Bill > HJR154

This joint resolution commends the Upsilon Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (also known as "Pike") fraternity at Auburn University on its 130th anniversary. The resolution highlights the fraternity's long history, noting its national founding in 1868 and the Upsilon Chapter's establishment in 1895 when the university was still called Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. It emphasizes that this chapter is the oldest Pike chapter to have never been silenced by national leadership or the university, and recognizes its six founding fathers: Emile Glines Abbott, Walter Lynnwood Fleming, Fletcher Dumas Harvey, Peter Mastin McIntyre, James Lawrence Pollard, and Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr. The resolution also acknowledges the fraternity's significant presence at Auburn University, with 3,480 total initiates, and praises its core values of Scholar, Leader, Athlete, and Gentleman. The Alabama legislature extends its highest commendation to the Upsilon Chapter and wishes the fraternity continued success in its future endeavors.

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