KA | Zeta Pi Chapter

eta Pi is an officially chartered chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order at Florida Gulf Coast University located in historic Fort Myers Florida. Our chapter members follow the ideals that their fraternal forefathers have left in their footsteps. Among many of these ideals, this group of gentlemen follow and believe in honor, chivalry, reverence toward women, and gentlemanly conduct.

News Blog

Fall 2008 Initiations

November 10, 2008
We are very proud to announce that Nick Christiano, Jon Crevasse, Aaron Davidson, Abel Echemendia, Alan Gaunt, Brant Gibson, Jon Tyler Glenn, Evan Livingston, David Merrill, John Mount, James Nilson, Brice Pelliccioni, Anthony Rice, Chris Sargent, David Simek, Dylan Tagg, Richard Van Fleet, Adam Velett, and Kevin Yole were all initiated this past weekend on Saturday November 8th! It’s hard to believe that it’s been eight weeks already but these guys successfully completed their New Member Education Course and are now officially proud Brothers of the Kappa Alpha Order! Be sure to congratulate these gentlemen next time you see them. We also want to wish everyone good luck on the last few weeks in the semester and be sure and have great winter break!

FALL RUSH 2008

May 2008
This September kicks off the beginning of RUSH for the fall 2008 semester. We have a lot of fun and informative events planned out for RUSH WEEK. We hope you can come out and see if you have what it takes to "DEFINE THE GENTLEMEN"! Check out the the far right of this page for the RUSH WEEK schedule that starts the second week of the fall semester.

Spring Initiations

April 2008
It’s hard to believe this semester is almost over! It feels like we just inducted these guys last week. However we are very proud to announce that both Brett Diamond and Jason Levine passed their new member test with flying colors and were initiated this past weekend. Finals week is coming up and we want to wish everyone good luck on their finals and we hope everyone has a great summer break!

Old South Ball

April 2008
This past weekend we hosted our very first KA Formal, known as the Old South Ball. The Old South Ball is an old KA tradition for every chapter. We held the event at the Veranda Restaurant in Downtown Fort Myers. We had the event catered as well as hired a professional photographer and DJ. Two party buses escorted the brothers and their fine dates to the Ball. All that attended had a great time and many said that it was the highlight of their year. Be sure to check out the pictures on Facebook!

KA and ZTA Adopt-A-Road

April 2008
KA partnered up with ZTA this past weekend to help them clean up their portion of Three Oaks Parkway which is located just south of Corkscrew in Estero. The two organizations participate in the Adopt-A-Road program; however the KA’s portion of the road is under construction, so when we were presented with the opportunity to help the ZTA’s out we were more than eager. Everyone had a lot of fun mixing with one another while helping keep Southwest Florida Clean.

Yippy Chi-O KA

March 2008
This past Thursday the brothers of KA along with the new Sorority on Campus Chi Omega, held a western themed social, rightfully dubbed “Yippy Chi-O KA”. Both organizations had awesome turnouts. The event was hosted at the FGCU Chiki Hut. There was plenty for everyone to do, including line dancing, corn hole, and horseshoes. A big thanks goes out to Kenny Shafer and Haley Cecil for planning an awesome event!

Spring Inductions

February 2008
We are proud to announce that we have given out two bids for our spring rush! Brett Diamond and Jason Levine have been inducted as New Members of the Eta Pledge class of KA at FGCU. The New Members will now have to complete an eight week New Member Education program and pass the national exam before they are initiated at the end of the semester!

Alumni Luncheon

December 2007
This past weekend we welcomed local KA alumni to have lunch with the brothers. The entire chapter was present for the event and was very pleased with the Alumni turnout. It was great to see the support of alumni in the local community for our new chapter.

Initiation of Zeta Pledge Class

November 10, 2007
The Brothers of the Zeta Pi Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order are proud to officially welcome 14 new brothers into the Order. All fourteen New Members passed the new member exam warranting them initiation into the Order. These brothers are Jarod Atkinson, Tommy Baker, Shane Baptiste, Mike Burzesi, David Capovilla, Domenic DeBonis, Mike Frustaci, Andrew Mease, TJ McCan, Dean Merrill, Theo Pearsall, Marc Schiller, Jordan Schwarts, and Kenny Shafer. Be sure to congratulate these Gentlemen as you see them around campus!

