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1982 - 1983

The Beta Sigma Chapter of

Pi Kappa Alpha

Carnegie Mellon University

1079 Morewood Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

Mark Bowers

TREASURER

Keith Block

PRESIDENT

Howard Berinson

VICE PRESIDENT

Chapter History Report

None Available.

Sweepstakes

PiKA retrieves course record from CIA by breaking 2:10 minute barrier for the first time ever. We have held the record in all but 3 years since 1967.

Rich Connors wrote... "In 1983, we set the record (probably my proudest moment as a Pike!!!) by pushing the B-Team buggy (Bullet) on day two. We qualified with Godzilla on day one and the B-Team qualified with Bullet. Bullet went head to head with Beta A and we had our B-Team on the course. Then immediately before the race started, we had the A-team run out. Bullet had severely out-rolled Godzilla on the first day, so we made the decision to switch buggies. It turned out that Beta A and Bullet crashed into each other. The (Sweepstakes) chairman decided that we would each run solo to determine the winner. So...the A-team (Saxton-Haywood-Machernis-Connors-Gens) pushed Bullet to the record As I said, it was my highlight from my four years at CMU."

After the first day PiKA A was in 1st place with 2:11.9 followed by Beta A with 2:12.0. PiKA B held 4th place. At the time 1st place would have rolled against 4th place but because of a rule that you cannot roll against yourself, Beta A rolled against PiKA B (sort of) and PiKA A rolled against CIA A.

In the heat with Beta A against Bullet with the A-Team pushers swapped in at the last second, Beta beat us up Hill 1. Bullet trailed Beta through freeroll and attempted to pass after the turn. The buggies had lost sight of each other and collided. Each were granted a reroll. During that heat Beta was probably unaware that we had switched push teams. They found out in the next heat when CIA beat out Godzilla and our B-Team pushers. The record was set in our reroll with the A-Team pushing Bullet. Beta A also turned in an impressive time beating the prior record but, alas, it wasn't good enough.

Results: Men's 1st Place, 5th Place and 6th Place

Course Record: PiKA 2:09.0 (taking the record back from CIA)

Chairman: William Shank / Jim Haywood

A-Team

GODZILLA

2:11.9 (Day 1)

Hill 1- Scott Saxton

Hill 2 - Jim Haywood

Hill 3 - Steve Machernis

Hill 4 - Richard Connors

Hill 5 - William Gens

Driver - Schumacher

2:18.2 (Day 2)

Hill 1 - Bob Marcoux

Hill 2 - Joe Scarci

Hill 3 - Mike Lynch

Hill 4 - Jeff Kreulen

Hill 5 - Joe Steiner

Driver - Schumacher

C-Team

BANDIT

2:24.0 (Day 1)

2:18.5 (Day 2)

Hill 1 - Joe Pajer

Hill 2 - Charles Emery

Hill 3 - Paul Loebig

Hill 4 - Eric Briner

Hill 5 - Keith Shrieve

Driver - Stromberg

B-Team

BULLET

2:13.3 (Day 1)

Hill 1 - Bob Marcoux

Hill 2 - Joe Scarci

Hill 3 - Mike Lynch

Hill 4 - Jeff Kreulen

Hill 5 - Joe Steiner

Driver - Elikan

2:09.0 (Day 2)

Hill 1- Scott Saxton

Hill 2 - Jim Haywood

Hill 3 - Steve Machernis

Hill 4 - Richard Connors

Hill 5 - William Gens

Driver - Elikan

D-Team

WHITE LIGHTENING

2:30.5

Hill 1 - Jim Cromie

Hill 2 - Rick Ferrero

Hill 3 - Dave Lee

Hill 4 - Randy Chaffinch

Hill 5 - Ira Androphy

Driver - Keith Shrieve

Initiates

Roll No. 952

Mr. Robert P. Downey (Bob)

Initiated: November 5, 1982

Positions/Offices: Fire Chief

Fire Chief (prior: Dave Bauer, next: Rick Ferrero)

Big Brother: Charlie Paraboschi

Roll No. 953

Mr. Joseph Garcia Honse

Initiated: November 5, 1982

Buggy: B-Team Hill 4, A-Team Hill 4 (2)

Little Brother: George Bentel

Roll No. 954

Mr. Paul Theodore Loebig

Initiated: November 5, 1982

Buggy: Chairman, D-Team Hill 4, C-Team Hill 3, B-Team Hill 3

Roll No. 955

Mr. Edward Michael Kelly (Michael)

Initiated: January 28, 1983

Roll No. 956

Mr. Ira Lewis Androphy

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Buggy: D-Team Hill 5 (4)

Roll No. 957

Mr. Mark Andrew Brado

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Positions/Offices: SC, SMC

Buggy: D-Team Hill 2

Roll No. 958

Mr. Eric Briner

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Buggy: C-Team Hill 4, B-Team Hill 3

Roll No. 959

Mr. David Scott Goldman

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Positions/Offices: ThC

Roll No. 960

Mr. Michael Scott Havrilla

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Buggy: C-Team Hill 3

Little Brother: John Barrett

Roll No. 961

Mr. Jeffrey Thomas Kreulen

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Buggy: B-Team Hill 4, B-Team Hill 1 (2)

Roll No. 962

Mr. David Edward Lee

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Buggy: D-Team Hill 3

Roll No. 963

Mr. Robert Bruce Marcoux Jr. (Bob)

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Positions/Offices: IMC, SMC

Buggy: B-Team Hill 1, B-Team Hill 4, A-Team Hill 3 (2)

Beta Sigma Corporation: Vice President, President

Roll No. 964

Mr. Scott David Saxton

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Buggy: A-Team Hill 1 (4)

Little Brother: Michael Smith

Roll No. 965

Mr. Joseph Matthew Steiner

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Buggy: B-Team Hill 5

Roll No. 966

Mr. Gregory John Valley

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Buggy: C-Team Hill 4 (2)

Roll No. 967

Dr. Thomas Joseph Wickham (Jelly)

Initiated: April 10, 1983

Little Brother: Lance Sadler