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 *[[Tom Kitt]], CC '96 - Composer of score for the musical Next to Normal, winning 2 Tony awards and was co-winner of the [[2010]] [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Drama
 *[[Tom Forman]], CC '95 - Co-creator of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and winner of 3 Primetime Emmys
 ===Membership===

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 ==Service & Philanthropy==
-Pi Kappa Alpha sees philanthropy as a priority and always looks to give back to the community. Annually, the chapter has participated in Relay for Life and Columbia Community Outreach, raising over $20,000 and accumulating over 5,000 service hours over the past 3 years. Pike's flagship event, Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, has raised over $5,000 for Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Melanoma research in honor of a brother who passed away from blood cancer. Pike has also partnered with other organizations, like NYCare, to further reach out to the NYC community as a whole. Bothers are also heavily involved in other service and philanthropic efforts including tutoring, health education, community development, and more.
+Pi Kappa Alpha "sees philanthropy as a priority and always looks to give back to the community."
-==Past PIKE Philanthropy Events:==
+Pike's flagship event, '''Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life''', has raised over $5,000 for Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Melanoma research in honor of a brother who passed away from blood cancer. Pike has also partnered with other organizations, like '''NYCare''', to further reach out to the NYC community as a whole. Bothers are also heavily involved in other service and philanthropic efforts including tutoring, health education, community development, and more.
 *'''Cycle for Life:''' PIKE led the annual Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, a stationary cycling event held in conjunction with PIKE chapters across the country to raise awareness for leukemia, lymphoma, and melanoma. The event is held in honor of Taylor Trudeau, a Pi Kappa Alpha brother who died of leukemia in 2008. The fall 2013 event on October 27 raised $2,300 for the cause.
-*'''Feeding the Homeless with [[Alpha Phi Alpha]]''': PIKE teamed up with Alpha Phi Alpha to make sandwiches on campus and distribute them to the homeless population of Morningside Heights on the night of November 15.
+*'''Feeding the Homeless''' with [[Alpha Phi Alpha]]: PIKE teamed up with Alpha Phi Alpha to make sandwiches on campus and distribute them to the homeless population of Morningside Heights on the night of November 15.
-*Brothers regularly volunteer to clean up Riverside/Morningside Park
+*'''Volunteer Cleanup:''' Brothers regularly volunteer to clean up Riverside/Morningside Park
-*In spring 2012 the chapter Raised over $12,325, more than any other campus organization, at [[Relay for Life]] for the American Cancer Society. The money was raised through donations and co-hosting a fundraising basketball tournament with fellow IFC fraternity [[Kappa Delta Rho]].
+*'''Relay for Life:''' In spring 2012 the chapter Raised over $12,325, more than any other campus organization, at [[Relay for Life]] for the American Cancer Society. The money was raised through donations and co-hosting a fundraising basketball tournament with fellow IFC fraternity [[Kappa Delta Rho]].
 ==About Pi Kappa Alpha==

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 |Gov Board=[[Interfraternal Council|IFC]]
 |Contact=pikeeboard@googlegroups.com}}
+'''Pi Kappa Alpha''', Iota Lambda chapter, is one of the fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council. The fraternity more commonly goes by its nickname '''Pike'''.
 The chapter earned a 5 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating in spring 2012 and was awarded Most Improved Chapter by the [[Inter Greek Council]]. They also earned achievement awards in philanthropy (presented to chapters that raise over $60 per member), community service (presented to chapters that complete over 20 service hours per member), and campus involvement (presented to chapters where over 60% are involved in another campus activity.)

