THE FRATERNITY WITH THE FIRE ENGINE
By Larry W. Lunsford (Tennessee, Zeta ’71) with collaboration from Isaac Sires (Oklahoma, Beta Omicron ‘19) I
n i p la’s 156-yea itor, the aterit as ejoe as wel a en ue var o s te s. a were mee oci l a of a p tcla ea.
into ever town o ow event certa n gave the aterit a d t ctive sta. he poes were obvios: inje , wrec , inoi te exe e. As te eas wore on, the Faterit’s att t de on te truc cane fo ap upot to gu g acceptace an fi al to di roval.” Botes o Sig Chate (Vanderbilt) were eatre o teir fie truc o te cover of te ach 1959 Shield and Diamond . An art cle in tat s e bout Zeta Chate’s (Tennessee) fire truc ea, “What s fire truc ? No, it s ot an eent o extih fies a ay u ome eo le woul ave you beieve. Intead, it’s a souce of u . It’s a pe oal t with a temeaent como ol to it. To e ue, thi etal c ma udeoe a tra omat on we a gou o faterit en uc a the i¡e at the ‘Hi’ in o¢vile a thei ad uo it.”
Noe, however, a ad loe lat eect, bot oit ve an eat ve, tha te fire truc . Pat Inte at on itori Inte at on eidet . Jeoe eel . (Tulane, Eta and Southern Mississippi, Delta Mu ‘57) , sa t bet in te 2011 edit on o te Faterit’s i toy, The Oak : “Fa i Pi Ala chate ife came an went, but poal noe was oe opu , es esie or oe daeous ta te fire truc ae.” “B 1959,” he contie, “the Shield and Diamond cale te fa seci l ‘ra oun ’ to kee i p la ro eig just anote raterit. ick u dates o the ooity ou e, cal or u ees at the oitorie, an e tein te wago
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Larry Lunsford (Tennessee, Zeta ’71) has served Pi Kappa Alpha in several capacities, including chapter consultant, resident counselor, chapter advisor, North Atlantic Regional President, and Supreme Council Vice President. He retired as vice president for student affairs in 2019 at Florida International University. He received the Fraternity’s Loyalty Award in 2003. He is the author of two novels.
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