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...
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,...
Some Pi Lams are doing great things, while others… John Lampi ’69 – Super Lawyer It’s a bird… it’s a plaintiff… it’s… John Lampi! Congratulations to brother Lampi on being named a 2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine. John recently joined Saidis Flower & Lindsay, a law firm representing...