In the Beginning...
The whole thing started one fine winter day in 1997. Not to reveal too much vital information, but PWKWSFI as a club was suggested into being by a University of the Pacific professor -- Dr. Joe Alward. His attentive students soon latched onto this PWKWSFI idea and incorporated it into one of the largest, most intrusive organization on campuses today.
Founderus Emirtus Scientificus, Dr. Alward
That year the idea continued to build, and soon the organization began to have troubles defining just where and what it was. The first president, Dan Borlik, and many of his trusted cabinet, began to initialize the cultural concepts of the group. The overall structure turned out to be that PWKWSFI became the "governors" of a larger organizational framework that would come to include the famed Legion of Kiwi and the revolutionary Macedonians of Eta Pi. The serious business of membership in PWKWSFI became an issue when the response to join was so overwhelming to the original founders. It became known that no person could become PWKWSFI unless they had completed a course of Physics 53 (at UOP)(especially if it was with Alward). This policy still holds, but may be challenged by any Eta Pi member who has taken another course with significant physics content. The first PWKWSFI member to successfully challenge this policy was Eric Brown in 1999.
"Some people study rocks...whatever"-Weird Al Yankovic
The Intramural Attack
One of the things PWKWSFI has involved itself in over the years was participation in sports. With a basketball, softball, and soccer team (and individuals participating in Ping Pong), PWKWSFI has caused much confusion in competitors within the university community. The first team, a Men's Softball team, was intentionally created of independent minded students to end the stranglehold of Greek houses on the intramural program. With the success of that team, more opportunities look likely to arise as the PWKWSFI idea becomes stronger.
In fact, in May 2000, PWKWSFI took a giant step forward. The Men's Softball team destroyed their opponents to take the Intramural championship at the University of the Pacific. After beating two fraternities easily in the regular season, PWKWSFI spanked two more fraternities in the playoffs to take the title. Both playoff wins were games that ended early due to the ten-run-mercy-rule. We are indisputibly #1!
The evolution of Eta Pi and the Legion...
Eta Pi was founded in 1997 to fill in the key areas in which PWKWSFI could not fill due to the nature of its public prominence. Eta Pi became that group. Eta Pi became a general group to include all of the various interest parties into one inclusive organization. It was all very exciting.
Eta and Pi were the greek letters chosen to signify the group. They are a whymsical way to (A.) expressing our love for baked goods, and (2.) Showing our unique sense of humor regarding the greek system. We affirm that we are all Macedoninan. The history is that once the Greek city-states were so independent and individualized, a group from the North of Greece (King Phil and his Macedonians) came in and regulated, forming the beginnings of Alexander the Great's Helenistic Empire. As Macedonians, Eta Pi is a group for all people on a college campus, and does nothing to limit membership at all. (Rushin' is not part of our culture, and the only paddle you'll see our members carrying is one of the ping pong variety).
The Legion of Kiwi is a whole different kind of animal. Originally founded as a way to safeguard the identity of a certain member who wrote an ill-fated rap song/college prank about Dr. Derleth's Mentor Class, this constituency soon became a militaristic arm. Involved in the Great ENGR carve of 1997/98, the Legion provided the more questionable acts of the organizational framework. The Legion became involved in the protection of one of the greatest secrets ever known on the campus of UOP, refered to simply as "the Problem". As this became ironed out, the group slowly lost cohesiveness, and now is searching for some sorta mission, much like the U.S. Military.
Epilogue
It looks like PWKWSFI has a bright future. Crazy, but this group of clowns has actually found some success. PWKWSFI Forever!
In fact, in May 2000, PWKWSFI took a giant step forward. The Men's Softball team destroyed their opponents to take the Intramural championship at the University of the Pacific. After beating two fraternities easily in the regular season, PWKWSFI spanked two more fraternities in the playoffs to take the title. Both playoff wins were games that ended early due to the ten-run-mercy-rule. We are indisputibly #1!
Eta and Pi were the greek letters chosen to signify the group. They are a whymsical way to (A.) expressing our love for baked goods, and (2.) Showing our unique sense of humor regarding the greek system. We affirm that we are all Macedoninan. The history is that once the Greek city-states were so independent and individualized, a group from the North of Greece (King Phil and his Macedonians) came in and regulated, forming the beginnings of Alexander the Great's Helenistic Empire. As Macedonians, Eta Pi is a group for all people on a college campus, and does nothing to limit membership at all. (Rushin' is not part of our culture, and the only paddle you'll see our members carrying is one of the ping pong variety).
The Legion of Kiwi is a whole different kind of animal. Originally founded as a way to safeguard the identity of a certain member who wrote an ill-fated rap song/college prank about Dr. Derleth's Mentor Class, this constituency soon became a militaristic arm. Involved in the Great ENGR carve of 1997/98, the Legion provided the more questionable acts of the organizational framework. The Legion became involved in the protection of one of the greatest secrets ever known on the campus of UOP, refered to simply as "the Problem". As this became ironed out, the group slowly lost cohesiveness, and now is searching for some sorta mission, much like the U.S. Military.