The impact of Omegaalumni stretches wellbeyond the skies.

“The NASA e x p e r i e n c ehas been nothing short ofs p e c t a c u l a r,” A d a mGilmore (Omega No. 1439)said. He cites his experi-ence in working with inter-national contractors andthe cultural differences inapproaches to engineeringas “eye opening” – some-thing he did not anticipatein his Pi Kappa Phi daysat Purdue in the mid-1 9 9 0 s .

Gilmore, NASA’sInternational SpaceStation Mechanical Lead,works with space stationcontractors and providestechnical analysis of hard-ware design. He is alsopart of a team that reviewsmechanical hardware fail-

ures for the space station.In his engineering

responsibilities, Gilmorehas worked with Japanese,

Canadians, Italians,Russians and Germans.

“Regular interaction

With the chapter’s 85thanniversary in 2007, alum-ni are asked how theymight want to best cele-brate that landmark.

Since its record-breakingevent in 1997, the chapter

alumni have celebratedthe chapter’s anniversariesin five-year increments. Atthe 75th anniversary, thechapter had more than 400alumni attend homecom-ing events and make near-ly $50,000 in donations (avariety of funds wereavailable for contributions,including debt reduction,chapter improvements, aneducational fund or undes-ignated). The event wascoupled with Purdue’s firstwinning football season in13 years, which undoubt-

edly contributed to thelargest attended single-chapter alumni event in PiKappa Phi history.

In 2002, a homecomingpre-football game banquetand weekend events wereattended by nearly 200alumni. About $25,000 wasraised for chapter improve-ments and mortgagereduction for its 80thbirthday celebration.

Considering that thelast two major chapteranniversaries were cele-

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THE • PI • KAPPA • PHI • FRATERNITY

Omega ofPi Kappa Phi, Inc.Housing CorporationP.O. Box 2700West Lafayette, IN47996-2700

Chapter web addre s s :http://www.purdue.edu/pikapps(includes alumni info)

CorporationOfficers

JAY SEEGER

PRESIDENT

3817 Old Farm RoadLafayette, IN 47905765/742-4529, work765/474-1986, homejay@shf-law.net

BRANDT HERSHMAN

VICE PRESIDENT

6142 Maderia LaneLafayette, IN 47905574/581-2000, cellb . h e r s h m a n @ i n s i g h t b b .com

STEVE BOHNER

TREASURER

194 Twin Springs Ct.Carmel, IN 46234317/846-3008, home317/844-2250, work317/844-2296, faxsteve@langdonancompany.com

PAT KUHNLE

SECRETARY

720 Chelsea RoadW. Lafayette, IN 47906765/743-1111 ext.

205, work765/743-6087, fax765/743-1256, cellp k u h n l e @ p u rd u ee x p o n e n t . o rg

S everal alumni have NASA ties

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Kaz Vogelgesang (holding the shuttle logo), poseswith the space shuttle Endeavor flight crew, whichflew in 2000. Vogelgesang is one of many Omegaalumni who work with NASA.

Pre-planning taking place for chapter’s 85th

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with such a diverse group hasenabled me to grow in ways thatwould have otherwise not been pos-sible had I not decided to work atN A S A . ”

The Dayton, Ohio, native workedin a co-op program while in thec h a p t e r.

“I envisioned myself working inthe automotive world,” he said.After his co-op experience, he “real-ized there may be something evenbetter suited for me than designingc a r s . ”

I t ’s a career that has spannednine years since graduating with ab a c h e l o r’s degree.

“ Without Purdue, I wouldn’t be atN A S A or have the job I have today, ”Gilmore said. “Aside from providingme with the opportunity to inter-view with NASA for the co-op pro-gram, it is clear that my educationfrom Purdue gave me the necessarytools to excel at the position I have.”

Gilmore stays active living nearH o u s t o n .

“I spend a lot of time long-dis-tance biking, kayaking, hiking andall kinds of off-the-beaten patht r a v e l . ”

Another Omega alumnus, PhilGemmer (Omega 905), has evenmore experience with NASA t h a nGilmore. Gemmer, project managerfor software and telemetry commu-nications, has been with the spaceagency for more than two decades.

Gemmer has worked as a con-tractor to NASA and the Air Forceat the Kennedy Space Center andCape Canaveral Air Force Stationfor 23 years. In that capacity, he isresponsible for the computer andsoftware support for the NASAWeather Office and helps calculatedata used in launches. He also doesanalysis for shuttle main enginevibration as well as emergency com-munication during launches.

