Shawn Collins·Oct 21The Worst Album in My Collection: Brothers Sing On! — The Escape GoatWhen I was the recording secretary of the Delta Psi (ΔΨ) chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (ΠKA) at the University of Maryland, I ordered supplies…
Shawn Collins·Sep 2My Bloody Valentine, Beer, and Decades of Rats — Escape Goat — A NovelYou never know when some random moment is going to turn into a thing you talk about for the rest of your life. For Pat and me, it was when…
Shawn Collins·Jul 29The Fraternity Choice: Big Brothers and Little Brothers — Escape Goat — A NovelI was overwhelmed when I became a Pi Kappa Alpha pledge at the University of Maryland in September 1988. Just a few months removed from…
Shawn Collins·Jul 22Fraternity Rag Sheets: Brotherly Love and Hate — Escape Goat — A NovelIt was the fall 1988 Christmas/Graduation party at the Pi Kappa Alpha chapter at the University of Maryland, where I first saw a fraternity…
Shawn Collins·May 20Fraternity Away Weekends Were Fun and a Little WeirdI was at the University of Maryland for five years and one summer session, but I only went to four away weekends while I was there. During…