PI KAPPA PHI FOUNDATION Finally, an environmental scan revealed visionary organizations are not only their CAMPAIGN AT A GLANCE that many organizations with "America" ability to preserve their core values and in their name are actually associated with consistently innovate, but the ability to The Pi Kappa Phi Foundation Common political action committees, and most use put those values into practice. Loyalty Campaign seeks unrestricted gifts red, white and blue as the primary colors from alumni and friends of the fraternity to Our members, friends and supporters in their logos. As a philanthropy seeking to establish long term funds that will impact are the people who will truly build change the way society viewed people with the greater fraternity's programs in the brand equity in The Ability Experience, disabilities and fraternity men, we needed to following areas: because our new name is who we have differentiate ourselves from the sometimes always been. Although Push America, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT polarizing work of these organizations. and the many iterations of its name since To help the fraternity increase capacity More importantly, we needed a the organization's founding in 1977, will and improve the quality of Pi Kapp College name that clearly reflected our values always have a special place in Pi Kappa for Emerging Leaders and Pi Kapp College and one of the organization's greatest Phi's history, it is clear that our true for Chapter Officers. Also included in strengths identified by countless survey passion as men of Pi Kappa Phi is service Leadership Development is our new respondents: the "shared experiences" to others before self. Uncommon Leadership Fund to provide between the members of Pi Kappa Phi rapid deployment grants that will allow You cannot participate in a program and people with disabilities. the fraternity to test new educational of our organization and not come away concepts and curriculum without the delay A name with focus with an appreciation for the abilities of all of seeking outside funding. people. It is a true Ability Experience. In order to consider the proposed ACADEMIC RECOGNITION names for Push America, a focus group "For more than 37 years, we've lived To increase support to foster and recognize was created composed of Pi Kappa Phi our obligation to leadership and service classroom success including Uncommon alumni, board members, national Push and honored our VOW to change the world Leader Grants which will help chapters America event participants, and staff, through our own philanthropy," said recruit talented young men on their campus; along with a fraternity/sorority life Christian Wiggins during the luncheon broader support for the Pi Kapp Scholars advisor and experts with experience in at Supreme Chapter. "Today, we're proud Program, the fraternity's oldest academic marketing, branding and re-branding. to present the next step in linking our award, and expansion of its International The focus group thoroughly reviewed and founders' vision, our values and our Scholars and Extra Mile Programs. discussed the many naming suggestions. philanthropy." SERVANT LEADERSHIP The group ultimately concluded that Over the next few months, you will EXPERIENCES the organization's new name needed to continue to see us updating our marketing To inspire signature servant leadership encapsulate the idea of abilities-one of and materials to reflect The Ability experiences through the programs of The our core values-and the experiential Experience brand. As with any change, Ability Experience. Grants will be used to nature of everything we do. it may take a little time to fully embrace encourage broader participation among the change. We encourage you continue With feedback from the focus group, student members of the fraternity. to support our mission and our programs. the Council of Archons, the branding We now, as we always have been, are an Gifts to the Common Loyalty campaign firm and the National Council, the Push organization committed to promoting the will be allocated 50% to Leadership America board of directors made the final abilities of all people through our shared Development, 40% to Academic selection: The Ability Experience. experiences. Recognition and 10% to Service Learning. The future of our philanthropy If there is one thing we have learned through this process, it is that change is LEADERSHIP hard; but as Collins identified through his DEVELOPMENT research, the timeless fundamentals of $3,500,000 ACADEMIC RECOGNITION $2,800,000 SERVANT-LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES $700,000 COMMON LOYALTY CAMPAIGN GOAL $7,000,000 UPDATE US ON YOUR LIFE: PIKAPP.ORG/SUBMITNEWS 9