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INFORMATION: Pi Kappa Alpha was founded at the University of Virginia on March 1, 1868. At the time, the University of Virginia was the fifth largest school in the United States, surpassed in size only by Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Michigan. It all started in Room 47 West Range when Frederick Southgate Taylor turned to Littleton Waller Tazewell Bradford, his cousin and roommate, for help in starting a new fraternity. Also present was James Benjamin Sclater, Jr., a schoolmate of Tazewell, and Sclater's roommate Robertson Howard. Those four men voted to add a fifth to their group and chose Julian Edward Wood. Although history is unclear, William Alexander, probably a friend of Sclater, Jr., was proposed for membership and was admitted as a founder. The first initiate was Augustus Washington Knox.
The essence of the Founders' vision for Pi Kappa Alpha can be found in its Preamble. A committee was first suggested by Brother William Alexander "to draw up a statement of the origin and the organization of the Fraternity." The committee was composed of brothers Robertson Howard and Littleton Waller Tazewell. The resulting statement is now referred to as the Preamble. "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."
The men who so bravely founded Pi Kappa Alpha and put its name out there as an organization are the sparks that ignited the fire of our fraternity and allowed us to expand from simply belonging to the University of Virginia in 1868 to become a nationally recognized fraternity. At the Tau Chapter located in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, we strive to hold up the ideals and principles that our organization were founded upon. Any additional information that one may have about our fraternity, no matter what nature, we encourage you to approach a member of the fraternity and ask us. We all will be more than happy to aid anyone in making the right choice in choosing to rush Pi Kappa Alpha.
THE PKA BROTHERS
Aislinn Connolly, aislinn, samuraislinn
Austin Reed, ausreed, austin cant reed
Brian James Croun, croun, crount dracula
Cooper Wrightman, coopman, wine coopers
Jeremiah Anderson, jeremah, stop jemmer time
Joaquin Souza, souz, anakin skyjoaqer
Wyatt Rickley, rickley, wyatt collar
Zackary Horten, horten, zackstreets back
THE TROJAN HORSE CHALLENGE: Think you can trick us? We pose a challenge to those who are daring enough to infiltrate the Pi Kappa Alpha house. Come to the door as flower deliveryman, an electrician, magazine salesman, or any aliases you can come up with to deceive us and be invited inside. Your proof of entrance? Take a Pike mug from the kitchen and present it at one of our rush week events to receive your reward of a free ticket to the Chariot Races on Friday, September 14th! Enter through the gates of "Troy" and prove yourself victorious!
RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX: Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening? The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha present their twist on the Riddle of the Sphinx. Approach each brother throughout the week to find the answer to riddles presented daily. Rushees with correct responses to all three questions will receive a free ticket to the Chariot Races on Friday, September 14th! Answer incorrectly and we may devour like the legend of the Sphinx...PI KAPPA ALPHA RUSH WEEK BANNER