Pi Kappa Alpha

Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity (ΠΚΑ) is a selective 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.

Preamble

Sunday Evening, March 1, 1868

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University of Virginia

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For the establishment of friendship on a firmer and more lasting basis

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For the promotion of brotherly love and kind feeling

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For the mutual benefit and advancement of the interests of those with whom we sympathize and deem worthy of our regard

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We have resolved to form a fraternity, believing that, thus we can most successfully accomplish our object.

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Robertson Howard

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Julian Edward Wood

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James Benjamin Sclater, Jr.

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Frederick Southgate Taylor

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Littleton Waller Tazewell (Bradford)

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William Alexander

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