The 2013 Kovner Banquet had a little bit of everything. A healthy collection of brothers from the 90s, 80s, 70s, a sprinkling of the 60s, and a statistically improbably number of undergraduates named “Malcolm,” were in attendance. Photos View photo captions and full sized images on Flickr Spring 1993 pledge...
More than 80 brothers and alumni gathered on March 31st for the 65th annual Kovner Memorial Banquet. The Kovner Banquet turned 65 this year, and as a result will soon be enjoying retirement in Florida… inevitably wearing black socks with sandals. A few things we learned this year: For elder...
The highlight of the 2011 banquet was the 50 year reunion of the class of 1961. Brother Cy Hoffman lead the charge, recruiting a dozen brothers from the 60s to celebrate this auspicious occasion. The highlight of the evening was clearly the comedy duo of Cy and Mel Weiss ’61....
This year, we proudly present you the Kovner experience in spectacular 3D* video! So, prepare to be entertained, enthralled and possibly nauseated. *3D effects not available in most areas Undergraduate Awards Congratulations to the undergraduate award recipients: Athletic Achievement Award – Jacob Atar Shawn J. Battle Purple and Gold Spirit...
At this year’s Kovner Memorial Banquet, a new award honoring the memory of Shawn Battle ’92, who passed into the Chapter Eternal October 2007, will be given to an undergraduate with a very special set of qualities. Shawn was a man of good humor who showed remarkable devotion to his...
Recognition and renewal were the prevailing messages of the 2008 Kovner Memorial Banquet, held on November 2. Without an active chapter to share this year’s celebration, the event would focus heavily on the reestablishment of the chapter. In a 1943 letter to Is Wachs (chapter advisor), Alfred Kovner stated: “I...
Admitting, “I’m half the man I used to be” the newly svelte Mike Naegele ’92, President of the Alumni Association, emceed this year’s event. He began the evening with an observation: “2007 marks the 80th anniversary of Pi Lambda Phi on Temple’s campus. That’s 80 years of tradition, camaraderie, leadership,...
The spirit of volunteerism and Pi Lam zeal for brotherhood honored the memory of Alfred “Koko” Kovner at the 60th annual Kovner Memorial Banquet. Nearly 60 alumni and 30 undergraduates attended the event, held on November 3, 2006 at Temple University’s Diamond Club, in a conspicuously cramped President’s Room. Undergraduates...