exam review

Question 1

started in what room

Answer 1

47 west range

Question 2

fredrick southgate taylors cousin was?

Answer 2

littleton waller tazewell (bradford)

Question 3

who else was present in the room with Fredrick and Littleton?

Answer 3

james sclater and Robertson Howard

Question 4

who was the first initiate into pike?

Answer 4

William alexander

Question 5

who created the statement of the origin of the fraternity?

Answer 5

William alexander

Question 6

what does the Oak tree stand for?

Answer 6

strength and endurance

Question 7

whats does the white horse stand for?

Answer 7

leadership and victory

Question 8

what was the first greek fraternity?

Answer 8

Phi Beta Kappa (1776)

Question 9

oldest running fraternity?

Answer 9

Kappa Alpha society

Question 10

when was Kappa Mu chartered?

Answer 10

march 23, 1996

Question 11

Who chaired the meeting to get a Pi Kappa Alpha at Laurier ?

Answer 11

Trever newell

Question 12

what was the crucial turning point for pike?

Answer 12

1889 hampden-sydney convention

considered the re-birth of PIKE

junior founders

Question 13

who are the junior founders?

Answer 13

Theron Hall Rice

Howard Bell Arbuckle

Robert Adger Smythe

John Shaw Foster

Question 14

colony pin

Answer 14

white background with old gold outline

Question 15

new member pin

Answer 15

Garnet background with old gold outline

Question 16

what is the pike flower?

Answer 16

lily of the wood

representing hardy growth and modest yet beautiful bloom

Question 17

pike jewel?

Answer 17

diamond

Question 18

what year did they reach 100,000 members?

Answer 18

1976

Question 19

what year did they reach 200,000 members

Answer 19

2000

Question 20

the oak (book)

Answer 20

holds all the fraternity

Question 21

who designed the badge and translated he motto into greek?

Answer 21

William alexander

Question 22

the fraternity officially started in 1880’s with what chapters

Answer 22

alpha and theta

Question 23

what is the name of the quarterly magazine

Answer 23

shield and diamond

Question 24

when did PIKE remove the only whites ban?

Answer 24

1960

Question 25

when did the beta chapter start

Answer 25

march 1, 1869

Question 26

when did the gamma chapter start

Answer 26

Feb 27, 1871

Question 27

when was the first official convention

Answer 27

1874

Question 28

1886 | Convention in kentucky

Answer 28

delegates stated “we do not limit the latitude nor longitude of places where we may establish chapters”

Question 29

dec 20, 1889

Answer 29

refounding convention (iota chapter hall) hampden sydney. expansion was limited to south of the mason dixon line.

Question 30

dagger and key

Answer 30

secret publication published - publcished after each convention

Question 31

when was the first chapter house

Answer 31

nu chapter. 1898

Question 32

first chapter outside of the south

Answer 32

alpha kappa. 1905

Question 33

when did pike lift its expansion borders

Answer 33

1909 convention |new orleans

Question 34

when was the present coat of arms adopted?

Answer 34

1909

Question 35

what does the white horse represent

Answer 35

leadership and victory

Question 36

mascots

Answer 36

fire truck and Dalmatian

Question 37

motto

Answer 37

once a pike, always a pike

Question 38

4 areas of true pike commitment

Answer 38

* Pledges to yourself * Pledges to your brothers * Pledges to your fraternity * Pledges to your community

Question 39

smythe award

Answer 39

highest award a chapter can receive at an international level

Question 40

significance of the fire truck

Answer 40

There was a legend that a broken down fire truck was pushed to a fire by a group of Pikes. The number on the side of the fire truck is 47

Question 41

roots of the oak tree

Answer 41

representative of the six founders

Question 42

branches of the oak tree

Answer 42

10 total - 6 founders - 4 junior founders

Question 43

dagger

Answer 43

faith

Question 44

key

Answer 44

truth and learning

Question 45

sabre

Answer 45

authority and power

Question 46

chain

Answer 46

link between learning and strength

Question 47

helmet

Answer 47

victory

Question 48

ostrich plumes

Answer 48

honor

Question 49

gold

Answer 49

value

Question 50

flowers

Answer 50

hardniness and beuty

Question 51

pearls

Answer 51

wisdom and experience

Question 52

rays of light

Answer 52

radiance of the fraternity

Question 53

Pi Kappa Alpha in greek

Answer 53

pistos kay alethes