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Spring 2008 Volume 91, Number 1

MANAGING EDITORHeather Matthews (LSU ‘04)

COPY EDITORGregory E. Stein (CCNY ‘70)

GRAPHIC DESIGN EDITORKeith D. Harshbarger (IUPUI ‘06)

NATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEESPresidentRobert P. Stalder (Case Western ‘94)

Vice PresidentKevin J. Lampe (Western Illinois ‘83)

TreasurerNathan G. Rues (Missouri-Rolla ‘01)

SecretaryLarry F. Dorocke (Purdue ‘68)

TrusteesMark C. Anthony (Georgia Tech ‘90)Dan A Bureau (Univ. of New Hampshire ‘94)Rick Maggiore (Univ. of Georgia ‘68)Jerry J. Traigle (Nicholls State ‘87)

UGAC ChairmanDan E. Polisky (Duquesne ‘09)

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Director of OperationsSarah Harris (Indiana Wesleyan University ‘05)

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Development AssistantPam Schumann (Franklin College ‘88)

PRESIDENT’S NOTE

Dear Brothers:

It is my pleasure to update you on the status of the Strategic Plan the Board of Trustees has been diligently working on. We have developed End Statements and Vision Statements for five strategic areas: Leadership Development, Spiritual Develop-ment, Intellectual Development, Fraternal Development, and Social Development.

To achieve our Vision, we have developed strategies, tactics and measures to drive Phi Kappa Theta’s improvement in these areas. As Trustees we will develop an action plan and determine the resources necessary to implement these tactics.

This will require far greater alumni involvement in the National Fraternity than ever before. The eight alumni Trustees and two collegiate Trustees cannot achieve the goals of our Fraternity’s Strategic Plan on their own.

The Fraternity needs YOU to give of your time and talent to deliver on our Mission: “Phi Kappa Theta actively develops men to be effective leaders who passionately serve their soci-ety, fraternity and God.”

Many of you have probably never been active alumni vol-unteers with the National Fraternity. This must change, or we will never fulfill the hopes and dreams of our Founders.

The Board will be reaching out, hoping that you will join us on our shared journey to create the Fraternity of tomorrow. Our organization must focus itself on developing courageous lead-ers who can solve urgent problems in our communities.

This effort is also crucial in developing the future Fraternity leaders. The more we broaden our alumni involvement, the deeper our bench will be for Brothers to take over the leadership of the Fra-ternity Board from those of us who serve today.

We will be test-marketing the Strategic Plan with collegiate and alumni Brothers with a formal presentation to the Brotherhood at this summer’s Phi Kappa Theta Leadership Insti-tute in Phoenix on August 7th-10th.

It would be glorious if you could join us, since we will be rolling out new alumni leadership training in partnership with the North-American Interfraternity Conference. It will also be the event that kicks off our run up to the 50th Anniversary Biennial Convention in Columbus in August 2009 where we celebrate the men who brought Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi together.

This is an exciting time for Phi Kappa Theta, and I hope you will be part of it.

Fraternally,

Robert P. StalderNational President

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This issue focuses on the “many faces of Phi Kap,” through telling the stories of seven alumni who take service to a new level in many walks of life.

A recent alumnus heads to Uganda to teach science as a Peace Corps volunteeer.

The merger of two Catholicorganizations took more than 25 years to finalize. The consolidation willcelebrate 50 years next year. Seehow the unification of Phi Kappaand Theta Kappa Phi unfolded. 05

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A UNIFIED FRATERNITY

ON A MISSION

HONOR ROLL

Luminaries line thepathway for the Relay for Life in commemoration for those who are or havebattled cancer. Survivor Mike Carr helps tocoordinate a Relay for Life in his area. See page 06 for his story.

On the cover: This issue seeks to illustrate the different

paths that Phi Kaps take to serve the organization, society

and God. Each is unique, but each demonstrates how Phi Kappa Theta’s mission and values are woven into their

lives.

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Send us story ideas and suggestions about ways that you, other Brothers, or your chapter is living out the Mission of Phi Kappa Theta. Share your stories with more than 30,000 readers in The Temple! E-mail Executiveoffices@phikaps.org with ideas or to share your story.

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f the stereotype of a fraternity man was one who serves society, God and lives up to the values of his organiza-tion, fraternities would be the involvement opportunity of choice for men in college and afterward.

So often, negative stereotypes – focused on partying, disinterest in one’s community, disrespect to those unlike oneself – are played out on college campuses today.

Chapters and members that live Phi Kappa Theta’s values counteract negative stereotypes proving that Phi Kap

Brotherhood is valuable and relevant. This special section (p. 5 to 14)

highlights seven Brothers that show that a “stereotypical” Phi Kap does not exist.

You will see that:A Phi Kap is a Peace Corp volun-

teer serving a global community, educat-ing adolescents in Ghana;

A Phi Kap is a cancer survivor pro-moting awareness about his disease and mentoring those who are struggling;

Iby Heather MatthewsManaging Editor

Profileof a Phi Kap

A Phi Kap is one who shares his kidney, reconnecting with a chapter Brother after years of separation to give the gift of life;

A Phi Kap is a newly ordained priest who spent decades serving his country in the Armed Forces;

A Phi Kap is a comedian who believes in the healing power of laughter;

A Phi Kap is a busy police officer who shares his time, talents and enthusiasm with many chapters in two different volunteer roles;

A Phi Kap must be someone whose fraternity experience tran-scends college, utilizing the skills gained to serve the greater community, God and the organi-zation. These profiles show how men are living out this mission in their daily lives.

hrough pain.Through misdiagnos. Through tumors. Through chemotherapy. Through radiation. Through hospitalization. Through surgery after surgery after surgery.

Mike Carr fought through it all to beat colorectal cancer and now he is fighting for others.

Carr has been instrumental in organizing a Relay for Life event for the past three years. Relay for Life is an all-night pro-gram that celebrates those who have overcome cancer, remembers those who have died and fights back against the disease.

After struggling with colorectal cancer for more than four years, Carr is now on a mission to “give back to recognize all of the people who helped us along the way.” He is the oldest of three siblings at age 45, and two have already faced cancer. One sister was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was pregnant. He and his younger sister work on the coordinating committee for the Re-lay for Life of the Northland in Kansas City, Missouri, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

Carr organizes the teams that participate in the event, work-ing to recruit and retain them. He partners with team captains on fundraising and participation. His sister chairs the planning com-

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mittee, which they have both served on since after their first Relay. “My sister did some of the breast cancer walks but she felt

like it left out others who had suffered, like me,” Carr said. “She had done Relay for Life while in college. In the first one we did together three years ago, our team was made up of the entire fam-ily.”

It has become something that he looks forward to throughout the year because of the connections he has made. He was surprised at how deeply he would be affected by this one-day program.

“I thought we would have just mingled with people who were dealing with similar things and shared stories,” he said. “That is a big part of it – there are a lot of survivors, people who are dealing with cancer, people who have lost loved ones – but there is always somebody who you hear something from that just makes you say ‘wow.’”

“You really benefit from something someone else has experi-enced,” Carr reflected. “I always feel like there is someone that I help with my story to get over an emotional hurdle.”

In his cancer battle, Carr faced many physical and emotional hurdles. He was married in 1998, and less than a year later was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. He had lived with severe pain

for months, being misdiagnosed with hemorrhoids at first.

When doctors found a large tumor, they suggested to Carr and his wife to bank sperm, which they believe is the only reason they were later able to have their two daughters.

Carr went through chemo-therapy and radiation to try and shrink the tumor, and then an un-successful surgery to remove it.

“My oncologist told me not to give up but that it did not look good,” Carr said. Doctors told his wife that he likely had a year to live.

After innovative com-binations of radiology and surgery at the Mayo Clinic, the tumor was gone, but Carr was left without a colon and one kidney, a hole in his bladder, and other complica-tions. Yet, doctors located

Fueling his fire

By Heather MatthewsManaging Editor

Brother’s Personal Cancer BattleImpassions Him to Fight for Others

“I always feel like there is someone that I help with my story to get over an emotional hurdle.”— Carr

Photos: Mike Carr and his family members walk in Relay for Life of the Northland in Kansas City,Missouri that they help plan.

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another tumor in 2002 in the space where his colon had been, now attached to his muscles. Again he was told that he would not live another year.

They used different radiation strategies and the tumor disappeared. Doc-tors have not found signs of tumors since then, although the pain remains.

While undergoing treat-ment for colorectal cancer, Carr’s family served as his support system. His wife “has been nothing short of a saint.”

His team of doctors rec-ommended that he no longer

work, so his wife works to provide the family’s main source of income while he stays home and cares for the children and helps his other family members.

“I am here for the rest of my family. I really enjoy it,” he

said. “If I hadn’t of gotten sick, I might not have realized how neat it could be, but now I wouldn’t have done anything else [but be a stay-at-home father]. It’s tough not making money, but its neat watching them grow up.”

This work environment has also provided the opportu-nity to work closely in planning the local Relay for Life event, happening July 18-19 this year. It will begin with an opening ceremony and dinner on Friday evening and end 13 hours later at 7 a.m. on Saturday. One of Carr’s favorite parts of the evening is the luminary ceremony, where a “bagpiper plays while everything else is silent and we all walk be-hind him to remember those who are still alive and fighting, made it through and living, and those who have passed.”

To find more informa-tion about The American Cancer Society or Relay for Life, go to: www.relayforlife.org/relay/ -E-mail Mike Carr’s @ mpmgcarr@sbcglobal.net for more information on his race.

Top Middle: Mike Carr (second from left) and family members take a break from walking in last summer’s local Relay for Life event.

Above: A luminary bag celebrates Carr’s winning fight againstcolorectal cancer.

Right: Carr’s sister chairs the Relay planning committee, while he works primarily with the individual teams.

“There are a lot of survivors, people who are dealing withcancer, people who have lost loved ones - but there is always somebody who you hearsomething from that just makes you say ‘wow.’”— Carr

Hanno is now in Uganda, where he lives with a family near the capital city during his training period. He is spending time learning the language and preparing to be a high school science teacher with 70 other Peace Corps volunteers. In mid-May, the volunteers will disperse as each takes his or her individual assignment

Hanno will begin teaching 13 to 20-year-old students in classes ranging in size from 15 to 100. He is excited to teach because he was inspired by his own teachers at a young age and believes “educating the youth will help improve the country’s future.”

“It’s intimidating – that’s a lot of people to have control over in a class,” he said. “What I learned in Phi Kap will help me – the motivation of myself and learning to motivate others. It helped me to become a more confident leader.”

In his chapter, Hanno served as scholarship chair but was also recognized and respected by brothers as an informal leader.

Father Erwin Schweigardt, who has been the chapter advisor for 24 years and wrote Hanno’s recommendation letter for his Peace Corps application, saw him as a “silent leader,” “sincere and honest,” who was a mediator and “helped others to grow.”

