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ofPIKAPPAALPHAFRATERNITY FALL2023<br />
An MLB Umpire, True Pike,<br />
and family man. Tripp Gibson<br />
(Murray State, Epsilon Lambda<br />
'01) achieved a lifelong dream<br />
of umpiring the first combined<br />
no hitter in World Series history.<br />
Off the field, he's giving back to<br />
communities in need.<br />
COVERING<br />
THE BASES<br />
ALSO INSIDE: Fraternity Grows to Five More Campuses Pg. 4 | Recruitment in PIKE's Early Years Pg. 14 | National Sprint Kayaking Champion<br />
Augustus Cook has his eyes on the Olympics Pg. 22 | A Dream Girl The woman behind 47 years of Zeta Lambda reunions Pg. 32<br />
Preamble<br />
Congrats to the graduates! The men of Beta Pi Chapter<br />
(Pennsylvania) celebrated their commencement with a senior<br />
photoshoot. Posing with landmarks on campus and around<br <a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=1"> ofPIKAPPAALPHAFRATERNITY </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=2"> Preamble Congrats to the graduates! The men of Be</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=3"> Summer 2023 / Vol. 134 / Issue No. 1 Table of Con</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=4"> Room 47 Meet your 2023-2024 Chapter Con</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=5"> Can you see yourself in their shoes? Travel the </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=6"> Room 47 FALL EXPANSION SLATE We're Growin</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=7"> VOICES What has PIKE U done for you? How ha</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=8"> Room 47 FINDINGS Our Health & Safety team polled</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=9"> THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE PIKE FOUNDA</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=10"> Room 47 SPRING NEW MEMBER COUNT* WINNERS BY</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=11"> LONE STAR Theta Theta (Texas A&M) 32 new members </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=12"> Room 47 Caleb W</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=13"> QUOTABLE “Put the time, the work, and the </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=14"> Room 47 Licensed product selections from The</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=15"> Archive Comfort in the Grandstands If you've</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=16"> Yesteryear Recruiting Through Adversit</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=17"> four to twenty-four in just a year. Others like G</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=18"> 16 SHIELD&DIAMOND </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=19"> 13 9 IN THE FALL OF 2022, TRIPP GIBSON (MURRAY </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=20"> COVERING THE BASES What was it like to umpire</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=21"> FALL 2023 RADIUS "The journey seems impossibl</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=22"> COVERING THE BASES FE OUL LIN 20' ' 13' 20</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=23"> During my time in PIKE, there was such an</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=24"> HAVING TO VS. WANTING TO Augustus Cook (Centra</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=25"> It comes down to a difference between `having to </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=26"> eet </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=27"> As Augustus continued to foster friend- </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=28"> PIKES Luke ultimately followed the orange</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=29"> Brothers In Action UNLV, KAPPA OMICRON </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=30"> PIKES: Brothers In Action SOUTHEAST MI</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=31"> NORTHERN ARIZONA, THETA RHO All Fired Up Over $</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=32"> PIKES: Brothers In Action S&D: Tell us wh</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=33"> FLORIDA STATE, DELTA LAMBDA Then vs. Now! A l</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=34"> PIKES: Brothers In Action Dream Girl Millie </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=35"> Chapter Eternal Chuck Bowsher entered Chapter Ete</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=36"> Chapter Eternal ALABAMA GAMMA ALPHA Stephen A.</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=37"> FLORIDA ALPHA ETA Iverson M. Barbree `50 6/11/202</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=38"> Chapter Eternal LOUISIANA STATE ALPHA GAMMA Ma</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=39"> OKLAHOMA BETA OMICRON Robert F. Bolding `55 11/5/</a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=40"> Chapter Eternal Eric R. Pitcher `80 11/4/2022 </a>
<a title="Shield and Diamond Fall 2023 page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/305832e2?page=41"> Purchasing Your First (Chapter) House </a>
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