Fraternity World's Largest Circulation The ALPHA ETA GATOR 54th Year Pi Kappa Alpha of the U. of F. March, 1958 FOUNDER'S DAY House Dedication March 1st Mac FARLANE KEY-SPEAKER FOUNDER'S DAY '58 ONE OF OF DEDICATION SERVICES BEST IN HISTORY By John Goodling Jack Sites, Editor One of the greatest events in the "Especially to the six who planted history of Alpha Eta will take place deeply and well in 1868 so reads the afternoon of March 1, 1958. At part of the dedication in Dr. Free- that time we are going to dedicate man Hart's THE HISTORY OF PI our new house, the largest and finest KAPPA ALPHA, and so we still dedi- in the Southeast. A lot has been said cate and celebrate the founding of and a lot has been thought about this our fraternity on that eventful March new home. At last it has become a 1st at the University of Virginia some reality. 89 years ago. The brothers of the active chapter In line with this, Alpha Eta again are very proud to be inaugurating the will hold its annual Founders' Day initial phase of its part in the lives celebration on Saturday, March 1st of of the mén of Alpha Eta. this year in the new house at 1904 W. At 2:30 P.M., Saturday, March 1, University Avenue. following the Founders' Day Banquet, The festivities this year will have an Grant Mac Farlane, National Presi- even greater significance than similar dent, will give the dedication address. events of the past, for not only will Past National President, John F. E. it be the first one to be held in our Hipple; Dr. J. Wayne Reitz, Univer- J. B. HOPKINS FOUNDER'S new chapter house, but it will have sity President; Dr. U. S. "Preacher" DAY SPEAKER the unique honor of combining the Gordon, National Alumnus Secretary; house dedication ceremonies with this Dr. Freeman Hart, past National His- The Honorable J. B. Hopkins, annual event. torian; State Rep. J. B. Hopkins; and prominent North Florida State legis- The day's activities will begin at State Sen. Scott Kelly, will also be lator and attorney, will be the fea- noon with the banquet starting at here for this momentous occasion. tured speaker at the Founder's Day 12:30 p.m. and continuing until 2 Banquet at noon on March 1. p.m. Following this will be a brief MOTHER'S DAY, MAY 10TH Brother Hopkins is an alum of the intermission during which guided University of Florida and this chap- tours of the new house will be given By Don Dunham ter. He graduated from the Univer- for those who have not already had The 43rd annual Mother's Day sity in 1951 with an LL.B. degree the honor. Then the House Dedica- celebration will be held on Saturday, and returned to Pensacola where he tion ceremonies will be conducted May 10th, in the new house located is now practicing alone, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. University on the corner of University Avenue In addition to this, he is currently President J. Wayne Reitz is expected and 19th Street N.W. serving his second term as a member to attend. This, the oldest annual social event of the house delegation to the Florida The program this year for both (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 4)