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JAY, Michael Anthony--in Woodside, CA on May12, 2002. Son ofLawrence and MargaretJay, Brother of Diana Jay,Darrel Jay, Larry Jay,Cheryl Jay and Angie Torr.Uncle of Trisha Ridlon,Jolene Torr and Jason Jay.Boyfriend of Elisa Lau.Also survived by WillChou, Lester Low ""littlebro"", Eugene ""big bro"",Danny Ng, Tavis Szeto,John Chu, Tina Fan, KarenHughes and all his friends,fraternity brothers, andloved ones. A native ofSan Mateo County. Age27. Member of Pi Alpha

Mike JayRemembered

My Memories of Mike Jay by Johnson Hipona

My deepest and heart feltcondolences goes to all ofMike’s close friends andfamily. To give you a snapshot of my memories ofhim, he was always ingood cheer. I always seehim wear a hat withperfect half circle bill. Hewas one of the cleanerbrothers, in regards todress and personalhygiene. He was a littlerendy, but with style. His

Table of Contents:

Message from the Pres 2

Letter from the Editor 2

Very Large Cranes 3

A Word About Kamikaze 3

Frat or Fruit 4

Crest Guidelines 5

Phi fraternity, graduated from SJSU with a B.S. inM.I.S., loved playing his video games, joking with usall, sharing his infectious laugh with his bright, warmsmile and his ""chicklet"" teeth, and brightening upour days with his happy outlook.

opinions were very muchrespected and listened to.

Sometimes, he made nosense, and at other times,he was right on. That boywas physically fit. He wasstrong. He sure can playfootball. When he wantedto be, he was focused,especially if he waschatting online or playinga game (but on otherthings as well). He was

soft spoken when it cameto his personalrelationships (at least tome he was). When he wasat the house, he had thecoolest, cleanest, & bestplace to hang out room.He always offered me asoda in his little personalfridge’ that he had,because he knew I didn’tdrink. He was generouslike that. He was a goodBrother and a good friendto me. He was Mike.

Thank you forsharing part of hislife with me and

As you now know, the NewYear is upon us. In additionto having new classes andbooks to buy and resolutionsto uphold, 2003 also bringsPi Alpha Phi into our seventy-seventh year of existence.Seventy-seven years so farinto our journey to abrotherhood that willundoubtedly last forever. It isquite easy to say we willdefinitely be around forever,especially with the dedicationand integrity of our activebrothers and alumni. Pi AlphaPhi isn’t just a fraternity; PiAlpha Phi is a way of life.

What is it that keeps usgoing and going? Is itdedication? Is it commitmentto excellence? Or is it thecold hard truth that we areeasily recognized as the bestof the best? These are justsome of the reasons I couldcome up with; you may come

A Message from the President

Over the last couple ofyears Pi Alpha Phi hasbegan to change and ourplace as the West Coastfamily has faded away butnot in a negative way.We are beginning to growacross the nation to showeveryone where we stand.We are the First AsianInterest Fraternity in thenation with over 76 yearsof brotherhood thatremains stronger thenever. It is our job in thebeginning of the processto teach the newmembers what the truemeaning of our fraternityis. We are not like therest and never will be.We stand proud and donot look at the rest in

Letter from the Editor“There is no othertime in your lifelike the one youare living now.”

Michael Johnson (MJ)Pi Alpha Phi

National President2002-3003

Robert ShopshearNewsletter Editor

up with your own. But whenI think about it long enough,only one reason really comesto mind; it’s the quality ofthe brotherhood. It’s thebrothers from your individualchapter, as well as yourbrothers from the otherchapters. It’s each and everysingle one of us, all the wayback to our six foundingfathers that started thismadness back in 1926, whocontribute to making ourbrotherhood what it is today.Pi Alpha Phi isn’t limited tothe school you attend. PiAlpha Phi isn’t limited to onlyyour pledge class. We are PiAlpha Phi. Simply put: WeAre Brotherhood.