Mile High Pledge Social

November 2007
The Zeta Class members of the Kappa Alpha Order threw their traditional pledge class social this past Thursday. The theme of the Social was the “Mile High Club”. Brothers enthusiastically went along with the theme and came dressed as pilots as well as lucky members of the “Mile High Club”. Every Sorority was represented at this event which was held at Wing City Grill in Estero. Everyone had a great time; the Fall 2007 Pledge class definitely put on an awesome social! GREAT JOB GUYS!

KA & Tri Delta Participate in Habit

November 2007
KA along with the Ladies of Tri Delta participated in a Habitat for Humanity project in Lehigh Acres in November 2007. The Tri Deltas and the Brothers helped to tar paper the roofs of two habitat homes. Everyone had a great time while giving a little back to the community.

Inductions Fall 2007

September 2007
The Brothers of the Zeta Pi Chapter are proud to induct 14 new members this past weekend. We are celebrating their induction into the Order by hosting a public induction ceremony in Reed hall room 107. After the induction ceremony the new members will begin an eight week new member education program. Congratulations Guys!

Crusade

July 2007
In July 2007, Crusade Commander Andrew Graziani went to the KA National Office in Lexington, Virginia last summer for the crusade workshop and conference to learn how to function better as a crusade chapter. The Crusade is a four year education program based on the customs of Kappa Alpha Order and emphasizes academic excellence, values and ethics, community service, team building, and leadership. Overall the program aims to encourage brothers to strive for excellence.

Convention 2007

July 2007
This month President Sean Cotner and Number III Anthony Graziani will be going to the KA National Convention held in San Antoinio Texas to represent the Zeta Pi Chapter. KA's from all over the nation are require to attend to vote on new business of the Order and to revise the KA Laws.

KA ZETA PI DONATES TO CHARITY

Nov 27, 2006
From October 23rd through the 27th, you might have noticed something was a little out of the ordinary in the student union on the campus of FGCU. People were coming from every direction to dump out all their loose change into one of many buckets, labeled for each Greek organization. This was the third annual Greek Penny Wars, hosted by Kappa Alpha Order. Knowing that their money was going to a good cause, people were more willing to shell out more and more change to throw in the buckets.

How does Penny Wars work? Every coin or bill is worth its face value. For example, a nickel is worth five points, a quarter worth twenty five, and a dollar is worth 100. So what’s the catch? For every penny placed into the bucket, their organization loses one point. For example, if your organization has $50 in its bucket, worth 5,000 points, and someone throws in an entire roll of pennies, you just got knocked to 4,950. By the end of the week, the Greeks that had the most money in their bucket won. The rule is that the fraternity or sorority that wins Penny Wars has half of the money (including the pennies) donated to their particular philanthropy, and the other half goes toward Muscular Dystrophy Association, KA’s national philanthropy. In the event that KA wins, the runner up has half of their money donated to their philanthropy.

The KA boys spent endless hours every night counting the funds that were raised each day. At the end of the week, it was announced that $550 was raised between all of the Greek organizations. Fortunately for the ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha, they were able to raise the most money, and they were declared the winner. The pot was split in half and $280 went to their philanthropy, the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, and the rest went to MDA. Overall, this year was a great success.

If you are interested the Zeta Pi chapter of Kappa Alpha Order, the opportunity is right around the corner! At the beginning of next semester we will be holding a “rush” or recruitment week, specifically looking for more men that possess the qualities of KA to join our chapter. More information can be found by browsing through this website.

Josh Liebman
Corresponding Secretary

Defining Our Philosophy

"The philosophy of the Order is that the acquisition of knowledge and the development of character are the great goals of life. Through fellowship and brotherhood, KA seeks to teach young men to be leaders; to be brave, self-reliant, and to continually strive to better themselves." - Unknown

Welcome to the Kappa Alpha Order

Aug 14, 2006
On behalf of the brothers of the Kappa Alpha Order, we would like to take this time to welcome you to our website.

Kappa Alpha Order provides a way of life significant to the development of young men. When you join The Order, you pledge yourself to higher moral and ethical standards.

Emulating chivalric ideals and genteel ethics, KA translates these timeless philosophies into the mainstream of American colleges and universities. These gentlemanly traits are the hallmark for men who have chosen our unique lifestyle.

The philosophy of the Order is that the acquisition of knowledge and the development of character are the great goals of life. Through fellowship and brotherhood, KA seeks to teach young men to be leaders; to be brave, self reliant, and to continually strive to better themselves.