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So What is PIKE ALL About?
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The Pi Kappa Alpha Preamble
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Sunday Evening, March 1st, 1868
University of Virginia
For the establishment of friendship on a firmer and more lasting basis;
for the promotion of brotherly love and kind feeling;
for the mutual benefit and advancement of the interests of those with whom we sympathize and deem worthy of our regard;
We have resolved to form a Fraternity, believing that, thus we can most successfully accomplish our object.
Robertson Howard
Julian Edward Wood
James Benjamin Sclater, Jr.
Littleton Waller Tazewell (Bradford)
Frederick Southgate Taylor
William Alexander
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Our Values
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Our Mission
Pi Kappa Alpha is dedicated to developing men of integrity, intellect, and high moral character and to fostering a truly lifelong fraternal experience.
To fulfill this mission, Pi Kappa Alpha will:
*Encourage all our members to live the values taught in our ritual.
* Provide innovative services and programs designed to enrich the lives of our undergraduates,
alumni, and communities.
* Create opportunities for our undergraduate and alumni members to participate in the life of Pi
Kappa Alpha on a daily basis.
* Promote and foster a spirit of pride, loyalty, inclusion and respect for Pi Kappa Alpha and its rich
history.
* Empower our undergraduate and alumni members to help shape Pi Kappa Alpha's future by being
informed ambassadors and involved advocates.
* Encourage our undergraduate and alumni members to take an active role in advancing Pi Kappa
Alpha's interests by volunteering their time and by contributing to the Fraternity's annual giving
campaign.
* Communicate effectively and efficiently with our alumni, students and host institutions through
various channels on a continuous basis.
* Value academic achievement and practice academic integrity.
* Establish positive and lasting relationships with our host institutions, alumni and communities.
* Encourage our members to be of strong mind and body.
Our Vision
Pi Kappa Alpha will set the standard of integrity, intellect, and achievement for our members, host institutions, and the communities in which we live.
Our Creed
We believe in the importance of virtue and commit to living the values of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. We recognize that truth is the foundation of all lasting association, and we will seek wisdom and knowledge while serving others in modesty and dignity.
Recalling that Pi Kappa Alpha is a lifelong commitment, I therefore reaffirm to live my life with honor and courage seeking the inherent worth in each person I meet; to accept all brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha in love and friendship; and to serve my faith, my family, my community, my alma mater, and my Fraternity.
Only then, by living these virtues, will we realize our fullest potential.
Our Integrity
Our Founders created Pi Kappa Alpha to attract men committed to the full development of their intellectual and personal potential.
This object requires that a community of trust exist among all brothers, along with a faithful devotion to truth and honor.
Integrity is demanded in all relationships and pursuits, both personal and academic.
Fast Facts
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FRATERNITY
* Founded in 1868 at the University of Virginia
* Composed of 201 chapters and 7 colonies in North America with over 220,000 members
* Governed by International Convention composed of mostly undergraduate chapter delegates
* Guided between conventions by a volunteer board of directors known as the Supreme Council
* Publishes a quarterly magazine, the Shield & Diamond
* Upholds one of the largest average chapter/colony size of any international fraternity
* Has maintained the largest average chapter and pledge class size for most of the past 20 years
REAL ESTATE
* Administers a loan program for acquisition, construction, and improvement projects
* Offers loans and grants for life safety equipment and makes available a library of life safety educational materials
* Administers an annual house improvement work day for every chapter involving students, parents and alumni
* Provides comprehensive educational programs pertaining to chapter housing
* Administers a loan program and provides education regarding feasibility studies and capital fund raising campaigns conducted by house corporations
* Facilitates a group property insurance program with a comprehensive set of coverages at a competitive price
* Recognizes groups for their outstanding management and care of their facilities via its International Housing Awards
* Publishes a monthly newsletter containing timely property management information and helpful links to sources that assist with the maintenance, repair, and improvement of chapter houses
