Saturday, August 29, the brothers of Pi Delta chapter hosted the legendary Kon-Teke-E party. This party has been hosted by the Pi Delta brothers for decades, and it has always been a huge success. Kon-Teke-E is a luau style party complete with Tiki torches, bamboo, grass skirts, and just about everything else tiki. The brothers worked long and hard to transform the TKE house into a tropical paradise fit for the occasion. The house was covered with bamboo and tiki torches and even a fire-spinner to top it all off. The party-goers also dressed for the occasion with some wearing grass skirts, bathing suites, and others wearing various outfits fit for the beach. One fact, however, that out-did all the rest was the shear number of attendees. The house was literally covered from front to back with people. The pictures can speak for themselves on that fact.
Overall, Kon-Teke-E was a huge success and will go down as one of the best parties of the year.
Pi Delta brothers
The Pi Delta brothers would like to proudly announce the initiation of Jason Meier into the bond TKE. Jason is not only is the Pi Delta’s faculty adviser, but he also is the Assistant Direct for the office of Student Involvement on the UAB campus. Jason oversees University Programs Council, UAB Lecture Series and the Undergraduate Student Government Association Senate and Executive Branch.
Jason graduated from Texas Tech University in 1999 with an undergraduate degree in Advertising. After that, Jason continued his education by obtaining a M. Ed. in Higher Education. He enjoys running, pop culture, iloveuab.com and Mille Bourne.
Jason Meier is a great addition to the Bond of Tau Kappa Epsilon.
The 55th Biennial Conclave, held in New Orleans, had a record number of attendees this time with 843. The Conclave, which is held every other year, is a time for fraters from all over to meet and conduct business. A few of the highlights of the event included over 2000 hours of community service at City Park, election of a Grand Council, and amended the Constitution and Bylaws of the Fraternity.
On the first day of the Conclave, the Fraternity initiated the 250,000th member, Frater Steve Forbes.
The second day of Conclave provided attendees with several opportunities to continue with education. The men were among several breakout rooms for sessions ranging from “Understanding the Black Book” to “Recruitment” to The Blueprint and beyond.
The end of Friday saw one of the biggest TKE parades on the famous Bourbon Street. The street was overflowing with TKEs as the International Sweethearts and Frater Buckwheat led the procession. The parade was so large that it even drew the attention of the locals. The parade ended at the House of Blues were all the TKEs had a great time till the early hours of morning.
Conclave is always a huge event and this year’s Conclave at New Orleans proved to be the biggest. All had a great time and all are looking forward to 2010’s Conclave at the city of San Antonio.
Check the links for pics and a video.
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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!)