“Thomas was a motivator who got others to go out and vol-unteer,” chapter brother Paul Capar said. “He was a leader-figure, stubborn in a good way. He had his ideals and defined values and didn’t let anything stand in his way. He was a great motivator and could bring the best out of you.”

Yet, Hanno was also inspired by his brothers when consider-ing accepting this role.

“It has kind of been hard with my friends graduating and brothers getting great jobs making a lot of money,” he said. “But so many people supported me in this decision. It seems to

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Peac

By Heather MatthewsManaging Editor

Recent Alum Serves Society Through the Peace Corps in Uganda

hen Thomas Hanno, a 2007 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate, boarded a plane bound for Uganda, he was most nervous about the lack of running water, elec-tricity and American-style toilets. He feared not being able to maintain his vegetarian diet and being stifled by a language barrier with the students

whom he would be teaching high-school science. Yet, the drive to serve others was stronger than his fears as he entered a 27-month journey as a member of the Peace Corps.

Hanno, a recent alumnus of the New York Sigma Chapter, sought out to “do something meaningful to directly help people” when he applied for the Peace Corps, instilled with “a strong value of service” taught to him by his family and Fraternity. He left February 13 to begin a term of service that will last more than two years.

He first noted interest in the Peace Corps when he hit a point in college when he became frustrated with his biomedical engineering major, one he had chosen with the vision of helping others.

“I got an internship where I spent eight months in a lab doing research all day. I just got bored,” Hanno said. “I still wanted to find a way to help people, but I didn’t want to spend my life in a lab.”

The application process for the Peace Corps took more than 18 months. He filled out an initial application, for which he wrote essays and got recommendations. He was granted an interview that he saw as “a conversation to make sure [he] could handle the cultural change that is going to happen.” Hanno then filled out medical forms, went to various doctors’ appointments and was finally accepted only to wait to find out what country he would be working in.

The Peace Corps originated in 1960 when John F. Kennedy, a senator at the time, challenged college students to serve the United States in the cause for peace by working in developing nations. Since then, more than 190,000 volunteers have served in more 139 countries. More than 8,000 volunteers are currently serving.

W Top Left: Hanno left for Uganda in mid-February and trained for more than two months before beginning his teaching role.

Middle: Hanno with chapterbrothers from RensselaerPolytechnic Institute.

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be something that a lot of people respect and wish they would or could have done. It’s also a sacrifice – it’s a big chunk out of life, but I

think it will be worth it.”Hanno is willing to sacrifice conveniences like running water

and “spending all day on the Internet” because he is excited to meet new people and immerse himself in the Ugandan culture. Father Schweigardt thinks being in this environment will “chal-lenge him to the core.”

“I appreciate that all humans can find things in common and relate to different people,” Hanno said. “I could easily be one of them if I had been born in Uganda, and they could have easily have been me if they were born [in the U.S.]. We are different, but we are all human beings.”

Connectivity to others is something Hanno began to deeply value through his experience with Phi Kappa Theta brotherhood.

“When you live in a house of 40 guys and no two of them are the same, you learn that even if you might not necessarily agree with someone, you can discuss our prob-lems open and honestly and find the best solution,” Hanno said. “It’s the way we look out for each other, being there to support each other. I will try

to make those connections and provide that to people – it’s going to help me wherever I go.”

Hanno is already making connections in Uganda. Capar has talked with him since his arrival and Hanno has expressed excite-ment about learning the new language and playing soccer with local children each day.

“It will be a huge challenge to be living with people in a dif-ferent culture speaking a different language, but that’s something I am excited about,” he said. “I love learning about what lives of others are like and they can learn about what mine is like. “

Capar and other brothers are proud of what Hanno has chosen to do. He even considered joining the Peace Corps at one time. He and other chapter brothers are planning to visit him. Father Sch-weigardt thinks, “such exposure would be good for them because

experience is the best teacher.”“I am kind of jealous that Thomas had

the guts to decide to do something like join the Peace Corps,” Capar said. “I have been jealous of his dedication. I had always seen myself do-ing something along the same lines, but I never

had the courage to put my ‘expected life’ on hold.”Chapter brothers and alumni are still looking to Hanno for

inspiration. “Joining a fraternity really opened doors to such op-portunities. It opened up our eyes and had a strong impact on us,” Capar said.

Hanno’s dedication has encouraged brothers to volunteer in their communities with service entities like the Boys and Girls Club and Big Brother Big Sister to help society on a local level.

“Joining a fraternity really opened doors to such opportunities. It opened up our eyes and had a strong impact on us,” Capar said.

“I encouraged him because I thought he could set an example for what his peers could be like,” Schweigardt said. “He is sending a very strong message to his peers that they could give back to society.”

When encouraging Hanno to take this opportunity, Capar re-ferred back to their volunteering experiences in Phi Kappa Theta, urging him to “remember how we felt when we volunteered at a day care for underprivileged children,” and to think “what it would be like to devote your life to that.”

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Writing from UgandaExcerpts from Hanno’s letter to The Temple.

Hanno is training with other volunteers near Kampala.

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Phi Kappa Theta, our friendships endure,” Downes said. “The spiritual-ity aspect separates us from other organizations. It adds something to your life and to your friendships.”

Downes believes that Gahan’s involvement in the fraternity was “very important to him in his life and may have started him on this path.”

In the 1960s, Gahan entered the University of North Texas after fight-ing in the Vietnam War as a Marine. He became a founding member of the Texas Kappa Alpha Chapter of Phi Kap, which was chartered in 1967. This is where he met Downes and Mack.

Mack remembers him as “not overly religious in college, driving around in a little sports car.”

“He was a long-distance runner and a happy-go-lucky guy until he met his wife Tricia,” said Downes. Gahan married his col-lege sweetheart and went back into the Marines after graduation. They had two children, but his wife died in her mid-30s.

“Multiple sclerosis took her quickly and he was very bereft after her death,” said Downes.

Gahan raised his children as a single-parent and continued to develop a successful career in the Marines. Several years after he retired as the vice president of Marine Corps University, he pursued becoming a Catholic priest.

The day after his ordination, Ga-han held his first mass. The closing hymn played was the Marine hymn, and all over the church men of vari-ous ages began to stand at attention.

“When it ended, a man in front of me thrust his hand into the air and shouted ‘ooh-rah,’ (the Marine battle cry) and Father Tim put his hand in the air and said ‘ooh-rah’ right back to him,” said Downes.

After his mass, Gahan set up kneelers at the reception held in his honor so that he could give his priestly blessing to those that at-tended. Mack deeply connected with Gahan because his wife had also passed away. Both wives knew each other and went to UNT.

“I received (my blessing), but (John) waited,” Downes said.

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ChapterBrothers Travel to SeeOrdination of a Phi Kap

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“When I found out he was going to be ordained, I just had to go. You do about five reallyimportant things in your life, and that was one of them for Tim.” — John Mack

“People ask if there is any benefit tobeing in afraternity. In Phi Kappa Theta, our friendships endure.”— Bill Downes

Below: Father Tim Gahan was ordained at St. Thomas Church in Columbia, South Carolina last summer.

Far right: University of North Texas chapter brothers, including Bill Downes (left), went to support him for this time of celebration.

nited States Marines filled the church for Father Tim Gahan’s, a retired Marine and Brother of Phi Kappa Theta, ordination into priesthood last summer. Among them were two of Gahan’s brothers from the Kappa Alpha Chapter at the University of North Texas. They traveled from as far as Washing-ton to St. Thomas Church in Columbia, South Carolina to support Gahan in this important

milestone in his life. Bill Downes, a federal judge from Wyoming, and John Mack,

a retired Marine sergeant who is now teaching in the leadership department in a high school, had not seen Gahan, 63, in many years but felt compelled to reconnect with this chapter Brother for his ordination.

“When I found out he was going to be ordained, I just had to go,” Mack said. “You do about five really important things in your life, and that was one of them for Tim.”

Downes saw the importance between Phi Kap’s spiritual values and the ordination.

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arm, friendly, nice guy” is not necessarily the typical description of a sergeant on a campus police force. Yet, this is a fitting descrip-tion of Joseph Przybyla, a Northern Illinois campus police officer, Great Lakes Province President of Phi

Kappa Theta and PKT Properties Board President. As Province President, Przybyla visits many of the 13 chapters

in the province and has become a familiar face at national events. He was elected to the PKT Properties Board in 2006 and has be-come its president. Under his leadership, risk management has been a central focus for the board.

He sees two big issues facing chapters, fire safety and alcohol education. When working with collegiate Brothers, Przybyla takes a proactive stance on these issues.

He finds risk management the most satisfying part of his volun-teerism and dealing with transgressions his most frustrating.

“I try to help undergraduates tap into the resources available to help them along the way,” he said. “My frustration comes when chapters or individuals become so set in their ways that they are not open to change and improvement.”

Przybyla credits the fraternity for providing him leadership and organizational skills, which he has adopted to his on-the-job performance as a police officer. He also values the opportunities his volunteer role has given him to travel, influence brothers and meet interesting people. In return, he gives Phi Kappa Theta enthusiasm,

Brother Cop

By Greg SteinCCNY ‘70

NIU Officer Volunteers inTwo Phi Kap Roles

dedication, knowledge, and hours of hard work. “For many of our undergraduate brothers, Phi Kappa Theta is

their home away from home,” Przybyla said. “Alumni volunteers have the potential to help mold these men both as young leaders and future fraternity volunteers.”

In addition to his full time job with necessary overtime, he vol-unteers at the Red Cross giving instruction in CPR and First Aid. He also occasionally volunteers at the Newman Catholic Center at NIU.

“Giving back to the community is important because as frater-nity men we must show that we care for more than just the social aspects of Greek life,” Przybyla said. “If our service work shows just one person that we care about those we share the community with, we will have accomplished our goal.”

For his attitude and actions, Przybyla has earned the respect of many in the Fraternity.

“I have known Joe since he entered Phi Kappa Theta as an undergraduate, and his action exemplifies our motto and code of conduct,” said Tim Clark (Iowa ‘93), who asked Przybyla to take over the role of Province President. “He not only has a deep love and concern for our brotherhood but for each brother of our order.”

Przybyla joined Phi Kappa Theta at Lewis University in Lockport, Ill. in 1999. He was attracted to the colony because of its leadership on campus and the strength of its cohesion as a group.

“Joe, having graduated from Lewis will always hold a certain degree of importance with our chapter,” said Todd Lickus (Lewis ‘08), the past Lewis University Chapter president. “He has been there with us through the good times and the bad … I know that everyone at our chapter is proud to have Joe as a friend, mentor and brother.”

