An Omega chapter member and former IFC president was named the top undergraduate Greek leader in the nation at a conference in February. Steve Holtsclaw (Omega No. 1666) was named the recipient of the Wayne C. Colvin Award as someone “who exceeds the Greek standard of excel- lence” at the Mid- American Greek Council Association convention. Holtsclaw who is gradu- ating in May with a degree in management, was nomi- nated for the award by Kyle Pendleton, assistant dean of students at Purdue. “It truly has been an honor to advise Steve over the past two years,” Pendleton wrote in his nomination form. “I can honestly say I am a better fraternity and sorority pro- fessional and fraternity man because of my inter- actions with him. He is, without a doubt, the most remarkable student leader I have had the pleasure to work with” in 13 years of advising. Pendleton wrote that one of Holtsclaw’s major accomplishments as the 2007 IFC president was bringing together the four Purdue Greek councils – Interfraternity, Panhellenic, National Pan- Hellenic (traditionally black organizations) and Multicultural Greek – under one umbrella. “Steve was adamant that IFC and Panhellenic become inclusive in all their initiatives and pro- gramming areas,” Pendleton wrote. “He not only made the fraternity and sorority community better during his tenure, he made every- one he worked with a bet- ter leader, student, admin- istrator and community member.” Holtsclaw’s nomination was accompanied by 18 reference letters of sup- port. The letters were from a variety of student and non-student, campus and off-campus leaders. It included the Purdue Police chief, a former executive director of another nation- al fraternity, former IFC Omegalite MARCH 2008 PURDUE UNIVERSITY THE • PI • KAPPA • PHI • FRATERNITY Omega of Pi Kappa Phi, Inc. Housing Corporation P.O. Box 2700 West Lafayette, IN 47996-2700 Chapter Web address: http://www.pur- duepikapps.com Corporation Officers JAY SEEGER PRESIDENT 3817 Old Farm Road Lafayette, IN 47905 765/742-4529, work 765/474-1986, home [email protected]BRANDT HERSHMAN VICE PRESIDENT 6142 Maderia Lane Lafayette, IN 47905 574/581-2000, cell b.hershman@insightbb. com STEVE BOHNER TREASURER 194 Twin Springs Ct. Carmel, IN 46234 317/846-3008, home 317/844-2250, work 317/844-2296, fax steve@langdonan company.com PAT KUHNLE SECRETARY 720 Chelsea Road W. Lafayette, IN 47906 765/743-1111 ext. 205, work 765/743-6087, fax 765/743-1256, cell pkuhnle@purdue exponent.org Archon wins leadership award Continued on Page 2 Steve Holtsclaw holds the Wayne C. Colvin Award signifying his selection as the top undergraduate Greek leader in the nation.
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An Omega chaptermember and former IFCpresident was named thetop undergraduate Greekleader in the nation at aconference in February.
Steve Holtsclaw(Omega No. 1666) wasnamed the recipient of theWayne C. Colvin Award assomeone “who exceeds theGreek standard of excel-lence” at the Mid-American Greek CouncilAssociation convention.
Holtsclaw who is gradu-ating in May with a degreein management, was nomi-nated for the award byKyle Pendleton, assistantdean of students atPurdue.
“It truly has been anhonor to advise Steve overthe past two years,”
Pendleton wrote in hisnomination form. “I canhonestly say I am a betterfraternity and sorority pro-fessional and fraternityman because of my inter-actions with him. He is,without a doubt, the mostremarkable student leaderI have had the pleasure towork with” in 13 years ofadvising.
Pendleton wrote thatone of Holtsclaw’s majoraccomplishments as the2007 IFC president wasbringing together the fourPurdue Greek councils –Interfraternity,Panhellenic, National Pan-Hellenic (traditionallyblack organizations) andMulticultural Greek –under one umbrella.
“Steve was adamant
that IFC and Panhellenicbecome inclusive in alltheir initiatives and pro-gramming areas,”Pendleton wrote.
“He not only made thefraternity and sororitycommunity better duringhis tenure, he made every-one he worked with a bet-ter leader, student, admin-istrator and communitymember.”
Holtsclaw’s nominationwas accompanied by 18reference letters of sup-port. The letters were froma variety of student andnon-student, campus andoff-campus leaders. Itincluded the Purdue Policechief, a former executivedirector of another nation-al fraternity, former IFC
Steve Holtsclaw holds the Wayne C. Colvin Award signifying his selection asthe top undergraduate Greek leader in the nation.
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officers and various Purdue pro-gram coordinators.
His successor as IFC president,Sam Utley, credited Holtsclaw’stenacity and ingenuity as qualifiersfor the award.
“Steve partnered with the NorthAmerican InterfraternityConference and the U.S.Department of Education to pre-pare a strategic plan tackling theissue of alcohol and recruitment,becoming the first school to do so,”Utley wrote in his letter. “Thisimproved the safety of all studentson campus, not just the members offraternities and sororities.”
Pablo Malavenda, associate deanof students at Purdue, was anotherletter writer who laudedHoltsclaw’s leadership.
“Steve’s personal commitment tolead the way toward positivechange, his focus on the needs ofothers and his compassion for allpeople has become contagious,”Malavenda wrote.
“In my 20 years working as aprofessional with fraternities andsororities, I cannot remember amore effective, mature and coura-geous leader than Steve.”
In his letter, the 2007-08 studentbody president Eric Van Houten,who is not Greek, praisedHoltsclaw’s work on campus.
“To understand the definition ofcommitment and service to a largercause, one only needs to talk withSteve Holtsclaw,” Van Houtenwrote.
Of particular note are supportletters from those outside Purdue.
“He was focused on the big pic-ture and was instrumental in thebirth of an idea to create a quanti-tative standards program for all ofthe Greek chapters of the Big Tenthat combined elements from exist-ing programs,” Nat Sheppard, IFCpresident at Ohio State wrote.
Lori Hart Ebert, director of alco-hol education for the Pi Kappa Phinational fraternity, was alsoimpressed with her interaction with
Holtsclaw.“Steve is one of those rare lead-
ers who understands what it meansto lead with integrity while stickingto his values,” she wrote.
Dave Westol, former executivedirector of Theta Chi Internationaland now a consultant, worked withHoltsclaw at various Greek confer-ences. Westol knows the person forwhom the award is named.
“I know Wayne is a ‘stand-upguy,’ ” Westol wrote. “StevenHoltsclaw is also a stand-up guy.He was, and is, willing to tackletough, uncomfortable (risk manage-ment) issues through candid discus-sion and leadership.
“A quote attributed to AlbusDumbedore from the ‘Harry Potter’series of books is: ‘It takes a greatdeal of courage to stand up to yourenemies, but a great deal more tostand up to your friends.’ That isneeded quality one finds in leaders,and that reflects what StevenHoltsclaw has accomplished atPurdue.”
AlmanacDIED:486Stanley L. Spaulding4/7/07
BIRTHS:11/8/07Donald Luke PorthParents: Michelle and Don Porth
(Omega 1180), Seattle, WA.
11/6/07Heidi Frances WardParents: Katie and Gene Ward(Omega 1412), Crown Point, IN
1/12/08Jane Elizabeth PetkovichParents: Katie and Matt Petkovich(Omega1489), Schaumburg, IL
12/12/07Benjamin Luke PerschonParents: Rob (Omega 1463) and
Kate Pershcon.On Nov. 6, 2007, Ben’s older
brother, 2-year old Drew, was diag-nosed with neuroblastoma, which isan aggressive, rare cancer. He isbeing treated at Chicago’sChildren’s Hospital. Drew is beingtreated with chemotherapy andeventually will receive his ownstem cell transplants. Those wish-ing to follow Drew’s progress can doso at:www.caringbridge.org/visit/drew-perschon with a password of drew-perschon.
