Homehttp://aopikes.com/index/en-US2012-02-24T12:31:18ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Founders Day 2012http://aopikes.com/index/2012/2/20/founders-day-2012.htmlAOPikes2012-02-21T01:00:35ZOur Founders’ Day event will be Saturday, March 3rd, starting at 11:30 am, at the Pike house. BBQ buffet is planned as well as an open bar, tips accepted. Other activities include a Pirate baseball game at 2:00 to watch AO actives who are on the team play the University of Dallas as well as other opportunities to connect with the actives as well as the new AO '12 pledges. The Pike House will be open throughout the day. We hope you can attend

]]>New Websitehttp://aopikes.com/index/2012/1/25/new-website.htmlAOPikes2012-01-25T20:23:28ZWe are working on moving to a new website. Visit us at https://websites.omegafi.com/omegaws/pikappaalphasouthwestern/

]]>Alpha Omicron Takes 16 Pledgeshttp://aopikes.com/index/2012/1/17/alpha-omicron-takes-16-pledges.htmlAOPikes2012-01-17T21:05:04ZOn 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 Successhttp://aopikes.com/index/2011/11/9/homecoming-weekend-2011-a-success.htmlAOPikes2011-11-09T16:40:11Z
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 Pledgeshttp://aopikes.com/index/2011/9/10/pike-celebrates-fall-bid-day-with-two-new-pledges.htmlAOPikes2011-09-10T15:59:18ZPledgingPledges 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 Workdayhttp://aopikes.com/index/2011/4/28/alpha-omicron-participates-in-international-workday.htmlAOPikes2011-04-28T14:28:56ZOn 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.

 

]]>18th Annual Crawfish Boil a Great Successhttp://aopikes.com/index/2011/4/26/18th-annual-crawfish-boil-a-great-success.htmlAOPikes2011-04-27T00:16:07ZOn April 17th, 2011, Pi Kappa Alpha hosted it's 18th annual Crawfish Boil with proceeds benefiting R.O.C.K., the Ride On Center for Kids. The event was held on the Southwestern University Mall, exceeding 200 people in attendance and over $150 raised.

]]>Founders Day Celebrated by Alpha Omicronhttp://aopikes.com/index/2011/3/4/founders-day-celebrated-by-alpha-omicron.htmlAOPikes2011-03-04T21:06:09Z

On February 26, the Alpha Omicron chapter celebrated the 133rd anniversary of Founders Day (March 1, 1868) with an informal luncheon at the San Gabriel House, a bed and breakfast just two minutes from campus. This was a great opportunity for the 21 pledges of AO '11 to get to meet some of the alumni and to share in a celebration of the chapter and fraternity's successes over the years. 30 alumni were in attendance, along with most of the active chapter.

Among the highlights of the event were brief updates of what was happening in and around the Southwestern community. Georgianne Hewett (Dreamgirl 1990), Steve Raben (AO '58), Pledge Class President Will Molidor (AO '11), SMC Alex Blake (AO '09), THC Dan Butterworth (AO '09.5), Sr. Ricky Post (AO '08) and special initiate Dr. Robert Snyder (professor of Political Science at Southwestern) all delivered addresses in the afternoon. Afterward a group photo was taken. Later in the day, some members of the active chapter and a few alumni played a rousing round of Campus Golf. It was a great day to celebrate the Alpha Omicron chapter.

]]>11 Brothers Travel to Pike Universityhttp://aopikes.com/index/2011/2/22/11-brothers-travel-to-pike-university.htmlAOPikes2011-02-22T06:06:32ZThis past weekend, 11 brothers from the Alpha Omicron chapter had the opportunity, thanks to the generous funding of the Alpha Omicron Alumni Association, to travel to Pike University in Dallas, TX. The trip allowed both pledges and active members the opportunity to connect and network with other Pikes from the Lonestar, Arkoma, and Delta regions, as well as the professional staff and alumni from Pike Internationals, to learn about new programming and other best practices for running a chapter. The brothers in attendance were Bill Sessions AO`09, Jonny McAtee AO`10, Brady Kent AO`10, Zach Anglin AO`10, Gabe Chavez AO`10, and pledges Braxton Van Cleave AO`11, Cody Phelps AO`11, Austin Hall AO`11, JP Pimienta AO`11, Dane Beyer AO`11, and Scott Kelly AO`11.

]]>Alpha Omicron Featured on ChapterBoard.comhttp://aopikes.com/index/2011/2/20/alpha-omicron-featured-on-chapterboardcom.htmlAOPikes2011-02-20T06:35:50Z
This week, the Alpha Omicron Chapter was featured on ChapterBoard.com as one of their Spotlighted Chapters, in recognition for our successful Spring recruitment. ChapterBoard has been a huge help for organizing our chapter, and without them a lot of what our chapter accomplishes would not be as easy. Head over to blog.chapterboard.com to check us out!

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