At Lewis University, Przybyla became Associate Member Educator and Risk Manager. He graduated in 2002 with a B.A. in Criminal Justice and stayed on campus to earn his M.S. in the same field in 2003. He joined the NIU police force and after two years was promoted to sergeant.

On February 14 of this year, five NIU students were shot and murdered by a graduate student, who subsequently shot himself. Przybyla handled the 911 emergency system calls in the aftermath that day, and the next day escorted the Illinois Governor on a visit to the site of devastation.

“Dealing with the events of February 14 was one of the most trying experiences of my life,” he said. “In the midst of the sadness, long days and arduous tasks, I would look in my office and see a crest with the phrase ‘Give… Expecting Nothing Thereo’ and remember that the job was not about me, it was about the NIU com-munity.

“The phone calls, emails, and text messages I received that horrible day and the days that followed from brothers around the country were a strong indication of the strength of our brotherhood.”

“Later I noticed that they were speaking privately together in what I imagine was a conversation about their wives. What he did for John that day went beyond friendship – he was a brother and a priest to him.”

To Mack, this was truly Phi Kap brotherhood. “He knew where I was coming from,” Mack said. “This is

friendship and brotherhood – if I need them, they are there. If they need me, I’m here.”

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Right: Joe Przybyla speaks to a group ofundergradu-ates at the Phi Kappa ThetaPresidents’ Acadmy in January.

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n what began 30 years ago as a relationship between two Phi Kappa Theta brothers in an old beat-up house on East 15th Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, continued last year as one brother saved the other’s life. In August 2007, Bob Messenger successfully donated a kidney to Mike Zorich, his Ohio Gamma Theta chapter brother, demonstrating the deep measure of the bond of brother-hood.

In the weeks around the donation, Phi Kappa Theta alumni brothers of The Ohio State University, perhaps for the first time in more than 30 years, came together to visit, support and pray for Zorich and Messenger. Since the surgery, Zorich’s new kidney is functioning well and despite some post-operative setbacks, he is recovering his health and is now free from dialysis. Messenger has recovered from his donor surgery.

Building BrotherhoodThe two brothers were initiated in the

same year, Messenger in the winter of 1967 and Zorich in the summer. When Messenger pledged, he was unsure if fra-ternity life was for him but was encour-aged by his big brother in the chapter.

“Fraternity life was an adventure and quite memorable,” Zorich said. “It was the friendship, common interests, athletics, homecoming, OSU football and all the other brothers beside me in good times and bad.”

Zorich was a flanker on the chapter intramural football team. He would fly down the sidelines, while Messenger stayed in the pocket to help protect the quarterback. Zorich played shortstop and captained the chapter softball team, and in the winter he was the best point guard the fraternity ever had, at least according

to Messenger.However, the two brothers truly began to get to know each

other in the winter of 1968 when Zorich was elected treasurer and Messenger was chosen as chapter president. In the weeks and months that followed, Messenger received support from the broth-ers, but especially from Zorich.

“I was also trying to keep my grade point average at an ac-ceptable level for admission into vet school someday,” Messenger said. “But I was not experienced in the areas of finance, account-ing or economics and relied heavily on Mike for his wisdom and advice.”

They supported each other through more than their lead-ership roles. During their time in the chapter and throughout post-graduate education, they shared an apartment near the OSU campus.

“This was a ‘coming of age’ time for both of us,” Messenger said. “We each had girlfriends. We each lost girlfriends, and our hearts would be broken, until the next girlfriend came along. If we tired of talking about love and life, we could talk about the Buckeyes or the Browns or the Celtics.”

Zorich completed his Masters degree in Education and Messenger went into the College of Veterinary Medicine. Zorich stayed in Columbus to begin his teaching career. After graduating with his D.V.M., Messenger entered military service with the U.S.

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The bonds ofBrotherhood

By Lynn MatthewsOhio State ‘69

Chapter Brother Gives theGift of Life in Kidney Transplant

“Fraternity is about love, and sharing, andgiving of one’s self to helpanother”— Messenger

Left: Messenger at an Ohio State football game.

Right: Messenger and Zorich lived in this “beat up little house” inColumbus, Ohio while attending The Ohio State University.

Below: Bob Messenger donated a kidney to his Ohio Gamma Theta chapter brother Mike Zorich inAugust 2007.

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Army. In the years that followed, the times together for the guys were limited to short visits when Messenger could take leave, but even then, they had some great times together.

In a Time of NeedMessenger’s responsibilities to a new family quickly re-

placed adventures he had enjoyed with Zorich and other Phi Kap brothers.

“Phone calls to each other became less frequent,” Messenger recalled. “The Christmas cards and birthday cards to each other dwindled and then stopped. There were a few short trips back to Ohio and a brief visit or two with Mike. In one of these visits, I learned that Mike’s health was failing, but I misunderstood the gravity of his illness.”

He would occasionally reflect on the times they had shared long before Zorich’s health began to deteriorate. These memories became poignant each November when Ohio State played the University of Michigan for football supremacy.

In Columbus, Zorich’s declining health brought a number of challenges. He made several attempts to find a teaching position that would enable him to perform at his best but as illness took its toll, he said goodbye to his chosen field and worked at jobs less stressful. Yet, they did not provide the intellectual challenge he loved.

Zorich remained optimistic and determined, but sometimes the challenges he faced seemed immeasurable. In 1996, Debbie Hogue came into his life. One year after meeting each other, they married, and she encouraged his survival.

“A friend told me one time that a few of the brothers had started an annual tradition of gathering at the Columbus home of [one brother] to tailgate in his living room and watch ‘the football game’ [where Ohio State plays Michigan] on his HD television,” Messenger said.

Although he had been out of touch with most in this group for 30 years, he “invited himself” to join them in November 2006.

When Bob Messenger arrived at his chapter brother’s con-dominium, he immediately felt at home. He found a seat beside Zorich and during commercial breaks they compressed years into minutes. Zorich told about his recent renal failure and his need to start dialysis.

He was calm and realistic about his diagnosis. His kidneys had been failing for several years, but he had been able to delay progression with diet and medication. Now his choices were limited: it was “dialysis or death.”

Because of Zorich’s age and the high demand and low supply of cadaver organs, he would not be eligible for a cadaver trans-plant for several years. His only real chance for a kidney would have to come from a living donor. Several of his family members and friends had offered theirs, but none was compatible. His

blood type is AB positive, and less than three percent of the popu-lation is AB positive. As it happens, Messenger is AB positive.A Unique Bond

Driving home to North Carolina took Messenger 10 hours. Throughout the trip he reflected, “If, just if, I was able to qualify as a living donor, would I be willing to have the surgery and give one of my kidneys to a guy I hadn’t seen or talked to for most of our adult lives?

“I flashed back to so many moments in Phi Kappa Theta,” Messenger said. “To the meetings, the ceremonies, the oath and to the brothers — guys who somehow validated the teachings I’d learned as a small child growing up in the Catholic faith, guys whose contributions to my successes in life and were never recognized, guys I loved and respected and who, I hoped, would someday regard me the same way.”

Messenger felt blessed with great health and wanted to share it with his brother.

“Fraternity is about love and sharing, and giving of one’s self to help another — this is what I was taught — the brothers, the oath, the fellowship we had,” he said. “In the end, the decision was easy. Mike is my fraternity brother and my friend and even though our relationship has been on hold for 20 years, I still love him.”

Messenger arrived home and made the call. The next few weeks were busy with filling out forms and repeated tests to determine Messenger’s compatibility as a donor for Zorich. The pre-transplant coordinator notified them in April 2007 that their tissues were compatible.

The surgeries were performed on August 14. During the two weeks of post-operative recovery they spent together, the brothers reminisced about the past and talked about the future — about watching their beloved Buckeyes and traveling to do things together with their families.

Looking Forward“Thanks to my dear brother Bob, I have a new kidney and

my future with Debbie will be healthier, brighter and longer,” Zorich said. “How does one thank another for risking his life and giving another human new life with an organ? I asked him how I could repay him. Bob dismissed my question immediately. So I have decided to return my deep gratitude toward Bob by ‘paying it forward’ through good deeds and assistance to my God, my friends and my family.”

As word spread about the transplant, brothers from their chapter called, visited and shared in the good feeling.

“I wish for them and any of the other brothers in our frater-nity to know,” Messenger said, “that it would not have happened except for their wisdom and leadership 30 years ago in that beat-up little house on 15th Avenue.”

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raig Shoemaker paid his way out of hun-dreds of dollars in college parking tickets as compensation for his first comedy gig.

“I drove a Cadillac ambulance painted bright orange – everyone knew it on campus – and I constantly parked in front of the presi-dent of the college’s spot,” Shoemaker said. “I accrued tons of parking tickets.”

But, apparently the California University of Pennsylvania’s president thought his “comedy mobile” was entertaining enough to hire its owner as the comedian for his inaugural ball.

As a member of the Pennsylvania Psi Chapter at California University of PA he made the brothers laugh while he was pledg-ing. He would do impressions of them and even performed at other fraternities’ social events. Eventually Shoemaker realized that comedy was more than just a personality quirk – it was his future. Now an accomplished comedian, he reflects on his experience.

“It’s been a progressive road,” he said about his career. “It’s been enjoyable, transform-able, fantastic and sometimes difficult voyage of one-leads-to-the-other-to-the-other.”

His material “spawns from the truth,” and so much of it now derives from his experiences as a parent of two children.

“People relate to it,” Shoemaker said. “I’m that parent that I never though I would be and saying the things I never thought I would say. Even if you don’t have kids, you were a kid at some time.”

Some of his material also comes from his Phi Kap experi-ences. He still keeps in touch with his “brothers for life” and they have “had a lot of laughs and that has been inspirational.”

Healing with Humor

C “These guys also keep me real,” Shoemaker said. “They would never allow me to be famous – act famous. They keep me humble and remind me where I come from.”

Shoemaker has several DVDs and CDs, including The Love-master … Unzipped that came out in February. He has written sev-eral children’s books; wrote and is producing a film; and runs the Laughter Store, an online shop for gifts that make people laugh.

“I mean, here you are in your hospital bed, and you get a fart machine. That’s funny … laughter is the gift that keeps on giving,” he said.

Yet, what he is most proud of is helping to form a non-profit organization that works to inspire people into wellness. Laughter Heals is a foundation that supports improvements in health care by raising awareness about the healing power of laughter.

Laughter Heals seeks to be the “free pharmacy” if “laugh-ter is the best medicine.” Shoemaker, who helped to begin the organization, said they hope to provide a “laugh-mobile” that can travel to hospitals, senior homes, day care centers and other places. Another planned project is to offer humor classes for health professionals.

A closely-related project Shoemaker has in the works is Live to Laugh, a documentary where he will travel the world with a “pilgrimage of people, ill and sick” to places where people have recognized the healing power of laughter. From laughter clubs in India to Denmark, “the happiest country,” Shoemaker hopes to visit “places that have embraced contagious laughter as healing,” he said.

