Junior Patrick Fritz was named Golfer of the Week as he led the Gators to their first tournament victory in 2 years at the Edward Jones Shootout. Fritz finished third in the individual standings, leading two other Penn Beta's in the top 10. Sophomore Oliver White finished tied for 5th and Senior Rob Hippert finished in 8th place. Brothers Matt Donahoe ('09) and AJ Crofford ('12) also played well, finishing 14th and 19th respectively out of a field of 45.

Posted by Jake Dowling
Tuesday April 17th, 2012

The Pennsylvania Beta Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi was recently honored by the Allegheny College Greek community with the 'Friends of Meadville' Award.  This award is given to the chapter that strives to develop strong ties with the residents and businesses in Meadville.  Our undying commitment to serve our community has created many wonderful relationships in Meadville, and we as a chapter look forward to continuing to exemplify our tradition of 'The Great Joy of Serving Others.'

Posted by Brendan Helt
Thursday April 5th, 2012

Senior Brother James Ness was recently honored as a member of the NIC All-Fraternity All-American Basketball team.  James was honored alongside only 9 other players in all divisions of the NCAA, including some of the top players and coaches in the nation! See the press release below:    2012 NIC All-Fraternity All-American Basketball Team   The North-American Interfraternity Conference is pleased to announce its annual All-Fraternity All-American Team made up of players from all NCAA Divisions and the NAIA. Our Coach of the Year is Rick Pitino of Lambda Chi Alpha, who took his Louisville squad to the NCAA Final Four. Nominees were submitted to the NIC by fraternity headquarters, Greek advisors, sports information directors, Greek alumni and undergraduates. Additional research was done by Jay Langhammer at Jlangha132@aol.com.   First Team   KENT BAZEMORE, Pi Kappa Alpha-Old DominionAll-CAA first team, CAA Defensive Player of the Year; team leader in scoring (538 points, 15.4), assists (107) and steals (74); second with 213 rebounds, (6.1)   AUSTIN CLAUNCH, Sigma Nu-EmoryAll-UAA first team, D3Hoops.com All-South Region second team; led with 180 assists, 7.2 (fourth in DIII); second in scoring (445 points, 17.8); 97 rebounds (3.9), 51 steals   NOEL HOLLINGSWORTH, Lambda Chi Alpha-M.I.T.All-NEWMAC first team, All-Northeast Region second team; led team in scoring (534 points, 17.2), rebounds (211, 6.8) and blocked shots (54)   GREG MANGANO, Zeta Psi-YaleAll-Ivy League first team, NCAA All-District 13 first team; led team in scoring (527 points, 18.2), rebounds (279, 9.6) and blocked shots (65)   MICHAEL SNAER, Theta Chi-Florida StateAll-ACC second team, All-ACC Defensive Team, ACC Tournament MVP; led team in scoring with 489 points (14.0), grabbed 132 rebounds (3.8), made 68 assists and had 39 steals   Second Team   SASHA BROWN, Beta Theta Pi-WesleyanAll-NESCAC first team; led team in scoring (428 points, 17.1), assists (108) and steals (38)   MIKE CASE, Phi Gamma Delta-HanoverAll-HCAC first team, Academic All-American; lead team in scoring (406 points, 16.2) and rebounds (172, 6.9)   MITCHELL CASE, Lambda Chi Alpha-M.I.T.All-NEWMAC first team, NEWMAC Tournament MVP, D3Hoops.com All-American fourth team; scored 440 points (14.2), with 126 rebounds (4.1), 166 assists and 70 steals   JAMES NESS, Phi Kappa Psi-AlleghenyAll-NCAC 2nd team; led in scoring (376 points, 15.0), rebounds (185, 7.4) and blocked shots (25). PAT SULLIVAN, Theta Delta Chi-HamiltonAll-NESCAC 2nd team, D3Hoops.com All-Northeast Region 3rd team; led in scoring (401 points, 12.4) and rebounds (135, 5.9)   Coach of the Year   RICK PITINO, Lambda Chi AlphaLed Lousville to a 30-10 record and the NCAA Final Four   Honorable Mention Players   Lewis Affronte, Kappa Alpha Order-University of the South; Billy Bender, Lambda Chi Alpha-M.I.T.; Jordan DeMercey, Pi Kappa Alpha-Georgetown KY; John Dunavant, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Rhodes; J.D. Ey, Beta Theta Pi-Washington & Lee; Alex Greven, Sigma Nu-Emory; Alex Gulotta, Sigma Nu-Emory; Sean Haseley, Phi Kappa Psi-DePauw; Josh Johnson, Pi Kappa Alpha-Presbyterian; James Karriker, Lambda Chi Alpha-M.I.T.; Kurt Kovach, Kappa Alpha Order-Westminster MO; Javon McDonald, Beta Theta Pi-Washington & Lee; Taylor Meades. Pi Kappa Alpha-Millsaps; Andrew McCarthy, Theta Delta Chi-Brown; Ryan Nowicki, Phi Gamma Delta-Hanover; Tyler Ponticelli, Theta Delta Chi-Brown; Brian Shelbourne, Beta Theta Pi-Wabash; Matt Sullivan, Theta Delta Chi-Brown; Will Tashman, Lambda Chi Alpha-M.I.T.; Skylar Tolson, Kappa Alpha Order-Westminster MO; Kirk Van Slyke, Pi Kappa Alpha-Houston; Kelsey Weymuth, Kappa Alpha Order-Westminster MO; Larry Whitaker, Beta Theta Pi-Washington & Lee   Honorable Mention Coaches   Eddie Biedenbach, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-UNC-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Delta Upsilon-Syracuse; Darrell Brooks, Alpha Phi Alpha-Bowie State; Scott Drew, Delta Tau Delta-Baylor; Mark Edwards, Beta Theta Pi-Washington-St. Louis; Leonard Hamilton, Kappa Alpha Psi-Florida State; Fred Hoiberg, Pi Kappa Alpha-Iowa State; Todd McGuinness, Delta Tau Delta-Hartwick; Marvin Menzies, Phi Beta Sigma-New Mexico State; Mike Montgomery, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Cal-Berkeley; Nevada Smith, Delta Tau Delta-Keystone College;     Kevin Stallings, Pi Kappa Alpha-Vanderbilt; Brad Stevens, Alpha Tau Omega-Butler; Brooks Thompson, Texas-San Antonio

Posted by Brendan Helt
Tuesday April 3rd, 2012