Young Club Strives Toward High Expecfations In its first year as a social club at Harding, Pi Kappa Epsilon mens' club strove to obtain an admirable position and reputation among the campus organizations. "Since we chartered last spring, we have worked really hard to promote unity in the club and to establish quality relationships with individuals and other clubs, " said Randy Burrus, president of Pikes (as the club is more commonly known). Pikes chartered on May 3, 1983 with 15 members under the sponsorship of Dr. Tom Howard . "He (Howard) has supported us wholeheartedly; he se ts high standards for us," Burrus stated. " We try to live up to his expectations. " T amy Sitton was asked to join the men as a sponsor and Burrus also attributed much success to Tomy's hard work. The men spent most of the remainder of the spring semester together to develop strong bonds of fri endship. "We are a group of guys who want a club with a combination of good strong spiritual foundati on and fun , relaxed friendship ," David Stills, a sophomore charter member said. "We enjoy each others company and we have a good time together." In the fall semester the men fac - ed many challenges and resulting rewards. In order to bring the members to- - Jolon ,. RQddiff~ get her after the summer break, they held an outing at Heber Springs in the fall. Previous to induction, Pikes took three jumps to strengthen the size of the young club. The' induction process involved accepting nine new members into the group and several activities to get acquainted. They also began to grow closer to other clubs and individuals on campus through activities such as devotionals, parties, and sports. Pikes began se tting an outstanding record for participation from beginning of the fa ll . The men pa rticipated in all sports and S.A. sponsored club activities. They also achieved 100% participation in the blood draws held on campus. Later in the fall , the men began making plans to participate in Spring Sing '84 with Ka Re Ta women's club. Still s attributed the success and closeness of the club to "the struggles we went through this year resulted in closeness-- we'll always be close because we've grown together. " 1. Food, fu n. mId fel/owship were often enjoyed by tlJf.' me'l of Pikes,· during a mixer, David Slater returns to tile table fo r more of /Iis favo rite. 2. Pi Kappa Epsilon. Row 1: (left to rig/If) Woods , LOIlg. Stills. Baskett , Hayward, Van Patter-queen , Tal/mml , Madderl. Brown ing. Row 2: Burrus. Rector. Covingto" . Humpllrey , Shields . Hess , Yee , Howardsponsor. Row 3: Thorton . Gilbert , Carson , Slater. Smith , Foster , Skidmore. Peiper . Fanner. Smith. ~IIKE Colors' Forest gr~n and maroon increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. Luke 2:52 Pikes 265
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