Balancing a lengthy stand-up tour this year with his numer-ous projects, Shoemaker notes that his success has been borne out of staying true to his values and experiences.

“Stay present to who you are. Stay as close to who you are and you will benefit from that infinitely,” he advised. “All of the success is borne out of that.”

By Heather MatthewsManaging Editor

Phi Kap Uses Comedyto Reach People in Need

“It’s been aprogressive road. It’s beenenjoyable,transformable, fantastic and sometimesdifficult voyage of one-leads-to-the-other-to-the-other.”— Shoemaker

Shoemaker’s DVDs, CDs, tour dates are atwww.craigshoemaker.comVisit Laughter Heals at www.laughterheals.org

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Fraternity Trends of 2007 01. Facebook.com

02. Wii03. Youtube.com04. Recruitment T’s05. New members06. Text Messaging07. Macintosh Computers08. Concerts09. Study/Serve Abroad10. Wireless interfacing (iPod’s, iPhones, Blackberries, etc...)

08 CON C E R TS

With bands like Paolo Nutini, Aqualung, Kanye West, Stephen Marley, The Killers and OneRepublic topping the iTunes charts in 2007, it’s no wonder everyone is a concert goer.

09 ST U DY S E R V E A B R OA D

Just like Brother Thomas Hanno (see page 08)serving in Uganda, studying and service abroadcontinues to inspire and enlighten Fraternity members. It also helps with personal, academic, intellectual, and career development skills. In the last decade alone there has been a 250 percent increase in study abroad participation (Vistawide.com).

Phi Kappa Theta’s list of the TOP 10trends collegiate chapter membersenjoyed in 2007

01 FAC E B O O K

Possibly the greatest socialnetworking site around,Facebook serves as aconnecting tool for millions of high school, college students, and even alumni fraternity members. Find out what brothers you met at Leadership Institute are up to by “friending” them on Facebook.

04 R EC R U I TM E N T T ’ s

Recruitment T’s get everyone excited about Phi Kap events held throughout the year. Recruitment chairmen design their own with the help oflocal and online companies.

06 T E X TM E S SAG I N G

One of the more dangerous activites to do while driving, text messenging isovertaking actuallytalking to one another as the primary form ofcommunication for college students. With the cost of

texting going down everyday, it’s easier and easier to carry on non-verbal conversations anywhere. LOL

is whereit’s @

OneRepublic

02 W i i

Another revolutionarygaming system fromNintendo, the seventhgeneration Wii breathes new life into the classic Mario World. With wireless, futurisic controllers and movement sensors who needs anything more? What was so wrong with ‘16-bit’?

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Brothers,

The loyalty of our broth-erhood has begun to shine as we have re-established our annual fund. The alumni who have generously responded are truly impacting other Phi Kaps and paving the way for the Fraternity to work towards its new vision.

The Phi Kappa Theta Foundation is proud to financially support several upcoming leadership development and edu-cational programs the Fraternity is executing. These include The Leadership Institute for collegiate leaders, as well as the iServe Institute, a new volunteer training program. Both of these programs will be offered August 7-10, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona at our annual gathering. We also will be recognizing our 2008 Men of Excellence honoree and scholarship recipi-ents for academic and leadership excellence.

In this issue of The Temple, read about the Profiles of Phi Kaps, several individual Brothers who are impacting the world in incredible ways. These men attribute much of their inspiration and success to Phi Kappa Theta. The Foundation needs your help to ensure the Fraternity continues to influ-ence and change the lives of young men.

The annual fund provides you with an opportunity to contribute to the Foundation and the future of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity. I hope you will consider a donation of your money and resources to ensure these educational and leader-ship development programs are made available to Phi Kaps across the country.

Andrew Kowal, Kansas State ‘06, has been added to the Foundation staff as Director of Development. To learn more about donating to the Phi Kappa Theta Foundation, contact the Andrew at akowal@phikaps.org

Fraternally,

Anthony R. Zinnante (Houston ‘62)Phi Kappa Theta Foundation President

FoundationUpdate #Collegiate Members

By the,s

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Mission: “Phi Kappa Theta activelydevelops men to be effective leaders who passionately serve their society,fraternity and God.”

Collegiate Chapters;Alumni Chapters

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University of ArizonaRichard G Bushroe ‘59Col. Jerome Ernst ‘56Roy G Medina ‘60Ralph P Moore ‘63Bert Whitehead III ‘66

University of ArkansasRudolph Shupik

Armstrong State Stephen G Clifton ‘81Roan A Garcia-Quintana ‘72Larry J Thompson ‘70

Belmont Abbey College William E Tuller ‘62

Butler UniversityDonald L Beckerich ‘51Robert T Hinkle ‘66

California University of PA Richard Albietz ‘91Mark B Bierly ‘80Lt. Col. Mark S Gallo ‘80James J Latella ‘67Rev. John D Petrarulo ‘72David J Prusick ‘79

Carnegie Mellon UniversityThomas F Beck ‘58Jerome G Bozzo ‘42Anthony J Cacchione ‘34Gerald F De Marco ‘62M. Bradley Dean ‘80David W Erb ‘86Henry J Gailliot Ph.D. ‘64Gregory G Homoki ‘75William A Keyser Jr. ‘58Gary W Krummert ‘87Henry J Lightner ‘47Walter C Tice ‘48

Case Western ReserveJames W Chang ‘00Dennis S Chrobak ‘61Joseph M Curtis ‘48Robert J Farling ‘58Michael E Frueh ‘65Walter R Hees ‘50Robert E Kane ‘53John E Konya ‘57Thomas C Litzler ‘53Thomas G Scecina ‘63Robert R Sepsi ‘75Robert P Stalder ‘94Leslie E Szakallas ‘71Stephen J Toth ‘54Robert C Tupa ‘45

Catholic UniversityJohn C Dooher ‘64James Frost ‘66Michael A Lapadula ‘67James L Narel ‘67James R Prisco Jr. ‘65Louis J Scalfari ‘81Stephen G Walker ‘67

University of CincinnatiRobert J Ballman ‘37James L Barcaskey ‘58Donald F Bittner MD ‘82Paul E Blessing ‘72Thomas E Ertel ‘66Charles W Foster ‘79Joseph L Fricker ‘60Edward J Geckle ‘66Robert E Gramann ‘66Michael S Hider ‘59James A Kemen ‘68Alan E Kemp ‘73Theodore B Light Jr. ‘74John R Love, Sr. ‘79John S Madzula ‘64John P Malone ‘64James J Mayer ‘61Larry Micheli ‘60Richard P Negri ‘57Paul J Schreiber ‘59Peter R Yorio ‘57

City College of New YorkLeon J Bialkowski ‘54Frederick A Biolchini ‘72Sylvester J Cleary ‘41Michael S Cordaro ‘55Robert De Naro ‘64Robert C Head ‘60John B Higgins ‘69Charles Limoges ‘65Neil M Papalardo ‘51Tom L Smith ‘75Gregory E Stein ‘70Thomas A Van ‘60John Verga ‘53Leonard A Volpe ‘61

College of Santa Fe Kenneth R Larywon ‘74

DePaul UniversityJerome H Stasiek ‘71

University of Detroit/MercyJames J Curtis ‘70Clayton F Farrell ‘70Lee Hebert ‘84George D Kostell ‘66James G Meenahan ‘60Thomas J Mooney ‘69Lorenzo Rotoli ‘86

Michael J Rowen ‘81James M Shea ‘66

Edinboro University Brandon D Burke ‘95

Fairfield UniversityDr Nicolas J Pietrangelo ‘68Most Rev. Donald W Wuerl ‘A

University of Florida Ed Fulford ‘79John M McCormick ‘51Thomas F Ratican Jr. ‘71

Georgia Institute of Technology Mark Anthony ‘90John K Krebs ‘94Albert M Mangin ‘68Daniel J Reilman ‘83Thomas J Shamroe ‘80

University of GeorgiaChristopher L Archambeault ‘83Mark W Bullock ‘95John E Hopkins III ‘84Jeffrey W Jowdy ‘85Kerry J Kee ‘78Richard H Maggiore ‘68James A Sommerville ‘71David E Stooksbury ‘82Robert L Wilcox ‘65

University of HoustonDennis P Delafield ‘69Charles L Waligura ‘67Timothy F Weiss ‘75

University of IllinoisRobert E Carlson ‘58John W Donahue ‘57Daniel J Hanus ‘85Edward A Karasek ‘75Gregory J Liptak ‘64William G Lukas ‘63Patrick E Mahoney ‘58John P McClory ‘60Nicholas Bent Olesen ‘95Donald W Ramey ‘63Walter P Ruane ‘91Lt. Col. Brian A Ruchalski ‘63Robert L Ryan ‘65Carl Steffensen ‘80John F Stengel ‘51

Steven E Wilson ‘53Clifford F Zeien ‘39

Indiana Institute of Technology Michael J Buchtman ‘72Francisco Matos ‘78Eric J Mosley ‘02David C Terrier ‘77

Indiana University Joseph L Padgett ‘49John E Plamp Jr. ‘48Bill Reifsteck ‘54

Indiana University ofPennsylvaniaRichard P Pacella ‘78

Iowa State UniversityPhillip C Barry ‘68David N Callahan ‘59David J De Marle ‘53

Emmett Full ‘46Daren Lee Grothaus ‘90Frank J Hays ‘83James E Kent ‘54Shawn G Kuhlman ‘94Michael T Lustig ‘71Mike J McClellan ‘88David M McSweeney ‘83Michael R Murphy ‘81Jerome C Peltier ‘57Patrick A Pisarik ‘72Phillip Sosalla ‘64Keith A Springer ‘75

University of IowaWilliam M Cervenak ‘63Dr. Gerald J Cooper ‘48J. Peter Schebler Jr. ‘60

Kansas State UniversityMichael J Bartkoski Jr. ‘67Bernard R Chaput ‘53Doug D Dilling ‘84Stephen J Hollander ‘79Ralph Johnson Jr. ‘57Martin S Klotzbach Jr. ‘58Andrew S Kowal ‘06E. Jack Peterson ‘59Dennis G Redd ‘69Jack L Schinstock ‘69John B Uhlrich ‘54Gary E Voelker ‘68

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

This is a list of donors who made a contribution from January 1 — December 31, 2007. Through their generosity they show a commit-ment to the ideals of Phi Kappa Theta’s scholarships and educational programs. If you would like more information about donating to the Foundation, please contact Andrew Kowal at akowal@phikaps.org. ‘A represents those members who are Alumnus Initiate.

