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Pi Kappa Phi at the University of Georgia
Fall 2016 | Lambda Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi at the University of Georgia | Alumni Relations Office | P.O. Box 80828, Atlanta, Georgia 30366 | 770-903-3987
Dear Brothers,
H appy Holidays! On
the front cover of this
fall 2016 Lambda
Latest edition, we are excited
to shine the spotlight on
brother Sam Herman ’95. Our
ongoing housing campaign
takes center stage on pages
2 and 3, and includes a
campaign update, more information on the
donation process, as well as the renderings for
the project. On page four, you can see an event
recap of our Annual Golf Tournament benefitting
the Burnham Memorial Scholarship that we held
this past April. I have enjoyed serving as the
Lambda Housing Association President for the
last 5 years, and will be stepping down in April of
2017. I look forward to staying involved with the
undergraduate chapter after my term ends. On
behalf of the Lambda Housing Association, we
thank you for your dedication to Lambda Chapter
as we look forward to our next 100 years!
Fraternally,
Scott A. Beaver C’98
P.S. Go Dawgs!
Can you tell us more about your
professional background and your
current role with Medline Industries, Inc.?
When I was a senior at Georgia I called
fellow Lambda alum Denny Devlin and said,
“Hey man, help me get a job with that medical
sales company you work for.” He told me to go
get sales experience and call him back in two
years. That’s essentially what I did. Fourteen
years later we are both still with Medline, the
largest privately held healthcare company in
the industry. I call on five hospital systems in
the Atlanta area. My company manufactures
and distributes, giving us an advantage over
much of our competition. It’s fun to be able to
go into surgery and help physicians and staff
with issues they may have, as well as work
with other hospital departments as a resource
to help with efficiencies and provide better
clinical outcomes to patients.
What activities are you involved with
beyond your work?
My biggest passion outside of work is
coaching my son’s fourth grade football team.
I coach baseball as well but football is truly my
SAM HERMAN ’95Alumni:
Spotlight:
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Sam at 2016 PKP Golf Tournament.
Growing up in Savannah, Georgia, I have
been a Bulldog for life. My parents are
alumni and it’s where I always wanted to go.
I tell people I was the last student to ever be
accepted to UGA with less than a 3.0 high
school GPA. As part of the fall class of ’95,
the Hope Scholarship was just in its second
year and admission rates were just beginning
to get much tougher. I would not have been
accepted the following year. Currently, I am
living in Alpharetta, Georgia, with my wife
and our two children—Trace, 10, and Kate,
7. Trace is planning to play in the NFL after
a standout career at UGA and Kate is my
future Olympic gymnast. Jenny is my wife
of 12 years and takes care of these two as
well as volunteering at their school, personal
training, and keeping our house together. I
sell medical supplies for Medline Industries
and love what I do. We are lucky enough to
have a great group of PKPs who live near
us and remain close friends. It may sound
clichéd, but life is good.
passion, it’s like fantasy football on steroids, Lambda Housing Project?
coming up with plays and seeing the kids Building the new addition is long overdue!
execute is so much fun! We spend much of the
summers on the boat at our lake house on Lake I’m proud that our chapter has continued to
Martin in Alabama as well. Wrestling with my grow and develop young men to be campus
kids and spending time with family and friends and community leaders. The new wing will
is the most important part of my life. bring more people to the house and provide
additional space for our brothers to congregate.
What were some of the primary This will further show Pi Kappa Phi to be one
motivating factors for choosing Pi Kappa of the elite fraternities on campus and help
Phi? provide status as one of the leading associations
in the community. I’m proud of the progress
Growing up in Savannah, Georgia, most of we have made and proud to have supported the
my hometown friends were in another fraternity campaign as a donor!
on campus. I assumed I would join with them.
Randomly, I met a few of the Pi Kaps during What advice could you give to
the summer before college and thought they undergraduate brothers as it relates to
were a great group of guys. After attending a career success?
few summer rush events and meeting future
pledge brothers I realized I had found the right If I could give advice as these undergraduates
group of misfits. Add in the fact that there were move out into the real world, it would be to find
some gorgeous girls hanging around didn’t a career that makes you happy. If you have a
hurt! Joining Pi Kappa Phi’s Lambda Chapter purpose and goals it will help you to drive to be
was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. your best. Success in dollar figures is great, but
It has shaped who I am and who I associate you need to make sure your job satisfies your
myself with today. sense of self worth. And to make sure your
personal life is just as fulfilling. Work hard
What are your thoughts on the current when it’s time and play hard all the time!