Local Akron Frat Deep In Tradition

Local Frat Has Lasting Legacy at UA

The brothers of the local fraternity Pi Kappa Epsilon at the University of Akron have more than 125 years to be proud of and are celebrating the milestone of an anniversary by reminiscing with alumni.

"Some people would claim that the movie Animal House was based on us,'' one of their alumni brothers who graduated in 1954 told an Akron newspaper. Known as the "Lone Star" fraternity on campus, their chapter is one of the oldest local fraternal organizations in the country.

The brothers have long been known as pranksters on campus. The Akron Beacon-Journal reported that they once borrowed a human skeleton from a lab and placed it in the women's restroom. They gobbled ice cream intended for a faculty gala. They posted signs that read ``No Classes Today,'' to name a few.