INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY

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Chapter/Fraternity History Review

• When, where and in what room was Pi Kappa Alpha founded?

• Who are the Junior Founders?• Who was the main organizer and spirit of the founding?• Who are the members of the Virginia Circle?• Which convention decided to expand north of the Mason

Dixon Line?• When was Memorial Headquarters dedicated?• What is the official quarterly publication of Pi Kappa

Alpha? Who started the publication?

INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY

International Fraternity

• Over 200 chapters• 30 plus support

staff members• 180 plus alumni

associations• Hundreds of

volunteers

Early Fraternity Changes

• An individual chapter acted as the Fraternity’s governing body

• Theron Hall Rice proposed a government of individual delegates

• This proposal established Pi Kappa Alpha’s first board of directors

• This board would eventually be composed of mostly alumnus volunteers

Fraternity Headquarters

• Smythe elected to secretary/treasurer• First office opened Smythe’s home of

Charleston, South Carolina• Smythe produced the Journal – the Fraternity’s

first publication• Smythe moved headquarters to Atlanta• Later the headquarters moved to Memphis,

Tennessee in 1954• Present-day Memorial Headquarters opened in

Memphis in 1988

International Convention

• Occurs every summer of even-numbered years• Each chapter and alumni association can send

members• Each group in good standing is allowed one

voting delegate• Convention action is required to:

• Revoke charters• Modify the Ritual• Adopt resolutions• Publish laws• Elect members to the Supreme Council

Supreme Council

• The Supreme Council performs certain functions on behalf of the Fraternity between conventions.

• Composed of mostly alumnus volunteers but include some student members.

• The Supreme Council:• Approves the Fraternity’s finances• Appoints other international officers• Appoints an executive to handle the Fraternity’s affairs• Approves charter applications from new chapters

Volunteer Support

• Divided into regions• Each region includes a combined

total of up to 25 chapters with alumni associations

• The Regional President is a volunteer alumnus who communicates with:• Chapter advisors• House Corporation Officers• Alumni Association Representatives

Professional Staff

• Managed by the Executive Vice President• Operates out of Memorial Headquarters in

Memphis, TN• The professional staff handles tasks associated

with:• Serving over 200 chapters• Serving numerous local and regional alumni groups• Real Estate• PIKE University• Expansion• Marketing• Etc.

MORE INFORMATION IN CHAPTERS 3 & 6 OF GARNET & GOLD

QUESTIONS?