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December 8, 2009
Indiana State University Volume V, Issue I
Golden Scroll
Fraternity Journal
Pi Kappa Phi ~ Eta Beta
Terre Haute ramp build a great success for chapter On Saturday December 5 of
this year, 15 men of Eta Beta, despite
below freezing temperatures and an
early wake up
call as we pull
into study week,
went to con-
struct an acces-
sible ramp for a
local man in
need.
W i t h
materials being
provided by The
Will Center of
Terre Haute, the
Brothers at-
tacked the pro-
ject with enthu-
siasm and will-
ing spirits to
help a local man
become more
mobile around
his own house.
With an
early morning
arrival at 10:30
and a tempera-
ture of 25 degrees, Brothers surveyed
the area and split into teams to begin
the foundation and deck frame. With
assistance from members of the Will
Center, the project gradually took
shape once the frame was set to its
foundation and the deck topping
completed. While the majority of the
Brothers have little experience in
construction, with help from a few
select Brothers with some building
experience from work or other pro-
jects, we were able to listen to direc-
tion from them and make the proper
decisions.
Without stopping for a break
and continued work as temperatures
peaked at 37 degrees, Brothers con-
tinued to work together and install
the railings and ramp onto the deck.
When 4:30 in the afternoon rolled
around, the Brothers were able to
pose on the newly constructed ramp
and deck. The Brothers as a whole
enjoyed the second ramp build pro-
ject. We will continue to work with
the Will Center
of Terre Haute to
assist them with
their efforts to
ma k e T er r e
Haute more ac-
cessible for lo-
cals.
Associate
Evan Shortridge
had the follow-
ing to say about
his first ramp
build project,
“S e e in g
how much build-
ing the ramp can
make such a dif-
ference showed
me how much
we really take
for granted every
day. Being able
to play a sport,
go for a jog, or
even walking
down a set of stairs without ease,
made me think how much it would
help just to have a ramp to leave my
own house. Not only that it was just a
fun time to hang out with the broth-
ers. it was a good bonding activity
and I'm sure we all had a blast help-
ing someone who is less fortunate,
and all we did was put some pieces of
wood together.”
Photo provided by Christopher Allen
BROTHERS POSE on the newly built deck and ramp constructed for a Terre Haute local with a
right leg prosthetic to improve his mobility and quality of life.
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The annual home-
coming week was another
great round of events for
Eta Beta to compete on
campus for the title of
champion. This year the
chapter was
paired with
the fine ladies
of Gamma
Phi Beta who
worked to-
gether with
the Brothers
in all events.
T h e
t r a d i t i o n a l
Indiana State
homecoming
was done
slightly dif-
ferent this
year than it
has been in
past years.
The new
President ,
Daniel Brad-
ley, had re-
q u e s t e d
homecoming involve more
students on the campus.
The effects on the Greek
life were marginal, but
change to a long time tradi-
tion on campus was noticed
with some opposition.
Homecoming com-
petition this year was open
to both Greek and non-
Greek competition, Eta
Beta was going up against
other organizations like the
United States Air Force
Reserve Officer Training
Corps and Residential Life
Association.
The change in-
creased competition on the
traditional Trike race
among other competitions
on campus. Eta Beta, as
well as other Greeks, met
the challenge and were able
come in fourth overall.
Chapter response to
this year’s homecoming,
along with changes to pro-
cedure, were positive.
Br o t her Jus t in
Steele had the following to
say,
“When it comes to
the Trike race I was disap-
pointed to finish where we
did but proud of the work
we put into it. The racers
we had kept practice inter-
esting and pushed each
other to better, with both
positive and (jokingly)
negative reinforcement.
When it comes to Home-
coming over all I was
greatly surprised on how
well we did. 4th in float is
a great feat on its own. The
Gamma Phi Beta's were a
great pairing and really
helped out when we needed
them.”
