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'''Pi Kappa Alpha''', also known as '''Pike''', is a fraternity whose house is located at 536 W [[Frat Row|114th St]].
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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.
  
[[Allen Ginsberg]] briefly lived in the fraternity's current house before the organization moved in.  
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==Brothers==
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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. Pikes are active within the Columbia community in student council, debate, rugby, crew, intramural sports, a cappella, squash, and more.
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==Philanthropy==
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Hosts the annual Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life fundraiser to raise money for blood cancer research
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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
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Brothers annually volunteer to clean up Riverside/Morningside Park
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==Awards==
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===2011-12 Academic Year===
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Most Improved Chapter Award
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ALPHA Standards of Excellence Five Stars
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Community Involvement Award
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Greek Man of the Year
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Order of Omega Community Service Award
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==Alumni==
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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
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Tom Forman, CC '95 - Co-creator of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and winner of 3 Primetime Emmys
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==Trivia==
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[[Allen Ginsberg]] once lived in the fraternity's house before the organization moved in.
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/pika/ Pike website]
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* [http://www.columbiapikes.com/ Columbia Pike website]
  
  

Revision as of 07:52, 2 September 2012

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.

Brothers

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. Pikes are active within the Columbia community in student council, debate, rugby, crew, intramural sports, a cappella, squash, and more.


Philanthropy

Hosts the annual Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life fundraiser to raise money for blood cancer research

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


Awards

2011-12 Academic Year

Most Improved Chapter Award

ALPHA Standards of Excellence Five Stars

Community Involvement Award

Greek Man of the Year

Order of Omega Community Service Award


Alumni

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


Trivia

Allen Ginsberg once lived in the fraternity's house before the organization moved in.

External links


Greek life at Columbia
IFC Fraternities: Alpha Delta PhiAlpha Epsilon PiBeta Theta PiDelta Sigma PhiKappa Delta RhoPhi Gamma DeltaPi Kappa AlphaPsi UpsilonSigma ChiSigma NuSigma Phi EpsilonZeta Beta Tau
Panhel Sororities: Alpha Chi OmegaAlpha Omicron PiDelta GammaGamma Phi BetaKappa Alpha ThetaSigma Delta Tau
Multicultural Greek Fraternities: Phi Iota AlphaAlpha Phi AlphaKappa Alpha PsiOmega Psi PhiPi Delta PsiLambda Phi EpsilonSigma Lambda Beta
Multicultural Greek Sororities: Lambda Pi ChiSigma Iota AlphaDelta Sigma ThetaKappa Phi LambdaSigma Lambda Gamma
Inactive (de-recognized): Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon