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2016 Chapter News

May 6, 2016

Kovner Memorial Banquet 2016

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Event highlights

The Kovner tradition endures because, year after year, brothers come to share the legacy of Pi Lam. And the 69th annual Kovner Banquet was no different. And yes, "69" jokes were encouraged.

The 60s Reunion/Sit-In

An unprecedented number of brothers from the 1960s came to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the class of 1966, thanks to Jerry Zivan and the 60s reunion ambassadors. Jerry contacted the alumni association with the idea of a reunion, and enlisted the help of Irv Gross, Steven Gordon, and Dan Lynch to make the banquet into a full fledged 1960s sit in. Joining them were a dozen brothers from the 70s, making this the unofficial banquet of the Vietnam era.

Many 60s brothers took to the podium to share their Pi Lam stories, and what they vaguely remembered about Woodstock.

Undergraduate awards

Congratulations to the undergraduate award recipients:

Athletic Achievement – Bob Pallante
Jerome R. Balka – Andreas Kraus
Shawn J. Battle Spirit – Eric White
Alfred L. Kovner Memorial – John Manning

Kovner 2017 — keep the tradition alive

In a rare appearance at the podium, even the reserved but ever-present, Irv Koffler '62, urged brothers to come back next year, and every year.