Even though his career has takenhim to NASA headquarters inWashington, DC, the Johnson SpaceCenter in Houston and the JetPropulsion Labs in Pasadena, CA,

he has seen nearly every shuttlelaunch first-hand.

While a student in the ‘70s,Gemmer majored in financial man-agement and computer science, but“had a dream” to work in the spacep r o g r a m .

“It was certainly just that – adream,” he said. “I grew up duringthe highlight of the space programand it was an aspiration of mine tobe involved in any part of theN A S A m i s s i o n . ”

I r o n i c a l l y, it was fellow Omegaalumnus Randy Braun’s (Omega910) acceptance of an offer to workin Melbourne, Fla., for a semi-con-ductor manufacturer that ledGemmer to Florida.

“He convinced me to try theFlorida job market,” Gemmer said.“I eventually secured a job in thesemiconductor industry before mov-ing on to software development. Ina way, Pi Kappa Phi was the link tomy path to the Kennedy SpaceCenter shuttle program.”

Gemmer has been married to hiswife, Sharon, for 25 years and hastwo daughters – one a sophomore atFlorida State University and thesecond a freshman in high school.The chapter connection continues tobe part of his life.

“Just recently we met with FredSchwartz (Omega 906) and CraigLlewellyn (Omega 913) and theirfamilies in Melborne,” he said. “It’shard to imagine that our childrenare now in college.”

Another Omega alumnus whowas in a NASA co-op program as anundergraduate engineer took a dif-ferent career path, but nonethelesssavored his experience in the late‘ 6 0 s .

“My NASA experience gave me awonderful opportunity to experiencethe space program during its mostexciting period,” David Lane(Omega 835), said. “All the early

Apollo missions (including Apollo 8,11 and 13) took place during mytenure there.

“I was able to hear many of theastronauts describe their experi-ences shortly after their returnfrom space. I didn’t fully appreciatethe value of my exposure to thespace program until years later. ”

Lane was an engineer traineefrom August 1967 until August 1970in the co-op program. He worked inthe experimental aerodynamics sec-tion at NASA’s Marshall SpaceFlight Center in Huntsville, A l a .

His work group conducted windtesting on the Saturn 1B andSaturn V rockets as well as theSkylab and the early stages of thespace shuttle.

It was during his time inHuntsville that he chose to pursuelaw school.

“Because I was doing ‘state of thea r t ’ work with the launch vehicles,anything I would choose to do inthe engineering field might be astep backwards,” Lane said. “I lovedmy time at NASA, but the long-term future did not appear especial-ly promising for a young engineer”due to budget cuts.

Lane resides in McLean, Va . ,with his wife, Mary Beth.

Richard Daniels (Omega 448) isanother NASA veteran. He held avariety of administrative manage-ment positions ranging from budgetto information resources in his 33years of service to NASA. Heretired in 1994, as a member of thefederal senior executive service.

Daniels married his wife, Billie,in 1958 and has two children. Hespent two years at Purdue majoringin chemical engineering, but trans-ferred to the University ofC i n c i n n a t i .

Richard McArthy (Omega 440)was associated with NASA. From1977 to 1990, McArthy worked forT RW, Inc., in California where heworked in research and develop-ment of propulsion and chemicallaser systems for NASA and theDepartment of Defense.

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While Omega alumni have con-tributed to NASA’s vast successesover the years, they have also beenthere to help overcome the failures.

“Unfortunately, problems detect-ed before flight or avoided duringflight don’t make the headlines,”Adam Gilmore (Omega 1439) said.

Gilmore is one of several Omegaalumni who have participated inpicking up the pieces after highprofile accidents. He was involvedin determining why the space shut-tle Columbia disintegrated in 2003as it was reentering the earth’satmosphere.

“I was part of a team thatdesigned, analyzed, manufacturedand tested the leading edge of theorbiter's wing, “he said. “We had toperfectly recreate the orbiter's wingleading edge structure (full scale)and integrate it into a test environ-ment that could be used for foamimpact testing. The results fromthis test were pivotal in determin-ing the cause of the Columbia acci-dent.”

Gilmore has met his share ofNASA employees since joining theagency in 1997. Most noteworthyamong them was Bill Schneider,deputy director of engineering atthe Johnson Space Center beforeretiring.