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Drew and Benjamin PerschonJane PetkovichDonald Porth senior and junior
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Although separated by nearlyeight decades, two Omega brothersknow the key to being named a PiKapp Scholar – a good academicwork ethic.
The Pi Kapp Scholars programis the second oldest tradition with-in the national fraternity – secondto the Ritual of Initiation. AlumnusGus Riggs (Omega No. 89) was inthe first year of award winners in1927-28 and Josh Stolarz (OmegaNo. 1643) won in the 2007-08group. The scholarship, now valuedat $1,000 per student, recognizesacademic achievement and leader-ship potential and is awarded bythe Pi Kappa Phi Foundation.
“I was pleased to be selected, forsure,” said Riggs, who worked ofr45 years for a General Motors divi-sions in engineering. “Purdue was alot of hard work so I did a lot ofstudying and was active in variousprograms and offices on campus.
“So, though my work with thefraternity, this was another thingthat I thought I had earned.”
Riggs, 98 years old, annuallysupports both the Pi Kappa PhiFoundation and the Omega chapterwith donations.
“I’m a contributor to about 25different organizations,” he said.“There are so many places to putmoney. I try to give back to whathas been given to me. Scholasticachievement is one worthy thingthat everyone should consider. Iwould recommend that someoneinterested in giving money to con-sider that alternative.”
Since 1927, the Foundation hasnamed 536 Pi Kapp Scholars – andthe Omega chapter has had themost award winners all-time with21. In fact, the Omega chapter hadthe first award winner, the lateWilliam Pritchard (Omega No.77) in 1927.
Stolarz, who graduated inDecember 2007, also values theaward.
“Winning the Pi Kapp ScholarsAward is a tremendous award thatfor me epitomizes all the work thatI have accomplished during myexperience both as a student ofPurdue University and a brother ofPi Kappa Phi.
“Being a part of a line of proudPi Kapp Scholars certainly adds tothe significance of the award. And,above all, I am proud that I amable to carry on and add to theOmega tradition in representingour chapter for high scholastic hon-ors and campus leadership.”
Stolarz graduated with a cumu-lative 3.98 GPA in management. Heworks for the Indianapolis office ofKPMG, which is an internationalprofessional firm providing audit,tax and advisory services. He isalso pursuing a CPA.
While an undergraduate, Stolarzserved as treasurer and Push chair-man. He was also a finalist for the2006 Homecoming Court.
Riggs, however, was nostalgic,recalling his award from 80 yearsago.
“The fraternity was an educationitself,” he said. “In your profession-
al careers, you are taught to be sen-sitive to others’ needs and how toget along with people. The fraterni-ty helped me get started in that.That is why I felt an obligation tothe fraternity even 80 years later.
“When I joined Pi Kappa Phi, ithelped me tremendously.”
Stolarz agreed.“Pi Kappa Phi has had a pro-
found impact in helping me developkeen interpersonal skills, such ascommunication, as well as knowinghow to effectively work with anarray of different personalitystyles.”
Omega hails oldest, most recent Pi Kapp ScholarsOMEGA
PI KAPP SCHOLAR WINNERS
CHAPTER MEMBER YEAR
William Pritchard 1927Herman Riggs 1928George Fortune 1932William Caterall 1939Robert Munro 1939John Oswalt 1941Frank Branner 1941Thomas Adamson 1948William Sanders 1954Duane Davis 1954Charles Wise 1954Edwin Henry 1956David Martin 1960Pikard Hill 1970David Gorton 1974Seth Wolins 1983Ira Lieberman 1984David Ebling 1988Eric Scheld 1989Adam Carroll 1994Joshua Stolarz 2007
Copies of the 2007 alumnidirectory are available for mailout.