We are also ex-
tremely grateful for the
work of Alumni Initiate
Brad Ulery, who built a
new Trike for the chapter
that meets all standards, is
more ergonomic, and
lighter than the trike pur-
chased last year. Brother
Matthew Ulery also com-
mented on how he felt
Homecoming this year,
“The team really
came together this year and
worked hard during prac-
tice and out of practice. As
usual we always feel like
we are doing much better
than the year
before and
always seem
to come up
just a little
short of ex-
pectations.”
“Homecoming
went awesome
this year! We
had one of the
best showings
that I remem-
ber. I was in
charge of the
Air Band per-
f o r m a n c e
which was
changed to
S y c a m o r e
Sync this year.
Our pairing
Gamma Phi
Beta, was very
excited about being with
us. We placed fourth over-
all, and were happy with
our performance. Our float
looked professionally built
this year and we had a blast
building it! We are looking
forward to spring week and
doing even better, going for
our first win!”, commented
Brother Doug Gehrke.
We continue to
work hard to work towards
a big win for Homecoming
next year. Thank you for
the alumni for your support
and see you next year!.
Tricycle derby and Sycamore Sync, mad dash for the gold
Brian Candlish
BROTHERS AT tent city pose after a busy week of homecoming activities. With a great alumni
turn out we look forward to continuing the tradition year round.
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The Epsilon associ-
ate class of Eta Beta held a
successful Push America
event December 3
of this year in
preparation for their
initiation January 22
next year. A re-
quirement for every
initiate class of Eta
Beta, Epsilon Class’
Push America fund-
raising event was a
Visual Impairment
Volleyball tourna-
ment.
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teams competing for
the champion tro-
phy, a women's
bracket played for
the final round
against the men's
bracket for the final
round. Of the 11
teams were an ac-
tive Pi Kappa Phi team and
an associate team. In the
end just over $600 was
raised. Other teams were
six members from Alpha
Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi,
Delta Gamma, Chi Omega
(Winning Team), Tau
Kappa Epsilon, Alpha
Kappa Psi, aviation majors,
and resident hall associa-
tion. The competition con-
tinued for three hours as
teams tried their best to
claim the trophy.
Brother Cody Parks
and Sierra Sweasy of Al-
pha Sigma Alpha, employ-
ees with Recreational
sports with Indiana State
volunteered their time to
help referee the games.
The active Brothers
had nothing but great feed-
back to say about
the event. Brother
Isaac Hart had the
following to say,
“Like every
Associate class we
have, Epsilon was
respons ible fo r
forming their own
Push America event.
The difference be-
tween the first
classes and Epsilon
is that Epsilon took
the bar above and
beyond what had
ever been done be-
fore, and set a new
goal for future
classes. The Volley-
ball tournament was
planned, organized,
and ran by Epsilon
class, with a help from a
few actives.”
We look forward to
the initiation of our newest
class January 22.
Epsilon associate class holds great push fundraiser
Christopher Allen
THE GAME was played with sheets over the net to reduce responsive time in the game.
Letter from the Historian New Executive Council Dear Alumni:
I want to thank all the alumni for their support
through everything we’ve done this semester. A great
shout out to Adam English for providing essentially all of
the Homecoming supplies this year. As I leave the role of
Historian, I will continue to be the Alumni Relations
chairman. It has been a pleasure working will all of you
over the last year and I look forward to seeing you over
the Spring semester and hope we can reach the rest of our
alumni base. Happy Holidays for all and safe travels
wherever your journeys take you.
Christopher Allen, #122, Historian
As the year comes to a wonderful end, we conclude the
year with customary chapter elections. I am proud to pro-
vide for you the new Executive Council for the Eta Beta
chapter.
Archon—Cody Parks
Vice Archon—Doug Gehrke
Treasurer—Curt Bromm
Secretary—Matthew Ulery
Warden—Josh Scott
Historian—Isaac Hart
Chaplain—Keith Gettelfinger
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Brothers Alsup and Allen serve for Push America Building leaders of
tomorrow by serving peo-
ple with disabilities today.
This mission statement was
exemplified this past sum-
mer when Brother Travis
Alsup cycled the Journey
of Hope North route and
Brother Christo-
p he r Al le n
joined the Build
America team.