“He had an impressive resumeand worked on some very interest-ing problems in the Apollo, shuttleand space station programs,”Gilmore said. “I worked him as partof an inflatable hyperbaric chamberseveral years ago.”

Gilmore joins Kaz Vogelgesang(Omega 1422) as key NASA

employees in attempting to getNASA back into space after theColumbia disaster.

Vogelgesang is a Space ShuttleCommunications Instructor forUnited Space Alliance, a contractorto NASA. In that capacity he worksdirectly with astronauts.

“I train them in simulators andclassroom settings on how to oper-ate the shuttle communicationequipment such as microphones,speakers, antennas, cameras andother equipment as well as howvideo, voice data and commandsmake it to and from the space shut-tle and Mission Control Center,” hesaid.

Vogelgeang has worked closelywith the latest Discovery flightcrew scheduled for a July 2006liftoff.

“I have worked with numerousastronauts, as well as internationalastronauts and cosmonauts, gettingthem prepared for missions,” hesaid.

The Richmond, Ind., nativestarted work at the Johnson SpaceCenter in 1998. He and his wife,Jennifer, have a 2-year-old son andanother son expected in October.Vogelgang has a second degreeblack belt in karate and has beenstudying various martial arts, suchas Kyokushinkai and Bushi Ban for13 years.

Alumnus Phil Gemmer (Omega913) saw space shuttle Challengerexplode shortly after takeoff in1996.

While Gemmer watched theChallenger accident unfold, anotherOmega alumnus was helping topick up the pieces.

Don Porth (Omega 1180) workedat the Johnson Space Center as asubcontractor for United StatesSpace Alliance for two and a halfyears.

“I was the third person hired (in1989) into the control/propulsionsection after the Challenger acci-dent,” Porth said. “A number ofpeople had left NASA during the

return to flight period, so I wasgiven a lot of responsibility veryquickly.”

During Porth’s years in Texas,he interacted directly with theflight crews.

“I was responsible for trainingthe astronauts and flight con-trollers how to operate the spaceshuttle flight control and propul-sion systems,” he said.

He worked directly with thecrew for the 1991 shuttle mission.Two members of his original hireteam have advanced with NASA.One has become an astronaut andanother a flight instructor.

“As I've interviewed for otherjobs I've told people that it waspretty cool being a year or two outof college (it took me about a yearto get certified) teaching militarytest pilots how to fly the shuttle,”Porth said. “I also remember walk-ing over to the control center themorning of the last launch before Ileft and thinking, ‘I can't believe Iam getting paid to watch the shut-tle launch from mission control.’ ”

Porth met his wife, Michelle,while a contractor for NASA. Shewas a civil servant in the trainingdivision. The Porths live in Seattleand have a 4-year-old daughter.

Omega alumni help NASA overcome tragedies

Omega alumnus Don Porthposes with his mother in frontof the space shuttle.

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Omega’s fundraising for PushAmerica, the Pi Kappa Phi nationalphilanthropy, set an all-time chap-ter record in 2005-06.

The chapter raised $10,008.10 inPush fundraising, ranking it thirdnationally. The eighth annual PiKapp 100 – an 100-kilometer bikeride from Zionsville to Purdue –raised $9,746.10 of the overall total.The remaining $262 has beendonated to Push America in memo-ry of Dorothy “Dot” Sickels, theretired chapter cook who died inApril.

Four alumni participated in theApril trek. They included: MarkHiggins (Omega No. 1031, uncle ofundergraduate pledge DonovanHiggins), Tony Lenhart (1468),Mike DeCorte (1482) and TravisConley (1497). Each alumni riderhad to raise at least $250. DeCorte,set the standard by raising $1,050.

Undergraduate members must

raise at least $150 per rider or $75per crew member. The chapter had15 participants.

General alumni sponsorships –those who did not sponsor a specificrider – raised $3,289.59. Alumnisponsors included Jack Berlien(722), David Lane (835) SteveBohner (1077), John Hess (1181),Pat Kuhnle (1197), Jason Morin(1429), Rick Major (1257), BrentBuroker (1265), Todd Spaulding(1272), Matt Bouma (1367), RobCurtis (1415), Jeff Hanson (1481),Gary Fischer (1494), Phil Leslie(1506), Westin Rink (1549), JoshPeter (1573) and Tim Kamerud(1599).

