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...
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...
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...
This year, eight PA Alpha Delta alumni were recognized with awards, primarily for their efforts to re-establish the chapter. Dan Scott, President of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity, recently wrote, “Pi Lambda Phi is made stronger by the efforts of our volunteers and donors. Every year alumni graciously give their time...
Threats of impending rain and hail and were not enough to keep Pi Lam brothers and friends from raining errant balls (like hail) on unsuspecting fairways and golfers at this year’s spring golf outing. It turned out that the “heavy stuff” didn’t come down for a while and nearly 30...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… Dan Lynch ’69 – Back on the Air After two years of “blessed retirement” from daily news media work to play golf and write a few more books, Dan reports, “I’ve accepted an offer as a favor to a good friend...