University of Kansas William J Dixon Jr. ‘55Thomas J Fritzlen, MD ‘50Joshua J Gisi ‘96John M Greeley ‘53Robert L Kilker, Jr. ‘48Jerome P Lysaught ‘54Alfonso A Mages Jr. ‘65John F Morris ‘51Terrence J Ryan ‘58Kris K Weidling ‘91Marvin J Weishaar ‘54

Kent State University Robert C Amstadt ‘53Patrick J Flaherty ‘64Donald J Petruzzi ‘55

LaSalle University Anthony J Catanzaro ‘79Chris E Cummings ‘79Gregory J Farrell ‘79Carl R Zampetti ‘90

Lehigh University Scott K Beegle ‘75Charles W Bradley ‘51Paul Caster ‘73

Robert M Frappier ‘54Craig B Haber ‘75Gerard M Hiller ‘75Philip J Kinzel ‘62George H Schumacher ‘54Christopher M Sestric ‘94William J Trost ‘52

Louisiana State University Charles M Callais ‘84William Dow ‘88Lt. Col. Philip A Forbes ‘60Jack R Poirier ‘49

University of Louisiana atLafayetteLynn R Alexander ‘70Drake E Bellanger ‘89Jody J Guilbeau ‘71Nicholas V Hale ‘04Joseph P Kolwe ‘00Leslie M Lowery Jr. ‘81Noah D Robert ‘47

Loyola of Los Angeles Joseph E Bear ‘61Fred W Benenati DDS ‘69Burt Frasher ‘59Robert L Frasher ‘57Damian J Hillseth ‘81Jerome R Jarcy ‘59Michael E Mulvihill ‘59

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Willam L Ordway ‘63Lt. Col. James J Pizzorno ‘63Stephen A Walling ‘70

Loyola of New Orleans Frank A Cusimano Jr. ‘72

Manhattan College Edward C Blaney ‘63Michael K Hickey ‘60Paul H Kempkes ‘54Terence J McNamara ‘59Francis P Miller ‘63Salvatore J Monte ‘61James E Reilly ‘56Louis J Schmitt Michael J Skelly ‘63Stephen K Trynosky ‘68Julio J Vazquez ‘74

Mass. Institute of Technology Allan D Bobko ‘64Donald D Colosimo ‘62Philip M Lally ‘48

McNeese State University Danny J Eason ‘73

Merrimack College Edward A Brookes ‘68Angelo P Sevarino ‘71Wesley E Thornton ‘64

Michigan TechnologicalUniversity Michael A Aimone ‘70Patrick Bergmann ‘54Paul E Blanke ‘88Ronald L Stone ‘89Richard H Wibbelmann ‘60Kenneth M Znidersic ‘71

Mississippi State University Ernest L Buttross ‘43

University of MississippiLawrence M Furlong ‘71James O Nelson II ‘77Donald F Parks ‘51

University of Missouri atColumbia Jeffrey T Gibson ‘89Rev. Leonard S Misey ‘64Dr. Frank J O’Connell ‘52T Michael Shortal ‘61Clinton J Starke ‘55Ernest T Warrick ‘83

University of Missouri at Rolla Ronald F Becker ‘50Chuck C Blume ‘89Matteo A Coco ‘66Karl J Daubel Jr. ‘84Richard W Eimer Jr. ‘71Edwin C Goetemann Jr. ‘44John E Henning ‘00Walter J Janczewski ‘49James A Kwiatkowski ‘70Richard H Okenfuss ‘58James J Rechner ‘70Nathan G Rues ‘02Christopher M Scheiblhofer ‘95Richard J Stegemeier ‘50Daniel J Stocker ‘44Daniel L Vaughn ‘81

University of New HampshireDaniel A Bureau ‘94William J Dennehy ‘72Scott R Kaupin ‘87Robert J King ‘49Joseph A Ricca ‘45John C Rouman Ph.D. ‘AJoseph R Upton ‘60Steven B Wakefield ‘97

Nicholls State UniversityRev. Thomas R Bouterie ‘75Samuel J Castalano ‘83Craig A Cheramie ‘84Leslie J Clement ‘70Glenn J Orgeron ‘77

North Texas State University James T Connor ‘70Donald P Fischer ‘67Gerald J Millan ‘69

Northern Arizona UniversityDr. Steve E Bojorquez ‘66

Northern Illinois UniversityWilliam H Bain ‘58William J Colgan ‘58Michael E Jaroch ‘67Dennis E Mahoney ‘71Joseph D Marella ‘86Raymond E Powers ‘59Jack E Reeves ‘95Robert C Schneider ‘66

Ohio Northern UniversityJoseph S D’Antony ‘62David W Klein ‘65Francis E Peter ‘70Thomas J Vukovich ‘65Jack C Watchorn ‘70

Ohio State UniversityCarl E Bellman ‘77Adolph Boos ‘57Patrick F Brannigan ‘50Dennis M Cahill Jr. ‘69Brian D Cinadr ‘85Martin J Cinadr III ‘76

George J Coors ‘44Sam R Coriell ‘56Randy W Croson ‘80Michael L Gilles ‘85Kyle R Kennedy ‘81Gene L Krajnak ‘57James H Krueger ‘59Daniel E Lafontaine ‘67John F Randolph ‘51Richard G Taylor ‘58John A Weitzel ‘67Paul J Weitzel ‘61Stephen C Weitzel ‘73James R Wiggins Jr. ‘55

Ohio University Scott E Bova CFRE ‘94Charles R Catalano ‘57Frank J De Gaetano ‘63Ralph H Francis ‘65Robert J Lesko ‘53James L Matusik ‘64Robert E Portik ‘58Ronald R. Sibila ‘54John J Velky II ‘67

Oklahoma State University Michael D Andrist ‘73Ron Averill ‘63Steven F Dobbins ‘76James A Huggins ‘76Carl H Miller ‘77Keith J Schwarz ‘87Kelly J Schwarz ‘90Howard K Wohlfarth ‘51Gabriel Zablatnik ‘51

University of OklahomaCarl F Baerst ‘64Doyle E Biller ‘62Joseph F Bodner ‘51William J Medley ‘52Robert L Quinnett ‘52

Oregon State UniversitySteven D Faulkner ‘80

Pennsylvania StateUniversityJohn P Dewosky ‘86Henry A Giuliani ‘54David J Gondak ‘68Ronald L Kochman ‘68James P McHale ‘66John J Metzer ‘56Rev. Dennis M. Riccitelli ‘66Donald G Rugh ‘79Kenneth F Steudler ‘70

University of PittsburghTerry W Ayers ‘74Dean R Befumo ‘89Gary L Evans ‘76Daniel E Meister ‘75

Point Park College Bernard K Smith ‘79

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

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Purdue University Eugene J Axe Jr. ‘54Robert S Bailey ‘52Robert L Brady ‘62William W Byrne ‘48David T Dahne ‘75John H Denning ‘64Lawrence F Dorocke ‘68John W Durkin ‘52Philip H Ferro ‘59Robert C Forbes Jr. ‘70Todd A Froehle ‘89Matt J Goldasich ‘66Daniel L Greiwe ‘66Richard E Jansing Jr. ‘41Raymond S Jevitt ‘50Robert L Johnson ‘51Mansor Kanpurwala ‘98Benjamin T Keller ‘02Thomas P Kozlowski ‘71Robert B McNamara ‘50Joseph H Niesse Jr. ‘65Robert B Ray ‘81Charles S Reising ‘72Joseph M Rua ‘56William Scalora ‘53Fred J Sharn ‘49John E Streicher ‘70

Gregory B Wiltrout ‘74Andrew P Witmeier ‘03Charles E Zidek ‘52

Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteFrank J Aguilar ‘54Arthur M De Vylder ‘61Joseph R Di Camillo ‘54Brian R Dileno ‘77Edward J Kirby, MD ‘77Rafael Mendez Jr. ‘62Matthew R Pendergast ‘02Robert Ward Riggs ‘02Vincent U Saccente, DDS ‘68Phillip M Sparkes ‘73Robert L Trudeau ‘53

S W Texas State Scott Tyson ‘91

Saint Francis CollegeFrancis C Small ‘76

Saint Leo CollegeDaniel D Hepburn ‘96

Saint Louis University Karl V Buechler ‘71Gerald J Mossinghoff ‘57Randy F Peirick ‘70

San Diego State UniversityMichael E Cordrey ‘97Brady A Merrick ‘05Jon O Pallesen ‘00Ralph Barney Sommer ‘78

University of San DiegoTimothy Dunn ‘84Capt. William J Uberti ‘75

San Jose State UniversityWilliam S Phillips ‘77

Seton Hall UniversityJohn R DeCotiis ‘00Frank R Lietz ‘72Thomas J Petrizzo ‘78William J Trub ‘75

Slippery Rock UniversityLeonard S Chan ‘95Eugene C Ney ‘90

Temple UniversityLionel A Barker ‘53Alexander Canonica ‘65Henry J Costa Jr. ‘72John J McGinley ‘63

Conrad J Miller ‘54Joseph Morelli Ed.D. ‘64John M O’Brien ‘55C. John Palumbo ‘56Leo P Payavis ‘42Dennis Rullo ‘62Edward R Solvibile ‘63

University of Texas at AustinPhilip L Butler ‘04Raul Chacon ‘79Sanjay Chandra ‘87Neil M Florer, Jr. ‘58Gerald M Fuhrman ‘57Ricardo A Garza ‘78Michael J Westergren ‘67

University of Texas/PanAmerican Federico Gustavo Hinojosa ‘69

Tri-State University John D Baker ‘48Charles R Brodowski ‘52Francis J Giacobbi ‘63Hubert M Korbus ‘49Robert S Robine ‘70Chester A Schienda ‘51

Truman State University David B Bjerke ‘91Jeffery D Gohring ‘88

Michael K Markus ‘81Michael J Stine ‘80Rev. James B Wilke ‘68

Washington State University Thomas P Carmody ‘77Charles L Jinneman ‘57John F Palinkas ‘51C. Allan Reitan ‘96Glen T Rollman ‘56Delbert V Steele ‘49

Western Illinois University Dennis E Gullo Jr. ‘91Jeffrey S Sjogren ‘90

Wisconsin State University Albert J Bourcier ‘65Curtis W Trotter ‘66

University of WisconsinDr. Thomas F Patton ‘71Carl W Seidel ‘59

Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWalter J Bank ‘46Raymond G Dube ‘64James P Dunne, Jr. ‘58Charles J Durkin Jr. ‘65Lawrence B Horrigan, Jr. ‘56Mauro D Lacedonia ‘46Walter E Lankau Jr. ‘64Arthur J LoVetere ‘60Francis W Madigan Jr. ‘53John M Nash ‘56Nicholas L Onorato ‘51Louis V Pelletier Jr. ‘78Edward L Robillard ‘76Hugh M Robinson ‘49Edward A Saulnier Jr. ‘59Roland R St. Louis Sr. ‘52Frank K Verderber ‘68Thomas M Villani ‘82

Friends & FamilyDaniel Anderson Steven Baldo Loretta Becker Mary Jo Blonski William Buchmeier Salvatore Burgio Guy Cecala Marina Chen Maxine Cinadr Priscilla Cinadr Cecile Coleman Thomas Dailly Maureen D’Angelo Greg Errandi Debbie FrankelKeith GarveyWalter HealeyJose HernandezMr. & Mrs. Robert D. HoeslyLinda HoffMr. & Mrs. Barry W. HooperThomas Hurley

Susan JacobsmeyerNancy KachlineMunir KassemLiz LangfordRobert LeonaviciusMr. & Mrs. Michael J. LittDonald MaurerJames McKennaMr. & Mrs. Michael P. McLearDavid MehlLouis MeliMark MelvilleMr. & Mrs. Karl J. NeilingEdward PaskaLouise E ReynoldsSteve RidgeRosa RiveraDavid RodrigueMr. & Mrs. Dennis SchulteDale TysonScott WarnockLiz A WarrenMike WhealenWillliam WilliamsRobert Woodrow Suzanne Worley

Please help us continue to update our database. Send your updated E-mail address to:

Executiveoffices@phikaps.org

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Phi Kappa Theta recognizes and honors donors who have made gifts of $250 or more during the year (July 1, 2007 — March 17, 2008) as members of the President’s Men. Thank you to those individuals listed for their generosity and dedication to Phi Kappa Theta. (‘A represents an Alumnus Initiate.)

