Today, Sept 14, starts the IFC formal recruitment week. This week is designed to give all interested men a chance to meet and interact with each of the fraternities within IFC. The participants visit each of the four fraternity houses the first two nights, and then they are able to choose with house(s) they wish to visit again on the third night. The last night, the fraternities will invite back certain members to their houses so they will be able to get to know the guys even better.
The Pi Delta men have be preparing to make this week memorable for the participants and hope to show the campus what being in a Fraternity is all about.
This week will be fun and interesting for all the men participating.
On Saturday, August 15, the brothers of the Pi Delta chapter helped the incoming freshmen move into Blazer Hall. The day was filled with nervous students, sad parents and and TKEs ready to lend a hand. Moving into a new place can be very difficult, but driving up to your new home with upperclassmen ready to help is a major relief. Over 900 students moved in Saturday and the Pi Delta brothers were one of the few student groups that helped out.
Please check out the clip below from Birmingham’s local ABC 33/40. Look for the men wearing “TKE” near the end of the clip.
The beginning of August was not only the start of a new month, but also the start of living in a new house for the UAB TKEs. The new house is located on 15 Ct South in the Southside of Birmingham. This local is much closer to campus than the last house, and as such will provide brothers with a place that is easier to access, and it will play a major role in this upcoming recruitment.
UAB Tekes have always been supporters of the Greek unity. Living right next to two of our fellow UAB fraternities is an opportunity that we are all very excited about.
(Pictures of the new house and the first event we’ve had will be coming soon!)
The Pi Delta Chapter was truly blessed during the 2008-2009 academic year with lots of dedicated Fraters and others being committed to making Pi Delta a success. To recognize some of the outstanding contributions for the 2008-2009 academic year, the chapter presented annual awards to the following:\
Sportsmanship Award – Austin Dada
New Member Scholarship Award – Alexander Nourse
Outstanding New Member – Jason Hall
Most Improved TKE – Paul Malcom
Scholarship Award – Jason Hall
Apollo Alumnus – Tripp Warren
Top Teke Award – Tareq Fayyad
TKE Chapter Sweetheart – Connie Lee and Jessica Seales
Well over 100 Pi Delta Fraters gathered to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Pi Delta Chapter. The weekend began on March 27 with a casual cook-out at the Pi Delta Chapter House. Active Fraters enjoyed socializing with Alumni spanning the decades. Then, the next morning, the scheduled golf tournament was replaced with an outing to Vestavia Bowl due to inclimate weather. Frater Scott Barnett, Pi Delta 54, bowled the high score of 164. The weekend culminated with the Anniversary Banquet at the Birmingham Sheraton. The semi-formal event was maxed to capacity as Fraters and guest listened to captivating speeches by the Andrew Stone, Active Prytanis, Pi Delta 407; Tripp Warren, Grand Province Advisor and Pi Delta Chapter Advisor, Pi Delta 411; Andy Marsch, UAB Student Life; and Benny Bliss, Pi Delta Founder. Mike Hobbs, Pi Delta 189, acted as emcee for the evening and kept things moving along, and we were glad that he was able to join us! Frater David Bala, Pi Delta 448, prepared a video of recent chapter history for the event. Also, the annual Pi Delta Chapter Awards were presented. Following the banquet dinner, guests enjoyed a closing reception with a live band. One event of note during the closing reception was that active serenaded alumni and vice versa with some traditional TKE songs…”Yo Ho” and “Fraters, Fraters, Fraters,” respectively. The evening ended with all Fraters joining in Rappa Tappa. The event was a great success thanks to the help of many individuals, but special thanks goes to Patrick Tatum, Joshua Waldrop, and Jason Hall for their hardwork and dedication to the project.
