Brother Alumni, I hope the New Year finds all of you well. Right now, it is a great time to be a Pike at Rockhurst University. The new Executive Board is ready to implement and execute new ideas and programs for the chapter. Also, Chapter participation continues to rise as regular members step into new chairs and committees. On campus, Kappa Epsilon continues to win. We recently earned a 3.56 chapter GPA last year and were awarded the Pi Kappa Alpha Scholarship Cup for the highest Pike Chapter GPA Internationally. For the fourth year in a row, we have dominated and won rush on campus. We are putting an increased emphasis on philanthropy, alumni relations, and brotherhood this year. This upcoming April will be our second annual philanthropy week benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kansas City. In addition, we are putting a massive emphasis on building our alumni base. The 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Kappa Epsilon will be held in the late fall of 2014. We will also be having our second annual Golf tournament on Sunday May 4th, and Founders Weekend festivities will be Saturday, March 1st. As a chapter, we understand that we must foster the relationships with our alumni to continue our success. The success of Kappa Epsilon grows from the accomplishments of our predecessors. We would like to thank all of our alumni for the support and commitment you have made for Kappa Epsilon and Pi Kappa Alpha. We look forward to seeing everyone at Founders Weekend, the Golf Tournament, and the 20-year anniversary next fall. If you have a question, feel free to contact me at 314-681-6834. Mike Kiesewtter President at Kappa Epsilon Alpha Zeta ‘12

More Inside: • New Executive Board

• Alumni Updates

• Rush Update

• Semester Goals for Chapter

• Events for this year

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Chapter President Mike Kiesewetter with Clay Patterson (Beta Zeta ’97).

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MEET THE NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD

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With Tau Kappa Epsilon kicked off campus for the next four years, Rush has changed and come down to Pike, Alpha Delta Gamma, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. There are rumors of a new fraternity coming to Rockhurst. Regardless, Pikes continue to dominate Rush. Rockhurst has one of the highest Greek involvement percentages in the country at over 40%, and Pike remains the largest fraternity on campus by far. Rush chairman Nick Blair extended 38 bids to worthy men and 32 handed them back. That is close to an 85% return. Including the current pledges, the chapter size is 100. The class is made up of scholars, leaders, athletes,

and gentlemen. We believe that this group of men that make up the Alpha Theta pledge class will continue the legacy of success of Pi Kappa Alpha at Rockhurst.

• Ferd Niemann (Sigma ’04) was named Jackson County Assessor in October 2013. He will also graduate from UMKC Law School in May of 2014.

• Andy Axsom (Eta ’98) has accepted a position as the Director of Campus Development with OrgSync, a higher education technology company based in Dallas. Andy will help campuses expand their use of the OrgSync platform. Andy is working to complete his PhD in Higher Education from the University of North Texas.

• Rob Schaefer (Alpha Delta ’10) got engaged to Kalle Hoy on December 20th 2013. They plan to tie the knot in July of this year.

• Raymond Chander (Eta ’98) welcomed his first child, Matilda Morgan Chandler, into the world in February of last year. This January, he launched his campaign for State Representative of Missouri’s 88th District.

• Caleb Phillipi (Alpha Alpha ’08) is the C.O.O., controlling finance, strategy, customer service, and project management for Breifcase, a company that collects job opportunities from all over the web, putting them into one platform that’s white labeled through university career services centers.

BROTHER UPDATES

RUSH PIKE 2014 – ALPHA THETA

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2014 Friday February 28th – Founders Weekend 8 P.M. – 1 A.M. Pledge Event at 5720 Virginia St. (Alumni Welcome). Saturday March 1st – Founders Weekend 11 A.M. – 1 P.M.: Alumni vs. Actives football game (Rockhurst Soccer Field). 1 P.M. – 3 P.M.: Barbeque with actives at 5523 Rockhill Road. 7 P.M. – 9 P.M.: Semi-formal dinner in Fishbowl at Rockhurst with actives. Friday March 28th-30th – Pike Family Weekend Monday March 31st – April 4th – Philanthropy Week Saturday April 12th – Initiation Saturday May 3rd – Pike Spike – Centerline Volleyball Court – Blue Springs, MO. Sunday May 4th – Alumni Golf Tournament – Eagles Landing Golf Course: Belton, MO. 11 A.M. – 1 P.M.: Driving range practice 1 P.M. – Tee off November 19th – Celebration of 20th Anniversary of Chartering Kappa Epsilon – Save the Date Coming Soon! (Bolded date denotes an event we particularly would like to have as many alumni as possible in attendance) This upcoming year will be a big year for Pi Kappa Alpha at Rockhurst, especially for you, our alumni. As the university and our chapter continue to grow, bigger and better things are coming to continue the glory of our beloved fraternity. If you have any questions about any events mentioned above or would like to be involved in the chapter further, contact the alumni chair at kappaepsilonalumni@gmail.com or at 402-680-2682. Like us on Facebook at Pi Kappa Alpha – Kappa Epsilon Chapter and look for more posts about events there. In the bonds of Phi Phi K A, Graham Jewell Alumni Relations Chair Alpha Eta ‘13

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