PRESIDENT’S MEN ,s

Sapphire $2,500-$4,999

Florida Omega Alpha Ed Fulford 1979Kansas Iota Warren Kerbs 1943

Amethyst $1,000-$2,499

Pennsylvania Epsilon Pi Brandon D Burke 1995Iowa Xi Lyle L Carpenter Iowa Xi Tom Carpenter 1974Ohio Psi Charles R Catalano 1957Kansas Iota James D Corrigan 1933Iowa Xi Gary B Denning 1967Texas Alpha Mu Stanley H Florance 1962Iowa Xi Thomas R Havey 1969Iowa Xi James L Longnecker 1970Illinois Beta Delta Patrick E Mahoney 1958Pennsylvania Sigma Rho Eugene C Ney 1990Ohio Phi Donald J Petruzzi 1955Illinois Beta Delta Donald W Ramey 1963Iowa Xi Lawrence J Rettenmaier 1981 Mrs. Louise E ReynoldsMissouri Mu Nathan G Rues 2002Ohio Psi Ronald R Sibila 1954

Pearl $500-$999

Indiana Zeta Robert S Bailey 1952Oklahoma Kappa Doyle E Biller 1962Iowa Xi Thomas E Bottin 1966Pennsylvania Rho Jerome G Bozzo 1942Louisiana Nu Omega Craig A Cheramie 1984Illinois Psi William J Colgan 1958Kansas Iota Doug D Dilling 1984Texas Alpha Pi Neil M Florer, Jr. 1958Mississippi Chi Lawrence M Furlong 1971Pennsylvania Rho Henry J Gailliot Ph.D. 1964Missouri Kappa Upsilon Jeffrey T Gibson 1989Illinois Kappa Mu Dennis E Gullo Jr. 1991Pennsylvania Alpha Craig B Haber 1975Iowa Xi John J Heider Jr. 1970Kansas Iota Stephen J Hollander 1979California Alpha Nu Michael J Howard 1960New York Sigma Edward J Kirby, MD 1977Ohio Gamma Theta James H Krueger 1959Illinois Beta Delta Gregory J Liptak 1964Massachusetts Lambda Arthur J LoVetere 1960Georgia Delta Rho Richard H Maggiore 1968Iowa Xi Lyn C Mangrich 1969Arizona Alpha Iota Roy G Medina 1960Oklahoma Kappa William J Medley 1952Iowa Xi Michael W Morrissey 1968Missouri Kappa Kappa Gerald J Mossinghoff 1957Iowa Xi Patrick E Mullin 1968Missouri Kappa Kappa Randy F Peirick 1970Kansas Iota E Jack Peterson 1959Ohio Psi Robert E Portik 1958New Hampshire Epsilon John C Rouman Ph.D. ‘AIndiana Zeta Joseph M Rua 1956Oklahoma Nu Kelly J Schwarz 1990Missouri Kappa Upsilon T Michael Shortal 1961Missouri Mu Richard J Stegemeier 1950Texas Beta Sigma Scott Tyson 1991New York Eta John Verga 1953

Missouri Mu Sigma James B Wilke 1968Conn Epsilon Kappa The Most Rev. Donald W Wuerl ‘AOklahoma Nu Gabriel Zablatnik 1951Indiana Zeta Charles E Zidek 1952

Ruby $250-$499

Pennsylvania Psi Richard Albietz 1991Georgia Gamma Tau Mark Anthony 1990Iowa Xi Phillip C Barry 1968Kansas Iota Michael J Bartkoski Jr. 1967California Alpha Nu Joseph E Bear 1961Michigan Chi Rho Patrick Bergmann 1954Ohio Omicron Paul E Blessing 1972Arizona Alpha Omicron Dr. Steve E Bojorquez 1966Indiana Zeta Tommy L Brazie 1970Washington Alpha Delta Scott M Burroughs 2002Louisiana Xi Charles M Callais 1984Pennsylvania Iota Alexander Canonica 1965Washington Alpha Delta Thomas P Carmody 1977Louisiana Nu Omega Samuel J Castalano 1983Texas Alpha Pi Sanjay Chandra 1987Kansas Iota Bernard R Chaput 1953Indiana Zeta John H Denning 1964Indiana Zeta Lawrence F Dorocke 1968Missouri Mu Richard W Eimer Jr. 1971Michigan Omega Clayton F Farrell 1970Oregon Alpha Theta Steven D Faulkner 1980Texas Kappa Alpha Donald P Fischer 1967Iowa Xi Emmett Full 1946Indiana Alpha Gamma Francis J Giacobbi 1963Kansas Epsilon Joshua J Gisi 1996Indiana Zeta Daniel L Greiwe 1966Iowa Xi Timothy J Hickey 1967New York Eta John B Higgins 1969Texas Tau Mu Federico G Hinojosa 1969Iowa Xi Robert P Homolka 1984Massachusetts Lambda Lawrence B Horrigan, Jr. 1956Iowa Xi Hollis B Hunter 1971Georgia Delta Rho Kerry J Kee 1978Kansas Epsilon Robert L Kilker, Jr. 1948Dist. of Col. Omega Michael A Lapadula 1967Kansas Epsilon Jerome P Lysaught 1954Ohio Omicron John S Madzula 1964Illinois Psi Joseph D Marella 1986Missouri Mu Sigma Michael K Markus 1981Iowa Xi Mike J McClellan 1988Texas Gamma Sigma Jeffrey R McKune 1991Indiana Zeta Robert B McNamara 1950Iowa Xi David M McSweeney 1983Michigan Omega James G Meenahan 1960New York Sigma Rafael Mendez Jr. 1962Texas Kappa Alpha Gerald J Millan 1969Massachusetts Lambda John M Nash 1956Pennsylvania Iota John M O’Brien 1955Wisconsin Lambda Dr. Thomas F Patton 1971New York Sigma Matthew R Pendergast 2002New Jersey Phi Beta Thomas J Petrizzo 1978Iowa Xi Francis L Pisney 1967Illinois Psi Raymond E Powers 1959Oklahoma Kappa Robert L Quinnett 1952Washington Alpha Delta C Allan Reitan 1996New York Sigma Robert W Riggs 2002Pennsylvania Iota Dennis Rullo 1962Illinois Beta Delta Robert L Ryan 1965New York Sigma Vincent U Saccente, DDS 1968Illinois Psi Robert C Schneider 1966Ohio Alpha Beta Robert R Sepsi 1975Pennsylvania Alpha Christopher M Sestric 1994Massachusetts Omega Angelo P Sevarino 1971Pennsylvania Iota Edward R Solvibile 1963Ohio Alpha Beta Robert P Stalder 1994Georgia Delta Rho David E Stooksbury 1982Ohio Alpha Beta Robert C Tupa 1945Kansas Iota John B Uhlrich 1954New York Eta Thomas A Van 1960Ohio Psi John J Velky II 1967California Alpha Nu Stephen A Walling 1970Arizona Alpha Iota Bert Whitehead III 1966

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This year, the conference is expanding to focus on both undergraduate and alumni leadership development. See the backside of this issue of The Temple for information on the Alumni Values Institute.