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 |Contact=pikeeboard@googlegroups.com}}
-'''Pi Kappa Alpha''', also known as '''Pike''', is a national fraternity founded in [[1868]], and at Columbia in [[1990]]. The national fraternity has over 220 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in North America.
+‘’’Pi Kappa Alpha’’’, Iota Lambda chapter, is one of the fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council. The fraternity more commonly goes by its nickname ‘’’Pike’’’.
-==Service & Philanthropy==
+The chapter earned a 5 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating in spring 2012 and was awarded Most Improved Chapter by the [[Inter Greek Council]]. They also earned achievement awards in philanthropy (presented to chapters that raise over $60 per member), community service (presented to chapters that complete over 20 service hours per member), and campus involvement (presented to chapters where over 60% are involved in another campus activity.)
-Pi Kappa Alpha sees philanthropy as a priority and always looks to give back to the community. Annually, the chapter has participated in Relay for Life and Columbia Community Outreach, raising over $20,000 and accumulating over 5,000 service hours over the past 3 years. Pike's flagship event, Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, has raised over $5,000 for Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Melanoma research in honor of a brother who passed away from blood cancer. Pike has also partnered with other organizations, like NYCare, to further reach out to the NYC community as a whole. Bothers are also heavily involved in other service and philanthropic efforts including tutoring, health education, community development, and more.
+The chapter again earned a 5 star ALPHA Standards of Excellence rating in spring 2013.
-Philanthropy events from fall 2013 semester:
+Pike has consistently been one of the top fundraisers for Relay for Life. In 2012 the chapter raised $12,325, more than any other campus organization, and in 2013 they raised over $1,000.
-== 2013 pledge scavenger hunt ==
+==Service & Philanthropy==
-On March 2, [[2013]], [[Bwog]] posted a scavenger hunt list ostensibly leaked to it by a Pike pledge<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/03/03/overseen-scavenger-hunt/</ref>. The post predictably resulted in a long thread of pro- and anti-Greek sentiments, and arguments about rape culture and whether the scavenger hunt was hazing or not. (It is worth noting that [[Student Affairs]]'s "Anti-Hazing New Member" policy explicitly mentions scavenger hunts are as a prohibited activity<ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/fraternity_sorority/semester</ref>.
+Pi Kappa Alpha sees philanthropy as a priority and always looks to give back to the community. Annually, the chapter has participated in Relay for Life and Columbia Community Outreach, raising over $20,000 and accumulating over 5,000 service hours over the past 3 years. Pike's flagship event, Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, has raised over $5,000 for Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Melanoma research in honor of a brother who passed away from blood cancer. Pike has also partnered with other organizations, like NYCare, to further reach out to the NYC community as a whole. Bothers are also heavily involved in other service and philanthropic efforts including tutoring, health education, community development, and more.
-[[File:Photo-2.jpg|thumb|The 2013 scavenger list]]
+==Past PIKE Philanthropy Events:==
-The scavenger list included such items as "Nametag of a McDonald's worker," "A homeless man's shoe," and "Panties from an XXL girl." It also notably included "Video of a pledge poonspeeding (eating a pussy while wearing a swimcap and goggles)". This last item was seized upon by many blogs, including <em>New York</em> magazine<ref>http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/03/frat-scavenger-hunt-rewards-obscure-sex-act.html</ref>, Total Frat Move<ref>http://totalfratmove.com/pike-scavenger-hunt-checklist-found-at-columbia-university-new-sex-act-revealed/</ref>, and something called Bro Bible<ref>http://www.brobible.com/college/article/columbia-fraternity-pledge-scavenger-hunt-list</ref><ref>http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/poonspeeding-columbia-frat</ref><ref>http://gothamist.com/2013/03/04/columbia_fraternitys_pledge_scaveng.php</ref>.
+==About Pi Kappa Alpha==
-The scandal resulted in a closed hearing before the [[Greek Judicial Board]], the results of which were never released.
+Previously earned awards from the [[Inter Greek Council]] include:
-== Brothers ==
+===Notable Alumni===
-== Philanthropy ==
+===Membership===
-* Hosts the annual Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life fundraiser to raise money for blood cancer research
+Pi Kappa Alpha "selects potential brothers based on the criteria of 'Scholars, Leaders, Athletes, and Gentlemen' or S.L.A.G., aiming to find candidates who exemplify these traits."
-* Raised over $12,000 (most on campus) for the American Cancer Society's 2012 [[Relay for Life]] through donations and co-hosting a basketball tournament with KDR
-* Brothers annually volunteer to clean up Riverside/Morningside Park
+Pikes are "active within the Columbia community in [[student council]], [[Parliamentary Debate Team|debate]], [[rugby]], [[crew]], [[intramural sports]], [[:Category:A cappella|a cappella]], [[squash]], and more."
-== Awards ==
+== 2013 pledge scavenger hunt ==
-=== 2011-12 Academic Year ===
+[[File:Photo-2.jpg|thumb|The 2013 scavenger list]]
-*Most Improved Chapter Award
+The scavenger list included such items as "Nametag of a McDonald's worker," "A homeless man's shoe," and "Panties from an XXL girl." It also notably included "Video of a pledge poonspeeding (eating a pussy while wearing a swimcap and goggles)". This last item was seized upon by many blogs, including <em>New York</em> magazine<ref>http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/03/frat-scavenger-hunt-rewards-obscure-sex-act.html</ref>, Total Frat Move<ref>http://totalfratmove.com/pike-scavenger-hunt-checklist-found-at-columbia-university-new-sex-act-revealed/</ref>, and something called Bro Bible<ref>http://www.brobible.com/college/article/columbia-fraternity-pledge-scavenger-hunt-list</ref><ref>http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/poonspeeding-columbia-frat</ref><ref>http://gothamist.com/2013/03/04/columbia_fraternitys_pledge_scaveng.php</ref>.
-*[[Tom Kitt]], CC '96 - Composer of score for the musical Next to Normal, winning 2 Tony awards and was co-winner of the [[2010]] [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Drama
+The scandal resulted in a closed hearing before the [[Greek Judicial Board]], the results of which were never released, since, like all official hearings at any American University of legitimate international community, information is confidential.
 == Trivia ==

