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Spring Pledge Class

The spring pledge class consisted of five: Gordon Kaplan, William Ruppert, Alfred Soltesz, Gordon Myers and Tom Wood. As part of a penalty for committing a pledge prank, they were required to stand guard over the living room for an entire night. They had to address each person who they could not recognize with a brick[1] in hand and the following statements:

"Halt Stranger, Who art thou that darest make sojourn through our living room. State thy name and purpose."

Masked brothers would attempt to get by the pledge class and then the pledges would stop them, unmask them and address them by name as follows:

"It is Brother Emerson, he is not strange. Proceed along your way."

This went on all night and although the brothers came in waves the pledges did not permit a single stranger/brother to proceed between the back stairwell and front stairwell without being identified. The pledges were not allowed to let their bricks down all night unless unmasking a stranger. These five were welcomed into the bonds of Pi Kappa Alpha on May 18, 1969.

Results: Men's 5th Place

Course Record: PiKA 2:20.9 (set in 1968, 1 year ago)

Chairman: Ken Jenkins / Dave Wade

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