Current & Future Alumni Events
The Brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha Invite You to Join us During Homecoming & Family Weekend
The Brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha Invite You to Join us During Homecoming & Family Weekend
The Brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha Invite You to Join us During Homecoming & Family Weekend
As we approach Homecoming, we are excited to invite you to a special event to reconnect with fellow brothers and celebrate our fraternity’s enduring bond.
On Saturday, October 5th, we will be hosting a meet and greet table before the football game, which starts at 1:00 PM, followed by a gathering at the chapter house located at 515 W 7th St, Erie, PA. The details are as follows:
Event Schedule:
- Meet & Greet Table: At the tailgate, before the football game
- Gathering at the House: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
We look forward to seeing both familiar and new faces and sharing memories of our time in Pi Kappa Alpha. Your presence will make this Homecoming even more special.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions by replying to email address:
Jacob Caruso - Brother of PKA
or RSVP by filling out the link below.
October 3-6 Homecoming And Family Weekend
The Brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha Invite You to Join us During Homecoming & Family Weekend
The Brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha Invite You to Join us During Homecoming & Family Weekend
Homecoming and Family Weekend 2024!
Thursday, October 3 - Sunday, October 6.
Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541
Grab your favorite Gannon or Villa swag and get ready to celebrate and reminisce with your friends, classmates, alumni, current students, families, faculty, staff and retirees. Please see the full schedule of events below and information regarding local hotel room blocks.
To register for the 3rd Annual Knight Nation Golf Outing please visit https://eventtickets.totalcamps.com/shop/EVENT
If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, please call 814-871-5501 or email gannonalumni@gannon.edu.
Please note that all events listed below with an asterisk are invite only or have an associated cost.
Pike House Grounds and Land-scaping Beautification Project
The Brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha Invite You to Join us During Homecoming & Family Weekend
Pike House Grounds and Land-scaping Beautification Project
The Lake Erie Pike Alumni Association invites Alumni and Active Members to purchase an engraved commemorative brick so you can cement your legacy at the Pike House forever!
Once a Pike – Always a Pike
Thank you for your consideration,
support, and generosity.
Prayer Request... Pat Downing '67
2023 Nester Award Winner Alumni Association of the Year
Pike House Grounds and Land-scaping Beautification Project
Please pray for Brother Pat Downing '67.
The past week has put him on a roller coaster ride he never anticipated. He went to the doctor on Monday, August 19 for a bad cough. Dr ordered blood work and chest X-ray That test showed abnormalities, and a CT scan was ordered for Tuesday, Aug. 30. More abnormalities. He had a PET scan on Friday that showed lung cancer, lymph nodes and possible other areas. He had a bronchoscopy two days ago and they were able to get some good tissue samples. We will meet with oncologist on September 6. His brother Tim will go with us. Tim is a doctor and will help us with questions and concerns.
We are both anxious about the next steps. He does not like attention on himself, but would appreciate prayers for this unexpected journey. He loved his days at Prep and all of his classmates. Thank you. You can text or call him if you want. 803-665-9459.
God brought us back to Ohio to be near our family and they have been wonderful!
Reported by his wife Judy.
"This Is Gannon," the podcast is here with Episode Two!
2023 Nester Award Winner Alumni Association of the Year
2023 Nester Award Winner Alumni Association of the Year
"This Is Gannon," the podcast is here! Episode TWO is available now, give it a listen and let us know what you want to hear in future episodes.
FAFSA got you stumped? Get the answers you need along with other tips and tricks about the application process in the latest episode of This Is Gannon, the Podcast.
In our second episode, we will have two parts. First, we learn from - AJ Teets - Director of Financial Aid. Then in the second part, we will talk to Bill Edmondson – Vice President of Enrollment and Miles Vida - Senior associate director of undergraduate admissions
These three experts and I talk about FAFSA, tips and tricks, and how to get the best bang for your buck when you apply to Gannon University.
2023 Nester Award Winner Alumni Association of the Year
2023 Nester Award Winner Alumni Association of the Year
2023 Nester Award Winner Alumni Association of the Year
I’m pleased to announce that our Lake Erie Pike Alumni Association (LEPAA) has won PiKA’s Prestigious Nester Award for 2022-2023. The LEPAA is now considered one of the top alumni associations in N. America.
Coupled with the Actives winning the coveted Smythe Award, these are great accomplishments for all of Epsilon Upsilon…… Thank You all!
Rich “The Kuj” Kujawinski
LEPAA President
+Brother Robert Morosky - EU Founder '62
+Brother Robert Morosky - EU Founder '62 - Cont'd
+Brother Robert Morosky - EU Founder '62 - Cont'd
Some sad news to share from Jim Engel......
A Founding Brother has entered into our Chapter Eternal. +Brother Robert Morosky, a founder of our Gannon University Epsilon Upsilon Pike Chapter and a distinguished member of our Ocean Reef Club Florida community passed away on August 14th.
For Obituary & Arrangements, Click the button below...
- So sorry to hear about Bob's passing....... For those who didn't know, Bob was a great guy, GU/PIKE founder and an astute leader in Business.... It was indeed an honor and pleasure to have known him... Prayers for Bob and the entire Morosky family
Rich "Kuj" Kujawinski
LEPAA President Emeritus
- RIP Brother Bob
Phil Strand
- Prayers for my brother Pike
Terry McAndrew
- My condolences to Brother Bob's family and friends; may he rest peacefully with our Lord...
Mark O
- RIP Brother Morosky
Matt Hauser
- Jim (Chunko) was saddened to hear of Bob’s passing. He sends his condolences to his family and friends.