Alumni who sponsored specificalumni riders included Jeff Lampe(1390), Kevin Hofer (1394), SteveTempleton (1444), Cory Wheeler(1453), Kevin Johnson (1461),Brian Huseman (1480), TJ Aubin(1493), Justin Burris (1514) and

Nate Damasius (1459).The Pi Kapp 100 is held annual-

ly on Mom’s Day. The chapter host-ed more than 100 people and hadregional governor Carl Nelson, aJourney of Hope alumnus fromTroy State (Ala.), as the featuredspeaker.

The day-long Pi Kapp 100-Mom’sDay also has an auction of donateditems from parents. It was a recordday for auction income as well. Thechapter grossed $5,175 from theearly-evening auction. The proceedsgo toward chapter improvementprojects. This year’s money will beused to re-cover the second floorhallways, which now have vinyltile, with composite wood flooring.

Auction items included a neon-litsign with our Greek letters for PiKappa Phi, beer signs, gift baskets,Cubs baseball tickets, sportswearand the like.

Alumni assistance helps set Push fundraising record

Four alumni – Tony Lenhart (first row, far left), Travis Conley (second row, first person with silly hat),Mike DeCorte (second row, fourth from left) and Mark Higgins (second row, far right) – particapted inthe eighth annual Pi Kapp 100 in A p r i l .

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This past year was full of fun,excitement and a renewed sense ofbrotherhood at the Omega chapter.

We entered the spring semesterahead of both the all-fraternity andall-men’s grade averages and sec-ond in intramural athletics. As weclosed the year, our initiates main-tained a grade point average morethan 2.8 and we finished top five inintramural sports. In the fall, PiKappa Phi ranked No. 8 in gradesout of 39 chapters. Our membergrades were 2.906 (the all-men’saverage was 2.715 and all-fraterni-ty average was 2.727). We had fourmembers with a 4.0 GPA – VytoDamasius, Corwin Lemon, JoshStolarz and Kevin Vargo – alongwith 20 on semester honors or thedean’s list and 41 with a 3.0 ormore, out of 94 members on cam-pus.

The eighth annual Pi Kapp 100this year was incredibly successfulhelping us raise more than $9,500for Push America. Support andfeedback from our parents, familiesand alumni for this event provedoverwhelmingly positive and aregreatly appreciated. We want tothank our donors and riders whomade this year’s ride even morememorable. In particular, we want-ed to recognize alumni riders MarkHiggins, Mike DeCorte, Tony

Lenhart and Travis Conley.Pi Kapps spent Grand Prix

paired up with the Delta DeltaDelta sorority even though we did-n’t have a kart in the race. Wespent the week getting to know ourbuddies, making new friends, enjoy-ing cookouts, and much more! Thisfall we will spend Saturday after-noons paired with the women of thePhi Mu sorority. Barbecues, datefunctions and more are plannedwhile Omega members could not bemore excited.

The chapter has continuedimproving its standards and work-ing to create more effective and effi-cient chapter operations. We haveintroduced a formal appeals boardto supplement our practicing stan-dards board that enforces chapterbehavior. Omega has created a for-mal committee to review and revisethe chapter by-laws as well. Madeup of one elected member from eachpledge class represented in thehouse, the committee has spentmuch time working to revitalize ourby-laws to make them more practi-cal, operative and efficient.

Omega will hold a comprehen-sive strategic planning retreat inlate August. Carl Nelson, ourregional governor, Dan Wrona,Director of Leadership for Pi KappaPhi, and I have been working to

develop this retreat which we hopewill help the chapter develop along-term vision for the future onall levels – from recruitment andalumni relations to chapter opera-tions and philanthropy.

In the spring, we initiated our1,688th member, Pat Cox. That ini-tiation number ranks No. 3 in all PiKappa Phi chapters nationally.

Over the past year Omega hascontinued to develop as leadersboth within the fraternity and oncampus. Pi Kapps at Purdue arerepresented on dozens of campusorganizations, many in leadershiproles. For example, Pi Kapps cur-rently hold high-profile positionswithin the Interfraternity Councilincluding vice-president of adminis-tration, risk management director,and publicity director. For the sec-ond year in a row, one of our chap-ter members will be chairman ofthe Purdue Student PublishingFoundation, the board that overseesthe publication of The Exponent.

