Walter Ledet, a legendary figure in the Louisiana sports world, became the 600th initiate of the Beta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity on September 21, 2016, the 60th anniversary of the chapter’s chartering at Northwestern State University.

Northwestern State University’s Homecoming festivities will hold special meaning for 600 Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity member, alumni and their families and friends. The Beta Omicron Chapter will commemorate its 60th anniversary with a weekend of festivities Natchitoches, Louisiana on October 21-22, 2016.

Shayne Creppel, an alumnus of the Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi at Northwestern State University has been named among the national fraternity’s most promising young alumni.

Zack Cockerham, an initiate of the Beta Omicron Chapter at Northwestern State University, has been hired by Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity to serve as a leadership consultant for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Percy Alexander Little, one of the early leaders of the Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Northwestern State University, died March 31, 2016 in Bastrop, Louisiana.

Shayne Creppel, an alumnus of the Beta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, has been named director of Greek Life at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

In March, an alumnus of the Beta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Northwestern State University will be enshrined in the Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice Estelle Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts Hall of Fame.

The sacrifice and heroism exhibited by the men and women of law enforcement sometimes go unnoticed, but the life-saving actions of Jason Raborn are receiving well-deserved recognition.

The newest initiate of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Northwestern State University has a unique connection to the chapter’s earliest members. Jim Bob Key was one of the last members of Phi Kappa Nu, a local fraternity that later became the Beta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi in 1956.

A slate of seven alumni of the Beta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity have been elected to guide the efforts of the alumni chapter. Lane Luckie; DJ Klucznik; David Morgan, Sr.; Wil Adams; Joey Kliebert; Rodney Clements; and Wes Breeden will serve as the 2015-2016 board of directors.

Two graduates of Northwestern State University are featured in a new educational video produced by the National World War II Museum and New Orleans PBS affiliate WYES-TV.

A Pi Kappa Phi alumnus is helping share the heroic story of NFL legend Joe Delaney in ESPN’s latest ’30 For 30′ film.

Clois Lea Warner Witt, 80, the first Rose Queen of the Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Northwestern State University died August 18, 2015 in Thomson, Georgia.

If teaching English to students in Taiwan wasn’t enough of an adventure, a Pi Kappa Phi alumnus and his wife are embarking on a philanthropic trek around the island nation.

More than 4,000 soldiers go through the prestigious U.S. Army Ranger School each year. The number of U.S. Air Force airmen who have completed the course since its inception in 1950 is only a little over 300. Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity alumnus Marcos Silverio is now among those elite airman rangers.

Out of the Fraternity’s 170 active chapters, Beta Omicron was ranked 1st in total contributions last year.

Manny Augello, an alumnus of the Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi at Northwestern State University has been named among the national fraternity’s most promising young alumni.

A beautiful display of jeweled Pi Kappa Phi member pins is now on display in the Beta Omicron Chapter House.

It’s been a busy 2015 already for the Natchitoches-area Jaycees and president David Greene is up for the challenge of leading dozens of individuals committed to serving the community. Greene is now the third consecutive Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity alumnus at the helm of the organization.

Well-worn and adorned with a distinguished patina, the Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity’s very first gavel will go on display in Natchitoches after a decades-long hiatus.

As Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity approaches its 60th year at Northwestern State University, founding members are recording their memories of the early years of the Beta Omicron chapter.

John Folse, Emeril Lagasse, John Besh, and Manny Augello — the names of “culinary geniuses” topping the list of Louisiana’s best chefs. The Louisiana Office of Tourism selected Augello, an alumnus of the Beta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, for its latest ranking of the 10 best restaurants and chefs to experience in the Bayou State.

A slate of seven alumni of the Beta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity have been re-elected to guide the efforts of the alumni chapter.

In a tradition that began in the 1990s, the founding members of the Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity held their biennial reunion in Natchitoches on October 25, 2014.

As the Ebola outbreak spreads across West Africa, one Pi Kappa Phi alumnus from Northwestern State University is making it his mission to bring relief to volunteers serving in the hardest-hit areas.