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2011 William R. Nester Award-Outstanding Alumni Association

Most of you will recall the award ZXAA received in 2006 for “New Outstanding Alumni Association” from Pi Kappa Alpha. At that time this was the only award ZX had received from The Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity. Many of you have also heard me say that from that point on we will be competing with the big boys, Alumni Associations from across the country. The William R. Nester Award is given out annually and only ONE Association receives this prestigious award each year.

It is with great joy I announce the winner of the 2011 William R. Nester Award-Outstanding Alumni Association- to Zeta Chi Alumni Association at Missouri State University.

We will receive our award at a banquet July 30, 2011 at Pike Academy in Memphis, TN. Myself and several others will attend and accept the award. All Zeta Chi alumni and chapter members are asked to attend and enjoy this moment. I have attached a link for those attending to register, http://www.cvent.com/events/2011-academy/agenda-f4bf174ef87b4c89bf0a96ff7a2009ea.aspx

We won this because of you the alumni! ZXAA committee has provided much support and leadership over the years and the committee should and will be recognized at our next event at Homecoming. This award is a reflection of all ZX alumni and their commitment to ZX and the Fraternity. Our success is most prominent by returning ZX to Missouri State University. This event clearly above all else shows what ZX alumni have done. Without alumni ZX would never have returned to MSU. The “return of service” of our 1940 fire truck is another example of what ZX alumni can do and was recognize by our award. We need your continued support with annual dues to maintain the activities and support the ZX colony. We need everyone to step up, pay your annual dues, and support ZXAA with payment of your annual dues. Here is the link to our Paypal site or send me your $50 check made to ZXAA, 1638 S. Enterprise, Springfield, MO 65804.

All of us should be very proud to receive this award and my hope is many will join us in Memphis in celebration. See you in Memphis….Very well done boys!

Greetings Zeta Chi Alumni, family, friends and COLONY MEMBERS:

WOW! Much to share and little space to do so. Great things going on with the Zeta Chi colony at Missouri State University!!! First things first, let’s talk about Zeta Chi Alumni Association (ZXAA). Our data in the directory is aging somewhat and would request anyone that has changed mailing or email information to update “Are you Alumni” at www.zetachipikes.com. This is how we communicate and need to keep this data as current as possible. Also, we are on Facebook-Zeta Chi Alumni Association. The colony also has a FB page-Missouri State Pikes.

Everyone was sent an Annual Dues invoice by email. We need you to renew or join the Association. The expenses of ZXAA are very small and money received is used directly back to Zeta Chi. Dues are $50 a year. We have many great things going and need funds to re supply our account to continue. If you would like to send a check, make your check to ZXAA, send to Jim Roebuck, 1638 S. Enterprise, Springfield, MO 65804.

Upcoming events have been scheduled. April 25, 2011 there will be a “After Hours” at Ebbett’s Field South, 5-7 pm with Colony members in attendance. Our next big event will be MSU Homecoming, October 28-30, 2011. Plans are currently being made and formal invitations, email and FB notifications will be sent as the time gets closer. Rooms have been reserved. Initial plans are for a Friday night reception, Saturday morning parade, tailgate at Bearfest Village—Firetruck in attendance of course—football game and a evening event. This is the event for alumni to return and spend time with the new 70 man ZX colony. These guys want to meet alumni. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

The firetruck is looking good and running like never before. She has made a few appearances and ready for many more. ZXAA will be needing to insure the truck in ZXAA’s name and locate a storage location. This is another need for everyone paying their dues.

It appears that all requirements have been met for ZX-Pi Kappa Alpha to be recognized by Missouri State University as a student organization. Today we added Mr. Kyle Moats, Athletic Director at Missouri State as our Faculty Representative. Keep in mind the colony still has high expectations to achieve in order to earn the chapter charter from PKA. We are hopeful this will occur next Spring.

I asked Peter Krause, ZX’s Alumni Relations Representative to provide a short update on ZX:
PIKE has already been doing some amazing things at Missouri State as well as the surrounding community. Almost 40 members of MSU PIKE’s teamed up with Missouri S&T PIKE’s to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity March 19. Together we accomplished lots of yard work and moved lots of things at the Habitat warehouse. PIKE also scored their first win in intramural dodge ball and softball this past week. PIKE is already forming a large footprint here at Missouri State. Closing in on 70 men, more great things are sure to come. All of us in the colony are anxious for our Alumni “After Hours” event at Ebbett’s Field South April 25th. We encourage all alumni to attend and meet the men of PIKE!

There is a current photo of ZX’s colony on the firetruck at our home page at www.zetachipikes.com, check it and the site out when you have time. Mark your calendars for October, update your contact information if needed and SEND YOUR DUES! Zeta Chi is back boys—We did it!

“Together We Can Achieve Great Things”
Jim Roebuck, President
Zeta Chi Alumni Association

After Hours Event

We will have a “After Hours” with the colony April 25, 2011, 5-7 pm at Ebbet’s Field South. Everyone is welcome to meet the Pikes at MSU.

