The ALPHA ETA GATOR PI KAPPA ALPHA - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA OCTOBER, 1960 FORTY-TWO NEW PIKE PLEDGES -Til Glisson As a result of almost two weeks of hard and tedious work and planning, Alpha Eta can lay claim to one of the best pledge classes it has ever seen. Formal rush was a success, but only after much hard work on the part of all brothers. Formal rush was a success this year, partially because of the revision of the Rush Rules by the Interfraternity Council by making the rush dates shorter and more numerous, and partially because of the live enthusiasm shown by the chapter as a whole. The entire Alpha Eta rush program was organized by Brother Til Glisson, Rush Chairman, and Jimmy Kimbrough, Assistant Chairman. Quali- ties of the different rushees were brought out by the various and sundry rush parties, such as formal and informal dinner parties, refreshing bowling 1960 Fall Pledge Class and swimming parties, band parties in the base- ment, and finally the well-known champagne party on the last date. We were able to see how' the PIKE PERSONALITIES young men would act in the typical different at- -Editor mospheres of Pike life, and therefore, were able to make good selections for bidding and pledging. Back with us again for her fifth year as house- mother, Mrs. Lloyd B. Wildman is busy welcoming The real highlight of the rush program was the all guests to the Pike house in her usual cordial formal banquet held at the well-known Holiday manner and doing her best to make the dining Inn, owned by the President of Alpha Eta's House room run in smooth fashion. I'm sure no other Corporation, John Hintermister. After an immense housemother in the world does as much, so will- meal Brother Bill Sheridan, Lakeland, spoke on the ingly as our "Mom." Already she is looking for- values of fraternities in general and then applied ward to helping in the plans for our annual these values to Pi Kappa Alpha. It gave the rushees Christmas week and formal party. Mom served as a good honest look at what the fraternity strived an instructor of social graces at the Pi Kappa Alpha for and it reviewed in the minds of the brothers Leadership School this summer. what our goals are as Pikes. As proof of the ef- fectiveness of the speech, it may be added that The Alpha Eta Gator takes this opportunity to eight top men pledged Pike that evening. congratulate the semester's officers on their recent After all the long drawn out chapter meetings, election. The best of luck in the coming year is many dirtied white shirts and exhausted hands from what we all hope for. The officers are: greeting, Pi Kappa Alpha had placed the Pike Bill Schneider, Lakeland, President pledge pin on the breasts of 42 of the 1313 Nelson DeCamp, Lakeland, Vice President, rushees participating in Formal Rush. Among them Reggie Weller, Pensacola, Treasurer were men interested in politics, athletics, journal- Joe Branch, Jacksonville, House Manager ism, engineering and agriculture, and all with an Don Mattox, Winter Garden, Dining Room Man- interest in steering their efforts toward the better- ager ment of our fraternity. This year showed more re- Leroy Smith, Lakeland, Historian sponse than ever before in receiving recommenda- tion letters for entering freshmen on behalf of the And of course, Albert Washington (1875- ) Pike alum. For this we can say only "Thank You, is still up to his old tricks in and around the Mr. Alum," for your interest in the prosperity of house. That doesn't need explaining. Albert told the Pike ideals. Without your assistance, our rush me recently, after recalling a visiting alumnus' would not have been nearly as successful. name from twelve years ago, that he can still re- member every brother's name who ever lived with The pledge class began the year by having a the Alpha Eta chapter. Wish you would try this (Continued on Page Two) memory out.