In case you avoid math or don't eat dessert or never learned the Greek alphabet, this past Saturday was National Pi Day.
And it was not just any Pi Day.
The first five digits of pi are 3.1415, and the date this year was 3/14/15.
We can take this a step further. And we can extend the digits of pi further. Pi continues on to be 3.141592653
If you happened to have looked at a clock on 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 AM/PM, then you saw some unmatched coincidental history!
Pi Day was created to celebrate the birth of Albert Einstein, but it is often used now as an excuse to eat pie and create great puns within the Greek community.
Fraternities and sororities have often had "Pi(e) a Phi" or similarly titled events to raise funds for philanthropies or dues. This money maker is as simple as buying cans of whipped cream and plates and charging people a small donation to pie a member in the face. I took part in this celebration this year to help a math fraternity, because I can't help but support a good cause!
How did you choose to celebrate this special day? Did you get a chance to pie anyone? Or at least eat some pie? Or... do math homework?
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