Attention Zeta Chi Alumni, Pike Alumni and Friends:

Each year on March 1 your Association, Zeta Chi Alumni Association (ZXAA) requests you to join or renew your membership. The annual dues are $50. Options for payment are using the Paypal link attached or sending me a check made out to ZXAA to: Jim Roebuck, 1638 S. Enterprise, Springfield, MO 65804

ZXAA funds during the last year have been used to provide mailings/email to alumni, support our website, host the annual meeting, offset the cost of the fire truck restoration, and support the ZX colony at MSU. The expenses of ZXAA are small, so the vast majority of money is used directly back to the alumni. Currently our balance is running a little over $1000. We need everyone to support ZXAA at this great time so we can continue efforts the Association has developed.

Currently there is a 63 man Zeta Chi colony at Missouri State University. This was put in place in February 2011. ZXAA has an active Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) in place to help the colony achieve its goals and form a chapter. The timeline for this is 10-18 months. Jay Jackson, son of ZX John Jackson is the President of Zeta Chi. The goal of the colony is to continue to recruit and have 85 by the end of the semester. This is a group of impressive young men who make up scholars, band members, football players and other athletes. Their accumulative GPA as a group is 3.1. Pictures are on Facebook and site.

ZXAA led the way in the return of Zeta Chi to campus. We needed your support and dues to make this happen. I can assure you the money received as dues will be spent wisely. ZXAA has a 13 member committee involved in decisions, along with officers. Now is the time to send your dues! I encourage everyone to check our website often, www.zetachipikes.com and join us on Facebook at Zeta Chi Alumni Association. If you have any questions, please contact me or any of the committee members.

Tim Magary

It is with great sadness to inform Zeta Chi alumni of the passing of Tim Magary. Tim died unexpectedly over the weekend at his home in Mountain Home, Arkansas. His service will be this Saturday. Here is the information: Saturday, February 12th at 2:00PM at Timothy’s Lutheran Church, 6704 Fyler Avenue, St. Louis, 63139. Here’s a link to their website: http://www.timothystl.org/

Update on ZX colony

ZXAA will host a “Meet and Greet” with the chapter consultants and ZX colony members February 4, 2011 at Ebbet’s Field 6-9 pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend if possible. The latest update provided by the consultants, everything was on schedule and ahead of goal.

There will also be a “Meet the Pikes” night either February 24th or 25th. More details will be shared as the plan is finalized.

We are also planning a Founders Day event for the weekend of March 25 and all alumni are asked to return and meet and support the new colony of ZX at that time. Mark your calendars. More details will be come on this event also.

It is our time to support the new colony and see that they are successful. We have come a long way the past 5 years. The committee and I look forward to seeing alumni back at an event in the near future. We are on Facebook-Zeta Chi Alumni Association.

PI KAPPA ALPHA RETURNS TO MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

The Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity (PIKE) will be starting a five-week re-establishment process of the Zeta Chi Chapter at Missouri State University on January 23, 2010. Two Expansion Consultants, Daniel Stockton and Matt Tippett, will be recruiting men on campus over that time period in order to custom-build a premier student organization at Missouri State.

Through recommendations, referrals, and aggressive recruiting, PIKE will be compiling a group of men who will look to achieve excellence within Greek life, their community, and their campus; men who possess and uphold the four cornerstones of Scholar, Leader, Athlete, and Gentleman – or SLAG as its better-known.

Among the most influential fraternities in North America today, Pi Kappa Alpha’s expansion program’s success is unrivaled. Recent examples include the creation of flagship chapters at Arizona, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Iowa, and the University of Florida. These projects brought in over 100 men each, and these colonies remain dominant on their respective campuses. We are excited to have this opportunity to join the Missouri State Greek Community, and contribute to the growth and vitality of its member organizations.

With a previously rich history at Missouri State, and with multiple award winning chapters throughout the state of Missouri, PIKE now has a unique opportunity to start from scratch and recruit men to forge a new path to the top.

The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, originally founded at the University of Virginia in 1868, has grown internationally and is composed of more than 249,000 initiated members, 230 chapters and 180 alumni associations. Pi Kappa Alpha has maintained the largest average chapter size of any international or national fraternity for the past 20 years, and through its members, has donated millions of hours of community service and philanthropic dollars to causes and community organizations across North America.

Pi Kappa Alpha’s vision is to “set the standard of integrity, intellect, and achievement for our members, host institutions, and the communities in which we live.”

Daniel M. Stockton 
Expansion Consultant
The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
8347 West Range Cove | Memphis, TN 38125
P: 901-748-1868 x. 135 | C:412-580-3577
dstockton@pikes.org | www.pikes.org

Once a Pike, Always a Pike.

After 35+ years, two “early Zeta Chi Pike” brothers, Steve Leeper and Mike Shank reunite in Las Vegas. Once a Pike, Always a Pike.