Their journeys
started June 9
and July 1 in
San Francisco,
California and
Cleveland, Ohio
r e s p e c t ive l y.
They would
eventually end
their extraordi-
nary summers in
Washington DC
on the Capitol
law August 15
in what would
be the conclu-
sion for an un-
forgettable sum-
mer.
T h e
Journey of Hope
would travel
along the north of the
United States and cover
over 3,800 miles. Build
America started in Cleve-
land and would weave
through the Midwest visit-
ing six camps and building
accessible structures for
camps.
Every Brother from
Eta Beta that has come
back from a Push America
event has come back a dif-
ferent man than when they
left. Brother Alsup’s rea-
son to do The Journey of
Hope was,
“The main reason I
decided to do the event
was because I saw how
much of an impact it had
our fellow brothers. They
seem to have come back
from each event a better
and more rounded person.”
B r o t her Al le n
shared the same sentiment,
“Brothers coming
back from summer events
had an awesome impact on
their lives. It was clear they
had returned from their
trips as a new person.”
Brother Alsup also
commented on what he
took from his experience,
“I learned that we
should be thankful for what
we have and what we can
do. We met a lot of people
over the summer that
couldn't do everyday tasks
without the assistance of
others. It really puts it in
perspective and trying to
explain the experiences
doesn't do justice com-
pared to the real thing.”
What both Brothers
learned, and what most Pi
Alphas learn, through their
events, is that is extremely
difficult to put the trips
into words.
“What I learned
from the trip was more
than construction, more
than how to conduct a
friendship visit well, and
more than working well
with others. What I learned
I cannot put into words, but
I’ve found out what Frater-
nity means.”
c o m m e n t e d
Brother Allen.
For indi-
viduals consid-
ering doing a
summer event,
the advice was
clear from both
Brother Alsup
a nd Al le n,
“SIGN UP!”
Brother
Alsup described
what he, and
others would
agree, means to
be a Pi Alpha,
“Pi Al-
pha means that
I was one of the
lucky members
of Pi Kappa Phi
that had a
chance to help
others for a
summer. It is also a group
of people that can share
their experiences with one
another because it's hard
for someone to grasp the
experiences from these
events that haven't done
one.”
We are proud of the
Brothers for representing
Eta Beta with excellence
with Push America and
dedicating their summer.
Ann Collins
BROTHERS ALSUP and Allen pose in front of the Capitol after a long summer dedicated to Push
America and people with disabilities.
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Eta Beta chapter held our Sec-
ond Annual No Boundaries Week
October 29 to November 3 which
brought campus wide
attention to Pi Kappa
Phi and Push America.
With a base plan of
how successful our last
No Boundaries Week
went last year, we
could only improve
upon it.
The scaffold sit
was the primary atten-
tion grabber for the
week, with two Broth-
ers on top of the scaf-
fold in the center of
campus all week.
Other fund rais-
ing activities included
Pie-a-Pi-Kapp in which
anyone could pie a
member for a minimum
donation of $1. We had
a 24 hour Bike-a-Thon
in which two Brothers
were always on a bicy-
cle mounted to a sta-
tionary trainer provided
by Alpha Tau Omega
and Pi Kappa Alpha for
our event.
One day was
also dedicated to a
round of Disability corn
hole in which volun-
teers could donate a
minimum donation of
$1 to participate in a
corn hole round with a
blind fold on or the use
of non dominate arm. At the conclu-
sion of the event we also held our
third annual Empathy Dinner where
participates were given a disability
and were encouraged to eat through
the first portion of their meal with it.
In attendance was the Chief Execu-
tive Officer of Push America, Chad
Coltrane, who gave a moving speech
on the importance of disability
awareness not just on college cam-
puses, but nation wide.
In attendance at the event
were also numerous parents of Broth-
ers who were in town for our second
annual Parents Day which was at a
local park earlier that day.
The Brotherhood
as a whole was impressed
with how the week went.
“No Boundaries
Week went quite well.
