Thursday, August 19, 2010

Pike Brother Helps Raise Awareness and Promote Research for ALS
Like many brothers, Harvey Mackler ’72 looks fondly on his time as an active part of the Beta Pi Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha. However, his connection to Pike is stronger than ever in his dedication to working with the fraternity alumni association and benefiting Pikes and sufferers of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive, neurodegenerative disease.

Harvey pledged Pike in 1972, when he was a sophomore earning his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at U Penn. His motivations were social but also practical in nature.

“There were a group of ten or fifteen of us who had gravitated together and were all rushing together. We knew each other from the Freshman dorms and we were all trying to figure out where we wanted to pledge, not only because of the desire to join a fraternity but because we needed to figure out where we were going to live by November,” Harvey said. “Back then there was no guarantee of staying in the dorms and we would need to get our situation figured out or start to look for an apartment to rent in West Philadelphia.”

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Friday, August 13, 2010

Love Old Photos?


So do we! That's why we need your help to build our online photo archives.

Share the best pictures from your era in our online photo albums. You can either email them to content@affinityconnection.com, or upload them to our Facebook page.

In this photo: Spring Fling, BBQ 1980 submitted by Ira Horowitz.

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Kick Off the New Giving Year
Our 2010-11 giving year kicked off on July 1. Be among the first to add your name to our new Honor Roll by making a contribution today.

You can make your gift online or by calling 800-975-6699.


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