Since I became affiliated withOmega in 2003. the chapter hasmade innumerable advancementsand light years of progress. Thatmomentum has been continuing tobuild. The members are energizedand eager to continue improvingthemselves, their chapter, and theworld around them.

Tom Harzula (Omega No. 1619)Archon, spring & fall 2006

Spring semester ends with accomplishments

Omega chapter members pose for a group photo prior to the lastchapter of the spring semester in April.

May graduate Jon Majerskihands out a Cubs poster duringsenior wills.

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The chapter’s longest-servingcook, Dorothy “Dot” Sickels, diedApril 21 at home in Stockwell, Ind.

Sickels, who suffered from lungcancer, was 71. She was the chap-ter cook from 1979 to 1996. Duringthat time, she got to know morethan 500 Omega brothers andcooked an estimated 5,000 meals.

On her next to last day in April1996, the undergraduates filled herbasement office with balloons. “Theroom was so full, I had to bustthem just to get in,” she said after-wards.

In the Spring 1996 Omegalite,Dot said she started cooking oncampus in 1972 at Pi Mu sorority.After her sorority experience, afriend who recently had taken a jobat Tau Kappa Epsilon learned ofthe Pi Kappa Phi opening and toldDot. She took the job.

“I got soattached that Icouldn’t’ find aplace to quit,” shesaid in 1996.

Several Omegaalumni attendedher Sunday nightfuneral inLafayette. Theyincluded SteveBohner (Omega1077), Dan Witherspoon (1164), JonKimpel (1356) and Pat Kuhnle(1197).

The housing corporation sent adozen roses on behalf of the frater-nity overall. Others sent eight addi-tional dozen roses. Contributing tothat tribute were Witherspoon, BobFinnerty (1160), Doug Griffiths(1211), David Jones (1163) andMarc Zubeck (1139).

Some remembered Dot withmemorial gifts. They included:James Briggs (1213) and Don Porth

(1180) who gave to Push America;Porter Draper (1401) and Kuhnlewho contributed to the ChapterInvestment Fund held by the PiKappa Phi Foundation for Omegaeducational opportunities. A total of$387 has been donated in her mem-ory to those two funds.

“I was heartbroken to hear thenews as Dot was like a second momto me at Purdue,” John Gulla(1358) wrote in an e-mail chain setup to notify alumni.

Draper wrote, “I know those whowere able to be in the house beforeshe retired have a special place inour hearts for her.”

If any alumnus wishes to make amemorial gift to either of the twotax-deductible options, he can makechecks payable to either “PushAmerica” or “Pi Kappa PhiFoundation-Omega CIF” and mailthem to the housing corporation inthe enclosed envelope. A notice willbe sent to the family.

Former long-timechapter cook dies

The Purdue Boilermaker footballteam will open the Big Ten portionof its schedule for Homecoming.

Minnesota will provide the oppo-nent for the noon, Sept. 23 game atRoss-Ade Stadium. The gametimehas been locked in regardless ofwhether the game will be televised.

As in the past, the housing cor-poration will take orders for single-game tickets with a deadline ofJuly 28. Tickets will be priced at$39 each.

Unlike in the past, we will beable to get tickets as soon as thedeadline has passed (previouslytickets were not mailed until twoweeks prior to the game).Traditionally, we have held thetickets at the house for pickup ongame day. This allows you moreflexibility if your plans changebecause we can sell them to otheralumni seeking tickets. However,

we will be able to mail them to youif you so note with your payment.

Checks for football ticketsshould be made payable to: Omegaof Pi Kappa Phi; P.O. Box 2700;West Lafayette, IN 47996-2700. Ifyou do not send your payment to usby July 28, we cannot guaranteeyour ability to sit with otherOmega alumni.

Hotel arrangements should bemade on your own. The Lafayette-West Lafayette Chamber ofCommerce maintains a master listof hotel availability (it is updatedweekly). The Chamber may bereached at 800/609-0098.

You can also find a listing ofhotels on the Chamber’s Web site:http://www.lafayettechamber.com/community/links/

Please act quickly if you want toensure tickets!

