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Recolonization is underway at the University of Pennsylvania, literally one of our “old school” chapters. U Penn was among the original chapters founded in 1896 during the formative years of the fraternity. Chapter History One of the earliest Pilam chapters that were short-lived in the 1890s, U Penn reemerged during the revitalization...

L. Dennis Shapiro, a pioneer in the personal emergency response systems industry, passed into the Chapter Eternal on February 16, 2021. Shapiro was a dedicated electronics engineer, researcher, inventor, entrepreneur, veteran and philanthropist. Life Saving Technology Pioneer Shapiro is perhaps best known as a pioneer of emergency alert technology, which ironically became...

Gary Sanders ’96 - Shippensburg University As the new Executive Director of Pilam, I paid a visit to George at this home. I showed up with a bottle of Dewars and flowers for his lovely wife, Barrie. George pulled me aside and said something that was typical of his character. He...

On November 13, the Pitt chapter will celebrate the successful renovation of its historic chapter house. For nearly 100 years, PA Gamma Sigma brothers called 225 North Dithridge Street home, including entrepreneur Mark Cuban ’81 and Senator Ben Cardin ’64. Thanks to the dedication and support of alumni, the chapter...