President's Letter
It is an exciting time to be an active member or alumnus of our Beta Mu Chapter. I am honored to serve as the 2009 Chapter president and can report growth in new member recruiting, continuing strong academics, intramural sport participation, community involvement, campus leadership and alumni support.
We had a 24 man Fall pledge class and six new pledges in the Spring, giving us an overall Chapter membership approaching 100 Pikes. The Chapter continues to excel in academics and intramurals. Our Chapter’s GPA ranked in the top third of the IFC rankings last semester. Over 70 percent of our members earned a 3.0 or higher, with eleven earning a 4.0 in the Fall ’08 semester. The Pike intramural teams placed very well in Fraternity basketball this Fall and second in Fraternity softball last year.
Pike is well represented in the Austin community and on campus. We have started a new service project relationship with the Autism Society of Greater Austin. Our members participated in ASGA’s second annual Bike Ride for Autism in March and we held a volleyball tournament for the charity in April that raised awareness of autism as well as program dollars. We continue to have brothers in Texas Cowboys and Silver Spurs, as well as other organizations like the UT men’s soccer team, the Texas Wildlife Association and Order of the Omega honor society.
We look forward to a strong Summer ’09 Rush program and welcome prospective rushee interest. I speak for the Chapter in saying there has never been a time to have more pride in being an active member or an alumnus of the Beta Mu chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha.
Wade Locklear
Chapter President
wade.locklear@bba06.mccombs.utexas.edu
About Texas Pike
Pike was founded at U.T.- Austin in 1920. We have experienced years of tradition as a social fraternity
engaging in leadership activities and athletics while stressing academic achievement.
As with other clubs and membership organizations in a large university setting, being a part of Pike enhances the undergraduate experience while building lifelong friendships.
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