As we start off 2003 on afresh note, I want all of youto realize that no matter howstrong we think we are, orhow well we think things aregoing. We can always

improve on perfection. Itwould be one thing if wewere second best trying tocatch the leader, but all ofyou know that it’s harder tomaintain the lead. We don’tonly want to keep the lead,but build on it as well. Beingthe best isn’t easy and wedidn’t become number oneovernight. The foundation fora great fraternity has beenlaid down before us and nowis the time to take control ofwhat we have today, so wecan make the future of PiAlpha Phi a better one forour younger siblings and ourfuture legacies and legends.It is an honor that I am thepresident of Pi Alpha Phitoday, but the greatest honorof all is that I am one of us:a brother of Pi Alpha Phi.

shame. We are proud ofwhat we have achieved, weshouldn’t care whateveryone else had done,and because we share arecommon bond through thestrengths of brotherhoodand memories of gettingthere. With this in mind weneed to keep ourcommunication linesconstantly flowing. Currently we are in theprocess of expanding andcommunication is the key toits success. With Fullparticipation and standardsof conduct, it will bepossible to bring the newsto you more then twice ayear. I would like to seethe newsletter come outonce a month if not once a

quarter or 3-4 times a yearwith special summereditions. All this will not bepossible your help. Weneed writers, designers, andpeople who knownewspaper or newsletterlayouts. These are a few ofthe reasons why thenewsletter only came outonce last year.Help us produce anewsletter that is wellinformed and up to date. Ifyou would like to help outon the newsletter or eventhe website send an emailtonudavinci64@ucscpaphi.com ormstclimp@cats.ucsc.edu

Cranes go under bridgewith inches to spare.

ΠΑΦ Alumnus successfully guides World’s LargestCranes under SF Bay Bridge

On May 4, 2002, four giant cargocranes were pulled successfullyunder the Golden Gate Bridge andBay Bridge – each time with just afew feet to spare – on their wayto their new home at the Port ofOakland.

On the bridge motorists sloweddown and people on land oohedand aahed beneath a pleasantsunny morning. Helicopters flewoverhead. A fireboat sprayedwater in salute as boats of allkinds lingered at a safe distance.Local television stations broke intomorning talk-show programs tocarry the spectacle live.

Engineers said the tightest fitcame about 10 am when thecranes – two of them reachinghas high as 22 story buildings –cleared the bottom of the Bay

Bridge by a margin of less than fourfeet.

“ I know our engineers calculatedthis down to the final inch,” DarleneAyers-Johnson, a member ofOakland’s Port Commission, said asshe watched a tugboat pull thecranes very close to the Bay Bridge.

“But my heart just jumped into mythroat.”

One of the engineers she spoke ofwas our own Berkeley Pi Alpha Phialumnus Yale Yee.

Speaking of Kamikaze,everyone knows it is thebest party that goes downin the bay area. Itoriginated in the back of ahouse in Davis, GammaChapter by alumnus, ChrisInami, who thought of theidea of throwing parties asan organization. We hadthe first Kamikaze a fewyears ago when we onlyhad three chapters,Berkeley, Davis, and SanJose. It started out as abi-annual event to helppromote Pi Alpha Phi in thebay area. Now, eventhough Kamikaze is only

thrown once a year, asKamikaze Chair I am tryingto bring back the original“our bi-annual party". Thefraternity has grown somuch throughout thesefew years, and that nowwe are 9 chapters strongand have expandedoutside of California,Kamikaze is still one of theparties that many peopletalk about, spreading ourname throughout theCalifornia. As kamikazechair, organizing this eventis not easy, but I know itwill be all worth the timewhen we pull “hella” heads

at the party and hear themtalk about how tight theparty is.

A Word about KamikazE by Alvin Chang

Kamikaze 2001

What is our fraternity’sname? Do we considerourselves a fraternity ordo we prefer to be calleda fruit? This is a seriousissue that we as afraternity should dealwith. I understand howsome people might feelthat the “pineapples”nickname distinguishes usfrom other Asianorganizations, but is thatreally the way to go? Dowe really want to considerourselves a fruit?

