2023 Alpha Kappa Chapter (Missouri S&T) acquired a fire truck in 2022 to support upcoming philanthropic events.
so et i g t at l c ater ee to be ae awre of.” Reo di to an vdu sei g a fire truc i 1975, Ori wrote, “We, the aton aterit, canot in way o so, enoe, finace, or othewi e ubcze the ucase an/or t e use of fie truc or our c ates. e ibt, so e of w ic we have alea exeie ced, is just too geat. We do not kow how the traton tate, but the aton aterit ust divorce itse ro avn atin to do with t e e fire truc .” In 1981, the aterit eare that leae an Aeane In ce of St. Lous a tat the woul ouce a mo -doa lit poic or fie truc . At its a y 30, 1982, meetin , the Supee Counc eviewed t e po ilt o otan fie truc in ce an ase a motion diectin Oi s to pu e pooal fo fie truc i nce. Ori pe e ted oosa o fire truc in ce an uelie at the Counc’s et eetin o une 25. Subeue tl, chate obtane lit in ce, but t di’t lat o g. In Noveme 18, 1985,
fire truc .” He ware tat t woul e ilea fo chate to opeate thei fie truc without poe in ce. Fie truc ae sti with i p l a, alt ou efinitel ot as a as u g t e crae peio, an ae ow mae in ivere way to opeate le ay. T e imct ha ecome oe reated to com ut sevice event uc as t e Fie uck u an t e ire a’s C ae ge.
me oa d title “Canceaton—Fie uck Lit In ce,” to chate reie ts, Ori wrote, “Beca se of i fic nt cla a d iceaed exo ue, we have received otice fo our baet lit in ce care tat the covera e wil e cancee eective Noveme 25, 1985. T i covera e ovide oil ij y a roet da e covera e o the opeaton o c ater
1962 Gamma Tau (Rensselaer)
Gamma Eta (Los Angeles, CA),
1962 Alpha Lambda (Georgetown) National President David Powers was an honored passenger as the chapter’s fire truck paraded through the streets of Lexington during the PIKE Founders Day celebration. Delta Eta (Delaware) After spending the summer scraping and painting, the chapter boasted a garnet and gold 1930 Chevrolet fire truck. It became the talk of campus and the cheerleaders’ favorite mode of transportation. The brothers
drove it to College Park, MD for a visit to Delta Psi chapter. Epsilon Epsilon (To- ledo) Advertised in the Shield and Diamond to sell their 1928 GMC fire engine.
Their 1921 Seagrave fire engine was a victim of a flash fire and had to be completely rewired and readied for the annual Fire Engine Party. The truck transported 75 Pikes, dates, and friends from the USC-Iowa home football game. Gamma Upsilon (Tulsa) Acquired a 1928 Seagrave fire truck the previous year. The “red monster” was accepted by the university community and used in various campus functions.
1966 Epsilon Iota Chapter (Southeast Missouri State) riding through the 1966 St. Louis Convention
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