Susan Bauer Chunko
+Brother Robert Morosky - EU Founder '62 - Cont'd
+Brother Robert Morosky - EU Founder '62 - Cont'd
+Brother Robert Morosky - EU Founder '62 - Cont'd
Comments left on FB continued...
- A true Erie Pike Legend and chapter founder... what a life and what a guy... such a honor & pleasure to have known him...
Rich "Kuj" Kujawinski
- A hell of a good PKA!!!
Dennis Knecht
- I met him after we moved to Florida. We had some similar interests. He was a quite a gentleman and very modest about his accomplishments. The world will miss him.
Jim Engel
- May he rest in peace and rise in glory. φφκα Shawn Clerkin
- My sincere sympathy to his widow Dianne and his kids. Many long and hilarious conversations when she ordered flowers.
Jane Stevenson Feeney
- My sincere sympathy to his family. What an incredibly successful 83 year life he led. A guy from Erie who made it very, very big.
Frank Altadonna
- Sad to hear. My condolences. Epsilon Upsilon founder..
Bob Jarzomski
Pike International Work Day ~ UPDATE 4-7-2024
+Brother Robert Morosky - EU Founder '62 - Cont'd
Pike International Work Day ~ UPDATE 4-7-2024
Pike International Work Day will bring together Epsilon Upsilon Alumni and Active Brothers to begin work on the first phase of the Pike House Grounds and Landscaping Beautification Projects. Construction of a new shed and other needed outdoor tasks will take place the weekend of March 23rd. Pictures to follow. Donations from our Engraved Brick Campaign are funding these activities. Please consider adding your name to an engraved brick. Thank you to the Brothers who have already purchased engraved bricks for themselves and other Brothers they chose to honor. The names of the following Brothers will appear on engraved bricks surrounding the new fire pit.
Once a Pike – Always a Pike
Thank you for your consideration,
support, and generosity.
UPDATE 4-7-2024 - by Matt Hauser
There has been progress on the backyard beautification project as well; Rich and Doreen Petri and Joe Kloecker constructed a base for the new shed and the Actives demolished the old shed and cleared the fire pit area; weather was too cold for resin shed construction that weekend but it won't be long now; we still need more donors for engraved bricks !
April Scheduled Zoom Meeting
2023 GU Dec. Commencement Keynote Speaker: Rich Beattie 88
Pike International Work Day ~ UPDATE 4-7-2024
Thekuj@msn.com's PIKE/ALUM Zoom Mtg.
When: Friday, Apr 26, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM Eastern Time
Areas of discussion
- BRICK PROJECT UPDATE
- BACKYARD RENOVATION
- ACTIVE NEWS
- PIKE NATIONAL
- LEPAA UPDATE
- GU NEWS
- MISC JOCULARITY
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 828 2598 6848
Passcode: 186340
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2023 GU Dec. Commencement Keynote Speaker: Rich Beattie 88
2023 GU Dec. Commencement Keynote Speaker: Rich Beattie 88
2023 GU Dec. Commencement Keynote Speaker: Rich Beattie 88
Congratulations Rich Beattie '88, December commencement speaker and honorary doctorate.
Click below for the link to Livestream: Start at 1:34. We are proud of you! (Info Credit: Dr. Carol Ann)
Thank you Rich for the Callout to the Pikes!
Rich is a Desert Storm veteran with an extensive background in mechanical engineering. After his Desert Storm tour with the Marine Corps, Rich joined The Trane Company as a system consultant, responsible for the design, selection, specification and sale of applied HVACR and control systems. From there, he moved on to a large mechanical contracting firm as a project engineer. By 2003, he had risen to Vice President of Construction, where he was responsible for the day-to-day management of a $20 million mechanical engineering and construction division. In 2003, he and partner Fred Kawa started MEC².
Along with a Top Secret clearance from his time in the Marine Corps, Rich holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Gannon University, and a Master’s of Business Administration.
Brother Rich credits his liberal arts education and student experience at Gannon as well as his time spent as a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity for helping to instill in him the importance of leadership.
He has been a member of the Gannon Board of Trustees since 2016.
In recognition of his distinguished career and dedicated service, Gannon is proud to proclaim Richard E. Beattie Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.
Brother Bob "Nollsie" Noll 1970, is in need of our Help...
2023 GU Dec. Commencement Keynote Speaker: Rich Beattie 88
2023 GU Dec. Commencement Keynote Speaker: Rich Beattie 88
We've been contacted by a person, who ask to remain anonymous, to set up a GOFUND ME page for Nollsie…..
His health is rapidly deteriorating and the medical bills are piling up…
For those who know him he is a great guy who entertained thousands over the years with his music, magic and comedy… He also won the Rhett Butler “look alike“ contest and traveled the country appearing at Gone With Wind celebrations. He has been willing to help so many others and now it’s time to help him when he needs it most…
Nollsie is married to Teri, whom he lovingly refers to as Dolly; they reside in Colorado.
If you wish to drop him a card, he lives at:
Robert Noll
5619 Blue Mountain Cir Longmont Co 80503
Thank You in Advance!
phi phi k a,
Your LEPAA Board
Alumni News
Memo from Your President
Folks… One of our own, Jim Chunko Spring 72 is not doing well. I know Jimmy would love to hear from his Pike Brothers… If you can take a few minutes from your busy day, how about dropping Jim a little note or card… I know he would love hearing from us and it would definitely lighten his spirits. Jims’s address is:
Jim Chunko
3644 Harbison Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
TIA,
The Kuj
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