Mini Phi Kappa (Theta) Reunion

We were treated to a most enjoyable mini reunion by Jim and Nancy Stroke at their condo in Naples, FL. The Phi Kaps attending were: Bob Brisco, Jim Julian, both class of 1957 and Dan Smerald and Jim Stroke both of the class of 1958.

 

Left to right is Brisco, Smerald, Julian, and Stroke.

 

While I have seen Jim Stroke and Bob Brisco since graduation, this was the first time we got to get together with Dan since graduation in 1957. Dan also got the "prize" for travelling the greatest distance since he has been living in Wales in the UK for the last 20+ years. He was not able to have his wife make the trip but the wives that were there had a good time.

 

 Here is Carol Julian, Nancy Stroke and Marlene Brisco.

 

When we were attending RPI, the fraternity was Phi Kappa but several years after our graduation they merged with another fraternity and became Phi Kappa Theta. For  us old timers, we are still Phi Kaps!! The  house we had during our college days has been torn down and the fraternity is now in a house near the RPI field house.

Carol and I visited it when were were at my 55th class reunion. It was really fun because they had old photo albums from the years I attended!! They even salvaged some  of the bricks from the old house and made a bar out of them. Also they salvaged the old brass plate with Phi Kappa on it.

Here we are at the bar with the old bricks and the door plate.