[geistert]

To respond to those posts regarding the Kaps at Duquesne and the Betas...

I was (am) a Kap and was in contact w/ most of the guys from '97 to 2002. I ran out of money and had to transfer home in '99...where i finished my BA and MA at UMaine. I still flew into Pittsburgh for my birthday over my school spring break and stayed w/ some of the brothers the following four years after transferring out. Haven't been back to Pittsburgh since 2002. We lost our charter in either '98 or '99 due to Hazing bs I won't get into. Father Hogan had never really liked us to begin w/. I'm surprised our alumni was not more vocal when we had our charter revoked; however. I've been trying to punch names of friends and contacts I had at school into yahoo and google to no avail to get in touch...until I read Perdido's post (Father Crowley's name popped up), I hadn't really had any success! I'm sorry to say that Father Crowley passed away around the year 2000. He was awesome-he would sing the Maine Stein Song word for word before I even knew what it was! The Betas were active until at least '99...one guy from Maine (like me) was a member, but he's a PA in North Carolina right now. I never heard anything specifically...I know that they were in Carnival one of the years that I had come back for spring break but that's it. I'm sure the Kaps are still alive...maybe like the Sheiks at Duquesne stayed for awhile-without official school recognition. I thought that we were going to reapply for charter status though. Anyone who knows any Kaps from Duquesne drop them my email so that they can get in touch w/ me. Thanks,
Travis Geistert
FPC '97...Frankie, No Neck, and the Weebles...

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