150th Founders Day Celebration A Tremendous Success |
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| The PIKE Gamma Rho 2018 Pledge Class |
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Founders’ Day at Old Grounds Social Brings Actives & Alumni Together
On Friday, April 27, Gamma Rho celebrated the 150th anniversary of PIKE’s founding by hosting an event with Northwestern PIKE alumni at Old Grounds Social in Lincoln Park.
The event, organized by Miles Rice (’17) and Alumni Association President, Jacob Kerr ('14), was a hit for both actives and alumni alike. Over 30 alumni were in attendance and the active brothers spent their time meeting them and learning about the history of the Gamma Rho Chapter. Old Grounds Social provided pizza, salad, and various hors d'oeuvres for everyone in attendance.
The alumni turnout was impressive, but not unexpected. Active members of Gamma Rho spent the weeks leading up to the event communicating with alumni over the phone and sending out invites. New members of Gamma Rho helped contact alumni too, hoping to start forming a strong relationship with the alumni that will last throughout their four years at Northwestern.
“The event ran as smoothly as it possibly could have,” Rice said. “There’s a mutual respect between us actives and the alumni that came before us, and you could feel that PIKE connection in all of our interactions with them.”
Thank you to all the alumni and active brothers that attended the event. We are planning a more formal dinner/dancing Founders Day for 2019. Save the dates will be going out over the summer. | | | |
PIKE Volunteers at Feed My
Starving Children
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Last quarter, members of Gamma Rho traveled to the Feed My Starving Children headquarters in Schaumburg to help send food to less fortunate people around the world. The Community Service Chair at the time, John Repetti (’17), organized the event and recruited over 15 brothers to attend.
The participating brothers spent their time at Feed My Starving Children packaging different types of food to send to families in countries such as Haiti. The food assortment consisted of rice, lentils, protein mix, and different types of spices—food that could be shipped overseas easily but that could also be crucial to survival for less fortunate families.
“We had a lot of guys come, and everyone was eager to help,” said Jason Weber (’17), one of the brothers in attendance. “The different tables were competing to package the most boxes. We all were working hard.”
The new Community Service Chair, Albert Shepherd (’18), already has plans to do another community service outing at Feed My Starving Children this quarter. | | |
International Work Day - May 20
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International Work Day is an event hosted by PIKE chapters nationwide. The day was established in 1997 as an initiative to improve PIKE houses around the country giving brothers an opportunity to bond with each other through labor.
Our Gamma Rho Chapter will be participating in International Work Day this year by improving the landscaping around the house. Flowers will be planted in the front yard, and planter boxes will be constructed to put potted plants by the front door. The International Work Day activities will take place from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Sunday, May 20.
This year, the active members of Gamma Rho are asking for the alumni to join them in improving the house on International Work Day. You can RSVP using this link. Other logistical information about the event is included in the link. | | | |
This is our monthly installment featuring prominent PIKE seniors who have contributed greatly to the Chapter. Each profile includes their plans after graduation, student activities outside of PIKE, personal interests & hobbies, and favorite PIKE memory. | | Keaton Sullivan – Barrington, IL Major: MMSS, Math, Economics Kellogg Certificate: Financial Economics Email: keatonsullivan2018@u.northwestern.edu
Keaton served as President of Gamma Rho during his junior year. Currently, he is the Co-Chair of Mayfest, the organization that produces and organizes Dillo Day at Northwestern. His favorite PIKE memories are at Karaoke Dance Party every year at Lincoln Karaoke. |
| Matt Santulli – Hinsdale, IL Major: Economics
Post Grad: Finance at Walgreens
Email: matthewsantulli2018@u.northwestern.com
Matt served as the tailgate chair his sophomore year. He also works as a referee for intramural sports and is on the board of Student Publishing Co. on campus. His favorite PIKE memories are the bus trips to Northwestern away football games every fall. |
| Jacob Bergman – Highland Park, IL Major: Political Science Minor: Business Institutions
Post Grad: Business Analyst at Chicago Investment Firm
Email: jacobbergman2018@u.northwestern.edu
Jacob has served as Dance Marathon Chair and Environmental Chair for PIKE in the past. As Dance Marathon Chair, Jacob encouraged participation in Dance Marathon and helped brothers raise money through drafting emails to family friends and local businesses and organizing canning in local neighborhoods. His favorite PIKE memory is ski trip his sophomore year. |
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Gamma Rho Scholarship Endowment Continues to Grow
The Gamma Rho Endowment Fund which is used for student scholarship and expenses for Pike University is now in its second year. The fund is managed by a highly qualified team at the PIKE Foundation. The fund, which exclusively benefits Gamma Rho, is comprised of two accounts, the PIKE University Fund which has a balance of $100,000 and the John Jones Memorial Fund which has a balance of $38,000. The PIKE U fund is used to offset the expenses of sending Gamma Rho undergraduates to three unique PIKE U events each year including the summer conference. Fees for registration, travel, lodging, and meals can exceed $10,000 annually for the chapter. The Alumni Association has set out with a goal to achieve a balance of $250k in the PIKE U fund in order to fully cover these costs as the annual dividend is typically 4%.
To donate to the "Pi Kappa Alpha Building Fund" through NU click here. Click the "Search additional gift designations" box and check the "Pi Kappa Alpha Building Fund" box.
To donate to the "Gamma Rho PIKE U Endowment" through the Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation click here. | | |
Contact Info Update Please forward this message to brothers who may not be on the email list!
If any of these interest you please click the button below to update your contact information. Everything is stored on the Alumni Association's servers and only accessible to board members.
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Alumni Association Dues
Annual dues for the Alumni Association are $30. Dues can be paid here. Dues paying members receive the following benefits:
- Discounted event prices - Free quarterly newsletter mailed to your house - Voting privileges - Your name listed in the newsletter and website
Dues are used to pay for general operations including website hosting, newsletter production, planning future events, and annual dues to Memorial Headquarters. |
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Saturday June 2 Dillo Day
Monday June 11 Finals Week Begins
Friday June 22 160th Commencement
Saturday June 23 School Convocations
October 12-14
Homecoming Weekend NU vs. Nebraska
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| Engage with PIKE Gamma Rho! |
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Utilize the following communication channels to engage with the Alumni Association. Events, announcements, job opportunities, reconnecting, etc. will be updated continuously.
Subscribe to the Alumni Association Newsletter - Link
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A special thanks to those alumni that have donated to the Chapter either through Northwestern or the International Fraternity this past year (as of Q1 2018).
Shield & Diamond Society H. Brandon Guest
Other Donors Paul Ieam Jr. Col. Dan Baker Paul Huettner Sanford Stein
Society levels are based on lifetime giving to Gamma Rho's Scholarship, Building, and Alumni funds. Founders | $50,000+ Jr. Founders | $25,000 Sabre & Key | $10,000 Garnet & Gold | $5,000 Lily of the Valley | $2,500 Shield & Diamond | $1,000 White Horse | $500 Gamma Rho | $250
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Check out the photos of the Chapter House here. This page will be constantly updated as improvements are made. |
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Gamma Rho alumni are encouraged to use this form to report updates about their own lives or the lives of their Gamma Rho brothers. Old stories or memories of your time as a PIKE at Northwestern or after graduation are also encourage. Report your update here.
We look forward to hearing from you! |
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