I only ask these questionsbecause it is somethingthat I have alwaysthought about when I waspledging. When I becamean active brother at UCDavis. I remember thetime we had a historylesson about thefraternity. We asked aboutour fraternity name. Oneof the Bro's told us howwe should consider we arepledging for one of thebest houses in the nation.Our fraternity’s name isPi Alpha Phi and weshould be proud to be in

Fraternity or Fruit by Steve Tseng

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it. When someone asked,“Could we also be calledPineapples?” thequestion was frownedupon. We all ponderedwhy it would be such abig deal, but our mindswere finally put to easewhen our instructor toldus:

"OUR FRATERNITY ISNOT A FRUIT".

This made a lot of sense,since why would anyonereally want to pledge fora fruity fraternity.

At first I didn't really thinkmuch about the lessonsince, we really never tieourselves with the fruitytitle, but as I visit peopledown South, I am askedwhat my fraternity’sname is, and I answerPAPhi, and people arebaffled. However, evenwhen I said the Greekletters, peoplewere still confused. Outof exasperation, I finallysaid Pineapples andeveryone understood.

This is the kind of talkthat I think our fraternitydoes not need. Yes, it’seasy for us to berecognized with such atitle, but is this whatwe really want forourselves?

I am not targeting anyspecific chapters. It's notany individual’s fault;sometimes we are hit withthese kinds of commentsup here in Nor Cal.However, I do think theassociation with a FRUITcan be avoided. We candefinitely change the waywe carry ourselves, and Ithink the best optionwould be doing somethingwith our pledge system.We need to beginteaching new pledges thatPineapples are not ournames. We need to makesure that our pledgesleave that sameimpression with peopleon campus or just withtheir friends. After all,we are Pi Alpha Phi, afraternity, not a fruityPineapple.

Pi Alpha Phi National Fraternity reserves the right tochange the Pi Alpha Phi Fraternity Crest, and CrestGuidelines at any time, and solely at its discretion. Any useof the crest that is not consistent with these guidelines isstrictly prohibited.

1. Only use the logo to promote Pi Alpha Phi Fraternityand to indicate that your organization or servicelinks to or contains information from Pi Alpha PhiNational Fraternity.

2. Used in an internet site, the Crest may be an activelink to http://www.pialphaphi.com.

3. Use only Pi Alpha Phi authorized camera-ready art,or electronic artwork of the Crest. The Crest muststand by itself, and must include minimum amountof empty space surrounding the Crest so as toseparate it from any other object, such as type,photography, borders, edges, and so on. The Crestmay not be used as a feature, or design element ofany other logo.

4. Do not imitate the Crest in any of your materials,Including but not limited to advertising andpromotional materials. The Crest must not be usedin a manner that implies sponsorship orendorsement of your organization, service, orinternet site.

5. Do not use the Logo to disparage Pi Alpha PhiNational Fraternity, its services or members oninternet sites.

Pi Alpha Phi Blue: Pantone DS 211-1 C

Pi Alpha Phi Gold:Primary Pantone DS 5-1 CSecondary: Pantone DS 7-1 CTertiary: Pantone DS 14-2 C

Pi Alpha Phi Red:Primary: Pantone DS 57-1 CSecondary: Pantone DS 69-1 C

Pi Alpha Phi Grey:Primary: Pantone DS 326-8 CSecondary: Pantone DS 328-4 CTertiary: Pantone DS 69-8 C

Color coordination for the Crest

Crest courtesy of Michael Shin

Guidelines for use of the Pi Alpha PhiNational Fraternity for the public

Pi Alpha Phi FraternitySignature Crest:: Color

The Crest can be accessed online athttp://www.pialphaphi.com/resources/. Several differentformats are available, such as a word and illustrator. Also aletter head is available for chapters to us for writing thoseimportant documents.

Six interlocking crescent represent thestrong brotherhood between the sixfoundersSix stars represent the guiding lights of thesix foundersBook represents academicsSword represents physical strengthBook and sword together are morepowerful than either by themselvesPhoenix represents the fraternity rising upfrom the depths of almost dying out inWWIIKnight's head represents the qualities of aknight (chivalry, integrity, honor)Blue and gold represent the fraternity'scolors (based on the Berkeley Yale Blueand California Gold)Pi Alpha Phi symbol is just that

The Meaning of the Crest