This years Rose Ball was held at the Georgian in Lake George, NY. We were greeted with fantastic weather in the early afternoon and spent several hours just hanging around. Some people relaxed by the water and just enjoyed the view, while others tossed the football and socialized. Dinner was great, and the dancing was even better, all in all everyone had a fantastic time. Many thanks to all of the people, both undergrad and alumni who made it possible.

The following is an article written by Chapter Advisor Joseph Templin. It appeared in the Albany Times Union’s WorkBytes column for young professionals.

By Joseph RR Templin

“A street gang with a house. That’s all it is. We never had to buy our friends.” Wonderful words of encouragement from my mother when I told her I was joining a Fraternity. Actually having a modicum of restraint at eighteen I did not point out to her that she and Dad met on a blind date set up by his Fraternity Big Brother, so my entire family is actually a product of RPI’s Greek system. (more…)

The Pi Kapp Annual Reunion is set for June 6-Jun8 2008. The tentative event schedule is:

June 6, 2008 :

Day: Golf outing for those interested.

Evening: Informal gathering at the house.

June 7, 2008:

Day: Open (note: this is RPI’s Reunion weekend. You may want to participate in ‘Tute activities during the day.

Evening: Traditional PKP Cocktail Party at the house with Buffet, Cardinal Puff Contest, and dancing (canned music to include “Get off My Cloud and other vintage favorites).

It looks like there is going to be a HUGE contingent from 50’s and 60’s attending. Please let Joe Templin know if you plan on attending any or all nights (jrrtmdrt@yahoo.com). Please contact Joe Templin (jrrtmdrt@yahoo.com) or Chris Garber (chris_garber@yahoo.com) and we’ll be able to answer or re-direct your questions.

The Alpha Taux for the Fall 2007 semester is up. You can get it here. If you have any comments please contact historian Dan Cook at cookd2@rpi.edu. For any other matters pertaining to the website contact alumni secretary Andrew Witschi at witsca@rpi.edu.

A big congratulations goes out to our new brothers. On Sunday February 24th, we welcomed in 10 new undergraduates from the fall 2007 pledge class. You can find them here under the class of 2011. With these new brothers, we have hit a milestone of 1250 Castle PiKapps. We also would like to welcome Brother Horst Lehmann, our first alumni initiate in years, who has gone above and beyond to help maintain and restore our great house.

All Brothers, Pledges, and Alumni are cordially invited to this year’s Founder’s Day which will be held at Birch Hill on December 8th, 2007. This is one of our great events which is a lot of fun for all. It’s a great time for alumni to return and meet the current active Brotherhood and new pledges. Follow the link for more info. For any additional info or to sign up, contact our Chaplain, Paul Martino (redbishop@gmail.com)

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Fall rush is underway and the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi also known as Castle cordially invite you to check us out. We have many events coming up and if you are interested in attending a particular event don’t hesitate calling Jason, Nick or Julian. The numbers are listed below in the calendar. Rush Calendar

The Alpha Taux for the Spring 2007 semester is up. If you have any comments please contact historian Nick Marchand at marchn@rpi.edu. For any other matters pertaining to the website contact alumni secretary Cristhian Kim at kimc6@rpi.edu.

The brothers at the Alpha Tau chapter of Pi Kappa Phi would like to know what you’ve been up to since you graduated from RPI and moved on to your career. Have you done anything exciting or otherwise noteworthy? Fill us in. Send me an email at: Cookd2@rpi.edu . We always like to hear what a fellow Pi Kapp is doing with his life.

On the weekend of June 9th and 10th, the Castle was again alive with the sounds of brotherhood. Alumni from many classes gathered in Troy to share fond memories, and a few drinks. One of Alpha Tau’s former Chapter Advisors Ken Miller was also honored at the event with an award of meritorious service.