zeta chapter hosted a very successful party this Halloween at Harlow's, across from Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium.  The party generated a huge buzz around campus and was the place to be this Halloween, with over 900 people passing through the doors of Harlow's.  To view photos from this event, click here.  Stay tuned for the next upcoming event hosted by the men of PIKE.

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Pike Wins 2008 Chi Omega Chili Cookoff

Congratulations to the men of the Kappa Zeta Chapter for placing 1st at the 2008 Chi Omega Chili Cookoff on November 1st!  This victory was due in large part to the 2nd place chili, prepared by brother Schuler, and the fact that the men of Pike won 1st place in attendance.  All proceeds from the cookoff went towards the Make-A-Wish Foundation, supporting a child selected by Chi Omega.

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Flag Football B-Team Wins Championship

Congratulations to the Flag Football B-Team for coming away with a championship in the flag football campus division!  The team went 2-2 in the regular season, then finished strong, winning 3 in a row in the end-of-season tournament.  Click here to see photos of the B-Team's journey to the top.

 

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PIKE WINS 2ND PLACE IN ANNUAL FRYBERGER
 

  The brothers of Pike took home the second place prize in the 71st annual Fryberger Greek Sing on March 2nd, 2008.  They also won the award for "Most Entertaining" performance.  The theme was "Pikes Mad About the Mouse", where the brothers sang Disney songs accompanied by hand motions and synchronized dance moves.  Pictures of the performance are available here.



 
Pikes Going On Alternative Spring Break

Brothers Jager, Gerl, P Read, and pledge Joe Huber are all going on "Alternative Spring Break" this March.  The brothers will be traveling to Slidell, Louisiana, a city about 45 minutes away from New Orleans.  They will be working with the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Program to help repair houses by putting up drywall, tiling, windows, etc.  This is brother Gerl's second consecutive year of going on "Alternative Spring Break". 

 

 

 
Pike Athletics
Please visit the Pike Athletics Page for up to date info on Pike's intramural success.


 
Alumni Win Softball Game
Pike held its semi-annual Active/Alumni sporting event on Saturday, Oct. 20th.  The Alumni won over an unknown amount of innings, 27-14.  It should be noted, however, that these alumni were not tested for steriods prior to this event, raising questions about the legitimacy of this victory.  A grill out was held at President Mastin's house afterwards.  Please check back for information on an event during the spring semester.  The active chapter would like to thank the alumni for their continued support of our chapter.



 
Steve Gerl wins Prestigious 'King of Kurz'
Brother Gerl, a resident of the University of Louisville Properties building Kurz Hall, won a competition on Monday night for the title of King of Kurz.  The contest consisted of a test of the contestant's knowledge of today's culture, a display of attitude and fashion, questions from the judges, and a display of talent.  Steven won over the Kappa Delta judges with a serenade during the talent portion.  The title came with a Playstation 3, a $500 Cosmo photo shoot, and a Hooters' gift basket.  The webmaster caught up with Steve after the award ceremony: "I really have to give all the credit to God.  I went out there and gave 110%, but I knew that I had to just let the chips fall in the end."  Congratulations, Steve.


 
Schnellenberger Speechless On Louisville Fans
schnellenbergerPike and Florida Atlantic Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger was disappointed with the actions of the Louisville fans as of late.  Schnellenberger, who coached for 10 years at Louisville from 1985-94, also was a major influence in starting the Kappa Zeta colony.  When told that most of the fans left early in Louisville's recent upset by Syracuse, Schnellenberger replied, "Are you kidding?"  The full Courier Journal article can be found here.
 
Pike Takes 3rd At KD Day
At KD Sink or Swim Day at the Natatorium Pike took an impressive third to SAE and TKE.  Their effort was led by the swim team, anchored by Pledge Conor Heine, which took second overall.  Also, their sychronized swimming performance impressed the KD judges with the help of their talented coaches.  Pike had a lot of fun at this KD event, and looks forward to next year.



 
MOST IMPROVED CHAPTER

At the Greek Awards on April 18th, Pike took home the award for most improved chapter on campus.  This wraps up a year with many goals met.  Last fall, the Kappa Zeta Chapter recognized its weakness was its lack of numbers.  They had the quality individuals they were looking for, but in order to get everything done in the community they wanted to they knew they had to seek out "the most, best men", so to speak.  So, here we stand, two semesters later, with 25 members more to add 15 from one year ago.

As this semester draws to a close, look for even more exciting things to come in the fall.  Pike now has the scholars, leaders, athletes, and gentlemen it was looking for this year, and the results are already starting to show.  Though we have bolstered our numbers, we are always looking for a few more outstanding individuals.  If you are going to be attending the University of Louisville in the fall, check back for updates on this website for fall rush.  (See the Rush section of this site as August draws closer...)

 
Louisville in the Shield and Diamond
In the Spring 2007 edition of the Shield and Diamond (the international magazine of Pi Kappa Alpha), the Kappa Zeta chapter at Louisville had several mentions. Our chapter is currently tied in 8th out of all 201 chapters in North America for its outstanding fall and spring rushes. Also, in the sports section, varsity football athlete Joe Tronzo was honored with his picture in the S&D for his accolades on the football field with the Cardinals. Brother Shawn Spalding was also mentioned as one of the few Division I track and field athletes within Pike.
 
Michael Rolf Places 3rd as DZ Fratman
Delta Zeta, a longstanding sorority at the University of Louisville, held a "Fratman" competition on Tuesday, April 3rd. This contest used typical pageant activities such as swimsuit competition, skit, and Q&A in order to determine the best fraternity man on campus. One candidate was nominated from eleven chapters on Louisville's campus, and Pike's Michael Rolf came in 3rd overall, with a brilliant performance. Congratulations, Michael, and thank you DZ for a thrilling show!
 
Pikes Excel in GPA
The GPA for all fraternities are out for the Fall 2006 semester. Pike received the following honors:

Top Overall Freshman - Anthony Bell
Best New Initiates
Most Improved from the Spring Semester

Congratulations to the brothers and their hard work in the classroom.
 
Pike Attends Leadership Conference
On Saturday February 17th many of the brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha attended a University of Louisville sponsored Leadership Conference. For their outstanding participation, the brothers received an award for being the best represented fraternity on campus. Congratulations to all the brothers who attended!
 
 
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