There are a limited number ofcopies of the 58-page directorythat were handed out at the Juneanniversary and were updated forthe October homcoming. Alumniwho wish a copy may obtain one
by contacting chapter advisor PatKuhnle (his contact information ison the front page of theOmegalite).
The Omega of Pi Kappa Phi,Inc., housing corporation updatesthe alumni directory every fiveyears.
Limited number of directories remainPi Kappa Phi singsDue to the generosity of James
Jackson (Omega 506), we haveseveral CD copies of “Pi KappaPhi Sings.” Jackson copied songsfrom a 1957 vinyl record by thesame name. Cost is $10 each.Send payments to our PO Box andmemo it “Pi Kappa Phi Sings.”
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The strength of the chapter maybe at its all-time best in terms ofmembership, campus involvement,philanthropic efforts, leadership aswell as athletic and academicachievement.
With the addition of the springpledge class, our undergraduatemembership stands at 105. Thatranks Pi Kappa Phi No. eighth outof 39 Purdue fraternities.
Last fall, we had 65 membersliving in house, which representsthe most in 20 years.
Chapter members were involvedin 173 campus organizations in thefall. Members ranked 13th ingrades with a 2.872 GPA. Sevenmembers had a 4.0, a total of 25members received semester honorsand 45 were at a 3.0 or higher.
Individually, the chapter had the2007 IFC president (SteveHoltsclaw), 2007 IFC Director ofAcademics (Joe Schaefer), 2008IFC VP-Operations (Jim Miller),2008 IFC Director of Publications(Ryan Nugent), 2007-08 Pi KappScholar (Josh Stolarz), and the2007 Junior Greek Scholar (PhilSharon) among others. For sixstraight years, the Omega chapterhas been on the IFC ExecutiveCouncil.
The chapter’s commitment toservice remains strong. In 2006-07,the chapter raised $7,500 for PushAmerica. Because of that success,the chapter was able to partnerwith a local agency assisting thosewith disabilities, Wabash Center,and contribute $2,300 to assist itsprogramming. Last fall marked thethird consecutive semester thechapter coordinated a PushAccessABILITY project locally bybuilding wheelchair ramps formembers of the local community. Inthe fall, the chapter continued itsPi Kapp-Alpha Phi Greek GolfOpen. In March, the chapter willconduct a week-long empathy weekcalled War of the Roses.
For the second consecutive year,
the chapter finished second inGreek intramural athletics.Chapter members won UltimateFrisbee and badminton while fin-ishing second in team flag football.We had four No. 1-seeds in teamplayoffs, had six individual intra-mural champions in addition to sixteam and seven individual titleslast spring.
In addition to the major leader-ship positions listed above, thechapter has the president of Orderof Omega (Greek leadership soci-ety), members of the Old MastersCentral Committee, Mortar Board(national senior honor society),Purdue Student PublishingFoundation (board that owns ThePurdue Exponent), College Mentorsfor Kids, Gamma Sigma Alpha(Greek honor society) and BoilerGold Rush (freshman orientationprogram).
The theme for the spring semes-ter is “Plan for the Future.”Although the chapter has seen a 25percent increase in membership,
created new programming andmember development initiatives inthe last three years, we need tofocus on where we want to be longterm. A strategic planning retreatwas held this spring to help focusour efforts in the next five years.
The chapter, working alongsidethe housing corporation, was ableto do major improvements to thechapter house in 2007. The projectsincluded adding air conditioning onthe first floor, retile the basementfloors, renovate bathrooms, installoutside benches and a permanentgrill. The chapter with moneyraised in recent Mom’s Days wasable to install two 52-inch, highdefinition televisions in the GreatHall that have satellite hookup.
The chapter members thankalumni and volunteers for theirfinancial and advisory support andlook forward to continued assis-tance in the future.
– Steve Holtsclaw, Spring 2008,and Phil Sharon, Fall 2007,
archons
Chapter continues strong campus presence
The southwest corner of the chapter property is now graced by alimestone and metal grill as well as two permanent benches. Thegrill and benches material and construction were dontated byMike Vasil, father of an undergraduate chapter member.
