PIKE fraternity to come back to IU
Consultants will be on campus until end of month
By Maggie Bozich Indiana Daily Student ∙ Monday, October 04, 2004
CAMPUS STORY
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity will begin colonizing this week on campus. Two chapter consultants will be at the University recruiting men to help build a strong foundation for the fraternity.
Pike was originally founded on campus in 1950, but in 2001 the University expelled the fraternity for alcohol-related violations, according to an Oct. 5, 2001 article in the Indiana Daily Student.
Oren Falkowitz is one of the chapter consultants who will be here until Oct. 30. The fraternity decided to come back to campus in part because of an agreement made between the University and Pikes Nationals when the fraternity left.
"The reason we wanted to go back to IU is because it's a respected University," Falkowitz said. "There is a great demand for our fraternity. I don't think the timing for us coming back could be any better, personally."
While Falkowitz is on campus he will be recruiting men along with Ben Zitek, the other chapter consultant. This recruitment process will not be typical because they will be interviewing men on a recommendation basis, Falkowitz said.
"We are going to recruit on a recommendation process only," Falkowitz said. "We are going to seek men that have been recommended to us for their integrity."
The men they recruit will be Pike founding members, Zitek said. This will allow them the ability to have the fraternity go in the direction they want, he said.
"Since we will be recruiting on a recommendation basis the guys we recruit will be the top scholars, leaders, athletes and gentlemen," Zitek said.
For more information about the Pi Alpha Kappa fraternity visit its Web site,
www.pikes.org. Zitek hopes bringing Pikes to the University will provide something new, not only for the campus community, but for the community as a whole.
"The bottom line is we are excited to come to a school of this magnitude." Zitek said. "We know there are a lot of great guys that aren't in a fraternity for one reason or another. We feel we can offer them something in a positive manner."
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