Purdue holds earlier Homecoming this yearSEPT. 23 HOMECOMING SCHEDULE

• 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., OpenHouse

• 10:45 to 11:30 a.m., boxlunch available in dining room toalumni and guests

• 11:30 a.m., leave for Ross-Ade Stadium

• Noon, Purdue vs. Minnesota• 5 p.m., meeting for those

interested in helping plan Omega’s85th anniversary for 2007, chapterlibrary

• • •CONTACTS:

• Tom Harzula, archon,574/249-0159.tom@tomharzula.com

• Matt Anderson, historian,502/550-0947. mwanders@purdue.edu

• Pat Kuhnle, chapter advisor,765/743-1256. pkuhnle@purdueexponent.org

Sickels in 1996

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OVERALL TOTAL GIVING

UP TO $25335 Jerry Holman370 Edward Funke588 Hilton Henry1436 Tom Bentley

$25 TO $49263 Rolund F. DeHoog385 R. William MacBeth438 Don McFee509 Duane Davis596 Jerry Davee636 Fred Lyijynen720 Warren Cline724 Mike Ohaver727 David R. Davis822 Nick Anjanos862 R. Michael Little956 Larry Metzler1056 James Conti1251 Dan Coppersmith1422 Kaz Vogelgesang1423 John Reidelbach1459 Nathan Damasius1517 Brad Eckerle1545 Kent Weatherwax

$50 TO $99159 Harold Johnson432 Loren Montgomery429 Ken Wark528 Larry Hines540 William Hounshell576 Donald Haselwood672 Ron Lema827 Philip Newhouse838 Mark Laurent853 Mike Tyrrell863 Rikard Hill882 Sonny O'Drobinak970 David Sterenfeld1197 Pat Kuhnle1245 Barry Crump1272 Todd Spaulding1354 Scott Patton1438 Kevin Ohaver1457 Peter Todd1461 Kevin Johnson1498 Tom Barclay

$100 TO $24989 Gus Riggs282 Edward Masline

355 Donald Swager436 Richard Lowe448 Kelley Carr449 Jack Powers464 Robert Rust520 Al Kirchner585 Robert Bartels612 Michael Kerr621 Hugh Flanagan632 J. Michael O'Reilly634 David Davis643 Bob Griffiths759 Robert Harvey764 Dennis Lowry836 Ted Coyle819 Jim Berlien822 David Lane1041 Greg Robertson1030 Lars Kneller1031 Mark Higgins1054 Dave Mitzner1090 Jeff Egilsrud1265 Brent BurokerPsi Bill Newell

$250 TO $499571 John Weaver852 Kim Tubergen919 Dick Price1241 Chuck Smith1506 Phil Leslie

$500 OR MORE722 Jack Berlien

2005GRAND TOTAL DONATIONS: $6,689

• • •

FUND-SPECIFIC DONORS

AIR CONDITIONING FUND282 Edward Masline355 Donald Swager429 Ken Wark436 Richard Lowe672 Ron Lema838 Mark Laurent852 Kim Tubergen863 Rikard Hill1438 Kevin Ohaver1459 Nathan Damasius1461 Kevin JohnsonA/C SUBTOTAL: $495

BELL DONORS282 Edward Masline464 Robert Rust852 Kim Tubergen919 Dick Price1265 Brent Buroker1272 Todd Spaulding1461 Kevin JohnsonBELL SUBTOTAL: $310

MORTGAGE REDUCTION159 Harold Johnson448 Kelley Carr540 William Hounshell632 J. Michael O'Reilly643 Bob Griffiths720 Warren Cline764 Dennis Lowry852 Kim Tubergen853 Mike Tyrrell863 Rikard Hill919 Dick Price970 David Sterenfeld1054 Dave Mitzner1245 Barry Crump1272 Todd Spaulding1461 Kevin JohnsonPsi Bill NewellSUBTOTAL MORTGAGE: $1,580

HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS464 Robert Rust528 Larry Hines634 David Davis643 Bob Griffiths759 Robert Harvey836 Ted Coyle822 Nick Anjanos838 Mark Laurent852 Kim Tubergen862 R. Michael Little919 Dick Price1354 Scott Patton1436 Tom Bentley1457 Peter Todd1461 Kevin JohnsonSUBTOTAL IMPROVEMENTS: $881

2005 Omega Alumni Giving Report

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brated during football season, wewant to inquire whether a newvenue might be more attractive.Furthermore, the challenge to findhotel and banquet facilities giventhe success of football coach JoeTiller can be particularly probemat-ic.

We anticipate the traditionalhomecoming fare for 2007, whichincludes a pre-game alumni recep-tion and meal at the chapter house.