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Alumni donations on behalf ofthe chapter’s 85th anniversary willcontinue through June 2008.
Gifts during 2007, which arereported on this page, were nearly$17,000, with the majority of thosegifts being non-designated.
As indicated in the enclosedflier, we are seeking donations forsome defined needs – Past,Present and Future.
We also are accepting non-desig-nated gifts that can be assigned toour ongoing needs, including theOmegalite publication (printingand mailing costs for the newslet-ter and directories), costs related tohomecoming, and chapter improve-ments. [Printing costs related tothe Omegalite, the 85th anniver-sary directory and mailing costswere $5,099.28 in 2007.]
• The Past helps reduce themortgage on the property thatstands at $215,003 as of Dec. 31(the three-year adjustable rate is7.875 percent and the mortgage isset to expire on 2016). A total of$3,470 was donated and applied tothe principal.
• The Present helps supportchapter improvement projects, suchas the $15,000 fund-raising effortto air condition the first floor;$3,100 was donated last year tothis cause.
• The Future represents dona-tions to the Omega ChapterInvestment Fund (CIF), an accountfor educational purposes, held bythe national organization’s PiKappa Phi Foundation; $3,527 hasthus far been earmarked for thiseffort.
There has been $9,575 in unre-stricted gifts as part of the cam-paign.
Please consider giving, or addingto your previous gift, to one of theabove funds. Donations for ThePast or The Present should bepayable to “Omega of Pi KappaPhi.” Payments to The Futureshould be payable to “Pi Kappa Phi
Foundation.” All financial supportshould be sent to: Omega of PiKappa Phi; PO Box 2700; WestLafayette, IN 47996.
Please refer any questions youhave to chapter advisor PatKuhnle. His contact information ison the front page of this Omegalite.
The following people have finan-cially supported the 85thAnniversary Campaign or throughother non-designated gifts.
“THE PAST”$3,470
mortgage reduction263 Rolund De Hoog282 Edward Masline425 Ted Michaud435 Tom Hahn448 W. Kelley Carr490 David Peggs509 Duane Davis520 Al Kirchner540 William Hounsnell566 Robert Hall589 Gordon Shaw632 Mike O’Reilly672 Ron Lema720 Warren Cline736 John Anglin759 Bob Harvey852 Tim Tubergen858 Bernard Platt1251 Dan Coppersmith1258 Tim Smith1272 Todd Spaulding1278 Jacob Rohleder1283 Jeff Rollo1312 Brent Peacock1367 Matt Bouma1415 Rob Curtis1517 Brad Eckerle
1457 Peter Todd1480 Brian Huseman1488 Brent Wunderlich1517 Brad Eckerle1542 Matt Maczka1591 Brandon Delia1625 Robbie PelsPsi 436 Bill Newell
“The Present”$3,100
chapter improvements/AC418 JT Wolfenden436 Richard Lowe464 Robert Rust509 Duane Davis530 Christos Ziogas634 David Davis672 Ron Lema736 John Anglin835 David Lane852 Tim Tubergen956 Larry Metzler970 David Sterenfeld1176 Doug Davis1180 Don Porth1251 Dan Coppersmith1272 Todd Spaulding1281 John Bowling1367 Matt Bouma1384 Ryan Davis1408 Jeff Babich1437 Jayson Munoz1457 Peter Todd1488 Brent Wunderlich1591 Brandon Delia1599 Tim Kamerud1659 Brian Heiwig
“THE FUTURE”$3,527
Omega CIF account385 R. William Macbeth418 JT Wolfenden436 Richard Lowe547 Joseph Crowe552 David Griffiths612 Michael Kerr621 Hugh Flanagan951 Jay Seeger1197 Pat Kuhnle1461 Kevin Johnson1506 Phil LesliePsi 436 Bill Newell
