Thank you to the 60+ alumni who shared their opinions in our recent survey. Your responses were quite helpful, in contrast to those we typically receive at a Kovner Banquet which tend to be shouted, laced with profanity, and somewhat less constructive. Congratulations to Barry Gould ’79, the winner of...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Richard Cohen ’78 – Recognized as a Super Techie Geek Richard Cohen was recently recognized by Temple’s Fox School of Business with a 2010 Information Technology Award for his distinguished career in IT and his contribution to the community, industry and...
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...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Marc Bendo ’94 – Self-proclaimed Renaissance man In addition to offering legal services to the downtrodden and litigious, Marc Bendo has apparently been highly productive in his spare time since college. Marc reports that he’s become, “an expert in jungle warfare,...
A bone-chilling day in December 2009 saw the initiation of 14 brothers into Pi Lambda Phi, officially signifying the return of the PA Alpha Delta chapter to Temple. For the fall 2009 class, freezing their orbs off in a barn* in Montgomery County was a small price to pay to...
The word is out on Temple’s campus — Pi Lam is back, and we are on our way to an impressive return. Fifteen men have committed to Pi Lam for the fall 2009 class! The goal will be to add another 15 – 20 men in the spring to make...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Robert Rosenthal ’51 and Irv Gross ‘65 – 2 million reasons Temple should love Pi Lam. Since graduating, Brothers Rosenthal and Gross have had something in common besides brotherhood — a desire to give back to an institution that contributed so...
The Big Pi is awarded to alumni brothers who are held in high esteem by virtue of outstanding accomplishment, which brings honor to the brother and Pi Lambda Phi. Jeff Buhler, Vice President of the IEC, presented the coveted Big Pi award to Eli Hoffman ‘59. Jeff described Eli as...
The Council Key is one of the highest awards given in Pi Lambda Phi for continued exemplary service to a chapter or the International Fraternity. Representing the IEC, council key recipient and five-time winner of “Best Pi Lam moustache,” Andy Golbert, presented the Council Key to Shawn Mahoney ’92. The...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… John Atkinson ’62 — Asked not what his country could do for him… John F. Kennedy’s vision of volunteerism wasn’t lost on John Atkinson. Shortly after pledging Pi Lam he left to join the Peace Corps where he served in Gabon...