Just wondering, how did PIKE get its nickname?

bubbles17 · #1 02-25-2001, 09:46 PM

I would have thought that their nickname would be PIKA

Am I missing something? BTW I am just a hs student, so perhaps that is the reason why I don't know? Thank u!

cash78mere · #2 02-25-2001, 10:28 PM

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Originally posted by bubbles17:
I would have thought that their nickname would be PIKA Am I missing something? BTW I am just a hs student, so perhaps that is the reason why I don't know? Thank u!

Hey bubbles!

At my school we always called them PIKA. I never heard anyone say PIKE until I came to this board. They refered to themselves as PIKA too. Maybe it's a regional thing, who knows!

Hootie · #3 02-25-2001, 11:12 PM

I'd have to agree with the above about the nickname explanation. I did want to say the PIKES at my school had a clever way to recruit guys, and that was by wearing shirts that say TURN PIKE.... very clever!!!

Hootie

queequek · #4 03-04-2001, 02:09 AM

PIKE = Pi Kappa Alpha

I think it just the same with TKE = Tekes
or Dekes (Delta Kappa Epsilon).

Pike4Life · #5 03-05-2001, 10:49 AM

PIKE is just a general nickname, but I have also heard of people calling us Pikas and Pi Kapps (although that is generally associated with Pi Kappa Phi). From what I understand, the term "Pike" actually started from people calling us Pikas, and over time the pronounciation (Pike-Ah)was just shortened to "Pike".
The "Turn Pike" slogan is actually something that our International Headquarters uses for a lot of Rush type materials, and many chapters pick up on it.
Hope this answers your questions.

bubbles17 · #6 04-05-2001, 08:23 PM

Thanks guys!

pikeks109 · #7 04-06-2001, 02:02 AM

Well at my campus they just call us pikes. I believe its because when you say "Pi Kappa Alpha" you say "Pike". Also like Alpha Chi Rho. They are called "Crows"

unforgettable · #8 04-06-2001, 11:30 PM

Here in Texas the brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha are referred to as Pikes or Pi-K-A's, if you think about it the "pi" part sort of runs into the "kappa" part, making the sound "pike"....its an abbreviation using the first 3 letters Pi K (e)
I guess every frat has their own regional nuances...here the "delts" are brothers of delta tau delta and the "deltas" are the sisters of delta sigma theta. However, at another school i visited, it was switched.

ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl · #9 02-20-2007, 02:46 AM

They're just Pikes here...thanks for the explanation, that's cool...I definitely never knew what it stood for.