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  • Fraternity Show Support

    Posted on March 5, 2010

    Around 40 members of Pi Kappa Phi at Purdue University have shaved their heads; not as a fashion statement, but in support of one of their brothers.
    David Feltner, a junior in the College of Technology, is battling his third occurrence of cancer since high school. At Monday night’s chapter meeting, Feltner announced that his cancer [...]

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  • Balancing Greek Life and Sports

    Posted on February 1, 2010

    ‘Hawk balances Greek life and hoops
    By Geoff Reinhardt
    Junior RedHawk basketball guard/forward Antonio Ballard came to Miami University to play collegiate basketball at its highest level. He joined a squad of supportive teammates, strong leaders and rich tradition. But as January of Ballard’s freshman year arrived, he found another outpost with the same credentials of camaraderie [...]

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  • PIKE at FIU Named Volunteer of the Month

    Posted on October 26, 2009

    The men of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity (PIKE) at Florida International University each year strive to lead in the community volunteer arena, especially in the Miami area surrounding the FIU campus. Located just down the street from the Tamiami Tennis Center, the PIKE men in 2009 have been active in assisting players training for the Special Olympics, among other local tennis-related activities.

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  • A Heroic Effort

    Posted on September 14, 2009

    In early June, Franklin, Indiana and surrounding areas were hit by several storms and torrential downpours. By noon on Saturday, June 7, the streets were beginning to flood, as was the chapter house basement.

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    A couple of hours later, two Epsilon Brothers, Nate Sexton and Mat Taylor, became aware neighboring residents were stranded in their homes as flood water from Hurricane Creek continued to rise.

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  • Fraternity Man Gives Back To His Community

    Posted on September 9, 2009

    Nate, a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi a student from the University of Cincinnati, wanted to connect to the Jewish Community and make a difference. He took a leadership role in the Hillel Jewish Student Center's "Operation Warm-Up."

    "There are no words to describe the feelings that you get when you help someone, just a normal everyday person, in something as simple as medicine, clothing, blankets, books, or food."

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  • What kind of guy joins a fraternity?

    Posted on August 13, 2009

    I thought I knew who joined fraternities. Good-looking, confident guys who knew exactly where they fit in the food chain on campus. Big drinkers, hard partiers, popular with women.

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    Rowdy young men who played high school sports, yelled a lot, and painted their bodies for football games. Guys with expendable cash whose fathers would give them jobs when, and if, they graduated.

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  • Fraternity joins Journey of Hope

    Posted on July 22, 2009

    The group, which averages 75 miles a day on their bikes, is making stops at cities across the nation where they meet with disabled people and the organizations that help them.

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    Each cyclist has raised $5,000, and in total, between the Journey of Hope's three separate teams that are taking different routes across the U.S., the group has raised more than $500,000 this year for the fraternity's nonprofit charity, Push America.

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  • OK, I’m Interested…What’s Next?

    Posted on July 15, 2009

    You are not going to join an organization because they gave out the best chicken wings at formal recruitment...

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  • Fraternity Glossary

    Posted on July 13, 2009

    Are people throwing around words and phrases about fraternities, and you aren't sure what they mean??  Well check out the listing below, it should answer most of your questions- if not let us know!

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  • Fraternity Brothers in Arms Give to Soldiers and Iraqi Children

    Posted on July 8, 2009

    Members of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity teach first aid to Iraqi Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts during a recent partnership session. The fraternity "brothers in arms" group meets weekly at Pegasus dining facility on Camp Liberty for fellowship and to make plans for future partnership opportunities with the Iraqi community. The group previously hosted volleyball and basketball games for the Iraqi children and even took them on a field trip to a nearby fire station.

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