     |
San Fernando Valley State CollegePismo Retreat May 4-6, 2012 Reservations deadline April 18, 2012. RSVP Our Retreats began in October, 1996 with a visit to Rick Krieger in Bend, Oregon. Of the 30 brothers in attendance, I'll bet none of us envisioned that we were creating an institution that would ensure the ongoing viability of the Pi Kappa Tau Fraternity until the last of us is gone. The Retreats are held the first weekends in May and November at 18 month intervals. The next one will be May 4-6, 2012, at the Mission Inn of Pismo Beach. The regular schedule helps avoid calendar conflicts, provided our aging members remember to mark their calendars. Since the Retreat of November, 1998, one of the highlights of the weekend has been the passing on of the Krieger Award, the closest thing Pi Kappa Tau has to the Nobel Prize. This honor has been bestowed upon Stu Olster, John Cagle, Gerry Adams, Rick Turton, Dick Eisman, Curt Ebbesmeyer, Bob Kari, Bob Richardson, and Ralph Costanzo. At the 2010 retreat, Ralph presented this honor to Sam Wenguer. 2012 Package Breakdown:*Friday, May 4 -> Sunday, May 6: Basic Package per person for 2 night’s double occupancy - $315.00* (Single occupancy $$470.00 ) Thursday, May 3 -> Sunday, May 6: Total Package per person for 3 night’s double occupancy - $440.00 (Single occupancy $625.00) Wednesday, May 2 ->Sunday, May 6: Total Package per person for 4 night’s double occupancy -$520.00 (Single occupancy $820.00) Basic Package Details:Friday, May 4 – breakfast buffet, 2 drink coupons per person of beer/wine/non-alcoholic beverages served in lobby bar, private 1 hour reception in the Library Room serving light hors d’oeuvres Saturday, May 5 - breakfast buffet, 2 drink coupons per person of beer/wine/non-alcoholic beverages served in lobby bar, private 1 hour reception in the Library Room serving light hors d’oeuvres, catered dinner served in Mission Room. Sunday, May 6 - breakfast buffet Thursday Details:Thursday, May 3 – breakfast buffet, 2 drink coupons per person of beer/wine/non-alcoholic beverages served in lobby bar. The basic package went up from $300 to $315. Not too bad considering the hotel is now a Hilton Garden Inn and went through a whole lot of upgrades. The big thing is that the hotel is requesting a room list no later than April 18, 2012. So please encourage everyone to reserve early.
Please contact Rick to make
your reservations, arrange for roommates, sign up for golf and, of course,
pay.
Rick Turton 610 Cypress St.
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
Team MeetingsIn 1966, "the Pi Kappa Tau Drinking Team" meetings began. They have continued until today. The second Thursday of each month, brothers gather at the Lannathai restaurant on Van Nuys Blvd. about seven o'clock in the evening. Any given night there will be eight or ten brothers or as many as sixty. These meetings have gone on since the 1960s and continue. Everyone is welcome. The meetings are at:
The origin of these meetings began when the Benevolent Order of the Silver Flagon was created as a beer drinking honorary fraternity at Valley State and got a charter from the Associated Students. Some brothers, notably Gerry Adams and Larry Castro, thought any brother should automatically be a member, but for some reason or another Cagle insisted the BOSF was an honorary like Blue Key. Adams and Castro were so upset that they started their own beer drinking fraternity, which they simply referred to as "the Drinking Team" or generally just "the Team." Well, whereas the Benevolent Order (BOSF) had actual chapters at several other universities (including Oregon State, Chico, San Jose, Fresno, and other universities), when the initial members graduated, BOSF disappeared. Even Cagle admits this fact. The Team continues, however, to this day. None drinks alone. Send calendar announcements to Cagle. Thank you. |