* Coordinates an electronic bulletin board, "Pillars of Success", for house corporations to share ideas and successes with each other
* Provides recommendations on ideal floor plans, building specifications, and architectural styles for various sizes and types of Greek housing, designed to meet the needs of the modern student
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
* Founded in 1948 as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization for charitable, literary and educational purposes
* Guided by a 12 member volunteer board of trustees
* Owns and maintains the Pi Kappa Alpha Memorial Headquarters, which houses the Fraternity’s and Foundation’s professional staffs, the Harvey T. Newell Library, and the Freeman Hart Museum
* Provides funding to the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and its chapters for educational and leadership based programs, scholarships and chapter house facilities
* Grants initiation fee scholarships to TTKA undergraduates inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, the Order of Omega, Phi Kappa Phi, and Tau Beta Pi honoraries
* Operates thanks to the generosity of thousands of TTKA alumni who annually contribute to the PIKE Fund
CHAPTER SERVICES
* Employs one Director of Services and at least 7 staff members who provide consulting services to all of Pi Kappa Alpha’s chapters
* Conducts over 250 three-day consulting visits annually to chapters
* Conducts over 30 three-day recruitment visits annually to chapters and colonies
RECRUITMENT
* Utilizes a full-time expansion team to live and work on campus during 4-5 week colonization period
* Provides leadership and fraternal education during on-site visits to colonies at least once per semester/quarter
* Established 13 colonies in the past three years
* Chartered 5 new chapters in the past two years
* Plans for 5 colonizations in the 2005-2006 academic year
ALUMNI SERVICES
* Provides services for 119 alumni associations
* Chartered 17 associations in the past two years
* Manages the Pike Loyal Order program
* Manages the licensing/marketing program
* Administers the Speakers Program
* Oversees the Shield & Diamond subscription/distribution policy
Pike University
* Holds International Convention every two years; the 2007 International Convention will be held in Memphis
* Conducts the Academy every summer during "off-convention" years to focus on chapter programming
* Hosts a biennial Volunteer Forum for all chapter advisors, house corporation volunteers and alumni association representatives
* Hosts an annual Chapter Executives Conference in January for presidents, treasurers and rush chairmen
* Conducts 6 Leadership Summits annually at sites across North America
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| He's a PIKE? |
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Business
Bruce A. Aguilera - Vice President and General Counsel, Bellagio Hotel
Michael T. Ainslie - Former Vice President, Sotheby's Europe
Nolan Bushnell - Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater
S. Truett Cathy - Founder/CEO, Chick-Fil-A
Edward N. Cole* - Former President, General Motors Corp.
Jeffrey T. Dunn - Former COO and Sr. Vice President, Coca-Cola Americas
James P. Holden - Former President and CEO, Daimler-Chrysler Corporation
Chad O. Holliday - Chairman and President, DuPont
Edward A. Pease - Sr. Vice President, Government Relations, Rolls-Royce North America, Inc.
Public Service
Pete Sessions - U.S. Congressman [R-TX]
Nicholas Lampson - U.S. Congressman [D-TX]
W. Robert Pearson - Ambassador to Turkey
Jon Kyl - U.S. Senator [R-AZ]
Brooks E. Blitch, III - Chief Judge, Superior Court of Georgia
General Louis Wilson* (Retired) - Marine Corps Commandant, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Education
Dr. Samuel H. Smith - President Emeritus, Washington State University
E. Gordon Gee - Chancellor, Vanderbilt University
John A. DiBiaggio - President, Tufts University
William H. Willimon - Dean of Chapel at Duke University and professor of theology; author
News, Art and Entertainment
Rick Dees - Radio Personality
Ted Koppel - ABC's Nightline Anchor
Tim McGraw - Country Music Artist
Jon Stewart - Host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
Scott Van Pelt - ESPN Anchor
Robert L. Ward - Senior Vice President and Creative Director, Universal Studios
Sports
Bobby Bowden - Head Football Coach, Florida State
Gus Frerotte - Quarterback, St. Louis Rams
Horace Grant - Professional Basketball Player
Hubert Green - Professional Golfer
Todd Hays - 2002 U. S. Olympian
Dan Issel - Former Head Coach and GM, Denver Nuggets, Basketball Hall of Fame
Jamie Asher - Professional Football Player, Philadelphia Eagles
Pat Bowlen - Owner, Denver Broncos
Steve Prefontaine* - Former World Class Runner, National Track and Field Hall of Fame
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