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...
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...
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...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Knock, knock… who’s there? “The House That Leads!” The undergrads leased and just moved into a new, posh mansion to host the best fraternity on campus. Take a tour of the Peter Jordan Residence at 1438 North Broad Street, built in...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Mike Murphy ’03 – Loves Taco Tuesday After serving and/or employing generations of Pi Lam brothers at Billy Murphy’s Irish Saloon, Murph is branching out. He recently opened Taqueria Cresta in the same East Falls neighborhood as his family bar. Congrats...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Ryan “Turf” Overturf ’07 – Camp Counselor After serving on the International Executive Council for a number of years, Turf, a known glutton for punishment, volunteered to be a facilitator at this year’s IHQ Leadership Institute at Camp Bryn Mawr. Apparently,...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Jim Kelsh ’75 – Philly Poppin’ If you’ve ever seen Jim emcee the Kovner Banquet, you know that he shines in the spotlight. Around the holidays, Jim’s stage presence has been felt for 15 years as an ensemble member of a...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Eric White ’17 – Sharing Minnesota Fair food abominations Reporting from the Midwest from his radio show… he tried the pickle pizza. God help him. Bob Hoch ’87 and Dave Campbell ’88 – Enjoying America’s Pastime Sports junkies, Sporty and Cambi...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Bob “Sporty” Hoch ’87 – Did not Ba-ba-botch the first pitch A stalwart supporter of minor leaguers, Bob threw out the first pitch at the Brooklyn Cyclones game in June. Claims that he did not “Bababooey” the throw are still unconfirmed....
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Ryan Overturf ’07 – Booted by Beantown After building an impressive career in Boston where “Tawm Braydie is a gawd,” Turf and his family are returning to West Chester. Thankfully they don’t have a wicked accent in Chesco. Turf has been...