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Pikes of Martin Pi Kappa Alpha was founded in 1959 and chartered in 1961 on the campus of UTM. Pi Kappa Alpha was founded at the University of Virginia on March 1, 1868.

Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity is a Greek letter, secret, college, social fraternity. It is composed of men who share similar ideals of friendship, truth, honor, and loyalty. The Fraternity's ideals are expressed in the written words and symbols of a secret ritual. These ideals and members' ability to maintain the visions of the Fraternity's founders are the great moral legacy of Pi Kappa

Alpha. At the time, the University of Virginia was the fifth largest school in the United States. Only Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Michigan were bigger. The University of Virginia is considered the first truly American state university because it was the first to be established totally free from religious control. It all started in Room 47 West Range when Frederick Southgate Taylor turned to Littleton Waller Tazewell, 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."

- Robertson Howard
- Julian Edward Wood
- James Benjamin Sclater, Jr.
- Frederick Southgate Taylor
- Littleton Waller Tazewell (Bradford)
- William Alexander

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09/28/2022

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First Annual Sept. 11th Memorial Cookout with Martin PD and FD
09/11/2016

First Annual Sept. 11th Memorial Cookout with Martin PD and FD

05/02/2016

This Monday through Friday from 9-5, come sell your text books at the yellow tent on the front lawn of the Pike house! Paid in cash at high prices!

04/07/2016

Pike Fights general admission tickets will be sold at the help desk in the University Center today and tomorrow until 4:00. Tickets are $10. Hurry and get yours to avoid the lines!

03/31/2016

Anyone interested in reserving floor seats for Pike Fights this year can contact Alex Harrison at 731-446-4105. Seats are $15 and filling up fast. Take advantage of this opportunity while you can!

For anyone intersted in participating in the 27th annual Craig Long Memorial Pike Fights, weigh ins are all day today at...
03/29/2016

For anyone intersted in participating in the 27th annual Craig Long Memorial Pike Fights, weigh ins are all day today at the Pike house. Come by any time throughout the day!

Congratulations to the new members of Fall 2015.
09/08/2015

Congratulations to the new members of Fall 2015.

Good luck to all the guys going through rush this week. Take advantage of this great opportunity.
09/01/2015

Good luck to all the guys going through rush this week. Take advantage of this great opportunity.

08/28/2015

Special thanks to Pikes of Martin for the beautiful arrangement & encouraging words!
Xi Zeta is ready for Recruitment in less than 24 hours! ❌⭕️

09/26/2014

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