Our Values

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 xcommunities.

• Create opportunities for our undergraduate and alumni members to participate in the life of Pi Kappa Alpha xon 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 xambassadors and involved advocates.

• Encourage our undergraduate and alumni members to take an active role in advancing Pi Kappa Alpha's xinterests 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 xchannels 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.

Throughout the years, prominent Pikes in society have garnered the following prestigious awards:

2 Grammy Awards
2 Emmy Awards
3 NCAA Football Championships
4 NBA Championships
8 Olympic Gold Medals
3 Super Bowls
2 Heisman Trophies
2 Congressional Medals of Honor

Pike Facts
• Founded in 1868 at the University of Virginia
• Composed of 207 chapters and 10 colonies in North America with over 240,000 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

Prominent Pikes:
R. Don Cash - Chairman, President and CEO, Questar Corp.
S.Truett Cathy - Founder/CEO, Chick-Fil-A
Chad O. Holliday - Chairman and President, DuPont
Donald T. Regan* - Chairman, Merrill Lynch (retired) and Former White House Chief of Staff
Jeff Taylor - Founder, Monster.com
Kevin Turner - COO, Microsoft
Ted Koppel - ABC Nightline Anchor
Tim McGraw - Musician
Jeremy Piven - Actor
Jon Stewart - Comedian
E.S. Woolard, Jr. - Former Chairman, E. I. Du Pont; Chairman, Telex Communications Corp.
Scott Van Pelt - ESPN SportsCenter Anchor
Matt Winer - ESPN SportsCenter Anchor
Bobby Bowden - Head Football Coach, Florida State
Bob Bowman - Coach of Michael Phelps
Horace Grant - Professional Basketball Player, Three National Championships
Lance Alworth - Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jamie Asher - Professional Football Player, Philadelphia Eagles
Pat Bowlen - Owner, Denver Broncos
Gus Frerotte - Quarterback, St. Louis Rams
Travis Knight - Pro Basketball Player, Los Angeles Lakers
Kyle Orton - NFL Quarterback, Denver Broncos
Chad Clifton - Offensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers
Jason Collier - Forward, Atlanta Hawks
Dustin Colquitt - NFL Player, Kansas City Chiefs
Gino Torretta - Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Miami
Jeff Feagles - New York Giants Player, Super Bowl Champion