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 '''Pi Kappa Alpha''', also known as '''Pike''', is a national fraternity founded in [[1868]], and at Columbia in [[1990]]. The national fraternity has over 220 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in North America.
 == 2013 pledge scavenger hunt ==
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 The scandal resulted in a closed hearing before the [[Greek Judicial Board]], the results of which were never released.
 == Brothers ==

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 Philanthropy events from fall 2013 semester:
-- Cycle for Life: PIKE led the annual Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, a stationary cycling event held in conjunction with PIKE chapters across the country to raise awareness for leukemia, lymphoma, and melanoma. The event is held in honor of Taylor Trudeau, a Pi Kappa Alpha brother who died of leukemia in 2008. This year, the Iota Lambda chapter raised $2,300 in the event on October 27.
+*Cycle for Life: PIKE led the annual Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, a stationary cycling event held in conjunction with PIKE chapters across the country to raise awareness for leukemia, lymphoma, and melanoma. The event is held in honor of Taylor Trudeau, a Pi Kappa Alpha brother who died of leukemia in 2008. This year, the Iota Lambda chapter raised $2,300 in the event on October 27.
-- Feeding the Homeless with Alpha Phi Alpha: PIKE teamed up with Alpha Phi Alpha to make sandwiches on campus and distribute them to the homeless population of Morningside Heights on the night of November 15.
+*Feeding the Homeless with Alpha Phi Alpha: PIKE teamed up with Alpha Phi Alpha to make sandwiches on campus and distribute them to the homeless population of Morningside Heights on the night of November 15.
 == 2013 pledge scavenger hunt ==

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	'''Pi Kappa Alpha''', also known as '''Pike''', is a national fraternity founded in [[1868]], and at Columbia in [[1990]]. The national fraternity has over 220 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in North America.		'''Pi Kappa Alpha''', also known as '''Pike''', is a national fraternity founded in [[1868]], and at Columbia in [[1990]]. The national fraternity has over 220 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in North America.
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		+	==Service & Philanthropy==
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		+	Pi Kappa Alpha sees philanthropy as a priority and always looks to give back to the community. Annually, the chapter has participated in Relay for Life and Columbia Community Outreach, raising over $20,000 and accumulating over 5,000 service hours over the past 3 years. Pike's flagship event, Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, has raised over $5,000 for Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Melanoma research in honor of a brother who passed away from blood cancer. Pike has also partnered with other organizations, like NYCare, to further reach out to the NYC community as a whole. Bothers are also heavily involved in other service and philanthropic efforts including tutoring, health education, community development, and more.
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		+	Philanthropy events from fall 2013 semester:
		+	- Cycle for Life: PIKE led the annual Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, a stationary cycling event held in conjunction with PIKE chapters across the country to raise awareness for leukemia, lymphoma, and melanoma. The event is held in honor of Taylor Trudeau, a Pi Kappa Alpha brother who died of leukemia in 2008. This year, the Iota Lambda chapter raised $2,300 in the event on October 27.
		+	- Feeding the Homeless with Alpha Phi Alpha: PIKE teamed up with Alpha Phi Alpha to make sandwiches on campus and distribute them to the homeless population of Morningside Heights on the night of November 15.

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 == External links ==
 * [http://www.columbiapikes.com/ Columbia Pike website]
 * [http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Pi_Kappa_Alpha_ritual_book Pike ritual book, via Wikileaks]