ONLINE DIGEST The STAR & LAMP receives stories every week of the successes of our members, chapters and friends. Stories are posted constantly at STARANDLAMP.COM. We have selected a sampling below for you to enjoy. Director Emeritus Durward W. Owen and various staff and guests. This year's Mr. Pi Kappa Phi recipient and fellow Hall of Fame member Pete Petit, Iota (Georgia Tech), was also in attendance. Zap currently lives in Hawaii where he serves as a trustee of the estate of industrialist James Campbell, but traveled to Atlanta to visit family. Due to his infrequency of traveling least, this was a Lynchburg College President Garren was stretch of flying through the East and fantastic opportunity to officially present honored with Roanoke College Medal Southern United States, something caught Zap with his Hall of Fame certificate. Lynchburg College President Kenneth the captain's eye. (Learn more about Zap in Fraternal News at pikapp.org) Garren, Xi (Roanoke), was honored with a The captain noticed a Pi Kappa Phi sticker Roanoke College Medal. Allen had on his luggage and they realized that they were both Pi Kappa Phi alumni. By The medal is the highest honor given chance, Allen had the pleasure of flying with to alumni of the college. It recognizes Roanoke College graduates for leadership, a fellow Pi Kapp, Captain Jonathan Frost, Eta intellectual integrity and dedication to Chi (Texas Christian). The two had a great stretch of safe and fun flying. serving their communities. Garren, who graduated from Roanoke College in 1962, was a member of the track team and is a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He worked at the National Aeronautics Shawn Miller spends summer giving and Space Administration, where he was back to the Haiti community part of the manual abort launch of Apollo, While many students across the nation before earning his master's degree in enjoyed their summer months working or mathematics at William & Mary and a going on vacation, one brother of the Eta doctorate at Virginia Tech. Pi Chapter at Coastal Carolina University Garren returned to Roanoke where he Luncheon held in Atlanta spent a large portion of his summer giving started the college's math national honor for Hall of Fame inductee back to others. society, Pi Mu Epsilon. On Monday, October 6, a special Shawn Miller spent roughly a month in After 34 years with the college, luncheon was held in honor of Pi Kappa Haiti helping others who are less fortunate. Garren became president of Lynchburg Phi's newest Hall of Fame inductee With a budget of roughly $8,000 College in 2001. Since then, the college's Admiral R.J. "Zap" Zlatoper, Alpha Tau fundraised through his church undergraduate enrollment has increased (RPI). The luncheon, held at Atlanta's community, Shawn and a team of 27 by 32 percent and graduate program prestigious Capital City Club, was others were able to run a medical clinic enrollment has grown 169 percent. coordinated with the help of Pi Kappa for over 630 people and also put a roof Phi Foundation trustee Tom Coley. Due on a widow's house. The medical clinic to distance, Admiral Zlatoper was not able was in downtown Cap Haitian, Haiti, Brotherhood Spans the Skies to attend the summer's Supreme Chapter, and the house was just outside the city, where his induction into the Hall of Fame As a pilot for US Airways Express, in the town of Berard Nord. Shawn and was announced. First Officer Christopher Allen, Eta Beta three other men worked with Haitian (Indiana State), has the opportunity to fly Joining Zap at the lunch were contractors and construction workers to with a lot of interesting people from all Foundation trustees Barry Howell, Walter complete the roof. over the country. Pickens, Michael Sweeney and Tom Coley, The rest of the team which consisted as well as Pi Kappa Phi Properties board Recently, Allen was scheduled to fly of nurses and people of other occupations member Glenn Aspinwall, Chief Executive with a captain with whom he had never went into the clinic everyday and helped Officer Mark E. Timmes, Executive flown. Before taking off for a two-day people both physically and financially try UPDATE US ON YOUR LIFE: PIKAPP.ORG/SUBMITNEWS 27