While we could always
raise more money, I think
that our main goal of rais-
ing awareness and pro-
moting the name of Push
America was accom-
plished. We had our spot
right in the middle of
campus and by the end of
the week we became a
fixture of campus life! No
boundaries week was also
a great way for the associ-
ate members to get in-
volved and also for the
actives to get to know
them as well. People on
campus were definitely
interested on what we
were doing. I think with
our presence on the scaf-
fold for 100+ hours we
really showed campus our
dedication and no doubt
proved what Pi Kappa Phi
is all about.”
By the end of the
week we had raised just
over $600 for Push Amer-
ica through donations on
campus. We continue to
plan for improved No
Boundaries Week next
year and will always be accepting
donations which can be put towards
Push America. We thank all parties
for their support in raising awareness
for people with disabilities.
Second annual No Boundaries Week reaches campus
Emily Durcholz
BROTHERS STAND proud in front of the scaffold at the fountain on campus
after sitting on top of it for 107 hours, Monday to Friday.
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Lost Alumni
Peter York
John Murray
Brian Lonneman
Patrick Shavloske
Shannon Johnson
Brent Reynolds
Edward Hunger
Brian Asbury
James Stanley
Thomas Lawalin
Daniel Cummings
Rodney Davis
Scott Rudolph
Robert Hensley
Christopher Edwards
Charles Tetrick
Douglas Moon
Rodney Crawfod
Ronald Kowalski
Michael McPheeters
Steven Young
Kenneth McVey
Donald Crowder
Allan Oxley
John Keller
Jason Deaner
David Holmes
Timothy Nees
Michael Davis
Bob Taylor
Steven Ritchey
Christopher Lasley
Larry Hayes
Michael Bones
Mark Baker
Christopher Hooe
Curtis Carr
Christopher neeley
Peter Fisher
Jason Swanson
Danny miller
Gregory Tabor
James Chumley
Robert Cochran
Thomas Pitts
Joshua Sroufe
Larry Cowan
Jeffrey Cox
Anthony Guevara
Jason Childress
David Swaidner
Christopher Sparen-
berg
Andrew Guevara
Nathan Nelson
If you are in con-
tact with any of these
alumni, please have
them contact the local
chapter so we can ex-
pand our alumni base.
Have them email the
Historian at etabe-
we would love to up-
grade our records. Some
names are also missing
from this list, if you can
fill in any blanks please
let us know so we can
keep everyone up to
date.
Without your
help we cannot reach
out to our 1991 chapter
base and get them back
into touch with the
Brotherhood of Pi
Kappa Phi.
Active Brothers
Chase Gray-Finance
Travis Alsup—Aviation Technology
Mike Morahn-History
Donald Cochran-Criminology
Ben Coe-Insurance and Risk Management
Christopher Allen-Aviation Technology &
Aerospace Administration
Brian Candlish-Aviation Administration
Nathan Tiernan-Aviation Technology & Busi-
ness Administration
Eric Gettelfinger-Insurance and Risk Manage-
ment
Daniel Holbach-Mechanical Engineering
Technology
Brandon Hunter-Insurance and Risk Manage-
ment
Matthew Leistner-Criminology
Justin Steele-Nursing
Lyle Nolcox-Electronics Technology
Randel Dorman-Criminology
Isaac Hart-Social Studies Education
Trevor Jennings-Operations Management
Cody Parks-Management
Joshua Scott-Life Science
Moses Sorsor-Accounting
Robert Craven-Aerospace Administration
Justin Reynolds-Public Relations
Matthew Ulery-Aviation Technology
Keith Gettelfinger-Management & marketing
Matthew Dessuit-Aviation Technology &
Graduate Human Resources
Benjamin Delacruz-Aviation Technology
Douglas Gehrke-Business Administration &
operations Management
Curt Bromm-Accounting & Finanace & Busi-
ness Administration
This is a complete list of the current Active body
of the Eta Beta chapter. If you can provide job as-
sistance it would be appreciated.
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This issue of The Golden Scroll written, designed, and formatted by Brother Christopher Allen.