Chapter Eternal — January 2007 — April 2008

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University of Arizona Frank L Porter ‘59 • University of Arkansas Francis T Donovan ‘42 • Belmont Abbey College Thomas M Baumer ‘61, Joseph G Zoby ‘61 • Boston University William C Nyerick ‘49 • Brown University Jerome L Kelly ‘49 • Butler University Herbert G Bayt ‘72 • Carnegie Mellon University James M Boyle ‘34, Albert J Kritscher ‘42, Raymond W Wisniewski ‘58, Richard G O’Neill ‘52 • Case Western Reserve Edward J Pavilonis ‘42, John W Toomey ‘54 • Catholic University Steven P Frankino ‘60, Earl H Williams ‘43, John O Bailey ‘58, • University of Cincinnati Robert J Smith ‘52, Michael F Doyle ‘67, Fred J Kessler ‘50, Lewis W Krehnbrink ‘36 • City College of New York Jules M Gallo ‘50, Simeon J Farrell ‘40 • Cornell University John J Summe ‘42 • University of Denver John K McCraner ‘52, Robert J Woods ‘50 • DePaul University Lawrence S Hyrczyk ‘74, Joshua R Spalsbury ‘02 • University of Detroit/Mercy Jeffrey P Jones ‘69, Peter B Neydon ‘65 • East Texas State University Larry A Dyer ‘71 • Ferris State University John T Christo ‘94 • George Mason University Kevin M Littley ‘96 • Georgia Institute of Technology Michael D Givens ‘09 • University of Georgia Robert E White ‘71 • University of Houston William J Bissonet ‘55, Edward A Butler ‘73, Ray H Jones ‘63, Thomas M Little ‘56, Johnny L Waltmon ‘70, Nick Anthony Ruppe ‘00 • University of Illinois Charles M Loverde ‘46, Edward A Mite ‘49, Wells T Von Albade ‘42, Francis M Walsh ‘59 • Indiana University Joseph P Piatek ‘50, Walter H Roscello ‘66 • Iowa State University Donald J Abene ‘45, Norman D Ambrosini ‘41, Walter W Babl ‘40, Melvin Barta ‘58, George F Beal ‘29, Edwin N Becker ‘47, Peter J Bjelica ‘70, Donald J Blichman ‘52, Robert L Brandser ‘25, John E Cash ‘31, Charles H Cobb ‘24, Joseph X Collins ‘24, Robert E Dullum ‘45, Robert B Farmer ‘47, Matthew Flynn ‘50, John D Haddad ‘55, Kent S Hall ‘68, William A Hast-ings, Harlan H Hutchinson ‘41, Walter A Jemsen ‘41, Clark Kaskie ‘43, Thomas J Keenan ‘33, Louis Kelsh, J H Kuhl ‘36, John N Kuhl ‘36, Charles M Laforce ‘47, Ralph R Leutenegger, F Glennon Loyd ‘34, Elio F Mangiameli, Albert D Marcucci ‘00, Robert M Marcucci, Earl J McCart ‘48, Edward P McDermott, Felix F Mikus ‘46, Harold H Miller ‘31, Kurt D Moody ‘85, William G Morlock ‘49, Michael D Mullin ‘34, John P Nagle ‘27, Gene V Neuzil ‘55, Thomas D O’Brien ‘43, Edward T O’Connell ‘25, Clarence G Pechacek ‘30, Carl P Peterson, Donald H Pfeiler ‘62, Robert T Pow-ers ‘44, James F Rasmussen ‘43, James E Reier ‘63, Carl N Reifsteck ‘25, Virgil M Reinhart ‘46, Neil T Ryan ‘44, Charles J Saunders ‘24, Leo P Scallon, Lambert P Scholtes ‘28, Elmer B Schreck ‘44, Joseph Sesto, Leo B Sinnott ‘40, Paul F Strubel ‘26, John J Szymanski, Joseph D Van Eaton ‘42, Wayne P Veach, Robert D Webber ‘53, Elmer W Young-er ‘44 • University of Iowa Howard F Hogan ‘49, M L Kelsh ‘31, James P Leonard ‘56, George C Murray ‘18 • Kansas State University Larry J Engelken ‘72, Eugene P Farrell ‘35, Jerome P Farrell ‘64, Emil O Gast ‘52, Robert J Hlavacek ‘57, Charles M Hund ‘48, Cameron C Kelly ‘97, Paul L Kelley ‘43, Arthur C Kurzdorfer ‘59, James T McCullough ‘65, Robert L Reed ‘29, Lucas C Short ‘08, Vacil Sullens I ‘59, Juan P Vicens ‘57, Richard J Whitehair ‘57 • University of Kansas Russell E Corbitt ‘65, Kenton H Hodges ‘78, Clifford L Malone ‘50, Terrence E McWilliams ‘61, Lorenzo Mez-zera ‘33, Ted G Otto ‘51, Robert F Reiland ‘56 • Kent State University Edward P Core ‘53 • Lamar University Harry J Bush ‘77 • Lehigh University Albert A Bloom ‘49, Thomas P Callahan ‘56, James A Paterson ‘57 • Louisiana State University Heywood V De Jean ‘66, Myron A Walker ‘47 • University of Louisiana at Lafayette Roy J Bell ‘64, Oli-ver E Blanchard ‘59, John A Miller ‘46, John A Serice ‘42 • Loyola of Los Angeles Michael P Geis, Stephen R Jones ‘72, John L Kelly ‘57 • Loyola of New Orleans Edward E Walton ‘80 • Manhattan College Robert F Dennee ‘51, Luis A Nodarse ‘74, Francis A Zacharewicz • Massachusetts Institute of Technology John R Blutt ‘61, Joseph R Braheney ‘34, Daniel B Carmody ‘47, Thomas G Zsembik ‘48 • Merrimack College Francis J Corcoran ‘62, Kevin P Nolan ‘71 • University of Michigan William A Murphy ‘30 • University of Minnesota Thomas A Shallbetter ‘54 • Mississippi State University J N Haas ‘53 • University of Missouri at Columbia Merle E Becker ‘50, Robert E Reich ‘51, Samu-el T Whitebread ‘34 • University of Missouri at Rolla Robert W Hoffman ‘58, James G Kettinger ‘78, Robert W Klorer ‘44, Thomas J O’Keefe ‘58, Albert H Thorwegen ‘47, Thomas J Vogenthaler ‘48 • National At Large John M Gannon, Bernadine Smith, Dominic Marella • University of New Hampshire Warren H Cadoret ‘54, Edward L Chase

The following is a listing of those Phi Kaps who have passed away throughout the past year. Please let us know if you encounter inaccurate information while reading the chapter eternal. If there is a brother than is missing from this time period that has passed away please contact us.

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WILLIAM E. ASHE

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‘43, Thomas M Dolan ‘52, Peter J Lonergan ‘59, William A Robinson ‘48, Edward J Surowiec ‘34, Jerry L Thayer ‘42 • University of New Orleans Glenn L Peck ‘85, Lance Jason Schilling ‘99, Nicholas M Tarantino ‘62, James Wetzel ‘71 • Ohio Northern University Ernest J Balchak ‘50, Paul J Barrett ‘51, George P Nolte ‘63,Larry G Pickworth ‘77, Gerald E Scheer ‘53 • Ohio State University Lester E Bertke ‘42, Martin J Cinadr ‘49, John J Enright ‘20, John E Fitzgerald ‘43, John H Harig ‘33, Richard G Herndon ‘36, James M Murphy ‘51, Carl J Muser, Orlando Peter Tarantelli ‘53, John A Tobin ‘34, John E Verhoff ‘56, Bernard Wiemels ‘49, Jack A Yearick ‘63 • Ohio University Thomas R Mayer ‘57, Ronald Sarraino ‘63, Robert F Verhotz ‘51, James R Wager ‘41 • Oklahoma State University Melvin A Felber ‘51, Joseph V Fran-co ‘50, Eugene T McGraw ‘51 • University of Oklahoma Howard A Anthony ‘49, James L Autrey ‘61, Charles H Beckman ‘49, John W Brent ‘41, Timothy T Calaway ‘37, Charles Conley ‘46, James E Duffy ‘61, Thomas P Gordon ‘31, Edward A Hahn ‘50, Joseph E Kreger ‘51, Louis J Lamm ‘40, Jose E Maldonado ‘62, Francis McGoldrick ‘40, Donald P Meyer ‘53, Jean R Scohy ‘38, Andrew J Shaw ‘36, Albert D Simpson ‘49, James T Steil ‘27, William G Teed ‘64, Robert S Vore ‘41, James R Williams ‘37, Louis Wohlforth ‘40 • Oregon State University Tracy L Epping ‘73, Elmo W Frey ‘66, Werner G Sahlin ‘73, Lawrence J Sullivan ‘51 • The Pennsylvania State University Thomas M Carr ‘41, Samuel B Casey ‘50, John J Feeney, ‘52Paul E Ferrero ‘34, George W Kluchonic ‘54, Douglas L Millar ‘57, Steve S Silwones ‘49, Andrew Torok ‘49, Bernard V Zahradnik ‘52 • University of Pittsburgh Robert R Altmar ‘53, C L O’Connell ‘44, Victor R Gallagher ‘39, Alfred A Gurson ‘41, J M Kelly ‘30, Philip Pickett ‘35, Anthony Sunseri ‘48 • Purdue University A G Grutka ‘30, Robert F Reitemeier ‘33, W C Seng ‘25, Varun Sinha ‘06, Howard Venaleck ‘63, Donald N Walter ‘32 • Purdue University/Calumet Robert O McKinnon ‘60 • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Albert J Belli ‘51, Robert L Bralla ‘42, Richard C Lucek ‘57, Michael A Portanova ‘48, John J Ronan ‘37, Howland J Un-gemach ‘50 • Saint John’s University Dennis Insogna ‘72 • Saint Lou-is University John J Morgenthaler ‘55, Paul E Shortal ‘51 • San Diego State University Mark Boles • University of San Diego Joseph J Shults ‘65 • Seton Hall University Thomas H Gasque ‘63, Henry Herbermann ‘64, Andrew B Horgan III ‘62, John J Kearns ‘70, Martin M McHale ‘87, Gerard P Murphy ‘67, David W Pearsall ‘65, Richard V Renga ‘63, Donald Salady ‘65, John G Shumway ‘71 • Spring Hill Thomas J Ferl-ita ‘60, Gerald M McDermott ‘69 • Temple University Matthew J Do-browolski ‘58, William T Fewer ‘49, William R Solvibile ‘63, John Timko ‘49 • University of Texas/Pan American Dan U Ceballos ‘70 • Tri-State University John D Baker ‘48, Robert J Emmert ‘80, Donald E Garber ‘86, Paul Kanchier ‘64, Robert E Lynch ‘49, John A Malle ‘43, Ralph E Olsen ‘51, Stanley Poplaski ‘48, Rick C Schoof ‘01, Joseph E Shimko ‘70 • Unieversity of Texas at Austin Richard Gomez ‘97, Primitino U Gutierrez ‘85 • Washington State University Dennis R Johnson • Western Illinois University Tod W Brinkman ‘88 • Univer-sity of Wisconsin Emmet J Duffy ‘53, Lawrence E Duren ‘50, Eugene H Malloy ‘54, Daniel S Polcyn ‘65, Raymond Putzi ‘57 • Worcester Polytechnic Institute William E Ashe ‘32, Fred J Brennan ‘49, Walter W Brown ‘44, Thomas R Carlin ‘49, Joseph D Carrabino ‘45, Robert M Cyzeski ‘71, Raymond L Delisle ‘41, Michael S Dembski ‘65, Ryan P Jones ‘05, John J Landers ‘46, Raynald P Lemieux ‘55, Thomas E Lempges ‘46, Charles R McNulty ‘46, William T Mehalick ‘52, Robert W Milik ‘59, Michael Portanova ‘66, John S Wolanin ‘48

William E. Ashe passed away January 23, 2008 at age 98. As a chapter founding father, he was the first person initiated into the Lambda Chapter of Theta Kappa Phi (one of the two organizations

that merged to become Phi Kappa Theta) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He graduated from WPI in 1932 and became a mechanical engineer.

Ashe was born December 10, 1909, in Worcester, a son of Francis and Anna (McDermott) Ashe. A mechanical engi-neer, he worked at the former Rice Barton Corporation, retiring in 1974. Previously, he worked at the Worcester Stamped Metal Company, and at Wickwire Spenser Steel Company. Following his retirement, William Ashe served as a maintenance engineer at St. Paul’s Cathedral where he was a member.

His wife, Anna (Knox) Ashe, died in 1986. He is survived by a son, William E. Ashe, Jr., of Whitinsville; two grandchil-dren, Thomas F. Ashe, of Whitinsville, and Kathleen T. Dickinson, of Westfield; a great granddaughter, Magnolia Dickinson; and two sisters, Anna Ashe, of Worcester, and Marian Lawson, of Eastham. He was predeceased by two brothers, Charles and Frank Ashe.

