Fast Facts

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 IIKA 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 IIKA 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

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 2008 International Convention will be held in Memphis, Tennessee
• 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 at least 6 Leadership Summits annually at sites across North America