Steve Leeper and Mike Shank

ZX Alumni Re-Colonization Process

In our effort to continue communication with ZX alumni regarding the re colonization process I am sending you the latest information. To bring everyone up to speed, two chapter consultants from Headquarters will arrive in Springfield to recruit the ZX colony January 21, 2010. When ZXAA started this day was years away, then months, and now days. They will recruit until February 28 at which time the ZX colony will be in place. This is exactly what we have been working for since day one in 2005.

There has been much communication between Headquarters and ZXAA in the past months and weeks. We have provided several housing options for them to choose. In addition, ZXAA will deliver $500 to the consultants when they arrive.

Alumni will be called upon to help and the message below outlines this. All alumni are asked to be thinking of a way they can assist and be a part of the re colonization process-the question is not how large or small, but will you be a part of the re colonization process of ZX and assist.

The plan is for me to meet with the consultants when they arrive and learn their plan, needs, desires and communicate this to ZX alumni at that time. This is when you will be asked to assist in some way. Congratulations to all ZX, we are 14 days away. As I have always said, “Together We Can Achieve Great Things”, this is only the beginning. My best to all.

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Jim – Since you’re the most connected with the ZX alumni, I wanted to let you know a few other ways that the alumni can help with the recruitment and help with making Matt and Dan’s life a little easier while they are in Springfield.

They’ll be doing brotherhood/rush events at restaurants. These serve primarily as a way for the new brothers to meet and greet the other men who have joined. Since in any given week we may add 20 to 30 new members, we need to begin developing brotherhood as soon as possible on the project. They’ll plan to hold these events each week. Alumni can help with these if any of them own restaurants and can give free food or a discount. If alumni don’t own restaurants, they could also get gift cards for the consultants to use to pay for the food. We typically budget some money for these events, but usually by mid way through the project we have so many colony members that we make them pay for their own food. So if alumni want to help with this it would be appreciated.

Sport tickets. They will also probably do some brotherhood events at sporting events (basketball games, I’m not sure what other sports would be going on during that time). If alumni have suites at the arena, or could provide tickets for the consultants, since the consultants would have to pay for their tickets out of their own pocket.

Dinner or after hour drinks. On most days the consultants will be on campus recruiting from 8am to 5pm, then having a quick dinner, the holding evening brotherhood events, officer training, presenting to organizations, etc. Then making cold calls to set up interviews for the next day until 10 or 11 pm. So most of their entire day will be dedicated to the expansion. On some days they’ll be able to get away for a breakfast, lunch or dinner, or maybe an after work beverage. They may also have some free time on a Friday evening or a Saturday. If alumni would like to take them out to dinner or have drinks with them, I’m sure they would enjoy the opportunity to relax and clear their minds for a little bit.

Food/groceries. Unfortunately our consultants do not receive per diem or any allotment for food. They have to pay for their own meals and grocery. A lot of times alumni will get gift cards for restaurants or grocery stores to give to the consultants. Also taking them out for lunch or dinner is also appreciated.

These are all just optional items that the alumni can do for the consultants if they wish to. Any other gestures to welcome them and make them feel at home for the 5 weeks is also appreciated. Let me know if you have any questions or any additional thoughts.

I can’t wait to take the campus by storm!

Ryan C. Collett
Director of Expansion
THE PI KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY


Jim Roebuck, President
Zeta Chi Alumni Association

St. Louis on December 27, 2010

The following is a short article and picture of a get together in St. Louis on December 27, 2010 from Mark Landwehr. I thought it gets to the point of what all of this is about and wanted to share with everyone.

ZXAA encourages others to gather in similar groups around the country and share with ZXAA the experience. ZXAA will assist in running a directory listing of alumni in your area , provide postcard invitations, and pay for postage. ZX is a special group and we need to stay together. “Together we can achieve great things”.

From Mark Landwehr:

We started the Christmas luncheon 3 years ago when Curt Boggs suggested a few of us get together. There were 5 guys the first time, 7 the second and 10 the third.. Each time someone new shows, they love it and name a few other guys we need to get a hold of for next year.. In each case, if a brother attends who hasn’t seen another brother for perhaps 40 years or so, they are amazed that within a minute or two, they’re up to speed and laughing about things they remember a lifetime ago… I’m struck by how fortunate everyone feels…and everyone has tales to tell of a life well lived….. But there is something that the fruits of our career labor can’t buy……and that’s the memories we shared in our youth.. For a group of old geezers who all have trouble remembering things, we recall every detail of meaningful moments in the late 60’s and early 70’s.

From Left to Right, the names of those in attendance are:  Mike Shank, Curt Boggs, Mark Landwehr, Doug Murray, Mike Bolinger, Wayne Richert, John Reuss, Steve Holloway, Dennis Babbit and Tom Dickey.

From Left to Right, the names of those in attendance are: Mike Shank, Curt Boggs, Mark Landwehr, Doug Murray, Mike Bolinger, Wayne Richert, John Reuss, Steve Holloway, Dennis Babbit and Tom Dickey.