However, the housing corporation isconsidering other options. Oneoption that more and more fraterni-ties are scheduling are summeroutings that may include a service-oriented project at the house, a golfevent and banquet.

Events can be held throughoutthe entire weekend, hotel roomsshould be readily available (at amuch cheaper cost) and events willnot be rushed by a football game.

Nonetheless, we need two thingsfrom alumni as it relates to the

85th anniversary planning. Theyinclude: Return the enclosed slipindicating your preference to asummer event (likely early June2007) and whether you would beinterested in volunteering to helpplan the 85th anniversary events.Please remember, there will be thetraditional homecoming events forthose who enjoy those, but the pri-mary chapter anniversary celebra-tion might take place during thesummer.

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AlumniAlmanac

MARRIAGESKeith Fessler (Omega

1274) and AnnemarieCramer, Indianapolis, IN

Nov. 19, 2005

Sean Cowley (Omega1597) and Michele Wilson,Farmington, MI

May 20, 2006

Brian Heiwig (Omega1659) and Sally Anne

Diekelman, WestLafayette, IN

June 24, 2006

BIRTHSNathan Charles Smith,

May 12, 2005. Parents:Chuck (Omega 1241) andLora Smith.

Robert AndrewPerschon, Jan. 11, 2006.Parents: Rob (Omega1463) and Kate Perschon.

DEATHS

Dorothy “Dot” Sickels,71

Chapter cook, 1989-1996, Died 4/21/06, lungcancer. Obituary can befound at: http://www.jcon-line.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060422/OBITS/604220317/1114

106Joseph Nichols4/14/04

115George G. Fassnacht5/12/05

191William E. Bruse8/20/04

201Gilbert “Gilly”

Campbell2/20/05

209Frank Glenn4/7/04

240Richard Herman

Suabedissen1/21/05

251Roger A. Anderson4/23/05

257Malcolm J. Miller5/10/05

260Robert W. Sheay3/10/04

271David H. Lennox3/10/04

373Ralph W. Myerholtz Jr.2/15/05

393Van K. Heely3/17/04

502Ken Antony11/21/04

513Noel R. Nelson1/20/04

581Roi E. Baugher6/29/04

590Thomas J. Lonson2/14/05

608Robert Sears6/25/04More than 40 Pi Kapps sing “The Rose” at the June 24

Brian Heiwig-Sally Diekelman wedding reception inWest Lafayette. Heiwig was a December 2005 grad.

Photo © KevinSwan.com

2006 OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR OMEGA OF PI KAPPA PHI, INC. HOUSING CORPORATION OFFICER ELECTION

Please mail this slip by Sept. 15 to: Omega of Pi Kappa Phi, Inc.; P.O. Box 2700; West Lafayete, IN 47996.

❑ FOR ALL NOMINEES

❑ VOTE FOR ALL CANDIDATES EXCEPT THOSE LISTED BELOW

❑ JAY SEEGER, president ❑ ____________________, write in candidate

❑ BRANDT HERSHMAN, vice president ❑ ____________________, write in candidate

❑ STEVE BOHNER, vice president ❑ ____________________, write in candidate

❑ PAT KUHNLE, secretary ❑ ____________________, write in candidate

� ���Name: ___________________________ Initiation Number: __________

Pi Kappa Phi Alumni Support

I wish to financially support one or more of the following projects:Omegalite publication $ _____ alumni communicationAir conditioning fund _____ contribute toward $10,000 first floor AC costMortgage reduction _____ balance due $248,995 as of 7/1/2006Chapter improvements _____ donations will be used to fund summer projects

Football tickets @$39/each _____ Sept. 23 Homecoming vs. Minnesota

Name: ___________________________ Initiation Number: __________E-mail: ___________________________ (if volunteering)

85TH ANNIVERSARY BALLOT/VOLUNTEER FORM(CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO CHOICES)

_____ I prefer a summer golf outing, banquet and events related to Omega’s 85thanniversary in 2007

_____ I prefer a Homecoming banquet and events related to Omega’s 85thanniversary in 2007.

(CHECK ALL ITEMS THAT APPLY TO YOU)_____ I am volunteering to help plan Omega’s 85th anniversary in 2007._____ I would like e-mail updates regarding Omega’s 85th anniversary planning._____ I am willing to contact members of my pledge class to help promote

Omega’s 85th anniversary.

MAIL YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO: OMEGA OF PI KAPPA PHI; PO BOX 2700; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47996-2700

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