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Alpha Omicron Takes 16 Pledges

On Saturday, January 14, 2012 the bothers of the Alpha Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha welcomed fifteen new pledges. Followed on January 20 by one more accepting an open bid. This is the second year in a row that Pi Kappa Alpha has obtained the largest pledge class of the four fraternities on campus. The AO'12 pledge class looks promising with members that are active in several activities around campus. They also have many members who participate in sports for Southwestern such as baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, track, and cross country.

Homecoming Weekend 2011 a Success

On November 4-5, 2011, Alpha Omicron welcomed back close to 100 alumni from across the decades. Through multiple activities over the weekend, from a dinner with members of the first-year class and active chapter, to the open house and business meeting, the current active chapter took advantage of multiple opportunities to reconnect with alumni and share stories about being a Pike at Southwestern. The Alpha Omicron Alumni Association elected a new Executive Committee, consisting of Brother Mark Danheim as President and Brothers Ricky Post and Dustin James as Vice-President and Treasurer. Additionally, The Steve Raben Award and The Mike Rossman Award were given to Brendin James and Steve Ressling, respectively. Finally, in recognition of his years of service to the chapter, the upstairs study room was formally named "The Steve Raben Study Room" and dedicated with a plaque in his honor. Overall, it was a successful weekend and we look forward to reconnecting with alumni again over Founders Day this Spring.

Pike Celebrates Fall Bid Day with Two New Pledges

Pledges Dano Mataya (left) and Tyler JoynerThis morning the Alpha Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha pledged two new brothers, Tyler Joyner and Dano Mataya. Tyler is a sophomore business major from Arlington, Texas and plays for the Southwestern Baseball team. Dano is a sophomore business major from Cypress, Texas and plays for the Southwestern Basketball team. The chapter is excited to have both men and looks forward to bringing them into the bonds of brotherhood later this semester. Congrats to both of them on making the best decision of their lives!

Alpha Omicron Participates in International Workday

On Saturday April 16, the active chapter and pledges participated in International Workday 2011. International Workday is an annual initiative of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity to encourage chapters to improve and renovate their houses. This year's projects included:

Restoration of the Barbeque Trailer: The baseboards of the trailer had rotted, making it unsafe to grill on. The metal on the grill was also beginning to rust. The chapter replaced these boards and sprayed the smoker, pit, and grill with rust-proof paint. The chapter also replaced the trailer hitch, as the old one was becoming unusable. 

Restaining of the DJ Booth: In the chapter room, the DJ booth had become scratched and the varnish was wearing off. Some of the brothers resanded and restained the DJ booth.

Restaining of the outdoor bar: AO '09 had previously built the bar and it needed a new coat of varnish.

Other projects included cleaning the kitchen, reorganizing the storage locker, and cleaning under the stairs.