The 76th Kovner Banquet had everything that PA Alpha Delta would expect — memorials, awards, brotherhood, camaraderie… plus all the things that could comically go wrong. It was the same day as Homecoming and Parents’ Day, Temple lost to Navy in the last 60 seconds of the game, a rodeo...
Some brothers are doing great things, while others… Steve Breslin ’04 – Shed light on Task, the latest HBO cop thriller set in Delco Brez spent much of 2024 working as a lighting tech on the new HBO series, Task, starring Mark Ruffalo. A veteran of Philly film and TV...
Paul Lucas ’94 passed into the Chapter Eternal on August 16, 2025 after years of battling cancer and other complications. Even when fighting through his health conditions, Paul never wavered or lost his faith and enthusiasm or his love for his family, including his Pi Lam family. He faced his...
In 2010, Bob Mentzer ’90 lost his battle with cancer and passed into the Chapter Eternal, leaving behind his wife, Becca, and a 3 year-old son, Ian. In honor of Bob’s memory, the PA Alpha Delta Alumni Association launched a fundraising campaign for an educational fund that would benefit his...
Some brothers are doing great things, while others… Mark Levin ’86 – Retiring from the NFLPA to become a free agent After 37 years with the NFL Players Association, Mark is officially saying goodbye to a job that has been “so much more than just work” to start a new...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Alex Billotte ’12 – Founders Day Father One of our Temple re-founding brothers, Alex Billotte welcomed a son on Founders Day. He said, “I pitched the name Frederick Manfred to my wife, but she wouldn’t go for it.” Welcome to the...
In the fall of 2024, our brothers dedicated an “Alumni Room” in the new chapter house. The room, originally a solarium in the brownstone mansion on Broad Street, was renovated and retooled to transform it into a historical museum. The Alumni Room now features artifacts recognizing Pilam history and its...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Fly Eagles Fly! The Eagles are back in the Super Bowl and Pi Lam brothers have been out in force showing their fanatical support the team. If you thought closing down Broad Street when Temple basketball was ranked #1 was a...
Professor Scott Gratson recently wrote a glowing endorsement of the PA Alpha Delta chapter and the character of the brothers that he shared with Temple’s Greek Advisors. More than just an “atta boy” the message was a list of the chapter’s volunteer efforts and accomplishments. Professor Gratson has been in higher...
Jerry Balka ’51, longtime Chapter Advisor and consiglieri, passed into the Chapter Eternal on October 10, 2024. He was 95 years-old. Jerry will always be remembered as a true embodiment of our motto, “not four years, but a lifetime.” A lifelong commitment to Pi Lam Jerry clearly loved Pi Lam,...