When he pledged, Dan Jenkins didn’t think that join-ing a socially oriented college organization would serve as the foundation for building a multi-million-dollar business. However, for the owner of Jenkins Financial Corporation, that’s exactly what happened.

A native of the south hills section of Pittsburgh, Jenkins attended local neighborhood and high schools. When the time came for college, his first choice was the University of Pittsburgh, which is typical for many students in the region.

As a freshman new to campus, Jenkins was inspired by Brian Lipinski, his room-mate, to consider joining the Pennsylvania Mu Chapter of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity. New to the concept of fraternal organizations, Jenkins attended several recruitment events hosted by the chapter in the fall of 1987.

Aside from the camarade-rie and the strong positive im-pression he got from the active members, Jenkins was inspired by the legacy of the chapter.

The Pennsylvania Mu Chapter, as we know it today, traces its origins back to De-cember of 1920 to the Knights of Columbus and Catholic students at the University of Pittsburgh. A group of young men had been meeting infrequently, but on January 24, 1921 a constitution was drawn up officially organizing Psi Delta Chi, or more com-monly known at the time as the “Catholic gentlemen’s group at the University of Pittsburgh.”

With fifteen members in 1922, Psi Delta Chi was char-tered as the Pennsylvania Mu Chapter of Phi Kappa Frater-nity at the recommendation of the late Bishop Hugh C. Boyle of Pittsburgh.

Gene and Fred Kelly,

famous actor/performers; Dante Dalle Tezze, Pitt unde-feated football team member and casualty of World War II; and Joseph W. Barr, former Pittsburgh mayor and Secretary of the United States Treasury are some of the prominent members of Pennsylvania Mu’s chapter roll.

A member of the fall 1987 associate member class, Jenkins was a leader and trend setter. As an active member of the chapter, he served as vice president, rush chairman, associate member educator and Greek Sing chairman.

After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in business and communications in 1990, Jenkins began selling insurance for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. In 2000, Jenkins formed the Jenkins Financial Corporation. His business has exploded with growth and today has nearly 1,000 clients, more than $100 million in asset management, and more than $750 million in life insurance policies.

Despite the rigors of own-ing his own business and tend-ing to the needs of his wife and children, Jenkins continues to remain actively involved with Phi Kappa Theta as an alum-nus. He has served as president of the alumni association, coordinated alumni outings, and is now in the process of organizing a major fund rais-ing campaign to renovate and upgrade the chapter house.

Jenkins attributes his current fortune today to the lessons he learned as a brother of Phi Kappa Theta. His “ex-periences as a pledge member taught me the importance of perseverance, and the fact that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

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experience to his business ex-perience; for most businesses, and especially financial invest-ment businesses, one does not usually reap the benefits until about five years after starting. Just like pledging where there is a goal one works for, so too is it with a business.

He learned how to work and deal with people through his college fraternity experi-ence, even when they had conflicting opinions. He honed public speaking skills, develop-ing and working with budgets, and the value of life long friendships. These virtues have easily transferred into his busi-ness roles. Jenkins also learned how to cope with tragedy after the untimely death of his close friend and brother, Eric Ulmer.

To sum it all up, Jenkins states “I would not be where I am in life today if it weren’t for Phi Kappa Theta.”

Phi Kap in Focus

By Gene NeySlippery Rock ‘90

Fraternity Skills Help to BuildMulti-Million Dollar Company

Phi Kappa Theta recognizes the need for its members to receive the bestdevelopment opportunities available. For this reason, Phi Kappa Theta haspartnered with Phired Up Productions, LLC in order to offer its members some of the best recruitmenttraining available.

Any chapter or alumni group that would like to host a DynamicRecruitment Workshop will receive a recruitment investment of $1000 from the national Fraternitytowards the program costs.

PHIRED UPP R O D U C T I O N S

For moreinformation, visit: www.phikaps.org/recruitment.html orwww.phiredup.com

“A great investment… I highly recommend this to any campus wanting to stay relevant.”

— Bob Kerr,Dean of Students,Oregon State University.

“The seminar allowed each chapter member in attendance to evalu-ate not only their own recruitment tactics and to identify strengths and weaknesses, but also to re-evaluate their own values and specific goals for their chapters.”

— Jeff Wallick;VP Recruitment,Ohio Psi,Ohio University.

Business Man

“I would not be where I am in life today if it weren’t for Phi Kappa Theta.”— Daniel Jenkins

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Historical Timeline of Merger

1933-4 – Records mark this as when the first formal discus-sions about the possibility of merging occurred between leaders of the two groups. From this point, both fraternities were determined not to be absorbed by the other group, adopting one’s name, badge or customs.

1955 – No real progress was made until the Penn State Con-clave in which Theta Kappa Phi authorized its National Council to further explore consolidation.

April 1957 – A conference between national officers of the two fraternities was held to consider a possible merger.

February 1958 – They created a document formally outlining a plan for the consolidation.

Spring 1958 – Collegiate chapters sent in votes in favor of or against the merger. Eugene Montrone, President of Eta Chapter in Boston, Mass. of Phi Kappa wrote “Most of the broth-ers who, voted against it feel that it is an infringement upon Phi Kappa tradition” and that “they do not see the purpose of changing the colors, pin and other things which mean Phi Kappa to them.” However, the chapter voted in favor of the merger.

50Meaningful merger turns

By Heather MatthewsManaging Editor

The Creation of the UnifiedFraternity of Phi Kappa Theta

Next year, the merger of Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi fraternities into one unified organiza-tion, Phi Kappa Theta, will turn 50 years old. Throughout this and the next two issues of The Temple, we will focus the “history section” on highlighting this unique consolidation that cre-ated the organization in which we are so proud to belong.

For this issue, we dug deep into the archives and sifted through meeting notes, correspondence, memos and even drawings to piece together a timeline of how the merger was put into action. From beginning conversations in the 1930s to the signing the articles of incorporation in 1959, leaders of both organizations worked on the painstaking details to ensure that both organiza-tions would be well represented in the formation of Phi Kappa Theta, from the new constitution to the coat of arms.

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September 1958 – Delegates of each fraternity assembled in The Ohio State University’s Student Union building at each of their conventions, held simultaneously in Columbus, Ohio. Each or-ganization ratified the merger, creating The Unified Fraternity of Phi Kappa Theta. The two groups saw the chance for immediate growth and the “opportu-nity to form into a strong national fraternity with the opportunity for even greater growth.” The combined fraternity would have more than 18,500 members and more than 50 chapters.

Late fall 1958 – Fraternity leaders began the task of designing a new coat of arms, which took more than eight months. The coat of arms would be used for making certificates, member-ship “wallet cards,” plaques and much more insignia. There was much discussion over details including the exact shade of purple to be used, the size of each symbol to be represented, and to use English (rather than Greek) letters to spell Phi Kappa Theta on the scroll at the bottom.

December 1958 – Committees of the two Catholic fraternities met over the weekend in Cincinnati to tackle the details and logistics of merging the two organizations. They began the discussions of numerous issues, including: the design of the badge and pledge pin, drafting a new ritual and blending publications, customs and policies.

January 1959 – Fraternity leaders met all day in Chi-cago to continue discussions began at the December meeting. In the evening, they had a social gathering for members of both orga-nizations in the Chicago-area, so that members and officers could get acquainted. A “gala cocktail party” was held in New York City in late December with the same purpose.

April 29, 1959; Charter Day – A charter-like transition document was issued to all chapters that amended their original charters. Dances, cocktail parties and other social events were held for each chapter and were attended by Fra-ternity national officers, university administrators and guests. The Illinois University chapter even held a week of events to celebrate the consolidation, including a serenade, concert, movies, roller skating party, and all-Greek festivities. Alumni also held affairs on or near the Charter Day in cities like Chicago and New York City.

Above: Part of the Theta Kappa Phi Board of Directors. William R Grogan (WPI ‘46), Frank Flick (IL ‘27), Rev. James A McInerney (Ohio State ‘A), George Uihlein (WPI ‘45)

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Above: One version of the propsed version of the Crest of Phi Kappa Theta, circa 1959.

Other notable mergers of fraternities around this timeSigma Phi Epsilon and Theta Upsilon Omega (1938) became Sigma Phi EpsilonLambda Chi Alpha and Theta Kappa Nu (1939) becameLambda Chi AlphaAlpha Sigma Phi and Alpha Kappa Phi (1946) becameAlpha Sigma Phi

In each of these, the merged organization took the name and/or insignia of one of the groups. The merger of Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi put both “on an equal footing” with a new name and consolidation of insignia.

Chapter names – All chapters retained their own Greek letter identifications but added the name of the state where the chapter is located. For example, Phi Kappa’s Alpha Chapter at Brown University became Rhode Island Alpha. Where both orga-nizations existed on one campus, the letters combined to form one Greek name. For example, at Pennsylvania State University, where Theta Kappa Phi had Beta chapter and Phi Kappa had Gamma chapter, Pennsylvania Beta Gamma chapter now existed.

Governance – The groups entrusted governance to a board of 16 individuals, with eight coming from each organization. Both “Executive Secretaries” were retained as Executive Vice Presi-dents, as were both headquarters’ facilities for the time being.

Interesting Results of MergerMembership – At the time the organizations planned the merger in 1958, Phi Kappa had 31 collegiate chapters, 4 colonies, 31 alumni chapters, and more than 10,000 members. Theta Kappa Phi had 22 collegiate chapters, 2 colonies, 6 alumni chapters, and more than 6,000 members. The final merger resulted in 52 chapters on college campuses. On four campuses, both organizations had chapters, in which activities and memberships were combined to form one group.

Chapter badge – The quatrefoil badge of Phi Kappa forms the base of the new pin supplanted on the black face of the Theta Kappa Phi shield.

Coat of Arms – Behind the Phi Kappa Theta coat of arms appear a sword and a shovel, whereas two sword once backed the Phi Kappa emblem and a shovel stood behind Theta Kappa Phi’s. In each quadrant of the newly formed coat of arms is a symbol that was once central to one of the organization’s shields. The armor that rests atop the coat of arms resembles what once topped Phi Kappa’s shield, while the Chi Rho symbol above it was in the center of Theta Kappa Phi’s coat of arms.

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Phi Kappa Theta proudly announces the launch of its volun-teer training program, the (iServe) Institute.

To be held during summer’s Lead-ership Institute, the (iServe) Institute is designed to provide volunteers the essentials necessary to effectively serve in Phi Kappa Theta’s (iServe) Network.

The (iServe) Institute has been developed through the partnership between Phi Kappa Theta and the North American Interfraternity Conference. The (iServe) Institute is a values-based education program that includes training on the following topics:

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• Understanding the Culture of today’s Collegiate Member• Creating a Coaching Culture• Navigating Conflict through Values• Creating Change and Commitment

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