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A Word SAVE THE DATE: FOUNDERS DAY WEEKEND 2019

from the

Chairman JOIN US!
Annual Founders Day Meeting

This past summer, our construction FEBRUARY 22 & 23, 2019
committee officially handed over
the keys to our new fraternity house Please mark your calendars as we prepare for the greatest gathering in the
to the active chapter. This project, history of Alpha Epsilon, at which time we will celebrate the founding of our
which started as an idea in a small chapter as well as the dedication of our new chapter house. A block of rooms
conference room at the Marriott has been reserved at the Gainesville Hilton with a group rate of $149 per night.
Courtyard 10 years ago this February,
was finally brought to a close on time FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 nd
and on budget.
« Legends of AE Golf Tournament – 10:00 a.m.
The conceptual plan which was Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida
developed at that meeting was that « Four-person scramble
our new chapter house, which would « Shotgun start at 10:00 a.m.
house the future legacy of Alpha « $100 per entry. Includes boxed lunch from Gator Dockside.
Epsilon at UF, had to be a red brick, Register Now: https://pikappaeclub.myevent.com
southern colonial mansion with white All proceeds will go toward the AE Scholarship Fund
columns and accents. Our goal was
to make this building the focal point of « Alumni Meet & Greet – 6:00 p.m.
Fraternity Row. Faced with a number Hilton Hotel
of trials and tribulations over the
rd
ensuing years, our team never lost SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
sight of the original plan which was « Annual Founders Day Meeting –12:30 p.m.
discussed that day many, many years
ago. Today, “our” fraternity house is, in « AE Scholarship Awards
fact, the jewel of the row and the new « Mr. Alpha Epsilon
home of Awesome Epsilon. « AE Hall of Fame
« Alumni Legion Awards
While hundreds of our alumni and
« Special Recognition to the Outgoing Exec Team
friends teamed together to bring this « Dedication of the new Chapter House
project to fruition, I would like to call
special attention to those individuals « Basketball: Florida Gators vs Missouri Tigers – 4:00 p.m.
who never, ever said no: Bill Charland The O’Connell Center
’82 (AE 1245), Bob Halcrow ’68 (AE
868), Mike Hill ’67 (AE 815), Rick Complete details to follow: Look for the next Save the Date
Riisma ’94 (AE 1886), and Tim Rurey
’84 (AE 1327). Without them, we A block of rooms has been reserved at the Gainesville Hilton with a group rate of $149 per
would never be where we are at today. night. Go to https://tinyurl.com/PiKapFounders18 to make your reservation.

On February 22-23, we will be Group Name: PI KAPPA PHI ANNUAL MEETING-2019
th
celebrating the 95 anniversary of Group Code: PKP219
Alpha Epsilon along with the dedication Check-in: February 22, 2019 Check-out: February 24, 2019
of our new chapter house. Whether Hotel Name: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center Gainesville
you visited the house last weekend or Hotel Address: 1714 SW 34 Street, Gainesville, Florida 32607
th
haven’t been back in 50-plus years, Phone Number: 352-371-3600
there has never been a better time
For those folks who want to call instead of using the link, they will need to use the group code
Chairman (Continued on page 4) number.