The summary provides an overview of the Alpha Eta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of Florida. It has 92 active brothers with an average GPA of 3.07. There are 33 pledges for the spring 2011 semester. The chapter aims to have over 150 members by fall 2011. The chapter president, Peter D'Amore, joined to help establish new traditions for future generations at UF. His vision is for the chapter to contend for IFC awards and the prestigious Smythe award.

1. involvement in a wide variety of
campusactivites.
There arecurrently 29intramural
athletes and 25 club athletes at UF.
Men’s soccer, hockey, ultimate
frisbee and lacrosse are just a few of
thesportsthey areinvolvedin.
Thereare fourBlueKeymembers,
four Florida Cicerones and eight
members inductedinto GoldenKey
InternationalHonourSociety.
There are alsoseven membersin
Reserve Officers Training Corps
from all different branches of
military.
After 4 years the Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternity is finally back in
businessattheUnivesityofFlorida.
Officially initiating 92 new
members on Nov. 12, the Alpha Eta
Chapter at UF possesses a lot of
potentialinthecomingsemesters.
Pi Kappa Alpha consists of
Scholars, like Mina Hanna and
PeterD’Amore,Leaders, likeJordan
Long and Taylor Latham, Athletes,
like Eric Tottla and Alan Baird and
Gentlemen, like Ryan Beilstein and
ColinRoberts.
Alpha Eta is passionate about its
A successful New Beginning
at the University of Florida
The Alpha Eta Chapter Newsletter
VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 1 March 2011
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Average GPA 3.07
92 Active Brothers
3 War Veterans
4 Florida Cicerones
8 Golden Key Members
4 Blue Key Members
33 Spring 2011 Pledges
Founder/Owner of Zip Carts
Varsity UF Swimmer
President, Greek American
Student Association
President, VP, & Captain of
UF Men’s Lacrosse Team
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2. fresh face profile | PETERD’AMORE
New President of the Alpha Eta Chapter
A successful New Beginning
at the University of Florida
(Continued from pg. 1) “We have a great
groupofguyssofarandhopetofind
100 more in the coming semesters,”
saidJordanLong, Recruiting Officer
for Alpha Eta.
EachdaytheAlphaEtachapteris
working hard to better themselves,
the brotherhood, the community
andthefraternity.
“We have a long and exciting
pathaheadofus,”saidMarcusKraft,
former president of the Alpha Eta
Chapter.
The Alpha Eta house is located
directly across the stadium off
University Avenue. By Fall 2011 it
will be re-painted, re-furnished and
have brothers living there once
more.
The Alpha Eta internal
philanthropy will occur Saturday,
April 16th and entail a Fireman’s
Challenge. This fun obstacle course
willbea competitionputtingpeople
through the test of being a fire
fighter.
Profitsmadefromthiseventwill
benefit the Gainesville Fire Rescue
Department.
The fraternity’s history is rich in
tradition. Itwas foundedin1868by
sixmenat theUniversityofVirginia.
Over the years, the Fraternity has
grown to over 200 chapters
throughout the United States and
Canada, boasting over 240,000
lifetimeinitiatedmembers.
It also upholds the largest
average chapter/colony size of any
internationalfraternity.
For more information about the
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and the
Alpha Eta chapter please visit www.
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Pi Kappa Alpha making memories at the 2010
homecoming parade.
to the history of the University of
Florida. Prior to the re-establishment
of the Alpha Eta Chapter, I really
never expressed much interest in
joining a Greek society at UF. After
researching the organization and
reflecting on the unique opportunity
presented before me, it became ap-
parent that Pi Kappa Alpha offered
both an extraordinary and rich col-
lege experience. Ultimately, I decid-
ed to join Pike in order to contribute
to this rare opportunity presented
to me. Not only would I become a
member of a world-renowned or-
ganization, but I would help lay the
foundations and traditions for the
future generations of Pikes at The
University of Florida. That is truly an
awesome experience I wanted to
partake in.
How many members do you hope
to have by Fall 2011?
I would hope to see a our broth-
erhood incorporate roughly 150
members by the end of fall 2011. It
will be an arduous task to recruit to
such a high number, but I am very
confident in our ability to obtain a
brotherhood of such size.
What keeps you involved?
The future of the chapter motivates
me to strive for success in all realms
pertaining to Alpha Eta. Our goals
and objectives cannot be achieved
without a united effort composed of
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Why did you decide to join Pike
as it re-establishes itself at the
University of Florida?
Pi Kappa Alpha is regarded as one
of the premier social fraternities of
North America and holds strong ties
“We have a long
and exciting path
ahead of us”
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fresh face profile | PETERD’AMORE
New President of the Alpha Eta Chapter
The vision for Alpha Eta is very
bright. With a brotherhood close to
exceeding 100 active members
our potential is vast. I foresee our
chapter contending for various IFC
awards and competing for our or-
ganization’s most prestigious award,
The Smythe ward. With a growing
brotherhood and increased involve-
ment in all aspects of the Greek
community, Alpha Eta is well on its
way to establishing a solid founda-
tion for its future years at UF.
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all members of the brotherhood.
Consequentially, I try to bolster my
involvement by integrating myself
and others into as many IFC and
Panhellenic activities as possible.
Our brotherhood constantly moves
toward strengthening itself by fol-
lowing our fraternity’s ideals and
mentalities. My involvement largely
stems from my constant desire to
better the fraternity and its mem-
bers so that we can successfully
accomplish our objectives.
what is your vision for the
future of the alpha eta
chapter? Brothers of Alpha Eta mountaing the Shield.
Pike Dream Girl Spring 2011 huge success with nearly 3000 attendees.
Winner Erin Scott of Tri Delta pictured below.
Prepared by: Colin H. Roberts, Public Relations Chairman
Contact: chroberts@ufl.edu
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