Anniversary giving continues through early ’08
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2007 alumni giving
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Undesignated Gifts$9,575
89 Herman Gus Riggs197 Ed Thomson224 Charles Hoffman263 Rolund De Hoog295 William Swager308 Guy Overman325 Grafton Houston436 Richard Lowe449 Jack Powers464 Robert Rust506 James Jackson528 Larry Hines534 Phillip McCarthy571 John Weaver584 Robert Roth604 Anthony Terlep621 Hugh Flanagan630 Ronald Eyer634 David Davis636 Fred Lyijnen722 Jack Berlien724 Mike Ohaver727 David R. Davis740 John McDonald769 Jay Hackleman785 Jim Seeds827 Phil Newhouse819 Jim Berlien835 David Lane852 Kim Tubergen853 Mike Tyrrell857 Mark Wilson911 William Peace1030 Lars Kneller1031 Mark Higgins1077 Steve Bohner
1168 Matt Stuve1179 Carl Gerlach1191 Steve Noth1197 Pat Kuhnle1243 Kirk Felbinger1258 Tim Smith1277 Pat Lyons1279 Jae Sparks1286 Mike Porter1292 Scot Swenberg1298 Scott Kryder1436 Tom Bentley1437 Jayson Munoz1459 Nate Damasius1519 Pat Schweigel1597 Sean Cowley
OTHER
(INCLUDING OMEGALITE SUPPORT)89 Gus Riggs224 Charles Hoffman385 R. William Macbeth509 Duane Davis520 Al Kirchner572 Bill Hokanson588 Hilton Henry613 Donald Katter672 Ron Lema722 Jack Berlien727 David R. Davis852 Kim Tubergen956 Larry Metzler1251 Dan Coppersmith1272 Todd Spaulding1415 Rob Curtis1457 Peter Todd1488 Brent Wunderlich
552 David Griffiths722 Jack Berlien740 John McDonald871 Jim Metzler925 Chuck Keever947 Mark DeFabis951 Greg Linder956 Larry Metzler835 David Lane857 Mark Wilson1077 Steve Bohner1197 Pat Kuhnle1125 Mike Chereskin1185 Jeff Benesh1208 Manish Gandhi
1265 Bryan Williams1356 Jon Kimpel1368 Chad Carmichael1404 Jim Thompson1417 Craig Bohbrink1550 Westin Rink1554 Justin Hubbert1563 Kevin Jant1571 Ian Koehler1589 Jason Bowen1598 Philip Jones1595 Shaun Gilday1600 Chester Potvin1603 Eric Dodds1605 Chad Morton
1609 Eric Hartsock1621 Jason Schutz1622 David Ring1641 Mike Wilkins1659 Brian Heiwig1698 Mike HoltsclawBeta Theta Kevin Erikson
2007 Homecoming attendees
2008 HomecomingThe 2008 Homecoming game
has been set for Oct. 25, Purduevs. Minnesota. Gametime andticket prices will not be set untillater this spring. Please note thedate of the event.
Alumni re-elect officersA total of 39 ballots were
received in the annual electionof officers for the Omega of PiKappa Phi, Inc., housing corpo-ration.
The slate of Jay Seeger(Omega No. 897) for president,Brandt Hershman (1196) forvice president, Steve Bohner(1077) for treasurer and PatKuhnle (1197) for secretary,were unanimously approved.
The housing corporationmeets twice each semester withthe undergraduate officers atthe chapter house. It acts asthe landlord for the chapterhouse, the alumni relations lia-sion and as an advisory boardto the chapter leadership. Anyalumnus in good standing mayattend the meetings and areeligible for officer election.
Contact Kuhnle if you wantto be part of this group orreceive meeting notices andminutes (his contact informa-tion is on the front page of theOmegaliate).
Beyond the officers, alumniwho regularly attend meetingsinclude: Jerry Budd (1509),Mike Ohaver (724) andDustin Zufall (1443).
