PIKE LARGEST WORLD'S CIRCULATION ALPHA ETA GATOR A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ALPHA ETA CHAPTER SPRING 1988 1988 ALPHA ETA FOUNDERS DAY ALUMNI WEEKEND FRIDAY, MARCH 11 - SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1988 Your support at this last football season was tremendous. More the 1938 class headed by reunion chairman John Hintermister and alumni brothers and guests visited the house during the season than the 25-year reunion of the 1963 class headed by chairman Jim during any of the preceding ten years highlighted by the over 180 Bogner: a special invitation to members of those classes. For alumni who signed the guest book at homecoming. We sincerely everyone, please try to attend. And bring your friends. The best enjoyed your company. Thank you for dropping by the house and way for us to encourage attendance is for you to contact and bring spending time with us. We would like to see us again this spring, your fellow brothers. We look forward to seeing you. specifically March 11 - 13 for Founders Day. A large number of alumni returned to the chapter this past fall for the first time in many years. From their comments, we feel SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES they enjoyed the time at the chapter house. A suggestion was made to plan a spring alumni weekend without any other Friday March 11: 7 9pm Alumni Cocktail Party in distractions; a chance for our older brothers to bring their families Gainesville at home of and friends back to the house and renew those ties without the Frank Costner '47. added frenzy of a spring football game or a parent's weekend. We have planned for you just that. Saturday March 12: 12 noon Lunch at the house. The weekend will be March 11 - 13, 1988. The primary focus will be Saturday's activities but we want to encourage you to make 1 4pm Afternoon Activities: a weekend of it. The Cabot Lodge on Archer Road (SR24) and 1-75 -Sporting Challenge has been working with us; when making reservations, mention -Campus Tours PiKA. For those arriving Friday evening, alumnus Frank Costner -Tour of Historic Homes '47 will be hosting a cocktail party at his home in the Gainesville -Stories at the house Country Club. Frank hopes that many of you can attend. Saturday begins with lunch at the chapter house at noon. After 4 - 5:30pm BREAK lunch, we have planned a variety of activities for Pikes and guests of all ages. The "sporting challenge" will involve softball, 5:30 7pm Alumni/Active Chapter racquetball, handball, volleyball, and tennis on the facilities across Meeting Special Initiation from the house. For those not athletically inclined, we will have campus tours of the university (a lot has changed recently) and also 7 - 7:30pm Cocktail Reception a tour of Historic Gainesville Homes as part of a city celebration. Of course the house will be home base with refreshments and a 7:30 ? Semi-Formal Banquet place to relax and watch the Gators in the SEC tournament. Dinner in the living room; Following a break for a quick rest, at 5:30 pm we will have an party with music from all Alumni/Actives chapter meeting featuring full ritual and a special eras to follow initiation. The pledge class will then pick up your families and guests for pre-dinner drinks. Dinner will be semi-formal banquet at Sunday, March 13 9:00 pm Golf Tournament: the house featuring alumni awards, fun awards, and a chance for you Meadowbrook Country to tell your favorite PiKA story. We will follow dinner with a Club--Everyone is party featuring music from all Pike eras. It should be an enjoyable welcome to play. affair. For the golfers in our brotherhood, on Sunday the 13th at 9:00 The Host Hotel for the Weekend will be the new Cabot Lodge at am we will have a Golf Tournament at Meadowbrook Country Club Archer Road (SR 24) and I-75. Our room rates will be $42 per (judged one of the best new courses by Golf Digest). Included for night and this includes a continental breakfast and cocktails. For players will be greens fees, cart rental, and refreshments; cost is reservations, call: in FL - 1-800-331-8215; out of state - only $25.00 per person. Last year was the first annual, we 1-800-843-8735. We have a limited number of rooms so please encourage you to play and help us make this event a tradition. reserve your rooms early. When doing so, mention PiKA. We have tried to set up a weekend for you. We sincerely hope If you have any questions or comments, please call Joe Lander, that you can join us to rekindle old friendships and be a part of a Alumni Chairman at (904) 377-8382 or Mike Oshins, IMC at (904) great event. Of added importance will be the 50-year reunion of 371-1950.